I quit a job over that. Was told by a boss I needed to be reachable all the time in case they needed to get a hold of me, I said sure and asked him what my on-call rate was and how they would like to reimburse me for my mobile phone. That job was not meant to be. I was told later that the expectation changed after…

Ugh, so sorry for the ‘you went to college thus you don’t know what ‘real,’ Americans know,’ nonsense. I thought that was overblown until I moved to the Midwest and realized anti-intellectualism is freaking everywhere.

A close family member of mine spent the entirety of the pandemic staring straight at conservative news channels. His views are imho offensive. He says stuff that is racist as though it is some sort of earned wisdom on his part, has no sympathy for anyone who isn’t directly in Fox news’ demographic, and is just certain…

Word to the wise. The 15 degree angle is only for American or European knives. Many Asian blades are originally sharpened with a steeper edge.

I’m not getting into an argument with an internet rando about who has more friends, you’re looking for 4chan.

My theory is it is ok to ask anyone who I have the option of not spending time with or masking around i.e. anyone. It is an extremely valid data point in deciding who I choose to be exposed to and with what precautions, and while it’s your right not to get vaccinated, it’s also perfectly reasonable to bar the…

This calculator from Runtastic (in metric, sorry)

Haha, I actually do remember specifically one that caused a parent to demand we change the topic. My brother was explaining a car accident he had been a first responder on earlier in the day. The visor in the car hadn’t been pushed completely back into place and was hanging down at an angle toward the passenger in the…

I’m not a big bar person, and I’ve had it happen twice where the parents actually said something to us themselves and once when they asked staff to do it. Beyond that, I’ve had many a parent give me a death glare. Maybe I’m interpreting their look wrong, but I don’t think so.

You’ll never convince people of this one. Parents (not every single one of you, but surprisingly close to it) are some of the most self-involved by proxy (is that a thing) people on the planet. I have no idea what gave them the idea the rest of the world owes their children something but they’ve sure taken it to heart.

You should never be ashamed of taking or sharing nudes if that is what you choose to do, or be ashamed if someone uses them in a way they shouldn’t. Revenge porn is gross.

Don’t bother with summer school I’ve interpreted for them, and attended few as a misguided teen, and the quality ranges from ‘daycare’ to ‘last stop before juvenile detention.’ You will see WAY more benefit to just creating a grade-level appropriate reading list.

Solid article and good advice, but I think I’m more into trying new things. Sure, cooking and reading you know going in are things that will improve your life if you can ‘master,’ them for lack of a better term, so they aren’t really what I’m talking about, but I’m more thinking of things like food or music.

As far as drainage is concerned, a lot of them with do well mostly planted in sphagnum moss. Drains almost infinitely and can be fit well to even the weirdest pot designs.

Given that a fair amount of research shows that it is largely the relationship, not the particular therapeutic style, that has the largest impact, it is totally within bounds to ask a therapist broadly about some of their beliefs.

Meh, there is frankly a point at which people are so far removed on an issue a discussion would be pointless. Like I have nothing to say to a white supremacist or someone sleeping with a minor. There isn’t a place to start that conversation. Maybe there is a recovery group out there that wants to engage with them, but…

I grew up in a community with plenty of guns and as an adult live in a community with plenty of guns. Two things are true 100% of the time in my experience:

I think it’s so the people who would be confused have it sitting right there in front of them, ‘ok, but if you are they then do I say they’s!?!’ though that question has probably never been asked honestly before.

Kind and Inspiring are probably stretching it. I think 9/10 conversations where I either put my foot in my mouth or watch it happen to someone else, it isn’t about any of these elements. It’s about timing, ‘should I say this now.’

You know, except for those times when it settles major lawsuits: