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20 C. Around 68 F. 🙂 My grass is already green and floofy which is earlier than a lot of years. BBQ and fiddleheads already!

I think that's a great balanced approach. No matter what you do, he will finds flaws at a certain age lol. Then come back around to seeing how there is no perfect parent, impossible.

Guidance is so important. My mom was a wonderful nurturing person, but she just didn't know as far as the nuts and bolts of pursuing a career. She was incredibly lenient - self start or die lol. My SO grew up somewhat opposite. All the $$ and guidance, but felt like his parents were less warm and lean on the acceptance side. I don't envy parents the job. It's a very wide breadth of skills you need to bring to the table to do it right. And even then, people ultimately do what they want!

She sucks! I remember when I trained to do fill in for 3 -yes, 3! - different jobs in rotation over a summer because someone went on mat and the place was insane lol, well I got handed a crappy photocopied hand written instruction booklet of what to do and go! Here she has you on hand and she's squandering it. She can say what she wants about how great she is but she obviously needs the job or she wouldn't have taken it. She's digging her own grave and I look forward to the update. Entertainment u guess? Practice for loose cannon salon customers!

Yeah reading the past thread, he likes following and liking women on Instagram. She doesn't like that. But going by what she's written, she's super active on Instagram too. I don't think it's a jump that if she's posting as she's described and taking money transfers, she probably has guys like her bf following and liking her. They are two sides to that coin and feeding into each other negatively.

I think it's unprofessional to be posting like that while at work. Text a friend or family if you are bored, watch videos, whatever. It comes off like soft soliciting to me. I think both you and bf have some inappropriateness when it comes to social media. He very obviously has a jealous streak and reading that past thread, double standards at play. But no you shouldn't be posting like that and accepting money. If he had come and brought snacks, drinks, whatever to thank you that's fine. Just my opinion.

Might not even be a woman lol. Essentially, scammers?

Made me recall a cousin of my mom's. She married an alcoholic, had many children with him. He decided he needed to clean up for his kids, and got sober. Good, right?! She left him, he stayed clean. She married another alcoholic. She is still bouncing from alcoholic man to drug addled man to this day. Some people only feel comfortable when those around them are hot messes. They can focus on all the ways the other is messed up, and not have to look at themselves. A healthy person would challenge their own unhealthy behaviors.

Beautiful family. I love those old photos. Everyone looked so stylish! I love that timeless style.

The Wrestler is good! I'm a weiner when it comes to gore, there's no gore. It's more poignant and sad.

I don't think you are lacking. But maybe there's still a part of you that has trouble relaxing and feeling ok when you aren't looking your best, maybe it's from all the conditioning that you'd get nagged and judged at if you weren't. Just your mom putting her own insecurities on you, but you were too little to not be impacted by that. I hope it's ok I address this part of your post! It got me thinking too! My mom was the opposite of yours, she really took a lot of pride in being "down to earth". I mean, she was a natural beauty. She got attention no matter what she wore. But to the point, so I felt weird about occasionally wanting the expensive dress or brand. It's only an issue if it limits you being able to live how you want fully. Funny all the ways things can stick with us.

Sharing a bed with my favorite aunt for two nights in a hotel and I was getting cranky lol. She is partially deaf and can't fall asleep without the TV. I would wait for her to snore to turn it off because otherwise I wouldn't sleep. Then she is up at the buttcrack of dawn lol. Love her, but sharing a bed or even a room is challenging. I think you are right it'll be a lot better once she has her room and you are working. Too much togetherness blows as we know from lockdowns !

This is very helpful, thank you!

I might have to find some vintage ones! The newer ones don't seem to be the same quality.

Where can you find a good pair of jeans now? Actual denim, lasts through the years, gets all comfy and perfect!