I’m new here so please be gentle if this is not the right format and whatnot. I’ve been dating my SO since this spring. It was around the time I was ousted from my job. My SO said they had a garage full of handmade furniture that I could sell. SO said, “If you want to sell and market the furniture, you can have 100% of the profits.” I have this saved as a text message. After months of crafting the body of the Facebook and Craigslist ads for this item, editing them dozens of times, deleting and reposting, reaching out to people who ultimately flaked, editing photos, etc. I finally got someone who was interested. Because it was a male customer, I wanted to have my SO help me haul the table a couple blocks away to a business with a parking lot for safety — and I didn’t want to be hit on. Also, truth be told, my SO has a bunch of random garbage in the driveway and I think it could have left a bad impression or even lost the sale. SO was in a huff the entire time and I didn’t get why. The client didn’t have cash, there was no reception at this business and my SO didn’t have the PayPal app downloaded, so we had to drive back to get the Square stripe reader. We finally got the $100 from the client, but SO only gave me $60 because “he didn’t realize he’d have to do so much heavy lifting.” I feel like I was cheated out of $40. Thoughts?
Yes, please take the other posters’ advice and bring her to a child psychiatrist and also a pediatrician. I had a cousin who acted out from about age 3 to 7 and they found out she was being abused (outside the home by extended family). She would scream bloody murder if she didn’t get her way, she would pull at people’s clothes, pull hair, etc. Once I was laying on the floor watching TV and she bit my nose — HARD! — and left a mark. Please get her help. It it does end up being an extended “terrible twos” then at least you’ll know you tried what you could. In the mean time, go on long walks, get plenty of exercise and get a small dog. Dogs are great at teaching boundaries and using up a kid’s energy.
