Test drove a 2026 grand Cherokee and the air conditioning was pitiful. Debating on driving a compass to see if it’d got better AC how do you guys like the AC on your new compasses?
28 here and my dad is a complete narcissist. Always attacking me emotionally, always mad at everyone, very demanding and controlling. Has thrown in the fact that he “raised me” for 18 years and claims I owe him for it. While yes, he did feed and cloth me for 18 years, it does not mean that I owe him anything. This is what a parent does. Keep in mind he was also physically abusive when I was a kid. I honestly think I have PTSD from the times that he did beat me as a child and it honestly disgusts me that a grown man thinks any part of this was okay.
I moved home for paramedic school, because I don’t think I can afford to do this program and work full time and not fail at the same time but I am beyond miserable. I’ll admit I did not think any of this through. He of course outsmarted me and claimed that everything was fine now. And I thought it was true. I thought maybe he healed and got help. It was all a trap. Now that I’m back home as an adult after being gone for so many years, it’s a complete nightmare and even worse as now he’s an adult and I’m an adult. And he thinks he can control me as an adult. I’m getting flashbacks of things from my childhood I’ve suppressed for years.
I honestly don’t think I have ever been so depressed in my entire life either and I don’t know how I’m going to continue this program. I feel like crying 24/7 because of how much I hate living in my dad’s house. I honestly am debating on just trying to move out and work full time and hoping I can manage school with it. Because living here is miserable and hard. I’m grateful I have a bed to sleep in at night for $500 a month but damn, I am beyond overwhelmed and stressed mentally. Makes me sick thinking about staying here.
28 years old now, and I ended up moving home after leaving home at 21 years old due to my father being a narcissist. When I left home it was great. I lived on my own and had essentially no stress. Long story short, I ended up coming back after he convinced me everything is fine now and he would love to have me back home and all of this. Complete crock of BS I found out very quickly. The first day back I immediately wanted to vomit because I realized what I got myself into. When I lived on my own, I could tolerate one short phone call a week from my father without causing me too much stress. Now that I am back home everything in my life is worse than I imagined. I feel so trapped, stuck, depressed, it’s honestly a total nightmare but I currently don’t have a way out as I am in a very heavy academic program right now and cannot move out immediately.
My father is a narcissist. I believe he is bipolar and has borderline personality disorder. He fits the criteria for both amazingly well yet he’s so far gone he believes this is normal and having these bipolar rages several times a week is a normal thing. Not to mention he has also beat me as a kid and implanted in my brain that him beating me while I was screaming as a child was a normal thing. I am honestly traumatized by him as a grown man. Whenever I call him out on his current behavior, it triggers him and he starts attacking me saying I live at his house for cheap rent, I lived at his house for free for 18 years. He fed and clothed me as a kid, bla bla. It’s so toxic I hate it. And now at 28 years old I cannot even stand being in the same room as the guy because I am ashamed he’s my father. Makes me so sad because I don’t want things to be this way but I genuinely can’t help it. I am so depressed ever since I moved into this house. I literally hate my father and I don’t even remember things being this bad when I was a teenager always getting in trouble.
I dream of going no contact with him honestly. Everyday mentally I am struggling because I am trapped in this house that doesn’t feel like a home while also going through the toughest academic program I have ever been though (paramedic school).
Really messes with my head.
I had a pretty new grand Cherokee stolen from me right after I bought it. Don’t want another grand Cherokee, however I am considering a new ram truck just worried about having a vehicle stolen from me again. And stellantis is already known for having an extremely weak security system.
I did ask chat gpt, and it seems like the 2026 and 2025 ram 1500 do both have an entirely new electrical architecture and it looks like you cannot program a key anymore without a special code only the manufacturer has. So I guess that is going towards the right direction. Still hesitant though as it seems in my area these trucks are a target for theft.
Is chatGPT correct that it’s harder to steal a 2025/2026 compared to a 2020?
iPhone 14 here that needs a battery. Really don’t have the money for a new iPhone right now so I might just get a battery replacement but I am worried about losing my waterproofing when they open up my phone. Anyone have this done with success?
I have a WK2 and my screen is delaminating. It’s under warranty, however I am honestly debating on replacing it at home by myself. My buddy had his (same vehicle) replaced the dealer and when they replaced it, they pried up on the dashboard bezels to get the old screen out and you can see it on the dashboard where there’s pry marks. Looks like trash. Dealer said the only way to fix that is to replace the entire dash which they don’t want to do of course.
Moral of the story is - I don’t want to take mine in to the dealer if they are gonna mess up my dashboard. Looking for opinions
I have an iPhone 14 that runs perfectly besides the battery life being horrible. If I take it to apple, and they replace it, how will the water proofing be on my phone? I’m reading horror stories about how after people get it replaced their phone leaks water and then is destroyed. Unfortunately I work outside and it is not uncommon for my iPhone to get wet. I know it’s not good but for right now that’s kind of my only option.
Halfway through medic and I do realize there is a lot of responsibility with this job. Honestly I don’t feel ready at all so far. My grades in the class were excellent until we started cardio which is a very important part of medic and I failed my cardio exam by 10%. That destroyed my confidence as well. My instructor is saying don’t worry about any of this it’s part of being a medic student but idk.
I will say this. I have had some pretty rough calls as an EMT on an ALS unit with a medic. I usually do pretty well at being calm and doing my job and what I’m supposed to do. However usually my medic is with me, eventually I’m going to be the medic (if I pass) and that freaks me out. I’ll be the one starting an IV, drawing up and giving meds, actually reading the ECG, etc. this isn’t like being an EMT with very basic skills and having your medic guide you and being your safety net.
Any advice? I’m hoping one day I feel confident and can be a great medic. But today, halfway through, I don’t feel that way at all.