My mom has started a new diet. She's eating under 2000 calories (which is way too little for her size and activity), but believes it's fine because she's still getting enough protein. Her main goal is to lose weight. I'm worried she'll lose weight + muscle, but she says she won't lose muscle because she's getting enough protein and exercise. I still don't think this is healthy. Some days she even eats under 1000 calories. She doesn't even use olive oil or seasonings to cook anymore. Just boils chicken and broccoli. When I asked her how long she'll do this, she says until she's 180lb (she's 230lb). I don't know how quickly or slowly she'll get to her goal. Is this safe long term?

I work at a dog daycare. We sometimes have to give the dogs a bath. My coworker loves doing baths. It gets him out of work for 5 - 10 minutes, he doesnt have to be so close to he barking (which is a major bother for him), and he gets to "relax" (give a half assed bath and be on his phone most of the time).

I'm able to ignore the terrible baths, even when the dog is still dirty after, because much of the time it was free and was to get something like pee or poop off them. What bothers me is when he does a full bath, put them in their little area to dry, then gets annoyed with how loud the dryer is and takes the dog out still wet. If I'm here, I'll try to bathe the longer or thick double coated breeds because the absolutely need the be fully dried, but sometimes he beats me to it. He's left an Alaskan Malamute wet to the touch and an Australian Shepherd damp on the body with it's chest dripping water.

He says he doesn't like to leave them in the dryer so long. I say, use a towel first, then the high velocity dryer, and then the normal dryer. He says all of that isn't necessary.... It is very necessary when the risk of hot spots and matting are high. We don't have good air flow or air conditioning in our building, and it's all indoor so they can't dry "naturally" as he puts it. Some dogs are wet for literal hours. And if I try to properly dry them, he makes an issue about me "playing manager" and "undermining him and acting like he's not doing his job". And he'll simply wait until I go on break or lunch to turn the dryer back off.

Don't even let me start about how he loves bathing the poodles (they're usually used to getting groomed and well behaved in the bath), but doesn't like to fully dry or brush them after.

I work at a dog daycare. We sometimes have to give the dogs a bath. My coworker loves doing baths. It gets him out of work for 5 - 10 minutes, he doesnt have to be so close to he barking (which is a major bother for him), and he gets to "relax" (give a half assed bath and be on his phone most of the time).

I'm able to ignore the terrible baths, even when the dog is still dirty after, because much of the time it was free and was to get something like pee or poop off them. What bothers me is when he does a full bath, put them in their little area to dry, then gets annoyed with how loud the dryer is and takes the dog out still wet. If I'm here, I'll try to bathe the longer or thick double coated breeds because the absolutely need the be fully dried, but sometimes he beats me to it. He's left an Alaskan Malamute wet to the touch and an Australian Shepherd damp on the body with it's chest dripping water.

He says he doesn't like to leave them in the dryer so long. I say, use a towel first, then the high velocity dryer, and then the normal dryer. He says all of that isn't necessary.... It is very necessary when the risk of hot spots and matting are high. We don't have good air flow or air conditioning in our building, and it's all indoor so they can't dry "naturally" as he puts it. Some dogs are wet for literal hours. And if I try to properly dry them, he makes an issue about me "playing manager" and "undermining him and acting like he's not doing his job". And he'll simply wait until I go on break or lunch to turn the dryer back off.

Don't even let me start about how he loves bathing the poodles (they're usually used to getting groomed and well behaved in the bath), but doesn't like to fully dry or brush them after.

I got braces because I had gaps in my teeth, the biggest being between the two front teeth. It took me such a long time to learn how to whistle growing up, and I've come to the sad realization that I was literally just blowing air through my front gap. Like, I sort of knew that's what was going on because when I said a word that started with s or a soft c, I would sometimes whistle on accident (yes, like Herbert the pervert lol), but I'm actually so upset knowing I never really learned how to whistle. What am I supposed to do? I used to he able to imitate bird calls, now when I try it's super quiet if I can get anything out at all. Someone teach me the mythical ways of whistling without a gap so I can get the only talent I had back! 😫

I work at a place where money is valued before safety and wellbeing. While my constant fear of being hurt on the job has faded, now I have a different problem. I'm so tired. There were 6 employees and now there are 5 of us. Of course, being the newest, I was forced to pick up the hours. I didn't mind at first, but now it's too much. I'm feeling so overworked. All I do is work and sleep nowadays.

I've asked my boss if they plan to hire anyone, but they feel like they can't trust anybody and admit that they haven't started looking for a replacement because they like how things are now. I want to ask for less hours so badly, but my coworker warned me that when they tried that the boss shorted their hours until they were only coming in about 4 hours a week total. They said the only reason they got back to regular hours was because another employee had quit because of similar reasons to mine. I absolutely need this job, but I'm exhausted. I sleep on my breaks, lunch, and commute to and from work. I'm afraid I'll get fired if I ask for less hours. What should I do?

I'll have two dogs in my care starting August 1st with no clear date of when they'll go home. They need veterinary care that neither owner can help with. The bills would be completely mine. My mom thinks it's a bad idea to put so much care into dogs that aren't mine, but I've known them for years and want what's best for them. Is it better to invest in pet insurance or attempt a "buy now pay later" type of thing where some company pays the bill and I pay them off?

Hi, I'm currently taking care of my aunt's senior dog. He's 10 years old and was carried most of his life (to the point where his paw pads are still soft like a puppy and people think he's a puppy because of that). Is it okay to keep not walking him? A friend told me he needs to learn how to be a dog and that I'm enabling bad behavior. I don't see it as bad though. He's a small breed with low energy (Shih Tzu), a healthy weight, and will happily pee and poo outside, but after that he prefers to come inside. He's not scared to go outside at all and will walk if you make him, but he doesn't care to. He does his business and goes inside, with or without you. And I don't think it's fair to force him stay out if he doesn't want to be, especially because of his age. In the house, I play with him and let him chase me around until he's tired. He's happy. My friend says he still needs to go on walk and it's neglecting him if I don't, but I think it'd be wrong to get him used to a lifestyle that won't be kept up with. He goes out with me all the time and I will have him walk, I just don't dedicate time throughout the day to walk him like she does with her dog. She'll ask if I walk him and the answer is always no, but that doesn't mean he didn't go out, it just wasn't a "walk" as she defines it. Like I'll take him to the corner store with me or if my family goes out, he comes with us- I just don't go on 30 minute walks with him. Is this bad? Should I start dedicating time to walk him?

Hey, I'm trying to make some money to help my aunt pay for surgery for her dog so I'm getting rid of the less important things:

I have a canon dslr camera and lenses for $500 (value $675) and it comes with memory card.

I have asus desktop and gaming monitor for $650 (value $800) and it comes with keyboard and mouse.

I have two 10 gallon fish tanks for $75, they come with filters, pumps, and lights. Alone, I'll sell them for $20 each.

Hi all. My sister's client (a 70+ y.o) is being evicted. Their property manager is having all of their things removed from the partment today and will be removing them tomorrow. I don't know how they'll do that as this person physically unable to move on their own. I'm guessing they'll pick them up and put them outside? Maybe call police and have them arrested? Either way they will be removed one way or another. The client's social worker told them to try to go to a hospital and see how long they can stay. That's literally the only option the social worker had for them.

Does anyone know of any places that will take in seniors for longer-short term? I guess the client gets money every couple of months and will have it in July, but as of right now has nothing to their name except their hospital bed, medical supplies, and medication. Apparently their adult child (who was supposed to be paying the rent, but has not been- which is why they're getting evicted) has been stealing the money and taking it for themselves. This client is in desperate need of help and while my sister would love to take them in- the person physically cannot fit into the actual apartment or even the building.

Please let me know of any resources I can share with her. Her client has until tomorrow. Thank you

There are some days where I just don’t want to work…at all...ever again.

If I don’t work, I wont get money. If I don’t get money, I can’t buy food. If I don’t buy food, I won’t have anything to eat. If I don’t have anything to eat, I will starve.

I’m safe of this and I’ve accepted this as the truth. It doesn’t stop me from not wanting to go to work.

The only job I didn’t feel like this was a job that I got fired from. I haven‘t found anything fulfilling since. I have stopped working and eating before, I was at peace with the thought of starving because I didn‘t want to work that badly. The only reason I didn’t die was probably because my mom starting bringing me food and I was getting fruit from giveaway boxes of food in the neighborhood. Is this my life now? What can I do to not feel this way?

Hi, I need a dog crate by Monday. If anyone has one please contact me