u/EnvironmentalAnt724

Okay - I must have been hiding under a rock because I only recently learned of the dracula film that came out in 2025. On one hand I really want to rent it and watch it, however I learned that the producer/director/writer also impregnated and married a 16 year old back in the 90s. For me this is super conflicting because I have seen so many clips from it and it looks like a good watch. However now that I have that knowledge I would also feel like a POS giving money to a film directed by this guy.

Sorry if someone finds this annoying and not really even sure if I am looking for advice. Just wanted to get others input on this and if anyone else felt this way.

What's is your favorite wattpad story and what is it about?

I LOVED Death is my BFF series soooo much but have read it 80 thousand times 🫠.

What is your favorite book and what is it about? Looking for some new reads. I don't mind some intimate scenes but pleaseeeeee not like every single chapter 😂. I started reading one the other day and it's like 99% just smut (no hate - I just also like to have plot with it). It also had some kink topics that made me severely uncomfortable with (I can give the title if anyone is interested in it). ​

More into the "undead, vampire, hades, romance" type things

Is it common to get pregnant from the pull out method? I took a test and it was negative however I had 2 kiddos already and a lot of the symptoms I've had with them have been coming up again. I have had the biggest aversion to eating (specifically meat), yesterday I laid in bed just exhausted, ​I have also been heavily wanting orange juice. My chest has also been aching and my sex drive has been super high.

We have relied on the pull out method successfully for 7 years and had our kiddos the first month of trying for them. Is there any chance I could be super early in pregnancy?

Did anyone else have their parent neglected their hygiene? When I was around 7/8ish I learned to run the washer and dryer at our apartment complex because I was getting bullied for going to school smelling of urine (I was a chronic bed wetter until I was around 11 or 12 😅). I would also have horrid knots in my hair, especially in the back where I could not reach well. My mom instead of helping me would take me to the barbershop and ask them to just cut it all off. I had an amazing lady who worked there who would spent an hour or so detangeling my hair instead.

We also ended up connecting with my dads sister (I was not in touch with my dad much as my parents were separated) at one point and she would take my brother and I on weekends/holiday breaks. I remember feeling guilty because I loved being there. She would buy this specialized product for my corse and textured hair. She would let me shampoo and then once I was done she would have me put a robe on and come into the bathroom. She would lather conditioner in my hair and use a wet brush slowly undoing all the knots. She didn't have any kids of her own and actually tried adopting my brother and I off of my mom or offering shared custody. After that my mom stopped letting us go over to visit.

For me it is and will probably always be Benjamin 😅. Who doesn't love cool element powers? His back story is also very interesting.

I think my runner ups would be Vladimir and Stefan just because of how eccentric they seem.

Something has been bugging the crap out of me, more than it should. Also adding in we are VERY LC with my MIL so much so that I would say we bridge closer to NC. We don't see her, she's only met my kids a handful of times and we do not plan to see her again at all in the future.

My first born is currently going through getting an autism ​diagnosis. He is constantly stimming, tiptoe walking, and is fully nonverbal; he turns three within the next few months. I was talking to my GMIL about the process as she calls me and asks about how we are doing. I am now convinced she is just a spy for MIL.

My MIL texted me a few days ​after I spoke with GMIL. She texted "How much Tylenol did you take during your pregnancy to make MY grandchild autistic??" I wrote back "None, and even if I did Autism is genetic. It's not based off of Tylenol consumption." (Probs my fault for engaging tbh). She then wrote "well your brother has Autism so it's YOUR family's bad genetics." My husband ended up calling her and yelling at her about how he will not have her talking to me like that and then proceeded to block her on my phone.

It just frustrates me she would talk about our kiddos that way. She made it feel like something was wrong with how our baby's turned out. Nothing is wrong with having Autism, it's not a disease.

Needless to sat after all of this I will be limiting contact with GMIL and keeping MIL blocked.

Do you ever truly feel done having kids? I have 2 and thought "okay, 2 will be my limit." But I still long to have one more, if not two more.

Does this feeling fade? Will I regret not having more? I have one boy and one girl currently so it's not wanting a specific gender. I just don't know how to explain how I feel on it....

I am very confused by my dental offices billing, I will try keeping this short.

I noticed they drafted $176 for my payment plan, however since it was my final one it should have been $90. No issue, I called them and they cut a check and mailed it to correct the overdraft.

I was looking at my statements and noticed they billed $​11,523. Insurance paid $10,113.80, out of pocket I had paid in office $2,798.20. I saw they added on an "adjustment" of $1,389 to zero out the account. I am sure they have a reason for this but am unsure on what it is? I have emailed them and called but have not gotten a answer.

I saw this also happened on another visit recently and the difference was $398.

Have I overpaid for these and this is their way of not having overages? Are there reasons for adjustments to be shown on the account?

I do not understand insurance much (even working in a medical office) so I am very confused.

Our kiddo is turning 3 in the next few months. He does not speak, but makes a ton of random noises. He has also imitated me twice now in sentences but those are like once in a blue moon. He toe walks, hand flaps, and either throws or lines up his toys. We have been in speech therapy and wait listed for OT.

We are like 99.9% sure he has autism (unsure on level) and our pediatrician is also very certain he is. (It is important to note this is our second pediatrician, we left our first pediatricians office because she dismissed everything).

Since my son was a baby he would have these episodes of looking off into the distance, unblinking or moving. I would wave my hand in front of his face and call his name and he would stay fixed like that. I mentioned it to his pediatrician (the first one) and she said it was normal, all babies do that, and moved on. I brought it up a few more times but she brushed it off and said it was normal.

I have a second baby now and she is almost a year and has never done that. I brought it up to their current pediatrician and she stared at me for like 5 minutes in silence and said "they never referred him out??" I said no and she checked the chart to confirm.

She said she wants us to see neuro and have a (I think it was called) EEG done on him before moving forward on his autism diagnosis. I am confused as to why she is wanting us to wait now on his autism diagnosis?

I finally got my brothers levels, they are not crazy off the chart but the Dr is showing heavy concerns over it.

PLT 427

WBC 10.23

RBC 5.24

He was scheduled with hematology out for a year and he was okay with it. His Dr put in a physician to physician referral with MD Anderson for this month and said he could not wait. His Dr also noted his levels have fluctuated like this for about 2 years. Sometimes being over and sometimes being on the higher end of normal.

Any advice/input over why they may be rushing it?

My brother told me his Dr just noticed his WBC/RBC has been elevated for the past few years. They referred him to hematology at their clinic but they were backed up for a year. He was fine with waiting on it but his Dr persist he get seen as soon as possible. They put in a emergent referral with MD Anderson. Should we be concerned over how urgent his Dr is pushing this through? My brother seems very unbothered by it but I am worried on his behalf now. ​

When I was 25 years old I got laid off from the real estate office I worked in as a listing assistant (Covid).

At the time I needed work to keep a steady income to help my mom pay the bills and pay for my college courses at our local community College.

I saw a job posting for a car dealership and immediate applied, I had worked as a receptionist for one a few years back and loved it. I figured this one would be similar even with it being smaller (maybe 50 employees) and family owned. I was wrong.

It was owned by 3 or 4 brothers, a lot of the employees there are either their family or friends to the family. The last receptionist has left because she was engaged to one of the brothers and no longer needed/wanted to work. Her dad was also the HR rep for this dealership.

When I went to interview I was offered the job on the spot and took it. I understood following a professional dress code. On my first day I straight ironed my hair and put it in a slick back ponytail, wore a floral blouse tucked into some black slacks I ironed as well as my typical full face of makeup.

​As soon as I arrived I was sent home to change. The HR rep told me girls are not allowed to wear pants, only skirts or dresses with hose underneath. They must be wearing at least 2 inch heals. Their hair must be down and straight at all time. You also must always wear makeup. I left to change to ensure I was meeting these requirements. When I returned he also let me know that I would not be getting lunch breaks as the person in the backoffice who was supposed to be relieving me for lunch breaks had quit and I was also not allowed to eat at the desk for my whole 12 hour shift (7-7).

Around midday I would ask to go to the bathroom and sneak off to the lunchroom and heat up a bag of popcorn to shove in my purse. I accidentally burned it a smidge but I was hungry. I put it in my bag and walked back to the desk. Since it was covid I was wearing a mask so I would fill my mask with some popcorn like a horse feed bag when people were not near or looking.

The HR rep came storming into the lobby questioning all the sales men on who burnt popcorn in the break room. I was worried he would smell it coming from my bag but luckily the smell had lessened significantly from the bag as it had cooled. Idk why but he never thought to check the cameras.

I continued to burn my popcorn slightly every day just to irritate him and every day like clock work he would loose his mind.

A few months in I ended up quiting because someone came in for a interview and the HR rep told me after the girl left he would never 'hire a person of color,' and I refuse to work for/with people like that. ​

That's my confession and Idc if it makes me an asshole. No one was hurt by it, aside from maybe the pride of the HR rep.