u/Former-Juice2254

Taking some kickboxing lessons

I've been taking kickboxing classes for 5 weeks now we do jabs, cross, hook, upper cuts, round house kicks and switch back kicks. i've been told thats all they'll teach is that everything or should i should join a new gym and when should i start sparring . (should i wait till peak performance body fat to muscle ratio or...)

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u/Former-Juice2254 — 4 hours ago
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My dog moans when biting squeaky toy

Shi tzu purebred

She starts to squeak her lamb toy fast and eventually starts moaning. I'm extremely disgusted by it as why would I enjoy the fact my dog is getting off in the same room as me. What I want to know is is there a way to stop this or can you just give me information on what she's doing this???

She's 1 year old I've had her for 5 months

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u/Former-Juice2254 — 6 days ago

I have four major issues with my 37-year-old roommate. I pride myself on keeping a spotless house, so knowing what’s happening in my home is killing me.

  1. Damage to Furniture: Because of her size, she has trouble using her knees to stand up, which puts a ton of pressure on our couch. My other roommate and I are convinced the tear in the cushion is from her, not our pet.
  2. Hygiene/Odor: She showers before work but never after her shifts. She gets stinky very easily and leaves a lingering smell on the couch or anything she touches.
  3. Lack of Basic Tidying: We actually have an agreement where she has no assigned chores because she pays extra rent and takes us out to dinner every Thursday. However, she isn't even picking up after herself. I’m cleaning daily just to keep up with her immediate messes, stinky feet odors, and constantly washing blankets/cushion covers.
  4. The Room: Her room is a disaster. I recently tried to set some of her things by her door, but she left them in the hallway for days. During a 1 a.m. cleaning spree, I finally tossed them inside. I was hit with a smell so foul I almost puked—it smelled like a hamster cage mixed with cat feces and body odor. There are literal mountains of clothes everywhere.

This explains why she sleeps on the couch during the day (she works graveyards), but it forces my other roommate (wife) and me to hide in our offices because we can't use our own living room.

I can’t kick her out because she’s my other roommate's best friend, she’s responsible with money, and she’s a nice person. But I have no idea how to tell someone 11 years older than me that "paying extra" doesn't give them a pass to let the house smell like this or ruin the furniture.

TL;DR: My 37F roommate pays extra rent and buys us dinner to get out of chores, but she’s stopped picking up after herself entirely. Between furniture damage, body odor on the couch, and a bedroom that smells like a "hamster cage," my 26M "clean freak" lifestyle is being ruined. How do I confront someone older than me about basic hygiene and tidying without killing the friendship?

edit - off-base military housing

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u/Former-Juice2254 — 23 days ago