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Just curious, as it has come up occasionally. How many people have experienced adults using a baby voice? I worked with a lady who was in her early 40s when I first met her, she is now in her 60s. The entire time I knew her she would make a face like Shirley Temple and speak in a baby voice. She could speak normally but that baby voice was used quite often. She would use it when she wanted something or wanted to convince you in some way. Has anyone else had this experience?

This is a PSA for non-introverts. I do not know which time of introvert I am, but it seems like I am ok with some interaction as long as I can control it. Here is my story. I had a friend, had because she moved and I lost touch. She is a good person who old enough to be my mother. Anyway, we met at work and would see each other outside of work in groups for drinks, dinner, etc. She lived in the next tow over about 30 minutes away. One Saturday, she called and informed me that she would be in my neighborhood, shopping. She stated she was with her niece and if I wanted to join her for lunch. I figured it would be ok as lunch would not last very long. WRONG. They picked me up, mistake number one. We went to lunch and then they insisted on going to a store nearby. Ok, I can sit in the car an wait and then be taken home. When she returns from the car, she informed me that she was "kidnapping" me and that I would have to spend the entire day with her, haha. Oh my goodness, I felt weak in the knees. She took me to her home unloaded her shopping, made dinner, chatted and then finally returned me home. She thought she was being so cute by having me accompany her all day. From that day on I no longer hung out with her. I saw her occasionally but avoided her. It was so uncomfortable not to have control over when I could return home. She moved out of town and insisted I go visit her. I will never visit her as she will insist on me spending days with her which I do not want.

People, do not force anyone to be with you. Let people do things their way or they will avoid you!

I had a good friend who has now passed away from a chronic illness. This friend, whom we will call Mary, was chronically ill her entire life. She had a daughter who basically became her personal caregiver. Mary was a good person but was odd when it came to the relationship she had with her daughter. She named her after herself; she would dress her similarly to herself even into adulthood. They were never apart not even when her daughter attended college. Mary would sit in the car waiting for her. As I mentioned, she and her daughter would dress the same, wear their hair the same, and even wear the same glasses. Long story short, she passed away when her daughter was in her late 20s. The daughter is having a very difficult time dealing with the grief. The entire time she was ill, she was in denial about the fact that the end was coming. She would become upset when doctors informed her there was nothing else to do. She hated anyone who would ever try to address this with her. We were friends for a long time, but I was never able to be honest with her because I knew she did not want to hear it. Her daughter has a lot of anger issues and does not get along with many people. I am one of the few. I feel bad for her because she desperately needs therapy but refuses. What can I do to help her?

It just hit me like a ton of bricks that if it were not for missing my granddaughter so much, I would be super happy not ever seeing my stepdaughter and her boyfriend ever again. It is a long, sad story but my step daughter has alienated us from our grand daughter for calling her and her boyfriend out for stealing, manipulating, cheating us and abusing our grand daughter. If I never saw my step daughter again I could live my life in peace. That never occurred to me because I have been focusing on missing and worrying about my granddaughter. What a heart ache. My love for my grand baby keeps me prisoner and will likely bring those two back into my life once again. There is no way out of this.

I love movie popcorn; it is partly why I go. I know that I eat way too much of it, and I am trying to cut down. Are there any suggestions on a way to cut down or substitute it? Thanks.

I have a hard time with people coming over to visit at my home. I don't like repair people over either. I feel like I will be judged for the way my house looks. My home is not crazy dirty or smelly or anything, but it is a bit unorganized and not nicely decorated. My furniture is pretty new and in good shape. If I visited a house like mine, I would not think anything of it. I would think it was just fine, but I still feel embarrassed. I remember my mother saying she did not want people over to our childhood home because we did not have nice things. She was always upset that my dad would not buy her better furniture. I look at old pictures, and our furniture looks just like everyone else's. Does anyone else have trouble with this?

We have been to Waikiki a few times, and one thing we noticed was that the food was just not tasty. No matter what sort of food we tried and what price range the food was just meh. We were told that many food items on the island are transported from the mainland so they are not fresh. COuld this be true? The better tasting food we had was from a food truck that had fresh fried fish but othe than that we were nut impressed. It was the only issues we had as the island and the people are just beautiful and great!

I went to Ulta yesterday to purchase a few items I needed. I needed to use the bathroom and was told that the bathrooms were not open. Okay, I need to use the bathroom before I can shop so I guess I will not be shopping at Ulta. I walked to the mall entrance as I remebered they had bathrooms right by the entrance. Nope, those bathrooms where locked. Okay, I guess I will walk inside the mall to look or a bathroom. Macy's came through. As I walk outside the mall I notice there are signs to the "bathroom" with arrows which are pointing towards Ulta. They had two rows of porta-potties in the parking lot across from Ulta that I did not notice. It is over 100 degrees. Really? You think that people will use crazy hot porta-potties in that weather?? I rarely go to the mall anymore but here is another reason why I will not even try to return. Bad planning all around. Bad for Fashion Fair and bad for Ulta!!!

I noticed that El Mariachi restaurant is closed and Taqueria 559 is replacing this. Does anyone know what happened?

I recently retired and then looked for a pt job. One thing that I noticed was that as long as you have the PTO all you have to do is request time off online. I am used to asking, sometimes it seemed like begging, for time off. I am glad to see that it is no longer the case. This is a positive. I have heard of places that give you unlimited time off. Wow that sounds great. Another thing I see but this I do not like is that many places want you to communicate on Teams or other programs. I hate that! I am glad I am not around for that. I liked calling or talking to a person directly. What are some other changes that have taken place in the last few years?

Here in CA, not sure this happens in other states, once you work with a trucking company, they "black list" you from working with their "friends/families" company. They have an unwritten rule that they will not hire each other's employees. That infuriates me because people can work wherever they please. You do not own them! Many drivers have lost out on great opportunities because, once a potential employer finds out that you are coming from their buddy's company, they will not hire you. Just writing this pisses me off. --wife of a trucker

It can be very hard when you have to place a loved one in a nursing facility. Visiting them can become an issue.

My two sisters and I cared for mom since 2000. She had so many health issues; the main one was Hepatitis C. It became the priority of our family to take her to ongoing medical appointments as well as trying to get her qualified for medical coverage. Eventually, she was able to get a liver transplant, which our sister was the donor of. This only happened after many hospitalizations, trips to out-of-town specialists, ongoing labs, exams, etc. All of it was crucial and could not be rescheduled or missed. It was like her life was literally in our hands. Then came COVID; now Dad has been diagnosed with Parkinson's and catches COVID. Now we have TWO ill parents to look after. During this, we also have our own families, jobs, and health to take care of, but it is in the back seat. Eventually, Dad dies, and we have to move Mom out of our childhood home and into a facility. We were very fortunate that we found a small home-like facility with live-in staff. Now add Dementia to mom's diagnoses. She went from being able to carry on a conversation like normal to yelling at us and accusing us of things that really hurt.

It is now 2026; we have been at this for 26 years. We are exhausted. I had to retire early because I had so much depression and anxiety that I could not continue working. I seem fine but am not. I am exhausted both physically and mentally. The same with my sisters. Now to the visits. We have a hard time visiting mom because it gives us anxiety to see her acting "crazy" with her Dementia. Her overall physical health is stable. That is a miracle, thank you, God. After so many years of caring for her, she has become a reminder of ongoing bad news and stress so we have a hard time going to visit with her. We are finally working at dealing with our own problems and do not have to worry about her, as she is being cared for. Seeing her is like going back to a bad relationship which you wish you could avoid. She is not able to comfort us or listen to any of our issues. She especially keeps saying that I am HER mother. Who is my mother then? I have also gotten old now and need someone to look after me. I have not had a mother in years. I am grateful to have my sisters and my husband. Above all I am blessed to have God.

I had lunch at a pizza place today. I like to sit there and eat my pizza so that I can relax before I go back to work. I was the only person in the place when I arrived. I got my pizza and sat at a table. Nice and relaxed. Two guys come in order, get there drink and start looking for a place to sit. One of the guys stands next to my table and is wanting to sit there. Why????????? There are like 20 other tables to sit in, why do you want to sit next to my table? The second guy saw him and called him over to a table in the distance. What the heck? Give people their space!

I have been eating at DiCicco's for over 40 years and they never disappoint. We started off going and ordering the original large pizza for our family. We never ordered anything else. As I grew up and started going on my own, I started trying out their calzones and pasta dishes. Like I said, delicious. The sauce and the bread are superb. I have gone to all their locations, currently go to the on west Shaw. The wait staff are always friendly and accommodating. Every chance we get we go. Glad to see that this family owned restaurant has been around for so long!

At the beginning, Connie is described as almost "homely". She "almost" looks beautiful on her wedding day. She seems to be a desperate young girl who cannot believe she is about to marry someone as handsome as Carlo. She soon becomes a battered wife. I do not understand how Carlo dared to abuse her and did not fear the Don. Connie does not deny the abuse and her brother beats Carlo up. Good! After Carlo is killed Connie is angry with Michael for doing so. Connie starts going off with men who only use her and leaves her child(ren) with her mother. She seems to only come around when she needs something like money. Anyhow when and how does she get to the point where she is also ruthless and more involved with the "family" as well as caring for Michael. When and how did that happen?

Hello. I an hoping to get some advice on how to properly use either one of these two. I have tinnitus in one ear as well as slight hearing loss. I have tried both devices and have the same issue. They both help me hear better but they also amplify the closer sounds too much. For instance, right now as I type I am hearing the typing sound loudly. I have tried several adjustments but I probably do not know what I am doing. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

I have read a few theories on how Smurf was able to get the pool house. How did she even come across it? I know it was a prized possession, but I don't know if there is a definite answer to how she got it.

One of the aspects that I also enjoyed from this series was the wardrobe. I especially like Smurf's clothing. She had some beautiful nightgowns, robes, jewelry, jackets, etc. I found it to be a nice look for her age and body type. The one item I hated was Angela's dirty jacket. I also liked J's wardrobe once he started dressing up. It was sad that at the beginning he only had an old dirty pair of sneakers. What clothing did you like?

I just keep thinking about how bad Smurf was to her kids and feel like there is NO way she cared about them. Am I right? There is one scene where she is standing in the house looking out into the pool, remembering when they were young and playing in the pool. Could she have been missing happier times with them?

Those who have been through it will fully understand; those who have not are lucky. I have been sick since Saturday. From what? Caregiving fatigue, exhaustion, anxiety, etc. all triggered by this Mother's day weekend. I started not feeling well in anticipation for this weekend and then when Mother's Day actually came. At first I did not know why I was so exhausted and just not feeling well. I have body aches and overall malaise. I do not seem to have any actual illness that could explain these symptoms. Then a thought about it and remembered that I have been stressed about Mother's Day. Why? Because for around 25 years, my family and I have been caregiving for our mother in some capacity. She now has Dementia on top of eveything else. Each holiday she is worse and worse. It is horrible to see it. We were able to take her out or have a nice celebration at home for her int he past. Now this is the first year that we had to celebrate with her at the facility where she lives. I literally makes me sick to my stomach. The intense effect that caregiving has on people is on so many levels that it is unbelievable. It does not seem possible that it can affect you in so many ways but it does. To all of you caregivers, take care of yourselves the best that you can. Take those moments for yourself. I felt like I wanted to stay in bed and be depressed all day, but NO, I got out and went to get a cheapy manicure just to get out of the house and do something nice for myself. Caregivers, try your best to take good care of yourselves!