u/IStoleTheKidsDude

What kind of fish are fairly cheap to feed my juvenile pacman frog and how many of that fish do I need to give?

I read that mollies and guppies are fine but they are at least 2.99 each where i am - how many would I need to feed my guy?? Id like to give him more nutritious foods

Are there other foods that are nutritious that are on the cheaper side?

Sure, Joe went out and kept trying to find a label that would take the Jackson 5, he worked hard for that. But people dont focus on that - they focus on the abuse. They try to give reason for the abuse they went through.

These are excuses people give for the abuse Joe inflicted on his children -

1." It was common during that time "

- No, it wasent. Not that kind of abuse. My mother grew up in the 60s, not that far off from the 50s and was abused by her mother in severe ways. Her mother knew to hide the abuse, why? Because it wasent normalized. Sure, a spanking for being bad. Sure, a belt by a father on a son for being bad. But not everyday. Not because the child acted like a child. Not because the parent was jealous of their own child. Those were evil acts, even back then. My mother's mother knew that and hid it. Joe knew that and hid it.

2. " Joe wanted them to succeed "

- You dont need to abuse your kids to the point your wife is yelling at you that you might kill one of them if you continue for them to succeed.

3. " he had a hard time showing he loved them "

- Abuse sure as hell aint the way. My mother has a hard time showing she loves me, she has never beat me senseless to show it, not when I was a baby and not now as an adult.

Michael was only recognized by Joe BECAUSE Michael started singing infront of Katherine. Joe didnt even know his youngest (at the time) could SING. He found out then that his son was talented, before the abuse over the music industry started to take off. No person becomes talented after the abuse. This abuse caused Michael to spiral in more ways than just one. His insecurities, his trauma, his reaction to people, his social cues, his life in the industry, his need to interact with fans to know he was loved, were all because of this abuse he suffered as a boy.

Joe didn't just physically abuse, he also verbally abused Michael. That is where it hurt Michael the most.

Michael always said he was scared to look and end up like Joe. People act like this is a sad part of Michael's story. A rare part. Its not. My own mother has the same worries. She is so scared to look like her mother, she cant look at herself in a mirror. When she wants to know how she looks she asks me "do i look okay? Not a mess?".

Michael was a victim of abuse and unlike his siblings that appear to have been able to get past it, he wasent able to. Those nights haunted him till he died. He wanted answers to questions no one could answer. His whole outlook on life was changed because of the things his own father did.

Bottom line for any Joe Jackson defenders and supporters - Michael had talent. He would have talent if he got abused or not. He would have become somebody. And he would have been mentally healthy. The man was talented but at a cost. A cost that anyone who has any empathy and morals, would say isnt worth it. No child deserves to grow up and try to defend the abuse they went through. They dont deserve to try and make sense of the abuse.

The abuse didnt make Michael Jackson - it ruined him. It caused him to run in with bad people. It made him blind to what was happening, not just to the people around him, but blind to what was happening to himself.

She did background vocals for PYT

She did a song with him 'Scream'

He used her interlude "are you ready? Good, let's dance"

Are there any other instances that she was sampled for his songs or concerts? Did he ever use her lyrics in his songs to show his love for her?

Would love to know! I find this so cool

She did background vocals for PYT

She did a song with him 'Scream'

He used her interlude "are you ready? Good, let's dance"

Are there any other instances that she was sampled for his songs or concerts? Did he ever use her lyrics in his songs to show his love for her?

Would love to know! I find this so cool

So on a certain subreddit....these people always call him a narcissist. Like they genuinely have made it a common knowledge FACT on this subreddit that he is a narcissist.

If I posted on there why they think that and how its legit not true, ill get bashed and called rude things because its considered a fact over there.

Have they just taken the "need for praise" and "admiration of oneself" and said, 'AHA! A NARCISSIST!'

He had the least amount of confidence in himself, constantly put others before himself, and didnt think he was better than anyone else. He loved what he was doing and he wanted to continue to do it. He only admired himself when others did. He only support himself when others did.

I was 3 when he died so I didnt know him until I was a little older. Ive had a rough childhood so I have a pretty good radar for bad people. When I saw Michael for the first time, I could instantly tell he was a great guy. Like to the point it hurt 6 year old me to know he was dead kind of great. Like a once in a billion has been lost.

It happens to all celebrities but they do it even more to Michael as if he is still alive. When celebrities die, people forget, they dont want to be disrespectful. Even celebrities that are proven to be what people called them in the media, no one wants to talk about it. But with Michael...they keep piling it on. Looking up words so they can slam it onto his name.

Say whatever you want about the man, but i just dont understand how out of all the words a rude person could say about Michael...narcissist was the one they chose as fact.

He was a great man. He did more for humanity than any celebrity that is praised today and people are convinced arent narcissists, but they choose to call him the narcissist.

So, like the title says - im leaving. Im looking for a new job and think ill find another pretty quickly because of my experience.

My store manager has literally forced me out by making me survive on no money for months ever since they joined the store. Multiple people here haven't been scheduled for more than 4 to 5 hours a week and some haven't been scheduled for weeks at a time. More people have been hired while this is happening.

This manager has said borderline sexist things, made very rude comments about our intelligence, made jokes about abusing the animals in our care, made comments about our appearances, especially the women here, and forces completely impossible expectations on us while doing nothing to help complete these goals of theirs. Multiple customers have complained about how rude this manager is, how uncomfortable they feel, and how they most likely wont be coming back due to this behavior.

Before I get out of here, I want to report this behavior. Our store used to be one of the best in the district, with sales and with mentality amoung associates. Now, we all cant wait to get out of here, especially when the manager is there.

What do I do? Who is the best person to report this behavior to? How do I get this truly looked at? I feel like a lot of what this manager is doing goes aganist what petsmart wants to keep here, especially since they are a liability for sales. If nothing happens, nothing happens, im leaving and im doing it now so that I dont need to deal with the aftermath, but I want something to happen. My coworkers deserve better for how long they have been here.

Thank you for any helpful responses.

Rant about store -

Managers are rude, disrespectful, and lack all communication. Customers believe they are right and can be rude for me saying no and managment allows that to happen and reward customers for such behavior. Animals go to people who dont know anything even though they claim to and refuse to do correction. Coworkers make assumptions on other coworkers for things that happen in the store because everyone is shady and 2 faced. The whole store lacks communication to the point that I cant pry information out of ppl because its different for every person.

Animals lives are being treated like they are nothing by every single person. I thank God every time I meet a person who actually cares. Im told I know my information and that I do good with Animals, yet told to not correct people, told that we dont need to enforce state laws, and told that I need to calm down. If my information is correct...why treat me like that?

I love these animals so bad that it physically hurts when they go to bad homes. I cry in the sump room when they go to bad homes. I think about them for at least a week. When an animal dies from something that could have been avoided if someone had taken just 1 minute out of their day to check, I get so angry.

This isnt even a Petsmart policy or corporate scam issue. This is simply people not caring about the living beings that cant do anything but try to survive. These are animals that cant even cry for help.

Because of this, I've realized a dream I want to accomplish before I die. I want to create an animal rescue. I do a betta and fish rehabilitation already, why not make it larger? I want to save animals and while in the process, I want to teach people proper care. Show the consequences of poor care or no care. I want every single one of these a-holes in this store that treat me like im crazy for caring to see my face and my voice and remember me.

Rant over.