u/RSinSA

Before I get blasted in the comments, let me explain.

I grew up poor. When I was in college, I was almost homeless. I had to stand in line for food banks. Sometimes I only had 3 cents if that at the end of the month. I cleaned houses, pet sit, baby sat, etc to make more money. I know how to bargain shop, and I keep my budgets low.

I work full time in a good career, I am debating getting a second job to pay off my student loans faster. I’m also going to law school.

Some times I want to do things with my friends or my sister. Grab some dinner. Watch a movie.

Frequently, they can’t because they’re broke. My sister only works part time, my friends have worked the same dead end job for years and don’t apply for better.

I am actively trying to make new friends to do things with, but in the meantime, I’m so frustrated that they’re broke and don’t do anything to change it.

I am tired of doing things by myself because the people around me are broke.

I need recommendations for a legitimate massage therapist. I have pretty severe neck/back injuries and need someone who is knowledgeable about injuries and the pain it can cause.

Thank you!

I am rewatching the show, and I am Season 11. Mykelti and Tony want to get married... two months after Madison.

I really, really, really tried to see it from each side, but I agree with Kody and Christine. I feel like Mykelti did this to take something away from Madison. To see if her parents truly loved her, since she saw how her mom reacted to Madison getting engaged.

It shows how immature Myleti and Tony are, and I understand the hesitation.

I am glad the marriage seems to be working out, and they have some pretty cute kids, but man... this is bad.

My Aunt was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, and it is incurable. The cancer she has no cure once it is to this stage.

She is like a mother to me, after my parents died when I was 12 years old to another incurable cancer.

She has experienced every set back, every side effect, nothing has worked. She was finally in a treatment that worked, but due to a procedure, she had to stop it. She is now bed bound, sounds horrible and is extremely weak. She wants to keep pushing through and I don't know why. Every time we get a phone call, I just think the worse. I cannot imagine what this is doing to my uncle.

I wish she would just stop. I hate seeing her like this. I hate how much debt they're taking on for a cancer that has no cure. It is incurable. I wish this never happened to her. She is literally the best person I have ever met in my life. She is seriously amazing.

I hate that I feel like this. I hate that I am this selfish. I hate cancer.

Hello.

I hate throwing out the word "narcissist" because people call people that without knowing what it means, however, my therapist has pointed out their behavior.

I have an old friend who lives with my sister and she has narcissistic traits and has tried to make my life hell. Anytime something good happens in my life, she throws something at me. My sister is extremely gullible and doesn't see anything wrong with these behaviors, but that is another issue.

How do I stop letting someone's narcissistic antics get to me and how do I get her to simply leave me alone? I ended the friendship years ago and it doesn't stop.

Thank you.

Hello!

I am starting school next week and was registered in two classes (6 units). I work full time in a very stressful environment and job.

The classes I am registered for are Law and the Legal System (BA20) and Introduction to Paralegal Studies (Plegal-1).

Are these classes manageable with a full time job? I haven't been to college in 6 years, and I was only taking one class to finish my degree and it was online.

Thank you!

I am rewatching the show (obviously) and Meri was hehawing about being over budget for the house, the options, Kodys attitude, etc. And Kody asked Christine to give some of her budget to Meri (!!!).

Meri did.not.neeed the wet bar. For extra counter space?! I was getting so annoyed with her, I almost yelled at the screen. For one time in my entire life, I sided with Kody.

And she kept crying. OMG.

I cannot believe I sided with Kody. I need therapy now.

Weird question but my beloved USB cord got bent on my printer. It is an older printer and I cannot find this cord anywhere (Canon MG3600 Pixma). Do we have anywhere local that may sell this cord?

Thanks!

Hi. Is there anyone here who has done the paralegal program at FCC? I have a few questions and the person I was told to call never responds. lol Thank you!

Edit: Yes, there is a typo in my title. I meant FCC.

I am rewatching season 1 of Sister Wives, and why are the wives and children acting like Robyn is so young? She was only 7-10 years younger than the other wives. That is hardly anything. It made it seem like the OG 3 were dowdy, older woman and Robyn was some young hot commodity. I never noticed this before and it really grossed me out!

Hello.

I was hired at my job less than 6 months ago. At first, my boss seemed very nice, understanding and patient. As time has passed, this has changed.

They are aggressive, short, snaps and is insulting.

I made one (very easy) to fix mistake and they called me over Teams and kept on about it for over an hour. I was so shocked by this that I didn't know what to do. I started shaking and told them I was shaking, and they kept on. I told them that I think this was a misunderstanding and I will fix it right away, and they kept going on about it.

We hired a new person, and they get so irritated with the new person. It is only their second week and while explaining something, my boss kept going "No, no, NOOOOO". My boss gives them work to do with no explanation and gets annoyed when they have to explain things. They ask why the new person is taking so long on tasks.

My boss gets annoyed when I check in to make sure that they didn't tell the new person something and not me (for example, the new person entered checks in with a different date than they told me, I wanted to make sure this was a mistake and not something they told them to do) and they snapped at me.

My boss constantly complains about their job, how much work they have, how they're "doing everyone else's work", and if they told them all of what this job entailed, they wouldn't have taken it.

One day the time clock was not working for me, and everyone who could help me was out of the office. Every single time the time clock had an issue with my punch, they would forward the email and then call me on Teams to complain that they received an email. I told them I will have the issue fixed when so and so returns, since I am unsure how to fix the issue, and every day they still sent over the emails and called to complain.

They do not explain things well, go way too fast, even when I ask to slow down, and they then get upset when I am confused. They told me it is a me problem and I don't have enough experience with this program. A program I have used for over ten years.

I have had to take another coworkers work, because they were ignoring emails for 6 months. I had to fix a boatload of work, do my own tasks and help the new person and I get no thank you for the help, or anything. I just get slammed with complaints. I do this wrong, I do this wrong, etc etc.

I can go on and on.

I have gotten so tense about this situation, that I have gotten frequent tension headaches and had to leave work early because they're so bad.

I am looking for something else, but I cannot find anything that I can live on salary wise. So for now, I have to make the most of it.

Am I too sensitive or are they a jerk? How can I stop letting this bother me in this economy?

If this girl says she is Sicilian one more dang time, bunkies ya'll are going to hear me SCREAMING.

I am Sicilian and it isn't my entire personality. That is all she has going for her? And she is tacky, classless and gross.

Good lord, get her OFF MY TV.

Can anyone provide something I can do? I feel like my social life has become 0 due to sciatica.

I love to bowl, playing pickleball, tennis, etc but I can't because of sciatica.

Can anyone recommend something? Or any modifications for these activities?

Thank you.

Hello. I developed GERD after Covid which has fed into my anxiety. Yay!

my doctor wants me on lexapro, but she warned me that it can worsen GERD at first.

1. Did it worsen your gerd?

2. If so, how long did it take to get better?

3. Did it fix your GERD?

Thank you.

Hello.

I have a neighbor who adopted a dog and keeps the poor dog outside 24/7 and the dog is constantly barking.

They are home, hear it barking and do absolutely nothing.

I feel horrible for the dog, since it is clearly in distress and it is also hot outside. Who do I call for this? Thanks.

Hi All.

I don't know how Fresno "runs" during the 4th of July, especially on the weekends.

Are most people off of work tomorrow? And should I expect more fireworks tonight? My dog is terrified and I don't want to be under prepared. Thanks! :)

I (stupidly) thought Walmart wouldn't be busy on the 4th of July. WRONG.

Thankfully, I made a grocery order and didn't need to go inside, however the grocery order pick up was also very busy. All the stalls were full.

All of the employees were not only hustling to get the orders out FAST, but they were extremely friendly.

All of my groceries were in date, fresh, and they put them in the bags nicely. I have never used grocery order pick up and was pleasantly surprised.

I love living in Fresno.

I have lived all over the US, US territories and out of the country and lemme tell you. It ain’t that bad!

1. I love how much there is to do. There is always an event.

2. We don’t have extreme weather. No tornados, no hurricanes, nada. If you want snow, it’s just an easy drive!

3. We are close to so much. We have Clovis 2 seconds away, the beach and the mountains are really close. All you need is a car or the train!

4. The restaurants and the food culture are amazing. Mexican, Thai, Indian, etc etc we have it all!!

5. Health care is great! I’ve had really bad insurance and was still able to access health care. I truly have amazing doctors. We have a lot of specialists!

I can go on and on but I really truly think we have a gem. It can be better. The 110 degrees isn’t great, but man. We sure are lucky!

I started a new job 2 months ago. It is a small team, me, my boss and my co worker, J.

J has been with the company for 2 years. We are the same position, and they make 5 dollars more than me an hour.

J is on a LOA. I am having to take over for J, and my boss has been getting emails about all of the errors J has made (and ignored emails about) since last year.

Boss and I are on a very tight deadline, and I have been kicking butt getting everything done.

My boss is anticipating that J is not coming back, and with that, I would need to take over their job duties until we hire a replacement.

My boss wants to restructure things, which I am unsure what that means.

1. Do I ask for an incentive increase until J returns? (my company has done this, an employee will be doing x,y,z extra and they earn X amount extra for this time period).

2. If this restructuring includes me doing more work, do I ask for a raise then?

3. Do I ask for a raise in general? I have no idea how or why they make so much more than me. J gets to work from home also, and I have to come to the office every day.

4. Do I let this go, since I have only been there for 2 months?

Thank you.