u/RobinFarmwoman

My parents are very materialistic and have a lot of money and possessions. I am neither of those things. They are currently moving, and in their too frequent updates they have often mentioned how much money they have on hand right now just in case they need it for the move. It is close to six figures and they're moving a half mile down the street so I think they'll be okay. /s

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They had offered me one particular work table which would be very useful to me which they don't use anymore due to changes in their physical status. My mother was going to give it to a charity fundraiser but agreed that I could have it instead.. I was very excited to get this tool, which I cannot afford for myself. It would have to be shipped as thank goddess I don't live anywhere near them. They said they would take care of that, they have all kinds of hired help taking care of breaking down the current household.

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So then they called this morning to tell me that it was going to be too expensive to ship and I probably really didn't need it anyway. I was so disappointed and surprised by this, although Heavens knows I should not have been surprised because this is not the first gift that was revoked at the last minute. I just started crying and said okay fine, nothing has changed for me I didn't have that tool and now I still won't have it. My father told me that I could easily buy one for myself. I told him that I did not have the money to buy a tool that I would not use all the time, no matter how badly I wanted it. And then I just got off the phone because I did not want to cry in front of him.

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So then 3 hours later he starts calling and on the third call I decide I better pick up because he's not going to leave me alone and he tells me that they are fedexing it and it will be here soon. They text me the receipt so I will have the tracking number, and also it shows how much the shipping cost. And it is such a tiny number given the $$$ they gloat about. They could have put it on a train for cheap, but they chose the expensive shipping and it's still not that much. Fuck them. I've gone from eagerly awaiting my new toy to wanting to take an ax to the fucking thing when it arrives.

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Yay for the love and generosity of family./s

Hey all you GuerrillaGrrrrls! I am shouting out a tweak to the rules here.

Our sub description has always emphasized that "This subreddit is here to empower, support and inspire our fellow feminists. No negativity here, this is a platform for good." Recently there have been a number of cross posts of social media or memes which are simply misogynist verbal violence. They are not provided with any context other than that we should be appalled. The most recent one triggered a number of comments from regular users of this sub about how this is not what we want to find here, and I hear you.

I have added a removal rule called Negativity Without Context, which will be used to remove such posts. If you're going to be posting material from other social media, please make sure it has a humorous twist, a positive twist, or that you create enough context to kick off a discussion that revolves around anything other than revulsion, fear, and anger. We are here for empowerment. There's enough of that bad shit in the world already, and it's easy to find if you want it.

For those who want a place to post such things for reaction, I can recommend r/FeministsCallItOut

Thank you for your attention to this matter! 😉