u/TelephonePossible456

Yesterday I was in the parking lot of a popular coffee shop. I parked my car in handicap (as I have a handicap placard) and I saw a young woman (early to mid 20s) pull up to the parking space infront of me that was also a handicap spot. She did not have a placard and it was clear she shouldn’t have been parked there.

This infuriates me As someone who is handicapped. She was moving frantically like she was in a rush and hopped out of the car and left it running. When she got out I shouted to her across the way and I said “you can’t park there” she looked at me like I was annoying her and she goes “what?” I repeated myself and I said “that’s a handicapped stop you cant park there” to which she scoffed and responded “I’m just running in to grab my mobile order real quick”

I told her that it doesn’t matter and that it’s selfish to park there. She rolled her eyes, waved me off and goes And continued walking away, ignoring me. I was seething.

I got home and told my roommate about it and she kinda laughed it off and said I overreacted. She asked me if there were other handicap spots open (there were 2 others) and I told her yes but that doesn’t make it ok for someone who isn’t handicapped to park there. She just kinda shrugged and went back to her book.

Was I really making too big a deal out of this?

Partner is currently pregnant and I just wanna support her as best I can. I just want her to feel seen and taken care Emotionally and physically without having to ask for specific things.

What are some things you did that seemed to work well?
(Pregnancy only, not post birth)

I’ve noticed Ouija boards seem to be a pretty controversial topic in the witchy community. Some people refuse to have anything to do with them and others argue that they’re not as dangerous as people make them out to be.

Where do you stand? Why?

I’ll go first:

ALWAYS:
- Trust my intuition & pay attention to energy. If I have negative unexplained feelings about a person, situation or place- I make sure I pay close attention

- I’m very careful of who I let in my home and ESPECIALLY mindful of who I allow in my room. That’s my sacred place, and don’t allow anyone to taint it with negative energy

- I’m careful while I’m in antique shops and when purchasing items from them

- I try to make sure I always have some form of spiritual protection me wether it’s jewelry, protection jars, or crystals

- Cautious of monitoring spirits. I make sure I never reveal more about my personal life than I need to and I’m selective about who I reveal certain information to.

NEVER:
- I Never announce good news prematurely or my future plans before they’re solidified

- I never sleep with my bedroom door or closet door open if I can help it

- I’ll never buy any home decor that says “welcome”

In my experience- They’re all losers and burnouts now. The girls? A lot of them are washed up, aging horribly and on their 2nd plus baby daddy. The others are working dead end jobs (bottle girls, nanny’s, servers, bartenders, sex workers, receptionists). A few became teachers. During the pandemic some of them were really into that whole pyramid scheme product bullshit- needless to say it was short lived.

Most of the guys are also washed up, balding, and working in either construction or some kind of blue collar job. A select few become cops.

You can tell a lot of them are still trying to hold onto that last little bit of high school clout they have and it’s rather cringe.

I remember the frozen yogurt boom that seemed to dominate 2010-2013. Fro-yo shops were popping up EVERYWHERE (At least in my area) and then they all disappeared around 2014.

Does anyone else remember Smores being weirdly popular? Not even the actual snack itself but like s’mores scented and flavored things??

I remember vitamin water being super popular and every “in shape” mom (my own included) having her cabinets stocked with them because they swore they were healthy

I was really excited to try this app and I thought it had a lot of potential. Unfortunately this app seems loaded with women who are very influencer-esque and just want to gain insta followers and minions to hype them up publicly. The conversations seem dry and ingenuine. They advertise their social media handles and then after you follow them you never hear from them again and the convo dies. Idk if anyone else has experienced this but something is just…..off?

It doesn’t seem like anyone is actually interested in being genuine friends. I’ve been on the app for about 2 months now and it just seems to be the same pattern.

People who have gotten their certification online, what website did you use? And how much was it?

Also which ones should I steer clear of if any specific ones come to mind?

Thank you

Hello all! New to herbalism and holistic medicine but I’m also a baby witch so I do have some background knowledge.

I’m looking to start a small countertop apothecary (I’ll expand to a bakers rack down the line). I’d love some advice on beginners supplies, some basic starter herbs and ingredients, and any other tips you have to offer! I do have a few books I’ve been reading here and there but sometimes it’s a tad overwhelming because there’s so much info at once and idk where to start.

Don’t need my gardening advice because I’m not looking to grow anything right now. I don’t have the space unfortunately so I’ll have to purchase herbs/plants.

Idk about you guys but I feel like breast cancer awareness month used to be such a big deal and it seems like nobody really acknowledges it much anymore? Primarily in the late 2000s to early 2010’s.

Like I remember brands would have special limited edition pink merch and pink logos every October. It was almost like a trend and every company hopped on. Schools used to do like a spirit day or week of some sort where everyone was encouraged to wear pink, the huge awareness walks. it was all over. You couldn’t escape it. Now I feel like you hardly see it anymore, unless I just live under a rock.

I know it still exists and it’s still acknowledged but it doesn’t seem as widespread as it was before.

I was on Airbnb earlier looking to book something and I could not BELIEVE how many listings contained AI generated and edited photos??? Some were painfully obvious and some were subtle at a glance but you could still tell. How is this even allowed?? How are they getting away with this? Is this not deception and false advertising?

One that I saw yesterday was comically AI and when I went to check again today that same listing was gone. Idk if was removed by the company for that reason or just a coincidence but man that one was BAD. I wish I had taken screenshots. But others im seeing aren’t a whole lot better…..

It was bad enough when we had to trust the validity of listings without the AI bullshit, this just adds a whole new layer of skepticism

So This is kinda Rocky because of the circumstances. My good friend and I are coworkers, and a new girl just started with us. Let’s name the new girl Jamie……to put it lightly nobody really likes Jamie. They think she’s annoying, hard to train, no social cues, defensive, two faced, etc the list goes on. I happen to agree and steer clear of her.

My friend Natalie however is one of those “I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt” people but Jamie’s even been getting on her nerves lately too. Since she’s been here Natalie has gone out of her way to laugh with her and joke with her and include her in conversations and make her feel welcomed. Well Today Jamie and I were in the break room and she started venting about the job. In that vent she said some pretty ignorant things about Natalie. Like that she gets paid extra to train and “hardly does anything” (which isn’t true), and in a nutshell basically alluded to her being lazy and irresponsible.

I feel like a bad friend holding onto this and not telling Natalie but I also don’t know if maybe it would be doing more harm than good. I don’t want Natalie to unknowingly be kind and inclusive to someone who’s talking shit about her. And If it were me, I would want to know because I feel like you should keep your head on a swivel around people like that. However the last thing I want to do is add fuel to the fire. There’s already drama surrounding her and idk if I wanna get caught in the middle of it. So I’m torn

I get why people do it but it’s just such an eyesore and looks stupid and distracts from the point. If you’re that concerned why not just leave them offline altogether 🤷🏽‍♀️

Typo: “boy crazy”

And this is partially why I believe a lot of women settle for the most mediocre and toxic men- anything to get that wedding.

They don’t want the marriage, they want a wedding and all that comes with it. They want something to flaunt on social media and to show off. They want the decorating, and planning and being the center of attention, the bachelorette parties, the gifts etc.

And then when it’s all over reality hits….. they’re stuck with this person for life. Then they wonder why they’re getting divorced 2-3 years down the line or in miserable marriages.

Just for the record, I don’t plan to bring this up to either of them or confront it I just wanted to vent.

His sister and I are friendly, we’re not like best friends or anything but we get along fine and laugh and joke when we see each other at gatherings. So I’d say we have a normal relationship?

My birthday was this past week and I celebrated with friends and had a great time. I posted the festivities on my social media stories and she viewed all of them but didn’t text me or acknowledge it at all. I was surprised because she did last year and even got me a small gift. I also know My boyfriend mentioned it to her because he told her about our plans that day. So it wasn’t like she had no idea.

Usually I wouldn’t be bothered by it but she recently had a milestone birthday this past winter and I got her a pretty extravagant gift. I made her this huge gift basket with all types of things in it and worked really hard on it for weeks. She was very appreciative and over the moon about it. She even said it was the nicest most thoughtful gift she’s ever received.

I wasn’t expecting a gift from her but jeez would it really have been that hard to just send a quick “happy birthday” text or something?