04/12 - Funky Friday!

How much is your rent/mortgage?


  • Total voters
    82
Status
Not open for further replies.

PandaThief

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jul 9, 2018
Messages
5,035
Reaction score
15,583
Points
938
Age
45
Gender
Male
LOL...that place is scary man.
That's his problem, he was in Japan and blew all his money because everything over there costs an arm and a leg. We told come back to the US after that trip but nah he wanted to go to Thailand.
 

Maria Tortilla

Dave Grohl is my spirit animal
Contributor
Joined
Jan 17, 2016
Messages
4,246
Reaction score
11,798
Points
1,338
Age
39
Gender
Female
I think something that you may need to take into account is her situation and her mental state. Being a young parent can be wonderful and it can royally suck ass at times. It can be really stressful. With my daughter I was in my mid 20s and lived close by my parents. Before they went insane they were very helpful with me and watching my daughter while I worked and a couple of nights a month they would let her sleep over. What would I do while she was gone? Stay home, sleep. Mentally unwind.

Hell, I'm 42 now and with my 3 year old literally nobody steps up to offer to help us. I'm pretty much a professional parent at this point and I still have times where I get stressed out and would love a break for a night but I know it isn't going to happen. My wife and I have 3 sets of retired parents who all give zero fucks about anyone else now and are off vacationing constantly. Great for them...

...but every parent has their limit and needs breaks. Some need them once a week and some need a break once a year.

When they reach out for help they are stressed, especially if all they do when kiddo isn't around is stay home and rest.

As a future potential grandparent I would totally rather have the little one over for a night to give mom and dad a break instead of getting a call some random morning that somebody snapped and drove over a cliff with baby in the back seat.

If you have major issues helping out watching the grandkid then cool but maybe help point the daughter in the direction of other folks who can help, too, and realize that she is probably in over her head and needs time for herself, too.
I'm in the same situation. I don't remember the last time my parents, who are both retired, watched my kids overnight. I think it was a few years ago. They live about a mile away from me. I hesitate even asking them to watch my kids for an hour or two. They're always so busy with their trips to the casino. They were so excited to become grandparents too. Maybe to just have the title "grandparents" ? I don't know. I will not be like that if I ever become a grandparent. I won't let my kids take advantage of me all the time but I sure as hell won't act the way my parents do!
 

CakesandPies

Active Member
Joined
Oct 6, 2017
Messages
803
Reaction score
2,695
Points
493
Age
36
Gender
Female
That's his problem, he was in Japan and blew all his money because everything over there costs an arm and a leg. We told come back to the US after that trip but nah he wanted to go to Thailand.
How do you even travel broke? Going the next state over with no money gives me panic attacks.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Despairagus

sofaslug

my cat's he-bitch
Joined
Jan 12, 2016
Messages
4,012
Reaction score
12,885
Points
763
Age
47
Location
Michigan
Gender
Male
Hi all,
Been a while since I have been turking much. Are people paying the bills with this without closed quals?
Not today, we aren't, even with quals.

Fridays tend to suck on Turk anymore. I think a lot of researchers have taken a zero fucks approach to Fridays over the past couple of years.
 

Mecca

Banned
Banned
Joined
Apr 29, 2016
Messages
3,475
Reaction score
6,963
Points
763
Age
43
Gender
Male
I'm in the same situation. I don't remember the last time my parents, who are both retired, watched my kids overnight. I think it was a few years ago. They live about a mile away from me. I hesitate even asking them to watch my kids for an hour or two. They're always so busy with their trips to the casino. They were so excited to become grandparents too. Maybe to just have the title "grandparents" ? I don't know. I will not be like that if I ever become a grandparent. I won't let my kids take advantage of me all the time but I sure as hell won't act the way my parents do!
The thing is if she would just say thank you, or show up on time to pick up the child...or not verbally brow beat us in text for having anything to do it wouldn't be an issue,

Like the last thing I want to hear is "I don't know when I'll be there" when we have to go to the grocery store and you were supposed to be here an hour ago.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Maria Tortilla

Mecca

Banned
Banned
Joined
Apr 29, 2016
Messages
3,475
Reaction score
6,963
Points
763
Age
43
Gender
Male
Not today, we aren't, even with quals.

Fridays tend to suck on Turk anymore. I think a lot of researchers have taken a zero fucks approach to Fridays over the past couple of years.
I remember when Mondays and Fridays were the big bank days.
 

reprise

Well-Known Member
Contributor
Joined
Nov 7, 2018
Messages
1,183
Reaction score
2,342
Points
388
Age
38
Gender
Female
anyone do those describing for the blind yet? i'm doing them, they're decent but worried about rejections

actually nm I thought they didn't have any reviews but they do
 
  • Like
Reactions: LucyO

Maria Tortilla

Dave Grohl is my spirit animal
Contributor
Joined
Jan 17, 2016
Messages
4,246
Reaction score
11,798
Points
1,338
Age
39
Gender
Female
The thing is if she would just say thank you, or show up on time to pick up the child...or not verbally brow beat us in text for having anything to do it wouldn't be an issue,

Like the last thing I want to hear is "I don't know when I'll be there" when we have to go to the grocery store and you were supposed to be here an hour ago.
I agree. I usually offer my parents money to watch my kids even though they don't need it, and say thank you every time. Maybe tell her that if she "doesn't know" when she's picking up her kid, tell her that you "don't know" the next time you'll be able to watch her.

P.S. My parents didn't go to my son's school Christmas concert because they went to the casino. I know I asked kind of short notice, like a few days before, but seriously?
 

Mecca

Banned
Banned
Joined
Apr 29, 2016
Messages
3,475
Reaction score
6,963
Points
763
Age
43
Gender
Male
Mondays were Two Lakes
Tuesdays were Zoltar
Wednesdays were OCMP5
Thursdays were barcodes
Fridays were William Letson

That was 99% of my week right there.
two lakes were awesome...20 bucks in like 30 minutes.
 
  • Like
Reactions: sofaslug and Liz

Mecca

Banned
Banned
Joined
Apr 29, 2016
Messages
3,475
Reaction score
6,963
Points
763
Age
43
Gender
Male
This didask hit hurts my brain.
 

LucyO

Well-Known Member
Contributor
Sole Survivor
Joined
Jun 18, 2018
Messages
2,552
Reaction score
9,092
Points
938
Gender
Female
anyone do those describing for the blind yet? i'm doing them, they're decent but worried about rejections

actually nm I thought they didn't have any reviews but they do
I did one, but I'm waiting to see what happens with it first.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.