I didn’t see or hear the song but my mom saw this music video (she thinks it was a country song) and the setting of the video was at a hotel. It had multiple members and they were pulled out of different hotel rooms. There was a clown and a muscle man. Does anybody know the song?

i was thinking to myself today, "when is dylan gonna upload again man" and a friend texted me telling me his commentary on 'me before you' showed up on her recommended and i pointed out how it's been a month since he uploaded something, AND THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER HE UPLOADS A VIDEO??? IT'S LIKE GOD HEARD MY PRAYERS IDK WHY I'M SO HAPPY I HATE MYSELF BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH DYLAN FOR MAKING ME THIS EXCITED he's such a seratonin boost i swear his videos make my day every single day he never fails to make me literally snort i love this guy mom

Hello! I (28) became disabled and lost my job because of how physically ill I became. My family taken me in due to how much I’ve been spending on medical expenses but my mom’s husband has abruptly decided to enforce a “no wifi past 10pm” rule. Is there an affordable solution for me to set up a part time wifi to use? Honestly when I’m sick and miserable through the night sometimes playing games or watching videos on my smart tv is really all I can do to take my mind off of things 😅

I found this so dumb. There’s video of him reaching for his gun and threatening Hannah’s mom. She could’ve gone to the police and told them what happened. The cop car literally had video that would’ve proven it was self defense and instead they pushed the car down a river. It bothers me every time I see it.

I was scrolling on TikTok and I saw this video that claims Tupac’s birth was a plan and his mom had something to do with it.
Has anyone ever heard of this theory or are they trippin?

(I understand this is a bit of a read so I included a tl:dr at the bottom)
This may end up becoming a wall of text so I apologize in advance. I'm not sure how to properly start this so I'll just jump into it. I've been living with my best friends for the past 8 years. The 4 of us moved in together in early 2016 after deciding it would be beneficial financially and because we all get along so damn well that we knew there wouldn't be any issues living under the same roof. Fast forward to today and although 2 them have moved out, I'm still living here with my one buddy and his girlfriend. Things are still great there, no signs of friendship deterioration, tolerance or anything that might cause friction between us. However, I've been witness to a few things as well as started experiencing health issues that have completely changed the outlook I had on life back when we moved in together nearly a decade ago.
A little over 3 years ago I began dealing with awful IBS issues that to this day are still not properly being treated as doctors can't figure out what's wrong with my gut. Over the past 4 months I have begun dealing with nearly debilitating anxiety that has left me pretty much unable to leave the house except for doctor's appointments or the extremely occasional outing to a family or friend's house where I'm only able to stay for about an hour before having to leave. I do see a psychologist as well as a psychiatrist and I am on medication for both the IBS and anxiety, which helps but is in no way a cure. Due to these issues, I have become a shell of the person I used to be. No longer do I wake up and just decide to take a drive to the Jersey shore, a trip to Six Flags or head into the city to catch a Phillies game. Instead, I sit in the house and play video games or watch youtube as doing almost anything else is sure to set my anxiety or IBS off which may or may not land me in the ER.
My buddy that I still live with has been through absolute hell the past few years but luckily he's the kind of person who can just raw dog life (as in, he doesn't deal with any physical or mental issues, rarely gets sick and has no trouble going anywhere, doing anything, can eat whatever he wants without issues, etc.). He lost his mom to cancer last year. She passed exactly one week after Mother's Day. She lived here with us for about the final year of her life. Me and him have been friends for a good 20+ years at this point so his mom was like a mother to me as well, especially being as I don't have a proper relationship with my own mother. Watching her suffer through years of cancer only to pass away at 54 years old was heartbreaking. At least she's finally at peace now, of course. Now, his dad is also going through cancer treatment which is a recurrence of cancer that was found years ago, which automatically makes it stage 4. His prognosis is not grim but to many of us, his dad just seems done with it all. He stays here with us on weekends and with his sister during the week. We can see how much of a toll it's all taking on him. He won't admit it but we know that he doesn't want to put his son through all of this again after losing his mom just last year. If he was given a choice to "go" right now, he would take it, 100% to alleviate any more potential suffering at his or anyone else's behalf. His (my friend's) girlfriend also deals with chronic health issues both physical and mental which has helped open his eyes to the things that other people (who can't just raw dog life) go through on a daily basis. She lost her father when she was in her early 20s so it's helpful to him that she understands what losing a parent feels like.
Watching all of this happen just makes me realize how little our health care industry and government actually seem to care about our true wishes regarding life and death. Why did his mom have to suffer all those years with a terminal diagnosis? Why does his dad have to suffer now? Just because they're both in their 50s and not elderly it seems like care is always about treatment and not giving them the option to leave this life with their dignity intact. I myself would choose to leave this world if the door was opened for me. That does not mean that I am currently having thoughts of killing myself. It means that if the option was presented to me, to go out on my own terms, I would take it. Suicide is still extremely taboo in our society for some reason. Religion and government would have you think it is a crime against humanity but what is more humane than letting someone decide on their own terms that they're ready to move on? We are given this broad illusion of choice as children that we will get to grow up to be who we want to be and if we just try hard enough, we can accomplish anything. But for the vast majority of us, that is just not true. It is an illusion. We work and work and work just to barely earn enough money to survive and many end up in unhappy marriages solely because that's what society made them think they had to do as an adult.
Watching someone you love like family suffer and die will change you. Developing health issues that flip you from being someone outgoing, spontaneous. hard working and passionate into the complete opposite of those things will change you. Discovering that our healthcare system and government will do everything it possibly can to keep you as a "functioning member of society" no matter whether you're going through cancer treatment or dealing with chronic health issues will change you.
I'm 37 years old and I've never felt older in my life than I do right now. It's been almost 3 months that I've been on FMLA from work for the second time in 3 years. I'm wearing a heart monitor because my cardiologist wants to rule out any issues as my heart racing/palpitations are most likely just due to anxiety. Medication doesn't feel like it's doing much of anything and I'm watching the people around me grow older and deal with new problems every day. Yet our society says that we must keep going, no matter if you're suffering because the gears must keep turning. If we truly have the choice to do whatever we want to do in life, why aren't we allowed the choice to leave when we are ready? Why is it taboo? People kill themselves in horrific fashion every single day, more than once every *minute* worldwide. They want a way to fix that and the solution is right there in front of them. Give people the option to leave on their own terms. I've had plenty of conversations about this with friends and family and almost every single one of us would choose to leave on our own terms, when we are ready if the option were available. Hell, even my psychologist agrees with me on this. There's always a big debate about the ethics of it all but until you witness firsthand someone suffering and dying or begin dealing with your own health issues there really isn't any way to understand it. The vast majority of people are out there just raw dogging life and thoughts like these never cross their mind even once. But once it's brought up to them, they understand and accept it, at least in my own personal experiences from talking with friends and family. Ethics, health, religion, government, society, all of these things play a role in determining our fate. I just hope that someday a program is put in place so that people no longer have to suffer.
Finishing up, I understand that my condition is nowhere near as bad as what many others may be dealing with. Some people will look at me with disdain for wanting to walk through the door at only 37 years old while others will understand exactly where I'm coming from and feel the same. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs. I am appreciative of the healthcare system while also criticizing its flaws. I'm glad that religion provides so many with the means to live a happy and healthy life while also believing that many views (and laws) put forth by religious folk are vile and extremely outdated. I am glad that there are systems in place to help people in their darkest hours while also understanding completely why so many choose to leave. At 37 I still have plenty of my life left ahead of me, even if I don't want to get old. I still have things to look forward to such as video game releases or a new series to watch that keep me going. But I also acknowledge that there is a part of me that is ready to go. I have seen what life has to offer. I have lived with my family, on my own, while in a relationship and with my best friends. I do not want to get married or have kids. I do not want to work until I'm 65 (retirement age is likely to rise during my lifetime anyway). I do not want to get old and become a burden on anyone, either family/friends, healthcare workers or the average citizens who would have to pay for my social security.
Lose the illusion of choice and give people the option to go when they are ready.
If you managed to read through all of that, I just want to say thanks! Life is a beautiful thing and I am incredibly thankful for all of the amazing people I've met over the years and for the things that I've been able to do and see. This is not a post about wanting to commit suicide, it's main focus should be that we are forced into this world against our will and given the illusion of choice but when it comes down to it, we really don't have that much choice in how we live our lives and especially not when it comes to wanting it to end. Life can be incredibly fragile and many of us took that for granted until health issues decided it was time to show their ugly faces. I truly do not believe that feeling like you are ready to go should be considered taboo in any way. It should be something that everyone is provided a safe and comfortable space to discuss, whether with loved ones or medical professionals. For all of you out there just raw dogging life, I see you and I hope that someday I can get back to that, I really do miss being able to do whatever I wanted without a second thought. And of course, for anyone who knows what it feels like to be ready to go, to feel confident and comfortable with that decision, I see you as well and hope that the rest of society someday sees that as normal.
tl:dr I am 37 years old and over the past half decade I've watched family and people who were like family to me suffer and die from cancer or other health-related issues. I also deal with debilitating anxiety and IBS issues which obviously are nowhere near the level of something like cancer. However, I've discovered I have a feeling of "being ready to go" and I believe that people should be able to choose to leave this life with dignity and on their own terms without having to do something horrific. The healthcare industry, religious beliefs or government should not force us to remain here against our own free will just so we can keeps the gears of society turning. Let people leave on their own terms when they know that they are ready and get rid of the stigma surrounding talking about death.

Hello, my mom put too much oil in the mower. She tipped it over to drain it, and now the chord is stuck. I’ve seen videos of people taking out the spark plug and then pulling the chord to clear out the oil. I’ve taken out the plug but the chord still won’t pull. Is there something I’m missing?

I had social anxiety up until 4 years ago due to bullying and body image issues. I had a comfortable upbringing, which was rather sheltered. I’m a single child so my parents were and are overprotective. For some reason I don’t feel happiness easily, my default settings seem anger, broodiness, doubt towards and myself.
I have always found it difficult to associate with people, what they feel. For example about 6 years ago my friend showed me a new bracelet she bought expecting me to give a reaction. I just said “oh”, then she had to tell me that I was supposed to say it looks pretty or something in such a situation.
Whatever empathy I’ve learned has been over the past 3 years that too because I was forced to do so when someone I considered my only friend up and left because of my own sabotaging behaviour. I have made a few friends since then, my social life is better but I still feel this sense of disconnect with everything. My internship in medicine opened my eyes to the world and other’s suffering but even now I have to put a lot of effort to communicate and make others comfortable. I feel utterly exhausted later.
Now that I think back to my childhood I remember the good and the bad. My mother was extremely unhappy with her life, my father though good on paper is not good at showing affection. She halted her career progression to appease my father and grandmother , to take care of me. Her career is stagnant though she’s extremely intelligent.
My mother used to say things like “Don’t try to talk, you won’t know what to speak about. I know I can’t expect much from you. I’m disappointed in you, you are not fun to talk to.” All of this inspite of me being an obedient child, who was always appreciated at school for academics. Up until 10 years of age she used to help me study and hit me when I used to do something wrong. It also didn’t help that my parents fought a lot, it didn’t set a good example as to how I should communicate with others.As a result I didn’t communicate unless absolutely necessary at home up until 3 years ago.
My mother used to be affectionate at other times and really strived to make me nice meals and take me on vacations. My father too is very protective of me. I feel like I’m recalling the past because my mother recently asked me not to wear a particular set of clothes again while exercising because someone had commented on me being fat while wearing it. I don’t like that she wants me to take into consideration a stranger’s unsolicited opinion. Mind you I always dress conservatively, mostly in loose fitting clothes. She still says some mean things like “You are stupid”. I literally have to scream to get her attention.To top it all off she still says things like “Why can’t you be happy, you have everything in life “. I really want to move away for residency.
I feel like crying if I think of all this, I keep praying to God to make me feel different. To make me feel like a real human being and not a shell or some kind of android learning to self programme emotions. I was recently watching kimono mom videos and was crying seeing the kind of gentle parenting some children are afforded. I really wish to be a more gentle, happy, fulfilled person.

Well, attempt #2 because the first one broke. Whoops.
Anyway this post is an attempt to find all the Wildbow Podcasts and put them all in one place. There are a lot of them, so if I missed any ether in english or in another language, then please comment down below and I will add them to the list.
If you are instead looking for audiobooks, then check out this helpful link

WORM:

1: We've got Worm
Here is a link to the youtube playlist and to the main site
reddit discussion threads for episodes can be found here
2: Decomposing Worm
Here is a link to theyoutube playlist and to the main site
3: Brockton Bay Chronicles
Here is a link to the youtube playlist
4: Brockton Bay BookClub + Dissecting Worm (2 podcasts in one place)
Here is a link to the youtube channel
5: Roundabout Shortcut
Here is a link to the youtube playlist

WARD:

1: We've Got Ward
Here is a link to the youtube playlist and to the main site
reddit discussion threads for episodes can be found here
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PACT:

1: Deep in Pact
Here is a link to the youtube playlist and to the main site
2: Pale in Comparison (PALE SPOILERS)
Here is a link to the list of what Pale chapter you should have reached by the time you listen to an episode
Here is a link tothe youtube playlist and to the main site

PALE:

1: Pale Reflections
Here is a link to the youtube playlist and to the main site
2: Our mom critiques Wildbow
Here is a link to the youtube playlist and to the main site
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3: The Other Podcast (Dicusses both Pact and Pale)
link to the part 1 and part 2
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TWIG:

1: Twigging onto Twig
Here is a link to the youtube playlist and to the main site
(This podcast contains frequent spoilers to other stories like Worm and Pale. They do usually give a spoiler tag, but you should have the pause button ready on hand.)
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CLAW:

1: Clawful Evil Probable Claws
Here is a link to the youtube playlist
2: Claw and Order
Here is a link to the first episode (cant find a better link)

I’m a first time mom, and I’m really struggling right now with this transition. I need help/advice from other seasoned parents.
My 11.5 month old started naturally weaning from her bottles a little over a week ago. She’s only eating 2oz of milk when she wakes up in the morning after a 12 hour stretch of sleep.. and total for the day maybe 11-12 oz? Should I just go straight into breakfast when she wakes up now? I feel like the bottle affects to amount of food she’s actually consuming and she’s not even eating much of the bottle anyways.
We do 3 meals a day and recently just incorporated 2 snacks. At this point she wants nothing to do with bottles of milk or formula. I think my biggest concern right now is that she’s not getting enough calories. Since I’ve never had a baby or been around them before, I don’t know how much solids she needs to consume to make her full? Half of it ends up in her bib and on the floor so I never know how much she’s actually consuming, and the videos of BLW babies online show them absolutely demolishing their plates.
Is this normal? To not want milk or formula? She drinks 6-7oz of water a day from her straw cup. If she’s refusing bottles then chances are she’s not starving, right? Ugh 🥲
She turns 1 on the 29th and her well check isn’t until the 8th of June so I can’t really ask her ped these questions for a few more weeks.

I was doing so well but I’ve been in serious flop the last few days. I had over $92 in my Adsense. More in another Adsense that was sadly deactivated because of the age on my ID. Sucks because I was 16 at the time. However after using my mom’s ID(with her permission of course) I got a new account activated. Sadly I went from thousands of views each day to only 100s, making chicken change everyday. Of course I kept posting, only to get a few dozen views on each video and zero likes on some. How can I reign in the views? I want to get to take out a deposit the next period but at this rate I won’t get my money until like December or something. I’m getting lost on fun ideas for videos. I like cosplay, animation, dancing, relatable content, baking, etc but I’m open to try new(legal) things. Nobody is buying my merch or membership either. I am an 17 year old girl. Any advice?

I have been dating my partner for about 2.5 years, living together for about 9 months. We've had some ups and downs- nothing breakup worthy- but we've both had some significantly tough times. Given some recent events in our life, I would like some advice as to whether or not I'm being realistic in terms of my expectations of him and our relationship.
My partner's Dad was hospitalized in January for a cardiac episode. He was released after 5 days and during the follow up appointments, it was discovered that he had colon cancer. He had surgery that removed the tumor in late April. During the surgery, they removed 26 lymph nodes and sent them out for testing. 1 of nodes came back positive for stage 3 cancer cells. The oncologist said his best course of action would be chemo to rule out any additional cancer cells that may exist before they become a bigger issue. He'll be starting chemo in early June. My partner is understandably negatively affected by this diagnosis. For context, his Mom survived breast cancer about 12 years ago, during which time my partner was her primary caregiver, but his best friend's father just died from cancer 3 weeks ago. The best friend's father went from totally fine, to diagnosis, to dead in less than a month. It was brutal. Partner's father is not in the best shape health wise, and quite frankly, my partner is anticipating a poor outcome from the chemo/cancer. I'm trying to be positive and supportive for the family, but it's taking its toll on all of them, as is to be anticipated.
As this whole thing has been happening, my partner has been going through it in terms of his mental health. He's struggled with depression and panic attacks for most of his adult life. He's been on an antidepressant for years. After his father was hospitalized in January, he was temporarily laid off from his job because of his poor work performance. The company basically told him they wouldn't let him return to work until he started therapy and got his shit together. He started seeing a therapist in February and started Adderall for his ADHD in March. It's been better in the sense that's he's more communicative with me, seems to be on a bit of a better schedule, etc. He started back to work on May 1st. Going back to work has been pretty good- he likes his new position and his schedule is much more consistent now, so that's good.
This entire time, I've been supporting our household financially as he completely drained his small emergency fund in less than 5 weeks. Financially, we are total opposites, and it stresses me out! I have 150K in savings/retirement, and he has only a couple grand saved and nothing in retirement. We've been talking about getting married, but in December (before this whole ordeal even started) we had a conversation where I ultimately told him marriage was off the table until he's financially in a better position, and he'd agreed to open retirement accounts and asked me to help him budget etc., but this was before the whole cancer- laid off- therapy thing even started. We haven't really discussed it much since.
Some of the other issues that we continue to have is that he's generally unable to remember to do any tasks unless I remind him incessantly (as in, tell him multiple times, text him, call him, etc.) Tasks would include: taking out the trash, putting away his vapes so the dog can't get to them, brushing his teeth, putting laundry in the basket, picking up his wet bath towels, etc.
The biggest one that bothers me is his lack of consistency after I go to bed. He's a night owl and stays up late, which is fine, but he'll (more often than not), pass out on the couch with the lights on, the TV on, the computer playing a video, food and drinks all over the living room, didn't brush his teeth, etc. I wake up naturally a lot throughout the night so then I either go get him from the living room, basically force him to brush his teeth and get in bed, and then have to deal with the mess/electronics myself at whatever ungodly hour it is OR just leave everything as is and go back to sleep. If I do that, I still have to deal with all of those things when I wake up at 5 am with the dog and get ready to go to work- she's a puppy who's excitable and it's so much easier on me if he's in the bedroom in the morning so she'll stay focused on me and I don't have to worry about her getting to his vapes, food, drinks, etc.
As a side note, the fact that his oral health is so poor is disgusting to me. I've already set a strong boundary that I will refuse to kiss or be intimate with him unless he's brushed his teeth at least once per day. He's a very touchy person that likes physical affection, so it's tough for him that I refuse to kiss him unless his teeth are brushed, but it's generally pretty effective in helping him to remember to brush them. At least, it was until January.
I want to be clear that our communication is pretty good, and all of the boundaries I have/expectations I've set are things we've talked about and agreed upon together. These are all areas in which he agreed and often he was the one to suggest that he needs to work on. I also didn't mention the areas I've agreed to work on within myself, but there are a few.
Given the things happening with his Dad, I feel like an asshole pushing him to be better with his finances, health, and chores, but I also don't think I can deal with these things NOT getting worked on for the next 8-12 months (the projected length of his Dad's treatment). So- what's the balance? How can I support him through this which pushing us to work on our relationship? Or, is it totally unrealistic to expect that right now? I know I want to have a conversation with him about our foreseeable future but I want to be realistic as to what I can/should ask of him. So- what do you think?
Edit: For context, my partner would like to be engaged by the end of the year. He'd been saving for a ring/wedding prior to getting laid off. I pushed pause on that plan because I was uncomfortable with his lack of financial stability and generally felt that he did not pull his weight of the household responsibilities. He agreed to work on these things before taking the next step. He still wants to propose this year, despite what's happened.

I believe My (30F) younger sibling (27) is psychologically abusing our parents (67m and 52F). Younger sibling lives with them, but does not contribute to the home in any way. YS will regularly throw tantrums like a child, yelling/screaming, breaking things, accuse them of being unsupportive, etc over small things such as being asked to take out the garbage on time or clean up after themselves. YS has a job, but only works 1-2 days a week and does not use any of this money to financially contribute. They spend what money they have on weed and spend their days smoking, sleeping and playing video games. YS regularly steals money and other items from my parents despite the fact they provide food and utilities as well as a rent free home. All around they’re a deadbeat and an ass.
Here is where things really cross into abuse territory… we have an older sibling who had major behavioral issues and was kicked out of the house at 18. After being on his own for a few years, he came back and started working on bettering his life when he was struck by a drunk driver and is now living with serious mental and physical impairment. This was over 10 years ago, but becuase of this experience, my parents (mom especially) are unwilling to ever put one of their kids out again or really address behavioral concerns. YS knows this and has been manipulating that fact ever since. YS talks to my parents like they are stupid, they starts arguments and throw full on tantrums over nothing and will regularly threaten suicide to get his way. This also happens every time someone else is getting attention. For example, yesterday was Mother’s Day and he made a big deal of crying and screaming becuase my kids were being too loud and my dad was watching tv. Mom told YS that if they don’t like the activity on the house, they need to find their own place. YS then disappeared for hours without responding to anyone’s texts or calls only to return in the middle of the night. They left a dr. Summary on the counter for my parents to find in the morning stating they were contemplating suicide. This is really just scratching the surface of the shit YS does to people and it would take all day to lay it all out there.
I have tried to explain to my parents that this is abuse and they need to find a way out of this situation, but becuase of past trauma, they feel very limited on what to do. They are even considering paying part of YS monthly rent somewhere just to get them out of their house. How do I help my parents?

$4,070.12 that’s what I originally invested. As a single mom, I basically cleaned out my checking and savings account. And I just put that money out of my head. It wasn’t mine anymore. It was tribute for something much bigger than me.
Over the last fews years, that money was sitting in the back of my mind. As a person with a MS degree sitting in this bullshit economy where every month I’m spending more on just my standard bills than I was making. A degree that I took out tens of thousands of student loans to get. Trying to take side jobs here and there just so I could scrape by. Rent increased 7%, groceries seemingly skyrocketing, even my utilities were going up. Racking up tens of thousands in debt bc I had no other option while also being one of the “lucky ones” bc I got a 3% COL raise that didn’t even cover my rent increase. Sometimes I would think it might be worth it to take the giant fucking loss I would have experienced and sold my shares. But even then that money wouldn’t have scratched the surface. It would’ve been a month bandaid.
I think knowing that was how I would financially justify it in my head. In my heart, I knew I wasn’t gonna pull it. I’m still not gonna pull it. Not until WS and all those AHs experience even a fraction of the shit they’ve put us through for years.
The economy has been bad for us for decades, since the 70s, really. So the last few years isn’t new. It isn’t just them splitting pies while we fight over crumbs. CEOs, HFs, mega corps, the 1% have been baking whole ass new pies for themselves while we fight over crumbs from our parents’ generation. While they tell us we just need to stop buying in bulk, buy more lentils, budget better, save money even though we can’t pay our bills, don’t do anything that gives us an ounce of joy in this dystopian world bc “Nobody said this would be fun.”
I’m not going to be hyped until they lose their homes, yachts, vacation homes, all their property. Not until their bank accounts look like mine. I’ll pass these shares to my children in a will if that’s what it takes. I won’t be happy until we can pop bottles above them as they cry about losing their homes. I’ll contribute whatever I can to Eat The Rich™️.
https://x.com/opinion/status/1505292742993321993?s=46
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/billionaires-double-wealth-covid-pandemic/
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/03/19/why-now-is-a-smart-time-to-build-emergency-savings.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/video-wall-streeters-mocking-protesters-champagne-2011-9?amp
https://www.epi.org/publication/charting-wage-stagnation/

I’m being serious when I say my mom has been dieting all my life. It’s insane to really think about. It also in some ways makes me wonder if my mom regrets my birth. She was thin and had beautiful skin before I was born but once she got pregnant with me it all went down hill. As soon as she was able to she started trying to lose weight.
It started off simple. Healthy diets and more green veg. Then it got more extreme, weight watchers, Jenny Craig the cabbage soup diet and Slimfast. She tried hydroxycut but soon had to get off of it because she had HBP and it would worsen her condition. She would stop here and there throughout the years then randomly pick it up again only to drop it shortly after. By the time I was in HS I was used to her randomly announcing she was going to diet again. When the paleo diet kicked off she did it, when the keto diet became big she tried it. But she never kept up with any of them. I felt bad watching her panic over a pound or two or complaining about her pant size going up. I always told her to just try the most basic form of dieting; eating less and working out consistently.
But she never did that, instead she’d do the bone broth diet or the intermittent fasting diet. She still does those two diets here and there and each time I remind her; these diets only offer temporary relief. Now at this point, she’s approaching 55 I just want her to enjoy herself. I feel like now she should accept herself and just let herself enjoy the foods she wants without feeling guilty. It’s hard watching her try all these weird workouts only to never actually stay on track and to give up. So many unused exercise equipment rots away because she gives up on it within 2 months. She got herself a stationary bike, a recumbent bike, a desk bike and of course, a regular bike all sitting around collecting dust.
I applaud her effort, I really do but for fucks sake I think it’s time to throw in the towel. She swears she isn’t dieting anymore but she is. She bought hiking sticks a while back because she heard it’s a good workout to do while walking. They’re currently in the closet untouched. She bought a small trampoline to use for working out, she set it up and still hasn’t used it. Right now she’s on an aerobic walking video that she does every morning next to her untouched trampoline.
I’m glad she’s trying to be active and I’m not saying I want my mom to live her life as a couch potato. I just want her to enjoy herself while she’s able to.

i love my mom so much !!!!!! as a 23 yo being forced into adulthood sobrang hirap pala talaga. i feel like i always have to make decisions that could affect the entire course of my life and i just feel so lost recently.
i've been struggling lately and kausap ko mama ko tapos bigla na lang ako naiyak IAHAJAJAKA. iniyakan ko lang siya sa video call (nasa abroad siya) and she just let me cry and kept assuring me tapos proud daw siya sa akin HAAYYYY
i'm Sooo so so so grateful for her hay lord pls let her live a longer life until i can give back to her for everything 🥹

I came to know about jee in my class 12 ( inter 2nd year actually. If you are from telangana/ andhra you'll get to know 🙃.) Opened youtube and started searching on how to prepare for jee in 5 months. Guess what first video was from esaral. I thought of taking their course, but didn't. Then, I've seen pw's prayas 2.0 ka dropper course where they told they'll start from scratch and complete the entire syllabus by Jan. Started preparing from them. Then after completing basic math in maths, mole concept in physical chem and kinematics in physics, I've gained a bit confidence. Started doing pyq's but kuch nahi hora tha. I thought theory was the problem. Started to research about kinematics and mole concept. Wasted around 1 month. I had 4 months left, Then I've seen Nishant jindal's video on how to crack jee in 4 months. He told to read cengage. So I brought used cengage from a local store. Started to read, but I swear I didn't understand anything. I have almost Wasted all the 5 months, depressed hogaya pura. My mom motivated me. Started preparing for second attempt. But then my boards hit up. Started reading one day before boards for the board exams. Scored around 91% in class 12 (inter second year). I thought of taking drop, but my parents after seeing me depressed and everything joined me in amrita university, chennai. I thought atleast btech me phone hai, but the environment there was pathetic. No one had the motivation there to do something.later, I left the university. Joined some other private college. Didn't feel good even there. Later I decided to prepare for jee around mid November. Left the college and started preparing. Gave my 1st attempt this year, didn't perform well. Started preparing for second attempt. Didn't perform well in the second attempt too. I don't know what to do now. Started preparing for bitsat. But kuch nahi hora. Please help me if you can by dropping some suggestions. Also, if there are any good colleges accepting board marks please tell me.
Thanks and Regards Dheeraj.

So my son (6) was at his Moms this past weekend. She has two other kids 8 and 10. So the step mom of the 8 and 10 sent a video to my gf (step mom) she been in his life since he was about 6-7 months old. Anyways the video was recorded on the 8 yrs old phone from her mom’s house. It shows the 10 yr old going up to my son and punching him in the head and they were having a sleep over with there cousins which the video shows them all in there underwear and showing off there butts being goofy. Mom is nowhere to be seen in the video.But my thing is my son has been having a hard time at school with being picked on and also being the one who is mean also. When he is with us we don’t see that kind of behavior but it also is just him here. I asked why he got in trouble at school he said that he thinks it maybe when his brother hits and chokes on him it causes him to act out at school. So the mom doesn’t know about the video as of yet I don’t think. I think it should definitely be brought up to her and even show her. I also have an older brother and I know growing up we always picked on each other. Is it just the sibling rivalry or should I definitely bring it up. I almost told him the next time your brother punches you in the head to stand up to him and return the favor but I don’t want to cause even more issues. When and if I bring it up to his mom I know my gf is going to want to be apart of the conversation but I feel like if we both talk to her it might feel as though it’s us vs her being ganged up on. Which I don’t want. But I know my gf had gotten upset in the past a few times if I don’t include her in every conversation. So just looking for a little advice on it all. Thanks