Ey, dudes. Hope you’re having a good one! Don’t have anywhere else to celebrate, but I want to share the awesome time I’ve been having, so here I am. :)

• Just got my associate degree. Took me several years, mostly because of mental health struggles, but I didn’t even think I’d go to college. I’m transferring to an acclaimed, trans-inclusive university in the fall. So, that’s cool.
  
• Next week, I’m meeting will with my endocrinologist to discuss T options. This lady’s great. She asked me if I was comfortable outing myself to another doctor, because she was worried about a condition that he specialized in, but she didn’t push me. She knew about broken arm syndrome. When I asked her to use my dead name around my father (long story), who had driven me, she did. No bigoted interrogation or doubts, just warmth and respect for where I’m at. I’ve heard some horror stories about cis doctors, so this was a welcome experience.
  
• Got these shoes from the men’s section that not only fit with heel grips, but also support my tiny flat feet. These shoes look great. On top of that, my parents got me this watch that complements the shoes. It’s amazing what two accessories can do for a guy’s confidence.
  
• My mom, who’s conservative and openly hated my being trans for years, is defaulting to the men’s section when we go shopping. She respects me starting T, even if she’s anxious about it. She uses male pronouns for me, here and there, despite me not explicitly asking her to. She’s come a long way.
  
• I pass more often now, to the point that most strangers—including the barber—gender me correctly. My voice, thighs, baby hands, and height (5’2”) are the only major giveaways, and even then, they don’t always mess things up for me.
  
• I’ve been getting extremely masculine haircuts. I’m pre-T and was anxious about not passing, so I’m stoked about the implication. Used to hate my hair and throw it back into a ponytail, too, so it feels great to like my hair for a change.
  
• I’ve got a teen-boy, dollar-store ripoff of the Gomez Addams stache. I’m also as hairy as my dad and brother. Apparently, this is because my DHEA level is 487 ug/dL (PCOS) on its own, so I’m stoked.
  
• My friends have been great with my name and pronouns. They use them perfectly, quickly adjusted their language to address the change, and affirm often in casual ways. One friend even joked that I was a “classic guy” because I said I preferred what’s convenient to what looks good.
  

Hope this doesn’t come off as bragging. Don’t have much of a community who gets what it’s like to be trans—most of my friends and family are cis—and I’m about to burst with the good news lmao.

I received so much support and good counsel here when I shared about Toccio's totally reactive first trip to the vet. I wanted to let you know about his triumphant second visit!
The vets and I worked to give him a better start. They prescribed Trazodone and Gabapentin for him to take 12 hours, and 2 hours before the appointment. I'm on Trazodone myself, and it's done wonders for me, so I was happy for him to get some anxiety relief.
I asked if we could enter through the back so we could approach the clinic through the connected laneways that run from my street to their intersection, and avoid walking two blocks with streetcars passing. Toccio is terrified of streetcars. (he was raised in the suburbs! ;) ) They agreed to this, and Toccio was happy and bouncy when we arrived.
I also requested a different doctor. the first vet that saw us- she kept approaching him while she was standing up, and had this bright, cheerful voice that grated on me!
The vet that saw Toccio this time was also the owner of the clinic, and she was quiet, and gentle, and got right down on the ground with him, and offered him treats.
Within seconds, he was all affection and kisses! (he had been agitated while we were waiting in the exam room, and while he would eat the chicken I had brought, he was still on edge, which I totally get!)
I was so happy! and so proud of my dear boy! and so thankful for the care of the vet. She very gently and gradually introduced the stethoscope, with treats, many treats. Toccio was calm and accepting of this and the outward physical exam. And for his vaccinations, an assistant came in with some very yummy smelling meat paste in a bowl which she held up to his face, while I was directed to scoop him at his belly and his neck, and talk to him.
He didn't even notice that he had been injected!
The doc encouraged me to bring Toccio by, through the front door, as often as I could, so he could get treats there, and help him develop a positive association with the place.
I was so proud of my little boy, and also proud of myself for asking for a change in vet. And I'm so glad to have such a good, responsive clinic so close to home.

The original "The Fast and the Furious" released in 2001, contains a biblical subplot. This isn't as farfetched as it seems, considering that this film was re-written before its release by David Ayer, who is considered "...one of the five most prominent Christians in Hollywood." The original screenplay was written by Gary Scott Thompson. His vision for the film was for an all Italian cast racing through the streets of New York City. David Ayer, rendered some rewrites that made the film what has become these 20-something years later. One of his changes sets the film in Los Angeles instead of New York. Scripturally, angels are messengers and there surely is a message in this film, which is a re-telling of Revelation 13 using the analogy of cars and street racing.
To sum up the message of Revelation 13 is this: The Roman Catholic Church represented by "the sea beast" (Revelation 13:1) unites with America represented by "the earth beast" (Revelation 13:11) to issue the Mark of the Beast (Revelation 13:16-18). Scripture supplies the most in-depth literature known to man and this film has become a pop-culture gem because of it. Let's look at some of the symbolism.
Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is an allegory of the Roman Catholic Church. The name Dominic is derived from the Latin Dominicus and is a name given to boys born on Sunday. It is the root word for "Domingo" which is Spanish for Sunday. Contrary to the 7th Day Sabbath of the 4th commandment (Exodus 20:8), Catholics instituted their own day of worship, which is Sunday. Priest Brady, in an address, reported in the Elizabeth, NJ ‘News’ on March 18, 1903, stated, "It is well to remind the Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, and all other Christians, that the Bible does not support them anywhere in their observance of Sunday. Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church." Their are many pontifical orders in the Catholic Church and one of them is the "Dom-inican" Order. Pope Pius V was of the Dominican Order and he instituted the Inquisition. The Dominican monks are known for brewing beer and in the movie, Dom is constantly advertising "Corona Beer." Dominic Toretto drives a 1993 Mazda RX-7 FD. At the core of this car is a turbocharged Wankel motor, driven by rotors instead of pistons. The rotors are Releaux triangles and were prominent features on gothic style Catholic Churches. The Releaux triangle is also the basic shape for the triquetra which a symbol for the Trinity. The Trinity is never mentioned in Scripture as a name for God which is important. The Trinity is a Catholic invention. The Roman Catholic Church is named as such because it absorbed practices and traditions from the Roman Empire. It was Constantine that issued the first Sunday Law; an attempt to make Sunday holy. They used to hold races in the Coliseum to honor the Roman trinity known as the Captoline Triad or the Archaic Triad. The name Trinity was coined by Tertullian, a staunch Romanist. This is why Dominic uses three Honda Civics to pull of the heists, because Trinitarians believe the Holy Spirit is another being form that sits on the Throne of God; three on the throne. In reality, there are only two being forms, the Father and the Son, on the throne, with their Spirit being inherently there. Dominic's RX-7 has a Veilside body kit. The "veil" (Hebrews 10:20) is symbolic of Jesus Christ and the pope believes that He is an additional incarnation of Christ. In the beginning of Fast X, Dominic is portrayed as a defender of the Vatican and St. Peters. Dominic Toretto is the Roman Catholic Church.
Brian Spilner [O'Conner] (Paul Walker) is an allegory of American Protestantism. The name Brian means "noble" and nobility is defined as having "high morals standards and ideals." Brian is also a police officer or a keeper of the law. America was established as a Protestant Christian nation with the intent of upholding the Law of God. Most Protestants today have forsaken the Sabbath command and uphold the Catholic Sunday. Brian is also on the "wine of Babylon" and is seen drinking and distributing alcohol throughout the film. Protestant denominations now also believe in the Trinity, significantly compromising the strength of the Protest. Is this reflected in Brian's ride? Yes. Brian drives a 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The Mitsubishi symbol is a trinity of diamonds or rhombuses. At the heart of the Eclipse is a PentaStar 4G63 built by Chrysler. Chrysler secured a $75 million war contract to aid in producing J. Robert Oppenheimers "Little Boy"; the atomic bomb dropped on, of all places, Japan. The codename for the first atomic bomb test was "Trinity", named for the Catholic triune god. The American symbolism for Brian's car doesn't stop there. The American rebadged version of the Mitsubishi Eclipse, is the Eagle Talon. There is also an abstract blue and white eagle on the side of Brian's car; the eagle being a prominent symbol for America. Brian's surname "O'Connor" is of Irish origin. Catholics have slandered the name of St. Patrick claiming that he used the shamrock to preach the Trinity, but in reality he was vehemently against, or protested, the Catholic doctrine or the Trinity. Revelation 13:11 says that America sprang up like a Lamb (a symbol of Jesus Christ) but began to speak as a dragon (a symbol for Satan.) This denotes compromise. Brian is seen sitting with Dominic many times drinking alcohol, a sure fire way to lower your inhibitions and compromise your integrity. Brian has illicit relations with Mia, Dominic's sister [who openly displays her devotion to the Catholic Church in the film], which seals his compromise. Brian then ends up lying to his superiors after sleeping with Dom's sister. Brian is an Apostate (Lawless) Protestant Church.
Brian loses his car to Dom in a street race, which transfers ownership of the American-powered Eclipse to Dominic. Eventually, America will be owned by the Roman Catholic Church and will "build an image to the beast" and issue the Mark of the Beast on their behalf. The Eclipse is destroyed. Is not America in such a a state of declension, that the calling of a moral leader seems like the only way to save this country? Remember, Pope Francis came to America in 2015 and addressed not only the nation from the White House, but also an active session of Congress. We are a constitutionally church and state separate nation. What was the Pope doing there? Dom and Brian start working on another car to replace the destroyed Eclipse; a 1994 Toyota Supra. Before 1990, there was no official symbol for Toyota. On October 2, 1989, the official logo was released. The symbol is a "T" comprised of a trinity of ellipses. The code name for a 1994-1998 Supra is the Mark IV(4). So the Toyota Supra contains as mark and a trinity.
So what is the Mark of the Beast? Sunday observance and worship enforced by law. Dominic's name associates him with Sunday and Brian, being a police officer, associates him with the law. When they united to build the Supra together, it symbolized a National Sunday Law aka The Mark of the Beast. Their union also is symbolic of the formation of church and state in America: the "image to the beast." By the way, all graphics for the cars in the film were supplied by "Modern Image." When this forms, we are in "Barney Rubble Trouble." We are a country built on ecclesiastical liberty, but when a Sunday Law is put into motion, those who accept the law, will lose their "Liberty of Conscience." No good. This is why when Pope Francis addressed an active session of Congress, where we pass laws, was not a good sign. In fact, Pope Francis chose a Fiat 500 to ride in when he came to America. The word "fiat" translates to "law." This was not a coincidence.
How does this movie end? After one final race, Dominic flips his car, receiving a "deadly wound" (Revelation 13:3). Dominic (the pope, the outlaw) is not captured and brought up on charges as he should. Instead, Brian (America, the law, the Image to the Beast) hands over the keys to the Supra, giving Dominic complete power and ownership. Scripture says that the Roman Catholic Church will come to an end and that God's true people need to "come out of her...lest ye be partakers of her plagues..."
The promotion of Sunday, the exaltation of the Trinity, the apocalyptic formation of the Image of the Beast (Church and State) and the fraudulent retelling of prophecy is all contained in a little movie about street racing released almost 23 years ago. The sequels, attractions, and merchandise have never ceased to roll off the assembly line. Sequels that point to Dominic as a Catholic Champion. Even in "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift", the first song to play is "Six Days" by DJ Shadow. [Refer to Exodus -11] This song puts Monday as the first day of the week making Sunday the Seventh Day, giving Sunday the appearance that it is the Sabbath of the Lord. Yes. The Fast and the Furious is arrayed against the Law of God. The sobering fact is, Revelation 13 is already being played out right in front of our eyes. This film, which could arguably be called "The Last Great Film Before 9/11", portrayed the various steps and phases that America, nay the world, was about to go through, with the audience unaware. Sadly, Paul Walker has passed, but the message lives on today, with the OG Fast and Furious still being the greatest effort in the series.
Thank you for your time and consideration. 🙏🏾🙏🏽
Please watch the video Swift to Mischief: A Prophetic Exposition of "The Fast and the Furious" for greater detail.

Hi everyone, hubby (M34) and I (F30) have been considering moving to the mines for a while. We have 3 boys between 3 and 13. We have a cleaning business that does well here, but we rent and no chance of buying here (Adl) soon.
We'd love to get into the mines as cleaners and relocate, but know almost nothing about the process or what would be available. My cousin works in Roxby as a sparky, and have a friend in the trucks but they're both FIFO/DIDO and no kids/partner back home.
We're open to any location.
Are there companies that can offer housing as part of it? Would they be on site or in a town some drive away? Happy to live there 2 years initially, up to 7 total. We don't have family in Aus and won't be leaving behind anything as we're home bodies anyway.
How does schooling/daycare go?
Would roster for us both be flexible enough for daycare pick ups?
Would there be room for negotiating the terms to include these things with the hiring company?
I'm sure there's a few things we haven't considered and all variable answers based on which site etc.
I'm grateful for any responses 🙏 also happy to pointed to other forums which might answer the questions.

Please Read My Last post before you dive into this one...

Because boy oh boy have things changed BIG TIME.
In the last almost 2 months since I dropped that post, there's been some new people who were hired, and another round of good old combo clerk training. I like usual was not even asked to be part of it. I would have said "No Thank You That Sounds God Awful", but it was another "candidate" who really got my Blood Absolutely Boiling.
We have this newcomer to the company who I will call Guy 1 from here on out.
Guy 1 could not be lazier. The dude on several occasions, just walked out of the store, out to his car, got in turned on the AC and spent 30ish-40 minutes out there. Which wouldn't be so bad if he didnt do it EVERY SINGLE HOUR HE WAS ON THE CLOCK!!!!! We would call his name on the intercom for almost the entire time with no answer. and his lunch breaks were almost an hour to an hour and a half when the rest of the galaxy only takes a half for lunch and then gets their butts back on the clock.
Long story short he's now a combo clerk... let that sink in really quick.
The other day I was helping get carts with this guy because it was his hour, and he was inside until about 40 minutes past the hour. I had done his sweep, then I saw that both sides were getting low on carts. So I let management know that I would be outside getting more carts because it was his hour, and he was in the check stand covering a lunch or something. I went out there grabbed 2 sets of 7 carts, and pushed them in, then Guy comes out vest on but no Ratchet Strap and then proceeds to grab 20 carts and push them into the stall. I told him that he cannot bring 20 carts in and that he needs to go inside and grab a ratchet strap and pull in 7 max because if someone from union or a VP comes in for a little visit, the store gets dinged and our SM would have both our heads for screwing with her records or whatever.
Guy proceeds to yell at me because its fine and SM has seen me do it before and that I do things my own way and that I cannot yell at him. Guy then does another set of 20 before going off to lunch someplace outside of the store parking lot. Leaving me, with left extreme side of the cart corral done and right extreme side of the cart corral done but no carts in the middle.
Later that day he pulls me aside and apologizes for yelling at me, because "I don't like it when people raise their voices at me" when I only did it to get his attention because he was going from a parking lot that might as well be its own rumble strip while going over a rumble strip with 20 carts. He then claimed that his maximum was 56 carts pushed in in one go.
Even the other cashiers saw that I should have been at least asked and were asking management like "what the hell why not me?" and all they said in return was a shrug followed with, "yeah he was an awful choice wasn't he?"
Anyway to answer questions from the last post... apparently there is no such thing as a "voluntary demotion" I asked SM about that and she herself had no Idea what that was. it's just good old-fashioned favoritism, I guess. I asked my manager why I can't go into being on the pickup team and she said that "I spoke with "manager" over there and they said, "my technical skills were lacking."" which I will admit makes sense when I can count the number of orders I've done on my own in the low single digits and I've never done a single carry out.
More than likely, I will be going to the union this week and I'll be showing them both of these posts.

Hello Vets!
My 14 year old Husky/Terrier boy, Benson, has just been diagnosed with stage 2/entering stage 3 chronic kidney failure... We were of course recommended to start feeding the science diet/hills k/d rx food... But I would rather not, as many many years ago when Benson had elevated liver enzymes I put him on the science diet l/d at the recommendation of the vet, and for the first time in his life he broke out with hot spots all over (paws, around mouth, and bum)... I will never know if the food was the actual cause of it, but I would rather not take my chances again! Also this has all come at an extremely bad time as I'm in a very rough place financially right now and rx dog food is very expensive.
I came across this dog food a while back when I was researching dog foods... It's sold where I live and it's much more to affordable than the rx food at the vet. Personally I also like the sounds of the ingredients in it more. It's called Square Pet dog food, and it's even stated on their website that it's comparable to the rx kidney support foods sold at the vet.
Here's the link: https://shop.mysquarepet.com/collections/vfs/products/vfs%C2%AE-low-phosphorus-formula?variant=33254887718994
My question is... Would you be able to tell me if this food is actually good for a dog in kidney failure?
Thank you so kindly!!

Hello Friends - you couldn’t possibly accidentally land here, so if you searched this term….. whew, you are on a journey like me (or us, because I’m a parent of a child with this).
Our perfectly healthy 10yr old boy got absolutely sidelined with this bone cancer, in his Sacrum. We discovered this in February 2024, although we had been onto it about 4 months earlier…. I won’t comment on that whole mess of trying to get a diagnosis.
His whole sacrum was removed, a devastating procedure which essentially removes all functions to the legs and bowels.
He is now cancer free, technically, since all his scans are clear. But we are still only in cycle 2 of chemo.
That’s our situation in a nutshell.
I would LOVE to hear about others that have been through this.
Me and my wife get “thoughts and prayers” all day everyday, but we really love hearing from those that have been through this and beat this.

Hello, Ive been trying to find advice by seeing if anyone is in the same situation but cant find anything so i’m going to ask here! (Gonna be a long post because im going to put every detail, I want genuine advice that benefits my cat best)
In 2016 my family cat passed away. We were all devastated, after a while my mum who was previously a property manager found a beautiful calico cat which we presume was 3 years old, that had been left behind and hiding under the house by drug addict tenants. She would come out when my mum fed her, until eventually mum brought her home. We tried our best to keep her inside but she ran away after a week (out the cat door) We didnt know if she would come back.
When she left, my mum rescued an orange kitten that was considered too spicy and was given to us for free. 3 days later the calico cat came back! This time I kept her locked in my room upstairs, Its a massive room, with a narnia room and small balcony overlooking bush, trees and lots of nature. I was 15 at the time. She was extremely anxious, we have no idea how her previous owners treated her or if something had happened to her the week that she ran away. She would hiss at me, hide, didnt want affection. Through time she grew to love me, and became extremely affectionate and comfortable around me.
She became an inside cat, too anxious to go downstairs or leave my room as the orange cat would beat her up if she stepped foot downstairs. This led her to only live in my room. After 8 years the orange cat still attacks her. She enjoys lounging on the balcony with the wind, sun and looking at the birds and knowing she will be safe from my other family cat (hes an outside and inside cat). As I said, my room is very big with lots of windows and sunlight, lots of hiding spots etc. She loves my room. I love her so much, we cuddle to sleep everynight.
I have been with my bf for 5 years and he lives an hour away. I stay every weekend. I am now 23, and he is 25. In 3 weeks I am moving to his parents house, who has a very tiny detached living space about 10m from the main house. It has a bedroom, toilet and shower, kitchenette. We are staying there rent free and plan on saving money and buying a house within 2 years, and then moving my cat in.
The flat has very little windows and is very loud with boy racers driving past. After 5 years, I am ready to get a job down there and be with my bf everyday instead of only the weekends. I dont think she would be happy living there though as she must be around 12, and still is skitty and anxious. She wouldnt be able to leave the room as a main road is right outside. Therefore she wouldnt be able to sunbathe or anything like that.
At my family home, I lived with my mum and sister. When i move, my sister (2 years older) is going to move into my room. She will essentially be my cats main carer, and she really likes my sister and is comfortable around her. I will visit her as much as i can. I cant wait to bring her to a proper home once we buy, where she has a yard and a house to room without getting bullied.
Im also anxious as a person and i feel like im a bad cat mum. Will she be okay? :(

Met a 2 yr old boy named Chick! They said he was named after a character in a book. I thought it was sweet and unique. What do y’all think?

Because I’m tired of the same conversations and nothing changing. I’m tired of getting my hopes up when he gets his shit together for a week before reverting back. I’m tired of hearing “but what about meee?”
I’m tired of working 2 jobs and managing the household. I’m tired of sacrificing my needs and happiness for the sake of my husband. I’m tired of the effort I’ve put into our relationship, our house, and getting our son to this point not being seen. I’m tired of being followed around the house by 2 boys when I’ve only given birth to one.
I’m absolutely happy to give every free moment I have to my son and push away my needs for him… but not the grown ass man I call my husband. Not anymore.
Next time he asks what’s wrong… I’m just going to say “I’m tired.”
….note, we are in couples and individual therapy, this is just a vent. And I’ve told him this all verbatim, many times. I’m done telling him.

It's time baby. You've been with me 8 years, 6 months, and 13 days since Jared brought you home and you became my cat. My baby. You were only about 2 months old according to the vet so I decided September 1st was your birthday.
Tomorrow we have to part ways. I see that you haven't been feeling well for a little while now. Today really proved that. It was raining, and you didn't even want to go outside. That's not like you Oliver. You love going outside, even in the rain. You're a cat that loves water.
You barely ate today, mostly eating the chicken I brought to you. You spent the day sleeping behind the closet door. I made sure to put your blanket down in there so it was extra soft and comfy.
We spent time together in that cramped little closet today. I've apologized a million times for all the moments I lost my cool with you not because you escaped, yet again, but just because I was frustrated and yelled at you. You didn't deserve that, and I can never take it back. The apologies will never be enough.
We talked about the good times. The time I woke up in the middle of the night sandwiched between you and Bella. My orange boy snuggled up on side, and my pittie, like a block of concrete on the other. Neither one of you budged when I wiggled my way out from under the covers to go pee, or wiggled my way back in. Or the times you climbed the big arborvitae tree in the backyard and made your way onto the garage roof. Or you just climbed up as far as you could go and needed me to come up and get you. You laying on my shoulders when we went to the pet store. The millions of times you came to greet me at the door and launched yourself up into my arms or climbed onto my shoulders from on top of the fridge.
My two favorites being 1) the couple of times you slept under the covers with me. And 2) the time I tried to make you sit with me and watch Oliver and Company. The movie I named you after. You didn't go for it, so I watched it alone.
There's so many more memories that I'll forever cherish. The snuggles, the baths, chasing you around the neighborhood.
Time has flown, and yet it was never enough. You're just snoozing away in the cat climber right now, and tomorrow night when I look up, you won't be there. Not physically anyway. I feel the immense pain of having to lose you. It feels like every fiber of my being is being ripped to shreds. This is worse than childbirth.
It hurts to know Caleb will never really know you. There's a few pictures, and you've let him touch you a couple times. You've even snuggled his head a few times in the nights... after trying to play with and nibble on it. I love him, but I feel horribly guilty that these past 5 months I haven't been able to give you the same amount of love and attention as I used to. Going outside as often as we once did hasn't been easy since moving into the apartment and especially after the baby.
You were never a placeholder. You are now, always have been, and forever will be my first baby Oliver.
Oliver, Ollie, Ol, Pookie, Pooks, Fluffernutter, Fluff, Chonk, Chonker. Fluffernut. Nutter butter. The cat I swear I should have named Dennis the Menace. My orange boy.
I don't want you to go. I don't know how to do this without you. I don't WANT to do it without you. But I promised you I'd always protect you. I'd never let anything happen to you; that Momma's got you. And the truth is, if I let things go the way they've been, I'll have broken that promise. And I'll have been the one who hurt you because I was too selfish to let you go with dignity. I can't do that to you. I won't.
So in the morning, we'll go outside for the sunrise if you're up for it. We'll have some yogurt together. I'll hold you close. And when our time is at the close, I'll be right beside you. In the comfort of our own home. Together, with daddy and Caleb, and Kitty nearby. I'll be with you until the end. Always.
I love you Pooks. More than anything. Thank you for our time together. Come find me again.

I tried to shorten this as best as I could.
I (18f)(Maryland, U.S.A) use to nanny for a family who owns a rabbit. The rabbit was kept outside in dangerous temperatures, unsafe environment, a ~2 by ~2 box, alone, had no hay or toys, on wire, and being tormented by their kids during the very little time it had outside of it's cage. They were abusing and neglecting it. They have an autistic son who treated and handle the rabbit like a stuffed animal. It was dangerous for the rabbit even if he didn't mean it any harm. There’s a lot more detail I could go into. I ended up quitting due to them not being willing to change their treatment towards the rabbit. I called animal control and they sent a police officer out to investigate. The officer said no one was home but the rabbit had shelter so it was fine. Later on I compiled a bunch of research and articles on how they were neglecting the rabbit and offered to take it since I have 2 of my own. I was super nice but they basically told me to go away. So I told them I understood and wouldn't be contacting them again. A bit later I decided to review the county's animal rights law where they live (County B). I wrote down each law that they violated and how in an email that I sent animal control. They said they would send an animal control officer out, not a police officer. I responded saying I would be willing to take the rabbit if it was surrendered. I don't believe animal control even read my email or reviewed the laws I cited. They went to the family and said the rabbit had a roof and food so it was fine.
Later I received a call from a private number. I picked up and the man on the other end of the phone identified himself as a police officer for county B. I asked for him name and he muttered something. I asked him to repeat himself and he said "the same thing I said the first time". I wrote down the name I believed I heard. He proceeded to tell me that he was good friends with the family and also a police officer. He said that making a report to animal control was harassment and that he would make a case. Then he told me that as a police officer he would make sure to turn a misdemeanor into a felony and he'd make sure that it would follow me for the rest of my life. I asked him if he had read my email outlining every law that was violated, he said no. He asked for an example and I said how the cage had a wire bottom. He then admitted he didn't know the animal rights laws. He proceeded to tell me that even though he hasn't physically seen the family in 2 years that he could guarantee the rabbit was perfectly fine. This didn't make sense since the rabbit is only around a year old. He then proceeded to try and convince me there was nothing wrong with their treatment of the rabbit. He brought up that he had 5 tours in the military and was a police officer for a long time. He then talked about how he had seen and done horrible things while on the job and that I could never comprehend or understand. He compared the rabbit to what he has seen and said that the rabbit was fine in comparison. He started telling me that animal control would euthanize the rabbit and that they euthanize almost any animals they get. He kept trying to get me to say I would drop the report. It felt as if he was trying to scare me into not talking to animal control by threatening the rabbits life. He also told me to not talk about the family's autistic son in a very threatening tone and that he "would do a lot for that boy". At one point in the call he said "as a police officer I can punch you once but you'll remember it for the rest of your life." As a disabled woman that comment in particular was very scary to me. He also went on a tangent about God and about how he "isn't racist". There was a lot more he ranted about. I have PTSD and he triggered it. He had scared and intimated me.
I was worried and intimated into almost giving up. Luckily someone pointed out to me that a cop shouldn't say those things. I looked up the name I heard and found a retired police officer by that name on the County B's police website. I also found that a man with that name was friends with the mom on facebook. I decided to call the state police and they transferred me to the town I live in's police department. I told the officer what had happened. He told me that the man's actions weren't legal or professional. He also looked up the man name in some type of record system and said there was currently no active officer with the name I heard. He told me to call the station if I received another call from this number. I can't remember if he said if he would tell county B's police, as I was still very freaked out at this point.
I decided to email county B's police anyway since I was still very anxious, scared, and concerned. I believe he impersonated a police officer and threatened me, both physically and legally. They said it was not their department. I called animal control and they confirmed that they didn't assign a police officer to this case. I was worried that this man might hurt me physically, get the rabbit euthanized, make a false report, or interfere with animal controls investigation. He had freaked me out severely. I had to have extensions on my college work because I was too scared to go to campus. I still haven't gotten another job due to fear of something like this happening again. It was hard for me to handle emotionally and mentally. Around this time I got very ill and was in incredible pain. I did not try to get further help on this situation since I was scared and in a lot of pain. I have had surgery that has helped the pain and given me a lot of time to think. I am finally ready to try and do something over what he did. Is there any case or some type of justice I can get from this? I've had really bad nightmares over the rabbit's safety and the threats ever since. I'm hoping some type of justice might help get rid of them. I need help and guidance and I hope I can get that here.

I’m in a 12 team superflex rebuild and have 1.07, 1.11, 2.02, and 2.08. Took Maye, Brooks, Nix, and now come down to either Polk, Franklin or Wright. This turned into a heated debate with the boys I was with while drafting. Would you rather have the Drake Maye/Ja’Lynn Polk stack or Bo Nix/Troy Franklin?? Factors: Similar bad QB landing spots, maybe a Payton bump. Higher draft capital, and theoretically, talent with the Pats duo. The oregon duo set records together. Franklin was regarded as better pre-draft than Polk but slid while Polk received draft capital. Crowded depth behind Sutton for no 2 spot. Pats depth is weak but also crowded. (I went Franklin)

I tried to think of how I would construct the perfect 13 track TTPD album - what songs would I cut or keep and how I would order them and this is what I came up with:

1. Fortnight - I would keep fortnight at track 1 because of the big collab it automatically generates interest and it also sort of sets the stage for the album sonically and theme wise that it’s a low tempo pop breakup album
   
2. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart - track 2s of Taylor’s album tend to be the biggest hits and fan favourites - blank space, cruel summer, maroon, champagne problems, cardigan, etc. I also like how the production starts off - it’s attention grabbing and fun after the slower tempo of Fortnight
   
3. How Did It End? - switch it up for track 3 to a quill writing song after the BOP that is ICDIWABH. This song also addresses what everyone wanted answered with this album but while criticizing people’s nosiness disguised as empathy
   
4. Down Bad - another fan favourite and pleaser.
   
5. So Long, London - I wouldn’t change the track 5 because even if loml has sadder lyrics, this one is stronger sonically and her voice sounds devastated. I cried the first dozen times I played SLL, she just sounded so exasperated and sad. It’s also a nice continuation from How Did It End?
   
6. Florida!!! - leaving London, her home for several years, and escaping to Florida. I like how this transition thematically fits. The heavy drums on Florida!!! also brings something different sonically
   
7. My Boy Breaks His Favourite Toys - production change to something upbeat and fun but while thematically still being about a heartbreak.
   

Female Rage Section:

1. The Black Dog - kick off Female Rage portion of the album. The yell singing makes a nice change sonically. Lyrically also such a strong song. You go from dancing to MBBHFT to crying to the black dog. The rollercoaster of emotions is what I wanted to portray with my choices because going through a breakup is very much a rollercoaster of emotions
   
2. Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me? - she’s getting angrier. Angry at the public treatment. Thematically this is a bit different as it’s not related to a break up but still fits the album well which is both a break up album & critique of the public. I think of TTPD as an album that showcases going through a heartbreak and also being judged and scrutinized by the public how you’re going through a heartbreak. It sucks from all ends.
   
3. But Daddy I Love Him - a continuation from WAOLOM answering why is she so mad. This is also a very upbeat song and sonically different - sounds more country.
   
4. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived - perfect continuation after BDILH, she realizes she was in denial and she’s mad MAD.
   
5. loml - the aftermath after all that anger. She’s still mad but now depressed :( feels like she’s acted like a fool but she’s accepted it’s time to let this relationship go.
   
6. The Prophecy - I would end the album with the procephy because it’s sonically and lyrically a strong closer and it heartbreakingly brings up anyone’s anxiety in the aftermath of a break up - will I ever find the one? after all the heartbreak dug into on this album, it hurts even more to leave it at this question and her begging for a forever love.
   

The cuts I made were strategically to thematically keep this album as a break up album that also criticizes the unhealthy obsession the public has with her personal life. I think especially for casuals they had a hard time following this album because it jumps around a lot thematically depending on who the song is about. Unless you know the lore it’s hard to follow, this 13 track album makes it easier to follow a storyline and sonically these song choices have major differences from one another and there’s variation of quill to fountain songwriting.
How would you do it?

Throw away I guess
So you his has been going on for a while but I guess I need some advice cause I don’t know what to do and it’s tearing my family apart.
I (30f) and my husband (35m) have been together for 6 years got married last year. I have two boys and he has one and I am currently pregnant with our final boy at 34 weeks.
He’s been in my children’s life since they were 1 1/2 and 3 months old. He’s a great father figure. This involves my now 6 year olds father. We where never in a relationship and he didn’t want a child to begin with so had been a bit vindictive when it came to custody and court agreements (constantly calling CAS and making things difficult) a couple weeks ago there was an incident at my sons school that no body told me about and the teacher had made a report to CAS and now my husband has been kicked out of the house by them for safety reasons because there have been claims made against him (false obviously) and he’s not allowed to return until an investigation has been completed.
We’re both stressed cause I’m on the verge of popping out this baby and so so tired of this unnecessary drama that baby daddy keeps causing. That I don’t know what to do anymore.
For context he’s literally the only person that has ever called CAS on me and he’s hated my husband since we’ve got together. We also live in Ontario.

Due any day now and haven't found a girl name we love. Ideally, we'd have a 2 syllable A name followed by a 3 syllable C name. But the end goal is to keep the AC initials.
If the baby is born a boy, we want to name him August Cameron if that helps. Appreciate any ideas you can share! (Totally okay with common names too!)

For some context, my current bf and I have been dating for almost 2 years now. We dates my sophomore year and his first junior year (he repeated his junior year twice to do sports) for about 3 months. We go to the same church and reconnected at church camp 2 years after our first breakup. This time had been a lot different and a lot better because I thought we had both matured. “Thought” is the key word. Since we’ve been together for almost 2 years I have met most of his family and have been around them a lot. The way they act and treat him makes me worried about our future together. For one, he’s a HUGE mommas boy (no hate to mommas boys out there). His mom is one of those “my sons is my best friend” moms and I can’t stand her sometimes. She babies him and his older brother to act like they do no wrong in her eyes. Because of this, he expects me to treat him this way. I have told him on multiple occasions that that will not work for me. One instance I can think of was last summer. He was having really bad allergy problems and his normal allergy meds weren’t working. He was complaining about how bad they were and I told him he probably needed a stronger dose and should go to the doctor. He asked if I would make the appointment for him because “he didn’t know where to go”. I told him that there is a local clinic he could go to and I gave him their number so he could make the appointment. That next week, he went to the doctor and made his mother go with him. Mind you HE IS 20 YEARS OLD. Another thing about his family is how his father acts. My bf and I both graduated high school last year and while in school we both did the usual college visits. During these visits both of his parents would come along and ask all the questions for him. His dad would only let him talk to the School of Education for each college because he says “I’m paying for your education so I decide what degree you get”. My bf does not want to be a teacher but he has to because if he does not get an education degree he won’t be able to go to college. I hate they way his dad treats him, but his dads personality is coming out in him and that worries me about our future together. My bf is constantly talking about “when we get married” and “when we have kids” and I have told him that those thoughts haven’t crossed my mind because we are far too young to be thinking about those sort of things. I think heads been pushing those ideas because we have a few friends of our who are getting married this year or are having kids. There are other things that he does that I cannot see myself being able to live with everyday but I won’t get into those if no one wants to know. I’ve have serious thoughts about breaking up with him because he causes me so much stress but I don’t want to break up with him right before we go away to college. We are both going to different colleges that are about 2 hours away from each other. He is constantly worrying about us breaking up or that I will “find someone better”. Everytime I see him he brings this up and it makes me feel like he doesn’t trust me and he sort of guilt trips me into feeling bad for not wanting to go to the same college as him (I have many reasons for not wanting to go to the college he chose). If anyone could please give me advice regarding this situation, that would be much appreciated. I’m not sure what to do anymore.

I’ve just noticed that recently majority of the boys have been posting a lot more it seems. Simon and Josh have always been posting daily, but Tobi’s had 3 main channel vids in the past month/month and a half, Ethan’s streaming more often, and JJ has posted like 5 videos in the past week since he came back. Now it’s only Harry and Vik that aren’t posting really, although I think Vik is also still doing The Pack channel but it hasn’t uploaded in like 2 months so maybe not.

First time played kenshi and feel like sharing its story.
Decided to play mainly solo character RPG style. When I learned about fractions i was scared to make any of them enemy. As they are all very cool. Then I discovered holy nation and wow fuck these guys.
I started my endless solo cruciate aganist them with satisfying progress during it. (being on level of holy sentinel up to being stronger than inquisitor ahhh so good). First goal was military base next to Stack. It was going good and then they hurt my leg badly, couldnt run away and took me prisoner and steal my eq.
Easy peasy prison break time. My eq was in box next to my cell(idiots!) but without weapon. Resteal it but couldnt make it fist fighting, back to cell. Break again but they moved my eq(Smart!) and i had no idea where it was. I tried steal eq from sleeping soldiers but my stealing level was to low(and didnt know then how to cheese it) and i get only free toughness training.
Next day i was mining stones as obidient slave should. Outside the base. This is my chance, i tried to run away but learned the hard way shackles movement penalty. Guy throw me to the ground but he was crazy, for some reason he didnt stop beating me while yelling "work harder! , arbait macht frei! " or something. I lost my arm and was barelly alive. Lost my hope for escaping.
Solo escaping that is. Took one of my "characters" that is cooper miners and decided to make it ultimate assasin, thief, lord of the night. After extensive training went to base during night for rescue mission. And it was going great. Stealth killing is op. But I failed at some point and landed in cell next to my hero. That night there was a lot of other prisoners. We opened them all as much at the same time as possible and run away when soldiers were dealing with them. That is my hero run away, assasin sacrificed himself and will be forever remembered for this.
Getting myself robo arm and went on exploring and training. When I come back i relatively easly destroyed Stack with Seta. I was feeling confident with blister hill but oh boy I was wrong. Infinite army respawning(?) faster than i was killing them. After hours city was full of crawling people and it seriously became depressing. Like im on the real war but im the bad guy. I have seen holy phoenix, even managed to lure him to 1v1 but he beat my ass without taking any damage.
Went exploring again, got meitou weapon from fishman boss and discovered crossbows. Gave the crossbow to random copper miner nad he was kicking ass from the start. Now with team of 2 blister hill got obliterated and received princess as reward. I havent seen half of map but called it a day with this run.
I started few other short Self restricted runs and boy, this game have much potential for roleplaying. So much is happening between fractions, especially on United cities territory. Its a mess there. You really have read it all? Thanks.