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notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 08:30 am)
notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 08:30 am)My swimming group of 12 to 18 years students is beginning. Suddenly [Teacher] shows up. Teacher: Hey, [My Name], I said my son could swim along with you, so here he is! Since I’m always about ‘the more the merrier’, I don’t mind and [Teacher] presents his son: a 17 year old boy in swimming […]
It's challenge time!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
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(notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 07:00 am)
notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 07:00 am)Read Some Customers Are Not Always Right, And Some Are Just Very WRONG
Me: "Good evening, ma'am, what can I—"
Customer: "WRONG!"
She held out a sheet of paper with scrawls of what I later figured out were a grocery list. Strike one.
Customer: "No talking! Get my groceries!"
Read Some Customers Are Not Always Right, And Some Are Just Very WRONG
Dear Meghan: Our 11-year-old daughter is not motivated by personal hygiene. She will shower when reminded to, but she does not wash her hair effectively (I still have to wash it for her sometimes to make sure it gets clean). She is in puberty and is starting to get pimples on her face, but she will not wash her face at night unless I basically walk her into the bathroom and do it with her. When she brushes her teeth in the morning, she still has morning breath afterward, so clearly is not doing an effective job.
I am at a loss. We have worked with her and, frankly, nagged her for years, and I’m just tired of it. Is this developmentally appropriate? We do not believe she is neurodivergent, and she’s a great kid — smart, social and involved in a lot of activities. I don’t understand this refusal to do the basics of effective personal hygiene. The approach we’ve been taking is clearly not working, so I would love some advice. Thank you!
— Nagging Not Working
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I am at a loss. We have worked with her and, frankly, nagged her for years, and I’m just tired of it. Is this developmentally appropriate? We do not believe she is neurodivergent, and she’s a great kid — smart, social and involved in a lot of activities. I don’t understand this refusal to do the basics of effective personal hygiene. The approach we’ve been taking is clearly not working, so I would love some advice. Thank you!
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Dear Carolyn: I made the horrible mistake of developing a relationship with a parent of one of my child’s friends that ultimately led to me cheating on my boyfriend of two years. The affair lasted about two months. My boyfriend found out and confronted me about two months ago, at which point I owned up to it, albeit after much resistance and hedging on my part.
The affair is over because my affair partner broke up with me upon finding out I had not broken up with my boyfriend as he had demanded. I want very much to repair things with my boyfriend. This whole experience has shown me how artificial the affair was and how I was willing to throw away my relationship for what was ultimately a facade.
The past two months have been hell — being insulted and called horrible names, constant sarcasm, throwing things I’ve said back in my face, refusal to hear my apologies, etc. My boyfriend has since started dating other people after telling me he’s going to do to me what I did to him: try other people out. How long do I keep fighting to fix this and make amends? At this point, I just agree with everything he says about the affair, even if it’s not true, just to avoid another daily argument. My hope is almost gone, I’m defeated, and he seems to take joy in being mean and hurtful toward me. Do I cut my losses? When I ask him if he even wants to try to repair this, he flips the question back on me.
— “I’m so sorry, but please stop beating me up”
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The affair is over because my affair partner broke up with me upon finding out I had not broken up with my boyfriend as he had demanded. I want very much to repair things with my boyfriend. This whole experience has shown me how artificial the affair was and how I was willing to throw away my relationship for what was ultimately a facade.
The past two months have been hell — being insulted and called horrible names, constant sarcasm, throwing things I’ve said back in my face, refusal to hear my apologies, etc. My boyfriend has since started dating other people after telling me he’s going to do to me what I did to him: try other people out. How long do I keep fighting to fix this and make amends? At this point, I just agree with everything he says about the affair, even if it’s not true, just to avoid another daily argument. My hope is almost gone, I’m defeated, and he seems to take joy in being mean and hurtful toward me. Do I cut my losses? When I ask him if he even wants to try to repair this, he flips the question back on me.
— “I’m so sorry, but please stop beating me up”
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Fandom: Kaos
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Prometheus
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: dxcstrange-stuff on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: dxcstrange-stuff really likes Prometheus and has drawn him several times. I like this one especially, where he's giving humanity the gift of fire. Nice movement in the swirling lines, and lighting from the fire.
Link: Prometheus
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Prometheus
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: dxcstrange-stuff on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: dxcstrange-stuff really likes Prometheus and has drawn him several times. I like this one especially, where he's giving humanity the gift of fire. Nice movement in the swirling lines, and lighting from the fire.
Link: Prometheus
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(notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 05:00 am)
notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 05:00 am)Read Someone Wants To Marry… That?
Bridezilla: "I am in need of a bridal veil as I am getting married here this week. Where can I find one?"
Mom: "There are two large shopping malls nearby, one just to the south of the hotel and one further away to the north."
Bridezilla: "Okay, go ahead and tell one of your maids to get one and deliver it to me."
Mom: "I'm sorry, the hotel does not provide that service, nor will they pay for your veil."
(notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 03:00 am)
notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 03:00 am)Read Be Careful How You Express Yourself At The Express Lane, Part 2
Me: "Hi there! Just so you know, this lane is for ten items or fewer. Register four is right there and has no line."
Customer: *Without looking up from her phone.* "I’m in a rush. It’s fine."
Read Be Careful How You Express Yourself At The Express Lane, Part 2
Got any Follow Friday-related posts to share this week? Comment here with the link(s).
Here's the plan: every Friday, let's recommend some people and/or communities to follow on Dreamwidth. That's it. No complicated rules, no "pass this on to 7.328 friends or your cat will die".
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(conuly Jun. 16th, 2025 04:30 pm)
conuly Jun. 16th, 2025 04:30 pm)Well, that kinda covers the gamut of illness there, so maybe figure it out?
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Bonus 100: Advice #2 - Fun linguistic experiments, linguistic etiquette, and language learning scena
(atlinguistic_feed Jun. 12th, 2025 08:59 pm)
atlinguistic_feed Jun. 12th, 2025 08:59 pm)Are there linguistics things in your life that you would like advice about? In honour of our 100th bonus episode of Lingthusiasm, and because our first advice episode was so popular, here’s another episode answering your advice questions, from the serious to the silly!
In this bonus episode, Lauren and Gretchen get enthusiastic about your linguistics questions! We give advice about fun linguistics experiments you can do with your friends, aging out of the coolest slang demographic (it will happen to us all eventually!), and several etiquette questions, including how much to accommodate other people’s accents, asking about other people’s linguistic backgrounds, and getting people to stop correcting your grammar by rechanneling them into linguistic curiosity. Plus, many questions on learning languages in various scenarios: when you have mixed feelings about how they’re doing gender, when you want to connect with a heritage language, when you’re seeking opportunities to practise but don’t wanna be weird about it, and when you’re trying to learn a less popular language for your area. And finally: a lightning round of more questions!
Listen to this episode about your linguistics questions, and get access to many more bonus episodes by supporting Lingthusiasm on Patreon.
A Witch to Remember by Heather BlakeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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Last night I finished the book A Witch to Remember by Heather Blake. It’s the 9th in her “Wishcraft” mystery series, starring Wishcrafter witch Darcy Merriwether.
Darcy has a lot on her plate. Her wedding is set to take place in a couple weeks, the quarter-century Renewal of the Elder is coming up first, and now there’s been a murder. As the witch tasked with investigating magical crimes in the Enchanted Village, Darcy must now juggle solving a crime along with everything else. The main suspect is Darcy’s nemesis, wicked witch Dorothy, but Darcy isn’t so sure Dorothy committed the crime. Compounding Darcy’s stress is the fact that her sister, Harper, will have to decide if she wants to take up the mantle of Elder upon her death, as their mother did when she passed. Harper, however, doesn’t know she will have to make that choice, and Darcy isn’t sure which way Harper may lean. As the suspect list for the murder grows with no clear resolution, Darcy knows she’s running out of time.
It took me a bit to really get into this story, but by the end, I rocked through it. There were many interesting twists and turns to keep Darcy (and the reader) on edge. Things were wrapped up neatly by the end, which is fortunate, as the author’s website indicates this is the last book in the series. Boo on that.
Favorite lines:
♦ “I believe in things I can’t see. In things I don’t quite understand. I believe in magic.”
♦ This wasn’t quite the signed, sealed, and delivered alibi I’d been expecting, as squirrel testimony was anything but airtight.
♦ “I’d probably draw the line at Satan as well.”
♦ “Longest week ever.” // “It’s only Monday.”
♦ “I don’t joke about casseroles.”
♦ “Did I mention we’re one very loud, happy, albeit a tad strange family?”
Good book, sad to see the series end. Four stars
(notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 01:00 am)
notalwaysright_feed Jun. 13th, 2025 01:00 am)Read Proof Of Their Stupidity In Writing
Client: "I want to cancel my service with you. Please confirm the cancellation is processed by letter."
I check the information and cancel the service. I send a letter to confirm it's been processed. Two weeks later, the letter gets returned by the postal service. This was written on it:
Client: "Delivery refused! No longer your client! Stop sending me mail!"
(toothpastepancake posting in pinchhits Jun. 12th, 2025 09:11 pm)
toothpastepancake posting in pinchhits Jun. 12th, 2025 09:11 pm) There are still two boxes without gifts for my gifting fest, femgiftboxes . Due June 20 at 8PM EST.
writtenworldsaloud's box: Hazbin Hotel, Golden Sun, YuYu Hakusho (fic, vid)
Flaim_Ita's box: Kamen Rider Geats, Mahoutsukai Precure, Hana no Asuka-Gumi, Kamen Rider Decade, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (Fic, Art, Comics, Podfic of any of my applicable fics)
Thanks!
femgiftboxes . Due June 20 at 8PM EST.writtenworldsaloud's box: Hazbin Hotel, Golden Sun, YuYu Hakusho (fic, vid)
Flaim_Ita's box: Kamen Rider Geats, Mahoutsukai Precure, Hana no Asuka-Gumi, Kamen Rider Decade, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (Fic, Art, Comics, Podfic of any of my applicable fics)
Thanks!
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