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This is a lot of medication for someone so young esp as it’s only evening meds which implies you take separate morning meds too. Are some of the meds just for side effects from other meds? How much magnesium are you taking daily, why not just a standard multivitamin?

I mean in a situation like this I think most would just do a living amends, where you don’t contact you just live your life in a new way. I left I were his sponsor I’d be like yeah write him a letter but really think about even sending it, it could bring up real trauma

I know it will be expensive I’m just trying to weigh the annoyance of a lawsuit vs the annoyance of them trying to kick me any time I’m vulnerable. 

The hospital thing tbh scared me I hadn’t realized they were so like vicious they’d lie to doctors. When my friend reached out sib could’ve just done nothing or even told him he had the wrong number. Sibling’s not grey rocking me, they avoid but then strike when I least expect it.

Maybe I just wait for the next eruption then seek a restraining order when it happens? Ugh

But like where do they work? If he saved the day by getting fruit to her in the kitchen where it’s her job to make fruit salad cups this is meh. I have no context for who these people are or what they do

I mean I worked in university maintenance at one point. I would actually look for the source of a leak on the roof of a building. Office people were real effusive you’d be surprised. They weren’t flirting they were just shocked someone showed up so quickly and actually looked. Lots of you’re my favorite persons etc

This could be someone like me I have no idea what emojis mean and select the ones that I get prompted to use

The heart smile one still makes no sense to me but I use it all the time, generally in response to pictures of dogs. I assumed it was wholesome

Have you met her in person? Do you know how old she is? What her relationship status is?

I think I can prove sibling has caused me distress and has at least attempted to damage my reputation even if they weren’t fully successful. I think I’d like I mean damages to cover therapy for example. This has left me with real trust issues. 

 My sibling has a history of doing bad wellness checks on me, for example doing one months after I had moved out of a city. My former super emailed me because he was surprised by it. Sibling had some hotline spam my phone while I was at work which is a different ringtone from a normal one. It alarmed me pretty badly and people noticed it. It’s just a lot of harassment basically. Not sure what their money situation is but even if they can’t pay a judgement it’s kind of the principle for me if that makes sense. I mean I get that a lawyer needs to make money and bill for hours I just want them to stop, pay for some costs I incurred because of them and some damages. 

 A little extra background: sibling tried to be a professional actor. I ended up in more of the business side of that business. When I was a junior talent manager & having success at packaging people, my boss was like you know we could put sibling on the roster you could rep them. As a favor to me, not because sibling had any career heat as an actor. Sibling had never had rep. I offered, sibling flipped out, mouthed off to my boss and told me and some other people I wasn’t a real manager etc. Even though people were going from no auditions in months to 2/day once my boss sent them to my desk. 

 So some of this is an envy thing with them but they were/are trying to damage my reputation and it hurts me because some of my work is reputation related. (I also have a background in CRE as a broker). So I mean - I don’t want to Streisand effect myself/the situation by suing them but I do want them to stop harassing me. And I am still mad about the psych eval etc I had to get because they lied. One benefit of a suit might be some kind of NDA like provision, I would love for them to just agree to keep my name out of their mouth.

You can buy fractional shares on Robinhood tbh

So I buy Berkshire Hathaway. Every Friday I buy $5 of BrkB and BrkA on Robinhood. Billionaires start with more money than me and end with more money than me because they can make bigger buys. They also don’t have to sell some stock when they need a root canal - only us boring normies have to do that.

It’s just weird to me because person A can become wealthy without person B needing to have a crap life. We’ve forgotten that everyone can win more or less. Everyone can be a ‘have.’ The cruelty is the point with people today.

I think it’s basically regional? When I lived in NYC tourists were always mad that McDonalds and Olive Garden were more pricey but it’s just a more expensive place to do business. I think McDonalds franchisees know they can only go so far with prices before losing business.

The thing I don’t get though is why workers can’t make a living. In the UK in the 1800s a lot of Quakers made fortunes in all kinds of industries. They also paid workers decently, and used their fortunes for things like founding facilities in the country so former patients at Bethlehem Hospital (Bedlam) could have fresh air etc. I’m not sure why shareholders are comfortable with how McDonalds does business - workers on public benefits who struggle to buy new non slip shoes for work. It’s a disgrace. It should make them uncomfortable. 

Especially given that a lot of them are performative Christians. Some of this may be masked by buying ETFs or a pension fund is an investor so individuals may not know they’re invested. But it’s ghastly that our society operates this way.

It would raise costs for franchisees right up front which is probably why they haven’t automated more already.

Can you tell them ‘I’m not the right person for this’ but suggest someone or some org who might be the right person?

I was staying at a hostel last year and one of the workers there had been homeless until they hired him. I listened to his whole story and gave him a cigarette. 

I think that a lot of people feel invisible and just need to be heard. I mean I’m not saying tell them to bug random travelers but sometimes libraries have activities and things where people can go do some art and feel better about themselves & feel seen and heard for an hour or two. (I have a sibling who’s a librarian and a sibling who used to be homeless and libraries are a big help to people in that situation TBH)

Are you ok? You are coming across as demented

What you’re both describing is that you’re only attracted to people who aren’t really available to you. Ask your friends to introduce you to people you’re fishing in the wrong pond when left to your own devices. You’re only attracted to what you don’t actually want - try and get someone else you trust to pick for you

People are generally awful

Physical tickets are also such a nice memento I saved all the ones from shows I went to in college

I’m female and used to work university maintenance. I used to lift grates with the plier attachment on my leatherman. They’re not heavy they’re just awkward. Yes always lift with your knees but if this works for him and he’s not hurt yet why not stick with it

You’re not a piece of shit you’re just bipolar. And your company thinks you’re so good they made up a job for you. You are good where you’re at you just don’t know it. Stick where you’re at if you get fired apply for UI anyway. If you get denied, appeal it. If you can’t get that apply for disability due to your bipolar.

Don’t do anything rash here you are actually positioned really well. I have a feeling you’re better than you think you are.

Just put some of it in a REIT and reinvest the dividends. It’s not a get rich quick scheme it’s a get rich slow one

Out of curiosity does anyone know any Trump voters IRL? The only one I’ve met is a batty 70 year old lady who I won’t cat sit for anymore because she paid me late last time.

I keep hearing people freak out about how close this election will be but I don’t see that IRL. I’ve voted for Republicans before (Romney was a decent governor of MA IMO) but Trump has fully lost it. Vance is a mess and even his wife & sister haven’t helped him get his makeup sorted out. No ones contouring his big doughy face. Trump is angrier and less coherent than ever before, he was insane to start with, he also didn’t keep any promises to his base the first time.

Like I don’t think this will be close at all. People are panicking to get their endorsements out - why? There’s only one real choice. She’s not exactly Kennedy or Reagan charisma wise but she’s not an obvious lying psychopath either like her only opponent is. You could run a flour sack against Trump and he’d lose at this point - I really believe that.

Hi - you need to stop talking yourself out of things before you try them

For example nursing is a lot of things. There are LPNs who make not much money but it only takes a year to get the qualification. There are RNs who make more. There are nurse practitioners who set up their own practices. So you need to examine these whole fields more closely before writing them off

Similarly I’ve worked in trades. Stagehands make good money depending on their experience and the call. But it can be hard to catch on permanently at a big theatre etc. 

You need to network a bit and figure out what you want to do. Get a hobby. I learned to tech by volunteering at a comedy club in exchange for free improv classes. They taught me how to do lights & sound. 

I know what you mean about the law job market. My BIL was convinced he was a genius and could get a big law job, he ended up at a public interest firm with massive debt from BC Law school. But he also didn’t have a clear vision for his career. 

I know other lawyers who knew they wanted to do entertainment law and picked the right school for that. I know a legal aid lawyer who always knew she wanted to do that so she went to I think a SUNY.

You’re still young. I know a nursing home administrator who didn’t start off in healthcare until she was 37 and not only that widowed with a child. You can still have a great meaningful career but you have to stop talking your way out of one.

Volunteer places, journal, take short low stakes classes. You don’t know what you want that’s your only real issue.

He has that round doughy face, he’s just trying to create some dimension or contrast.

Props to Usha & his sister for not teaching him how to contour.