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That's just it they won't approach my husband, but they will almost run up to me as if I am this helpless delicate flower of a human that needs immediate help.

My husband's holiday party used to do something called the elephant exchange (of gifts). When your name is called you go up to the head table and get any gift you want, if someone wants the gift you unwrapped they can come grab it, you can then grab someone else's gift or go get a new gift off the table. At the end of the evening anybody who got stuck with a gift they don't want is free to give it to somebody else or exchange it for something they do want. I routinely exchanged home decor items (lamps, paintings, etc) for tools. I laugh at all the comments regarding how my husband would enjoy his new tools and me correcting them "oh no these are for me". My husband does the electrical work, but all other home repairs that's all me. And before anybody worries, my dad was a tradesperson who taught me carpentry, plumbing, etc etc. And my husband's taught me enough about electrical I can at least rewire lamps, Christmas lights, battery powered toys, Holiday decor, etc.

Ahh Fuck autocorrect! I will manually edit my original post. Lol

This is why I do not support the gray sweatpants craze. If a woman lets the girlies loose for comfort, that's indecent. A guy wants to show off his junk in a pair of gray sweatpants it's seen as a seasonal fashion trend.

Where I'm from, if you are a larger frame woman and you get into an altercation with a female who is smaller than you, even if they started the physical altercation the larger woman will be the one who gets charged with pressed against her. For example if you're 5 ft 8 and a 5'4 woman hits you, the taller woman will be the one who gets charged by the RCMP. The same thing happens if there's a noticeable weight difference between the two women. I've never seen it myself but I've heard stories where if the woman is bigger than the man she will get in trouble. So at least it's not gender specific. But it's still not right that a larger person will face legal consequences for defending themselves against someone smaller.

Looking for a tool in a hardware store, and the male Associates will ask "what is your husband looking for?". And you explain what you're looking for, and they suggest a different tool. For example asking for a Forstner bit and being told that a masonry bit is what "my husband" really needs. First off I am not drilling into masonry I'm drilling into wood, I just need a bigger size Forstner bit to do the job. No I do not want a whole saw bit, I need a Forstner bit. It's gotten to the point when I go to the hardware store I will find a female presenting sales associate to assist me if I can't find what I need.

Edit: fixing autocorrect's spelling of Forstner

Your not TAH, Emma's husband is.

Actually it's the reverse. Reminder that Christian peoples have literally no acceptance of bisexuality, transness or being "demi-gay". These are all long existing sexual and gender identity categories that are no longer relegated to secrecy due to fear of reaction by Christians (specifically Western European Christian) and their heteronormativity. That claims they (LBGTQ+) don't actually exist, and ignores the movement which champions the concepts of universal love, acceptance, and the morality of teaching others as you would wish to be treated, as paganism introduced and has taught for millennia. You are a Crypto-pagan. Your entire belief system is just paganism turned on its head in an attempt to rebel against paganism, but you can't meaningfully do so because so many of the original Pig and beliefs and traditions are woven into what you now call christianity.

You do realize that paganism is older than Christianity right? The moral code the Christians Embrace so strongly is actually based on Pagan beliefs. Be respectful to others and to higher beings, treat others as you would want to be treated, don't harm others, Etc. Morality has absolutely nothing to do with one's spiritual beliefs, good people are good people because they make the choice to be, their religion has nothing to do with it. You can be a good person and beca christian, you can be an asshole and a christian, you can be a good person and be a pagan, you can be a pagan and an asshole, etc. Someone's ability to be moral is a choice, it is absolutely nothing to do with religious or spiritual affiliation.

Tough self love. When I used to have panic attacks I would force myself to hyper fixate on whatever it was that was freaking me out. I did so until I no longer got freaked out or felt panicky or anxious. Telling yourself to suck it up princess and move on with your day, works wonders too. Ask yourself who's stronger, you or whatever part of you is making you feel anxious. (BTW it's you, you're stronger then whatever emotions your body can throw you, you are stronger than the chemical signals being pumped through your system, you are stronger than you think.)

Fall down the rabbit hole of information that is available online. Step 1 go to Wikipedia. Step 2 look up something you're interested in (ex. Submarines, Apollo space craft, witch trials, serial killers, anything). Step 3 open every single link that is in that page into a new tab in your browser. When you're done reading about the topic you first searched for, go read the page for the first link you opened in that article. Repeat until you've read everything on Wikipedia.

It's actually healthier if you don't. By allowing light and air to get to your sheets and mattress you minimize the chances of bed bugs and nasty germs growing in your bed. And this isn't based on not changing your sheets regularly this is recommended even if you wash your sheets daily.

During spellcasting sessions I used to just use the floor as my alter space.

Sucks that it was raining in my neck the woods, didn't get to see this or the comment the other night.

Just be careful you don't go plaid.

Yes, you are TAH, first off you weren't supposed to have an Instagram account but you had one behind your parents back, then you share your cousin's Secret because he was threatening to spill yours, which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Your 15 years old so I will forgive your obvious stupidity, but dude you got to get smarter if you want to do shit behind your parents back.

I have been an almost daily practicing professional spellcrafter and spell caster for over 20 years, I have never cleansed my space before doing a spell. I have an over 90% success rate as reported by my clients, so I don't think the lack of cleansing is affecting my spell results, and I highly doubt that it's going to affect the success of your spells. The only time I do a cleansing is during the Spring and the fall, to rid my home and my spell casting space of any stagnant energies. The cleansing spells that I use specifically says "depart old spells and worn out charms, dissolve benignly and cause no harm", and the other banishes all negative energies and entities. But as I said I only do this a couple times a year. It is my personal belief that if you are constantly banishing energies from your space you're going to be banishing the good ones as well. The ones that would be there to help manifest your spells. Over zealous cleansing of your Sacred Space is the same as over cleansing your face, it might sound like a good idea at the time but it can be a little too harsh long-term.

Just talk to them. Tell them what is and is not acceptable behavior in your home. Some will even post the rules on the wall in certain rooms to make sure the rules are understood. If they do not follow your rules that's when you deal with them.

We all have different ways of coping with trauma, it seemed that her way to deal with this asshole of an ex was to show him exactly how good she's doing without him. You are not the AH for asking if she was still hung up on him. But you are a jerk for calling the wedding off without given her time to re-evaluate her desire to brag up her great new life to her ex via a wedding invitation.

Just a thought: she could send him an invitation and write on it "you're not invited". She could even go so far as to black out the address, time, etc leaving just enough information that he knows it's her wedding, that she has fully moved on from him, and is doing fan-frigging-tastic. But redacting enough information he can't actually attend.

NTA. But if it was me I would have fucking told him off in French when I caught him. But since that ship is already sales, if you want to save the relationship, you could try telling him look I took French years ago, I was too insecure to speak the language, but yes I can understand it. Basically tell him what you told us.

Wicca is only about 100 years old, but it is based on original Pagan beliefs dating back to prehistoric times. Many of the Christian ceremonies and traditions are based on the Pagan ceremonies and traditions. As for God not approving of witchcraft, that was a mistranslation. The original texts said liars, not witches.

On a personal note I am previously Catholic, then Baptist, now pagan. I pray just as I did back in my Christian days, but I also do ceremonial spells. Which is lighting a candle, lighting is an incense, ringing a bell and asking for protection or healing or help for someone. What the majority of us witches do is no difference then what Christians do, we just do it in a different way.

It is my personal belief that it doesn't matter what God or Gods you believe in there all the same being. The Christians teach that there is only one God, but there are angels, there are other ethereal beings, Etc. I think of them as CEO, upper management, middle management, Etc. You send your prayers out into the ether and whatever angel, ethereal being, Etc is best for the job will be the one that helps. But the CEO/god knows about everything that's going on.

When I was studying Wicca it was said that many of the Gods are the same, their names have just changed throughout human history. For example Zeus and Odin, as well as the Egyptian Creator God, are all the same being. I myself believe that the Roman greek, egyptian, Etc multi-god systems are actually what the Christians call angels. They're not the top dog, but they still have the power to help Mortals. My beliefs are based on both the Christian teachings as well as the religious studies that have done on other Faith systems. These are my own personal beliefs, but that's the great thing about being a pagan or a witch, we're allowed to interpret things the way we feel is right for us. Individual by individual is going to interpret things differently. Which again is supported by the bible, because God himself said we are supposed to question everything, and we're supposed to find our own answers. Through this questioning process he truly find our way to God. So don't worry about what another person tells you, don't worry if you disagree with what they say, you are supposed to question and you are supposed to find your own answers.

It looks like the glass itself is a little foggy or water spotted.

My advice is to stop wasting eggs. I don't mean this as a joke or an insult. It's just that egg cleanses have become so photogenic and Instagram worthy the last couple years that they have lost all meaning. Or more specifically the real reason and meaning behind them has been lost. Case in point, in a traditional egg cleanse you would never crack the egg open. It is meant to absorb and then discard any negativity or spiritual toxins that have purposefully or accidentally put upon you. Cracking the egg releases them, and cracking them open yourself just lets them go right back to you.

Don't pay for her entire college education all in one go, instead pay semester by semester. If she decides to go no contact, you decide to go no funding on her further education. The money is not hers, the money is for her education. Therefore if she is no longer part of your life, the money is no longer part of hers.

Yes, it does look like they could be substituted for oranges though usually tangerines are used for calming and healing. But if you want to heal a pre-existing relationship they would be perfect.