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Anonymous wrote:Military wives.

Hard disagree. Life circumstances made it so that I was exposed to military culture/life intimately without being in the military. Military wives have to pack up and move their entire families every 2-3 years, immediately adapt to the new location/culture (and help their kids assimilate), make new friends, find new resources, and generally make up the lifeblood of base activities and community, ALL with an embarrassingly small amount of support. The nature of their husband's career make it so that they themselves are effectually prevented from developing their own careers, but their husbands and kids would be lost without them as a governing force.

I have more respect for military spouses than nearly any other group.

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I was stunned to see military wives listed here. That person has no clue. None at all. I'm not a military spouse but have lived on a military base. People are clueless about how hard it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Rescue dogs


Why mention you have rescue dog or get a bumper sticker? The only purpose is so others think well of you.

No, that's not the only purpose. I am actually in dog rescue (as in I volunteer for a dog rescue in a variety of ways), and I don't talk about it and don't put a sticker on my car. But I am always glad to to hear someone adopted rather than shopped for their dog--it's generally a good thing. The one thing I find annoying is when people use the verb "rescued" in relation to how they got their dog. Unless you stopped your car at the side of the rode to grab a stray dog, you didn't "rescue" your dog--you adopted it.

We generally mention rescue in small talk about our dog because we don't know his exact age or exact breed. So it inevitably comes up that he was a stray who went to a shelter......

I never mention "rescue." Our dogs were strays who went to a shelter.

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Anonymous wrote:COVID. Go check the Health forum here, you'll find plenty of them on DCUM

Oh yes, there are a lot of people who made "taking Covid seriously" their whole personality and it was exhausting two years ago but now it's just sad.

Once a woman approached me on a playground to ask what "we" were going to do about two very young children (could have been 2, could have been 3) on the playground who were not wearing masks. I just demurred and walked away but holy crap imagine walking around targeting toddlers for harassment because they aren't wearing masks outdoors, can you imagine going this far around the bend??? Nuts, I hope she got therapy.

There are all sorts of psycho posturing moms on the playground, better strap in for the ride.

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Anonymous wrote:Military wives.

Hard disagree. Life circumstances made it so that I was exposed to military culture/life intimately without being in the military. Military wives have to pack up and move their entire families every 2-3 years, immediately adapt to the new location/culture (and help their kids assimilate), make new friends, find new resources, and generally make up the lifeblood of base activities and community, ALL with an embarrassingly small amount of support. The nature of their husband's career make it so that they themselves are effectually prevented from developing their own careers, but their husbands and kids would be lost without them as a governing force.

I have more respect for military spouses than nearly any other group.

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Anonymous wrote:COVID. Go check the Health forum here, you'll find plenty of them on DCUM

Oh yes, there are a lot of people who made "taking Covid seriously" their whole personality and it was exhausting two years ago but now it's just sad.

Once a woman approached me on a playground to ask what "we" were going to do about two very young children (could have been 2, could have been 3) on the playground who were not wearing masks. I just demurred and walked away but holy crap imagine walking around targeting toddlers for harassment because they aren't wearing masks outdoors, can you imagine going this far around the bend??? Nuts, I hope she got therapy.

Anonymous wrote:COVID. Go check the Health forum here, you'll find plenty of them on DCUM

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Anonymous wrote:Home decorating if all they are is rich.
So what? I could buy a whole catalog of stuff I had money.
And I’d probably get better at putting things together too.

If people do that fine. But don’t make it like you’ve always been into design. You got into design via a huge credit limit and pottery barn.

Very true, everyone I know who is "into decor" and gets lauded for "AMAZING DECORATING SKILLS!" also happens to be loaded. I'd be more impressed if someone with no money managed to make a statement with decor.

That's me. I make $16 an hour working in social services. We live in a townhouse. Love my job even though the pay is bad. I work PT and have two young kids. Our sofa is from big lots. Some items are higher end but nothing besides a painting was more than $500.
I get compliments on my decorating a lot. We have moved several times. I feel it's part of my personality. I love decorating but I don't change stuff seasonally. I don't do outdoor decorations. I will send a photo link. I did get kind of expensive blinds in soft pink for the main floor.

Not the best picture but you get the idea
https://ibb.co/w6f44DD
https://ibb.co/6b0YXpN

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Anonymous wrote:So many of these personalities are people who are sympathy-seeking or attention-seeking. I think that's what it comes down to. People who demand more attention than anyone else, and/or want you to feel sorry for them or think they have it tougher than other people. It's so frustrating and the older I get, the less patience I have for this behavior.

Also, people like this often have little to no empathy for others. So it's all take and no give.

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Yes! This! Self created situations that people refuse to take responsibility for, and often use their kids as pawns. My kids go through the same exact thing, and no one bails us out, time to step up and parent, since you chose to bear children. GMAFB.

Yes. I know a single mom who is like this. Always telling, not asking, other moms that they need to transport or feed her kid (or take him on vacation!) #becausesinglemom. I get that it’s hard, but man, she chose this!

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Anonymous wrote:People who have "travel" as their only personality trait.

“I’ve been to 10 continents and 72 countries soooo you could say I like to travel. I’m just not one for a basic life. I feel bad because like my whole Instagram is like all pictures of me traveling. Lmao. I’ve actually been to 10 continents and 72 countries which is pretty crazy”

~*~ WaNdErLuSt ~*~

Omg I am dying at these PPs. So accurate.

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Anonymous wrote:Home decorating if all they are is rich.
So what? I could buy a whole catalog of stuff I had money.
And I’d probably get better at putting things together too.

If people do that fine. But don’t make it like you’ve always been into design. You got into design via a huge credit limit and pottery barn.

Very true, everyone I know who is "into decor" and gets lauded for "AMAZING DECORATING SKILLS!" also happens to be loaded. I'd be more impressed if someone with no money managed to make a statement with decor.

That's me. I make $16 an hour working in social services. We live in a townhouse. Love my job even though the pay is bad. I work PT and have two young kids. Our sofa is from big lots. Some items are higher end but nothing besides a painting was more than $500.
I get compliments on my decorating a lot. We have moved several times. I feel it's part of my personality. I love decorating but I don't change stuff seasonally. I don't do outdoor decorations. I will send a photo link. I did get kind of expensive blinds in soft pink for the main floor.

Not the best picture but you get the idea
https://ibb.co/w6f44DD
https://ibb.co/6b0YXpN

Before and after of open dining room. I also did a glass panel for our fridge and I love it. The fridge was around $1500 and it doesn't get fingerprints. We went with soft pink panel. Since my floors are grey pink brighten up the space. Our kitchen cabinets are natural wood and I dressed them up with black and brass hardware. The space isn't finished but I'm not planning on adding anything for a while. A brass floor lamp would look great next to the sofa.