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Awww beautiful ring. Nice pick!

Gobstoppers12 posted...

To be fair, the baby does belong to both parents, and the father should absolutely have a say when deciding the fate of his child.

The womans body belongs to her and only her so no the father should not get any say in what happens to her body.

Why dont men start focusing on their own body autonomy such as fucking wrapping it up or pushing harder for hormonal male birth control instead of placing the onus on women and then trying to control the outcome after.

I would tell them:

Hello. My name is Cleo_II. You killed my father. Prepare to die!

Was she surprised? Pics of the ring??

Someone needs to create memes with that cat lmao

RenescoStCewl posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/3/AAO38LAADn4D.jpg
16 months

Its probably that long when its wet and straight

Love the curls! Definitely lots of hair. My girl is 16 months too. Shes turning into a bit of a menace

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/8/5/AAdXATAADn9F.jpg

I hate Five Guys. Too greasy for me

COVxy posted...

So, better to starve? Or is there a magical benefactor in this alternative reality?

No child should have to be in the position to have to work to put food on their familys table. Wages have remained flat while our cost of living has increased. That is what needs to be addressed instead of increasing the pool of child labor to use as fodder. The fact that this point is flying over your head says everything about you.

COVxy posted...

I mean, that didn't really answer the question. I get being bitter about not being afforded the opportunities and having to work harder than everyone else. But that's not really related to what I asked. In an alternate reality where he was barred from supporting his family, does he think he would be better off?

Yes? I literally just explained why.

COVxy posted...

Do you think he would have been better off if he wasn't given a chance to help support his family?
(To be clear, I was in a very similar situation, and I was happier for that reality over the alternative)

One of his biggest regrets is he didnt get a college degree. He joined the Army at 18 to send money home. He is extremely smart and great at coding, has a great job. But the lack of CS degree has been a factor in getting additional opportunities for advancement. He is really bitter about not having gone. And it was something very embarrassing for him. His job as a kid was to clean toilets and gunk off school desks while the rich white kids at the school were at summer camp (my husband is Hispanic)

Giant_Aspirin posted...

it wasn't something i 'had' to do. i wanted to get a job so i could have spending money of my own. getting $100 every 2 weeks was pretty sweet for 14 year-old me. it was not something my parents pressured me into, or anything.

That may have been your situation but thats not the same luxury for everyone. My husband had to work to support his mom and brothers and literally help put food on the table or go hungry. Lowering the minimum age is just corporations looking to further exploit the poor while not increasing wages and living standards. It is predatory.

Giant_Aspirin posted...

shrug. i got my first job at age 14. i dont see a problem with 13, as long as minor labor laws are followed.

My husband got his first job at 14 too and he would never want our daughter to have to do the same. Kids should be kids.

No theyll just make seniors pick up the extra work and not need to pay them more for the effort while simultaneously promising said senior people that they are hard at work at finding replacements to ease their burden but they are really just laughing all the way to the bank.

Source: experience as a senior employee

Congrats!!! So happy for you. She sounds amazing and I wish you both all the best.

Where the fuck is Firefly?

Clout. Women are nothing more than trophies to him. The women are in it for status and money as well.

Excited for this

Dawww so cute! Hes so sweet with the cat! My cats run away because my girl is too sudden with them. She tries to pet them nicely but she freaks them out still

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Awww I love the baby (head) pics!

bsp77 posted...

Looks like 2 or 3yo hair!

By 2-3 it will be at her waist at the rate its growing.

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Haha maybe. Last year we made her Pebbles. At 6 months she had enough hair to style it that way. This year we thought Boo but not her hair is already too long

eggcorn posted...

Whoah she looks just like mine. She was born with a full head of hair.

Nice! So was she. I had horrible heartburn and everyone told me I must have a really hairy baby. I thought it was a crazy old wives tail. Then she came out with a full head of hair and hairy all over her body. It grew straight up like a chia pet at first. Then it fell down and she sported a mullet for a couple of months lol

This might be the most hair Ive ever seen on a one year old

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Yes, yes, no, no, no

I recently tried Blaze Pizza and its my favorite so far. Beats the other two Ive tried by a lot. Round table used to be good years back but I tried it again after a long time and it tasted like cardboard and was so disappointing.

Gross

Offensive and dumb.

My husband signed up for coding classes at the local community college. He found it very helpful. Might be worth looking into for yourself. It helped propel his career from system engineer to SRE

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DespondentDeity posted...

Oh my goodness, I would love nothing more than to do another persons makeup, even just for fun. I had done one of my girlfriends makeup for her high school reunion, but that was all the way LAST summer at this point. I wasnt nearly as good and I didnt have nearly the collection I have now.

You know what I would absolutely love to do is makeup for perfume and cologne ads, since you get to design for both still shots and video and they use the most interesting lighting and fashion accents, plus the makeup compositions themself are so experimental. You also get to work with such a variety of models, including famous stars and that. Im sure its one of the most prestigious jobs in the industry and very far beyond my reach, but fantasizing about it still motivates me to try and become better.

Idk, Ive been thinking of my future a lot lately, not to be morose but now that I can actually imagine myself having one, I feel pretty far behind in terms of planning. I have a career tract through my current job that would entail taking over the contract when my boss retires, but Im not exactly thrilled about the idea of mail delivery as a life long career. So Im thinking of enrolling in some form of beauty school and either learning more advanced hair and makeup or maybe how to do nails and waxing since the idea of finishing my bachelors doesnt appeal to me either.

But yeh, in short, I think it would be so fulfilling to use makeup to help people express their beauty!

Have you ever had your makeup done professionally? Im sure for your wedding, right? How did you enjoy that experience?

I could totally see you being successful in that field! I hope you do consider going to beauty school, you would kill it. I did get my makeup done for my wedding and also for a holiday party years back. Its always nice for it to be something I dont have to worry about messing up. I usually do my own makeup now that I picked up some tips and such but I like the experience of just it being something off my plate. I did my own makeup for the wedding we attended a week ago but it was so time consuming and had a toddler to chase around too.

So glad it went well. Wishing for a great recovery for the little guy.

50?? Wow that is incredible. Congrats to them!

I got the tutorial for combat and lmao I have no idea how I ever finished this game as a kid. I didnt do anything but spam attacks.

BignutzisBack posted...

Outstanding game, glaring flaws but the good stuff shines even brighter!

Its funny I liked it as a kid even though I didnt understand a single thing

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Not sure

I played this as a kid so long ago. I didnt understand anything at all back then and I remember being terrible at combat and running away from everything. I only vaguely remember some parts of the story. This should be like playing again for the first time. Should be fun!

I honestly had no clue they were making a show and when we saw it on Netflix we were confused and just skipped it.

bluezero posted...

I'm wondering why you're so overboard on your replies in this topic? If you and TC have a bad history on this board, then my mistake for butting in. You just seem awfully hostile at seemingly tame comments.

Mmm smells like projection. Delicious.

Lost_All_Senses posted...

*Woman says something tongue in cheek to make a point*

You: Another women acting historical over nothing.

That's like the oldest tactic in the book >_>. You can't even fall behind not knowing better. Cause everyone has known for decades about this tactic. You goofy as fuck

Yup. Just another way to try to silence women and minorities. Yawn.

Cocytus posted...

Yes, that was my point. I think most girls are pretty without makeup.

So we should collectively all do what you are most personally attracted to? Lol

Fimbulvetr posted...

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So pretty! Have you thought of getting into makeup professionally? You have talent for it.

Thats awesome. Her last name makes me wonder if she is Egyptian. If so I am rooting for her even more.

Cocytus posted...

Honestly, I think all women should go without makeup. I think they are pretty enough as they are.

Good thing its not up to men to decide what we should or shouldnt do.

TaylorHeinicke posted...

You can use a range if you want or just not answer, but how much do you make / are you looking for?

I guess this is a management position though so that's a little more understandable. But four hours in one sitting is still wack.

Between base, bonus and equity, Im making a little over $200k. But the latter two are going down with the market so Im flexible if the base is good. I talked to a tech startup that was at most $170k all in plus paper money (stock options) and I couldnt take that much of a cut.

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Damn. Sorry to hear that. Its sort of similar with my situation. Joined this company last year with them selling me on how much theyre growing and its a great time to join for career growth. Then the VP left and they reshuffled everything, market is down and there is no more growth so Im stuck. Its not too dire but Ill explore opportunities as they come up.

MrAndersonWb posted...

I think youre very sharp @Cleo_II (not simping here, lol, I really mean it).

do you think youre less sharp now because of taking care of the kids? Age? Both?

Aww thanks. I think it might be both but I definitely felt like my ability to focus dropped after having a baby. Add in my cycle being off this month and my baby is in a constant state of teething. I have friends with babies who hardly even have any teeth and this girl has 12 and 4 more starting to come in.

Cuticrusader09 posted...

Dont know how old you are, but uterine polyps are more likely to form as you get into perimenopause. They arent harmful but they cause spotting.

Or it can just be the start of perimenopause by itself. Periods start going out of whack then.

Im 37 and do suspect its polyps. I had one removed a couple of years ago. Had spotting then and removing it stopped it. I have an ultrasound scheduled next week.

TaylorHeinicke posted...

Might be time to find a new industry. Speaking as a sales goon, it'd be a shock if the ENTIRE process from initial phone screen to offer acceptance took four total hours.

Half hour HR phone screen
Half hour to hour with hiring manager
Half hour with a peer
Half hour with hiring manager's boss and/or VP of department
Half hour discussing offer if need be.

I have no idea why recruiting would be much different from a process like this. There's two roles with similar work patterns and personalities, there's no reason it should be taking four hours in TOTAL, let alone at once.

It really only makes sense for jobs like coding/engineering to have four hours at once.

These are at tech companies so they essentially make recruiters also go through long drawn out interviews. The stakes are high money wise and the bar is high for what they look for. Pretty much any tech company will make me go through 4+ hours. The ones who dont wont be able to offer anywhere near my salary.

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Was it all back to back? The other company that turned me down last month also had 8 rounds but spread out. It took weeks it was crazy. And at the very end they told me they went with someone else who had a very specific industry experience that I didnt have and they knew that from the jump.

I thought you were happy at your company? You looking to jump?

TaylorHeinicke posted...

What the actual fuck

Its standard in my industry. Which makes it so hard for me. And its not back to back typically since its virtual. But then I have to switch back to my job and back to interviews all day. My mind gets even less sharp for the later ones.

Last month I also had no sleep the night before again because my daughter was up all night. And I was just stumbling over all my words. It was a manager role which is what I was hoping to get. They did make me an offer but it was a lateral move for less money.

I just dont see how I can pass these interviews in my current state.

Returning_CEmen posted...

Are you on birth control? I dated a girl who was on this injection BC and it would make her spot a lot after her period too. The doctor gave her medicine to help with that but it would make her dizzy.

No. And Ive had regular periods for over a year since giving birth. Im having my blood drawn today to check my hormones. I want to avoid BC as much as possible. I never want to take hormones again.

solosnake posted...

Being a stay at home mom aint so bad

Im not a SAHM and have no desire to be.

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Everything from my experience to specific things like talking about things that didnt go well or conflict resolution or leadership skills. But very specific questions. And I dunno. I feel like I dont have conflicts or big things that went wrong so I struggled.

I dont feel like I did very well. So many questions over 4 hours it was really intense. I think if I dont get it then Im just going to stop trying to interview anymore until my girl is a little older and in daycare. I got rejected for 2 other jobs last month (though one did make an offer for a lower level role but I turned it down). My mind is just not sharp these days.

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