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OT- flypaper glue in dog's fur, ideas?

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Submitted by witch.hazel on Tue, 07/10/2018 - 1:48pm

Hello All,

I had a lot of flies after my escape cat tore a hole in the window screen for the second time. This morning my big baby of a dog was standing in the hallway not moving. Reason why, he had a strip of the fly paper stuck to the side of his body! It's not horrible, there are three little sticky spots left in his fur after a shower using Dawn on just the sticky parts. Now dust or dirt is sticking to the residue on his fur in those areas...any ideas on how to completely remove this glue? Oh, and this all happened at 5 am, too.

OT- how do you feel when someone posts your pic without permission?

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Submitted by witch.hazel on Thu, 06/21/2018 - 8:47am

Just wondering how you all feel about this topic. 

I am a vain person. I am not necessarily high maintenance, but I do like to be in control of what pictures of me are posted online. The main reason, however shallow, is that I am not at my best right now, have gained a lot of weight that I intend to lose, and I don't feel like broadcasting my weight gain to the world. 

OT- anyone know how "staff support" grants work?

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Submitted by witch.hazel on Wed, 06/06/2018 - 3:57pm

I am paid under a "staff support" grant, meaning a government agency pays my smaller agency to have me work out of their building, to be part of their team, and to supervise me.

So, the agency is also supposed to pay me out of the grant that they receive. I found out today what they receive for each hour that I work. When I ran the numbers, they are making a big profit off of me being here. Suppose they receive $60 dollars for every hour that I work, and they pay me $20 and keep $40. That is the situation that I'm dealing with. 

Whose DH wished the BM a Happy Mother's Day?

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Submitted by witch.hazel on Sun, 05/13/2018 - 9:16pm

Mine did. Just happened to see a text from him to her- "Happy Mother's Day". Her response was three huge hearts. 

A few weeks ago he mentioned that his therapist said he was letting BM cross boundaries by letting her tell him about her relationship problems at home between SD and BM's hubby.

So, I said this mother's day exchange with BM was another boundary crossing. He said he thought what he did was normal, that her response was inappropriate. I tried to explain that he invited her to respond in the first place by texting her. 

What is communication like with your partner?

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Submitted by witch.hazel on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 9:04am

Does your partner look at his/her phone while you are talking?

Mine does this all the time- literally. To the point where the couples counselor even told him that she wasn't sure he was hearing her because he was looking at his phone while she was talking. 

Does your partner make small talk with you- can you tell him or her about an interesting news story or show you are watching and get feedback?

Does your family do this? Vent...

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Submitted by witch.hazel on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 11:31am

I realized the other day, that every member of my family asks me to do things that they could easily do themselves, and I usually oblige. At the end of the day, my feet HURT from just the number of times I walk back and forth through the house cleaning, cooking and just doing things for family members.

I work a full time job and surely have just as much reason to be tired as they all do. In fact, I'm always the last to go to bed, due to making sure everything is laid out and ready for the next day.

OT- anyone have advice on a great working vacuum?

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Submitted by witch.hazel on Fri, 02/02/2018 - 11:36am

I really need advice as I have had five vacuums in the last few years and not ONE of them has worked well (except, of course, a really old one that was made back when appliances were made to last).

I'm ready to rip all the carpet out so that I can just sweep instead.

Anyone have a recommendation for one that has not broken down or lost suction in a reasonable number of years?

Some of mine lasted only months!

And I can't spend $800 on a fancy one. Even if I did, I'd be afraid to buy based on these experiences....

Child support question

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Submitted by witch.hazel on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 9:04am

Hello,

Just wondering what you all think will happen in this situation. My 18 year old is a year behind in school- so he's a junior right now. He lives with his dad out of state.

Kid (adult)asked me if he could come live with me again, and I told him yes. We were going to wait until summer and he would finish out the senior year with me. However, his dad wants to send him to me Feb. 3.

Does your workplace do a gift exchange? What type?

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Submitted by witch.hazel on Tue, 12/05/2017 - 8:57am

Every year we do a "white elephant" gift exchange. I'm not totally sure what a Yankee Swap is, but I think our white elephant is more like that because we do the gift stealing thing.

For anyone who doesn't know, our gift giving game goes like this:

Each participant brings a gift. It's supposed to be inexpensive, even something you find around the house. It can also be a gag gift.

Everyone takes turns opening one gift that they pull randomly from the collection. If someone else likes what you opened, they can steal yours and then you have to choose another gift.

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