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Only when forced to by the phone breaking, switching providers, or, as in the case of my last phone, when they shut down a network (2G).

“The thief thinks everyone steals.”

All parakeets are parrots but not all parrots are parakeets.

Eclectus are gorgeous. The males are emerald green with orange beaks. They have the most sexual dimorphism of any of the parrot family.

Just a nitpick, that bird is not a parakeet. It’s a female eclectus parrot.

There are a number of parakeet species so referring to a bird as a parakeet isn’t specific. The most common parrot kept as pets are budgerigars, or budgies. Which is the one I think you were referring to.

Parrots being a special interest of mine I had to drop this on impulse.

Yeah, like 20 years ago. He’s gotten so horrible over the decades.

Yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet

The saying, “the thief thinks everyone steals” applies here.

Everything he is accusing those aligned against his bullshit of is stuff he has done, or would do. He can’t see the world in any other light.

A grief support group could be what you need. Check with her oncologist or your doctor to find one.

I just watched a TV series on Netflix about this exact scenario playing out in Poland. The rural folks weren’t having it but got steamrolled by the government anyway. High Water

People know the difference between fantasy and reality. Unless someone’s questionable anyway I don’t think pretending to be evil will change someone. People play violent video games and don’t tend to go out and shoot up their neighborhoods. Same thing.

Good for you for listening, and good luck.

I’m speaking as a woman who’s been hit on at work. We’re paid to be nice to the customers and too many customers take it as some sort of come-on. It’s uncomfortable to be put in that position and you should be thinking of her comfort at her place of business above your own desires if you’re really into her.

I personally don’t think this is a thing. Acting is pretending. I used to LARP an evil character but it was all just role-playing. Being able to use one’s imagination and walk in another’s shoes (evil or not) doesn’t change who you are as a person. It just makes you a good actor.

It’s not appropriate to ask a woman out when she’s working. Service staff get hit on all day and they’re just trying to work.

You can slip her your number if she shows up at your place of business and leave the ball in her court though. If she doesn’t contact you then there’s your answer.

You’ve got to toughen up. If she’s waiting for you when you get home, tell her you don’t have time to hang out and close the door on her. Tell her it’s not appropriate that she keeps inviting herself over and that you can’t be available for her on her whim. The only way to set boundaries is to set them strong and plain and then do what you have to do to enforce them. If that means walking in your door and shutting it in her face that’s what you need to do.

She’s not your kid, she’s not a relative, she’s not your responsibility. Tell yourself that when you feel yourself folding. She’s pushing you because you’re not drawing the line in concrete. It’s not mean to set firm lines with people that take advantage of your good nature.

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If you post something public, people can access it. Corporations can access it. It’s one of the reasons I ditched all my social media that identified me directly. They can scrape my stuff, sure; but they won’t be able to link it to my actual name, face or existence in real life.

They can do it anyway, without threads being in the mix at all. Unfortunately the only way to be sure no corporation can scrape your data is to not be on the internet at all.

I don’t know what kind of person he really is, but I do know that there are tons of scammers that pretend to be him and are ripping off young folks. So your boys should be super careful around him and alleged giveaways.

I’ll be 59 this year and have been gaming since Pong. They’ll pry my controller from my cold, dead fingers. Also, I’m a woman as is the circle I play with, who are also all older women (45+). We do exist and couldn’t give a fuck about what society thinks about it.

Better gaming than just being a potato watching TV every spare minute with no other outlet.

Gaming’s been shown to help prevent dementia because it keeps the brain active.

Consider that the women that you’ve been trying to date that don’t appreciate gaming just aren’t the right partner for you.