I work maintinance at a port. There is a station were people clean there boats, and it drains straight into the harbor. I was driving by and smelled bleach, and I saw a guy messing with a bleach bottle. I almost just let it go, but remembered my boss saying something about not using chemicals at the boat wash so I went back, and greeted then with a friendly hey guys!. I asked them if they were using bleach. They said yeah. I said. Oh no, we xabt use chemicals here. He said it just works really well at getting the gunk off from under his boating said I understand that, and began to explain why we can use chemicals their. He stopped me, and said okay it wont happen again, and patted me on the back. He then walked away. I think he was kind of irritated with me, but I find it more irritating that he was polluting the water with chemicals.

If that 10 year-old girl is streetwise and very mature for her age like my cousin is...would you let her? She knows how to cook some foods too. She loves babies too.

This is kinda long...Me and my kids father had a custody agreement set. For a long time now, he's made it difficult to deal with him. All he does is call my phone, starting arguments, he belittles me behind my back and to my face, he even told my son that he doesn't have to listen to me anymore, and that he doesn't have to listen to my boyfriend either..Despite what has happened and how he has treated me, I NEVER tell my kids to go over to his house and disrespect him or his girlfriend, I never say anything out of line or never be disrespectful towards them in no way. After he sends these messed up text messages, he threatens me, saying if I block his number then he's gonna go downtown and lie and tell people that I'm keeping his kids from him just so I have no choice but to put up with it?? Like there is no easy way for me to deal with him, its gotten to the point to where I can barely ignore his ignorance. I'm almost about 5 months pregnant too and he doesn't even know this and its been stressing me out even more. I'm not trying to keep his kids from him, he can still come and pick them up when he supposed to have them, but as far as him calling and texting me on BS all the time, I just really want to block him at this point. Is there anyone I can talk to about this to let them know that I'm not trying to break our agreement?

I've heard a lot of people (especially us women) will start trying harder when their partner stops putting in any effort. They panic or try desperately to pull the person back. I am the opposite though. I don't panic, I don't try to pull them back. At least not for very long. Whenever someone I am with starts acting like they could give or take my company, in return, I genuinely start to question if I want theirs anymore. When they stop doing those little things out of the blue, so do I. When they stop asking for my time...so do I. I will emotionally detach myself from someone who is distracted. It's self preservation. I have been hurt so many times I recognize patterns. And I don't fight against them, I accept them and deal by living my own life separate from them. I'll stay with them physically, but not emotionally. I put a wall up. I might try to reconnect once or twice, but I give up very quick. I don't keep fighting for the relationship like people "tell" us to do. The issue with this though, I feel, is sometimes a person's distance is temporary (job stress, they're tired, family issues, etc.) but once someone pulls away from me it doesn't take me very long to stop investing and when they do come back...it's usually too late. I've already detached myself as a form of self preservation and I rarely, if ever, come back from that. But I don't know what else to do. Anyone else like this? What do you do? So, I have a "high ego" because I don't want to act desperate when someone is voluntarily pulling away from me? Then, if I do start trying I suppose I'm "clingy" then? Either way I don't win... And why do I have to put in effort when they are clearly not? Why do I have to write notes when they are not? Why do I have to ask for their time when they are not asking for mine? Makes no sense to me.

Not dead, but I wish I had never adopted her. Shes not a bad dog, but think it's just my anxiety that makes me worry about her far too much, and i wish it would stop. It makes me miserable. I've had her for 4 years, and it wasnt as bad until she was just under 2. That's when my conscience really kicked in, and now I'm obsessed with doing everything right. I posted another question about this in the dog section, except I said I wished she was dead. I dont think i do. I just wish i had the ability to give her to someone else without feeling the immense guilt, so I've decided to feel miserable, until she eventually becomes old, and dies. It sounds bad. I hate having these thoughts. I dont treat her like crap or anything. I take her to the vet (probably more then she needs it) I let her sleep with me in my bed, and we play a lot of fetch. Although I do get frustrated sometimes. And raise my voice with her. Am I really that horrible of a person for feeling this way? Are the people in the dog section just overly biased, or are they right?

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I can't talk to my friends/family about this because we all know each other & I am just feeling desperate for some advice :( I am 23 & my bf and I had been together 3 years. He recently asked me for a break, coz he felt he started a committed relationship too early & suggested we have some casual fun & get back together in 6 months. It really upset me, but I didn't really have a choice. About 2 months into the break I went to a party & slept with this guy who was flirting with me. It was enjoyable (but all I could think after was that I missed my bf). My bf asked to meet me about 3 months into the break & he said that he wanted to get back together. I told him that's what I wanted too the one encounter I had just made me miss him. He then lost his temper. He started screaming and crying saying that he couldn't even bring himself sleep with another woman,& if I did it after just 2 months I cant have really loved him. I tried to say that I was only in that situation because he wanted the break, but he wouldn't hear it & punched me. It was the only time I have ever been hit & the next day he apologised & said he would never do it again, but he would forgive me for sleeping with someone & I should forgive him for that. I can't forgive him because I am now scared of him but he said if I left, he would tell my family & our friends that he broke up with me because I have been sleeping around. I am so scared. My parents are very religious and would be heartbroken :( What do I do