I use baby wipes, but I also put some micellar water on them. I like the kind with green tea extract. I will give myself a quick all over sponge bath, focusing on the sweaty areas but still giving myself a good once over.

Ma'am, I salute you. Nta, first off. Racist? Fake Christians?!? No ma'am, I do not have time for them. Christ loved all, sinners, lepers, and slaves. My own religion, which many decry, has said, as long as you live your life according to the best light you know, you shall attain a glory. I won't say which religion, it is Christian, but I don't want to completely detail the conversation. In my own family, my sister made the wedding cakes, with love and care. She was invited to everything, and profusely thanked. She made them nice, not super complicated or fussy. But none of us would ask her to travel off her own dime, make a specialty wedding cake, then just go home. Not even a fat as in the same city. That's just cruel. Good for you sticking to your guns. I works make sure you have a spare room in a couple years incase the 16 yr old brother flees first chance he gets. Good luck to you and yours.

Honestly, people like the father make me think of all the parents whose children try to make do, and get murdered or kidnapped because they refuse to pick up their child. Some is said children are adults. They regret it for the rest of their lives. They should appreciate that you try so hard to be independent and safe. Also, they should count their blessings that your anxiety allows you to take busses. I have ADHD, anxiety, depression, mobility issues, chronic pain, and a laundry list of other things. Thankfully, I can still drive, but my anxiety would give me an anxiety attack from hell if I seriously considered a bus.

I would just sell the car behind his back and get what you want. Fait accompli. It can't cause more fights than you are already having. I mean, normally I would call unilaterally buying a car TA, but in this case, wow. I advise putting your children's safety first, your husband's whining never.

I think your therapist is a jerk and shouldn't have opened their mouth if they didn't have a complete thought with a strategy to help. That said, I had a friend tell me something similar, but HE actually knew what he was talking about and had a solution. He said my body language screamed "victim", and to prevent it, I needed to change how I moved. He took me to martial arts classes. Let me tell you, after 9 months, I was so much better off. It changed my posture, my walking gait, and my confidence. You need a good instructor, not one of those chain places. I personally liked the Japanese martial arts, ngl, but any traditional martial art will have this effect. Good luck!

I use a completely different kind of deodorant to deal worth something similar. It's called Silver Shield, and it's colloidal silver,, essential oils, and a few other things. I'm 47f, so sweating is an issue for me, and this stuff works really well. I would try the other suggestions for cleaning, but also try this on top. Hope this all works out!

Oh lord. Some people can be the worst. I'm asexual, also experienced CSA and SA so I'm pretty firm on not wanting a sexual relationship. A gay friend of mine insisted if I was with "the right guy" I would want sex. In front of the guy he wanted me to date. Same as you zero attraction, though thankfully on both our parts. I told him that was like saying the "right woman" would make him enjoy het. He got all mad and offended saying that wasn't the same. The other guy was like, dude, she's absolutely right, back the f off, I'm not even interested. No offense to me. So no, you're completely NTA, but that guy is, and I'd tell him I'm getting a protective order if you touch me again. Btw, it could also be he's one of the jerks that think every bi person is really a gay in the closet. I see that all the time too. You are a valid person as you are, and I celebrate you being comfortable in your own skin as who you are and who you love. May you and your girlfriend have happiness and joy.

NTA. How about respect for the dead? In my family, and culture, that would be horribly disrespectful of the family. You should ask if the positions were reversed, would they want their daughter forgotten? Or respected for the great gift she gave you and you shared with the new wife? Some people need to grow up.

I did say it was in Texas. 🤣😅🤣 It was also several years ago, but I haven't heard any changes that would effect this. And I'm pretty sure they shared it, made the whole family's life better, but yeah, the daughter is the one that took it to court.

My friend was the child in her case, and the minute she turned 18, she sued her father in civil court for back child support. This was in TX, and she won, and she was able to force him to cough up the money in payments he couldn't get out of as easily as child support.

My eldest sister has 3 daughters older than me, and 1 daughter younger. No one cared. Btw, I was adopted, so while I was not planned, it was absolutely a choice to have a child younger than 3 grandchildren. I agree with other posters, you're going to be in the hook for the stepdaughter's kids. Run while you still can.

Tell your dad. If nothing else, I'm pretty sure he'll never even look at you again once he's done with the creep even if your mom keeps him. Since he'll be a eunuch...

I also have this problem and my psychiatrist is beginning to think I have PDD (Persistent Depressive Disorder) on top of everything else. She put me on Lamictal which is mostly for bipolar, but also PDD, and a week in, I'm feeling a bit of a difference. I'm also feeling nausea, but thems the breaks with meds. Just a thought to explore.

Well hell, I was diagnosed with PTSD at 16, figured out it was CPTSD, when I was about 30, and was finally diagnosed with ADHD at 46. So I'm a little reversed. 🙃

I'm a former military dependant, long grown up. I never personally dealt with issues like this, but, i know a bit about it, since my dad was an NCO. Take a copy of the custody agreement to the provost Marshall at an Army base near you. You could have rightfully asked for more since he won't be paying taxes for the duration of his enlistment. Talk to them, you have options, but at the very least, they'll garnish his pay. Since he has free housing, food, and clothing, the military won't hesitate. I do hope he isn't looking to go career though, because the Army looks very poorly on this kind of thing, and security clearance is a no go. People with money problems are a risk no command will want.

2 things. Prenuptial Agreement and separate finances. No matter what.

I was parentified as a young child. I was the youngest of 9, and they began having me tend my nieces and nephews at 7. Technically my older sister was present in case I needed help or instruction, or an emergency, but I did the work. Child's aunt not mother. I had my first nervous breakdown at 15, I had been neglected, CSA by my maternal grandfather and a male cousin, and just couldn't cope anymore. My mother was bipolar btw. My poor psychiatrist said 90% of my issues was my mother. Not caused by her, was her, and the expectations and neglect. OP, NTA, and consider anonymous reporting to CPS. Like everyone else said, going NC at 18 is a great choice for you, but leave a record so Aimee will be on their radar. Yes, a 12 year old can watch kids, but she'll only be 10, Harry 15. That won't be a livable situation. She will be in extreme risk of multiple forms of abuse from him. Especially since he probably won't know his own strength, and will likely have temper problems from puberty. Don't stay, God no don't stay. But be prepared to get your sister, who is faultless but too sheltered to understand what's coming her way, the help she'll need. Good luck to you.

See, I'm a chronic illness and pain patient, I still work outside the house, but it's a real struggle for me. Grocery delivery is the best thing ever to my mind. Working from home is a total objective. So similar situations but completely opposite personality. I completely support you in your goals and objectives though my friend. Good luck!

Oh, I just mean the ones you cut out before slicing up a tomato, ends too if you don't use them. Nothing fancy.

If money isn't a concern, then the high speed internet is magic like everything else. I'm antisocial person who longs for solitude, and the ability to still go on reddit and play video games. This would be my perfect world. 🥰

I'd have a small house, green houses, and be off the grid self sufficient, with high speed internet only needing to buy outside meat, because no way could I slaughter my own. I'd also have ketamine treatments, since my Dr really thinks they would help, but I'd need to sell my car to afford it. Or maybe a kidney.

NTA. She's sexist. I would never expect anyone, boy or girl, to stand there and get physically assaulted and not respond. He tried pushing, to get space, they escalated. Not him. Running? Ha, I can see those brats running him down, still attacking him and then having to facing bullying for running from girls in addition to being in trouble for hitting. Your wife is in denial. I think she must have some kind of deep rooted issues. I seriously recommend family and individuals therapy before she gives your kid a complex and makes him a doormat. Tell your son kudos from me, I was the bullied kid no one stood up for, and I was disabled, so not like I could. He's a good kid, a good friend, and if I were there, I'd totally buy him ice cream and pizza.

If you let it go for 12-18 hours, stove top or slow cooker, you can get bone broth instead of plain stock. The extra nutrients are worth it. I actually cool my stock/ bone broth so I can skim the solid fat off. I have high blood pressure/ high cholesterol, so for people like me, that's a concern. Once I finish that, then I cook it with the other goodies. Honestly, my favorite thing. Also, you'd be amazed how much chicken scraps you can save from the carcass of you do the bone broth, since it'll fall apart and all that meat is just waiting to be picked out. More work, but eh. Worth it.

I do that plus onion skins and ends and tomato stems. Sometimes cucumber peels and ends, zucchini ends, just any bits and pieces of stuff. I peel my carrots so that goes in too.