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I'm glad that there are ways your religion will allow you to protect yourself if absolutely necessary. I hope you the best, and that you stay strong.

You might need to boil the sprouts first, to soften them. I tend to use streaky bacon as it has more fat to render and a nice mature cheddar. Any strong cheese will do, really, so you can experiment.

I'm thinking Stilton might be nice.

By threatening your life, doesn't that make them a danger to you and, therefore, absolve you of your duty of care?

Only way I can tolerate Brussel sprouts is by cutting them in half, topping them with lots of raw bacon and roasting them in the oven. As the bacon cooks, the fat drips on to the sprouts and makes them taste of bacon. Then cover in cheese.

The correct proportion is equal or greater parts bacon and cheese to sprouts

Then let's hope they have a good retirement plan, and that they enjoy good health until the end of their lives, because they will be shit outta luck if they ever need your help as they age.

Only if he learns from this, gives you and the woman he was assaulting a true apology, and stays off the booze.

If he uses this as a time to start drinking again, the very Low to No Contact will be required.

From what I understand, and I may be wrong, so don't quote me, but Welsh, Manx and Gaelic were all spoken by different groups of the Celts.

It may be that Welsh is an even older language, spoken by a group that were here before the Celts, but by the time of the Romans and then the invasion of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes (combined to be referred to as the Anglo Saxons, and the people who gave us our language) history only talks about 'the native Celts'. So if there were other groups, they are lumped in as one.

But, again from my understanding, when the Anglo Saxons invaded, they pushed out the Celts to the furthest reaches if the Island, namely, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

1. Dinosaurs. If I am in a large open space, standing near a line of trees, at dusk, my heart will start pounding because I am waiting for the T-Rex to come through the trees. Also doesn't help that I live near the airport, and they use this deep boom to scare away the birds. (Think the sound effect used when the glass of water was rippling).

2. Werewolves.

3. Nausea.

As pretentious as it sounds for a ethnically British person to say: Onigiri.

If I have the time, I make it with sushi rice from scratch, but you can also get a pack of microwave Sticky Rice (Tilda, Sosu and VeeTee are all available at Tesco).

I make it often, so I have a big batch of a seasoning blend (Furikake is traditional, but I wanted stuff that is more readily available to me).

So, I cook the rice, dump into a bowl and add my dry seasoning blend and a slug of soy sauce, mix it up and raid my fridge and cupboards for fillings. The part that takes the longest is the filling and shaping step, but I have a Onigiri mould that makes 6 at once.

So far my favourite fillings have been: caramelised onion chutney with extra mature cheddar; stilton; smoked salmon (can be blitzed and added to the rice) and garlic cream cheese; and shredded, pickled vegetables. But there are plenty of other fillings you could try, provided they are somewhat solid (think Philadelphia cheese or egg mayo consistency).

So, takes about 10-15 minutes, taste just as good cold as they do warm, and you can have them every day of the week and have a different flavour each time.

Health problems and young grandkids is the reason why my parents have locks on bathrooms that can be opened from the outside.

Some of us use a product called Poo-Pourri which not only stops the poop smell, but fragrances the air nicely instead.

As OP's Dad pointed out, she said nothing to comfort him, just went straight in to sounding like a Gold Digger.

Anyone, no matter how confident in their own skills of finding new employment, will take an emotional hit to losing their job. And to then have your partner basically imply that they only care about the lifestyle you provide for them, and not you, I think the partner handled it very well to be honest. Most people would have started a huge argument.

Because they'll have seen on a TV show, that sometimes people living alone who commit suicide, will leave the window open so neighbours will find the body by the stench.

If they have never seen you (as you say, there are 70 strangers living in your building), and the window is never closed (if you leave for work, for example), it might worry some people.

Wankmas

I found a cheese at Home Bargains that said it was mild cheddar, but tastes like mature. I think it was £2.99 for a block and it tastes fantastic.

I'll update when I can remember the brand.

Try Assam

I bought a vintage Jaques Shove Ha'ppenny board. A proper one with brass lifters.

Not hugely annoying to clean. There is some work required, of course, but like everything, it is a balance between good points and bad points.

Good points. Incredibly easy to use, less separate bits and pieces needed and it strains out all the leaves (something I find strainers and infusers sometimes struggle with).

Bad points. Requires cleaning.

I find if I rinse everything well, I don't need to take the strainer apart to clean it after every use.

Honestly, I use a French Press. If you think about it, if it works for ground coffee, why shouldn't it work for loose tea?

And, you can get small French Presses for single mugs, so a size to suit everyone.

Just so people know, per 100g, those Fruit Adventure Tic Tac's have:

392 kcal

0.5g of Fat and Saturated Fat

94.3g of Carbohydrates, of which 91.1g is Sugar

With 0.1g of Protein and 0.018g Salt.

The fact that my body just wants to collect health problems. I get a new one every 1 to 3 years.

If I am lucky, it is a quick-ish fix (like the uterine fibroids and the calcified collection of blood from 2022.

Current problem? Abnormal blood tests done 2 weeks ago show I have liver damage and high Iron levels in my blood.

So, either a condition like Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is causing the liver damage, and my damaged liver is struggling to filter out Iron; or I have a genetic condition like Haemochromatosis, that means my body accumulates Iron, which has caused liver damage, and the only treatment is to have blood removed until the levels balance themselves out.

Have you had your Vitamin D levels checked? Aches and pains that travel around the body is a symptom.

Ironically, for me, Evri are really reliable in my area.

FedEx, on the other hand, can get in the bin!

2 years ago, I ordered a booze shipment from DrinkSupermarket. Box was soaking wet when it arrived and stunk of Aniseed. Despite the fragile stickers all over it, there was definite signs of damage to the box, and a bottle of Yeni Raki was smashed. Refunded item and I get a replacement, no fuss.

Around Christmas, I need to do another DS order (presents, etc), and I get a notification it is being delivered by FedEx. I'm not happy, but decide to give them another chance, after all, accidents happen. This box doesn't turn up. At all. Have to get on to their depot who have a 'thorough search' but can't find it. Fine, get my refund. More annoyed by the fact that one of the bottles I ordered as a present, wasn't in stock anymore. Reorder and make a point to demand that it isn't sent by FedEx.

Then, about 8 months later, a heavily retaped package is delivered and it is my box of booze, missing a bottle or two (probably why it couldn't be found, surprise surprise). Annoying as all Hell, but I got almost £100 worth of duplicate booze for free!

Thing is: would he be happy living with Mother Dear by himself? If she never leaves her room, then it is on him to cook, clean, buy groceries and do laundry for her. How long before he gets tired of that?

Then, of course, his dating life will suffer. He must be at least 36y/o; how many women are going to be interested in dating a guy in his 30's/40's who still lives with his mother? Principal Skinner anyone?

Please, please, PLEASE (!!!!) read up on The Sunken Cost Fallacy, and realise that your mental health is more important than the amount of time, energy and money you have 'sunk' into this relationship.