Why You Don't Do Business With "Friends"

[muffin0]

May 26, 2016 14:36:28 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

May 26, 2016 14:12:49 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

My first instinct is to think it sounds like debilitating, paralyzing anxiety (which doesn't necessarily negate what you're saying). I think that affects a lot of her life. The self-driven money grabs and shit during the Kirkette/Booby debacle are the only things that give me pause in thinking none of this was really deliberate. 

I don't know. It's all shitty, regardless. 

This is what I tend to think as well.  My cousin was diagnosed with a form of ADHD where he gets terrible anxiety about things and as a result can't get anything done.  For example, he'll have a huge test coming up and be super stressed and instead of just studying for it he'll basically just lay around and sleep instead of just doing it.  Sounds like squirrly probably had good intentions but lacks the ability to execute.  

Or maybe she's just a shitbag...I don't know.

Huh, I didn't know this was a thing, this is how I am.

[underwaterrhymes]

I don't think squirrelymom didn't make the quilt intentionally. I think her anxiety and life got in the way and she still really wanted to make it, but it just kept not happening.

And I think she didn't know how to tell me and kept thinking she would get to it, but it kept snowballing.

Now I have the clothes back, I'm good.

[Kit]

May 26, 2016 14:40:30 GMT -5 Jermys said:

May 26, 2016 14:36:28 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

This is what I tend to think as well.  My cousin was diagnosed with a form of ADHD where he gets terrible anxiety about things and as a result can't get anything done.  For example, he'll have a huge test coming up and be super stressed and instead of just studying for it he'll basically just lay around and sleep instead of just doing it.  Sounds like squirrly probably had good intentions but lacks the ability to execute.  

Or maybe she's just a shitbag...I don't know.

The bolded is me. Except I don't promise things I know won't get done because I've been living in my head for 40 years and I know I'm a flaky piece of shit who breaks promises all the time.

Better not flake out on wine day this month!!!

[underwaterrhymes]

May 26, 2016 20:37:50 GMT -5 Kit said:

May 26, 2016 14:40:30 GMT -5 Jermys said:

The bolded is me. Except I don't promise things I know won't get done because I've been living in my head for 40 years and I know I'm a flaky piece of shit who breaks promises all the time.

Better not flake out on wine day this month!!!

I cannot describe how excited I am to be able to make wine day this month. It is needed.

[Kit]

May 26, 2016 20:39:04 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

May 26, 2016 20:37:50 GMT -5 Kit said:

Better not flake out on wine day this month!!!

I cannot describe how excited I am to be able to make wine day this month. It is needed.

Are you coming?! I know you weren't sure. Yay!

[underwaterrhymes]

May 26, 2016 20:39:45 GMT -5 Kit said:

May 26, 2016 20:39:04 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I cannot describe how excited I am to be able to make wine day this month. It is needed.

Are you coming?! I know you weren't sure. Yay!

Yes!

I might have N with me. But I will be there!

[Kit]

May 26, 2016 20:40:40 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

May 26, 2016 20:39:45 GMT -5 Kit said:

Are you coming?! I know you weren't sure. Yay!

Yes!

I might have N with me. But I will be there!

He can be our DD.

[underwaterrhymes]

May 26, 2016 20:42:28 GMT -5 Kit said:

May 26, 2016 20:40:40 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Yes!

I might have N with me. But I will be there!

He can be our DD.

LOL.

He might need to sit on a phone book.

(Actually H might be my DD depending on a few things. He and K may hit a local library. Regardless, though. I. AM. IN.)

[Kit]

May 26, 2016 20:44:07 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

May 26, 2016 20:42:28 GMT -5 Kit said:

He can be our DD.

LOL.

He might need to sit on a phone book.

(Actually H might be my DD depending on a few things. He and K may hit a local library. Regardless, though. I. AM. IN.)

I'm surprised you don't need a phone book.

No! J/k j/k, I love you.

[underwaterrhymes]

May 26, 2016 20:45:26 GMT -5 Kit said:

May 26, 2016 20:44:07 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

LOL.

He might need to sit on a phone book.

(Actually H might be my DD depending on a few things. He and K may hit a local library. Regardless, though. I. AM. IN.)

I'm surprised you don't need a phone book.

No! J/k j/k, I love you.

LOL!

It's close. If I were two inches shorter I'd need to sit in the back seat.

[gizmo]

The etsy store is open again if you'd like to order something you'll never get.

[boxertdog]

May 26, 2016 14:12:49 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

May 26, 2016 9:18:07 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

I think this is probably it. She was pretty untouchable, plus she was counting on UWR's unwavering grace.

My first instinct is to think it sounds like debilitating, paralyzing anxiety (which doesn't necessarily negate what you're saying). I think that affects a lot of her life. The self-driven money grabs and shit during the Kirkette/Booby debacle are the only things that give me pause in thinking none of this was really deliberate. 

I don't know. It's all shitty, regardless. 

As an outsider my, perhaps cynical view, would be that this entire thing is a scam. Why does she give away so much free crap? Is it to collect real names and addresses from everyone? Have you guys checked your credit reports? 3 separate gofundme pages and people send her money and gift cards? This is the Internet, and people are f'd. Multiple sob stories and she's just raking in money? Nope nope nope.

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May 26, 2016 14:40:30 GMT -5 Jermys said:

May 26, 2016 14:36:28 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

This is what I tend to think as well.  My cousin was diagnosed with a form of ADHD where he gets terrible anxiety about things and as a result can't get anything done.  For example, he'll have a huge test coming up and be super stressed and instead of just studying for it he'll basically just lay around and sleep instead of just doing it.  Sounds like squirrly probably had good intentions but lacks the ability to execute.  

Or maybe she's just a shitbag...I don't know.

The bolded is me. Except I don't promise things I know won't get done because I've been living in my head for 40 years and I know I'm a flaky piece of shit who breaks promises all the time.

This is me too. This is why I have never gone to grad school or gone into business for myself. I can't handle it

[AutumnRose25]

May 28, 2016 11:36:26 GMT -5 boxertdog said:

May 26, 2016 14:12:49 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

My first instinct is to think it sounds like debilitating, paralyzing anxiety (which doesn't necessarily negate what you're saying). I think that affects a lot of her life. The self-driven money grabs and shit during the Kirkette/Booby debacle are the only things that give me pause in thinking none of this was really deliberate. 

I don't know. It's all shitty, regardless. 

As an outsider my, perhaps cynical view, would be that this entire thing is a scam. Why does she give away so much free crap? Is it to collect real names and addresses from everyone? Have you guys checked your credit reports? 3 separate gofundme pages and people send her money and gift cards? This is the Internet, and people are f'd. Multiple sob stories and she's just raking in money? Nope nope nope.

GFMs aside, your name and address are public information, anyone can "know it" even without you explicitly telling it to them.

[underwaterrhymes]

May 28, 2016 11:36:26 GMT -5 boxertdog said:

May 26, 2016 14:12:49 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

My first instinct is to think it sounds like debilitating, paralyzing anxiety (which doesn't necessarily negate what you're saying). I think that affects a lot of her life. The self-driven money grabs and shit during the Kirkette/Booby debacle are the only things that give me pause in thinking none of this was really deliberate. 

I don't know. It's all shitty, regardless. 

As an outsider my, perhaps cynical view, would be that this entire thing is a scam. Why does she give away so much free crap? Is it to collect real names and addresses from everyone? Have you guys checked your credit reports? 3 separate gofundme pages and people send her money and gift cards? This is the Internet, and people are f'd. Multiple sob stories and she's just raking in money? Nope nope nope.

No, I am trusting, but I don't think this is her aim at all. I really do think she is just a nice person who is overloaded.

I do have a credit report that pulls up monthly due to having worked for the federal government for awhile, and everything is fine.