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TL:DR - My (29M) partner (28F) has been unfaithful, and part of our process of managing has been working out why. I'm too 'available' and not 'live bait', hence her straying. Do I stick, and change the nurturing/loyal side of myself to fit, or do I quit and accept that someone out there will value that, rather than see it as unattractive?
My (ex) fiancé and I have been together for 6 years, on-again-off-again for 8, and she proposed to me in November '22. She went travelling earlier this year solo, to get some travel in before we got married and started thinking about kids, and I was happy to let her do that as I trusted her fully. She's financially more affluent than me, so was able to take a break from earning but keep paying her share of the mortgage, but I had to stay in work and look after the pets.
When she got home I learned she'd been unfaithful, having had phone sex with a guy she'd stayed with. She was very upset but not necessarily regretful, more expressing a confusion about whether or not she wanted us to carry on. Obviously I was beside myself with hurt, confusion etc but managed to make it through. At first I couldn't bear the idea of breaking up so really did all the legwork of keeping us together, and things have changed recently with her feeling more positive and earning my trust back.
My question is regarding our couples counseling, which is ongoing. It's been really helpful and rewarding but challenging for both of us. One of the key takeaways is that I make myself too available to her; she can go away travelling and cheat, and I'll stay home and work and she knows I won't stray - she doesn't believe she can lose me. I agree with this, I do think I've been too permissive and too giving here, but why should it be a given that if one is generous with love and support, the other will take advantage? The analogy the counsellor used was giving ice cream to a child for dinner. If you keep saying yes, they'll keep taking - but my partner isn't a child, she's an adult who knows right from wrong, so though I have a part to play in the bad behaviour I just feel like I'm being blamed.
If I fight for us, I'll be doing that by withdrawing and providing distance between us, and that doesn't feel right to be doing with someone I want to marry and have kids with. Until this all happened, we've been really happy and successful, but now I look back and wonder how much might have been false. How do I know when it's time to throw in the towel? I love this woman genuinely, and I do believe she wants to make us work and is sincerely sorry about what happened, but I wonder if the change to myself I feel I'd need to enact would just erode my personality and would be unsustainable.

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Will try and sum up briefly. 7 year relationship, love of my life and my best friend. We have a mortgage and pets. My (27M) partner had an EA (turned PA) earlier this year with someone at work. Totally out of the blue. All came out a few months ago via breadcrumbs (started as he had feelings for someone and was confused but eventually admitted he slept with her), the whole truth came out 1 month ago. During this he was still in contact with AP, I think he was/is in limerence. He ended things 2 weeks ago with me because he said he could only see a path alone. A few weeks prior, he said he knows I am what is true and wants to begin a new normal as long as I can see something in the future, which I can. He said he needs to do 'work on me before we can work on we'. Even as we broke up he said he hopes this isn't it. Not trying to paint a delusional picture, but for added context as there's a lot of conflict in his words and actions.
As much as I dont and didn't want it, I see that the break up had to happen so we could both have time away to process. He has moved back to his parents while I stay in the house. Other context is he has been struggling with his MH for a few years now, and has unresolved trauma from childhood that he has been exploring since starting therapy a few months ago. I genuinely believe he wants to get better and understand why and how this has happened, he has never blamed me for what he's done in any way. I don't blame myself but wish we'd have got to the root of the problem sooner, and without the infidelity. I know he loved me, because he told me, and I think there are so many factors and forces at play. It's like he's hit the self destruct button, and I think the MH issues are a big factor and something he can only work out alone. I guess this is why I have hope.
We had a loving, wonderful, special relationship. I know everyone says it, but it's true. Not in a million years did I ever think he would cheat. Nor did his family/friends, my family, totally out of character. This is why I think, if he did the work, I could be with him again. He has been kind, patient, loving, supportive, trustworthy. I am aware of the irony now!! He is an avoidant and I'm an anxious so we are coming at it from totally different spaces.
My hope is we do the work as individuals and find our way back together. I know you can't hang your life on the 'potential' of someone, so I am doing all the things (therapy, exercise, family and friend time, journaling) that keep me moving forward.
I agree with everything people say about taking time apart to heal yourself - no contact, therapy, learning to be alone - I guess I'm just looking for some advice/perspective on whether you can reconcile from a situation like mine.
TL;DR: depressed ex cheated, is there hope?

Hey everyone!
I recently adopted a 7 lb chi/yorkie/poodle mix terrier type of dog from a rescue. I’ve had him since the end of February this year and he’s already come such a long way. We do some basic training with treat reinforcement but mostly it’s been a lot of helping him come out of his shell. He was confiscated from a very abusive home (thrown around, broken paw, very deconditioned when he got to the shelter) and gets very nervous around new people / situations. He also does not do well around other dogs. Even the first couple of days I had him he mostly just hung out under my bed. Now he lights up when he sees me, loves to play, and is starting to show me his belly, etc. He is still very nervous around my parent’s and sister’s dog but its hard to know if he’s protecting himself or being aggressive (these dogs are also almost ten times the size of him so its hard to judge). All in all It’s all very promising development, but I’m just worried he’s slowly developing overprotective tendencies.
My sister and mom have been watching him when I need them to from time to time and I bring him around sometimes for visits. When playing / treating he is usually fine but when it comes to petting/approaching, he will growl, yap, and even in one instance bite when other people try to approach him. It’s almost always when I’m around, when I leave him alone with my mom or sister he is usually well behaved without any growling or nipping at people. I’m unsure if he is being protective of me or if he feels more confident to act “tough” because I’m around? I’m at a loss of what to do with him. He is super sweet and loving with me but can be aggressive/reactive with others and it makes me nervous to bring him around new people.
We’ve done very basic training and socialization - he mostly kept to himself and let other dogs sniff him but was visibly nervous. I’d like to get some sort of behavioral trainer involved to help me out so I have been seeking that but I’m just wondering if anybody can give me any advice or share their experience if they have a similar situation?
Thank you guys!

A few years ago my life partner convinced me to move in with a relative and her husband. I agreed even though I didn't really wanna move, but thought it would be best for my partners mental health.
The relative, Morgan, for the sake of privacy. She's with someone who lives in a family home on private property, and they said it wouldn't be a big problem for us to move in. We did so under the agreement that I would learn how to drive from Morgan's husband (Mike) ( I didn't before because the city we lived in didn't require it) and they said I could either pay Mike's father rent because he owns the house or I could help them with bills. Well Mike's dad butted in and said he just wanted a couple hundred for rent.
So, they came and picked us up to move in, Mike even helped me get a job. My partner doesn't work because they can't drive and we live in the middle of nowhere, so I work for the two of us.
Well anyways, not to long after moving in, I got guilted into buying Morgan a bunch of stuff because she was sad for one reason or another, or they were short on money. I didn't mind to much. Aside from that, the last few years, Mike and Morgan constantly get into screaming matches, they have several pets they barely care for that pee poo and puke all over the house. They don't clean up after themselves and the house is so dirty we have to wear sandals to walk around and not step in something gross, they leave dirty dishes on the counters and tables for months and let their pets mess in them as well.
They decided to do several renovations on their home that they've never finished as well, including ripping up their bathroom tiling. We've had to shower with plastic up every time to not get the wall wet for years now. Aside from my initial rent agreement, I've gotten guilted into paying other bills for them as well. I have resting dick face and a mean voice, but it's unintentional and they know that.
Recently, they accused me of not paying a bill on time, and I was pretty sure I was ahead on this bill. Well this turned into me getting screamed at because I got an attitude, and basically got told I'm an asshole all the time.
I'm wondering if I am the asshole though, because I'm living in their house for cheap rent and I still have to be driven most places ( every time I have the money for a car I've had to give it to them or someone else for one reason or another). I know I can sound like I'm trying to be mean sometimes to because of my tone too, but most of the time I'm not or I'm just generally frustrated and trying to make a joke about it to calm down. I admit, I got a bit passive agressive when I found hardened pee in one of my casserole dishes I'd only gotten to use once.
I'm really really worried I'm the asshole because I know they're struggling with money, and that I'm just over reacting, but I've been in a lot of abusive situations and my point of view can kinda be skewed sometimes so I wonder if it's just that or what. Please judge me.

I'm currently a SAHP, which I do enjoy but with the economy being the way it is, I'm hoping to find something flexible I can do to help alleviate the financial stress on my SO. I don't have a lot of marketable skills aside from a natural artistic ability, and to top it all off... I'm not great with technology. Before I became a parent I sold hundreds of pieces of my artwork at hand made markets. I looked into those and I've found the cost for a table has more than doubled in my area. I know the old adage "you have to spend money to make money", but I can't spend hundreds of dollars on a spot for a day. I took a look at etsy and don't think it's a suitable selling place for my work, I was wondering if anyone knew of a place where painters were still doing well? I do a fair amount of canvases but also enjoy painting skateboards and shoes. I've also sold a lot of pet rocks.
Additionally, if there's an idiots guide to social media marketing that would beneficial aswell because I'm definitely awful at self promoting.

Occupation – Government employee
Age – 34
Location – Zimbabwe
My salary – $500 (paid monthly)
Side Gig Income – $0
Other income – negligible amounts from dividends received from my stock portfolio that I re-invest
Housemates – 4 (husband P, 6 year old L, 4 year old E and nanny F. My nephew M is around and makes appearances too)
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Assets and Liabilities
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Equity	$60,000 fully paid off
Retirement Balance	??	I contribute monthly, and employer matches fully. But because of changes in currency and hyperinflation, I don’t really count this as an asset
Savings	$1700	(went down due to travelling trying to get my passport done since it expired)
Current account balance	$660	Includes my mum's money since I'm managing her financial affairs while she's abroad
Loan from employer	$130	I took a personal loan from work, because the interest rates are lower than rate of inflation and repayment is over 18 months. Loan was used to make improvements on our house, and what wasn’t used, I bought shares on our stock exchange, due to hyperinflation, the amount I owe in US$ has gone down
Investments (shares in various counters on our local stock exchanges)	$1,186
Car	$4,000	Based on current resale value. Car was bought secondhand for cash

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Income progression- (https://www.reddit.com/MoneyDiariesACTIVE/comments/vbbb7s/i_live_in_zimbabwe_making_3600year_and_i_just/)
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Expenses
This year, my husband and I decided that he would take on the bulk of our expenses since I do most of the domestic work/childcare. Expenses I pay will be indicated. My salary is now for my expenses, my investments and my savings, and spoiling the kids. Husband caters for the family basics. There was a point last year when I felt my husband wasn’t as invested in the family because he barely did anything financially. By having him cater for all expenses, he is now definitely involved and invested. My husband’s income is just about the same as mine, slightly higher at some times.
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My Expenses

Expense	Amount /period	Note
Car insurance and licensing	$300/annum	This is due in March, and I pay for the entire year
Petrol	$60/month
Electricity	$10/month
Airtime/data	$20/month
Groceries	$60/month	This is for additional groceries such as bread, veg and fruit bought during the month
Kids’ clothes	$40/month	I’m trying to build up their winter wardrobe so I try to buy them something each month
Makeup/clothes/toiletries/ supplements/hair	$30/month	I do not us this much monthly though
Water	$15/month	Based on last bill received in April. We do not get water consistently so bills are infrequent
Donations	$20/month	Ad hoc donations to a soup kitchen, and maternal health fun
Stock market investment	$50/month	May invest more or less, but I do try to buy shares every payday

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Household Expenses (paid by P)
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Expense	Amount /period	Note
Groceries	$200/month	Bulk grocery shopping of staple food items and toiletries
LP Gas	$30/approx. every 2 months	We buy when it runs out. Usually every 2 months depending on how bad the power supply is
Medical	$15/month	For OTC meds (painkiller, cough syrup, antacid stocked for emergencies) and any prescriptions
Pet expenses	$60/ twice a year	For vaccinations and checkups for 4 dogs. Pet food is covered under groceries
School fees for the kids	$347/ term	One kid has fees paid every month, the other every 3 months
Nanny	$80/month	Less than before as both kids are now in school fulltime, and nanny is there to get them ready for school and care after school for 3 hours.
DSTV subscription	$37/month
Transport for kids to/from school	$60/month	L gets picked up and dropped off at home daily, E is dropped off after school

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Previous MDs - (https://www.reddit.com/MoneyDiariesACTIVE/comments/vbbb7s/i_live_in_zimbabwe_making_3600year_and_i_just/) and (https://www.reddit.com/MoneyDiariesACTIVE/comments/yc801g/i_am_33_years_old_and_i_just_graduated_with_my/)
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MD Q&A
Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?
Yes, I have a BSc in Accounting, a Masters in Accounting, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation. My parents both have Masters degrees, and in my family, the bare minimum acceptable for education was getting a Bachelors. My mother paid for my undergraduate degree, and I paid cash for my postgraduate studies.
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Growing up, what kind of conversations did you have about money?
My parents divorced when I was very young. My dad is the wealthier of the two, my mum has always been middle-class. My mum brought me up with very little financial help from my dad, he only covered tuition and healthcare until I turned 18. My mum catered for everything else. My mum taught me how to look for bargains, how to save and invest, and also how to sometimes enjoy your money.
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If you have, when did you move out of your parents'/guardians' house?
I would say I moved out at 26 when I got my current job. I had moved out when I got my first fulltime job, but moved back home when that contract ended
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At what age did you become financially responsible for yourself? Does anyone else cover any aspects of your financial life?
At 26 again. That's when I earned enough to cover all my bills without needing help. My husband P covers some aspects of my financial life, and my mum occasionally helps out with stuff for her grandchildren.
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What was your first job and why did you get it?
I worked as a receptionist at my mum's law firm after finishing my A Levels (age 18) while waiting to start university. My mum gave me the job to keep me occupied and out of mischief, lol.
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Do you worry about money now?
I worry about building generational wealth for my children. I want to make sure they will be set for life as adults. I do worry about money because hyperinflation is eroding my earnings and retirement dramatically. This is my second time losing my retirement. My mum and in laws are losing their retirement for the third time, so honestly our old age looks bleak if we do not invest outside of work pensions.
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Do you or have you ever received passive or inherited income?
I receive negligible dividends from the shares I own, lol.
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Day 1
0430 – I’m woken up by loadshedding. I sigh, rollover, and sleep some more
0600 – Alarm goes off. I turn it off, enjoy cuddles from P and finally get out of bed. Our water tanks ran out 4 days ago, and council has not yet deigned to give us water, so we rely on P’s parents and friends to give us water. I get my water that was warming up on the stove, and take a quick bucket bath. I moisturize, do my brows, throw my lace wig on (I cut my hair in January, and I’m at a really awkward stage where my hair looks bad when I wear it out all day) and get dressed. It’s cold in the mornings so I put on winter stockings and a black and white chevron patterned dress, nude ballet pumps plus my warm jacket. I get E from the couch where he was watching Cocomelon and my lunch bag out of the kitchen and we head off to his school. After dropping off E, I go to the office. No electricity means no elevator, so I go up the stairs. I see my boss’s boss and greet him as we do the ZESA (local electricity company) sponsored workout. I log in to the work register, fill up my kettle, and settle down to check out my work email. Nothing urgent came through overnight, so I go into my personal email. The wig company I patronize has given me a code for my birthday, and I’m wondering if I should pull the trigger on my cart. I decide to do a report while thinking this through.
My mum is currently working out of the country, so I am managing her local finances/obligations while she’s away. I remember I have to buy the prepaid electricity token for my childhood home as well as for the house she lives in when she’s working in the country. I spend $23 on electricity for both houses (mum’s money so doesn’t count)
1030 – After doing some firefighting and office gossip I have my breakfast. Today its rice, peas and 2 fried eggs. I sprinkle some peri-peri Aromat on top since I don’t have a sauce/gravy ad I have been craving spicy food lately. I also pop my multivitamin and supplements. I check my team’s work and send back anything that needs correcting. I also generate the multiple reports my boss expects from me. I suddenly remember I need to claim my allowance for performing a role that is higher than my actual position at work. I quickly complete the form, and send it to my boss for his signature. The extra money from this is what I use to fund my stock market investments. I also remind my team to send a report to me for consolidation by noon.
12.00 – I do a major push of all my work due today so I can relax after lunch. I compile my reports and set them ready to send. I also finish my first 2 litres of water of the day, and cue up the next 2 litres
1300 – Its lunchtime, and my work bestie and I head out around town**. I find shorts that L would fit and buy 2 pairs for $10**. We head back to the office and I have caramel popcorn for lunch. Then I remember I forgot to have my afternoon meds, oops. Anyway, more work before heading to an audit meeting
1630 – The audit meeting is finally over, and I rush to shut down my computer, pack up my things and go home. I have an agreement with my manager that as long as I make up for the hour, by either coming early or skipping lunch, I can leave work at 4pm. I had a total hysterectomy end of last year so I still can’t manage driving in heavy traffic. I arrive home, make the bed (P had not made it when he went to work), and harvest chilies from our garden that have ripened. I also harvest a local herb used as a flu remedy and lemongrass, so I can brew up a tea/tisane for the flu affected people in my house. I also pack L’s lunch for tomorrow, a pie, a naartjie and juice. It’s also F’s payday, so I give her US$80 (P gave me this money).
E says he is hungry so I feed him sadza and sour milk by his request. I multitask covering L’s school textbook while supervising his homework and watching Married to Real Estate and the Great British Bake Off. I then have my dinner of sadza, greens and beef. I have a chat with the kids about their day at school. P gets home.
1900 – P and my nephew M go to fetch water from P’s friend’s house. The city council still hasn’t opened up our water supply. I do some French on Duolingo while the boys wreak havoc in their playroom. I read L and E their bedtime stories and put them to bed. I decide to do my hair in cornrows while watching Masterchef Australia. They get home and I help them carry water indoors. I remember that when power comes back I need to boil tripe on the stove, so I cut it up, put it in the pot with water, salt and garlic, and place it on the electric stove. We have serious loadshedding these days, so we have a gas stove and solar power to tide us over. I take a quick bath and change into my pyjamas. While P watches TV, I read Wild Sweet Love by Beverly Jenkins and continue to do my hair in cornrows.
2200 – My arms are tired and I’m only halfway through with the cornrows. I give up and go to bed with P.
Total spent - $10
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Day 2
0600 – I hear crying. E is in a bad mood today. I turn off my alarm, and go to see what’s wrong. E does not want to get dressed for school. I sigh, and help F dress him while he throws a massive tantrum. E is dressed, so I go do my morning routine of shower, moisturize, contact lenses, and eyebrow makeup. Today, I wear a green dress I took from my mum, black tights, nude ballet flats and a black and white coat. E gets put into the car by F, and starts crying for porridge. We are already late, so he learns that the consequence of refusing to eat his porridge on time is to go to school without having his porridge. It’s not a big issue though, as he gets fed at school. So I lock the doors and windows and drive him to school as he throws a tantrum for the entire 10 minute drive. I shove him into the school gate and head to work.
It’s another ZESA sponsored stair workout today. I log into the register, and fill up my kettle with water. I switch on my computer, check my work email and send off client emails to my team for their response. My personal email has an annual report from one of the companies I have shares in so I check out if there’s a dividend this year. I own a negligible number of shares in the company though, but 28c per share is quite impressive. I check to see if my stock exchange wallet has been credited with the money I transferred there so I can buy more shares. It still hasn’t so I send a follow up email o the enquiries desk at the stock exchange. I do have a stockbroker, but I prefer doing my trades myself. I also do some French on Duolingo before 8am.
0830 – Our HR is in a tizzy because people are late for work. I don’t make a big deal out of it usually, because salaries are shit and people are demotivated. As long as my team shows up and does some work, I’m ok. I approve some work, and warn my team about coming in a bit too late. I also tell a teammate that she will have to cover for me on Monday as I am taking the day off. Our internet connectivity is shit so I can’t log into our system to check some stuff. My work bestie gives me avocados from her house. I almost cry because I have been craving avocados, but been too cheap to buy them.
1000 – I have a really bad sore throat. I am also hungry since I haven’t had breakfast yet. I jot down my shopping list for the weekend and head to Pick ‘n’ Pay to buy carrots, green peppers, tomatoes, lemons, cheese, polony and bread. I also buy my breakfast/lunch, which is rice, beans, ox liver and egg salad**. It all cost $10**. I leave my shopping in my car, and go to the office to wolf down my food, and take my multivitamin and painkiller. I also receive my wigs that I bought in May. Perfect timing, as I want to wear a new wig tomorrow for our girls’ day out.
I do some more work, and remind my team to send me the information I need for my daily reports.
1300 – I go out to buy a few items I didn’t find in Pick ‘n’ Pay earlier**. I go to Spar and buy peas, eggs, soft drinks for the outing tomorrow and a sausage roll. Total cost is $10**. The outing has been deemed kid friendly, so I needed drinks for the boys to have tomorrow. I get back into the office, and spend the rest of the lunch hour working.
1600 – It’s finally time to go home. I send my email to handover work issues for the person who will take over my role on Monday while I am on leave. I also send my out of office email, and head home. The kids are at their grandmother’s, so I take a leisurely bath, put on my pyjamas and eat dinner. Then I watch Masterchef Australia until P and E get home. I also get in some French Duolingo practice
2000 – P goes out with his friends, so I snuggle up on the couch with E and watch TV. I put E to bed, read him his bedtime story and kiss him good night. I finally finish season 13 of Masterchef Australia, and move on to My Kitchen Rules Australia. I love Australian reality shows, ngl.
2200 – I go to bed P gets home and tells me some bad news about a friend of ours. I feel very sad for him. He cuddles me and we sleep.
Total spent - $20
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Day 3
0700 – I wake up feeling like a truck ran me over. I get out of bed, and get ready to hand-wash our laundry. We still have no running water so we can’t use the washing machine. I play music while doing my laundry to keep me motivated
0900 – Laundry has been hung out to dry. F has cooked potato curry, so I boil eggs and water. I have my breakfast of potato curry, egg, multivitamin and coffee. Once I’m done, I give E a bath and dress him. I also bath, moisturize, do my brows and get dressed. I’m wearing jeans and a t-shirt today as my friends and I ae supposed to take our kids out for a playdate. Then I receive a message that the outing is cancelled since one of our group is really sick. I try to think of something I can do with E, since L is out having fun with his grandmother. I do my Swahili Duolingo practice.
1100 – The welder comes to do some work on our garage door. I monitor the work for a bit, and then my nephew takes over. E starts really bugging me to go out. So I put on my headband wig and sneakers, and pack a cooler bag with snacks and drinks. We head into town and I buy myself some ciders for $9. These are for me to drink when the mood strikes me. E wants to go to a resort by the lake so I oblige him. We pay $8 for our entrance. He goes to play on the swings, and I take pictures of him having fun. Another family turns up, and one of his classmates is among them. He’s so happy, and goes to play with his friend. I watch him running around.
1500 – I get a call from my friend that she’s in town with my cake. This cake was meant for the cancelled outing. I pack up our stuff, hustle E into the car and drive back into town. I let out some colourful swear words when I realise I forgot to get our change of $2. Anyway**, I meet up with my friend and get the cake, and pay her $30**. It’s so pretty. I call my MIL while still in town to find out what time she will be there so I can pick up L. She says it will be an hour, so E and I head home to drop off the cake so it doesn’t melt in my AC-less car.
1600 – We are back in town waiting for L and MIL. E wants an ice cream so I buy him one for $0.50 using money I had in my Innbucks wallet. MIL calls and asks me to head over to where she is to pick L up since she can’t leave yet. E and I get there. MIL gets me sadza and goat tripe stew, which I eat a bit of to be polite even though I am not hungry. When I’m done, I pack up the kids and drive home. I bath and change into my pyjamas.
1800 – I feed the kids, and we play until their weekend bedtime of 8pm. I read them their bedtime stories and tuck them in. I watch TV and iron my morning laundry while having a gin and juice until 9pm, and head to read in bed. P and my nephew arrive home from their amateur soccer league match and subsequent outing with the boys. I fall asleep soon after.
Total spent - $49.50
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Day 4
0700 – I’m woken up by L demanding that I come and play with them. I am still sleepy so I fob him off.
0900 - F knocks on the door and tells us she is off to church. I finally get out of bed and get dressed. I see the boys playing relatively peacefully so I let them continue with their antics. In the kitchen, I find F had cooked breakfast, and since I’m starving, I heat up water for coffee. L surprisingly isn’t hungry so I serve up breakfast for P and me. I have my daily multivitamin. P heads out to go fetch water, while I bath, change and hang out with the kids. I also do my French Duolingo practice for the day
1200 – I have played with the dogs and kids, and I am exhausted. I collapse onto the couch and watch MKR Australia. P gets home, and naps on the couch. I give the kids haircuts and baths.
1700 – L is hungry and really wants cake, so I feed the kids a dinner of sadza and sour milk. Then some cake for dessert. I also pack L’s school lunch, which will be a polony sandwich, a cupcake and juice. The kids play until its bedtime at 7pm. The usual routine, bedtime stories and tuck in is done
2000 – P and I watch a movie while having some alcoholic drinks.
2200 – Bedtime for us
Total spent - $0
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Day 5
0600 – It’s my birthday today. I am going all out celebrating myself since TW I tried unaliving myself twice in the past year. L wishes me a happy birthday before he goes to school. I get birthday messages from my mum, dad, SILs, and friends. I also get a call from my brother, his wife and their son, and they sing to me. I feel very loved today. P goes to drop off E at school today so I can sleep in
0800 – I am finally up and hungry. I cook a quick breakfast of boiled eggs, and a bean curry. P takes my car to get serviced, while I bath, moisturize, contact lenses, do a full face of makeup and get dressed for the day. Today I wear a tie-dyed cutout mini-dress and sneakers, and my wavy headband wig
1300 – P is home and he drives me to a hotel outside town near a renowned tourist site in our country. We have a platter of fried fish, chicken strips, pork strips, fries, and a salad to share and multiple Savannah Drys while there. It’s really nice getting to reconnect after a very tumultuous year in our marriage. P pays.
1700 – We drive around the area, before heading home. Once we get home, P and my nephew go on a hunt for water, while I feed the kids. P and I head off to take our showers. I remember why I don’t do a full face of makeup when it take a long time to get the makeup off my face.
1900 – The family sings happy birthday, and we eat cake. Birthday gifts were gin and chocolate. I hustle the boys off to bed. No story today, as they went to bed later than usual. P watches TV while I read my novel.
2100 – Bedtime for the grownups
Total spent - $0
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Day 6
0530 – I wake up and lie in bed for a bit. Then I read my novel some more.
0620 – I am up, and take my bath, moisturize, do my brows and get dressed. It’s cold this morning, so I wear a yellow dress with black polka dots, black tights and ankle boots. I pack up the cake I’m giving to my colleagues, as well as my water bottle. E and I head out. I drop E off at school, and go to the office. I log into the work register, turn on my computer, and check my emails. There are a few pressing issues I need to get up to speed with. One of my colleagues gives me $50 as a birthday gift. I also hand out the cake to my team.
0900 – Work is pretty quiet today, so I update my MD. I also receive news that one of my nephews is getting married. He is not that much younger than me, and could be my younger brother, but it makes me feel so old.
Note on my family: In our culture, even distant relatives are given close relationships so the large number of nephews/nieces is from those relationships. It’s a big thing done to maintain close family bonds. I have 4 actual (in a Western sense) nephews and nieces who are all under the age of 6.
1000 – I head to the supermarket and buy bread, onions, carrots, pork chops, pork trotters and my breakfast and lunch. This costs $25. The meat is the main cost driver here. I have a sausage roll, my multivitamin, supplement and milk for breakfast. I remember that I need to check if my stock exchange wallet was credited, ugh. The website is refusing to load and I’m very frustrated. I finally log in and see the amount is still not credited. I email and send a tweet to the stock exchange. Hopefully the tweet will get them to start moving.
1200 – My boss is mad. One member of my team left his desk without informing me and there’s an urgent matter. I was about to go downstairs to give P the groceries, so I stick around for a bit before committing the same offence as my subordinate, lol. I quickly get back into my office and check on work, sign some papers and letters, and clear out my emails.
1300 – My work bestie has to run other errands at lunch so I decide to stay in the office. I check my personal email and see I have received a dividend of $0.27, lol. The share price will probably drop soon, so I will buy more shares in this counter if I can get them to increase my shareholding. My goal for this year is to breach the 10,000 share mark for one counter. I suddenly remember I have work to do, so I use my lunch hour to do the work, and then take a quick break to eat my lunch of fries and a sausage and do some Swahili Duolingo practice.
1500 – I am thinking of going home when one of my team members calls me to deal with an angry client. I go to the office, and find out it’s a surprise birthday party from my team. I am so happy, lol. We have more cake, and there’s also fruit and juice. I head home feeling so appreciated with even more cake.
1700 – P and my nephew go out to get water. I warm up my bath water, and give the kids their dinner. Today its rice and croc meat. I make L’s lunch for tomorrow, a toasted polony sandwich and juice. I also pack my lunch, rice, a fried egg and peas. And some cake for my work bestie’s kids. I take my bath; change into my pyjamas and hound E to eat his food. If we let that kid be, he would probably live on the bits of our souls he sucks out daily by being stubborn. I am feeling nauseous so I have plain rice with a bit of avocado. The kids watch cartoons, while I do some more Swahili on Duolingo.
1900 – Bedtime for the kids. Today, there’s no demand for a bedtime story, so I just tuck them in and tell them I love them. I read my novel as increasingly feel more nauseated. I end up going to hurl my guts out. P comes home and finds me lying limply on the bed. He gives me a cuddle, and goes to eat his dinner. I get up but smell fish, and run back to throw up. If I hadn’t had a hysterectomy, I would be doing a pregnancy test ASAP.
2100 – I go to bed, and lie in bed for a bit, before finally drifting off.
Total spent - $25
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Day 7
0500 – I wake up feeling nauseated again. Ugh, this reminds me of having hyperemesis while pregnant. I put my water on to heat and get back in bed to read some more.
0600 – E comes to lie on our bed. I get out of bed, and go throw up. I get my bath water, take my bath, moisturize and put my contacts in. I look like a reanimated corpse this morning. I do my brows to try bring a bit of life to my face and get dressed. It’s very misty and cold today so I put on warm brown tights, a long black dress, my warm jacket and ballet flats. I grab my lunch and the cake, pop E into the car and head out. Visibility is extremely low, so I drive slowly. I don’t know why people like surprising other drivers by having their cars pop out of the mist without switching on their headlights. I successfully avoid the drivers who hate life and drop E off at school before heading to work.
0700 – I am in the office, and I log into the register, before turning on my computer and checking my work email. Not too much in there, so I check my personal email. My stock exchange wallet has finally been credited with the $100. I also ponder whether I should pull the trigger on a V-part wig.
I do my weekly report, and start doing some boring work in the system. I realise I didn’t save the work I did yesterday, so I have to re-do it, so I can have the list of error messages to send to ICT.
0830 – Everyone is in the office, so I do some reshuffling of duties, so that essential areas are covered while one of my colleagues is on leave. I give the cake to work bestie, who tells me how much her daughter was excited over the cake yesterday. It’s now time for me to put my head down and really focus on knocking out the system work today. I also log into an online training, and I listen while doing my work. My mum also deposits money for my birthday gift and to spoil her grandkids.
1000 – I log into my stock exchange account and buy shares for $99.14 (doesn’t count as spending, as the money was moved before the MD started). The deadline for other departments to submit their weekly reports to me for consolidation has passed so I start following up. One department is a big problem as they always send their report late. Le sigh. I draft a very passive aggressive email to them. I also decide not to buy the wig and instead ask the person making me my custom earrings that I got myself for my birthday to bill me the rest of the money so I can pay and move the remainder of the money in my account into savings. Our currency has taken an enormous hit in the last week, and is free falling dramatically. I’d rather keep USD cash than money in my account at this point. The training finally ends.
1100 – I’m getting hungry so I go warm up my lunch, sprinkle on peri peri Aromat and dig in. Yum. I also have my multivitamin and supplement. A lady who sells local snacks comes in. She persuades me to buy maputi (corn nuts mixed with roasted peanuts) for $0.50. I buy them for my afternoon snack. I end up sending the report with missing statistics, and tell the department to send directly to the compiler, as they were late. That was a very aggressive email tbh. I’m still hungry, so I munch on my maputi, leaving the peanuts because I don’t feel like eating them lately.
1200 – I see a missed call from a number I don’t know. I call and it turns out they had sent money to my mobile wallet mistakenly. I check the mobile wallet and it shows it had an extra $11. I send the money back to the person. Times are too tough to keep people’s money
1400 – I snack on a few skittles instead of having more food. I just want something to entertain my mouth, I’m not hungry at all. I review more work and drink more water. The jeweler has sent the payment request for the earrings. I pay $100 (total spent on the earrings comes to $200, which is worth it for sterling silver custom made Jewellery. I use $50 of the birthday money from my mum to cover for part of this expense)
1600 – Finally time to go home. I shut down my computer, and drive home. Once I’m home, I put on my bath water, and help L do his homework. Then I do some Swahili Duolingo practice and pack L’s lunch for tomorrow. He requested maize (corn on the cob), a boiled egg and a naartjie. His wish is my command for once. I also pack my lunch, a boiled egg, peanut butter sandwich and a bit of birthday cake. The jeweler sends pictures of the final product. They are absolutely gorgeous. Happy 34th birthday to me!!!
1800 – I serve the kids their dinner, and go to take my bath. P sends a text that he will be home late as they are working late today. I have my own dinner while persuading E to eat his food
1900 – Bedtime for the kids. I read them their bedtime stories, tuck them in and tell them I love them. Then I go to watch TV. I’m catching up on Married to Real Estate, Food Factory and Man Vs Food. You can tell that reality TV is my jam.
2100 – I decide to have some decaf black coffee and cake as my bedtime snack. P and my nephew arrive home. They are later than they thought they would be because nephew dropped his phone in the middle of the highway and they were searching for it. Because nephew’s ancestors were on the job, they found it intact. It’s a big deal because this is a major highway and huge trucks use that road constantly. I chat with P as he has his dinner and takes his bath.
2200 – Cuddles and bedtime for us
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Total spent today – $100
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Total spent this week – $204.50
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Spending by categories
Food & Drink – $84.50
Home & Health – $0
Clothing & Beauty – $110
Transportation – $0
Fun & Entertainment – $10
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Reflections on this week’s spending
The spending is pretty much about normal for me tbh (excluding the cake and earrings). I had quite a bit of petrol in the tank so I didn’t need to top up my tank this week. The converted US$ prices are a bit inaccurate since our currency had a big drop this week, and most of my spending is in local currency. I could reign in my spending a bit, and focus more on investing. However, I do enjoy using my money to bring joy to my kids and myself. Particularly myself after the absolutely shitty year I had.

So I was on a walk yesterday and came across a cat, and I got excited and squatted down to pet it, they leisurely walked up to me and lightly head-butted my hand and let me pet them while they rubbed against my leg, they were very friendly and looked well fed, but they flipped over and showed their belly, and me, being used to dogs, went to pet the belly, and she swatted at me and then bit me, it was a light bite, it broke skin and bled a little tiny bit, I got home and immediately washed it with soap and water and wiped it with rubbing alcohol, but since I don’t know if this cat was a pet or not (though they seemed like a pet from their temperament), I was wondering if I should be concerned with rabies, and if I should contact my doctor or an urgent care or smth. There aren’t many rabies cases in my area but with rabies being so serious I’m not sure if I should be concerned.

It’s happened again...someone on this subreddit lost their vault this week. The agony is palpable.
“How could this happen”, they wonder. “I have a strong master password. I have good 2FA. I practice good opsec on my devices. I enter my master password every few days so I don’t forget it. But today...I can’t log in!”
People don’t talk about this enough, but there are TWO threats to your vault. The first one, that an attacker gets to read your secrets, is the one everyone talks about. But losing access can be just as bad! One Redditor scoffed at this. He argued that he could go to each website in turn and invoke their recovery workflow. There are a couple of problems with this. First, where do you get the list of websites? The vault has the list...oops, I guess that doesn’t work. Second, the recovery workflow often involves things like the name of your first pet or the name of your first boyfriend; if you answer truthfully, then if there is a website breach an attacker may learn enough to be able to reset your password on other sites. You should be making up unique fibs for those answers and saving those. If they are only in your vault, you’re sunk.
Third, your vault can and should have other items, ones that can’t be regained through a recovery workflow. What about the combination to your gym locker? What about the PIN to your husband’s mobile phone? The contents of your vault is precious and possibly irreplaceable.
“I have my master password memorized!”, you exclaim, “I’ll never forget it!” Sorry, experimental psychologists have known for 50 years that human memory is not reliable. You can recall a fact on a daily basis and then, with no warning, >POOF< it’s gone.
So what happens is, they come on to this subreddit and ask, “How can I get my vault back?” The harsh answer is that—aside from some workarounds like finding a Bitwarden client that is still logged in—there is not much that can be done if it gets to that point. There is no back door, at least for personal vaults. If there was a super special sneaky way for you to get back into your vault without your master password, it would be an attack surface for bad guys to open up your vault as well.
As part of setting up your vault, you need an emergency kit. An emergency kit is not as complete as a full backup of your vault, which is also an important precaution, but it is a bare minimum subset of a backup. It is enough to help you get back into your vault.

What does an emergency kit need?

• Your master password: your master password is inextricably coupled with the encryption of your vault. The encryption of your vault is your single greatest protection, and without the master password you have nothing.
• Your email address: it sounds trivial, but on the day that someone else has to settle your last affairs, access to your vault is critical, and the email address is the second major part of gaining access to your vault.
• Your 2FA recovery code: your vault absolutely should have 2FA enabled. On a free account, that’s going to mean TOTP (the “authenticator app”). On a premium account you have better options such as a FIDO2/WebAuthn hardware security token. But in either event, if you lose your phone or your Yubikey breaks, the Bitwarden recovery code will allow you to still log into your vault.

How to store your emergency kit?

In its simplest form, you should put all these things on a piece of paper and store it where you keep your important documents such as your birth certificate, vehicle title, and marriage certificate. Some people keep these things in a fireproof box in their house. Others have a safe deposit box.
If you are extra cautious, you might consider storing a second emergency kit in a different location, in case of fire. Perhaps you have a trusted relative, or the alternate executor of y’all’s estate might hold a copy.
I know, it feels counter-intuitive to “just leave” your vault wide open. “If someone gets the emergency kit, they get everything!” The point is, there is no choice. You must have a written record. Your challenge will be to find a way to save it that is secure enough for your risk model.
“Hey! I’ll store the emergency kit in the cloud. That way no one can break into my house!” Um, no. That doesn’t work. You need the username, password, and 2FA for the cloud service. If you store something in the cloud, you also need an encryption key; don’t you dare store something like this in the cloud without also encrypting it. And none of this can be stored in the cloud; it’s circular. So you end up back where you started, where you need physical storage.
There are more complex ways to protect your emergency kit, but if you are going to go to that length, you should be thinking about a full backup (discussed a bit later).

What does an emergency kit not do for you?

An emergency kit does not have a copy of your vault. Suppose you make a change to your vault and then realize a couple of days later that it was a bad change. Bitwarden tries to protect you by keeping deleted entries in a wastebasket and keeping old passwords in a history. But that won’t protect you from every kind of bad change you might make. A backup copy of the vault will do that for you.
An emergency kit does not have the recovery codes for all your other websites. Google, Etsy, your VPN provider, and even your phone company (the equipment lock code) all have recovery codes. And as I mentioned earlier, those made-up answers to the recovery questions need to be stored somewhere.
If you use an “authenticator app” (a TOTP token generator), an emergency kit does not have all those TOTP keys (the shared secrets that are used to generate your tokens). If your phone dies, you might lose all those secrets. I dislike Authy, but—if you trust it—you could include its encryption key in your emergency kit. Similarly, if you use 2FAS or its equivalent, you could include all the information (cloud login data, encryption key) in your emergency kit; that would allow you to import the app’s datastore into your replacement phone.
At this point we are moving into the realm of a full backup of your credential storage.

Full Backups

I do encourage vault owners to make full backups. It’s not for beginners, but everyone should eventually move to making a full backup and updating it on a periodic basis, at least once a year. I have a guide to doing this, but you will find other good advice on this subreddit.

TL;DR

There are two threats to your vault. Beyond someone reading your secrets, you can lose access to your vault. Make an emergency kit! Think about making full backups. Do this all now, before you lose access to your vault. Once you’ve lost the keys to the kingdom, there is no getting it back.

We just got back from taking our 16 year old cat to the big sleep. I’ve never lost a pet before- even my 15 year old pup we got when I was a kid is still kicking. We adopted Isra just a little over a year ago after fostering her and completely falling in love.
She was so truly truly wonderful. She was so social; she LOVED being around people. She always wanted to be near us, and liked to cuddle, but never pestered for attention (though she really didn’t have to, we dotted on her all the time). She snuggled at night, never woke us up for wet breakfast, never got up where she knew she shouldn’t be. But most of all, she just took care of me and my fiancé all the time- whenever one of us was sad, she would come and cheer us up. She helped us through the hardest time in our relationship and helped us find our way back to each other. We are getting married on Saturday, and it almost feels as if she knew her work was done, and that she could go knowing we truly had each other.
I’m going to miss her so so so incredibly much. I don’t even know what I’m going to do without her.

Beginning: After dealing with Trish and Zoey, Becky sets her sights into reclaiming the Smackdown Women’s title from current champion Rhea Ripley. Rhea, now bored being champion, is hungry for more challengers and wonders who the next one will be. Becky comes in and darts her sights at Rhea as the two stare down from one another. Dom, Rhea’s pet, boasts about how The Man is no match for Mami. Rhea shockingly hushes Dom and proclaims that she will beat The Man and that once she beats her there is no one stopping her from continuing being champion. Rhea also proclaims that she is the future just like Becky has said in the past and that The Man’s time is coming to a end. Becky instead of saying something throws a punch towards Rhea and the two brawl. Becky then challenges Rhea at Clash of Champions to see who is the top female star of WWE.
Clash of Champions:
It’s Clash of Champions now and the two are fighting it out. It seems Rhea has underestimated The Man as Rhea has been so used to squashing her opponents that someone like Becky is making her work harder than ever. However, Rhea gets an advantage when Dom distracts Lynch and even interferes in the match for Rhea to get the pin. Rhea is not really happy about this result and while she did win, she feels like Dom’s help was unnecessary for her. She tells Dom while she appreciates him, she’s gotta fight her own battles and Lynch is unlike anyone she has ever faced. Dom throws a tantrum and says Mami shouldn’t have time for such meaningless opponents like Lynch but Rhea gives a cold stare and Dom hushes. In a backstage interview, Lynch talks about how Rhea might be her toughest opponent yet more so than Charlotte or Bianca. When Cathy Kelley mentions how Finn Balor is the leader of Judgment Day, the group Rhea is with, Becky briefly looks down and instead abruptly leaves with Cathy confused as a result.
End of Part 1

Or something. The format of the show was something like Wonder Pets or Octonauts where a team of creatures (I don't even remember if they were animals or aliens or something) are deployed to rescue some other creatures every episode. The ONLY specific thing I can remember about this one episode is that one of their mission was to rescue a pair of ants who were in a tiny toy car that couldn't be turned off and were heading up a volcano toward their deaths. I know that one of the ants needed to barf the entire time.

By far my biggest pet peeve since completing the game and making an alt with my friends. I know it’s exceptionally early to be complaining but this would be a wonderful QoL change.
Great game though. Love it.

“Amai!!!!!!!” Satsujin leapt forward and grabbed Amai, hugging and kissing her fondly.
“Where have you been!? I haven’t seen you in days!” He said. “Oh, were you scared without me? Did you miss me? Did you miss big bro Satsu?” He said in a dumb voice as he held the cat in his arms.
“Meow.” Amai responded, staring at Satsujin with half of a metallic face.
“Aw~ Of course you did! But don’t worry, I’m here again and I won’t leave you again.”
While he embraced the cat, everyone else who was just getting off the tram looked at him weirdly.
“Hmm… I never imagined that he would be obsessed with feline creatures.” Youki said.
“Obsessed is putting it lightly.” Sumireko added. “Still, how did she get all the way up Youkai Mountain?”
“Well, cats are known to be mysterious.” Kosuzu said. “But can you tell me who Amai is and why she looks like that?”
“Well it’s a bit of a story, but basically-”
“Shanghai! Shanghai Shanghai!” Shanghai yelled loudly while pointing at Amai, getting the attention of everyone else. Ko was holding her while Gummy listened to what she was saying, confused with whatever she had spouted.
“Ribbit. Ribbit ribbit. Ribbit.” Gummy translated.
“What!?” Ko was surprised. “You’re saying that Amai tried to get us killed after luring us over to Misty Lake so she could nab PB away while they were still deactivated!?” She said.
Ko’s words caused everyone to look at her, then at Amai in shock, while those who weren’t around when Amai temporarily joined the group remained somewhat confused. Satsujin on the other hand was the opposite of everyone.
“What!? No way! Amai would never do something like that!” Satsujin said. “Isn’t that right, Amai?” He asked the cyborg cat.
“Meow.” Amai meowed.
“See? She would never. I bet Shanghai is just jealous because she gets more love than her.” Satsujin accused Shanghai.
“Shanghai!!!” The doll yelled, trying to squirm out of Ko's hands to approach him and the cat. While she yelled, Gummy continued to translate, as Ko translated again for everyone else to hear.
“She says that Amai is evil, that she is not who you think she is, but rather a being who is bound to lead all of us to our doom.” Ko said.
Satsujin was skeptical, but did have some doubts about Amai. Yet before he could say anything, Satsunyan spoke up as a pair of cat ears appeared on top of the spirit’s head.
“Hold on a moment, Satsu~” Satsunyan said. “I speak cat, so maybe I can tell if she’s telling the truth.”
Satsunyan listened to Amai’s meows, nodding along for a bit until finally got everything explained. They looked over at Ko and Shanghai, with a glare that seemed very cat-like.
“Well? What did the cat say?” Ko asked.
“Amai said that Shanghai is clearly jealous of her getting her beloved Satsujin’s attention, leaving none for herself. Amai also said that Shanghai is being rude to her only because she’s a dog person.” Satsunyan said. “How dare you Shanghai, and after everything we did together on our journey.”
“Shanghai!?” Shanghai was immensely shocked with what Amai had said. She noticed how Amai was giving her a look, which infuriated the doll even more as she attempted to jump out of Ko’s hands and attack the cyborg cat with her lance.
“Wah! Hey, no fighting Shanghai! Now’s not the time!” Ko said, trying to handle the raging doll.
“Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai!!!” Shanghai yelled, while Amai looked from where she was as Satsunyan protected her.
“Um… can we all head towards the shrine? I like to see if there’s at least something that could give us a hint on where Haru and the others went.” Kosuzu requested.
…
Moriya Shrine was quiet. The grounds were clean and free of anything but stone and concrete. Twin statues of Komainu stood facing each other, with the sacred building by their opposite shoulders. Large rope hung below the rooftop, with a large box that rested on the floor.
The large group looked around and at the building, seeing if there was something that seemed off or unusual; anything that could give them an idea on if Haru or anyone else they knew was here. All they found were the trees that had surrounded the shrine, nothing else was out of place outside the area.
“Did you find anything?” Satsujin asked.
“Nope.” Sumireko said.
“Nothing here.” Cirno said.
“Not that I know of.” Suika said. The rest were either still looking or nodded their heads no.
“Maybe something inside the building?” Satsujin suggested.
“I think Wakasagihime and Kagerou are inside right now looking.” Cirno pointed.
And indeed, inside Wakasagihime and Kagerou were looking around the living area of the shrine. They noticed all the furniture was intact, the walls were clean, and nothing seemed out of place. Save for a large aquarium tank that was cracked open with all the water drained from it.
Satsujin himself was a little wary, noticing how quiet the place was. He checked with Meiling for a moment to see if she could sense any signs of malice intent nearby.
“I don’t sense any qi that sounds harmful, it’s just us. But you’re right, it is weird how quiet it is.” Meiling said.
“It could be a trick, or even some kind of trap.” Satsujin assumed. “Maybe the Moral Gods had set up something knowing that we would be here.”
“You are too worried.” Youki said, stepping into the conversation. “It is fine for a warrior to be weary of their surroundings, but if it is all that one thinks, then they leave no room for other thoughts.” He spoke with wisdom.
Meiling looked at Youki strangely, which was understandable considering the mixed mindset she has regarding the swordsman.
“Hey! I think I found something!” Rumia shouted.
Satsujin, Mary, Sumireko, Cirno, and some of the others came over to Rumia’s position, except for Wakasagihime and Kagerou who were still inside the shrine, checking further down the available hall.
Rumia showed everyone a piece of paper, with a part of the bottom looking to have been torn off. Kosuzu grabbed the paper, quickly recognizing the near-impossible-to-read handwriting.
“This is Haru’s! It’s another entry.” Kosuzu said. “PB, can you-”
PB had already grabbed the paper before Kosuzu could finish, knowing what she was going to ask. A new paper was made as Kosuzu read what it had to say.
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May 5th, Year 202X Hour of writing: 5 pm. Soft rain with strong winds. Incoming storm. We’re just back from the expedition. It went as I least expected; pretty fucking wrong.
Yesterday's meeting went well, for the most part. While everyone agreed on keeping everything under control, Aunn refused to come, because she didn't want to leave Akyuu alone after everything she's gone through recently, and that's perfectly understandable. Seiran did agree to come with me out of a desire to explore, so the next day, she and Ringo got everything sorted out on the comms side of things and we went our way into Youkai Mountain.
It took us roughly two hours to get into the base of the mountain, because of some youkai getting in our way, but we were able to go past them without major trouble. There, we found a ropeway, which saved us from the effort to climb the mountain. It was a pretty nice sight. After a while, we got to the peak of the mountain, and thus, arrived at Moriya Shrine.
Surprisingly, it was completely untouched. Both exterior and interior were in an immaculate state, save for a thick layer of dust that covered everything in there. We found a lot of useful things for the survivors, such as canned food, clothes, medicine, a handful of old weapons, and many other things.
At one point, we entered a big room with nothing but a giant water tank with a goldfish in there. We first assumed that this was someone's pet, having been abandoned due to the depraved incident. What we didn't expect, is that it started talking in perfect Japanese from nowhere. Yeah. A talking fish.
Before I could ask anything important, the fish started to insult me and Seiran. Apparently, It knew exactly who we were, and claimed to know a lot about us. It told me I was a drama queen, a liar, a psycho, a stubborn idiot, and many other things. It also said I was only useful because of my dragon heart, and that I would be nothing but a living floor mat without it.
It also told Seiran that she would fail to save Ringo, just how she failed before being sheltered by me, because it was bound to happen. I was shocked at what the fish said, and Seiran was about to explode in anger. She ran forward, trying to destroy the tank, but was sent back by a giant spectral snake that came out of nowhere. The fish laughed, and then called out a whole pack of those snakes to attack us. We tried our best to fight back, but after a tough fight, I realized there was no possible way to win, because of how powerful they were as a unit.
I ended up fleeing the shrine with Seiran in my back, as she carried all the loot we managed to get from it. I had to run for well over an hour until I got back to Eientei. She's doing well, though she seems to have been affected by the fish's words, now being notoriously under the weather with everyone including her partner. I will have to talk down with her about that later.
And as for the shrine, I'm never going back to that place. It was a terrible idea all along. What I was thinking?
…
I̷̤̓'̷͈̈m̶͙͝ ̴̝̀a̶̪͝n̷̛͉ ̸̪̔ỉ̴̩d̸̞͂i̶̩̽o̴̧͛t̴̡̓.̵̣̈́ ̴̩́Ị̴̅ ̸̛͍c̵͎̚a̵̻̿n̸̹̈́'̷̲̾ț̷͑ ̴̝͆h̶̪́e̶͔̋l̸͇͝p̸̛̯ ̶͈̂b̴̨͊u̶͍̅t̵̟́ ̴̼͠f̴̮̎e̷̝̕e̴͒͜ḷ̷̆ ̶͖́ţ̸̛h̶̓͜e̴̺͑ẏ̶̱ ̴̣̑w̵̹̿e̷̟̓r̵͚̓e̵̮͐ ̵̺̉r̷̟͑i̷̞̽g̸͖̈́h̵̩͆t̷̹̎ ̸̖̀a̵͖̍b̴̞͌o̴̬͒ụ̴̿ṫ̵̫ ̸̳͋m̶͕̈́ḙ̴̋.̴͖̾
—
Kosuzu looked at the last part of the entry, seeing the corrupted text once more. Her mind was once again worried like before, but her thoughts were interrupted by Suika.
“Wait, that’s it?” Suika asked, snatching the paper from Kosuzu. “No information on where they went? No signs of where to go?”
“It’s a journal entry, I don’t think it makes sense to write down directions on where exactly the author went.” Satsujin stated.
“I know that, but we’ve been running around in a circle across Gensokyo by now! The very least they could do is point us in the right direction!” Suika said.
“Maybe there’s something inside the shrine we haven’t checked.” Sumireko said. “I wonder if Kagerou and Wakasagihime found anything.”
The rest looked towards the shrine, with some noticing how they have been in there a bit longer than they should. Amai herself was sitting there, staring right at the shrine.
“Um… What’s taking them?” Suika asked. “Did they get lost or something?”
“I don’t think they would get lost. It’s not like Moriya Shrine is that big of a place.” Sumireko said. “It is strange how they haven’t come out yet. Maybe we should head in and check.”
Just as she said that, Amai darted to the left, running down and away from everyone else. Satsujin noticed her running off and called for her.
“Amai! Where are you going!?” He asked. “We need to go after her!”
Satsujin was just about to pursue the half-robotic feline, but stopped upon sensing something coming from inside the shrine itself. His body went to a halt, turning around to look back over.
Meiling and Youki also sensed something coming from inside the shrine. It wasn’t something that resembled corruption, but it wasn’t anything familiar either.
“Ah…A wolf, and a fish… A strange pair of friends, yet not unusual either.” A voice inside the shrine spoke. Footsteps could be heard, loud and clear, shaking the ground with each step that was taken.
“Oh…Dear.” PB said.
“Um…Guys…Something isn’t right.” Sumireko said, also getting a similar feeling like the others. Everyone readied themselves.
The doors of Moriya Shrine were wide open, as a figure walked out. Bare feet were shown, shining a golden yellow. Muscles were seen, big and toned from the calf of the legs to the pectorals of the chest. The shape of their body was almost godlike to the eyes of many.
They walked out of the building entirely, letting their face be revealed to all the others. Unlike the rest of his body though, his head resembled that of a goldfish. With a pair of big eyes on each side, big fish lips, and even scales which reflect on the sunlight.
In their hands, Kagerou and Wakasagihime were both being held; dragged out by their necks. They looked to have been beaten badly with bruises on their bodies and cuts on their clothes. Some of the members gasped as they saw who it was that seemed obviously to be the culprit of their wounds.
“What did you do to them!?” Meiling asked defensively.
“I just knocked them out. That’s all.” The figure said, dropping the two as he walked forward. “They intruded my resting quarters while I was napping, dreaming about glory and fame.”
“Who are you!?” Meiling asked again.
“And why do you have a fish head!?” Cirno said, asking the bigger questions.
Both her and Meiling rush at the figure with their weapons and their fists. They both striked the foe with might and fury for what happened to their friends. But as the smoke cleared, it was revealed that the figure, taking the full impact of Cirno’s Melon Blade and Meiling’s fist, remained standing perfectly fine.
Then during the small moment of confusion that the two bore towards their opponent, the fish-faced figure grabbed both Cirno and Meiling while also holding the previous two, and threw them both across the shrine grounds with great power! Meiling and Cirno crashed into the pavement, simultaneously being used as cushions for the wolf and the mermaid respectively.
“Meiling! Cirno!” Sumireko shouted. Mary and Satsujin both rush over to their friends, helping them up while checking to see if they sustained any major wounds.
Meanwhile, the figure hummed, looking around to see what he was presented with. He saw the majority looking human, but could tell that most of them were more than that. But upon laying eyes on PB, he smiled greatly.
“Ah, Peanut Butter. It’s been a while.” He spoke. “Last I saw you was back on Omnious, when my brother and I were this close to achieving our conquest.”
“...How?” PB asked carefully. “How did you return?”
“Wait, you know him?” Sumireko asked PB.
“I do.” PB answered. “He is a very powerful foe, known by his title as ‘The Omnipotent One’. A man who once tried to wipe out all three of the Mortal Realms after he and his brother agreed that the actions of the individual would lead to the downfall of all that is living.”
The Omnipotent One chuckled from PB’s statement about him. “That’s what mere mortals like to refer to me as. But for now, you may call me Simon.”
“Simon…Wait a second.” Sumireko thought for a moment. “Didn’t Sanae have a pet goldfish named Simon?”
“Correct naive child.” Simon said. “It is true, I once was kept as a mere pet fish by her and those two goddesses she claims are her ‘parents’.” He said while raising his hands to make quotation marks. “Before all of that though, I was a triumphant God; born and raised in the land of Omnious alongside many of my fellow deities.”
“But you were killed, we were there, Alena and I. You were supposed to be dead.” PB said in a more serious tone.
“Ah…But that’s the thing, Peanut Butter. I am a god, always have, always will.” Simon exclaimed. “I was reborn into the form of a man; grew up in a normal household and raised by two adults who believed in what was best for me. I was fortunate to have retained my memories and knowledge. In the following years I managed to position myself in a title of power and wealth, enjoying my days of careless wonder. Then one day, I was introduced to a man with both religious and political power, offering a unique kind of deal that anyone would accept in a heartbeat. There, I was engaged to a girl named Sanae Kochiya.”
“I could already tell that they were using her as an excuse to get more followers to their weakening cult, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to have a person who I could use to my liking. So I decide to torture her; bringing home various bugs and creatures and watch her squirm all over the room while begging for it to stop. It reminded me of back home when we would take mortal men and throw them into the colosseum with lions, tigers, and bears.”
“Oh my.” Suika spouted suddenly, covering her mouth afterwards with her hands.
“Oh my indeed.” Simon said. “But alas, the fun didn’t last forever. There came a day when one of the creatures I brought got too close to her, one that contained a deadly poison in its fangs, and bit her…I was disappointed to watch her be taken down like that, especially since it was clear she had the blood of a god residing in her. But what I didn’t know was that I had accidentally angered an ancient god in the process. Thus, my form was reverted to that of a fish. A goldfish to be more specific.”
“And for years I was treated with harsh verbal tongue from both the Goddess of Wind and Rain and the Goddess of Mountains. They even managed to bring back that girl Sanae using a forbidden soul transfer ritual, turning her from a sad girl with mental trauma into the most happy-go-lucky kid I ever seen…Heh…Hahaha…Hahahahahahaha!” Simon started to laugh all of a sudden, making everyone else all the more confused on the matter as his laughter turned hysterical.
“HAHAHAHAHA!!! And all those years I had waited! Waited for the day that I would return to my full strength! Waited for when the stars would align, the planets in their right positions, the time being exactly right. Waited I did, and a reward I had received. With the thanks of a bolt of corrupted lighting I regained my power, and learned how to control the mishaguji that the ancient goddess left behind; the very beings who had given me that weak body to begin with!” He said, as a flurry of white snake-like beings manifested around Simon, waving like flames behind his back while looking down at everyone.
Simon gripped his hands tightly, flexing his arms to show his strength. “And with this new body, granted to me with the help of the powers of Hakurei, I now have a form to match my immense strength!”
“Hakurei? What do you mean?” PB asked, right as Simon decided to approach them with a bit of an unhinged look in their eyes.
“Don’t you get it? This was all planned from the very beginning! All of it!!! From the moment you all stepped onto that tram to move up the mountain you were already destined to meet me. And now you shall face me!” Simon said.
That was when it finally hit them. Sumireko and PB were the first to realize the situation that was put upon them: This was a trap no doubt, a very serious trap.
“We need to leave!!!” PB said as they went and allowed Sumireko to equip them to provide her extra power to evacuate. She dashed the opposite direction of where Simon stood, with PB yelling at everyone else to follow their lead as they knew staying any longer would only bring impending doom.
They ran down the shrine grounds as quickly as they could, but only for a few seconds before they collided with a barrier.
“Owie…” Sumireko checked to see if her face was okay. “A barrier?”
She pressed on it, the air felt like a solid surface. The others stopped as they approached, noticing they were now sealed in. Satsujin tried to phase through, but alas the moment he tried to push his arms through he was pushed back with a jolt of electricity. Suika made an attempt to convert her body into mist, but even in that form she was not able to pass through.
“This is like when we were at Hakurei Shrine.” Sumireko thought. “Then that would mean…”
She looked out the brand-new barrier, and saw Yuzuki with her hands out, and Demise standing alongside her.
“Ah, we meet again.” Demise said to the group. “I see you all met Simon? He’s a great fellow, knows his stuff well.”
“YOU!!!” Mary screamed, attempting to pierce through the barrier with her daggers. “Why the fuck is it always you everytime we go anywhere!?”
“Aw, I missed you too dear… A shame this may be our last meeting together.” Demise said. “But to the rest of you, best of luck.”
“What the hell do you mean our last meeting together!?” Mary asked, but Demise did not answer, making her more furious. “Hey… Hey! Answer me you prick! Get over here and let me carve you into a hollow corpse!”
The group looked back, seeing Simon standing there with a big fish-lipped smile on his face. He didn’t approach the group yet, almost seemingly waiting for them to come to him first.
“Ah…It’s been a while since I have been able to fight someone. This will be a good warmup.” He said, rolling his arms around as a large pair of blades fell from nowhere whilst he pulled them out from the ground. “Now… Which of you will be the first of my victims?”

Edit: man you guys are fast
Hi all! I had a dream I was searching for this book last night... I know this book existed for real and I've wanted to find it in the past but so many of the details in my dream seemed real I thought I'd try them here.
This was a book I read over and over when I was a kid. It was a collection of short stories by different authors all involving dragons somehow. The copy I had I found somewhere with the front half physically torn off, so I never saw the cover.
One of the stories I remember most was about a king or a lord visiting a dragon his family kept prisoner in their dungeon. The steps leading to the dungeon had vicious blades on it so the dragon couldn't drag its body up them. The dragon could see the future, and the kind was visiting to ask whether or not he should send a trading fleet, or something. But for the first time the dragon didn't know, because there were some wizards or scientists doing crazy experiments "in which cats die horrible" (I think they were doing some kind of schroedingers cat experiment) that, if successfull, would prove that magic couldn't exist or something... I can't quite remember. But if they successfully pulled off their experiment, the dragon would cease to exist or ever have existed. So the king runs back up the stairs to stop the experiments because even though the dragon is a prisoner, he's grown up with it and considers it a friend, but I think the experiment happens and he looks back and wonders who left the door to the prison open or something.
There were some other delightful stories in there... I think there was a modern day one with a little girl who had a dragon pet like a cat. And there was another one with two wizards on a boat travelling to steal from a dragon - I think that was the last one and remember it being quite epic. But the dragon who sees the future is the one I remember most clearly. Any help would be appreciated!

Hi! I've been living in my current place for 2 years now and will probably stay a third year. I recently got a pet and my landlord isn't fond of them. They've unfortunately also done some damage to her bedframe (loaned to me upon rental, not mentioned in the lease). I did my best to patch it nicely but haven't told her yet. The bedframe still functions perfectly fine (it's fabric and the outside just has some holes now, patched over, but the structure is intact).
It's still far off, but I figure I'll inform her of the damage when I move out, apologize and offer her $1-200 to compensate. The bed frame has to be at least 5 years old, probably closer to 10, and I don't think she would want to take legal action in place of money. There's no other damage to the unit so far and I've taken more preventative measures since this occurred. I've also never had any other reason to bicker with her, otherwise I think I'm a cooperative and easy tenant!
TLDR; I just feel bad about my pet aesthetically damaging my landlord's bedframe and was wondering if you all would accept an offer of $150-$200 as compensation?

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TLDR: We got a 4 week old kitten from a bad home and she stopped eating willingly and I need help. The vet has been useless.
Long version: I recently got a 4 week old kitten (unaware of her age at the time). In my state, it is illegal to separate a kitten from its mother before 8 weeks old. The woman we got her from claimed she was 8 weeks old and healthy, but then we had trouble with her eating so we took her to the vet the next day.
The vet then told us that she was likely 4 weeks old and she weighed only 14 ounces. We have reported the woman to animal control already but my main concern is the kitten. She had ear mites which we cleaned thoroughly and successfully (the vet found no more live mites when she was swabbed and her ears appear very clean).
However, the vet has been very dismissive about our concerns and says they're "normal" or we "aren't trying hard enough". Our main concern is her eating; she had to be fed by syringe before and eventually started eating on her own, but yesterday she stopped that completely. She also has had diarrhea and small amounts of blood in each poop.
The vet requested a lab to check her poop for for worms etc, and they came back negative. They said the blood and diarrhea is normal, and we just need to try really hard to force feed her. We have been doing that (and trying for the recommended amounts), but she still is losing weight. The vet won't listen to us no matter how many times we call and I'm wondering what the most likely cause for this may be and how I might go about fixing it.
At this point my partner and I are frustrated and lost (not at the poor kitten, but with the vet and the fact that she isn't eating). Please help us with any advice, we want to save her but she won't survive without eating.
My last thought would be water. We only recently gave her water to drink and I would be pretty reluctant to eat if I were dehydrated. I wish we has thought if it sooner but the sad part is the vet said nothing about water, after we clearly stated we were new pet owners. I feel like our vet is useless.
I'll be happy to answer any questions that may help. Thanks in advance!

Hey y’all, I came to this sub for help. I work in the fish department of (insert large corporate pet store here) and have gotten attached to our last Discus. They’re currently in an isolation tank because they got sick from high salinity in our standing tank and doing much better from where they were at. We didn’t expect them to pull through but they definitely beat the odds. Anyhow! I was thinking of bringing her home within the next few weeks since she’s still in isolation and was wondering what size tank would be good for her? It would just be her alone I believe.