Predator costumes for 7 year olds

So last week I was having a hard time mentally. (explained in next paragraph) I wanted to be free from the emotional pain bludgeoning me in the face. I took a bunch of sleep aids and drank a lot. I went to a bridge out in the country and then I don't remember anything. I remember coming to the bridge crying and upset, then the next thing I know I am waking up in my bed in clean undergarments and getting ready for work. I started hallucinating and being very confused. I called work and told them I need to go to the hospital and couldn't work, to which they told me I would be fired. While waiting in the acute care waiting room, I vaguely recalled falling on my head/face and it hurting but nothing after that. After getting checked out, I went home to shower to realize how much damage was done. My cloths and shoes were wet and covered in mud and algae stuff. The right side of my head and face was bruised and scratched. Both of my legs and arms are covered in multiple and massive bruises and scratches. I told family I fell while hiking.
For those of you who want to know why I was so down, buckle up because here is my story. I went to college. Got married to a man in the military and had two daughters. After he decided 10 years in the army was enough, we moved back to our home state. I moved back with my daughters a couple of months before he was discharged so I could setup where we planned to live happily ever after. Then tradgey. While working at my job, I got a phone call from the day care my girls were at and was told my one daughter drowned. She was airlifted to a hospital and unfortunately there was nothing the doctors could do. Fun fact, the state I live in, in home daycare are not required to have insurance. They also switched all their assets into their kids name so it looked like they had nothing. Because they had "nothing" they said if we didn't settle for the incredibly small amount they offered, they were going to file for bankruptcy. During that time, the daycare person did not receive any criminal charges, even though my 16 month old little girl climbed up the 6ft above ground pool ladder and fell in and was never noticed because the person was busy in her garden. I was told it was my fault for not noticing the ladder and taking it out, even though it was her property, nor was I told they would be outside. So yeah, I get to drive by their place and see them living their life as if nothing happened.
We did end up having two boys after however, needless to say this loss took a toll on our marriage as I was the one who chose the daycare. We agreed separating was the best for both of us. Despite having a degree, good grades, and leaving positive footsteps, I am struggling to make ends meet. I have taken up two jobs and am currently going back to school. Because of how busy i am, i rarely see my kids. My grandparents own an apartment building and agreed to let me stay for 2-3 months to get on my feet. Today they just called and said I need to be out next week because they have someone else who wants the place.
I lost my daughter, my marriage failed, lost my second job (yes, the one that was upset at me for going to the hospital rather than working that day), and now I am about to be homeless. All I want anymore is a hug and someone to tell me it will get better and it ACTUALLY does get better. Sorry I had a lot to get off my chest.

Hi all, My labs came back and they suck. I am 57 yo woman, 5'6", 130 pounds. Comparing last week to one year ago: total cholesterol 231 (was 201), Tri 138 (was 113), HDL 58 (was 58), VLDL 25 (was 20), LDL 148 (was 123). I am a runner, put in 4 to 7 miles daily. I count calories/macros (for years, using my fitness pal). I eat chicken 3x weekly (rarely eat any other meat). Very little/almost no saturated fat. My calories are (average) 60% complex carbs (vegetables and some fruit), 25-30% protein (mostly from vegetables, egg whites, nuts and Greek yogurt), and 10-15% fat (mostly from nuts). The crap part of my diet is 2 huge coffees daily (made at home) with tablespoon of fake sugar "creamer", plenty of erythritol for a sweet tooth, and diet sodas. I do drink red wine. Could any of that be the culprit? I recently went through menopause. My dad was super fit and athletic with low BMI and was on statins for years due to high cholesterol. He died of heart disease, had stents and etc so I am scared. I honestly thought as an active female with normal BMI I didn't have to worry. I have a zoom meeting with MD next week. I'm terrified of statin drugs because my muscles are already sore from running, and I don't have time for brain fog in my life. I have a very stressful job (special Ed teacher) and cannot retire for 3 more years. Any ideas on what I can change before considering medication?? Thanks!

Okay, so, I already know what most people on this subreddit are going to say, that I shouldn't use 3rd party driver installers, that I can do it myself (I'm lazy, sue me) and/or should let Windows handle the process.
Yes, fine, but Windows is sometimes slow to update said drivers (it sometimes doesn't update buggy drivers that are 5 or more years old, especially the RealTek ones), and laptop manufacturers (I'm using it on a laptop) usually give up on updating the drivers of their older models, for obvious reasons.
Here's where I'm confused though.
I've seen quite a lot of people claiming the software is installing malware and adware on their computer, but I've been using it for 3 years on my HP envy 4700u and I never had a blue screen of death, Windows never slowed down, nor did my Malwarebyte Premium or Windows Defender ever find anything suspicious after Driver Easy updated some drivers.
So my question is this, why is this software getting so much hate (especially people saying it destroys their computers)?
Is it really that dangerous for me to use (besides it sometimes installing incompatible drivers, which didn't happen to me yet)?
Are those people installing free cracked versions infected with god-knows-what and complaining afterwards that it's the software's fault?
Again, I've been browsing reddit threads full of people saying "noooo, you should never install it, it's gonna brick your computer", but we'll, that's not my experience.

If you’re here asking questions like, “What is [WIND]? What is this Guild? What do they do? What events do they run? When I look into the mirror, I don’t recognize the person I see there anymore - where did that person go? Where did I go? Then don’t worry. I can answer all of that for you.
The Zephyr Knights [WIND] is an 8-year-old guild that focuses on PvE content of all kinds. We are a chill and laid-back group, looking for like-minded gamers who just like enjoying the game and a good community. Our player base consists of a variety of new, returning, hardcore, and casual players. Many of our members have started their journey through the continent of Tyria back in the days of Guild Wars 1, while other members have been introduced to Tyria through GW2 for the first time. Since its conception, this single guild has grown from just a small group of friends to a guild of over 400+ members.
We are primarily a North American guild, however, we do have members located around the globe (Europe, Australia, NZ, Philippines, South America, etc.). Our peak time is during evenings and weekends (NA time), starting from 1-2 hours before reset. Please keep in mind that we are currently (primarily) an EASTERN STANDARD TIME-BASED GUILD. Many of our in-game events occur around 5-11 pm EST.
We have a frequently updated weekly guild event schedule on our Discord and Message of the Day in-game. Additionally, we are currently aligned with the Divine Order of Heroes [DOoH] who also run a series of PvE events weekly.
What can [WIND] offer you?
A casual and friendly guild atmosphere.
An active guild and Discord.
Experienced members are happy to help you with any questions you may have (Ex: Advice and help with gear progression/leveling/specializations/builds).
Weekly Strike Missions & Weekly Raid Training alongside various rotating PvE events.
Seasonal Guild Events: Halloween, Wintersday, and Super Adventure Box.
Bi-Weekly Guild Missions
[WIND] is currently unable to run fully organized WvW events until the WvW alliance system (currently in beta) is fully put in place in the near future.
THOSE WHO ARE INACTIVE FOR ONE MONTH WITHOUT NOTIFYING A MEMBER OF LEADERSHIP ARE REMOVED FROM THE GUILD.
If you are interested in an invite please send an in-game mail to SoniaSilverx.5289. In-game whispers will not be responded to.

Hello, today I (M23) accidentally was talking to my gfs ex among other of her friends (who are still friends with him, she was not present during this) and I had a full blown conversation with him going back and forward for about more than an hour. It wasn’t until I mentioned that I was happily in a relationship and have learned a lot from being with this girl in which he mentioned that he had the opposite experience of his last relationship and her dumping him helped him grow that he realized I was her new bf. Everything sort of became awkward and he asked me if I was dating her in which is replied yea she’s my gf. One of her friends then came and whispered to me that he had forgotten to mention that he was her ex and I sort of felt uncomfortable in that moment. I’m a very territorial person and I’ve never been with a girl before that has been with other guys so it was sort of new for me to handle that. (I’m 23 years old) I’ve been working on it, my jealousy and whatever it is that causes me to be sad or feel threatened when other people “enter my territory”. It's just really hard when it's long distance as everything is based on trust and you can't physically reassure each other the same way as in a normal relationship. She had told me about her ex before and how horrible he was to her so I immediately grew a disliking to him already based on that. I’m obviously grown enough to not pick a fight so we sort of just laughed it out and went our separate ways. I called my gf afterward telling her about it so that she gets to hear it as I like to involve her in things like these although I knew it would make her feel uncomfortable. I was still feeling emotionally weird about it as I do struggle with jealousy and the thought of someone else having been with my girlfriend but it is obviously a normal thing and my issue to solve so I didn’t treat her differently. She seemed concerned that I would be upset and started talking about how bad he was for her and how I’m nothing like him, that she never was this happy with anyone or treat them the same way as she did with me.. I made sure to reassure her as well and told her that it wasn’t anything other than a bit awkward. We did our thing and yeah I let her go to bed thinking that I was alright as this is not her fault at all. So here comes my issue, I don’t know how to emotionally deal with these things. It makes me sad to think that someone else, especially someone that treated her bad had a share of her at the time. It’s a mental issue because obviously you’re human, people fall in and out of love and you can never expect anyone to haven’t been with someone else because it is just unrealistic. I don’t want to talk to her about it as talking about her exes feels like overstepping a bit boundary, there’s a reason she broke up with him, but I do still feel weird and don’t want it to affect our relationship. Do anyone have any suggestions to deal with the fact that you just met and now know the guy who has seen her the same way that you have yourself? I might just be weird for feeling this way but if anyone has any insight I’m all ears
TL:DR I accidentally met my gfs ex among some of her friends while she wasn't there. We spoke for a long time until we realised that we had been dating the same girl. I don't know how to feel about it and I don't want to intrude her privacy or break her boundaries so I told her what had happened and reassured her that I was alright. I struggle with being territorial so thinking about it makes me not upset but more so sad that this person also got to be with the woman that I hope to one day be my wife. (full context, please read the full thing as it has some important details ty!)

I went to Stratford this week and saw three shows, here are my quick impressions.
Spamalot: This one was mixed for me. It's goofy, silly and fun but did not thrill me. I really liked the original Broadway cast but now it is a 20 year old musical based on a 50 year old film, and felt out date. I wish they could have updated it a little, put their own spin on some scenes, and had more Stratford specific jokes and references. As it is they present it unchanged from the original, not even using the changed lyrics for one song that was updated in the UK. It ends up feeling like a time capsule, just a murky mirror replica of the original when they could have made more out of it. Two of the songs in the second act are borderline offensive, depending on your perspective. Not that this is unexpected for a Monty Python show, but fair warning. It's just that what was hilarious on Broadway in 2005 can feel different today. Maybe it is a licensing issue that they were not allowed to make changes. That said the cast does perform with a lot of energy and charm. Eddie Glen is great as Patsy but I wish the character had a bit more to do. I don't like the way the character of Arthur is changed compared to the film, but Jonathan Goad makes a decent job of it. He just doesn't have the stage presence of Tim Curry, but then no one does. The sets of lovely, but I don't like the use of projections for backdrops and curtains. That said, Stratford's projections do get better every year. It is a funny, well done show, and I wouldn't really discourage anyone from seeing it, but it just wasn't a big hit with me. The most I laughed was reading the programme, which is well worth going through to hunt out all the Easter eggs they snuck in to it.
King Lear: This is what Stratford does best. I've never been a big fan of King Lear before, but this production really made it work for me. Paul Gross is very good, absolutely delivering a worthy and standout performance. In no way does it feel like stunt casting. He may be 64 years of age with white hair and beard, but he has the energy of someone 20 years younger, which leads to an interesting interpretation of the character. The great thing about Shakespeare at Stratford, especially recently, is that they will present different angles on well known plays, not always what is standard or expected, which keeps it fresh. I didn't really like the costume design, but it wasn't too distracting either. There is a stage effect that I have never seen before on the Festival stage, always fun to be surprised in a familiar space. There is also what I think may have been the best stage fight I have ever seen live. Highly recommended.
Rent: I really enjoyed it, but it did not blow me away like Chicago did last year. I was only familiar with the movie version of Rent before seeing it here, and I understand now why people don't like the movie; it is much better live on stage. Andrea Macasaet as Mimi is a superstar. Stratford was very lucky to get them. Kolton Stewart is not as convincing as Roger, but does a competent job. His performance is just a little flat. The rest of the cast all do a good job. I felt transported back to another time and place through the lives of these characters, and you realize we still have a lot to learn about and try to be better at in our current time and lives. The staging of the ending was especially moving.
I will just add that for both King Lear and Rent I sat in the cheap seats (what the call the Bravo tier) at the far sides of the orchestra level in the Festival Theatre, both because it is the year of oh-Lord-look-at-the-grocery-prices-2023, and because I've always wanted to see what it is like from the sides. They do an excellent job of blocking the shows so that everyone gets a great view no matter where you are seated, and the magic of the Festival Theatre is no seat is very far from the stage at all, so you always feel close to the action.

This sounds really dumb but i just moved to kc for a job opportunity and Im struggling finding a group where i fit. I attend college online, work at a lawfirm where everyone is atleast 15 years older, and cant go out on the town to bar hop or whatnot. I work out still but its hard to even spot people my age and idk. im also super insecure of my age due to my previous relationship with a 21 yo. i feel as if its frowned apon to be friends with older people even though all of my relationships, friends and ladies were older than me in high school. its a hard question to answer but id love some advice if anyone has been in a similar situation. i keep telling myself they will come but i live alone where everyone else in the complex is much older, i have a nice vehicle and go to car shows but most people are also just old, no hate. but its hard to find someone my age to just bond with and im scared even if i do it wont compare to my friends back home who were considered best of friends. relationships and friendships are already established at this period in someones life and idk.

I 28 female and my bf 34 male are about to have a baby due august. His family has made it clear my 6 year old female daughter from a different father and I are not part of the family even tho we plan on getting married. They are passive aggressive and won’t allow my daughter to do things their other grandchildren are allowed to like sit on their living room couch :(. They make a space on the floor for my daughter like one of their 2 dogs. They’ve also done other things like taken food off my daughters dinner plate to feed their own and scold my daughter whenever I’m not around. Even tho she is well behaved and I’m always on her. I’m not the type of parent to sit back and let her run rampant. I mind my own behavior as well and usually keep to myself. Unless they make me a part of the convo. I’ve also witnessed my bfs mother slap my daughters hands and her own 1 year old granddaughter that she cherishes hands out of frustration so I would definitely not ask them to babysit any time soon. My boyfriend has a 16 year old non binary daughter that prefers to be referred to as they/them. Whenever they come to visit which is during 2 week Christmas break and 2 month summer break he keeps her separate from us meaning she stays with his parents in their home the WHOLE time. He doesn’t try to bring her over. (We just got our own apartment). He also does not include me and my daughter when visiting with his 16 year old. He always says he only wants it to be them 2. And I understand. He works 2 jobs and the only times he gets to see his kid is once or twice a week when they are here(they lives states away)But he does keep it completely separate and doesn’t ask us to join but will text me when he’s with them and ask if we’d like to meet for lunch or dinner ONLY. And at the last minute so I have no time to be ready or not busy. But if by chance I am ready we’d separate after the lunch or dinner. He also does this when he visits her at his parents house. He’s mentioned that the mom of their 16 year old has texted him and told him to make sure to spend alone time w them. Am I the asshole for keeping our baby to myself ? I feel like he’s making us outsiders completely and he does tell me he will try to integrate us when the baby is here. But in my head why would I allow anyone of these people around my baby when they don’t care to have me and my daughter around ? This also makes me feel like he’s not ready to get married but he talks about it all the time making it seem like he’s going to propose soon. Thoughts? Am I the asshole?

Howdy! 🤠 I’m in search of meeting the right girl for a relationship.
I am a 23 year old guy from the state of Iowa. I currently work for a financial institution, and I have a bachelors degree in philosophy and history. My hobbies consist of bowling, exercising, the outdoors, music, movies/TV, and reading. Here is a photo of me: https://ibb.co/dcvR2qD
I like to think of myself as a nice person, and I try to be open-minded. I would describe myself as introverted, somewhat goofy, and humble. I can also being very caring and get attached easily.
I would love to meet a girl that is interested in someone such as myself. I’ve been in a few past relationships, but they have ultimately not worked out. I’d prefer to meet someone that is in the age range of 19-27 and is from the United States.
If I seem interesting to you, please feel free to send me a chat request! Other than that, have a great day/night! Take care 😎

I am running the dipsea for the first time this year and I had some trouble having a map I could follow for my first time out there before the race, so I made one!
https://www.strava.com/routes/3100580116946282948
It doesn't include any of the commen shortcuts like swoop and suicide bc strava wont allow them and I did some lookin and shortcuts only take about 600m off the race from what I can see (7.3miles -6.9miles with shortcuts)
I hope this can be of help for current and future dipsea runners!

Almost 2 yrs with MM. Just knew about his birth year, consequently, realizing that we have an 18 year gap. 18 years!!! Woah.
He doesn't look like his age and there is still a lot of physical and emotional connection despite the gap. I really thought our age gap was max 10 years. I'm in my late 20s.
Man, still wrapping my head around this new info.
Saw a post/comment somewhere here that the gap should be (olderpersons age/ 2) + 7 yrs for it to not be weird.
Is it weird? Does it matter? I mean I think what matters is what I think. I'm rambling. What do you think?

Hi, this is a throwaway account. I graduated college recently and was able to get an offer at a DoD contracting company. I've been thinking about the clearance process ever since and I think I have two red flags that may delay or even cause a denial to a potential clearance
1) I tried an edible for the first time about 4 months back. I haven't done any drugs before or after that instance and I feel like an idiot for doing so. I did this in a legal state and before I applied for the job, but I know I can't use any excuses and have to own up to it. I plan on being as transparent as possible, stating that I have no future intention of ever using them and will also mention that I will also volunteer to a monthly drug test if needed. The recency of use is probably gonna hurt my chances but I'm hoping that the fact that it was my only use will help mitigate that.
2) I was born in the United States and lived here for the first 7 years of my life. My family then moved back to India to take care of my ailing grandparents and I didn't come back until college. I know that I have to be transparent about where I live and the foreign contacts that I have ( which is mainly my extended family like Uncles, Aunts , Cousins etc). My main question in this case would be whether I would need to list the foreign contacts my immediate family members ( who are all US citizens ) are still in contact with or would it just need to be who I'm in contact with. I also don't ever intend on going back to live or maintain any financial interest there and I will state that if asked in an interview.
Having scrolled through this subreddit in the past few weeks I understand that the goal is to be as transparent about these as possible and as I've mentioned above I will be doing that. I just wanted any advice if any to deal with these situations or if I'm not doing anything correctly

TLDR at the end I’m looking for advice as I’ve found myself ((yet again)) in a very unlucky situation having to do with horses. I have 2 horses, the second I just purchased a week ago on 5/25, and my other is retired. This is my first time owning 2 horses at once and because of my past I made sure to ride the horse first and get a PPE. Horse is a 12 year old ottb who raced for 9 years. Myself, as well as a friend rode him and besides his hind being a little sticky at the walk he was totally what I was looking for. A girl also rode him WTC and jumped in each direction. He had no topline but they said he’s been out of work all winter and up until that was used for lessons and away camps. When I contacted the owner and told her I wanted a PPE she basically rushed me to get the soonest possible appointment. I decided to use a vet other than my own because it was closer to the horse. This vet was recommended to me by many people including some girls at my barn, if also happened to be the same vet that farm uses. The PPE was done 2 weeks after the day I tried him. I told the vet I wasn’t looking to nit pick, but I just want something that will be sound for me to finally enjoy. Turns out the horse blew an abscess the day before and the farrier had scraped it out. The vet flexed all 4 legs, owner offered to have someone ride but vet denied. In person at the time the vet seemed confident the only issue was the abscess foot. I was very open with the vet that I was happy to x ray anything he felt necessary or helpful but he said nothing indicated that X-rays were necessary but we could do the hind left where the abscess was to double check. I have a close friend who is an equine vet across the county and the told me to at least get some x rays of the front feet , fetlocks and back which we also did. The only thing the vet pointed out was mild fetlock arthritis in the front left and closeness of the lumbar vertebrae, which he said was common. They were rushing though the x rays because they got an emergency call but the vet said he would review them in the office later and call me if he missed anything. By 9pm I did not receive a call so I agreed to take the horse. We picked the horse up the next day and about 10 minutes from our barn after the hour + drive I received an email from the vets office with the x rays saying “the Dr did not find anything abnormal in the images”. I sent these over to my vet friend and she was horrified. Fetlock arthritis with a possible bone chip , kissing spine with boney changes and cysts … she urged me to return him but I was under the impression he was sound and it was really too late so I said I will see how it goes. I got the written report 3 days later due to the holiday weekend which mentioned the mild front left fetlock arthritis, lameness on the hind left due to abscess and a soft tissue lump on the front right cannon bone. All but the front left were positive on flexions which was not mentioned to me during the exam. Fast forward to a week later I rode for the first time only at the walk and he was good , did not want to track right but I wondered if he was testing me. Rode today and he is definitely not sound, seems off on the front left and is refusing to track right. Luckily my vet is coming tomorrow do vaccinations for the barn so I will see if they can have a look at him. Im not hopeful so where do I go from here ?? Has anyone been in a similar situation? Ideas of what should I say to the lady I bought him from if it doesn’t work out ? Im not expecting her to take him back but I will have to find something to do with him as I CAN NOT have 2 unrideable horses nor can I get invested with a medical project/ rehab situation. I did leave out a few more details because this is already so long but I personally don’t think the lady was intentionally trying to sell me a lame horse. I’m absolutely devastated about this and so stressed out so I’ll take any advice or words someone has to offer ! Pic of the sweet boy for attention.
TLDR; got a new horse who was sound wtc jump at the time I tried. PPE 2 weeks later and vet was not worried about anything major. X rays were sent to vet friend who said I should return the horse due to a couple of things she noticed. My vet is looking at him tomorrow but what should I see to the original owner if I can’t keep him ?

This is the longest I’ve gone without toking in…. 8 years I guess.
It wasn’t even an intentional quit, the current plug has been a pain to deal with so I just didn’t re-up and here I am without any real desire to go back.
Started while in college, and always assumed I’d taper off immediately after graduating. The amount was reduced and I became only a nighttime smoker, but still needed my fix daily.
It’s caused some rumination but looking back here’s how weed affected me in negative ways.

1. Potential: was a whirlwind of productivity and activeness in highschool. Honors, multiple sports, etc… just always going. Near top of my class although I still had issues with procrastination and prioritization (ADHD af). That changed in college and although I still got two degrees and didn’t fail a class, I didn’t excel nor want to in my studies. I have a good job now but in a high stress field, I’m curious if I didn’t partake would I have been able to make it in a more creative or technical field (I work in tech sales, but that’s not really tech if that makes sense.) I feel in my current job that I’m not really contributing anything to the world, I’m just another middleman and am easily replaceable. I had a year of unemployment where all I did was smoke and hide in my rented room and feel bad about myself while I burned through my savings. I’m having to play catch up now, and am nowhere where I need/want to be in life.
   
2. Mental health: While I have my fair share of trauma like everyone else, as well as depression lite®, anxiety, and ADHD; I’m curious if I would’ve been better off without. I told myself it helped with those things, but all it made me do was forget temporarily. As I smoked more it didn’t even let me forget, as those sessions just became a paranoia spiral. I think I missed out on a lot of emotional maturation although most others (and myself) would describe me as being very self aware. I also think weed may have exacerbated my anxiety a great deal. Was a contributing factor to my first mental breakdown while in school. Haven’t felt the same since.
   

3: Dating: I passed up on a late of great women just because they didn’t smoke and I feared judgement. I allowed the women I did date treat me poorly because I thought finding an “intelligent, productive, and hot stoner gf that doesn’t come across as a stoner” was rare. I see my friends and their relationships that haven’t smoked a lot since school and I’m envious. Having a partner that doesn’t need to be high to enjoy anything is a foreign concept to me still.

1. Other relationships: I never really enjoyed the stoner stereotype, looked down up on it (hypocritical lol). So smoking became a solo activity later on. So many cancelled plans, forwarded calls, and I refused to visit family overnight because I couldn’t smoke. I’m naturally a social person, so this really hits as I sit here with my loneliness. What happened to that “guy”?
   
2. Motivation and focus: My uncle told me while in school the problem with weed is it can kill your motivation. I scoffed at the time, but that was before I knew how hard and confusing the “real world” can be. It’s easy when you have a predetermined path and very defined milestones, but now I don’t know what the hell to do. Getting through everyday is a matter of brute force. I have the attention span of an iPad kid. I hate this aspect of myself.
   
3. Finances: I got a degree in it for Christ sake, and was fortunate enough to have parents that showed that a frugal lifestyle could still be fun. Although my weed use isn’t as much money lost these days because I was consuming so little, the impulsiveness and laziness meant splurging way too much on food, and not being as efficient at work. I make goodish money but don’t own any assets, nor do I have much savings and investments outside of retirement. At 26 I feel pretty pathetic compared to where my peers are. It’s only gotten harder to build up now because of inflation and real estate prices. (Homes in my area have gone up 120% over the past 3 years.)
   

I know that quitting isn’t going to magically fix all these problems, it’s going to be a long and hard road ahead. But at least it will eliminate one more excuse, and hopefully I’ll get a little bit of my old self back.
I do feel a bit more in control of my life and future, but there hasn’t been any great feelings of clarity. Insomnia is a bitch again, hopefully that gets better.
Wanted to thank this sub as it popped up randomly about 4 days ago, and I was planning on texting the plug that night. Reading everyone’s stories gave me the courage not to, and it’s an addiction I want to leave behind. Next is nicotine once I get through the worst of this.

Hi all,
Possible job prospects could have me moving to VA before the end of the year and I’ve been looking at car tax/registration differences between there and my home state. As best I understand it, you guys pay an annual registration to DMV and also a property tax based on the assessed value of vehicles? Now with classics it’s a little fuzzy for me because if I were to try to insure one as just any old 75’ Chevy pickup, insurance would write it off pretty quickly as they view it as a nearly 50 year old beater truck. So I insure it through collector insurance for a value actually matching the market for such a vehicle. Does the VA vehicle property tax assess actual market value or are they using some depreciation calculator that would say it’s worth $500 because it’s ancient? Does having it registered as an antique change the way it is taxed? Where I live now I don’t pay property tax on vehicles, just annual registration to DMV and my classics are very cheap to register. Just trying to take all costs into consideration to decide if it will be worth it to bring them with me or just offload them before I make the move.

My 15 year old bought a 95 z71, not running, he saved up his own money and we got it cheap. We replaced some basic things ourselves and took it to a mechanic for diagnostic. Mechanic said one valve has no pressure and 2 others have bad pressure. I am a parts changer not a mechanic and getting that deep into an engine is past my abilities and I don't have enough tools available anyways.
What's the best move? My mechanic suggested an engine swap being the simplest solution but I was wondering if we should try anything else first?
If an engine swap is the best choice where is the best place to buy an engine?
If I left out anything that would help let me know.
Sorry if this is the wrong sub.

Hello, today I (M23) accidentally was talking to my gfs ex among other of her friends (who are still friends with him, she was not present during this) and I had a full blown conversation with him going back and forward for about more than an hour. It wasn’t until I mentioned that I was happily in a relationship and have learned a lot from being with this girl in which he mentioned that he had the opposite experience of his last relationship and her dumping him helped him grow that he realized I was her new bf. Everything sort of became awkward and he asked me if I was dating her in which is replied yea she’s my gf. One of her friends then came and whispered to me that he had forgotten to mention that he was her ex and I sort of felt uncomfortable in that moment. I’m a very territorial person and I’ve never been with a girl before that has been with other guys so it was sort of new for me to handle that. (I’m 23 years old) I’ve been working on it, my jealousy and whatever it is that causes me to be sad or feel threatened when other people “enter my territory”. She had told me about her ex before and how horrible he was to her so I immediately grew a disliking to him already based on that. I’m obviously grown enough to not pick a fight so we sort of just laughed it out and went our separate ways. I called my gf afterward telling her about it so that she gets to hear it as I like to involve her in things like these although I knew it would make her feel uncomfortable. I was still feeling emotionally weird about it as I do struggle with jealousy and the thought of someone else having been with my girlfriend but it is obviously a normal thing and my issue to solve so I didn’t treat her differently. She seemed concerned that I would be upset and started talking about how bad he was for her and how I’m nothing like him, that she never was this happy with anyone or treat them the same way as she did with me.. I made sure to reassure her as well and told her that it wasn’t anything other than a bit awkward. We did our thing and yeah I let her go to bed thinking that I was alright as this is not her fault at all. So here comes my issue, I don’t know how to emotionally deal with these things. It makes me sad to think that someone else, especially someone that treated her bad had a share of her at the time. It’s a mental issue because obviously you’re human, people fall in and out of love and you can never expect anyone to haven’t been with someone else because it is just unrealistic. I don’t want to talk to her about it as talking about her exes feels like overstepping a bit boundary, there’s a reason she broke up with him, but I do still feel weird and don’t want it to affect our relationship. Do anyone have any suggestions to deal with the fact that you just met and now know the guy who has seen her the same way that you have yourself? I might just be weird for feeling this way but if anyone has any insight I’m all ears
TL:DR I accidentally met my gfs ex among some of her friends while she wasn't there. We spoke for a long time until we realised that we had been dating the same girl. I don't know how to feel about it and I don't want to intrude her privacy or break her boundaries so I told her what had happened and reassured her that I was alright. I struggle with being territorial so thinking about it makes me not upset but more so sad that this person also got to be with the woman that I hope to one day be my wife. (full context, please read the full thing as it has some important details ty!)

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Hello, I am getting back into model painting for Warhammer 40k's 10th edition. I have picked up a handful of citadel paints throughout the years since 2012. Recently I grabbed the two big GW citadel paint bundles the parade and battle ready bundles to refresh and expand my stock. I have also picked up some 30ml dropper bottle and air brush paint thinner to transfer the citadel paint into some better bottles. I have some old citadel paint that are mostly full citadel pots that have kind of gotten chunky, very thick from dry out, and or partially dried out pots. Can I use airbrush paint thinner to revive the older paints after removing the dried out parts or am I better of tossing anything that has any stage of dry out just do to how old the paint is?