Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Post
  • Reply
Midnight Voyager
Jul 2, 2008

Lipstick Apathy

LadyPictureShow posted:

:stare:

For those that aren’t familiar with ‘the hockey player that nearly died on the ice’ in this post, I’m pretty sure they’re talking about Clint Malarchuk. He was a Buffalo Sabres goalie that got his throat cut by a skate blade back in 1980 (a forward for the Blues and a Sabres D-line guy collided and slid feet first into Malarchuk). They didn’t wear those throat protector things back then, and the cut nearly severed his jugular completely. Three things saved him from straight up dying on live TV: the team’s trainer had been a Vietnam combat medic, Sabres were defending the goal closest to the locker room exit/entrance, and there was still just enough of his jugular still together that the trainer was able to staunch the blood flow. In interviews, he’s said that his only thought was to get off the ice before he collapsed and died because he knew his mother was watching the game.

There’s morbid humor to cope, and then there’s ‘haha, hey hon lemme show you a video of a man nearly bleeding out’. At most you show someone that video when you want to be a complete and utter dick.

Malarchuk post-script: he came back to play, but had debilitating PTSD, became a severe alcoholic after his retirement (I can’t loving blame the guy), and in his autobiography, the opening chapter is him discussing the time he blew part of his nose off on a drunk suicide attempt.

TL;DR: maybe something to do with morbid fascination on the wife’s part, sure. If you want to know what the big deal about the Clint Malarchuk video is, :nms: if you look up the video.

I have a super loving morbid sense of... not humor, just interest? I've seen that video.

I did not loving laugh at that video. I gasped and jawdropped in awe. I don't regret watching it, but it was not FUNNY. It was Fascinating in a dark way. It was horrifying and incredible. It was not FUNNY.

Something's gone wrong with this lady's brain.

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

I am really not understanding where the threat of divorce is coming from in that one. :psyduck:

Control. They think that a child would never want their parents to be divorced and especially not to be the reason for it, so they threaten it to control him.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004
Wife getting more strict with her rules.Relationships
(self.relationships)



quote:

My wife [f37] and I [m36] have been married for 5 years now (with two beautiful girls, [4 & 5]). And in this time, she has become more and more strict. She has rules. She has rules against things that I thought people would not normally have rules against. I DON'T want to throw away a marriage on nonsense, but things that I thought would be 'no big deal', she is 100% opposed. No exceptions, no questions. (Politics, we are agreed on, this is not the issue. Surprisingly. We have other issues.)

Porn. This is cheating and she will NOT have it in our house! No Exceptions.

Alcohol. She does not want anything to do with it. If I drink on the weekends, weekend mind you, she counts them and throws it back at me. During the week, I may have a few, but far from being sloppy. It has never affected any of my jobs or anything else, she just dosn't like it. Even out camping/fishing by the fire... no.

Pot. Even if it becomes legal everywhere, it is NOT ALLOWED. 100% No Exceptions. (I have told her that I have smoked in my young 20's before we were married.) "It is a gateway drug" Basically, she regurgitates everything from 7th grade D.A.R.E. class.

Video games. She sees them as all a total waste of time that I should be spending on her. She does not like them at all; except Mario, she loves Mario. So she dosn't like it when I play my PSP when lying next to her in bed while she is on her phone.

Friends. The big one. I can't see my friends very often, because she does not like that we drink around a campfire, or drink when we go fishing. We DON'T drink when we go hunting, for obvious reasons, but she still thinks we do/worries that we do. So I can't see them much or if I do, she complains the whole time that we are drinking our 6th beer in 8 hours of fishing...

Like I said, I don't want to throw away my marriage, but I feel trapped. She sees porn and alcohol as an addiction that needs to be cured. (She wants me to see a counselor) Pot, to her is a NEVER EVER. DEAL BREAKER. She is constantly worried/anxious about something. She can never calm down, to the point if i break one of her 'rules' she gets so mad she starts shaking, physically shaking. Then she packs the kids up and leaves because she thinks it is an unfit environment for kids. Our kids are happy and I love spending time with them. I have never done anything that I justify to be an unfit environment, and provide for them far better then I ever had growing up.

I have never cheated, never even thought about cheating. We have 2 wonderful, happy girls, a house, stable jobs, camper, boat, 3 paid off vehicles, and she wants to throw it away because I enjoy porn and beer. We have been to marriage counseling for over a year, and it has not worked. She has now began to go through my phone and emails, and she says she "cannot trust me."

I have tried and tried to work with her, but it seems to be going nowhere. I am sorry to rant, and thank you for reading this, but I feel we are getting close to the end if we can't figure something out. Any advice would be appreciated.

I like his beaten down "I'm sorry to rant" in reference to a relatively mature post, aside from total lack of spine.

Motronic
Nov 6, 2009

fruit on the bottom posted:

Porn is for the emotionally childish :colbert:

I [18F] recently met my birth parents [33F, 32M] and they want nothing to do with me.

"I was raised an only child in a small town in MD, with my mom and dad and younger autistic brother"

What?

Peaceful Anarchy posted:

this makes me think there's only one cold parent and one stuck in the middle deciding to side with his wife over daughter he never met.

And younger children this would need to be explained to somehow.........

HoAssHo
Mar 10, 2005

:love::love::love:

She clarified in the comments - he was born when she was 15, so she was raised as an only child for most of her life.

christmas boots
Oct 15, 2012

To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
🇺🇸America🦅, I love you 🥰but you're freaking 💦me 😳out
Biscuit Hider
Which makes her even more bullshit. If your family devoted all their attention to their special needs child when you were growing up then sure it makes sense that you might feel passed over. But when you’re 15 shut the gently caress up. You’re an adult in 3 years. You’re certainly grown enough that you should be able to cope with not being the center of the universe.

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

maskenfreiheit posted:

Wife getting more strict with her rules.Relationships
(self.relationships)


I like his beaten down "I'm sorry to rant" in reference to a relatively mature post, aside from total lack of spine.

It's been a while since we've seen two people who need a beer and a joint as much as these two people, but for completely opposite reasons.

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender

fruit on the bottom posted:

Which makes her even more bullshit. If your family devoted all their attention to their special needs child when you were growing up then sure it makes sense that you might feel passed over. But when you’re 15 shut the gently caress up. You’re an adult in 3 years. You’re certainly grown enough that you should be able to cope with not being the center of the universe.
And that's also old enough to realize that a literal baby needs more attention than someone almost old enough to drive.

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Outrail posted:

It's been a while since we've seen two people who need a beer and a joint as much as these two people, but for completely opposite reasons.

he should start claiming he's playing poker and actually just sticks cash in a safe deposit box. when it comes time to split the assets because he DRANK A BEER REEE!1!1!!! it's like oops well looks like they aren't much assets but let's go 50/50 :shrug:

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

maskenfreiheit posted:

he should start claiming he's playing poker and actually just sticks cash in a safe deposit box. when it comes time to split the assets because he DRANK A BEER REEE!1!1!!! it's like oops well looks like they aren't much assets but let's go 50/50 :shrug:


Good idea but :siren:GAMBLING!?!?!?!:siren: will become against the rules.

dudeness
Mar 5, 2010

:minnie: Cat Army :minnie:
Fallen Rib
"We've been to marriage counseling for a year and it hasn't worked."


Maybe take your list of complaints and bring them up at marriage counseling instead of asking the internet.

PetraCore
Jul 20, 2017

👁️🔥👁️👁️👁️BE NOT👄AFRAID👁️👁️👁️🔥👁️

fruit on the bottom posted:

Which makes her even more bullshit. If your family devoted all their attention to their special needs child when you were growing up then sure it makes sense that you might feel passed over. But when you’re 15 shut the gently caress up. You’re an adult in 3 years. You’re certainly grown enough that you should be able to cope with not being the center of the universe.
Oh yeah that definitely shifts things. I assumed she was, like, 5 when he was born, not 15.

Like it's okay for her to feel lonely or like things changed too fast but she needs to learn to deal with it instead of tracking her bioparents down and then threatening them.

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

dudeness posted:

"We've been to marriage counseling for a year and it hasn't worked."


Maybe take your list of complaints and bring them up at marriage counseling instead of asking the internet.

Are marriage counselors generally pro or anti weed?

dudeness
Mar 5, 2010

:minnie: Cat Army :minnie:
Fallen Rib
Depends if they're a marriage counselor or a "marriage counselor".

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Outrail posted:

Are marriage counselors generally pro or anti weed?

they're pro communication. a good one would probably try to frame it in terms of illegality, a great one in terms of body autonomy, a poor one in terms of the wife needed to better communicate her rules to the husband, and the husband needed individual therapy to meet his :airquote:goals:airquote:

I remember talking with my therapist about an ex in college, and she mentioned the uni offers couples counseling. I looked at her like she was crazy and was like "couples counseling is for married people... if you need couples counseling, doesn't that mean you shouldn't get married" and she just gave an embarrased shrug

i dumped her, but i waited til after finals because im not a monster

La Brea Carpet
Nov 22, 2007

I have no mouth and I must post
[DC] I have a peanut allergy and coworker refuses to accommodate me but the company has accommodated me otherwise. What do I do?

quote:

Hi all. I share an office with no windows with my coworker. We both on occasion eat lunch at our desks but he frequently brings a PB&J sandwich and I have a very bad allergy to peanuts. My blood test showed I scored a 4.5/5 on the allergy scale, or close to that, i forget the specific info on the diagnosis, but it is considered life threatening and I've been prescribed epi pens

My employer sent out emails in the past few months to the entire office making them aware than an employee has a severe peanut allergy but he keeps bringing it in.

I've never had to use my epi, but my lips and eyes swell and it is painful and uncomfortable.

He says it's all mental but I trust my doctor and science.

I hate to be dramatic and get HR involved but it is potentially life threatening and it's a bit scary, so I am considering it. What are my options?

I was thinking I would tell him that neither of us can eat in the office from here on out and if he finds that unfair he should contact HR. but idk if that is also illegal. Is that fine?

Thank you!

13Pandora13
Nov 5, 2008

I've got tiiits that swingle dangle dingle




La Brea Carpet posted:

[DC] I have a peanut allergy and coworker refuses to accommodate me but the company has accommodated me otherwise. What do I do?

"I don't want to call HR for a coworker who is passively aggressively trying to kill me," loving what

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

La Brea Carpet posted:

[DC] I have a peanut allergy and coworker refuses to accommodate me but the company has accommodated me otherwise. What do I do?

It's reasonable to speak to HR. But start talking to future employers since you'll now be "a problem".

If you play it right you can get a nice settlement + a pay bump at your next gig.

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

La Brea Carpet posted:

[DC] I have a peanut allergy and coworker refuses to accommodate me but the company has accommodated me otherwise. What do I do?

Notify HR that the next time co-worker deliberately and knowingly contaminates the shared space with a known toxin hazardous material peanut butter you're going to call the police and have him charged with assault and battery.

https://www.allergicliving.com/2017/09/06/michigan-student-pleads-guilty-in-peanut-butter-face-smearing-case/

e: Doesn't say if he guy knew the other guy was allergic or not. It's dumb as hell, but I can see someone easily being charged with manslaughter, or even murder if they knew about the allergy and deliberately brought someone into contact with it.

Outrail fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Jan 9, 2018

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Outrail posted:

Notify HR that the next time co-worker deliberately and knowingly contaminates the shared space with a known toxin hazardous material peanut butter you're going to call the police and have him charged with assault and battery.

https://www.allergicliving.com/2017/09/06/michigan-student-pleads-guilty-in-peanut-butter-face-smearing-case/

e: Doesn't say if he guy knew the other guy was allergic or not. It's dumb as hell, but I can see someone easily being charged with manslaughter, or even murder if they knew about the allergy and deliberately brought someone into contact with it.

what law says i'm obligated to not eat certain foods if someone has an allergy?

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

maskenfreiheit posted:

what law says i'm obligated to not eat certain foods if someone has an allergy?

Well generally speaking if you knowingly do something that causes someone to end up in hospital or die that's kind of illegal, even if it's usually legal.

You can eat your food and breathe your breath, but you can't eat your food and breathe your breath on someone if it's going to kill them. Especially so if you've been told that doing so will kill them.

Outrail fucked around with this message at 03:42 on Jan 9, 2018

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Outrail posted:

Well generally speaking if you knowingly do something that causes someone to end up in hospital or die that's kind of illegal, even if it's usually legal.

that usually applies to things like altering their food or offering adulterated food without disclosure. i'd love to see the law that says you can't eat peanut butter in your own office without getting hit with a manslaughter charge.

especially since the company has apparently been notified of the issue, but not the inidivual employee. (can you prove that email was read? hint: no - that's why HR has you sign off on important policies)

La Brea Carpet
Nov 22, 2007

I have no mouth and I must post

maskenfreiheit posted:

It's reasonable to speak to HR. But start talking to future employers since you'll now be "a problem".

If you play it right you can get a nice settlement + a pay bump at your next gig.

She states in the comments she's hesitating because she just turned in a guy to HR for sexual harassment and he got fired and doesn't want to be that person.

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

maskenfreiheit posted:

that usually applies to things like altering their food or offering adulterated food without disclosure. i'd love to see the law that says you can't eat peanut butter in your own office without getting hit with a manslaughter charge.

especially since the company has apparently been notified of the issue, but not the inidivual employee. (can you prove that email was read? hint: no - that's why HR has you sign off on important policies)

quote:

He says it's all mental but I trust my doctor and science.

Reading the OP I think it's reasonable to assume that he knows about the allergy. You're ignoring the point, if someone knowingly causes someone to have a life threatening allergic reaction it's likely assault:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...m=.5e566ccefc11

quote:

But Justin Dillon of criminal defense and civil litigation firm Kaiser Dillon — whose own child had a severe peanut allergy — convinced me that that approach would be unlikely to be effective. He agreed that deliberately exposing someone to a potentially deadly allergen probably qualifies for assault charges, but he added that most police departments or prosecutors would lack the resources to get involved in a case involving anything short of serious injury.

I'm going to go with Justin Dillon of criminal defense and civil litigation firm Kaiser Dillon on this one.

Outrail fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Jan 9, 2018

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Outrail posted:

Reading the OP I think it's reasonable to assume that he's knows about the allergy. You're ignoring the point, if someone knowingly causes someone to have a life threatening allergic reaction it's likely assault:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...m=.5e566ccefc11


I'm going to go with Justin Dillon of criminal defense and civil litigation firm Kaiser Dillon on this one.

There is a difference between defacing the desk of a coworker (a crime regardless of allergies) and peacefully eating a sandwich.

It's a shame the employer hasn't provided a peanut free lunchroom for the allergy to eat in, but it's not criminal to eat in your office. One could even argue forcing the other employee out is racism/discrimination of their vegetarianism is rooted in religion.

Mameluke
Aug 2, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

maskenfreiheit posted:

harsh maskenfreiheit truth: if you had two loving adoptive parents you did just fine, and tracking down some people who took the time to make sure you ended up in that situation and berating them for daring to gently caress without having a child (something this child, and everyone else on the planet does) isn't a good look.

quote:

I have no solid memories of my father until around age 11ish. He spent months away at a time. In every photo I’m being held by a different nanny. I’m definitely going to seek a therapist. I feel awful for what I did, and I’ve definitely done a disservice to my birth parents.
I know from my earliest memories that I felt confused on who the hell I was suppose to listen to because I had a different nanny every few months/years

I’m definitely going to seek therapy

quote:

Since the day my baby brother was born, they have put him as number one. My parents were never hands on with me as a kid but they smother him with love and affection and constantly remind me that one day when hey are gone he will be my responsibility because he will likely need to live with a caregiver his whole life

:smith: It really comes off as her biological parents finding the richest couple they could to give the OP to, which sounds like a good idea especially if you're a child yourself. However those parents were more concerned with money than their child, until they mellowed out in late middle age and made a defective baby "of their own" that they've then told the OP she'll be saddled with forever, because now that they care about family the OP logically would as well.

Mameluke fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Jan 9, 2018

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

maskenfreiheit posted:

There is a difference between defacing the desk of a coworker (a crime regardless of allergies) and peacefully eating a sandwich.

It's a shame the employer hasn't provided a peanut free lunchroom for the allergy to eat in, but it's not criminal to eat in your office. One could even argue forcing the other employee out is racism/discrimination of their vegetarianism is rooted in religion.

You're just arguing for the sake of arguing.

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Outrail posted:

You're just arguing for the sake of arguing.

maskenfreiheit posted:

makes sense but unfortunately maskenfreiheit has stated a dumber opinion and will argue it relentlessly for the next few pages.

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Outrail posted:

You're just arguing for the sake of arguing.

so to be clear, you concede my points are correct and are moving onto ad hominems?

Cough Drop The Beat
Jan 22, 2012

by Lowtax

maskenfreiheit posted:

that usually applies to things like altering their food or offering adulterated food without disclosure. i'd love to see the law that says you can't eat peanut butter in your own office without getting hit with a manslaughter charge.

especially since the company has apparently been notified of the issue, but not the inidivual employee. (can you prove that email was read? hint: no - that's why HR has you sign off on important policies)

Pretty sure a lawyer would respond very favorably to their client telling them that a co-worker believes their lethal peanut allergy is fake in this scenario. Her case is even stronger if there's a recording or other co-workers who have witnessed the co-worker saying crazy things or eating peanut butter near her. Come on, bro. The company can't possibly claim an individual employee hasn't been notified if said employee has had multiple conversations about the subject and is literally denying the dangerous allergy to her face.

Cough Drop The Beat fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Jan 9, 2018

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Cough Drop The Beat posted:

Pretty sure a lawyer would respond very favorably to their client telling them that a co-worker believes their lethal peanut allergy is fake in this scenario. Her case is even stronger if there's a recording or other co-workers who have witnessed it. Come on, bro. The company can't possibly claim an individual employee hasn't been notified of said employee is literally denying a dangerous allergy.

Sorry you don’t have an important enough job to conceive of not reading every bit that flies into your inbox ;)

Cough Drop The Beat
Jan 22, 2012

by Lowtax

maskenfreiheit posted:

Sorry you don’t have an important enough job to conceive of not reading every bit that flies into your inbox ;)

Lmao 😂😂😂😂

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

maskenfreiheit posted:

so to be clear, you concede my points are correct and are moving onto ad hominems?

No to your first part. I'm not conceding anything, I'm acknowledging that you're just trolling for the hell of it or you're not reading my post that very clearly spelled out a real life lawyer's opinion that deliberately exposing someone with a peanut allergy to peanut butter could be charged with assault:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...m=.5e566ccefc11

quote:

But Justin Dillon of criminal defense and civil litigation firm Kaiser Dillon — whose own child had a severe peanut allergy — convinced me that that approach would be unlikely to be effective. :siren:He agreed that deliberately exposing someone to a potentially deadly allergen probably qualifies for assault charges:siren:, but he added that most police departments or prosecutors would lack the resources to get involved in a case involving anything short of serious injury.

https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/if-you-knew-that-someone-was-severely-allergic-to--2270506.html

quote:

Phoenix Shannon Michele Ayotte Harris - PRACTICE AREAS: Federal crime, Criminal defense, Military law, Sex crime
This is a very interesting question. It brings up the issue of reckless endangerment. The correct charge would be derived from what happened to the person. Although I guess, if nothing happened to them, you could be charged with attempt. So, the things on the table are, neglect, assault, malicious wounding, manslaughter, murder, or the attempts of these

The issue we were debating is would deliberately exposing someone to a life threatening allergen be grounds for assault. And the answer seems to be yes, seeing as I have two randomly googled lawyers opinions and you do not.

Yes, you are correct in that there are likely mitigating circumstances but, in a hypothetical scenario, if someone has been told that they should not eat a PB&J in the office because it causes a severe allergic reaction, and they bring a PB&J into the office and it causes a severe allergic reaction that sends the victim to hospital or kills them, then they could very well be charged with assault.

As to your second point: You're a loving moron.

Anne Whateley
Feb 11, 2007
:unsmith: i like nice words
You guys are completely making up all the stuff about that level of exposure being "lethal" and "deadly." Her lips and eyes itch. If he smeared it in her face and forced it down her throat, that could theoretically be life-threatening, but he's eating it himself at his own desk. If causing eyes to itch is grounds for a manslaughter charge, don't we all have cases against our companies for making us use monitors that are known to cause dry eye? Or my particularly horrible coworker and her nasty perfume?

They should both eat elsewhere. The judge has spoken.

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

Anne Whateley posted:

You guys are completely making up all the stuff about that level of exposure being "lethal" and "deadly." Her lips and eyes itch. If he smeared it in her face and forced it down her throat, that could theoretically be life-threatening, but he's eating it himself at his own desk. If causing eyes to itch is grounds for a manslaughter charge, don't we all have cases against our companies for making us use monitors that are known to cause dry eye? Or my particularly horrible coworker and her nasty perfume?

They should both eat elsewhere. The judge has spoken.

Well yeah. My point is if she does have a severe allergic reaction after being told not to bring them in the co-worker is boned one way or another. I dunno, if he accidentally gets it on his fist and punches her right in the mouth that would definitely be assault and peanut buttery at best.

Bunni-kat
May 25, 2010

Service Desk B-b-bunny...
How can-ca-caaaaan I
help-p-p-p you?
Last I read on the science, a peanut allergy requires contact with the substance, not merely inhalation. My eating a peanut butter sandwich, as long as I keep it to my desk and wash my hands, should not pose any harm to any one.

If anyone has a recent study demonstrating otherwise, please show me. I love peanut butter, but hate killing people.

PetraCore
Jul 20, 2017

👁️🔥👁️👁️👁️BE NOT👄AFRAID👁️👁️👁️🔥👁️

Avenging_Mikon posted:

Last I read on the science, a peanut allergy requires contact with the substance, not merely inhalation. My eating a peanut butter sandwich, as long as I keep it to my desk and wash my hands, should not pose any harm to any one.

If anyone has a recent study demonstrating otherwise, please show me. I love peanut butter, but hate killing people.
I thought inhalation could cause a reaction because that IS physical contact with peanut particles, even if in extremely minute amounts. For most people with peanut allergies it's not going to cause a reaction, but if your allergy is severe enough it could be fatal, and allergies can get stronger over time with repeated exposure to the allergen, exposure such as breathing it in.

Anne Whateley
Feb 11, 2007
:unsmith: i like nice words
Apparently the allergy occurs when digesting the protein, and the protein isn't airborne even though the scent is?

Lemming
Apr 21, 2008
Eat sandwich, get some peanut butter on hands, touch stuff in the office or the door handle, she comes in and touches those things as well, she touches her mouth/rubs her eyes and has a mild reaction. Not really improbable.

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
Searched 'peanut' for topical stories, found this instead.

He (39,m) was the peanut butter to my jelly (29,f).

quote:

ME: looking for an intelligent man

HIM: 4.0 GPA, has a master's degree

ME: looking for an empathetic man

HIM: runs his own counseling practice, volunteers at an animal shelter, cries openly

ME: looking for a creative man

HIM: plays three different instruments, composes his own music

ME: looking for an attractive man

HIM: strong upper body, beautiful blue eyes, gorgeous smile

ME: looking for an understanding man

HIM: also struggles with mental illness, accepts my bisexuality

ME: looking for a nonreligious man

HIM: hardcore atheist (bonus points!)

ME: looking for a best friend

HIM: laughs at all of my jokes, shares his deepest secrets with me, has the same goals and interests

The guy I'm describing is my ex-boyfriend Danny. We were practically made for each other. We have tons of things in common and we have great communication too. We never argued once during the entire duration of our relationship. Danny frequently told me that our relationship was the best relationship he'd ever been in, and I concurred.

Here's the problem: I don't drive and I don't earn enough money to support myself. The reason why I don't drive is because I have a huge driving phobia. Not driving makes it hard for me to find a decent job. I live with my brother to save money. We split the rent 50/50.

Danny broke up with me because he “doesn't want to be with someone who doesn't take care of themselves on a basic level”. I'll give him that. I wouldn't want to date a car-less bum, either. But here's the thing: I'm working on it! I just recently started seeing a therapist to help me overcome my driving phobia and I'm looking for a second job so I can save up enough money to buy a car.

Danny said we had a victim/rescuer relationship, where I was the "victim" and he was the "rescuer" (I have since done a lot of research on the drama triangle and how it affects my romantic relationships). Danny said every other aspect of our relationship was great. I asked him if there was any chance of us working things out in the future when I'm more independent. He said his official answer was “no”, implying that his unofficial answer was “yes”. Danny said he hosed up our relationship dynamic by making me feel like I have to change for him. He wants me to make these changes for myself, not for him. Should I even entertain the thought of us getting back together someday? I don't want that to be my motivation for changing.

Danny wants to be my friend because he “thinks I'm awesome” and “wants to have me in his life”. I want to have Danny in my life too but I don't want to be around if/when he starts dating other girls. Should I be his friend and take the risk of getting hurt or should I cut him out of my life completely?

I hate the thought of losing Danny. I know this sounds really cliché but I doubt I will ever find anyone who can take his place. We have too much in common. We get along too well. Everyone who comes after him will pale in comparison.

tl;dr: My ex-boyfriend is super awesome. Can he still be a part of my life? Should I pursue him again in the future?

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Avenging_Mikon posted:

Last I read on the science, a peanut allergy requires contact with the substance, not merely inhalation. My eating a peanut butter sandwich, as long as I keep it to my desk and wash my hands, should not pose any harm to any one.

If anyone has a recent study demonstrating otherwise, please show me. I love peanut butter, but hate killing people.

smells are really just you inhaling the particulate of a substance in a fine mist.

think about THAT next time you smell poo poo

that being said such a small amount probably can't bring up more than trace symptoms (which OP described)

Haifisch posted:

Searched 'peanut' for topical stories, found this instead.

He (39,m) was the peanut butter to my jelly (29,f).


smart guy doesn't work for free

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply