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Not my own parenting story, but my father's. Back then when I was 8 or 9 y.o my father's godson came to live with us. My sister and I knew him very well, calling him our cousin and spending a l…

Top stories for Long   What was a moment you had where you decided to step in to the parenting of someone else's child? Dani Lawrence, Research Master Literature, University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle (2022) • Answered March 11, 2021 Not my own parenting story, but my father's. Back then when I was 8 or 9 y.o my father's godson came to live with us. My sister and I knew him very well, calling him our cou... Read more » 2.7K 15   Why did Olive Garden get rid of its unlimited breadsticks policy? Robert Bruce • Updated December 28, 2022 They claim it is a distribution issue. I demanded to go into their refrigerated storeroom for the truth. Actually I snuck in there. Brrr. I saw stacks of cartons of bread s... Read more » 3.7K 473   Why did Nancy Pelosi get kicked out of her Capitol office? I thought she should automatically move out earlier after stepping down as the Speaker. Now it is embarrassing. Asked in Done with the Bullshit? • Answered by Kathy O • October 4 Pelosi moved out of the Speaker's office in January and Kevin McCarthy moved in. When McCarthy got kicked out of the Speaker's office yesterday, he had Pelosi kicked out of ... Read more » 5.4K 414   My car was recently totaled and I received a check from my insurance company but it didn't quite cover the total financed amount. What would you do? Buster Ecks, Active Quoran (from the US) • Updated July 18, 2019 As you've received a check, you've already agreed to either the amount of which you will sell the car to your insurance company OR the amount it will take to repair the dam... Read more » 1K 59   Would a narcissist kill their partner if they can't control them? Robert Torbay • Answered August 31 Narcissists will always attempt to kill your character. Character is built up over time, it is millions of actions that become habit. You have learned habits which, though i... Read more » 134   Should I go to a wedding I was invited to at the last minute? Krystal H • Answered September 3 I was last minute invited to a high school friend's wedding like 2 days before it was set to take place. I think she'd dropped a bridesmaid and the price per plate per pers... Read more » 119 7   If you take something from the hospital that is not yours, can you get in trouble? Callie Winemaker • Answered October 28, 2022 I once woke up after a major surgery and I was already in a room. I don't even remember being in the PACU. I was very groggy and higher than a kite but I got up, found my p... Read more » 3.4K 199   Can ex-military really retire and live off their pension at the age of 38? Charles Grimes, US Army Veteran (NCO), US Air Force Retired (Officer) • Answered September 23 In theory you could enlist at 18 and retire with 20 years service Now let's say you retire as a MSG (E-8) earning $6370/month. I'm going to cheat and use final pay, we shoul... Read more » 2.7K 350   What is the most savage way you got revenge on your HOA? Colby, Divorced, retired engineer with ADHD • Answered June 25 A friend of mine was forced to purchase a $200 mailbox from the HOA president despite having built an exact duplicate. So he poked around and learned that he could legally p... Read more » 4.8K 157   What TV shows were ruined when a great actor was replaced by a bad actor? Jon Mixon, Well over 13,000 movies by now. • Updated July 19, 2019 Question: What TV shows were ruined when a great actor was replaced by a bad actor? A strong argument could be made that the following series were ruined when a good actor w... Read more » 773 40   What was it that your child told you that gave you chills? Rhonda Torres, Bachelor's Behavioral Health, Grand Canyon University (2022) • Answered July 31 When my younger son was about 5 years old, we drove place an area where there were big houses up on a hill. He said "that's were you took me from my other parents. They wer... Read more » 118 1   Why is walking every day not recommended, as is three times a week? Klindar Gorak, former Signal Processing Expert (1982-1995) • Updated November 6 Good advice. For decades I've been doing a minimum 60 minute brisk walk 6 days a week (with rare exceptions). There can be no doubt as to the benefits and I'm pushing 80 wi... Read more » 1.5K 77 Read more in your feed

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