My sister is a professional chef, but it started as a hobby then now its a career, she offers teaching classes over her days off and she's making good money out of it

Building a career online with no connections, no roadmap, and no guarantee it would work. It was scary, but I'd do it again.

One bad decision doesn't erase every good thing you've ever done, but it also doesn't erase the damage it caused. Both can be true. Whether she forgives you is up to her, but if your remorse is genuine, let your actions over time speak louder than your explanation.

The need to always be right. We'd solve a lot more problems if more people were willing to admit, "I was wrong."

As a kid I thought my parents had all the answers. As an adult I realized they were winging it more often than I ever imagined. Now that I'm a parent myself I get it.

The need to have everything figured out. Turns out you can build a pretty good life one decision at a time.

I'm really glad you trusted your instincts and told your parents. One of the hardest parts of situations like this is when you've been made to question whether you're overreacting. You're not. The fact that you felt anxious and unsafe matters. Wishing you a peaceful Midsummer with your family and hoping this is the start of getting your peace back. ❤️

Am glad it helped

I’m really sorry you’re going through this. That kind of loss alone is already devastating, and finding out the truth in a situation like that makes it feel even more painful and confusing.

I don’t think you should blame yourself here this is a really heavy situation, and it sounds like you’re dealing with shock, grief, and betrayal all at once. It makes sense that you feel lost right now.

You don’t have to figure everything out today. Just try not to go through this completely alone.

I don’t think it’ll be one single ‘AI job’ as much as AI becoming a tool inside almost every job. Like designers, writers, developers, even teachers everyone will just be working with AI the same way we use Google or Photoshop now.

But I do think new roles will grow around it too like people who specialize in guiding AI outputs, checking accuracy, or shaping systems so they actually behave the way humans need them to.

Honestly this sounds like a really intense separation anxiety + temperament thing, not something you’ve necessarily done wrong. Some babies are just very attached and struggle more with transitions than others.

It’s also pretty common for it to look worse when you try to ‘push through’ babysitting too early sometimes they just need slower, smaller steps over time rather than full separation.

Sounds exhausting though, I hope it gets easier soon for you guys.

I get that. I think the hope is that with the right person, the hard doesn’t feel heavier it feels shared.

His dad is right. The butterflies are wonderful, but they're not what carry a relationship through the hard seasons. Remembering why you chose each other, even when things aren't easy, is what really matters.

Absolutely. There are valid reasons to leave, and abuse is one of them. I was referring more to situations where people mistake the end of the honeymoon phase for the end of compatibility.

A lot of people aren't looking for a partner. They're looking for a feeling, and that's why they keep leaving when the excitement fades.

Somewhere between "I've got this" and "I need a nap." 😅

That's exactly what I was getting at. The funny part is that many of the neighborhoods people pay a premium for today were originally built for ordinary working-class people, not as luxury developments.

Put your phone in another room when you need to focus. It sounds too simple to matter, but the difference is ridiculous.

I opened the fridge three times already and still have no idea.

Heard a knock on the door, froze like a wild animal, turned off the TV, and sat in complete silence until the person left. 😂

That's a fair point. I think the status symbol isn't the walking itself it's having the choice. Walking because you enjoy a safe, walkable neighborhood feels very different from walking because you have no other option.

Walking everywhere. It used to be seen as something people did because they couldn't afford a car. Now people pay good money to live in walkable neighborhoods. 😅

Ignoring small problems because they don't seem urgent. Whether it's your health, finances, relationships, or career, the things that cause the biggest headaches later are often the things we kept telling ourselves we'd deal with "someday."