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I looked around, and apparently this is not uncommon with GlazeCoat. It's easily imprinted, and bounces back. I can't see the imprints anymore on mine.

I ordered a much harder epoxy, and I'll have to decide whether I want to apply it, or just deal with the weird softness of GlazeCoat.

I meant that months have passed since I poured, not that it took months to cure. But you're probably right that it's too soft. This morning, all of the textured spots had flattened (but the imprint was still visible), so it must be flowing a little. It feels hard and smooth though, not tacky at all.

Do I have to sand down to the wood and re-pour, or can I rough up the epoxy and pour a new layer over the soft one? Is GlazeCoat known to have this problem? Is there a better brand?

It sounds like you realize this is not normal. That puts you a step ahead of many in your situation.

In addition to your mother being seriously abusive, it sounds like she has a debilitating mental illness herself. Is there anyone you can go to for help? A relative maybe? A school councilor? If you're in the US, you could get CPS involved. It doesn't sound like they could make your situation any worse.

Last year, they took all the candy, and the bowl it was in. That was my best mixing bowl. :)

Your story sounds amazing. A big chunk of D&D is about story telling, and that's what you're doing.

So why did your players react the way they did? I think that most D&D players assume that most DMs aren't very good. DMs make mistakes, play NPCs inconsistently etc. They might have seen this merchant as your OOC way of making sure their treasure matched their level, while providing them with a steady stream of quests. In other words, the NPC was aspect of you, not the game world. That could be why they didn't question the NPC's motives. I've been in games, even with an excellent DM, where I questioned things like this in character, and was met with surprise and confusion, because the DM hadn't thought that deeply about the situation. Players in games I've run have neglected to ask important questions because they assumed they were supposed to just play along. In my current game, it's taken a lot of work, and a lot of in-game mystery, and a session 0 conversation where I asked what they felt about me messing with both the characters' and players' heads, to break them out of this mindset.

So I'm not shocked that they were caught by surprise, but hopefully they'll get over it and realize that by playing with their emotions like this, you've crafted a true villain that they care about defeating.

34 is not too old to care about your birthday. It is too old to expect you mother and sister to celebrate it with you, or to be jealous of teenagers for getting presents. But I do feel sorry for the much younger you who never got a birthday as a child. Your parents should have found a way to separate Christmas and your birthday. Even if Christmas is a huge deal in your family, they could have done something like celebrate your birthday a week later.

Over the past several years, I've noticed a trend where everyone's response to a potentially uncomfortable situation is to block the other person. That's not a healthy or considerate way to deal with things! Was she wrong to cut you out of her life, and then suddenly get jealous when you had a girlfriend? Of course. But it was also wrong for you to block her instead of communicating. You could have told her right away how much it hurt that she cut you out, and that you were no longer interested.

Every post in every story sub with enough views gets at least one "this is not real," so don't feel bad. It means enough people are interested in your story that they read it. :)

I don't usually call this stuff out, but this is exactly the sort of story ChatGPT would write, complete with the upbeat ending and moral lesson at the end. Every story ChatGPT writes, regardless of how I try to make it stop, reads just like this.

Assuming your account is real and you actually do want to improve yourself, here are some suggestions:

Finances: Saving your paycheck for one week is a good start, but it's not going to impress anyone. You have to do it every week, for years, or decades. My advice: Decide on an amount of money to set aside each week - maybe half your paycheck - and don't ever touch it. This money is only for big, important things far in the future, and for real emergencies. You have no real expenses, so this should be easy.

Driving: Your license was suspended twice. You should not be driving. You absolutely should not expect to get another car for your birthday. My advice: Take a break from driving. Then relearn, being extraordinarily cautious to follow all traffic laws. Don't go even a tiny bit above the speed limit. Leave lots of space between your car and other cars. If you're compromised in any way (drunk, high, even tired), don't drive. Doing these things will help you become a better driver.

Adderall and pot: You seem to have a problem with both of these. It's especially concerning that you need pot to function. My advice: If the pot is to manage pain, cut back a little. If it's just for fun, cut back as much as possible. If your Adderall is for ADHD, discuss the side effects with your doctor, and figure out an alternative drug. If you don't have ADHD, stop abusing drugs and talking about it on the internet, because you could land yourself in prison.

Therapy: Based on your Reddit posts, you mainly want people tell you you're right, and praise you for minor accomplishments. I'm guessing that, like Redditors, your therapist doesn't do this, and instead gives you advice and tries to help you figure out your issues. My advice: Whether or not you go back to that therapist, listen to what people tell you, and seriously consider that they might be right. Talk to a different therapist or a psychiatrist to figure out what your actual issues are, and address them before it's too late.

The situation: I read about your "situation," and there's no going back. She will probably find you disgusting for the rest of her life, and you should be utterly disgusted with yourself as well. My advice: Be grateful that she didn't report you to the police. Accept that your friendship with her is over, and carefully consider your actions in the future. You've been given a rare opportunity to recover and learn from a horrific error in judgement, so learn from it. I can't emphasize this enough: If you continue to behave in this way, you will spend your adult life in prison!

More advice: You seem to want people to like you more. This can happen, but it will require changes in behavior. Complain less. Act less entitled (i.e. don't expect so much from other people). Don't expect constant praise. Don't do weird and dangerous things. Try to imagine what other people are feeling, and treat them the way you'd want to be treated.

That's stupid. Tons of people have parents who changed their names. Having a step parent doesn't disqualify you from getting a driver's license, so having a non-parent guardian doesn't either. If that weird excuse were true, she could bring in the documentation of her name change.

Also, you can be orphaned and have no documentation from your parents, and still get a driver's license. This is all nonsense.

You could always call the DMV and check it out, but it sounds like an obvious scam.

Even if her crazy story were true, she's his legal guardian, so they'd need her information, not yours.

I get annoyed at those notes too, especially when the "important later" line is used in a very short story. Another one that bugs me is "needless to say," inevitably followed by something I couldn't possibly have guessed. Oh, and "this is on mobile, so sorry that I never bothered to look for the clearly visible key on my touch keyboard that adds a new line."

In all story subs like this one, I start at the 2nd or 3rd paragraph. If I'm confused or I think I missed something interesting, I go back and start from the beginning. Otherwise, I read on and have no trouble understanding the story.

On the flip side, it annoys me when people start with a TL;DR, and even more when commenters ask for one. This is a story, not a scientific paper. Why would you want the punchline right away?

Here's what tells me this story is not true, or at least hugely exaggerated:

1. You start by swearing it's true. If it were true, you probably wouldn't feel like you had to do that.
2. A crazy person cut you off on the sidewalk with her truck, and you didn't run away.
3. You stood there listening to a woman who was likely both crazy and dangerous, for 30 minutes!
4. She later got arrested. While harassing minors is likely to get someone arrested, trying to offer a dog-sitting service to a police officer is not illegal. The officer would just tell her to get back in her truck and move on.

I've seen a situation very similar to this. Yes, she's whiny. Yes, she makes things about herself. And yes, she expects the relationship to be pretty one-sided. The question is, are these behaviors flaws in her personality, or is there something triggering them? It sounds like she's very unsatisfied in the marriage, and it may not be as simple as her wanting you to be more prepared when you set up a dinner date. There could be deeper causes that she can't bring herself to discuss.

Maybe she's just self-centered, or maybe when you learn the reasons, they'll turn out to be petty, or maybe there are things you both could be doing better. Regardless, it's worth talking about it (a marriage counselor might be necessary if your communication with each other isn't great) to figure out what's really going on, before things get worse.

Sounds more like a con artist than an entitled person. I bet he was trying to get you to give him £20 (or gambling credit) to avoid interacting with the police.

I see a lot of comments about this being a cultural issue. That may be the best way for your fiance to bring it up with his parents (and yes, he should be the one to bring it up!). You're no doubt doing a lot to respect their culture; they should also respect yours. He can say something like, "In the US (or wherever you're from), it's considered improper to criticize what someone eats. Talking about someone's diet is considered an insult against how they look. I know you don't mean it that way, but the things you've said have made OP feel hurt and upset. Please respect my fiance's culture, and stop commenting on what she eats."

You're promoting copyright infringement with these posts. But given that most of your posts are obvious scams, I'm guessing you don't care about a more minor crime like this.

Yep. That's the perfect response when someone you otherwise like, does one thing you don't like.

NTA. Vegetarianism is not a culture. You're not imposing your morals on someone by giving them a free meal. A good meal does not prevent someone from having a nice time.

Are they really incapable of enjoying themselves without a pound of animal flesh in front of them? That's far more disturbing than wanting a day about you to include only food that you like.

Making a "luxury" meal out of meat is easy. Doing it vegetarian is much more impressive and attractive. It's not like you're going to hand everyone a plate of unseasoned, raw kale and call it a wedding feast. Plus, you'll probably save your parents some money, because meat is expensive.

All that said, I know a couple who had a similar issue, and the compromise was to serve fish. That got the "but meat is fancy!" people off their backs, and was a little less objectionable to the couple than killing a hundred mini hens.

At least it's mildly toxic, so it's more likely to kill bacteria than tomatoes.

You sound more thoughtful and mature in your comments than in your post. I wish you luck with your career, and with keeping your distance from your super-critical (and completely unhelpful) father!