B!TC# IT OUT!

[Merman Dan]

Never mind geocaching!

[Shimmer Mermaid]

💙💙 much love to Geocaching. Have found some of the best caches on horse trails.

[Mermaid Whisper]

They're so CUTE! Even the scary one!

I can't play Pokemon Go *sigh*. My phone is from 2011 and is not ready to handle the awesomeness.

[TheSaltySiren]

When it comes to Canada on iPhone I will get pokemon Go, and geocaching is so much fun!

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Uggg. Really fun, long, hard day at work. Came home exhausted, found out that my mother's birthday party was today. I'd given her a card this morning because I'd assumed she'd be working like usual and we'd do the party tomorrow or Thursday. I never get told these plans.

So, I'm ambushed straight out of my boss's minivan, brought food/cake shopping and then to the party with no time to change. And I do trail work in a forest preserve. I build trails in full sun in 90 degree weather for 8 hours a day.

My coworkers are all really awesome and work well together. We get stuff done in a FRACTION of the time. (One project was scheduled to take 12 days, we finished it in 2).

So I have all this great happy positiveness and then go to my family. Where I do all the work only to get yelled at. And I stink. And I'm tired. It's still in the eighties and I'm in a t-shirt and long khakis.

I then go deal with family.

"How was work, Sabrina?" Says my great aunt.

"Great. Tiring."

"Welcome to the real world!"

Like. Bull. I've held a steady job since I was fifteen. Gods.

And then we all get into political talk and I'm so tired I'm snapping quickly. And finally I say with quite a bit of good humor, "stop. Guys. I'm gonna cry!!"

And then my grandfather says, "I've been crying since I met your grandmother!"

And I just DIED. I could not stop laughing. And then I couldn't talk, could barely breath, and my sitting posture isn't helping. So I half fall half toss myself out of my chair into the grass and put myself into recovery position. And. I. Still. Can't. Stop. Laughing.

And they're just staring at me. And with their sexism they're gonna decide I'm not cut out for my job or some such nonsense.

They won't say so, but I'll feel them silently judging me.

And then my grandmother's gifts to my mother are just god-awful and I fall off my chair again.

So I'm on and off into uncontrollable laughter. And now I'm home and exhausted and sore. And really wish I had the energy to go out and play pokemon go.


And now my mom's called someone and started singing happy birthday to herself. And I feel terrible because she couldn't have had much fun.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

And today my mom had me go back to these people and I've realized that being in a work environment where no one is condescending and everyone gets along has made me less used to my family's bullshit.

And I then I get yelled at for snapping. And none of them realize they're doing it.

So then I tell them how they sound they tell me I'm just over tired (that from my mom). And I'm not!! I'm wonderfully happy while I'm at work!

And I know part of it is that I'm getting my period, but I can't say that because then they'll just write off how I feel as that time of the month. When it's NOT. This is how I feel ALL THE TIME and my period just makes me less likely to tolerate it and turn the other cheek and I just can't.

Thank the gods I'm going to college across the country.

[Mermaid Whisper]

Minor whining. Don't mind me.

It's the double discount deal at work this week. Instead of our usual 20%, we get 40%! It's fintastic, and I got some cool stuff. But that's not my concern.

My sisters, one the oldest at 23 and the other the youngest at 10, had to come along. They rushed me through my shopping and I only got one thing to wear. I've been talking about getting new clothes for months because all I wear is t-shirts and mom jeans (and I'm 18).

Then, they wanted to go to the ice cream shop. I didn't want to go. It's expensive, and I hadn't eaten dinner yet. I said no. The oldest got a really nasty tone and said, "Give her her money back," as if I had stolen it. When I gave it to her, the oldest said, "Just so you know, this is your fault," and walked off with my other sister. So I'm standing in the parking lot.

We come home. My dad and I are a little behind everyone else. When I walk in, the first thing I hear is, "and she didn't want to spend her money there," with a smattering of nastiness and a hint of laughter. They were talking about me. I said, "No, I really didn't," and the youngest goes, "Nobody was talking to you!"

L O L , right? But you were talking ABOUT me with no issue.

I have a seven-hour shift tomorrow. I'm a fitting room attendant. I stand in roughly the same spot, answer the phone, check people's clothes, give them numbers, and take all the clothes back and reorganize them when they come out. I'm also responsible for zipping up (and unzipping) dresses on lonely women and complimenting outlandish fashion choices. The good things about my personality is that I always find SOMETHING that I like about a person. It really makes their day, and I'm being genuine.

It sounds like I'm complaining about being a regular adult, and, technically, I am I am autistic and I work retail. It can be tough, but I love it, so I keep pushing to be my very best. I've come a long way from the 15-year-old I was on this site once, and I want to share my love with the world ❤️


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[Mermaid Whisper]

Just got back from work about a half hour ago.

It literally hurts to walk. It feels like my feet are burning on the soles. I was running through the house to make as little contact with the floor as possible. I almost cried.

I have 25 hours again next week. Fintastic! The MAX for a part-time employee is 25. Most others are getting 9, 13, maaaybe 20. Not me

This lady tried on 8 items, then brought them allllll back out to me with the clothes in a heap and the hangers on top. Gods.

I'll post all my sappy happy stuff in the niceties thread.


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[Lotus the Mermaid]

Sabrina, that's awful! But if I may say so, it actually sounded like a fun family gathering and I doubt they were judging you (unless of course they've openly done this before)! Of course, it's impossible to enjoy anything when you're worked so hard! I'm so sorry you had a rough time. It's so hard to be forced into plans - especially, after a long and arduous day. I hope you're feeling better and that you get a good rest! *hug*
Which Pokemon team are you on, by the way? I'm on Team Mystic! Almost everyone I know chose the same!

Whisper, that sounds so painful!! At least that must mean they trust you to do your job well! I'll say a prayer that you can get a break soon and maybe they'll even ease up a bit on your schedule!

[The Water Phoenix]

My flight academy had a break in yesterday When I arrived for training I saw where the robbers had busted the door to get inside. My commander's laptop was stolen as well as some other things. The robbers pinched some projectors and a brand new vacuum cleaner. The entire place was a mess but I was surprised no flight simulators got nicked. My flight academy also had another break in about a month or so ago but nothing was stolen. They just cut the locks off the fence. So my flight academy will be putting up surveillance cameras to catch whoever the thieves are if they returned. It's so frustrating and inconvenient. My rant for the day.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Ouch. No fun.

And thanks, Lotus! Yeah, my family is pretty much perpetually condescending. Which is what bothers me so much. I realize now that my rant didn't much make that clear.

But otherwise, it would have been fun. And usually our gatherings are. Everyone's always laughing.

I'm also on Mystic.

[Princess Pearl]

There is construction outside my window. They are removing my balcony with jackhammers. My walls are shaking. If I had a 9-5 job I wouldn't be home for this, but I don't, so here I am.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

That sucks.

[Mermaid Whisper]

*starts screaming* I have a closing shift again tonight. Not too bad. It's only five hours and change. But I work from 7:15 to 11:30, so I'll be up till 1:00 with no dinner (my dad cooks at 8 or 9). Then, I work in the morning for the opening shift at 9:00, which means I have to be up at 7:00 *sheds single tear*.

[KateyMermaid]

Ouch. That sucks, whisper. What kind of job is it? Sounds like retail hours.

I'm in the same boat. I have a 12hr shift today. With a hangover. Gonna be rough.

[Mermaid Whisper]

Ouch. That sucks, whisper. What kind of job is it? Sounds like retail hours.

I'm in the same boat. I have a 12hr shift today. With a hangover. Gonna be rough.

It's retail, definitely. I work at Ross. We sell discount designer products! I actually bought a SUPER cute bikini for $11 today! It'll be beautiful with my tail!


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[Imogen Finnly]

My mother in law is crashing with my husband and i until her new place is ready. And holy f&*"k knuckles she is such a f***g unhygienic slob and makes a f***g mess and farts CONSTANTLY. She never brushes her teeth and sleeps in her work clothes, and showers once every 3 days. And her dog has been harassing my animals!!!!
I seriously feel like setting my couch on fire. And she works super far from our house, so my hubby has to use his lunch break driving her to work as opposed to eating. I cant wait until she is out of my house. I am literally going to bleach everything.

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[Mermaid Whisper]

Just when I thought I was happy...

NOPE.

Depression comes right back in. I'm too fat for my bikini. My proportions make me look cartoonish. I'm still reeling over my parents' divorce and how badly my mom and stepfather are fighting. Work is super stressful. I'm autistic and I work retail; literally a nightmare, but I love what I do. It's just extremely taxing. I've cried every day for three days now. I seriously can't do this anymore. Please kill me.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Oh Whisper. Hug hug hug hug hug.

And Imogen, I am virtually handing you the kerosene.

[Imogen Finnly]

Oh Whisper. Hug hug hug hug hug.

And Imogen, I am virtually handing you the kerosene.

Thank you. Too bad you cant shrink a couch really small and toss it in the wash..

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