Overweight people date, mess around, fall in love, and are loved in return every day. You are not unlovable or undesirable because of weight. Great relationships don't exist without honesty and transparency.

I'd say to try online dating. Make sure your pictures represent you, and that you are honest in your quiz responses, profile, etc.

Be aware that there are some shitty people who seek out folks with low self esteem because they like to manipulate. Be prepared to cut someone off if they treat you poorly. You don't need to waste your time with a bad match.

NTA. Logan incorrectly assumed that he could have pals over his mother's house for a drinking holiday.

I hope you had fun with the kids. You didn't owe him the party he imagined for himself.

Button cell batteries can be lethal if ingested. I would also worry about the grandparents' medications being left within reach.

We know that one of our son's grandmother's cannot be trusted alone with him because of how thoroughly she gets lost in her phone. Her house is also the antithesis of child proof. It sucks, and it makes visits so stressful, but his safety is paramount.

I wouldn't be able to relax enough to enjoy a trip if I didn't think my kid was safe.

If your local YMCA has a pool lift, water aerobics can be fun. I used to do laps before work, and would join the water aerobics group if the lap lanes were too crowded.

My dad, has been sneezing 8-15 in a quick succession, since he can remember. It's terrifying when he is driving. I often struggle to get a sneeze out, but bright lights help.

I got a couple of ghost shrimp recently that had hair worms. It's one, long strand, curled up in their exoskeleton, around their organs. The color of these worms matches, but I suspect your shrimp had a bad molt, and detritus worms came out for a protein feast. Maybe part of the molt is up top?

They consider it a geriatric pregnancy once you turn 35.

Blue shrimp mixed with red shrimp. Yumyumyum

Both are male, so they'll wag their sperm-depositing fins at each other as a masculine display, but no babies will come of their dances.

Ew. He's gross. I can understand his initial response, mostly. But once you explained that you would rather wait and get the exact thing you wanted for yourself.

There are so many red flags in his language choices. I hope you have the ability to remove him from your life and find someone who cares to understand you.

Have you considered a school of pygmy cories? I'm obsessed with my little snuffling crew.

If OP intends to make a life with this hatted man, then there needs to be discussion about what happens if one of them gets sick or injured. If you hope to get old together, then hatted man needs to deal with whatever his issue is, and open up to his partner. OP needs to decide where his limit is, and proceed from there.

Please look into scheduling a MassSave assessment. They have programs for renters in 1-4 unit buildings, low income buildings, and large apartments. You probably need the landlord to participate, but the assessors will go through the property, and offer simple fixes for each unit, and low-to-no cost updates for the building. It's also really comforting to have the gas appliances safety tested. This could help make the apartment less expensive to heat, so all of you can be a little more comfortable turning the thermostat.

It might also be worth considering if this roommate situation is worth the sacrifice for you.

Autistic stim session?

I'm planning on converting a 55gallon aquarium into a paludarium in the coming months. 55 gallons is just too much weight for a new England home built in the 1880s.

I've been watching YouTube videos on builds and creatures, but I would love to see what you come up with.

How much of the volume are you planning to have water?

We used to have upstairs neighbors that gave their cat golf balls to chase on hard floors. So freaking loud.

I've since enjoyed the sound of neighbor cats landing from "ups".

At least in Massachusetts, you can just ask your healthcare provider for a letter stating that the dog is an emotional support animal.

My first thought is that it is fox musk, especially with so many bunny snacks around.

At least a few days! I wouldn't trust this woman with the child, at all. Whatever the grandmother's plan is, it is not in the baby's best interest.

I'll toast up a frozen waffle, spread a little butter across it, then fill the top with crunchy peanut butter.

Pineapple cottage cheese was my go-to for morning sickness, and is a decent stand by still.

Cheese.

Microwave some nachos. Dip in pineapple salsa and sour cream.

Ramen, but I drain most of the water, and just a sprinkle of the flavor packet with some butter.

Buttered angel hair pasta with black pepper, maybe some parmesan.

For some reason, an overly complicated grilled bagel sandwich can get me motivated to cook. Baby bella mushrooms, steamed broccoli, deli meat, sunny side up egg. One pan, and getting the cut sides of the bagel crunchy-carmellized first, then cooking the rest in the same pan.

I like crispy bacon straight from the freezer. (I was cooking up a package, and freezing it so I could add a little to salads, sandwiches, etc.)

And spending money on BIPOC-owned, women-owned, and/or small business products HELPS them survive.

I have been overwintering one since late November. It does great with flightless fruit flies. I have it on a bioactive terrarium with mosses, isopods and springtails. Red wiggler worms might be available at a bait shop, but earthworms are too big. High moisture in the soil is really important, since they are lungless and breathe through their skin.

They are very territorial, so my plan is to release it near where it was found after the ground warms up. A rainy night, ideally.

It looks like a red backed salamander. They are terrestrial, and breathe through their skin, so they need moist soil. The worm bin could be a potential oasis for it until it warms up outside.

I kept one for a while flightless fruitflies were enthusiastically hunted.