Shelley Strain
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@Nazumejud Your Mom can do what she wants, with her time and her money. I don’t know what she said that was so hurtful, but to deny the value of what she is giving you is rude and unfair too.
Your Mom apologized for her rudeness. Has your wife acknowledged her unappreciativeness?
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AM I WRONG FOR CHOOSING MY MOTHER OVER MY WIFE?
My wife and I have a son who is about to turn five. For years, my parents, mostly my mother, have provided full time childcare at no cost. She follows every rule we set, no screens, no sweets, routines exactly as asked, and our son adores her. We genuinely could not afford daycare, and even if we could, it would not compare. Recently, we learned my parents have been quietly paying my older brother’s rent.
He has a long history of poor choices, and my wife made a sharp comment about favoritism and how the problem child always gets rewarded. My mother snapped back hard, saying she spends forty hours a week caring for our child and can do whatever she wants with her money, even waste it entirely. The language was intense and shocked everyone. My wife demanded an apology. My mother apologized for the wording but doubled down on the message, saying her finances are not up for debate……..
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@Ravenismeee Do it yourself and set an example. They will copy. No force needed.
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@leshaami You said no. He forced it. That’s rape. Get rid of the boyfriend. Press charges if you want to.
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I told my boyfriend I just started my period when he asked 'can we?' and he literally wouldn’t take no for an answer. He actually said, 'the more bloody, the more intense' and forced it anyway.
I feel disgusted and honestly, I feel like I was just raped. Am I crazy or is this a massive crime? Because he’s acting like it’s just 'period passion.' I’m lost.
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@Outspoken_Sam @brookvole_kh CO does what she does so she can be home with her kids.
EK built an image on the importance of women staying in the home with their kids, then promptly ditched that lifestyle when her husband was assassinated even though she had plenty of wealth and the ability to stay home.
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@Uncle_Sam_Show @KeruboSk So asking for her 30% makes him feel worthless… you make the point for men not being able to handle a fair playing field.
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All the ladies are going to tell you to walk away. The men are going to say it's fair what he asks. Over the last decade, women have made men feel worthless. So I guess your choice boils down to how much you value the relationship. Ask yourself what you would want if the situation was reversed.
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My boyfriend and I are planning to buy a house together after dating for 3 years.
He earns significantly more than I do, so he’d be contributing about 70% of the down payment. Because of that, he wants the house to be only in his name.
He says it’s just “fair” based on the numbers, but we’d both be living there, splitting bills, and building a life together.
I’ve been watching a lot of relationship content about equity vs equality, and it made me realize things don’t always have to be 50/50 but this feels like I’d have no security at all.
He said if we ever broke up, he’d “do the right thing,” but that doesn’t really reassure me.
My friends say don’t move in unless my name is on it. His friends apparently think I’m being entitled.
Now I feel stuck between trusting him and protecting myself.
Is this a red flag I’m trying too hard to rationalize?
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@KeruboSk Red flag… that is bigger than buying a house. This is a guy that will tell you to save up to cover your share of the bills while you are on maternity leave.
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@baroncoleman Your statement misses that the majority of non-profits are very small. They do tend to get corporate like as they get larger.
While it goes against my libertarian views, capping all salaries (profit and nonprofit would improve our version of capitalism).
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Many (most?) non-profits are just welfare for the wealthy. Cap non-profit employee incomes at twice the median national income, and watch everyone all of the sudden lose their philanthropic callings.
No private jets. No mansions. No side real-estate deals. No speaking fees.
Alec MacGillis@AlecMacGillis
"Sheryl Cowan, 57, was making $272,000 a year as a senior VP at a U.S.A.I.D.-funded nonprofit when she was let go at the end of March 2025. Last month she had an online interview for a $19-an-hour job managing a Penzeys Spices store in Falls Church, Va." nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/…
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@luxemiaa Lost me at “all the cooking” … you both work full time.
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I make 22$ an hour and my partner makes 40$ an hour. We’re both full time.
He wants me to move in with him.
He wants me to pay for all the groceries and do all the cooking, but also wants me to pay him $400 a month to live in the house he owns. (He’s still paying it off)
He keeps saying the money is going to go to his bank account to save for when we “buy a house together”
AITA, Or does this feel a bit unfair?
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@iky_fwjett He too could have discussed it privately with you BEFORE he said it. Would have saved his image. You were not out of line.
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@Mr_Husky1 Besides the obvious “get a new gf”, a refurbished IPad is probably going to be in better shape than hers. If it’s just the screen, get the screen replaced and tada she has her can last for years IPad back.
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I accidentally broke my girlfriend's 5-year-old iPad and now she expects a brand new, bigger one even though we're deep in debt. Seriously. She's been out of a job for a year, living off my salary, and we've got moderate debt. So money is TIGHT. Her old iPad was 5 years old, she paid $1200 for it back then. I offered to buy her a refurbished version of the exact same model for $500. A fair replacement, right? Nope. She wants the newest, largest one for $1350 and claims refurbished stuff is unreliable and hers 'could've lasted years more'. I told her it feels like she's using my accident for a massive upgrade. Her response? I'm guilt-tripping her for MY mistake and I should just watch where I walk. Am I wrong for not wanting to pay $1350 for a replacement that should cost $500, especially when we're struggling?
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Shelley Strain retweetledi

I didn't think there was anyway this President, that I campaigned for, voted for three times (six, if you include primaries), could possibly disappoint me anymore than the STUNT he pulled by trying to tie disaster relief funds for Americans (hurricane, tornado, wildfire, flood, etc...), to complete and total loyalty to Israel to anti-BDS laws in this country but, I have to say, he has proven me wrong!
He has broken virtually every promise he made on the campaign trail.
I have never felt so betrayed by a President.
For him to post THIS, on the holiest of days on the Christian calendar, should be a slap in the face to every Christian in America.
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Shelley Strain retweetledi

The left is just as happy as the right that the F-15E WSO was rescued.
We’re glad the other pilot we didn’t even know about is now safe too.
We just think they never should have been there in the first place.
Not sure why MAGA, who claimed to have not wanted a new war when they voted for Donald Trump, can’t comprehend that.
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