Any expats here face pushback from your family for moving to a different country? They always try to shame me for moving so far away around the holidays...

Hooked up with my ex today. Something about the holidays really tends to bring out my self-destructive tendencies.

My mom’s friend was supposed to come to my wedding in a week and just cancelled. I’ve never met her but my mom insisted she be invited. This person already sent us a check which we deposited already; we already sent a thank you card. This person left me a VM saying they were sorry they couldn’t come; they have leukemia and their Dr. didn’t approve. Do I need to call them back? I would like to avoid an awkward phone call about personal matterwith a stranger but also don’t want to be insensitive.

I’m with a guy I’m 100% confident is deeply in love with me, would never lie/cheat/betray, respects me/listens to me, and tries to help me live my best life.
(A Kokoum, if you will.)
I love him very much, but I’m not “head over heels”.
Afraid that if I break it off because our relationship is cozy instead of the deep love I think it’s supposed to be for life partnership/marriage, I’ll be making the biggest mistake of my life

Would you break up with your girlfriend if she doesn’t want kids and you do.... this has been weighing on my mind a lot recently...

AITA: My friend keeps asking me for financial advice. I set up a budget for her and have her concrete advice. And I field all of her investing questions. But still, she continues to be reckless with her money. She’s 42, single (no kids), and making $100k+ and is still living check to check.

I don’t want to waste my breathe on helping her since nothing seems to be getting through to her. AITA?

I’m in SF but nervous to officially come out to my friends even though I’m sure they all know/assume anyway. :(

Two of our students were killed today in a shooting, another two are in the hospital. Last week a student was killed in a different shooting. Admin barely acknowledged. How do we help our kids?

We get it, ghosting happens. But has it ever happened to you repeatedly by the same person? Cashmere Agency in LA calls me relentlessly and then ghosts me just as relentlessly. Sales Force has done it two or three times as well. I can’t help but laugh and think about how it feels like getting a text from an ex—this didn’t work out before remember? It’s only been a month I’m still me.

I hate it when people try to bond with me over trauma when their trauma is that they fight a lot with their spouse or they didn’t get the promotion they wanted. How is that staring death in the face??

I just had to send my husband away in an ambulance. I’m not allowed to go with him or even go to the hospital. I don’t know what to do. I can’t even be there for my husband.

Pregnant with our first and my husband was wondering - any resource recs for soon to be first rind dads? Either talking about pregnancy, baby, or both?

Dyslexia! After having our kindergartener son tested (privately) related to ADHD, we were told he may have dyslexia too (which would explain why he struggles so much with phonics but is amazing at sight words). He has a very high IQ. As a voracious reader, I am finding myself unexpectedly distraught that something that I have loved so much will be such a struggle for him, and worrying that it will affect his motivation and may steer him away from things he may otherwise love.
Tips/Commiseration?

Read your childrens’ diaries every week. That way you know if you’re not giving them enough privacy.

Any tips for traveling with a baby? Will be flying with a 4 month old in a few months. Any advice would be appreciated!

Anyone have any similar experience or insight? My boyfriend asked for space/not really together anymore and he says he started to become nervous about being in a long term committed relationship. Even tho he said he saw me as long term & I’m his best friend and he loves me but why then? Does space help you guys figure it out? (Help / advice please😞)

Anyone else sickened by Amy’s use of her black kids as props? You didn’t have to tell us that those two black kids were adopted, but way to make them feel different.

Weird question alert: When did your daughters start “developing?” Noticing signs in my soon to be ten year old, which is a little concerning, as my sister has huge...tracks of land. Would rather my daughter didn’t have to deal with what I remember she had to. Anyone remember?

Any moms on here that absolutely love their company and feel 100% supported?

How do people make friends here? I have the ones i grew up with and a couple I made in the last couple of years (neighbors/through mutual friends) but I generally find that people here just stick with their social circles

How to stop feeling insecure that boyfriend will meet someone else when he goes out/goes to music festivals? He has never given me a reason to doubt him but I can’t shake this feeling of insecurity every time this happens

Looking for Devops eng role.
Exp- 1.5 year.
Tech stack- AWS DevOps.
Any lead would be helpful

Doing an alt travel weekend trip to Iceland in January. Any suggestions on best way to get around / try and see northern lights. I know yours are offered

Please suggest some good (good WLB) product based companies to join as a Sr. Salesforce Developer.

How does one decide whether to buy in a normal brokerage account vs. Roth IRA?

Is paying a career coach worth it? $4000-$5000. I was looking at Madeline Mann. How true are the success stories?

Hi,

I have opted new regime and no HRA is claimed and now I want to change it to old regime and file returns .

What kind of documents i need to submit for HRA while filing returns . Is rent receipts enough ? Or do we need rent agreement also ?

What format of rent receipt is better for 1 year ?

Are there any crunchy hiker folks out here? Would love to talk with y’all!

Anyone know the detailed steps of applying for unemployment in IL after you get your pin and submit on the web the first week? Phone lines are unresponsive/website gives limited details on next steps

Starting soon in Boston but the the WFH situation was still TBD when I interviewed. Are there any updates on when everyone would need to go back to office full time in the U.S.?

For the 1st time in my career, I have it all: at an agency I respect, with CDs I like, on a brief with potential.

I have no excuse. But my ideas just aren’t as good as the other teams’. What do I do?

Does any one feel way behind the curve and wish they had mentors in accounting to speak to on a family level that you can trust and know they really want you to succeed?

What is business process architect?how much to quote?

Business Transformation consulting project with a consumer products leader recently ended in NYC and looking for my next role

What's the best thing about living in Melbourne?

Embracing the challenge of a solol start up 👆

Does anyone know where I can find any entry level UX research roles? I have many years of academic research experience, but would like to move into an industry role.

Anyone else here new to Melbs? Looking for suggestions on best spots for food and surf. Is Torquay worth it?

I've been thinking about making the move to Melbourne from the States for a while now. I'll be heading there for about 2 weeks next month. What are the must-do activities, restaurants, and places to hit while there?

Looking for some direction here from Melbourne community. My fiancé is moving to NZ for school. To be closer to her, I am exploring opportunities in Melbourne. I am a CPA in Canada with 7 years of experience in corporate finance and FP&A under my belt. Would anyone here to open to sharing some tips that may help me transition easily into Australian culture? Specifically - what’s the best avenue to search for jobs as a foreigner? How do you budget for CoL? Are there green spaces in the city?

Hi everyone. I just graduated from university with bachelor's of Information technology. I was looking for work or internships but I don't know where to start. Everyone asking for experience. Can anyone help me how to start my career? Any advice how can I get started in my field??

Thinking about taking a position with an aviation company in Melbourne next year. Currently in Orlando Florida.
Would love some feedback/advice from locals regarding such a move. Thanks!

What are your favorite restaurants in Melbourne and what makes them awesome? New to the city and excited to try some awesome places to eat.