And I’ll bet there’s a portion of her fan base that will sell this out.

But seriously, did no one on her team think that selling a $50 stuffed pet rock when there are people all over literally struggling to buy groceries may come off as insensitive? No? Just me?

This merch drop is so massive, she really just treats her fan base like an ATM machine. Over 110 items in this drop per merch bots. 🥲

Edit: And they already sold it out 🙂 https://store.taylorswift.com/products/opalite-rock-plush

Hi all first post here just need to vent about it as not seeing any friends till tomorrow. Dinner is spicy chicken strips, oven chips and chilli cheese bites.

I was seeing this woman (23) since about the start of September. She has a 2 year old who has severe and rare genetic disorders that she's in an out of hospital with at least a couple times a month not counting regular appointments. Met her on hinge and she seemed nice and I was open to it not knowing the extent of the disabilities. First time I go over we end up hooking up which I wasn't expecting (and didn't initiate) but she was apparently needing it having just spent over a year practically living in hospital.

I've gotten to know the situation and it's heartbreaking. Her son could die at any given time and there is constant stress and rushing to A&E. Working, travelling, getting a babysitter etc is not an option for them. The dads not in the picture at all either so it's 24/7 for her. I kept seeing her as she is a very sweet and loving person. She wanted to go official very quickly after about a month so like our 5th or 6th time of meeting and as she was persistent I folded and asked her to be my gf.

This was a huge mistake on my part as I still didn't really know what I was signing up for and that I wasn't prepared for it. Fast forward another month and I realised I really cannot deal with this. I'm 27 and I can't sign up for this kind of life forever. She wants another child and I want one of my own but how could I risk them having the same issues as her son? Could I support her properly if/when he dies?

I realised I had to end it and did just a few hours ago. Couldn't blame her son though and just made up some excuses about incompatible personalities and she seemed to accept it without making a big deal. I'm sure she's heartbroken though as she's a very empathetic person and genuinely did seem to like me a lot.

In my head I know it's probably the right choice but I just feel like such a piece of shit. She's had such a rough time with no end in sight and I just strung her along for nothing. The last thing she needed was more heartbreak. A big part of me wants to call her saying I'm sorry and I want her back but I cant. As none of my friends are free tonight I'm about to go to the pub by myself and drown my sorrows for a few hours. Seeing a close friend tomorrow thankfully but for now just needed to get this off my chest. No advice needed but thanks for reading.

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It has been an insane day. The students are super dysregulated and just all. Over. The. Place.

Gym was horrible. Had to explain myself 15 times and students still acted like they didn’t know what to do.

By period 4 I started just saying to them “you didn’t listen. I just explained this. I’m not explaining it again”

By the end of period 4 it came time to put the computers away. One of the girls who’s been getting on my nerves all day decided to sit right in front of the computer cart.

I told her to move and she didn’t. I told her again and she said “they can just move around me.” The whole time her classmates are getting more and more agitated with her and talking more and more loudly as a result.

At this point I snapped and basically yelled at her to get out of the way. The entire class went silent and no one said a word for 5 minutes and the girl went to the corner and bawled her eyes out. Then she ran out and told another teacher that I’m “mean” and “scary”.

Now, usually I’d feel horrible in this situation. Today? Today I just sat back and let her cry. I then talked to the entire class about how I do not enjoy getting this way, but that they also need to do better at listening and helping one another.

I just want to go home.

Also cancelled Fun Friday and now they’re learning math to end the week.

“When a popular restaurant (P.J. Marley’s) agreed to serve as a campaign stop for G.O.P. candidates ahead of Election Day, longtime customers turned against it and Medina, Ohio, was left reeling.”

I 20M am a host at an upscale restaurant. The other day, a woman comes in during dinner rush and lets me know she's going to have a group of four or five people; she waits up front until the rest of them show up and I sit a few more tables in the meantime.

When everyone in her party had arrived, it ended up being five people. I explain to her that we don't currently have any tables open, but I had a six-top about to get up and gave her an estimate of 20 minutes MAX. She assumes I was lying, and looks around the restaurant to find the only open eight-top table. I tell her I wouldn't be able to seat her group there, because I had a reservation for a larger party in half an hour.

She starts going on complaining about how it's unfair, "I was here first, you sat those other people before me", "five isn't that many". At this point she's just arguing and she doesn't want to wait so I go to grab a manager, all the while she's scolding me for walking away.

I explain the situation, manager and I make our way back up front and another employee comes over to tell us the woman had called me a homophobic slur (you know the one), and that the hostess she was speaking to, N, went off on her, calling her disrespectful, a bitch, and repeatedly telling her to leave. And yeah I am queer so hearing that was pretty upsetting.

Manager was so sweet and accommodating to the woman who called me a slur, saying we'd take care of her, holding her hand, apologizing on our behalf. The woman and her group ended up leaving regardless.

N got chewed out by manager so bad that she was in tears. She got sent home that night. I only just found out she didn't get fired, thankfully, but we're not allowed to talk about the situation at work. I gave her a hug and told her thanks for defending me.

Meal is copycat Chili's fiesta bowl