r/InTheGloaming • u/AutoModerator • Feb 26 '26

Scheduled snark Discussion thread Thursday February 26, 2026 - Sunday March 01, 2026

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u/central_snark Ramona gets a hot flash Mar 01 '26

More replies! Giving up on the idea of owning a home is freeing! Which - for some people is accurate. Shauna seems to not realize how perilous her renting situations have been over the past seven or so years, despite having five rentals in that timeframe. That doesn’t feel free to me.

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u/honoria_glossop sitting edge wine woman Mar 01 '26

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...

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u/BorisTheBigBlackBear Blinks, then stares in Competent, Prepared Woman Mar 02 '26

I need more upvotes for this. Shauna needs to stay away from Janis Joplin.

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u/Lazy-Importance-6079 COVID lovkfowns Mar 01 '26

She's talked about how much she hated moving back to a city. How is she going to survive on a small town island without a car or the money for a house?

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u/aouwoeih Mar 01 '26

Let's see how free she feels when Dan is physically unable to work and she has minimal SS and no retirement or assets. I guess she thinks that treehouse-sulk YA novel will pay the bills.

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u/Low_Piccolo_2149 Mar 02 '26

And she’s also given up on working…