Irresponsible Dad Problem Not Lazy Son

I have been married for many years, and my husband and I live together. His unemployed and (otherwise homeless) adult son lives with us as well. We have 3 young children from our marriage together. His son does not respect ANY of the rules of the house, doesn’t do any chores, doesn’t contribute anything positive [...]

Awkward Moments Make Hilarity

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Awkward Moments Day I asked people to send me their most awkward moments and here is a list of what I received. Enjoy! An employee was washing his hands at the sink and the water sputtered and splashed the front of his pants. He looked like he either peed his pants or something else. Was [...]

True Confessions Can Be Destructive

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True Confessions Day Please don’t be stupid and go confessing something that would cause trouble in your marriage or relationships in general. Just because today is True Confessions Day does not mean you should go into work and tell your Boss that you hate them, no matter how much you want to do it. Just [...]

Inconsiderate Walkers vs Conscientious Strollers

Dear Baba Rumcake, What is the best way to deal with sidewalk hogs? I don’t feel like I should be the one to walk in the grass (or mud), because I am walking by myself. I need to know the most polite way to handle this problem, while not just letting people walk all over [...]

Result Oriented Appleseed Was Not

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Does it matter whether you can see the results of your handiwork or not? If the story of Johnny Appleseed is to be believed and let’s just say we do, then everything he did, he walked away from, knowing full well that he would not see the results of his toil. It takes strength of [...]

Hit The Snooze Button

Dear Baba Rumcake, My apartment walls are paper thin and my neighbor sleeps through and/or hits the snooze button from the break of dawn and it’s really getting on my nerves. Sometimes I work throughout the night and need as much sleep as I can in the morning. Sometimes the alarm goes off for hours [...]

Needing Male Boss

Dear Baba Rumcake, Male or Female boss, which is better? I have a GREAT opportunity for a new job that will pay me wayyy better. I have a phone interview this week. Good thing the hiring manager is male. Worked for women for years and wow this manager I have @ my current job is [...]

Long Hair Mismatched Shoes Who Cares

I’m looking at hair styles and this was posted on the website…. “LENGTH: Many women wear long hairstyles because their significant other demands it, or because she is insecure and hides behind her hair. You should wear the hairstyles ‘best’ suited to you, and as long as you are hiding behind your hair, your confidence [...]

Self Centered Intolerance Not Tolerated

Dear Baba Rumcake, I feel like the older i get, the more people get on my nerves. I don’t know if this has to do with my age (27 tomorrow..ughh) or my personality. I’m very introverted. I generally like people, but I notice that I have a shorter tolerance for them and being around people [...]

Cockroachs In Dreams Mean Unclean

Dear Baba Rumcake, I had a weird dream about giant cock roaches last night. There were 3 of them in my apartment and I was trying to kill them. But I was also trying to change out of my clothes which were soaking wet and sticking to me for some reason. I wonder what it [...]