I've even taken into consideration OP's financial situation by failing to disclose any sort of timestamp on purpose, because there simply isn't one; OP is free to do so, within their own financial means.

That said, I recommend ceramic or glass as a substitute for OP's current set.

Everyone: OP, their parents, the readers of the fess, and someone who isn't vegan; OP's conscience will be cleared, the parents will be informed as the reason for the return, and they can just gift it to someone else if their values align with OP's, or otherwise use it themselves. Everybody wins.

Ykw, valid fess!

Swap them out first, then return them to your parents along with a note offering an explanation to why you're returning their gift after all these years. Be sure to clean them off first, and then note their condition upon returning them.

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No, I don't want to cancel anyone for eating meat, self-proclaimed "vegans" are just giving everyone else a bad name. I do not care if you eat meat, I just wish it wasn't the only thing available in grocery stores & restaurants for cheap. I am however going to seek out these alternatives myself.

No, I'm not some paragon of virtue, I'm a real person; no, I do not diet for health reasons, I try to enjoy whatever it is I eat; no, my "lifestyle" isn't cheaper, it's in fact more expensive - prohibitively so in the United States. Government subsidies dictate your ingredients lists & food prices.

Secondly, changing one's diet requires time spent tearing down old habits and building up new ones; it requires that you literally change your tastebuds overtime to reflect your self-imposed new reality. Doing that shit all at once is just gonna cause you to relapse. Real dieting takes effort.

Firstly, I still eat dairy and don't consider myself "vegan", I consider myself "vegetarian" - "new vegetarian" to be exact; "old vegetarian" is now called "vegan", hence the confusion. "New vegetarians" simply don't eat meat; vegans are the ones that want an all plant-based diet.

I feel you there! My work-life balance rn is all life, no work, bc I literally can't work!

I stopped looking at resumes and cover letters altogether years ago! 🫠

I hope it works out for you, bro! 💛

Verification first, $$ if confirmed?

Unless they're both just really into Water Sports - then the "lack of consistency" is perfectly fine! 😘

Literally, trying to negotiate with these people is how they will turn your own words & actions against you, even in earnest.

Ironically, I'd say that pretending to piss on one's abuser, former or present, can serve as a form of catharsis and a proper useful mind trick for oneself in the long term.

I'm sorry, but respectfully, this is a bullshit take that my naïve foolish ass *used to* believe in. Bullies know perfectly well that what they're doing hurts their victim; some will grow up & realize how messed up their behavior was, others won't, but there is no negotiating with a terrorist.

The fetish appears to be the fess though, right? 😏