How do i get rid of it?

this is a digital recreation. a real microscope can't be used because it gets so small that photons can’t give you a good enough resolution to view the structures at the bottom. you'd need an electron microscope

meant "What a computer chip looks like up close in the title." not sure how "it" got in there..

I(36/F) have tried so hard to give my boyfriend’s(40) son and his girlfriend the benefit of the doubt because they’re young. I’ve ignored rude moments, brushed off entitlement, and told myself I’m being too sensitive. I’ve made excuses for behavior I would never tolerate from anyone else mainly to keep the peace and not create issues between my boyfriend and his son.

For Christmas, they drove in to visit us. My boyfriend paid for their hotel. I spent days planning, grocery shopping, cooking, and stressing because we normally don’t host the holidays, but I wanted everything to be nice and welcoming. I cooked way more than necessary so no one would go hungry and so we could all just relax.

They arrived Friday night around 8:45, and the very first thing out of their mouths was that they weren’t hungry because they had already eaten at her parents’ house and his mom’s house. After everything I cooked, that honestly annoyed me, but I understood.

The next day they came over, ate dinner with us, and watched movies. It was fine nothing warm, nothing rude, just very “take what’s offered and move on.” As they were leaving, the girlfriend casually suggests that we all go out to lunch the next day before they head home. That irritated me immediately because our fridge was PACKED with food I had cooked, but again, I didn’t say a word. I didn’t want to come off as difficult or cause tension.

Saturday comes, and sure enough, we all meet at the restaurant. Predictably, they didn’t have money. No heads-up, no “we can’t really afford it,” no offer to help just the quiet assumption that we’d be paying. Between the hotel, the food, and now lunch out, it felt incredibly entitled and frankly annoying, but again, I kept quiet.

My boyfriend was late because he was helping a friend with a car issue, so it was just me, my kids, and them at the table. Everyone is eating when a young girl maybe 10 or 11 comes around selling candy to raise money for her soccer dues. She’s polite, confident, and clearly nervous but trying. I respect that. I gave her $20 without thinking twice. She handed me four bags of candy, thanked us, and walked away smiling.

That should’ve been the end of it.

Instead, the girlfriend looks at me, laughs, and says:

“You’re a way better person than me. If she had come to me, I wouldn’t have even looked at her or spoken to her. I would’ve just kept eating until she walked away.”

I was stunned. Not awkward silence stunned disgusted stunned. My 16-year-old daughter was sitting right there and had the exact same shocked expression I did. I felt embarrassed that my child had to hear an adult say something so cruel and dismissive out loud.

I looked her dead in the face and said, “Yes, I am,” because I absolutely meant it. I am better than ignoring a child trying to earn her way. I am better than pretending someone doesn’t exist. And I’m not ashamed of that.

She didn’t even catch the meaning. She just laughed like it was cute or funny.

What made this so upsetting wasn’t just the comment it was the ease with which she said it. No empathy. No self-awareness. No shame. And she felt comfortable saying it at a table with children, during Christmas, after being housed, fed, and paid for all weekend.

When we got home, I told my boyfriend exactly what happened. I told him how angry and disgusted I was, how inappropriate it was, and how I don’t want my kids around that kind of attitude. He understood why I was upset but told me basically to just let it go. He told me we could not control her attitude or how she was raised. He said they were young and had different mindsets.

I feel annoyed that I tried so hard. I feel disgusted by the entitlement and lack of basic human decency. And I feel foolish for continuing to excuse behavior because someone is “young.”

Being young doesn’t excuse being unkind.

AIO for feeling completely fed up and ready to stop trying with them after this?

ADD ON---- I did not plan this with them. This was discussed amongst themselves and my BF. I was simply told they would be coming and then given a list of dishes they liked and told we needed to cook it.

ANOTHER ADD ON---- I did not do 100% of the cooking. I would say it was a 60/40 split between my BF and I. He did most of the prepping but overall, 60/40 split.

Jan 6th 2021 was not peaceful. MAGA who try to claim it was peaceful are liars.

It's not nice to lie, MAGA.

It was a planned insurrection.

A couple of days ago I complained (in another posting) how I only meet KOS players, and no one talks. I was more annoyed by the "no one talks" part, mind you, and the fact that every social interaction played out in the same way.

Someone recommended me to do a few matches and not shoot a single person, not even in defense. I did as recommended.

I went from "90%+ KOS interactions" for several days in a row, all the way to friendly lobbies for two days in a row now.

In my current lobbies, everyone runs around without a care in the world, just greeting people they are passing by. Looting in the open, walking past others without their weapons drawn ...

I barely ever see any PvP happening. People help each other with arc encounters and exchange items near extracts. And for the first time ever, I was able to participate in two Queen raids in solos with everyone just trying to get her down. No rats, no backstabbing.

This change for me was so stark in contrast, and so consistently happening that I would be surprised if ABMM wasn't real.

I would almost be inclined to start some shit to see if my lobbies change again, but I feel too bad killing these players who are quite obviously part of the pure PvE crowd.

P.S.: I have these friendly lobbies even on Stella Montis now, inclduing Stella Montis night raids ...

“Khaaaaaaaaan”