Help a Family in Need

I am reaching out on behalf of my dear friend, Mohamad S., who is facing one of the most challenging times of his life. Mohamad is 37 years old and left his homeland in 2015 in search of a safer and better future. He’s a kind, hardworking man, and his small family has always been his greatest priority.

Living abroad, Mohamad has recently endured unimaginable loss and financial strain. Amidst the ongoing conflict in his homeland, his mother passed away, leaving behind his sister and her five young children—the last remaining members of his immediate family.

As the situation worsened, Mohamad managed to help his sister and her children escape to safety in Egypt, covering their immediate needs and securing a temporary refuge for them. Since then, he has been fully responsible for providing everything they need to survive during this transition.

In his efforts to support his family and cope with this devastating loss, Mohamad has found himself deeply in debt. To make matters even more difficult, he recently underwent knee surgery, which limits his ability to return to work for the foreseeable future. This has made it even harder for him to manage his financial responsibilities and the pressing need to provide his family with a stable future.

Mohamad is now working to bring his sister and her five children to join him in Belgium, where he hopes they can find stability and opportunity after all they’ve endured. This transition, however, requires significant resources that he is currently unable to meet alone.

For privacy reasons, we are not sharing Mohamad’s full name, as he has chosen to keep his identity discreet. While he initially refused the idea of asking for help, I couldn’t stand by and watch him struggle alone. I insisted on doing this for him because he deserves a chance to overcome these challenges.

Your contribution will help Mohamad repay the debt incurred during this difficult time, cover ongoing living expenses for his family, and assist with the costs involved in bringing them safely to Belgium.

Mohamad has been a good friend of mine for years, and I’ve always admired his resilience and generosity. Any support, no matter the size, will make an incredible difference in helping Mohamad and his family rebuild their lives after these painful experiences.

Thank you for reading his story and considering helping a man who has always done everything he can for his loved ones.

Adam

do it scared do it bad do it stupid but also, crucially: you can do it more than once. you don't have to get the first try right. you don't have to get the first hundred tries right. you'll get it eventually and that's all that matters

:333

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Ancients on my mind

Im very normal about them

Dark choco birth....

i got really bored

Encounter ♡

Time to feed unprofessional managers what they’ve been dishing out for far too long.

Couple things here, for when you do this to people: 

1. if you get the “answer my call” text, NEVER ANSWER THE CALL. 

They are calling you because they want to have the conversation verbally, and be able to lie later about what they said or didn’t say. Force them to continue via text or email- force them to continue the conversation in writing or not at all. 

2. “Lack of 2 weeks notice is unprofessional!” or the other version, “Not providing notice is illegal!”

No it isn’t. Neither is true. 

And in the US, all states except Montana are “at will” employment (though you may hear an employer refer to it as “right to work” to make it sound better, it’s the same thing). Sure, at-will employment means they can fire you without cause, BUT! It also means that you are not legally required to give a reason for quitting, or to give notice of any kind. 

Is it polite to give notice when you can? Sure. Do bosses expect it? Absolutely. But that does not make you legally required to provide it. 

3. The only thing I would change in the worker’s interaction here was their response when initially asked to come in. 

Don’t give a reason for your lack of availability. It may be tempting to. You may feel rude if you don’t. 

DON’T DO IT.

You do not owe your boss any information about what you do off the clock, and any reason you give will only ever be used against you. 

And leave it at that. 

Do not elaborate. 

Do not offer additional information. 

When you boss asks you to elaborate, because they will, be polite but firm. “With respect, that’s personal. I’m sorry, but I’m unavailable to cover this shift/work late/come in early/etc.”

Be a broken record- you’re unavailable. That’s the only information they need to know, and it’s the only information they have a LEGAL RIGHT to know. 

Please stop giving your bosses information they don’t need to know and don’t get to have, because they’re only going to try and use it to fuck you over later. 

My job is HR. The above is completely accurate.

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Don’t hit Nazis with your fist

HIT THEM WITH YOUR CAR

Again, just so everyone knows where this blog stands

REBLOG WITH YOUR OPINION ON PREV'S FAV BAND AND LEAVE YOUR OWN TO CONTINUE THE CHAIN!!!!!!!!

Mine: Sleeping With Sirens

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Doing this ooc AND closing reblogs cause they're getting pretty long lmfao.

Thanks for @'ing me @luniimunii27

I have heard of The Crane Wives. I however have not listened to them. (At least I don't think I have, so sorry)

My favorite band is Black Dresses!! I really like their music, "U_U2" in specific is really what got me listening to their music.

They made a really popular song called "In My Mouth"

Another fun fact! They disbanded in 2020. Okay. Maybe that wasn't really a "fun" fact. But it's a fact..

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I LOVE MUSIC MUAUAUAUUAAUUAUAH

I haven’t listened to much of black dresses, but I do find it very nice! I have some songs that sound similar that I really like tho, I also just never think to listen to them

The song I used to be very much into tho back in 2023 was “In my mouth”…I also was very much into Miguel O’hara but that’s unrelated…maybe…

My current favourite band has to be Limp Bizkit, I’ve been listening to more and more nu-metal and it’s my favourite genre, limp bizkit also sounds very similar to ICP, which I love bc I’m a juggalo! “Eat you alive” has to be my favourite song :)

Not tagging anyone again bc I don’t have many moots here

Why does squidwards face show more emotion than Elsa’s

his paycheck

A lot of people on Tik Tok have migrated over to the Chinese app RedNote, and the Chinese users are so fucking funny about it. I saw one comment that was like "Welcome, I was the Chinese citizen assigned to spy on your data, I missed you"

Big fan of this, too

Some of my favorite highlights from this:

Chinese students asking Americans for help with their English homeworks

Chinese netizens asking Americans for "cat tax" (showing their cats)

happy new year! reminder that as of January 1st, 2025, the 1929 animated Disney short "The Skeleton Dance" is now public domain!

I'd like to say "this will find its audience" but the truth is I just didn't know how to tag this

so either it'll find its audience or it'll get like 0 notes