I don't want to go out...

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By DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
United States
February 22, 2021 10:08am CST
but I suppose I'll have to take Pretty shopping today. *sigh* It's her birthday (She's 33.) and we don't have the ingredients to make a cake... Why can't things be simple and easy?
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43 responses
AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
22 Feb 21
If you wanted to spend extra money, you could have the stuff delivered via one of those apps like Doordash?
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Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Good idea!!! If they have stuff like that available to them. We don't have such options here where we live. We live too far out they say but we are right off of the highway. Makes no sense to me but it is what it is. There is nothing in our county but there is 15 miles from here.
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
22 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil I can't say as I blame her though. I haven't used any of those services for that reason. My brother in law and nephew do doordash and ubereats and apparently they make enough side income for it to be worth it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Yeah, she won't let me spend the money to do that. She just wants to go to Walmart for a pre-made cake. Thanks for the idea, though.
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Bogusia Z.
@Gguusia (398)
• Poland
22 Feb 21
Her smile will compensate for all difficulties :)
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Maybe... I guess I'll see.
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Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Happy Birthday to her. I hope she enjoys. I make things as simple as possible here too. I order stuff ahead of time and have it delivered so I usually have these things on hand. I hate going out too.
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Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
22 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil We can't get a lot of things delivered here either where we live but I can get non-parishable items from places online delivered though like Amazon, etc.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
@stephcjh We do use Amazon but I don't think a cake would be delivered like that. *really grinning at you*
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Thanks, I'll tell her. Hopefully, she'll just choose one that is pre-made so I don't have to do extra cooking today. We live in a smaller city. No delivery here.
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
22 Feb 21
Maybe you can buy a cake another day and celebrate it then in the meantime wish her a Happy Birthday also from us.
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil A bit of what you like never did any harm every so often. Hope you had a great day the two of you.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
I'll tell her and thank you. I've already taken her to the store so she could pick up a piece of cake. She's watching her weight, so only wanted a piece.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@lovinangelsinstead21 I agree... We did and thank you very much.
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Fleur
@Fleura (30338)
• United Kingdom
22 Feb 21
Oh no! Hope you can get what you need quickly!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Me, too. Thanks.
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Fleur
@Fleura (30338)
• United Kingdom
22 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil Hope she has a lovely day!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
@Fleura I left her a note on the dry erase board to let me know when she wants to go. I can hear her playing a game online right now. I'm sure she will, thanks.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Feb 21
Life never seems simple and easy. I order what I can online. Happy Birthday to her.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Thanks, I'll tell her. I'm bad at remembering birthdays and so is she. I just happened to think about hers last night too late to go out to get something for her. (She's 33, so won't be upset about it. *shrug*)
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51045)
• Canada
22 Feb 21
If you have to go out, why not treat her to a cake from the bakery and save yourself the chore of baking it yourself.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51045)
• Canada
22 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil Happy Birthday to her!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
That's what we did. Well, not a bakery... I took her to Walmart. She just wanted a single slice. She's trying to watch her weight.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
@Juliaacv I'll tell her. Thank you!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471272)
• Switzerland
23 Feb 21
Happy Birthday to Pretty, I did not know that she is a Pisces like me, my birthday is tomorrow.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471272)
• Switzerland
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil Thank you, I am going to celebrate, this one is important.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@LadyDuck Oh, nice! Let me guess... you're finally going to turn 21, right?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
Thank you, I'll tell her. Happy birthday to you, Anna.
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Greg
@xander6464 (44163)
• Wapello, Iowa
22 Feb 21
Why can't things be simple and easy? ------------I'm sure there must be an answer to that one.
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Greg
@xander6464 (44163)
• Wapello, Iowa
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil Well, there are rules and regulations, NDA's and the like...if it weren't for them, I'd be happy to give you the answer. And the solution.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@xander6464 Uh huh... you're one of 'those' kind of people. *sigh*
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
True... but I notice you didn't tell me the answer.
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Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (83406)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Feb 21
Life is indeed difficult and scary in this trying time. I hope you were able to make it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
25 Feb 21
Yes, I took my daughter, Pretty, to Walmart and let her pick out the kind of cake she wanted for her birthday. Then she played video games the rest of the day. Sometimes it's hard to know in advance what to do. I can't believe she and I both forgot her birthday was coming.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
25 Feb 21
@cacay1 We don't have one. I even shut off the one on my phone.
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Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (83406)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil always check your calendar,lol.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Feb 21
Is Pretty a dog or a cat?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Pretty. Photo is mine.
Pretty is my 33 year old daughter.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Feb 21
@kobesbuddy It's okay. I talk about her a lot but may not have said she's my daughter where you could have read it. *shrug* I've been divorced twice. Her mom was my first wife. Then I got married again and divorced the second wife about a year later. No big deal.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil Oh I'm sorry, I don't remember reading about your daughter.
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Sunrise Fan
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Feb 21
Belated happy birthday to Pretty!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
Thank you. I'll tell her you said so.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@sunrisefan We did... I played on myLot and she played video games in her room.
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Sunrise Fan
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil You're welcome Hope you two had a good celebration of her birthday.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58599)
• Portugal
9 Mar 21
Belated happy birthday to her. How did you solved this?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
9 Mar 21
Thank you. I'll tell her. I took her to Walmart and let her pick out the cake she wanted.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 Mar 21
@nela13 She is trying to lose weight so picked out a single slice of cake and then insisted on sharing it with me. Had I picked out a cake for her, she would have gotten an entire cake. She keeps telling me I'm getting old, but old doesn't mean dumb.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58599)
• Portugal
10 Mar 21
@DaddyEvil wise decision
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Sam The Godfather
@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
24 Sep 22
does making a cake is cheaper than buying one?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Sep 22
Yes, a lot cheaper, but you have to have all the ingredients at home and we didn't.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
25 Sep 22
@DevMrSamEleazar Wow! That's really odd!
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Sam The Godfather
@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
24 Sep 22
@DaddyEvil ah I see. well here it is more cheaper to buy one.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180378)
• United States
23 Feb 21
I guess you should have gotten the things when you were in the mood... Roomie and friend both have birthdays next month. I might buy some ice cream cupcakes and dole them out at the appropriate times..lol.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180378)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil OK...well she sounds a bit like a teenager.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
Yeah, with all the snow/ice and below 0 F temps we've been having, I haven't wanted to set foot outside. I did take Pretty to Walmart yesterday so she could pick out the cake she wanted... Then she disappeared into her room and played video games the rest of the day.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@snowy22315 Playing video games is her job. She works for Hawaii Gaming Commission. They send her the new video games a month or two before they come out for sale. She plays the crap out of the games and then writes about them online and they pay her for that.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (135943)
• India
23 Feb 21
What's so complicated about taking your wife shopping?
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Always smiling
@allknowing (135943)
• India
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil I did not know she was your daughter. Then you can always refuse
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
Uhm... the fact that she's my daughter not my wife might make that a bit more difficult. *smiling at you*
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@allknowing I'm sorry. I thought I'd told you that. Yeah, but then she gets cranky, so I took her out to get some cake. All is well in her world now.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
23 Feb 21
Happy Belated Birthday to Pretty. Everyone needs a cake on their birthday.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
Thank you! I took her to Wally World and let her get what she wanted.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@DianneN True... Then I started playing on myLot and she played video games.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil Then you were both happy!
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
23 Feb 21
Happy birthday to Pretty. I wish her a healthy and happy life. Enjoy the celebration.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@thelme55 I've tried that. It was good!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
Thank you. I'll tell her you said so. What kind of cake do you like best?
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil The original German Black Forest cake.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil I hope Pretty had a nice birthday and who made the cake? What kind was it? I am with you because I hate going out too and wish that things could be simple and easy too.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
Thank you, she played video games all day, so I'm sure she enjoyed herself. I took her to Walmart and she picked out a yellow cake with vanilla frosting. With the pandemic, I'm afraid nothing is going to be very easy again. *sigh*
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@Hannihar I don't know. She only bought one slice and I didn't ask for her to share it with me. (I bought some mini blueberry muffins that I ate. She doesn't like blueberries.)
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil You are welcome and so glad she enjoyed herself. So how was the cake? You are right with the pandemic who knows when anything will be easy or ok again.
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
23 Feb 21
You can take out your dear ones out on their special day especially and make them feel special. Take care
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@Rashnag Thank you. You, too.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
23 Feb 21
No, Restaurants are still closed here. Thank you.
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
23 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil oh ok. Take care
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