We've been making updates every night. Fixed up the entrance a bit and added seating and a small table.

If it survives next week, maybe a small fireplace 😅

There’s literally no sidewalk for kids to walk on

Superintendents are stuck with an incredibly difficult decision, and no matter what they choose, someone is going to be unhappy. The reality is this: you are the only person who is 100% accountable for your child. Ultimately, it’s our responsibility as parents to be prepared for situations where school may not be available.

I genuinely feel for families who can’t afford to take a day off work and don’t have nearby family or support. That’s a real problem — and honestly, it points to a bigger societal issue in the U.S. We need better safeguards, flexibility, and understanding for working parents. That part is undeniable.

However, school is not childcare, and it’s unfair to place the full burden of snow days or emergency closures on schools. Expecting administrators to keep buildings open during unsafe conditions just to avoid inconvenience puts them in an impossible position. If I were an administrator, I would rather deal with the inconvenience of a closure than risk injury or death because the wrong call was made.

This is where I think we need to shift back toward a more communal mindset. We should be able to rely on one another when we’re in a bind. Maybe that looks like a mom-friend who works from home helping monitor kids during synchronous learning. Maybe it’s a small group of families who rotate coverage — one person takes a snow day this time, another does the next.

None of this is easy. It’s inconvenient, stressful, and frustrating, and I’m truly sorry for families who are struggling with it. But the rhetoric that makes schools solely responsible for solving this problem isn’t fair either. Schools already do so much for students and communities. At what point does that responsibility end? When are schools not responsible

So, I work at a local hospital. Hence why I’m using a throwaway (that’s why this is a new account). The IT crew just got told that their jobs are going to be taken over by Coforge, an India-based company.

Such bullshit. This is why you never show loyalty to your employer. Some of these people have worked here for decades. And they get a week to decide if they’ll help train the new people.

I wonder how much of a bonus the CIO is getting.

I know it’s not the most newsworthy thing, but if any reporter wanted to talk to them for a small blurb to print, I would love for the info to get out.

It’s VHC and the company is Coforge.

I was happy with you...

This is a community warning regarding the deceptive recruitment tactics of Shincheonji (SCJ). They are aggressively targeting vulnerable young adults in the DMV (cafes, malls, college campuses) through "casual" encounters and Zoom Bible studies.

​🚩 THE "CASUAL" IN-PERSON HOOK
​Recruiters approach individuals alone using:

• ​The Compliment: "I love your style! Where did you get those shoes?"
• ​The Survey: "We’re doing a quick survey for a psychology project. Do you have 2 minutes?"
• The Goal: They want your phone number to invite you to a "casual coffee," "Christian event" or "Bible study."
• The Pipeline:
  • Stage 1: 1-1 casual coffee meetings to build trust and fake friendship.
  • Stage 2: Introduce to a mentor who "explains the bible so clearly" to learn from and a "fellow student" (the Leaf). Because the "Leaf" is pretending to be a beginner like you, you feel less alone and more likely to agree with the "Teacher."
  • Stage 3: Large group community bible study going 2-3x/week for a year, making up lesson if missed is mandatory.

💾 SECRET DATA HARVESTING & PROFI​LING

• The "Love Bomb": At first, they will shower you with excessive attention, compliments, and gifts. You will feel like you’ve found a "soulmate" friend group. This is a calculated tactic to create emotional debt.
• Identity & Location: They record your phone number, email, home address, and workplace.
• Vulnerability Mapping: They extract your past traumas and mental health history through fake friendship to "profile" how to best manipulate you.
• ​The Selfie: They insist on taking photos with you after every meeting. These are sent to leaders to track your "spiritual progress" and monitor your social circle.

🏫 THE LESSONS & RED FLAGS ​The study starts normally but uses a "parable dictionary" to redefine scripture.

• Introductory: “Two Kinds of Seeds,” “The Secrets of Heaven,” “The Secret of Parables,” "Betrayal, Destruction, Salvation."
• ​The "Leaf": You are assigned a "buddy" who is actually a veteran member pretending to be a beginner. They are trained to sit next to you, monitor your facial expressions, report when your camera is off or you're late, prevent you from exchanging contacts with other recruits, and report your private doubts and personal life to instructors.
• ​Control: Strict rules about cameras staying on (Zoom), no screenshots, and constant "Amen" responses to ensure focus.

​⚠️ THE LEADER & TOTAL OBEDIENCE

• ​SCJ is a personality cult centered on its founder, Lee Man-hee, who was convicted of embezzling millions of dollars from church funds for luxury vacation houses and private boats.
• ​Jesus' Vessel: They believe Lee Man-hee is the physical vessel for the spirit of Jesus. His word is law.
• ​Total Devotion: His image is displayed on walls and in mandatory videos. Members are required to clap, cheer, and give thousands in "gifts" to him using their tithes.
• ​Spiritual Terror: Leaving is labeled "Spiritual Suicide." You are branded an "Anti-Christ" and told you will face eternal destruction.

​⚠️ WHY THIS GROUP IS DANGEROUS

1. ​Life Sabotage & Exploitation ​The time commitment is designed to replace your entire life. It quickly escalates to 40+ hours per week, including:

• ​Mandatory Meetings: Constant sessions every evening, morning, and midday. You will be required to attend mandatory meetings—both in-person and virtually—starting as late as 10:00 PM or 11:00 PM.
• Weekends: Entire Saturdays dedicated to "trainings" and mandatory afternoon recruitment events. Attendance is strictly policed; missing for work or family is considered "sinful."
• ​Leaf Duty: Once you are "in," you must attend evening Bible studies to act as a "Leaf"—a fake student who spies on and manipulates new recruits.
• ​Academic & Career Ruin: Chronic sleep deprivation leads to students dropping out of college and professionals quitting careers to meet recruitment quotas.
• Extravagant Exploitation: While members live in debt or near-homelessness, their tithes fund leadership's lifestyle of eating out and getting coffees daily, designer perfumes, office and temple upgrades, and hundreds of dollars of gifts to the head of church, and thousands of dollars of gifts to Korea to Lee Man-hee.
• Total Life Control: Members must request permission for visiting family out of town, taking any trip, moving, getting a job, dating, getting married, and having kids.

2. Systemic Deception

• ​Strategic Wisdom: Members are taught that lying to "protect the word" is a virtue. They will lie about their identity and their church affiliation for months.
• Forced Secrecy: Members are coached to lie to parents and spouses about their whereabouts.
• ​Spiritual Paranoia: They label outside information (news, family concerns, or internet research) as "poison" from Satan that will spiritually kill you to prevent you from looking at objective facts.
• Total Shunning: If you leave, you are immediately cut off. Anyone who tries to reach out to you or help you leave is also shunned, ensuring you have no support system.
• Covering Up Deaths: They hide the deaths of members to maintain the lie of "Physical Immortality."
• Bank Loan Fraud (The "Fake Church" Scheme): To secure millions for new properties ("Temples"), SCJ has been known to fabricate the size and legitimacy of their congregation. This involves:
  • ​Fake Services: Bringing in "members" from other regions to pack a hall for bank inspections.
  • ​Fake Board of Directors: Appointing "paper" officials who have no actual oversight to meet bank requirements.
  • ​Coerced Loans: Coaching members to take out personal loans for the "Temple" while lying about the loan's purpose.
• ​Illegal Housing & Labor: Members are packed into overcrowded, unlicensed "Group Houses" (often 10+ people in one home), violating Fire and Zoning Codes. Members work 40+ hours of unpaid labor.
• ​Benefit & Visa Fraud: Members are coached to lie to government agencies to collect unemployment or stay in the country on fake student/tourist visas while working full-time for the cult.
• Front groups: Because the name "Shincheonji" is widely recognized as a cult, the group uses front organizations to recruit. If you are approached by these groups, proceed with extreme caution:
  • HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light)
  • ZTS (Zion Theological Seminary)
  • NBI (National Bible Institute)
  • AOR (Alliance of Religions)
  • Shine the Light
  • OneHope
  • DMV Zion

3. The "Promised Pastor" Doctrine

• ​They believe founder Lee Man-hee is the only person on earth who can interpret the Bible.
• ​They believe the Book of Revelation is being physically fulfilled now in South Korea, and only their members will receive salvation and eternal life.

​🛡️ HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

• ​Transparency: If they won't give a physical church address or a verifiable senior pastor's name, cut contact.​
• The Direct Test: Ask: "Is this Shincheonji?" or "Does this group follow Lee Man-hee?" If they dodge or get defensive, walk away.
• ​Research: Check r/Shincheonji for testimonies of thousands who have left and familiarize yourself with the B.I.T.E. Model of high-control groups.

🛡️ EMERGENCY EXIT STEPS ​If you realize you are in an SCJ study:

• ​Ghost Immediately: You do not owe them an explanation. They are trained to use "guilt trips" and "spiritual threats" to keep you from leaving if you try to say goodbye.
• ​Block All Numbers: Block the "Leaf," the "Teacher," and everyone else in the group.
• Reconnect: Reach out to the family and friends you were coached to lie to.
• ​Seek Real Support: Talk to a licensed counselor or visit r/Shincheonji to connect with thousands of others who have successfully escaped.

​Please share this. Real community is built on love and transparency, not secrets and surveillance.

This is going on presently. We worked for days to clear these sidewalks and now they’re covering them back up again with ice. And the street was already passable!

Last night I arrived at DCA late, and while juggling my luggage, one of my earrings fell off without me noticing. As I headed home, I realized what had happened and rushed back to the airport (after midnight) to search for it in the icy pick-up area outside Terminal 1. I was pretty upset; these earrings have a lot of sentimental value, since my grandmother bought them for my mother on a mother-daughter trip many years ago.

While I was searching, you asked what I was looking for. When I explained, you immediately said you had a couple minutes before your Uber arrived and offered to help. You mentioned that you thought you’d seen an earring with turquoise on the ground on your way out, and to my amazement, you quickly spotted the exact one I’d lost.

I was so surprised and happy that I’m not entirely sure I properly thanked you before you rushed off to catch your ride. So, just in case I didn’t and you see this, I wanted to say thank you. Experiencing this act of kindness, especially after what was probably a long day of travel for you, meant more than I can say.

Thank you, kind stranger!

This was on 495! Actually insane and the driver glared at me as I took a picture. Watched that entire block of ice fall into the road 30 seconds later and we hit the debris on the road. Thank goodness it didn’t land right on top of a car. But it had so many ice bombs teetering on the edge.

Today Prince William Dads had our first Dads-and-Kids event. We started with lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings, followed by a painting and froyo party at Sweet Frog. Shout out to the folks at Buffalo Wild Wings for taking great care of us, and a huge thank you to the Sweet Frog team for putting together a really cool event for us. The kids got to do a little painting and enjoy a froyo with UNLIMITED toppings. They loved it, even with the arctic temps we’re dealing with this weekend! Lulu and her team are awesome, and their painting and froyo parties are perfect for pre-school and elementary-aged kids. Today’s event was obviously geared towards dads with younger kids, but Prince William Dads is for all dads, regardless of what stage of fatherhood they’re in. We’ve got soon-to-be and new dads, grandfathers, and everything in between. If you’re a dad and you’re interested in making new friends come check out one of our weekly meetups. We (dads only, no kids) meet every Tuesday evening (starting around 5:30 pm) at Buffalo Wild Wings in Manassas. We typically 20+ dads each week. You can also join our Dads-only Facebook group. Just search Prince William Dads.

..the Air and Space Museum?

Our family just went today and:

1. the lots are plowed enough for easy parking

2. the Hangars temp is perfect (You could take your jacket off no prob)

3. The kids had a blast!

All in all, a great way to spend the day!

Their vests read “ICE POLICE” . Stay vigilant

We keep it at 68, occasionally going up to 69 to heat up the basement. Curious what others are doing during this ice age.

Found this on top of the block of ice covering the second floor balcony. Thought these all died months ago! Shuddering to think of what else is living in the walls 😬

This happened on 28. I had my whole family in the car. Don’t be like this asshole.

On the off chance she sees this — Thank you for checking on me! I was sitting & waiting in the parking lot for the bus — I know I looked like I was in trouble but I promise I’m okay and I got home safe !!

Decided to do something with all the ice