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2024.04.29 03:08 Competitive_Safe5602 I want to distance myself from my father
Throwaway account. I (18F) have been thinking about cutting my father (47M) out of my life. Not completely since I don’t find it feasible but as much as possible would be awesome. Looking for advice for the best way to go about it.
I do need to preface this with the following. My father, who I will be calling Randy (Marsh), has never physically hurt or assaulted me and seldom says anything negative to me. This is more of a collection of smaller things forming a bigger pile. I’m aware of how lucky I am to even have a father. Too many have been deprived of that and my heart goes out to them. I’m fortunate enough that I get to even consider this option. On the scale of bad fathers mine isn’t even competing with the horror stories I’ve heard online. Billions of people have it worse than me.
I’m casting that aside for now. Strap in as I share years of experiences and personal details to anonymous people online for validation. Here goes.
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Randy and my mother divorced when I was six years old due to his drinking habits. Full custody went to my mom (there was no question) and every weekend I would stay one night at my dad’s.
At first everything was okay, I would have a blast watching all kinds of movies with him. Some of them certainly weren’t age appropriate (such as horror films or movies featuring sexual acts) but that is one of the few things I’ve never taken issue with. However his alcohol addiction kept growing in severity. He got fired, found a job, got fired again and so on. Eventually he just stopped. Stayed inside all day long. Randy was a certified alcoholic.
This did not help in the slightest when combined with his epilepsy (binge-drinking is a known cause for seizures depending on the type of epilepsy). I’ve seen many instances of him foaming from the mouth from a very young age. For example when I was 6 Randy had a seizure while standing, causing him to fall into a window which split his head open. I called my grandma, who called the hospital. That’s an extreme case, usually we would just be watching a movie until I start hearing gurgling noises from beside me.
I was around 9 years old when the situation became even worse. First came the mess. Bottles of vodka strewn about, no longer hidden. Trash absolutely everywhere. But the worst must have been the rotting food. Everything ranging from leftover pasta to cucumbers, just name it and you could find it. Not just here and there but the entire dining table was filled with decomposing biological waste for weeks on end. As most of us know, this is a spot on recipe for getting fruit flies. I swear, there were whole colonies flying about. Dictators fell, and democracies rose. Eons of history must have gone by during their stay. The living room and kitchen were their absolute favourites but more than a few stragglers would explore the bedrooms often. My “swallowed a bug while sleeping” quota must have been through the roof. I would describe the smell, but frankly I don’t have a clue. When you continuously exist inside that kind of environment at one point you just can’t smell it anymore. It becomes the norm.
Second thing was obviously coherency, which had been gone for a long time but somehow it managed to out-do itself. When Randy spoke I was unable to distinguish one word from another and he seemed to not understand what was happening at all times. He was unable to focus on anything. Holding up a conversation was an impossible task.
The third thing was control over his limbs. The last time we ever went out together was when I was 10. He took me to the cinema to watch Deadpool. On the way there he seemed to be okay but as soon as we exited the movie theatre he seemed to have lost his mobility (I wonder why /s). I ended up having to support him on our way to the bus stop. After getting off at our stop he ended up calling a cab to take us the rest of the way home.
This trend continued until he was unable to walk and do basic tasks. No, you didn’t read that wrong. He cannot walk. Not only does he not have enough strength in his legs Randy also lacks any kind of balance. To get around the apartment he uses an old office chair. Each time it’s a struggle for him to get from one chair to the other, or from the bed to the chair. On top of that almost all other negative effects of long term alcohol abuse apply.
It’s a worthy mention that around this time he never went out of his way to feed me. Just kept the snack cabinets full. I can only recount one instance of going hungry. But it is also important to consider that two bags of chips and a pack of gummy worms don’t make the healthiest meal.
For those wondering how he can still live this kind of lifestyle without being in crippling debt the answer is he filed for invalid support and got approved. It is also incredibly important to note that he hasn’t been paying child support for YEARS. At least 2016 onwards.
Frequent injuries also became the norm. I would rarely be present in these moments, only see the aftermath. Broken legs, arms, hips, all kinds of stuff. I have a lot of fun memories with this. I’ll bring up one from when I was 12. The second I stepped in through the front door Randy tells me to come inspect his wound. He was bleeding profusely from a deep cut in his head. I told him it was too deep to close by itself and he needed stitches to which he reluctantly called the hospital.
If I’m already putting him on blast let me shame him while I’m at it. Post anonymously yourself and you’d be surprised by what details you’ll reveal. Randy no longer goes to the bathroom to piss. Turns out piss bottles aren’t just for insane gamers. I’ve had the pleasure of emptying them in the toilet a couple of times along with the spit jars. No poop socks yet but the future is bleak. Most alarming is that when he is extremely drunk (not a rare occurrence) he would pull his pants down with me in the same room to urinate. Truly redefining the saying: “piss drunk.” Thankfully it’s been too dark for me to really see anything and I make a quick exit when I realise.
At this point you’ve heard more about his condition and health but what about the man himself? Well… it isn’t pretty there either.
He lives in a vacuum of sorts since he doesn’t go outside at all. This means he is completely and utterly self-absorbed. Things have to be his way. When I don’t want to watch the same movie for a fourth time with him he tells me I’m whining. He disregards me saying I’m not hungry. Then gets mad when I don’t eat what he made.
Here’s a story that reflects that. I had fallen asleep at 1AM only to get woken up at 3AM to rock music blasting from the TV speakers. I get up to see what the hell is going on only for him to turn the volume down once I enter. He pulled up a movie on told me to sit down. I chewed him out and went back to my room. In the morning he didn’t seem to think he did anything wrong but hasn’t repeated it. However Randy still does it when I’m not awake by 10AM regardless.
Randy is also racist. There is no getting around it. Sometimes when he orders food or groceries he says: “I hope they don’t send a N##### again.” Every single time a delivery man is of a darker skin tone he acts polite, then when the door is closed proceeds to tell me of hypothetical situations where he tells them to go back to Africa. One evening when we had just watched Tenet (great movie) and when I picked out a Will Smith movie as the next one he said: “We can’t watch two N###### in a row. One is enough.”
My dear old dad is homophobic which is very ironic. He toned down those types of comments once I notified him that his sole child is of the rainbow kind. It didn’t come up often since unfortunately there isn’t a lot of gay media on cable networks.
He doesn’t have the best perception of the female population either. Obviously that is also toned down around me but there are worrying comments. Not misogynistic, thankfully, just attributes false stereotypical traits to any woman that breathes. At times belittling achievements or accomplishments. Never to me. “Oh,” he begins, “but not you! You’re not like them!”
Randy gets jealous of any new boyfriend my mother has. Calls them names and demeans them. Also straight up insults my mom at times. We were speaking of vacation photos my mother posted online and he brought up how her skin sags and how she should exercise more. Incredibly hypocritical as you can tell.
However most heartbreaking of all is how he treats his own mother. She is one of the kindest people I know and is the reason why his apartment stopped being a dump full of fruit flies. While living in another town she makes frequent visits to come take care of her son. From cleaning his apartment to visiting him in the hospital. Their conversations are nothing short of horrific any time I’m there to witness. Randy curses her out, calls her stupid, constantly insults her, calls her a fat cow for eating too much (she eats a normal amount not that it matter since you shouldn’t call anyone that regardless), is disrespectful and utterly ungrateful. I stand up for her whenever I can but he likes to chase her out whenever I’m due to visit. One can only imagine how it is like when they’re alone. Randy badmouths her behind her back a lot. Only to me since there is no one else in his life.
It is honestly because of Randy’s mom that this post even exists. If it wasn’t for her I would not have any hang-ups. She is the one fighting for him, telling me I’m the one good thing in his life and he’d fall apart without me. Randy hasn’t been my father for a long time. But for my grandmother Randy will always be her child.
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Now that you know my life story, what is your advice? Obviously I don’t want to stress out my grandmother any more than she already is. I also don’t have the same kind of love and care for Randy. Alcoholism is a serious and debilitating addiction but he is also an adult. My sympathy has whittled down into nothing over time. I don’t want to keep having to spend time with such an unsavoury individual. Fine, maybe that’s a little harsh. Of course there are good sides to him, but I’m so tired of digging for it when all he does is bury it further.
If nothing comes out of this that is also fine. Ranting about this has been of help to me already.
TL;DR Father has been an alcoholic for most of my life. He is self-absorbed, racist and homophobic. Worst of all verbally abusive towards his own mother. I already don’t see him as a dad. How do I distance myself?
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I do need to preface this with the following. My father, who I will be calling Randy (Marsh), has never physically hurt or assaulted me and seldom says anything negative to me. This is more of a collection of smaller things forming a bigger pile. I’m aware of how lucky I am to even have a father. Too many have been deprived of that and my heart goes out to them. I’m fortunate enough that I get to even consider this option. On the scale of bad fathers mine isn’t even competing with the horror stories I’ve heard online. Billions of people have it worse than me.
I’m casting that aside for now. Strap in as I share years of experiences and personal details to anonymous people online for validation. Here goes.
—————-
Randy and my mother divorced when I was six years old due to his drinking habits. Full custody went to my mom (there was no question) and every weekend I would stay one night at my dad’s.
At first everything was okay, I would have a blast watching all kinds of movies with him. Some of them certainly weren’t age appropriate (such as horror films or movies featuring sexual acts) but that is one of the few things I’ve never taken issue with. However his alcohol addiction kept growing in severity. He got fired, found a job, got fired again and so on. Eventually he just stopped. Stayed inside all day long. Randy was a certified alcoholic.
This did not help in the slightest when combined with his epilepsy (binge-drinking is a known cause for seizures depending on the type of epilepsy). I’ve seen many instances of him foaming from the mouth from a very young age. For example when I was 6 Randy had a seizure while standing, causing him to fall into a window which split his head open. I called my grandma, who called the hospital. That’s an extreme case, usually we would just be watching a movie until I start hearing gurgling noises from beside me.
I was around 9 years old when the situation became even worse. First came the mess. Bottles of vodka strewn about, no longer hidden. Trash absolutely everywhere. But the worst must have been the rotting food. Everything ranging from leftover pasta to cucumbers, just name it and you could find it. Not just here and there but the entire dining table was filled with decomposing biological waste for weeks on end. As most of us know, this is a spot on recipe for getting fruit flies. I swear, there were whole colonies flying about. Dictators fell, and democracies rose. Eons of history must have gone by during their stay. The living room and kitchen were their absolute favourites but more than a few stragglers would explore the bedrooms often. My “swallowed a bug while sleeping” quota must have been through the roof. I would describe the smell, but frankly I don’t have a clue. When you continuously exist inside that kind of environment at one point you just can’t smell it anymore. It becomes the norm.
Second thing was obviously coherency, which had been gone for a long time but somehow it managed to out-do itself. When Randy spoke I was unable to distinguish one word from another and he seemed to not understand what was happening at all times. He was unable to focus on anything. Holding up a conversation was an impossible task.
The third thing was control over his limbs. The last time we ever went out together was when I was 10. He took me to the cinema to watch Deadpool. On the way there he seemed to be okay but as soon as we exited the movie theatre he seemed to have lost his mobility (I wonder why /s). I ended up having to support him on our way to the bus stop. After getting off at our stop he ended up calling a cab to take us the rest of the way home.
This trend continued until he was unable to walk and do basic tasks. No, you didn’t read that wrong. He cannot walk. Not only does he not have enough strength in his legs Randy also lacks any kind of balance. To get around the apartment he uses an old office chair. Each time it’s a struggle for him to get from one chair to the other, or from the bed to the chair. On top of that almost all other negative effects of long term alcohol abuse apply.
It’s a worthy mention that around this time he never went out of his way to feed me. Just kept the snack cabinets full. I can only recount one instance of going hungry. But it is also important to consider that two bags of chips and a pack of gummy worms don’t make the healthiest meal.
For those wondering how he can still live this kind of lifestyle without being in crippling debt the answer is he filed for invalid support and got approved. It is also incredibly important to note that he hasn’t been paying child support for YEARS. At least 2016 onwards.
Frequent injuries also became the norm. I would rarely be present in these moments, only see the aftermath. Broken legs, arms, hips, all kinds of stuff. I have a lot of fun memories with this. I’ll bring up one from when I was 12. The second I stepped in through the front door Randy tells me to come inspect his wound. He was bleeding profusely from a deep cut in his head. I told him it was too deep to close by itself and he needed stitches to which he reluctantly called the hospital.
If I’m already putting him on blast let me shame him while I’m at it. Post anonymously yourself and you’d be surprised by what details you’ll reveal. Randy no longer goes to the bathroom to piss. Turns out piss bottles aren’t just for insane gamers. I’ve had the pleasure of emptying them in the toilet a couple of times along with the spit jars. No poop socks yet but the future is bleak. Most alarming is that when he is extremely drunk (not a rare occurrence) he would pull his pants down with me in the same room to urinate. Truly redefining the saying: “piss drunk.” Thankfully it’s been too dark for me to really see anything and I make a quick exit when I realise.
At this point you’ve heard more about his condition and health but what about the man himself? Well… it isn’t pretty there either.
He lives in a vacuum of sorts since he doesn’t go outside at all. This means he is completely and utterly self-absorbed. Things have to be his way. When I don’t want to watch the same movie for a fourth time with him he tells me I’m whining. He disregards me saying I’m not hungry. Then gets mad when I don’t eat what he made.
Here’s a story that reflects that. I had fallen asleep at 1AM only to get woken up at 3AM to rock music blasting from the TV speakers. I get up to see what the hell is going on only for him to turn the volume down once I enter. He pulled up a movie on told me to sit down. I chewed him out and went back to my room. In the morning he didn’t seem to think he did anything wrong but hasn’t repeated it. However Randy still does it when I’m not awake by 10AM regardless.
Randy is also racist. There is no getting around it. Sometimes when he orders food or groceries he says: “I hope they don’t send a N##### again.” Every single time a delivery man is of a darker skin tone he acts polite, then when the door is closed proceeds to tell me of hypothetical situations where he tells them to go back to Africa. One evening when we had just watched Tenet (great movie) and when I picked out a Will Smith movie as the next one he said: “We can’t watch two N###### in a row. One is enough.”
My dear old dad is homophobic which is very ironic. He toned down those types of comments once I notified him that his sole child is of the rainbow kind. It didn’t come up often since unfortunately there isn’t a lot of gay media on cable networks.
He doesn’t have the best perception of the female population either. Obviously that is also toned down around me but there are worrying comments. Not misogynistic, thankfully, just attributes false stereotypical traits to any woman that breathes. At times belittling achievements or accomplishments. Never to me. “Oh,” he begins, “but not you! You’re not like them!”
Randy gets jealous of any new boyfriend my mother has. Calls them names and demeans them. Also straight up insults my mom at times. We were speaking of vacation photos my mother posted online and he brought up how her skin sags and how she should exercise more. Incredibly hypocritical as you can tell.
However most heartbreaking of all is how he treats his own mother. She is one of the kindest people I know and is the reason why his apartment stopped being a dump full of fruit flies. While living in another town she makes frequent visits to come take care of her son. From cleaning his apartment to visiting him in the hospital. Their conversations are nothing short of horrific any time I’m there to witness. Randy curses her out, calls her stupid, constantly insults her, calls her a fat cow for eating too much (she eats a normal amount not that it matter since you shouldn’t call anyone that regardless), is disrespectful and utterly ungrateful. I stand up for her whenever I can but he likes to chase her out whenever I’m due to visit. One can only imagine how it is like when they’re alone. Randy badmouths her behind her back a lot. Only to me since there is no one else in his life.
It is honestly because of Randy’s mom that this post even exists. If it wasn’t for her I would not have any hang-ups. She is the one fighting for him, telling me I’m the one good thing in his life and he’d fall apart without me. Randy hasn’t been my father for a long time. But for my grandmother Randy will always be her child.
——————
Now that you know my life story, what is your advice? Obviously I don’t want to stress out my grandmother any more than she already is. I also don’t have the same kind of love and care for Randy. Alcoholism is a serious and debilitating addiction but he is also an adult. My sympathy has whittled down into nothing over time. I don’t want to keep having to spend time with such an unsavoury individual. Fine, maybe that’s a little harsh. Of course there are good sides to him, but I’m so tired of digging for it when all he does is bury it further.
If nothing comes out of this that is also fine. Ranting about this has been of help to me already.
TL;DR Father has been an alcoholic for most of my life. He is self-absorbed, racist and homophobic. Worst of all verbally abusive towards his own mother. I already don’t see him as a dad. How do I distance myself?
2024.04.29 03:01 Oliwarrior 28M the funniest and kindness disabled person you will meet
Good evening everyone I hope you're having a good night as I do my name is Olivier and I'm 28 years old from Canada.
as the title says I am disabled since an accident in 2009 when I broke my neck by diving in a lake since that I cannot move below my shoulders by myself. So you can think of me as the guy in the movie The untouchables and you will see that life doesn't stop when you cannot move
so some things about me:
-I am a nerd about science health and technology
-I am 420 friendly
-I play video games using my head only
-I am a programming student
-I am open-minded, fun, smart and kind, I accept everyone as they are
-I listen mostly to hip-hop but I like most genre
-I have brown hair and eyes and I am told despite the fact that I'm sitting in the wheelchair, feel free to ask me if you want a picture
-I am a writer and I do conferences for a living
if you'd like to know more feel free to ask me anything I really am an open book and there's no questions that is going to make me feel bad whether it's about my disability or my accident or anything else so feel free to come drop a DM
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as the title says I am disabled since an accident in 2009 when I broke my neck by diving in a lake since that I cannot move below my shoulders by myself. So you can think of me as the guy in the movie The untouchables and you will see that life doesn't stop when you cannot move
so some things about me:
-I am a nerd about science health and technology
-I am 420 friendly
-I play video games using my head only
-I am a programming student
-I am open-minded, fun, smart and kind, I accept everyone as they are
-I listen mostly to hip-hop but I like most genre
-I have brown hair and eyes and I am told despite the fact that I'm sitting in the wheelchair, feel free to ask me if you want a picture
-I am a writer and I do conferences for a living
if you'd like to know more feel free to ask me anything I really am an open book and there's no questions that is going to make me feel bad whether it's about my disability or my accident or anything else so feel free to come drop a DM
2024.04.29 02:57 Oliwarrior 28M4A let's be friends and discover about each other, the kindest disabled guy you will meet
Good evening everyone I hope you're having a good night as I do my name is Olivier and I'm 28 years old from Canada.
as the title says I am disabled since an accident in 2009 when I broke my neck by diving in a lake since that I cannot move below my shoulders by myself. So you can think of me as the guy in the movie The untouchables and you will see that life doesn't stop when you cannot move
so some things about me:
-I am a nerd about science health and technology
-I am 420 friendly
-I play video games using my head only
-I am a programming student
-I am open-minded, fun, smart and kind, I accept everyone as they are
-I listen mostly to hip-hop but I like most genre
-I have brown hair and eyes and I am told despite the fact that I'm sitting in the wheelchair, feel free to ask me if you want a picture
-I am a writer and I do conferences for a living
if you'd like to know more feel free to ask me anything I really am an open book and there's no questions that is going to make me feel bad whether it's about my disability or my accident or anything else so feel free to come drop a DM
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as the title says I am disabled since an accident in 2009 when I broke my neck by diving in a lake since that I cannot move below my shoulders by myself. So you can think of me as the guy in the movie The untouchables and you will see that life doesn't stop when you cannot move
so some things about me:
-I am a nerd about science health and technology
-I am 420 friendly
-I play video games using my head only
-I am a programming student
-I am open-minded, fun, smart and kind, I accept everyone as they are
-I listen mostly to hip-hop but I like most genre
-I have brown hair and eyes and I am told despite the fact that I'm sitting in the wheelchair, feel free to ask me if you want a picture
-I am a writer and I do conferences for a living
if you'd like to know more feel free to ask me anything I really am an open book and there's no questions that is going to make me feel bad whether it's about my disability or my accident or anything else so feel free to come drop a DM
2024.04.29 02:29 Key_Host_3667 Am I healing or not?
F24. I had a hip arthroscopy surgery to fix impingement and torn labrum on my right hip last year Dec, 21st and I still feel some mild discomfort. Sadly I also had to get surgery on my left hip which I did 2 weeks ago. Before doing the left side I was doing pt two days per week but I was stupid enough to spend two weeks without doing my exercises on february, not even at home and honestly I felt worse after that. They usually check my mobility and I’ve been doing good. When I do leg presses I dont feel pain. I haven’t start running yet. But I want to know what you guys think? Am I doing okay or is it too soon to say?
My left hip is actually doing so much better than the right one at the begining. I spent only two weeks with crutches and with the right one I spent three weeks with them, maybe because the pain started on December and they also told me the tear wasn’t that big as the one on my right hip.
Also I wanted to know if you guys besides going to take PT, go to the gym, or just stay at home to do the exercises. I know it’s too soon for me since I just got surgery but for later on when I feel better
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My left hip is actually doing so much better than the right one at the begining. I spent only two weeks with crutches and with the right one I spent three weeks with them, maybe because the pain started on December and they also told me the tear wasn’t that big as the one on my right hip.
Also I wanted to know if you guys besides going to take PT, go to the gym, or just stay at home to do the exercises. I know it’s too soon for me since I just got surgery but for later on when I feel better
2024.04.29 02:19 RandomUIskin Need help finding weather records for 04/13/2011
I can’t say specifically because of reasons… but I desperately need help confirming whether that access road was closed due to flooding on 4/13/2011. I’ve searched and searched but those dates are mysteriously left out of the county weather records. Below is specific location info.
Exit 133, birdsong road exit, i40 bridge over Kentucky lake/tennessee river, access road going under bridge on West Bank of the river.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Mann_Evans_Memorial_Bridge
If you are able to find anything, I would be eternally in your debt. Best of luck.
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Exit 133, birdsong road exit, i40 bridge over Kentucky lake/tennessee river, access road going under bridge on West Bank of the river.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Mann_Evans_Memorial_Bridge
If you are able to find anything, I would be eternally in your debt. Best of luck.
2024.04.29 02:18 i_amtheice I hated Total Fucking Godhead, rant incoming
Just finished it a minute ago.
I wanted to love this book. I really did. But it reads like a press release written by an eager-to-please intern. A lot of band biographies are kid glove puff pieces but this is one of the worst I've ever read because the writing is so college level, it doesn't even manage to hide it properly. The whole thing is just, "and then this great thing happened, and then they won this award, and then something kind of bad happened but we won't get into it, and then Chris did a benefit for this charity while his powerful, incredible voice rang out over the heads of the enraptured, enthralled audience while the darkness loomed and the speakers oozed sonorous beauty."
In the forward the author mentions that he had originally intended to interview people directly but almost everyone suddenly cut him off due to "legal issues from Chris's estate". So maybe he intended something more in depth and got stuck in a contract, forced to work with what little he had.
But that doesn't excuse the writing itself--
..the soundtrack became an omnipresent totem in the households of anyone under the age of thirty. But that was still a long way out. Right now, Chris's main concern was ramping up anticipation for Badmotorfinger. What better way to achieve that goal than hitting the road in support of the biggest rock band on the planet?
Once Chris had the title, a compelling collage of word-images that fit the dark mood of the music poured out of him, which he eventually turned into verses.
Soundgarden was eager to assuage A&M's concerns with the promise of even better material, so they went back into the studio and cooked up some demos of a couple new songs.
One of the city's greatest artistic entities reborn like a phoenix smack dab in the middle of its own beating heart. It had to happen here.
The chances for calamity that came from fronting Rage Against the Machine were incalculable.
..."Exploder" boils over with as much fury as its name suggests, while another, "Bring Em Back Alive," chugs along like a forty-thousand-ton freight train barreling straight to hell.
It's not 'bad' writing, technically, but something about it really rubs me the wrong way. The tone of it. It's like a salesperson bumping me with their elbow and grinning, "Eh, eh?" It sounds like a teenage zine writer who takes themselves too seriously.
And for every little interesting piece of history or obscure anecdote that might be tucked in there, most of it is just the author gushing and glowing over and over about how great and legendary and successful Soundgarden were. I can just see him right-clicking "fury" and "intensity" to find synonyms. It doesn't have that cold, detached journalistic objectivity that a book like this should have. Chris went through a lot of shit in his life-- the guy was an opioid addict just like Staley and Cobain and Lanegan, even if most people don't think of him that way because he was addicted to prescription pills and not street drugs-- but they gloss over SO much of it. Yet the author spouts flowery crap like the examples above for pages on end, describing their songs and live performances that are easily found on YouTube or anywhere else. Its like he's trying to fill space.
One thing that struck me even through all that sanctimonious ass-kissing: post Soundgarden break-up, Chris really changed. I don't know if it was his addiction going into full force or the fact he'd become insanely rich but something shifted. Even the structure of the book changes-- the interview clips and footnotes start to dry up and by the end of the book they're just people saying the most "buy-this-shit", safe, corporate-approved type stuff, just jabbing on and on about nothing. Chris firing his manager in the early 2000s during the Audioslave announcement is mentioned in two paragraphs and it ends with literally, "it was hard business and a series of tough phone calls, but Chris went through with the move, parting ways with is longtime friend." Why even do the book if you can't dig into difficult moments like that?
Even on the night Chris dies, there's no mention of his strange behavior on stage, the fact his voice was lagging on a lot of the songs, not even his rant before My Wave where he was like, "You can burn fucking crosses on your front lawn. Who cares? I don't..." The book doesn't even mention it. Here's how the author describes the end of the show-- "Moments later Chris is screaming his lungs to shreds while a sunburst Gibson Les Paul swings around his hips. Kim Thayil rips into the song's psychedelic solo with furious gusto (??!?) while Ben Shepherd hammers the central riff home."
I hate to say this because I love Chris's work and I'm glad he was successful, but it seems like he turned into a cloistered .01 percenter ultra-rich dude in the last two decades of his life. He had moments of decency like with Rory de la Rosa but for the most part even those stories have a whiff of "manufactured by the team". Again, even on the night he died, he was staying in the MGM Grand while Kim, Ben and Matt were already on a bus heading to the next city. Dude had just isolated himself.
It's really too bad. You can see the bones of what could've been a decent book here, and there were parts where I enjoyed it. But Chris and Soundgarden deserve to have their story told with the dirty, unflattering bits included in full detail. That's what makes a person's life. You get an image of them as a whole person, the good and the bad, and you love them anyway at the end.
Hopefully someone writes a better Soundgarden biography someday, but I doubt it'll happen. Their moment has come and gone.
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I wanted to love this book. I really did. But it reads like a press release written by an eager-to-please intern. A lot of band biographies are kid glove puff pieces but this is one of the worst I've ever read because the writing is so college level, it doesn't even manage to hide it properly. The whole thing is just, "and then this great thing happened, and then they won this award, and then something kind of bad happened but we won't get into it, and then Chris did a benefit for this charity while his powerful, incredible voice rang out over the heads of the enraptured, enthralled audience while the darkness loomed and the speakers oozed sonorous beauty."
In the forward the author mentions that he had originally intended to interview people directly but almost everyone suddenly cut him off due to "legal issues from Chris's estate". So maybe he intended something more in depth and got stuck in a contract, forced to work with what little he had.
But that doesn't excuse the writing itself--
..the soundtrack became an omnipresent totem in the households of anyone under the age of thirty. But that was still a long way out. Right now, Chris's main concern was ramping up anticipation for Badmotorfinger. What better way to achieve that goal than hitting the road in support of the biggest rock band on the planet?
Once Chris had the title, a compelling collage of word-images that fit the dark mood of the music poured out of him, which he eventually turned into verses.
Soundgarden was eager to assuage A&M's concerns with the promise of even better material, so they went back into the studio and cooked up some demos of a couple new songs.
One of the city's greatest artistic entities reborn like a phoenix smack dab in the middle of its own beating heart. It had to happen here.
The chances for calamity that came from fronting Rage Against the Machine were incalculable.
..."Exploder" boils over with as much fury as its name suggests, while another, "Bring Em Back Alive," chugs along like a forty-thousand-ton freight train barreling straight to hell.
It's not 'bad' writing, technically, but something about it really rubs me the wrong way. The tone of it. It's like a salesperson bumping me with their elbow and grinning, "Eh, eh?" It sounds like a teenage zine writer who takes themselves too seriously.
And for every little interesting piece of history or obscure anecdote that might be tucked in there, most of it is just the author gushing and glowing over and over about how great and legendary and successful Soundgarden were. I can just see him right-clicking "fury" and "intensity" to find synonyms. It doesn't have that cold, detached journalistic objectivity that a book like this should have. Chris went through a lot of shit in his life-- the guy was an opioid addict just like Staley and Cobain and Lanegan, even if most people don't think of him that way because he was addicted to prescription pills and not street drugs-- but they gloss over SO much of it. Yet the author spouts flowery crap like the examples above for pages on end, describing their songs and live performances that are easily found on YouTube or anywhere else. Its like he's trying to fill space.
One thing that struck me even through all that sanctimonious ass-kissing: post Soundgarden break-up, Chris really changed. I don't know if it was his addiction going into full force or the fact he'd become insanely rich but something shifted. Even the structure of the book changes-- the interview clips and footnotes start to dry up and by the end of the book they're just people saying the most "buy-this-shit", safe, corporate-approved type stuff, just jabbing on and on about nothing. Chris firing his manager in the early 2000s during the Audioslave announcement is mentioned in two paragraphs and it ends with literally, "it was hard business and a series of tough phone calls, but Chris went through with the move, parting ways with is longtime friend." Why even do the book if you can't dig into difficult moments like that?
Even on the night Chris dies, there's no mention of his strange behavior on stage, the fact his voice was lagging on a lot of the songs, not even his rant before My Wave where he was like, "You can burn fucking crosses on your front lawn. Who cares? I don't..." The book doesn't even mention it. Here's how the author describes the end of the show-- "Moments later Chris is screaming his lungs to shreds while a sunburst Gibson Les Paul swings around his hips. Kim Thayil rips into the song's psychedelic solo with furious gusto (??!?) while Ben Shepherd hammers the central riff home."
I hate to say this because I love Chris's work and I'm glad he was successful, but it seems like he turned into a cloistered .01 percenter ultra-rich dude in the last two decades of his life. He had moments of decency like with Rory de la Rosa but for the most part even those stories have a whiff of "manufactured by the team". Again, even on the night he died, he was staying in the MGM Grand while Kim, Ben and Matt were already on a bus heading to the next city. Dude had just isolated himself.
It's really too bad. You can see the bones of what could've been a decent book here, and there were parts where I enjoyed it. But Chris and Soundgarden deserve to have their story told with the dirty, unflattering bits included in full detail. That's what makes a person's life. You get an image of them as a whole person, the good and the bad, and you love them anyway at the end.
Hopefully someone writes a better Soundgarden biography someday, but I doubt it'll happen. Their moment has come and gone.
2024.04.29 02:13 mirpurr Dad Passed Away. Need help dealing with the "Ex-Wife" / Estate
Hello!
I feel like I'm in a soap opera so feel free to grab some popcorn before reading.
Mid-February my dad passed away after battling cancer. We thought his bladder cancer was in remission after chemo and radiation, but it came back at stage 4 with a vengeance and took him quickly.
A few things about my dad - A medically retired CAF member. He was in the Navy until a work related accident left him unable to work. - He suffered debilitating back pain since 1996 when he was discharged from the Navy. He continued to work at a Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot until his back got so bad he had to medically retire from all work. - He was medically diagnosed with Major Depression Disorder and memory loss (I have his medical records)
About the relationship: - my dad married a woman, I'll call her J, in 2011 They sold my dad's house and moved in together around 2009 - they separated in 2016 - she apparently filed divorce papers, but my dad never signed. I couldn't find any papers to support this. - he signed over the house to her in 2016 for $1 in a quit claim deed (I have these papers - found after his death) - he moved to Calgary in 2018
Prior to his death my dad kept telling my brother and I that he wasn't sure if he ever divorced. He wasn't sure what happened to the house. He was confused and did not have J's contact information. I managed to track J down on Facebook the day before my dad passed.
After my dad passed, I let her know. She told me that "oh, we have a joint bank account. His pay got deposited into it and our mortgage came out of it when we shared the house. But I'll go check and if there is any money in it, I'll send it to you."
I don't think she thought she would find close to $14,000 in there though, because 3 weeks after his death, she drained the account and closed it.
This was my dad's only bank account. And his only assets to his estate besides a 2015 jeep. I have paid for all funeral home costs and legal fees out of pocket. Meanwhile she is entitled to his CAF pension, regular pension and survivor benefit through Veteran's Affairs. In addition to the house he basically gave her.
I now need to find if the divorce was ever finalized. I'm having a hard time doing this and aren't sure where to start as I've been getting a bit of a runaround.
Am I able to take her to court for this money if it was a joint account that she had never touched prior and they hadn't talked in almost 10 years? I can prove that my dad hadn't talked to her in years and that his memory has been declining for years. Can I at least sue her for funeral home reimbursement? I also have messages from her saying that she would give me this money and that she would never touch it.
At the very least can I send his remaining creditors towards her if they are still in fact "married"?
Thanks for reading.
Editing to add a vital piece of information: he had no will. I gained administration of the estate on April 16.
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I feel like I'm in a soap opera so feel free to grab some popcorn before reading.
Mid-February my dad passed away after battling cancer. We thought his bladder cancer was in remission after chemo and radiation, but it came back at stage 4 with a vengeance and took him quickly.
A few things about my dad - A medically retired CAF member. He was in the Navy until a work related accident left him unable to work. - He suffered debilitating back pain since 1996 when he was discharged from the Navy. He continued to work at a Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot until his back got so bad he had to medically retire from all work. - He was medically diagnosed with Major Depression Disorder and memory loss (I have his medical records)
About the relationship: - my dad married a woman, I'll call her J, in 2011 They sold my dad's house and moved in together around 2009 - they separated in 2016 - she apparently filed divorce papers, but my dad never signed. I couldn't find any papers to support this. - he signed over the house to her in 2016 for $1 in a quit claim deed (I have these papers - found after his death) - he moved to Calgary in 2018
Prior to his death my dad kept telling my brother and I that he wasn't sure if he ever divorced. He wasn't sure what happened to the house. He was confused and did not have J's contact information. I managed to track J down on Facebook the day before my dad passed.
After my dad passed, I let her know. She told me that "oh, we have a joint bank account. His pay got deposited into it and our mortgage came out of it when we shared the house. But I'll go check and if there is any money in it, I'll send it to you."
I don't think she thought she would find close to $14,000 in there though, because 3 weeks after his death, she drained the account and closed it.
This was my dad's only bank account. And his only assets to his estate besides a 2015 jeep. I have paid for all funeral home costs and legal fees out of pocket. Meanwhile she is entitled to his CAF pension, regular pension and survivor benefit through Veteran's Affairs. In addition to the house he basically gave her.
I now need to find if the divorce was ever finalized. I'm having a hard time doing this and aren't sure where to start as I've been getting a bit of a runaround.
Am I able to take her to court for this money if it was a joint account that she had never touched prior and they hadn't talked in almost 10 years? I can prove that my dad hadn't talked to her in years and that his memory has been declining for years. Can I at least sue her for funeral home reimbursement? I also have messages from her saying that she would give me this money and that she would never touch it.
At the very least can I send his remaining creditors towards her if they are still in fact "married"?
Thanks for reading.
Editing to add a vital piece of information: he had no will. I gained administration of the estate on April 16.
2024.04.29 02:07 winchellmfg HELP - how to consolidate data from many different types of old drives and computers
As the title says, I'm desperately looking for some help and advice on how to handle this. I have a wealth of old projects, footage, photography, etc on a multitude of devices. I have a 2011 iMac, a 2014 Macbook, a few G-Drives that only connect via Firewire 400 + 800, and a 2014 iMac. I'm looking for the simplest, most effective solution to consolidate all of this into one place and ultimately discard all of these old devices. I have no idea where to begin or handle this in a cost effective and safe way. Is there a one size fits all service that can help with this? Please let me know any and all thoughts on how you would handle this. My goal is to get as streamlined as possible with as little equipment remaining as I can. Thank you in advance!
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2024.04.29 02:05 winchellmfg HELP - Data is a mess, old drives, old imac, old laptop
As the title says, I'm desperately looking for some help and advice on how to handle this. I have a wealth of old projects, footage, photography, etc on a multitude of devices. I have a 2011 iMac, a 2014 Macbook, a few G-Drives that only connect via Firewire 400 + 800, and a 2014 iMac. I'm looking for the simplest, most effective solution to consolidate all of this into one place and ultimately discard all of these old devices. I have no idea where to begin or handle this in a cost effective and safe way. Is there a one size fits all service that can help with this? Please let me know any and all thoughts on how you would handle this. My goal is to get as streamlined as possible with as little equipment remaining as I can. Thank you in advance!
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2024.04.29 02:01 SeaworthinessCalm977 The sings of being an indigo child/starseed and coming up with an incredible way we can save humanity....
Starting when I was very young, I harbored a deep-seated belief that my purpose on his Earth was to help save humanity. It was in 2011 when my friend Tom sat me down and told me I was an Indigo child. The notion already resonated deeply with me, but in 2012, another friend explained to me I was one too. He also took the initiative to add me into various Indigo children, starseed, lightworkers, and Science/spirituality/metaphyics communities on Facebook, which would change my life forever.
Immersing myself in these groups would leave me in shock. That’s because these people who identified as Indigo children and starseeds mirrored me in uncanny ways:
- They believed they were entrusted with a mission to save humanity
- We shared the gift of being highly empathetic, and often found our empathetic nature being taken advantage of by those with narcissistic traits.
- Our dreams were unlike anyone I’d ever encountered outside of these communities. Not all, but many shared having the these very vivid dreams, which you can physically feel everything that are identical to being alive. You have full blown conversations in these dreams. Sometimes the people in the dream predict the future, help you with life difficulties, and deliver many types of other messages. Others you go to other worlds that are unlike anything you see in a movie and associate with people
- Not only did many of them have these rare types of dreams, but they experienced waking up at Angel numbers or their lucky number after the dream. I had never met anyone in other than people from these groups who had not only experienced one of these vivid dreams, but woke up at a special number after it.
- Speaking of synchronicities, they would experience things happening at number synchronicities, like 11:11, 4:44, 3:33, etc.
These commonalities were beyond just a coincidence. There was a reason we shared many of these traits in common, and I started my journey to figure out why. In the end, it came down to one of two possibilities, we were either aliens, or angels in human form. It is mentioned how angels can be in human form, angels would have higher levels of empathy than a normal person, and they are from the highest Heaven. The seven Heavens, which are mentioned in Hinduism, Islam, etc. could easily be different worlds. Being an Alien wasn’t that much different than being an angel. What mattered most wasn’t the label, but we were here to save humanity.
Figuring out a way we can save humanity
During this time my friend Tom keeps telling me we should try and figure out a way to save humanity. He said we don’t know for certain if anyone one has a real plan that will work. In the end, we will at least have a backup idea in case if the other ones fail.
He often emphasized the importance of having backup plans in case other peoples solutions didn’t work. So, we embarked on a journey to understand the root causes of the worlds greatest problems, recognizing that addressing these underlying issues was key to affecting real change.
After much deliberation, we identified a set of core problems that seemed to be at the root of many global challenges. Some of them were Ignorance, egocentrism, evil, greed, envy, wrath, hatefulness, excessiveness, and imbalance. With this understanding, we began to look for solutions that could help with many of the problems.
It was a lengthy process, spanning many years, but eventually we arrived at the ultimate solution. Multiple religions mentioned there being a parallel universe. In the Abrahamic religions it was referred to as just a Heaven and the residents are called angels. We believed for multiple reasons that if we not just scientifically proved this universe exists, but the way to make it visible so the world can see and associate with it’s residents, it would at potentially save humanity, and at the very least, change the world significantly. Why we believed this is because when you see this other realm you know for a fact God exists, the afterlife, and the many things multiple religions agree on is 100% true. Knowing for certain and not just having blind faith or disbelieving altogether, would make it significantly harder for someone to commit an evil action. It may not stop everyone but would stop many.
Also, if Guardian angels exist, it would help a lot people be less depressed and theoretically eliminate loneliness. People would be able to meet their guardian angel and always know there is someone who is always there for them. An angelic guardian who only wants to help them and see them succeed. Once they know what they look like, they will be able to identify them when they come into their dreams to visit.
Last but not least, why this would transform the world is because the angels may have plans of their own to save humanity but are just waiting for the veil to be removed. They are angels so they will surely help with the process.
10 years later, we believe we have enough evidence to prove everything. I am in the process of finishing writing a book with all of our research, but my heart wants me to release the research a different way. Because of close the world is to WW3 and all the other suffering happening, and the world is basically in shambles, I made an account on reddit and created a subreddit to anomalously release all of our research. The group is called SavingHumanity to reveal it in that others who want to save humanity can join to help debate, improve, share, and help out with. I may not have it all figured out, but at the very least extremely close. All I know is I am done with the world been messed up and ready to do something about it. If you read this I want to say thanks. YOU are amazing!!!
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Immersing myself in these groups would leave me in shock. That’s because these people who identified as Indigo children and starseeds mirrored me in uncanny ways:
- They believed they were entrusted with a mission to save humanity
- We shared the gift of being highly empathetic, and often found our empathetic nature being taken advantage of by those with narcissistic traits.
- Our dreams were unlike anyone I’d ever encountered outside of these communities. Not all, but many shared having the these very vivid dreams, which you can physically feel everything that are identical to being alive. You have full blown conversations in these dreams. Sometimes the people in the dream predict the future, help you with life difficulties, and deliver many types of other messages. Others you go to other worlds that are unlike anything you see in a movie and associate with people
- Not only did many of them have these rare types of dreams, but they experienced waking up at Angel numbers or their lucky number after the dream. I had never met anyone in other than people from these groups who had not only experienced one of these vivid dreams, but woke up at a special number after it.
- Speaking of synchronicities, they would experience things happening at number synchronicities, like 11:11, 4:44, 3:33, etc.
These commonalities were beyond just a coincidence. There was a reason we shared many of these traits in common, and I started my journey to figure out why. In the end, it came down to one of two possibilities, we were either aliens, or angels in human form. It is mentioned how angels can be in human form, angels would have higher levels of empathy than a normal person, and they are from the highest Heaven. The seven Heavens, which are mentioned in Hinduism, Islam, etc. could easily be different worlds. Being an Alien wasn’t that much different than being an angel. What mattered most wasn’t the label, but we were here to save humanity.
Figuring out a way we can save humanity
During this time my friend Tom keeps telling me we should try and figure out a way to save humanity. He said we don’t know for certain if anyone one has a real plan that will work. In the end, we will at least have a backup idea in case if the other ones fail.
He often emphasized the importance of having backup plans in case other peoples solutions didn’t work. So, we embarked on a journey to understand the root causes of the worlds greatest problems, recognizing that addressing these underlying issues was key to affecting real change.
After much deliberation, we identified a set of core problems that seemed to be at the root of many global challenges. Some of them were Ignorance, egocentrism, evil, greed, envy, wrath, hatefulness, excessiveness, and imbalance. With this understanding, we began to look for solutions that could help with many of the problems.
It was a lengthy process, spanning many years, but eventually we arrived at the ultimate solution. Multiple religions mentioned there being a parallel universe. In the Abrahamic religions it was referred to as just a Heaven and the residents are called angels. We believed for multiple reasons that if we not just scientifically proved this universe exists, but the way to make it visible so the world can see and associate with it’s residents, it would at potentially save humanity, and at the very least, change the world significantly. Why we believed this is because when you see this other realm you know for a fact God exists, the afterlife, and the many things multiple religions agree on is 100% true. Knowing for certain and not just having blind faith or disbelieving altogether, would make it significantly harder for someone to commit an evil action. It may not stop everyone but would stop many.
Also, if Guardian angels exist, it would help a lot people be less depressed and theoretically eliminate loneliness. People would be able to meet their guardian angel and always know there is someone who is always there for them. An angelic guardian who only wants to help them and see them succeed. Once they know what they look like, they will be able to identify them when they come into their dreams to visit.
Last but not least, why this would transform the world is because the angels may have plans of their own to save humanity but are just waiting for the veil to be removed. They are angels so they will surely help with the process.
10 years later, we believe we have enough evidence to prove everything. I am in the process of finishing writing a book with all of our research, but my heart wants me to release the research a different way. Because of close the world is to WW3 and all the other suffering happening, and the world is basically in shambles, I made an account on reddit and created a subreddit to anomalously release all of our research. The group is called SavingHumanity to reveal it in that others who want to save humanity can join to help debate, improve, share, and help out with. I may not have it all figured out, but at the very least extremely close. All I know is I am done with the world been messed up and ready to do something about it. If you read this I want to say thanks. YOU are amazing!!!
2024.04.29 01:55 ThredditorMTG Who would be on your Mount Rushmore of Underground Hip-Hop?
Simply, who are your top 4 defining artists in the underground scene you would place on Mount Rushmore? Here’s mine:
1) Kool Keith - this guy set the blueprint for the artistic flexibility and experimentation that would set the entire tone for underground hip-hop. He laid the groundwork for my number two pick.
2) MF DOOM. Really nothing to say here that hasn’t already been said. R.I.P.
3) Sean Price. His reinvention in 2005 was legendary, and he never compromised his sound. He was the epitome of that hardcore NY hip-hop that stayed in the underground. R.I.P.
4) El-P. His work with Company Flow ignited the whole wave of indie underground that lasted into the mid 2000’s. His solo career and Def Jux were the pinnacle of that era, and he’s parlayed that into a successful third act with Run The Jewels.
Honorable mentions to: Aesop Rock, Slug of Atmosphere, Vinnie Paz, Ill Bill, Roc Marciano, Thirstin Howl III, Cage, Tame One, R.A. The Rugged Man, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Chino XL, Blu, Canibus, Aceyalone, and billy woods
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1) Kool Keith - this guy set the blueprint for the artistic flexibility and experimentation that would set the entire tone for underground hip-hop. He laid the groundwork for my number two pick.
2) MF DOOM. Really nothing to say here that hasn’t already been said. R.I.P.
3) Sean Price. His reinvention in 2005 was legendary, and he never compromised his sound. He was the epitome of that hardcore NY hip-hop that stayed in the underground. R.I.P.
4) El-P. His work with Company Flow ignited the whole wave of indie underground that lasted into the mid 2000’s. His solo career and Def Jux were the pinnacle of that era, and he’s parlayed that into a successful third act with Run The Jewels.
Honorable mentions to: Aesop Rock, Slug of Atmosphere, Vinnie Paz, Ill Bill, Roc Marciano, Thirstin Howl III, Cage, Tame One, R.A. The Rugged Man, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Chino XL, Blu, Canibus, Aceyalone, and billy woods
2024.04.29 01:50 RandomUIskin HELP NEEDED finding info - can’t say why…
 | As title says, I need help finding a news report or something that confirms whether an access road was closed due to flooding on 4/13/2011. Below is relevant info. I can’t post images for some reason, if you need them, DM and I can provide satellite images of the area and the dirt access road. If you can find anything please DM or respond to this thread and let me know. submitted by RandomUIskin to UnsolvedMysteries [link] [comments] Exit 133, birdsong road exit, i40 bridge over Kentucky lake/tennessee river, access road going under bridge on West Bank of the river Best of luck hunting for info. I’ve looked everywhere. |
2024.04.29 01:40 MonttawaSenadiens "Like That" is not a diss track
I have been thinking about the beef lately, and something just wasn't adding up.
And then everything clicked.
In "Like That" (2024), Kendrick Lamar Duckworth sings "Muthafuck the big three, it's just big me"
People have taken it to mean Kendrick sees himself in a league of his own, in response to J. Cole and Drake claiming they were together at the top of the hip-hop game. But if Kendrick was trying to claim this, why did he not just sing "Drake and J. Cole, I am of the opinion that I am better than you"? That would have made his point a lot clearer.
See, in his lyrics, Kendrick does not say "Muthafuck the big three, the two of you are not big, only I am", he sings, "It's just big me". He never refutes the existence of a big three, only claims that it's just him!
The only logical conclusion is that Kendrick is revealing that J. Cole, Drake, and Kendrick are all the same person, and so there is just a "Big One".
They are evidently the Holy Trinity, and their respective identities have simply been manufactured to help sell records (Apparently the housing crisis has reached Heaven so they need some cash)
There's a few other things that support this notion, but I'll only share a few, since it's so obvious as an interpretation that I'm sure all of you will agree anyways.
1) Kendrick is Jesus
In Mr Morale, he claims not to be our savior. Messiahs tend to refute the fact that they are saviors. Why? Because they are HUMBLE. (The name of a lesser-known Kendrick song)
Also, in "Like That", he sings that of Money, Power, and Respect, the last one is better. Jesus taught people to treat others how you want to be treated - in other words, respect. Also, Jesus was broke AF, so no money.
He also sings "No 40 water", because he can turn water to wine, so why would there be water?? Next.
In closing, Kendrick is associated with TDE. People think it means Top Dawg Entertainment, but check this out: Twelve Disciples Envangelizing
2) Drake is the Holy Father
Pretty self-explanatory. "What's a Prince to a King? He's a Son". Just making it extra clear to the listener that they are family to one another, because they are both part of the whole that is the Holy Trinity.
He also says He could never be anybody's number one fan. That is because it is blasphemous to idolize false prophets, and since He is God, how could He idolize anyone else? He would blasphemize Himself #GodLovesHimself
"I'm out in Tokyo because I'm big in Japan" Christianity is a worldwide religion.
"I know my picture on the wall when you cook up" It is good to have a picture of Jesus, or a cross, while cooking in a kitchen, for protection. He is speaking from Jesus's (Kendrick's) perspective, because they are the same person.
"I'm at the top of the mountain" God often speaks to motherfuckers at the top of mountains.
And if all of that is not enough, He says
"I'm the 6ix God". He literally says He is God, and somehow everyone is missing the (holy) message.
You might ask what the 6ix means in this case? Well, divide 6ix by the big 3, what do you get?
6/3=2
The Second Coming.
Jesus has risen.
The song is called "Push Ups" because doing a push up is rising yourself up. Drake is telling Kendrick to rise again.
3) J. Cole is the Holy Ghost
He just fucking disappeared 👻
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And then everything clicked.
In "Like That" (2024), Kendrick Lamar Duckworth sings "Muthafuck the big three, it's just big me"
People have taken it to mean Kendrick sees himself in a league of his own, in response to J. Cole and Drake claiming they were together at the top of the hip-hop game. But if Kendrick was trying to claim this, why did he not just sing "Drake and J. Cole, I am of the opinion that I am better than you"? That would have made his point a lot clearer.
See, in his lyrics, Kendrick does not say "Muthafuck the big three, the two of you are not big, only I am", he sings, "It's just big me". He never refutes the existence of a big three, only claims that it's just him!
The only logical conclusion is that Kendrick is revealing that J. Cole, Drake, and Kendrick are all the same person, and so there is just a "Big One".
They are evidently the Holy Trinity, and their respective identities have simply been manufactured to help sell records (Apparently the housing crisis has reached Heaven so they need some cash)
There's a few other things that support this notion, but I'll only share a few, since it's so obvious as an interpretation that I'm sure all of you will agree anyways.
1) Kendrick is Jesus
In Mr Morale, he claims not to be our savior. Messiahs tend to refute the fact that they are saviors. Why? Because they are HUMBLE. (The name of a lesser-known Kendrick song)
Also, in "Like That", he sings that of Money, Power, and Respect, the last one is better. Jesus taught people to treat others how you want to be treated - in other words, respect. Also, Jesus was broke AF, so no money.
He also sings "No 40 water", because he can turn water to wine, so why would there be water?? Next.
In closing, Kendrick is associated with TDE. People think it means Top Dawg Entertainment, but check this out: Twelve Disciples Envangelizing
2) Drake is the Holy Father
Pretty self-explanatory. "What's a Prince to a King? He's a Son". Just making it extra clear to the listener that they are family to one another, because they are both part of the whole that is the Holy Trinity.
He also says He could never be anybody's number one fan. That is because it is blasphemous to idolize false prophets, and since He is God, how could He idolize anyone else? He would blasphemize Himself #GodLovesHimself
"I'm out in Tokyo because I'm big in Japan" Christianity is a worldwide religion.
"I know my picture on the wall when you cook up" It is good to have a picture of Jesus, or a cross, while cooking in a kitchen, for protection. He is speaking from Jesus's (Kendrick's) perspective, because they are the same person.
"I'm at the top of the mountain" God often speaks to motherfuckers at the top of mountains.
And if all of that is not enough, He says
"I'm the 6ix God". He literally says He is God, and somehow everyone is missing the (holy) message.
You might ask what the 6ix means in this case? Well, divide 6ix by the big 3, what do you get?
6/3=2
The Second Coming.
Jesus has risen.
The song is called "Push Ups" because doing a push up is rising yourself up. Drake is telling Kendrick to rise again.
3) J. Cole is the Holy Ghost
He just fucking disappeared 👻
2024.04.29 01:37 memelovinfucc I never liked Clair
I always felt like Claire was the epitome of controlling perfectionist and thinking she’s better than everybody like I hated when she would talk to Haley and push Haley to do what she wanted and then put Haley down making her feel dumb when she wanted to do what she wanted to do like I understand you don’t want your children to make the same mistakes but then when you start Putting them down making them feel stupid and neglecting your middle child baby your last child it’s annoying but the whole reason I made this post is that I’m on season three episode 14 where Phil had to get this guy to be his client at the end of the dinner why did the client full on kiss Claire on the lips? And what I find even weirder is that she just stood there and take it when he got about 3 inches from your face not even when he held both your shoulders were you couldn’t move you should’ve pushed him back and been like no, but she stood there and let it happen. I just think it’s weird as hell that she let that happen and then yell at Phil for it I’m not saying she’s wrong. Phil definitely saw that shit happen and definitely should’ve jumped up for his wife, but at the same time he grabbed both her shoulders and then came in slow enough where she had enough time to stop him Then has the nerve to complain then even worse let go a second time to prove she’s right I don’t like Claire
Edit: excuse me , it’s even worse he grabbed her by the hips and pulled her in
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Edit: excuse me , it’s even worse he grabbed her by the hips and pulled her in
2024.04.29 01:35 NothernNidhogg Sewer smell in master bathroom
Hello everyone, I figured I'd ask some more experienced fellows before attempting to tackle this myself. My master bathroom occasionally has a funky smell, I wanna say sewage but it's not quite. Maybe I just don't know what it actually smells like. Regardless, there is this odour and idk where to start. The bathroom has a tub with a shower, a sink, and a toilet. My first thought, is that the p-trap in the shower is getting siphoned out by negative pressure on the waste piping. Is that possible? Is there a plumbing configuration that combats that? It's a relatively newer house, 2011. The master is above the garage, and my garage is finished.
On an entirely side note, I have a double sink and garbage disposal (garburator?) On one side. If the opposite has a plug+sink full of water the garburator side sink won't drain as the air inside the garburator can't escape. Is there something out there to fix that? Is that just life?
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On an entirely side note, I have a double sink and garbage disposal (garburator?) On one side. If the opposite has a plug+sink full of water the garburator side sink won't drain as the air inside the garburator can't escape. Is there something out there to fix that? Is that just life?
2024.04.29 01:20 DM19_HXTSHXT "See now over this..." MHO #1: Hats Off to the Bull
 | Always loved the album cover; Its so powerful and feels like a rush. submitted by DM19_HXTSHXT to Chevelle [link] [comments] Flashback, 2011. Coming off what I'd say was a great album in Sci-Fi Crimes just 2 years earlier, CheVelle would release Hats Off to the Bull. A lot had changed since the decade had turned anew, and with this album we would get a new feel of what the future sound would be for the band. That said, Here's My Honest Opinion on Hats Off to the Bull: The Core 11: 01. Face to the Floor: HOTTB's lead track (and one of its three singles) to me is pretty special. While I'm partial to the fact that it was chosen as a single, and you'll see why soon, it holds a place with me because it was one of the first CheVelle songs I'd ever heard. (Team Hot Wheels Firestorm had it as its theme lol) The first few seconds of the song set the tone for the whole album going forth, with its strong riff and ensuing melody. I also love the hook of the song, which shouldn't be a surprise as CheVelle's always done great hooks and breakdowns. Overall I'd say its pretty great as a lead, but I also think something like The Meddler or Ruse could've also been chosen to represent the album as a single over this.... 02. Same Old Trip: Well maybe not over FTTF, but definitely over Same Old Trip. I don't flat out dislike this song but it really didn't stand out to me. After analyzing the song again, I can see the intentions of its lyrics, Pete's great at writing, but the rest of the song kinda gets lost with me. I think SOT just gets overshadowed by others on this album. 03. Ruse: Ruse on the other hand, does SOT but better. Its one of my favorites on the album because not only does it give the message of betrayal, but I can hear it more throughout the whole song. It's also such a good song on its own. It totally captures my feel of the album, from sound to visual. Whenever I look at the bull, charging past on the cover, I instantly think of this song and.... 04. The Meddler: When it comes to favorites, this one might take the cake. If I ranked every CheVelle song individually, this'd more than likely crack the top 20. I don't think there's anything I dislike about this song. The lead-in from Ruse, the heavy riffs and drum-work, the buildup that elevates the song, just everything in general is nice. I'd definitely give this the spotlight of the album. I think the way I perceive this song might be a little different from others, but it kind feels relatable. Overall, just a very good song. 05. Piñata: This song is also really good, it has a pretty fast tempo to start that balances really well as the song goes on. It sorta reminds me of Korn's "Good God" or SOAD's "Chop Suey" but that's just me, idk why tbh. One thing I think this song does well is just being a break in the mood from the first couple songs, keeping pace while also switching up the tone. I'd say this might be the underdog of the album 06. Envy: The way this starts is so calming, and I wish the melody of the beginning was used a little more. Really I think this song, if none of the previous songs had done so already, provided one more look to the future and another band of separation from albums of the past. IMO, the only song i'd compare this to—set up wise—would be Panic Prone from This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In). No doubt the best part of this song is the lead up to the end. 07. Hats Off to the Bull: This is the 08. Arise: To me, this song is HOTTB's rendition of To Return (TTOT (CDUI). It gives the feeling of looking beyond and holding hope. Not being held down by what is or who are. This song is imagination, determination, and the will to keep going. In fact, I could see this being played at the end of a movie with a feel good ending, heck maybe even the end of an album. 09. Revenge: This is another song that rides a strong riff, and really it feels like a continuation of The Meddler in a way. I can definitely see why so many people like this. It's a top 5 track on HOTTB in my opinion and I love the refrain. 10. Prima Donna: I'd say this is one of the weaker songs on the album. That doesn't mean its bad, I do like it, but I just don't feel like it fits as perfect as the others do. Maybe on an older album? It certainly stands out, being a softer song with a continuous pace and little stoppage til the end. 11. Clones: This is the final song on the main album (There's 3 different bonus tracks). There's a common theme with many CheVelle albums that the last song will be one of the best, and without a doubt this one follows suit. Clones is such a good song that gives us—well me because this is 100% my opinion and I don't speak for others—one last look at the album as a whole. Great writing, great sound, strong message, and a good impression to leave on. This was another track that could've easily held its weigh as a single. Bonus Tracks: I'm going to keep my thoughts on all three of these in one spot. First off: Indifference. I love this track, but—like Prima Donna—I really think it'd fit better on an older album. Maybe TTOT? Yea most likely. The next two are Glimpse of the Con and the live version of Still Running. GOTC feels like a HOTTB song a little more than Indifference does. Its not bad either and does its job as a bonus. Lastly, Still Running (Live at the Metro) is great. I loved the original and I love this one, but I favor the studio version more than the live version. Album Awards: (mine, not like, literal awards =P) Spotlight of the Album (SOTA): The Meddler (This award goes to the song(s) that I think is the best on the album) Underdog of the Album (UdOTA): Piñata/Ruse (This award—which was tied—is given to the song(s) that I feel are some of the most underrated) One Song Award (OSA): Hats Off to the Bull (This award belongs to the one song that I believe best represents the album as a whole. If you listen to only one, let it be this one) Road Trip Award (RTA): Arise/Clones (The RTA; again, a tie, is awarded to the track(s) that I think would be the best for a long stretch of a road trip) Closer of the Album (COTA): Clones (In my opinion, the last song(s) on the album that you should listen to for the perfect ending to your jam sesh gets this award) The Wrap Up: Overall, I'd rate this album an 7.5 to 8 out of 10, For its time and its place in CheVelle's discography, its not bad. It might've had the lowest general peak of all the albums, save for Point #1, but that doesn't mean its bad. It's a nice listen and has some really underrated heavy hitters on the track list. Even the bonus songs are good. Hats Off to the Bull really ushered in a new era while giving us plenty of messages to pull forward. TL;DR: It's a very solid album. Now you know My Honest Opinions of HOTTB. With all this said, what are yall's? Thanks again for reading, even if it was only the TL;DR! |
2024.04.29 01:08 throwaway-acc-784527 AITAH for getting a dog without telling my husband
Ever since our last dogs passed, I’ve felt this deep yearning to get another dog. One thing I should mention is that I’ve had both hips replaced, and up until recently I was still walking with a stick, but I truly believe I can handle caring for a new dog. Historically, yes, my husband has mostly been the one to take care of our pets' daily needs, but I’m ready to step up this time. My husband is adamantly against it. We're both around 70 and retired, and he is perhaps worried about the added responsibility. He also has to travel overseas 3-4 times a year for weeks at a stretch to care for his aging parents. I’ve talked to him about it many times, but everytime he says no. Without a dog in the house, my husband was able to get some house renovations done. Our old dogs had a habit of peeing in the house, and perhaps that’s contributing to his reluctance to get another dog. But I assured him that this time I would have the dog trained. And I want to be clear: my husband loves dogs. He was always affectionate around our old dogs and clearly enjoyed their company. So his unwillingness to compromise was so difficult for me to understand. Well, after three years of not having a dog, I just couldn’t take it anymore. I thought that I could work out an arrangement with my cleaning lady, Camila (not her real name). I’ve known her and her family for two decades, and they treat me like family. I found a lovely little dog from a shelter that would be perfect for me. I asked Camila if she would help me care for the dog if I adopted him, and she said yes! The day I took the dog home, I was thinking that my husband would surely cave once he saw the dog’s adorable face. But he was beyond furious. He said I deceived him. That it was Camila’s dog and not mine. He refused to allow the dog to stay and I had to ask Camila to take the dog. Since then, Camila would bring the dog over when she comes to clean the house. And on the weekends, Camila’s son would come pick me up so I can go spend some time with the little pup. When I’m there, I would buy the whole family food (like fast food or sushi). I am also of course paying for all the dog’s food and taking the dog to the vet. Recently, the dog was scheduled for a few vet visits and I was able to keep the dog for a few days. In that time, I was able to get into a nice routine, where I would walk the dog three times a day. That gets me out of the house, and I’m already able to walk without a stick. I really feel that having a dog is good not just for my mental health, but also for my physical well-being. It gives me purpose and joy. But my husband simply refuses to allow me to keep the dog even though I’m showing him that I can take care of all the dog’s needs. It’s my life as well, but I’m not willing to risk divorce over a dog. Still, I’m not happy where things stand. So, given the circumstances, AITAH?
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2024.04.29 01:04 Abdalla-Pro ARM emu
I know there isn't a fix, but maybe?
Genshin doesn't run immediately on Android x86 (64-bit) because it can only run on ARM, and not just that, it only runs on ARM64, not ARM32. I have tried on BlissOS 15 (64-bit again), but I can't install it from Google Play because...(yOuR dEvIcE iS nOt sUpOrTeD) So.....i install it from an apk (uptodown and apkpure) and non of them work
i send an email to genshin suport and they say (bla bla bla were lazy like valve were not fix this problem only if the problem was repeated among the players)
the spec is :
intel i3 3gen
intel hd graphic 4000 or gt 520m
4gb of ram
Don't tell me my laptop can't handle this... The game crashes when I open it, but when I turn off the internet, it asks for internet, yet the moving buildings in the background run smoothly at 50 fps, which is good for a laptop from 2011. It never crashes, but the game is unplayable without an internet connection.
so there is any fix for this problem
Note: This message is from a laptop running Windows 11, which I use as my daily driver for gaming and everything runs smoothly.
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Genshin doesn't run immediately on Android x86 (64-bit) because it can only run on ARM, and not just that, it only runs on ARM64, not ARM32. I have tried on BlissOS 15 (64-bit again), but I can't install it from Google Play because...(yOuR dEvIcE iS nOt sUpOrTeD) So.....i install it from an apk (uptodown and apkpure) and non of them work
i send an email to genshin suport and they say (bla bla bla were lazy like valve were not fix this problem only if the problem was repeated among the players)
the spec is :
intel i3 3gen
intel hd graphic 4000 or gt 520m
4gb of ram
Don't tell me my laptop can't handle this... The game crashes when I open it, but when I turn off the internet, it asks for internet, yet the moving buildings in the background run smoothly at 50 fps, which is good for a laptop from 2011. It never crashes, but the game is unplayable without an internet connection.
so there is any fix for this problem
Note: This message is from a laptop running Windows 11, which I use as my daily driver for gaming and everything runs smoothly.
2024.04.29 01:02 SnooPeanuts8573 Hello everyone on Reddit. It appears that someone at the factory cut this card wrong. Is it worth more, less, or the same?
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2024.04.29 00:47 Wonderful_Salt_5576 Endings
If you go with John:
High honor:
TB destroyed Arthur's body so the beating from Micah was actually "the cherry on the cake" (no disrespect meant) Arthur laying on the ground confronting Micah saying to Dutch that Micah is the rat. Dutch flabbergasted seeing his mistake, Dutch leaves, also Micah leaves pissed that Dutch left Without him. Arthur dying and he leans on the mountain looking to the west like he said in Chapter 3 to Lenny and Hosea
Low honor:
After Dutch left Micah said: "Your not better than me Morgan!" Wich Arthur says: " What ever you say you fool" Then Micah points the gun at Arthur and says: "Damn You!" and Arthur answers: " Damn us both!" wich Micah pulls the trigger laughing and spat on the body of Arthur
If you go for the money:
High Honor:
Arthur left the cave Micah Jumped on Arthur Stabbing Arthur in the hip and having a knife fight then Arthur bites Micah in the left hand and stabbing his eye and gets a scar (in the epilogue when facing Micah with John you can see the scar *nice detail RDR2*) Dying Arthur points to Micah saying it's him not Molly not Miss Grimshaw Not even Colm. Micah says: "Your dying black lung"
Dutch left and Micah also leaves and again lays down an faces to the west
Low Honor:
Micah stabs Arthur and after fighting Dutch intervense and says: " You silly fools what have you done." Then Micah says that Arthur robbed Dutch for taking the money. Arthur denys and responds : " i came to take whats mine, you rat." after the same convo and Dutch leaving Micah finishing Arthur by stabbing him in the back literally and figuratively (what i mean is after saving him from the jail and doing stuff together)
Explanation Epilogue 2: American venom
After Sadie comes to Beachers Hope telling John she found Micah Abigaill saying he needs to stay and saying: "Without Arthur non of this would of happend." They are riding to Strawberry Charles says that Arthur doesn't want revenge (refrence to two lines in game "Revenge is a fools game." and "Revenge is a luxury we can't afford.") John says that Arthur wanted revenge against Micah. They arrived in Strawberry finding Cleet. Cleet says that Micah killed innocent people and tried to kill Cleet. Killing Cleet isn't cannon but it is satisfying seeing him die after talking s**t to Sadie and Arthur on the Train in Chapter 6. When you approach the foot of the mountain Charles gets shot by a sniper after advancing till Sadie and John gets ambushed Charles saves Sadie but Sadie gets injurded. John says that he saw Joe so that he is close. After approaching the cabins you see Micah greeting John by saying : "Hello Scarface." Asking how Abigail and Jack are doing and after he is done with him he'll kill them to. John says that Arthur saved him and Micah mocks Arthur's death by telling him that he is dead long time ago and its a new century. After John and Micah shooting at each other Sadie points a gun to Micah. Micah feeling surrounded but has a trick up his sleeve. Dutch comes out of the cabin which John gets flabbergasted and Micah chokeholding Sadie. John makes clear that she's injurded and after a while Dutch shoots Micah. Micah still trying to kill John. John enters Dead Eye and kills Micah. John thanks Dutch and Dutch leaves. John collecting all the money over all the years. Putting into the wedding and paying off the farm.
If you complete the game 100% you get a cutscene Mary Linton visiting the grave of Arthur
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High honor:
TB destroyed Arthur's body so the beating from Micah was actually "the cherry on the cake" (no disrespect meant) Arthur laying on the ground confronting Micah saying to Dutch that Micah is the rat. Dutch flabbergasted seeing his mistake, Dutch leaves, also Micah leaves pissed that Dutch left Without him. Arthur dying and he leans on the mountain looking to the west like he said in Chapter 3 to Lenny and Hosea
Low honor:
After Dutch left Micah said: "Your not better than me Morgan!" Wich Arthur says: " What ever you say you fool" Then Micah points the gun at Arthur and says: "Damn You!" and Arthur answers: " Damn us both!" wich Micah pulls the trigger laughing and spat on the body of Arthur
If you go for the money:
High Honor:
Arthur left the cave Micah Jumped on Arthur Stabbing Arthur in the hip and having a knife fight then Arthur bites Micah in the left hand and stabbing his eye and gets a scar (in the epilogue when facing Micah with John you can see the scar *nice detail RDR2*) Dying Arthur points to Micah saying it's him not Molly not Miss Grimshaw Not even Colm. Micah says: "Your dying black lung"
Dutch left and Micah also leaves and again lays down an faces to the west
Low Honor:
Micah stabs Arthur and after fighting Dutch intervense and says: " You silly fools what have you done." Then Micah says that Arthur robbed Dutch for taking the money. Arthur denys and responds : " i came to take whats mine, you rat." after the same convo and Dutch leaving Micah finishing Arthur by stabbing him in the back literally and figuratively (what i mean is after saving him from the jail and doing stuff together)
Explanation Epilogue 2: American venom
After Sadie comes to Beachers Hope telling John she found Micah Abigaill saying he needs to stay and saying: "Without Arthur non of this would of happend." They are riding to Strawberry Charles says that Arthur doesn't want revenge (refrence to two lines in game "Revenge is a fools game." and "Revenge is a luxury we can't afford.") John says that Arthur wanted revenge against Micah. They arrived in Strawberry finding Cleet. Cleet says that Micah killed innocent people and tried to kill Cleet. Killing Cleet isn't cannon but it is satisfying seeing him die after talking s**t to Sadie and Arthur on the Train in Chapter 6. When you approach the foot of the mountain Charles gets shot by a sniper after advancing till Sadie and John gets ambushed Charles saves Sadie but Sadie gets injurded. John says that he saw Joe so that he is close. After approaching the cabins you see Micah greeting John by saying : "Hello Scarface." Asking how Abigail and Jack are doing and after he is done with him he'll kill them to. John says that Arthur saved him and Micah mocks Arthur's death by telling him that he is dead long time ago and its a new century. After John and Micah shooting at each other Sadie points a gun to Micah. Micah feeling surrounded but has a trick up his sleeve. Dutch comes out of the cabin which John gets flabbergasted and Micah chokeholding Sadie. John makes clear that she's injurded and after a while Dutch shoots Micah. Micah still trying to kill John. John enters Dead Eye and kills Micah. John thanks Dutch and Dutch leaves. John collecting all the money over all the years. Putting into the wedding and paying off the farm.
If you complete the game 100% you get a cutscene Mary Linton visiting the grave of Arthur
2024.04.29 00:43 nitekillerz Bike height
Brand new to the hobby. Bought a used trek marlin 6. I am 5’9” unless a girl asks them I’m 5’10”. The bike was supposed to be a M/L but it turns out to be an L. I felt super high on the bike and don’t feel very comfortable on it. Is this just from me not riding a bike in forever? I had to cut the seat post an inch to bring it down closer to my “hip bone”. Biggest issue is that when I’m off the seat, the frame I don’t feel curves down enough and I’m on almost on my toes trying to not crush my jewels. I hit a tree the other day cause I felt like I couldn’t jump forward fast enough and not crush them nor lean to the side enough to support myself. Half the things I’m reading says that’s “normal”? Should I be getting a different/smaller size
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2024.04.29 00:31 HillbillyOutWest The dog I adopted didn't belong to me [Part 8]
We arrived at almost the same time as Sherry, and upon first meeting, Finn was not impressed. He became defensive almost immediately as she approached me, and started barking and growling. To Sherry's defense, she was cool as a cucumber, getting down low and speaking to Finn calmly. She asked Finn if he remembered her - which I didn't think so - and learned that Sherry had actually fostered Finn as a puppy, just before Sarah adopted him. I handed Sherry some broken up Pupperoni sticks, and Finn became her new best friend. I unloaded my car, and loaded up the trunk of her SUV. I said a quick goodbye to Finn, picking him up and putting him into the back seat.
We didn't have too long of a conversation, but toward the end, I gleaned some new information that firmly rooted my dislike for ABC even deeper. I told Sherry what Finn was like; that he loved frisbee, carrots, and blueberries. I told her how he loved scratches on his hips, just at the base of the tail. How he had to sniff everything we passed when we went on walks. How he talked when he yawned and would do little twirls with squinted eyes when he got excited. How he didn't like pugs or poodles, and if he saw one, it was on sight. How he would sit on my couch or bed, all legs folded up under himself, looking like a little loaf of bread. I told her about his anxiety and barking, and how he may cry all that first night. She was friendly and seemed receptive to the information.
I apologized to her for this being so last minute. She said that it was okay, that ABC had texted her that morning, asking if she was still available to foster Finn. I asked her what she meant by "still available," and she said ABC had reached out to her about two weeks prior with a request if she would be able to foster Finn, and after she said yes, there was no response back from ABC . . . I was flabbergasted, but I tried to not let it show. She had been willing two weeks prior to foster Finn . . . Two weeks . . . who knows how many other fosters or adopters were willing to take Finn, but ABC's procrastination or lack of action stretched his stay time a month longer than it should have been, for both Sarah and I. I got in my car and watch as they drove away, Finn staring out the half cracked window at me as he disappeared forever.
I'd be lying if I said I hadn't felt something in that moment. Though our mutual anxiety didn't mix, resulting in us being unfit for one another, I had become partially attached to him, and was disheartened to see him go. I come home now to no one anymore. No cries from my bedroom where he stayed while I was at work, telling me that he was happy I was home and that he had to potty. No more pitter-patter of his little paws and happy dance twirls when he knew he was about to get a treat. No more hyper games of tag when he would randomly get the zoomies. And worse of all, no more little loaf of bread sitting on my couch. But I can say, the slower pace and no barking has already made me start to feel better, and I no longer worry about being the butt of someone's complaint.
I saw Sherry the next day, just to give her the collar Finn had been trained with - silly 'ol me forgot to put it in with his bag of stuff. Our conversation was very brief; I asked how he had done through the night, and she said he hadn't cried at all. Be that whatever it is, at least he doesn't sound hyper anxious anymore.
Maybe it was just me.
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We didn't have too long of a conversation, but toward the end, I gleaned some new information that firmly rooted my dislike for ABC even deeper. I told Sherry what Finn was like; that he loved frisbee, carrots, and blueberries. I told her how he loved scratches on his hips, just at the base of the tail. How he had to sniff everything we passed when we went on walks. How he talked when he yawned and would do little twirls with squinted eyes when he got excited. How he didn't like pugs or poodles, and if he saw one, it was on sight. How he would sit on my couch or bed, all legs folded up under himself, looking like a little loaf of bread. I told her about his anxiety and barking, and how he may cry all that first night. She was friendly and seemed receptive to the information.
I apologized to her for this being so last minute. She said that it was okay, that ABC had texted her that morning, asking if she was still available to foster Finn. I asked her what she meant by "still available," and she said ABC had reached out to her about two weeks prior with a request if she would be able to foster Finn, and after she said yes, there was no response back from ABC . . . I was flabbergasted, but I tried to not let it show. She had been willing two weeks prior to foster Finn . . . Two weeks . . . who knows how many other fosters or adopters were willing to take Finn, but ABC's procrastination or lack of action stretched his stay time a month longer than it should have been, for both Sarah and I. I got in my car and watch as they drove away, Finn staring out the half cracked window at me as he disappeared forever.
I'd be lying if I said I hadn't felt something in that moment. Though our mutual anxiety didn't mix, resulting in us being unfit for one another, I had become partially attached to him, and was disheartened to see him go. I come home now to no one anymore. No cries from my bedroom where he stayed while I was at work, telling me that he was happy I was home and that he had to potty. No more pitter-patter of his little paws and happy dance twirls when he knew he was about to get a treat. No more hyper games of tag when he would randomly get the zoomies. And worse of all, no more little loaf of bread sitting on my couch. But I can say, the slower pace and no barking has already made me start to feel better, and I no longer worry about being the butt of someone's complaint.
I saw Sherry the next day, just to give her the collar Finn had been trained with - silly 'ol me forgot to put it in with his bag of stuff. Our conversation was very brief; I asked how he had done through the night, and she said he hadn't cried at all. Be that whatever it is, at least he doesn't sound hyper anxious anymore.
Maybe it was just me.