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2024.05.14 03:48 KAGEALTER Just finished EoS
If this seems long I’m sorry but I have no one else to rant to because my friends don’t read. And also no spoilers for ToD or KoA.
I just got done with Empire of Storms probably like ten minutes ago at this point and I want to say that this is probably my favorite book so far. Minus the last 5-10 chapters. And all I have to say is this, breathes in WTF!!! This book gave me literal goosebumps during the fight at the Dead Islands where we get to see Rolfe again after the prequel book. Had me smiling so much with Aelin and Rowan. And had me appreciating the other characters a hell of a lot more now. So I would like to do a chart of what I think about each character.
Aelin: She’s still great and is among my top 3 just because I enjoy reading the fight scenes where she becomes a living inferno. But I’m upset with her cause of how she treated everyone else at the end by not telling them what was going to happen.
Rowan: He is by far my favorite character. Amazing person and is fleshed out really well. All he wants to do is protect Aelin and help her win the war. Any time I get to read his thoughts is great. And when he assembled all his cousins to help. I literally cheered because of it
Aedion: I love this guy. He is definitely my second favorite. And I’m honestly upset with how Aelin and Lysandra treated him. Aelin left him so out of the loop when this man has sacrificed so much for Terrasen. And he just keeps getting tossed to the side. And Lysandra lying to him at the end. Heartbreaking. I really wanted to see them together. I do wish we get a little more interaction between him and Gavriel but I understand why we don’t so I’m not upset about that.
Dorian: He really has grown since the first book. He’s going to be a great king I think. But I feel like without Chaol here we don’t get much out of Dorian. He’s definitely a shell of a man he used to be but with Manon it seems like it might get better.
Manon: Never thought I’d like the witch. But I’ll be honest. I do. She’s great. Yeah she can be ruthless at times but what else do you expect.
Lorcan, Gavriel, and Fenrys: I honestly feel bad for these guys. Mainly for Fenrys with the fact he’s still chained to Maeve at the end. I hope he eventually gets his freedom and I hope he takes it better than the other two. Lorcan I grew to respect in this book. He’s not the cold heartless bastard he was at the beginning. Gavriel can definitely be a good character. If he learns how to talk to his son.
Again, I wanted to do this because I have no one to talk to about this. And I probably could’ve gone on longer but I want to save some brain energy. And again, no spoilers for the last two books please.
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I just got done with Empire of Storms probably like ten minutes ago at this point and I want to say that this is probably my favorite book so far. Minus the last 5-10 chapters. And all I have to say is this, breathes in WTF!!! This book gave me literal goosebumps during the fight at the Dead Islands where we get to see Rolfe again after the prequel book. Had me smiling so much with Aelin and Rowan. And had me appreciating the other characters a hell of a lot more now. So I would like to do a chart of what I think about each character.
Aelin: She’s still great and is among my top 3 just because I enjoy reading the fight scenes where she becomes a living inferno. But I’m upset with her cause of how she treated everyone else at the end by not telling them what was going to happen.
Rowan: He is by far my favorite character. Amazing person and is fleshed out really well. All he wants to do is protect Aelin and help her win the war. Any time I get to read his thoughts is great. And when he assembled all his cousins to help. I literally cheered because of it
Aedion: I love this guy. He is definitely my second favorite. And I’m honestly upset with how Aelin and Lysandra treated him. Aelin left him so out of the loop when this man has sacrificed so much for Terrasen. And he just keeps getting tossed to the side. And Lysandra lying to him at the end. Heartbreaking. I really wanted to see them together. I do wish we get a little more interaction between him and Gavriel but I understand why we don’t so I’m not upset about that.
Dorian: He really has grown since the first book. He’s going to be a great king I think. But I feel like without Chaol here we don’t get much out of Dorian. He’s definitely a shell of a man he used to be but with Manon it seems like it might get better.
Manon: Never thought I’d like the witch. But I’ll be honest. I do. She’s great. Yeah she can be ruthless at times but what else do you expect.
Lorcan, Gavriel, and Fenrys: I honestly feel bad for these guys. Mainly for Fenrys with the fact he’s still chained to Maeve at the end. I hope he eventually gets his freedom and I hope he takes it better than the other two. Lorcan I grew to respect in this book. He’s not the cold heartless bastard he was at the beginning. Gavriel can definitely be a good character. If he learns how to talk to his son.
Again, I wanted to do this because I have no one to talk to about this. And I probably could’ve gone on longer but I want to save some brain energy. And again, no spoilers for the last two books please.
2024.05.14 03:44 bunsnmangoes I feel blessed
 | Last night I was playing with someone who met on co-op. I got in there because I don't like doing non-combat daily commissions, so I went there to "steal" some of hers. After finishing 4 commissions, I had 150 primogems. submitted by bunsnmangoes to ArlecchinoMains [link] [comments] At this point I was at 42 pity. C1R1. Paid for the weapon and C1 (200 bucks). I wasn't planning on paying for more because I've already spent too much. I just kept pulling because all my friends got super lucky throughout the banner. One of them C6ed Arlecchino with an average of 34.1 pity for all 5 stars. He lost 4 5050s, but that was still a C6 Arle within 381 pulls. What. The. F. Another one C2ed her easily after I baited him into pulling for C1. He got his second Arle in 20 pulls. Then he got his third in the next 10 pull. (I was furious, to say the least) I had 100% exploration on all areas so there was nothing left to grind**.** So. 150 primogems. Only 2 achievements till I can reach 160. The person I was co-oping with was at AR50 and hasn't gone past Act 1 of Fontaine, so I figured she'd be down to do them with me. We did 2 of the newest challenger series. Now I had 160 primogems. I went for a pull. The light turned purple. It's fine. I had C6 Freminet from this banner, a C6 Xiangling, and C1 Lynette. I don't mind going for another pull or getting more Lynette cons. I got the fucking bell. "The" bell. I wasn't expecting Arle, but that fatass claymore got me furious. I checked my Starglitter. I had 6. I went for another pull. 3 star. Cool steel. What's new. 44 pity. Since I was still in co-op, I decided to do more of the challenger series achievements with my friend. We did 4 which gave me 20 primogems. By then it was around 11:30 pm. I said I'm gonna go sleep. Got out of her world, took the extra 20 primos from Katheryne for finishing my dailies, and went to bed. This morning I woke up, went for a quick morning run, came back and showered. I logged into Genshin to make some condensed resin because I wouldn't be able to play till I come back home around 8pm. Habitually, I checked my primos. With welkins, I was at 130 primogems. I checked Arle's banner. 10 hours remaining till it changes to WandereBaizhu. It was only 3 daily commissions away. Usually I'd save everything till I come back home at night so that I can enjoy the adrenaline rush to finish my day. But today was different. Today was the last day of Arle's banner. This was it. There's no chance for me to get C2 Arlecchino. Heck, I grinded it all! My exploration is at 100% for every single region. But a part of me thought I might as well try. Anything could happen. That's what Gacha is. So I went for those 3 daily commissions. Thankfully, 3 of them were combat commissions. Then I went for the pull. The light was blue. 'Of course.' I thought to myself. 'Guess I'll try and say hello to Clorinde.' Then the light changed colors. At first I thought it was purple. 'Ah. Well at least I'll be able to go for another pull and build pity, or get a new Lynette constellation.' But it turned gold. The first thing I felt was confusion. Mind you, I'm a weak ass person and that morning run was the first one I had in 2 years because I wanted to shed some weight. So I was panting while pulling, and when I saw that golden light I thought I was hallucinating. Then Arlecchino showed up. C2. For a moment, I was still confused at what was going on. Then it hit me. I won the 5050. I just C2ed Arlecchino. 10 hours before she goes away. The decisions that I have made from yesterday till this morning brought me to this moment. The dailies. The achievements. The Bell. The fact that I went for today's dailies. It all just clicked to this very moment. And the horror that would've hit me if I pulled on the next banner! I already have C2 Wanderer and C0 Baizhu. More cons sounds like a waste for me. It would be even more painful if any of those came early. https://preview.redd.it/g79dnyrzqa0d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=dd7aa990606dd89eb42e05e38e0178ef0e8a7559 I've won three 5050s these past 6 months. Two of them were with Arlecchino. I feel blessed. Today is gonna be a good day. |
2024.05.14 03:44 Happy_Artichoke_5883 I’m engaged and miss my ex. But it’s not what you think.
I won’t be using real names as I don’t want anyone to find out at the moment. This is extremely unusual and complicated that I really need an outside perspective.
During my sophomore year of high school, about seven years ago, I met a guy whom we'll call Charlie. At the time, we were both in separate relationships, but we hit it off as great friends despite having very little in common and polar opposite personalities.
Over the next year, we both became single and decided to pursue a romantic relationship. He was my first true love, and we essentially grew into adulthood together. Everything was great, we had LOADS of inside jokes and great trust in each other. Despite our strong bond, we constantly fought over little shit and struggled to see eye to eye. When I got emotional, Charlie would often withdraw, "I'm done talking to you until you stop crying." He was more logical and less emotionally supportive, which created friction between us. Our differing life goals further strained our relationship. I wanted children at a young age and dreamed of moving out of state, whereas Charlie preferred to stay put and have children much later in life.
This led to three breakups over four years, with long periods of separation each time. Despite our differences, we always found our way back to each other as friends, like magnets. But would then re-enter a romantic relationship. Looking back, I realize we were better off as friends, but Charlie always wanted more. I repeatedly entered romantic relationships with him because I feared losing him for good.
Our last breakup was in October 2022, and surprisingly, I felt nothing. I moved on quickly, focusing on my new job and dating other guys. In November 2022, I met my now-fiancé, and our relationship progressed rapidly, resulting in an unexpected pregnancy just 3 months in. I'm genuinely happy with my fiancé and our life we built together and wouldn't change it for the world. However, over the past six months, thoughts of Charlie have consumed me. I dream about him every night, but these dreams are not romantic—they simply involve us talking, as if no time has passed at all. This has significantly impacted my mental state, and I'm unsure how to move forward.
I don’t miss Charlie romantically, we were not compatible on that level. What I miss deeply is our bond, our inside jokes, and simply talking to him as a friend. I am confused as I was completely fine for over a year and now suddenly it feels like a heavy weight on my chest. I’m constantly on the verge of tears, grieving Charlie as if he died. I want to reach out to him, to know how he's doing, whether he got his dream job, but I hesitate because I fear Charlie may resent me for moving on so quickly. I also don’t want to disrespect my fiancé and our relationship.
This is consuming me, and I can’t tell anyone I know because they will misunderstand my feelings. How do I cope? How can I get over this lost friendship and this person I will probably never talk to or see again? I’ve never had a bond like me and him had. Charlie was my platonic soulmate and he’s now forever gone. It’s breaking my heart. I desperately need help.
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During my sophomore year of high school, about seven years ago, I met a guy whom we'll call Charlie. At the time, we were both in separate relationships, but we hit it off as great friends despite having very little in common and polar opposite personalities.
Over the next year, we both became single and decided to pursue a romantic relationship. He was my first true love, and we essentially grew into adulthood together. Everything was great, we had LOADS of inside jokes and great trust in each other. Despite our strong bond, we constantly fought over little shit and struggled to see eye to eye. When I got emotional, Charlie would often withdraw, "I'm done talking to you until you stop crying." He was more logical and less emotionally supportive, which created friction between us. Our differing life goals further strained our relationship. I wanted children at a young age and dreamed of moving out of state, whereas Charlie preferred to stay put and have children much later in life.
This led to three breakups over four years, with long periods of separation each time. Despite our differences, we always found our way back to each other as friends, like magnets. But would then re-enter a romantic relationship. Looking back, I realize we were better off as friends, but Charlie always wanted more. I repeatedly entered romantic relationships with him because I feared losing him for good.
Our last breakup was in October 2022, and surprisingly, I felt nothing. I moved on quickly, focusing on my new job and dating other guys. In November 2022, I met my now-fiancé, and our relationship progressed rapidly, resulting in an unexpected pregnancy just 3 months in. I'm genuinely happy with my fiancé and our life we built together and wouldn't change it for the world. However, over the past six months, thoughts of Charlie have consumed me. I dream about him every night, but these dreams are not romantic—they simply involve us talking, as if no time has passed at all. This has significantly impacted my mental state, and I'm unsure how to move forward.
I don’t miss Charlie romantically, we were not compatible on that level. What I miss deeply is our bond, our inside jokes, and simply talking to him as a friend. I am confused as I was completely fine for over a year and now suddenly it feels like a heavy weight on my chest. I’m constantly on the verge of tears, grieving Charlie as if he died. I want to reach out to him, to know how he's doing, whether he got his dream job, but I hesitate because I fear Charlie may resent me for moving on so quickly. I also don’t want to disrespect my fiancé and our relationship.
This is consuming me, and I can’t tell anyone I know because they will misunderstand my feelings. How do I cope? How can I get over this lost friendship and this person I will probably never talk to or see again? I’ve never had a bond like me and him had. Charlie was my platonic soulmate and he’s now forever gone. It’s breaking my heart. I desperately need help.
2024.05.14 03:43 Everkeen Loosing my mind over bearing noise
Hello all. First off I am a journeyman mechanic myself, but this issue is driving me nuts. I usually work on small Japanese cars but I have a 2009 GMC Sierra HD 2500 for hauling our camper. Ever since I've bought it a few years ago it has a rank bearing noise from the front left. If I turn right the noise is very loud. If I turn left the noise is gone instantly. On the hoist there is zero noise from either bearing but I have replaced the left one with two bearings and they did nothing for the noise. I have replaced the tires, as well as the left front CV axle, all did nothing for the noise. When I look at the hubs with a thermal camera the left is noticeable hotter than the right. What am I missing here? The brakes are in good shape as well.
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2024.05.14 03:43 heydawn TODAY'S RECAP 5-13-2024
TODAY'S RECAP
Sheila loves that she got to spook Li and delights in anticipation of revealing herself to the Forresters. We see the aftermath of Steffy, Ridge, and Liam accepting the truth. Neither Finn or Deacon knows their partners as well as they think they do.Deacon and Sheila at Deacon's
Sheila: I'm glad I went to the hospital. Nothing was more fun than scaring the bejesus out of Li! 😄 (Sheila can't stop giggling). It couldn't have been more perfect -- Li being there. Hahaha!Deacon: She was furiously attacking you, tryna send you to the grave, for real.
Sheila: I know! It was so much fucking fun! More fun than I've had in a long time. 😆 Poor Li, she was just jealous that Finn couldn't let me stay dead and felt compelled to save me! Hahahaha. Li couldn't take it! (💭 Suck it, Li!)
I know. I know. People wish me dead all the damned time. IDGAF. I'm used to it! 😏
Deacon: This is going to keep happening if you keep popping up 👻 and surprising people. 😛 You're going to get a similar reaction to Li 🤯😡😤💥 Hey, how about trying subtle?
Sheila: Fuck that. I like to go BIG! 😆 I expect people to react like Li. I'm looking forward to it. 😏 I can't wait! Hahaha. 😂🤣
Who will be most shocked? Brooke 😫 or Ridge 😡? Oooh, I sooo wanna roll on up into Eric's place. 👏👏👏 Whoooey! Fun! 🎉 Donna is a screamer! 😮 (💭 These bitches will all freak out beautifully in a perfect combination of shock 😳, fear 🫣, loathing 😠, and disbelief 😦. Hahaha. Yay! 🤸♀️).
It was so perfect how Li was just there. How can I orchestrate my reveal to the Forresters for maximum shock? 😀 I can pop in at FC and be the model who walks in to see Ridge for alterations! Hahaha! HAAAA! 🤭
Deacon: Does "changed'" Sheila just wanna shock people? (💭 Sheila Sheila Sheila. Gotta try to control the crazy 😵💫).
Sheila: OMG! You're no FUN! It's just a little SHOCK 😱. Not HARM! 😏 (💭 I'm not going to chop up 🪓, hang or tie up ➰, stab 🔪, drown 🌊, or shoot 🔫 anybody. I'm not going to set anyone's house on fire🔥 or chain ⛓️ them up in a dungeon ⛓️! I'm not going to kidnap any babies children 👦👶👧, or trick anyone into getting my face 🙂. I'm not going to break in to anyone's home 🏠! That was the old Sheila! No one will end up murdered, kidnapped, bloody🩸, or otherwise injured 🤕, ffs! Gah! Calm down! It's just a little mischief 🙄😏).
I just want to have a little fun 🥳. Come on! Nothing nefarious 👿. Just prankster fun 🤪😝!
Deacon: So remember the nice, chill, mellow, 😌 happy, calm, quiet life we discussed? (💭 Imagine being a stoner and our biggest stressor is getting the munchies 🍕🥪🍚🍪🍰🥯🍟🥨when we're out of snacks and our favorite places are closed.) No fantasies about scaring 👻 people and getting reactions from the Forresters. Let's get back to us, our engagement, and our nice, quiet life. (Deacon, Reddit wonders if you actually KNOW Sheila 🤔).
Sheila: Ppffrrtt. (💭 Alright, fine, we'll seeeeeee😏.)
(Sheila and Deacon laugh 😄😀 and smoochy smoochy kissy kissy 😍🥰. Then Sheila is snuggled up with Deacon getting a shoulder massage.)
Sheila: I missed this. 😍 I missed you and thought about you the whole time. I didn't think I'd be back here. I was thisclose to 💀.
But, here I am! With you and my imaginary ring. 👋💍 😀 WOW!
Deacon: 🙄 No more pretending. I want everyone to know in love 😍💕 I am with you. 🥰 (More smoochy smoochy 😘🥰.)
Hope, Ridge, and Liam at FC
Ridge and Liam: Sheila! Changed? 🤨 Wha? 😦Nah. Nope. No. No fucking way! 😠 Is Finn crazy? 😵💫 Delusional? Stupid? Wtf is his problem? 😤Ridge: You must have gotten it wrong. It can't be.
Hope: No. Sheila is--
Ridge: NOOOOOOO! Grrrr. 😠 Gah! 😦 Not about SHEILA. I know. I KNOW. 🤨 I get it. I heard you. Sheila's alive. Fuck. But whatever. No. I mean about the other thing -- Finn idiotically thinking this is GOOD news. Growl! Huff! Puff! 😤On what planet could he POSSIBLY believe this is good news? How clueless is he?
Liam: (quickly hopping on the anti-Finn 🚂) Yah. Yah. I mean, seriously. Hope. How could Finn POSSIBLY think,💡🤔 with NO ❌ evidence, that psychopath Sheila 👿 is reformed 😇? Wtf?!
Hope: He has reasons. He--
Ridge: REASONS!? REASONS?! 😮 Snarl! 😡 What fucking READINGS?!
Hope: He says she's changed. He's seen her growth. 🌱 He's seen her sprout angel 😇 wings. He's seen a new and improved Sheila.
Liam: Give me a fucking break! It's pure foolishness 🥴 and personal bias! 😦 Gah! Just because the BABY MANCHILD has a childish need to have a relationship with his birth mommy, he's latched onto a fantasy that this demon 👿 psycho has reformed. (💭 Don't worry, Steffy 💕. I'll be your fall back guy.).
It's NOT REALITY! (💭 I'm really postering now, showing off to Ridge, matching him huff for puff! 😤).
Ridge: Yah! Grrrr. Harumph! 😤😡 What's gotten into this guy? 🤨 Growl! 😦 Sheila is an ANIMAL! Grrr! 😦 Animals don't change! Snort! 😤 Spiders 🕷️, snakes⚕️, reptiles 🐊, monsters 🧟♀️👺👿 like Sheila never change!
Hope: I felt the same way. (💭 I even gave up on a relationship with my dad ☹️ when he wouldn't break it off with Sheila.) But after seeing 👀 them together 💕, maybe we should keep an open mind 😐.) People said the same thing about Thomas, that he--
Ridge: 🤨 You DID NOT. You DID NOT just FUCKING GO THERE (💭 bitch!) Growl! 😡 Snarl! 😦 Snort 😤! Grrrr. You DID NOT just COMPARE my TALENTED, KIND, LOVING, REFORMED SON (some Redditors say you forgot enabled, entitled, obsessed, dangerous, and consequence free son) to that PSYCHOPATH SHEILA?! OMFG! 🤬
Hope: I'm not saying they're the same. 🫤🙄 (💭 Gah. Eye roll. Patience with the neanderthal. Deep breath.) I'm just saying people can change. So we could just possibly, maybe open the door a teeny, tiny 🤏 bit and entertain the possibility that Finn could possibly be right.
Ridge: You AGREE with (💭 the loser idiot) FINN about that psycho 🫨 Sheila?! What the fucking fuck, Hope?! (💭 Are you crazy and stupid too? Where's Brooke? I can't deal with you, ffs.😠)
Look, Finn has a weird ass connection to Sheila. But WTF, Hope. What's up with YOU? 🤔
Liam: 🤨
Hope: I explained. Sugar was planning to harm 🪓➰🔪🩸 Steffy. Sheila tried to stop her.
Liam: Hearsay. This story of Sheila fighting Sugar came from the least reliable source -- Sheila! (💭 Reddit hates to admit it, but Liam has a point). Sheila told you this story. You, Finn, and Deacon just accept it at face value.
But all we know for sure is that SHEILA didn't attack 🔪 Steffy. Sugar did. That doesn't mean Sheila has changed. It just means there were TWO psychos! 😵💫🫨 (Reddit really doesn't want to give Liam credit but kinda gotta suck it up and admit, he's making good points.)
Hope: Deacon and Finn think she HAS changed.
Ridge: Hope. (💭 Whooo boy. I have no patience under normal circumstances. 😑 This is WILDLY FRUSTRATING AF! 😡). Everything Sheila says is a LIE! It's all for show. Gah! 😦 Come ON!
Hope: For--
Ridge and Liam: FOR FINN! FOR FINN! OMFG! 😨
Ridge: She's feeding him the fantasy HE WANTS! Now, she's supposed to be mother of the year, ffs?! Growl! Snarl! 😡 Nah!
Hope: I'm not saying we just accept it. I'm just asking that we keep an open mind, for Finn's sake. (💭 Reddit wonders why Hope doesn't just wrap it up and extricate herself from this whole thing! She should just say ' I gave you the news. Talk to Finn. Byeeee.' Reddit says get out of there, Hope. It's been a looooooooooooooong af day!)
Look, I'm starting to see Finn's side. If indeed Sheila has changed, why shouldn't he want a relationship with her?
Ridge: NOT gonna HAPPEN. 🤨 😡 (Reddit thinks Ridge must have taken a few pointers from Victor Newman only Ridge is way louder.) Finn wants Sheila in their lives. Steffy's not gonna allow it.🫸❌ Absolutely not. ❌ No way. ❌ No how. ❌ Never. Ever. Gonna happen. ❌ Nope. ❌ Nah! ❌ Forget about it! ❌
Liam: Ohhh. Yah! Righ! After what she's endured being MARRIED to this guy who has some bullshit, primal connection to his psycho 🫨 birth mother. Now he wants to invite Sheila into her life? Well, he doesn't GET STEFFY! Steffy will NEVER allow it. She'll draw a line ➖in the sand. The stop 🛑 sign will go up. The hands will push 🫸 back 🫸 hard 🫸.
FINN DOESN'T KNOW STEFFY -- like AT ALL! (💭 Not like I know Steffy and love 😍 Steffy, and will protect Steffy 👩❤️👨.)
Ridge: 🤨
Hope: 🙄
Finn and Steffy at their home
Steffy: (it all sinks in) It wasn't Sheila I stabbed 🔪. 😣 It was a look-a-like, Sugar. 😖 I stabbed a Sugar -- some woman who was tricked into plastic surgery to look like Sheila. What?! 🤯Finn: Yah, babe. Isn't that a good thing? 🙂 Isn't that GREAT? 😀 Isn't that a relief? 😀 Isn't that a HUGE weight lifted? 😃 Aren't you thrilled 🤩, happy 😁, and bursting with joy 😊? I know I am. We thought you killed my birth mother, but you stabbed a totally different psycho! Pretty cool, huh? 🙄😃
Steffy: 🥺😠😡 (💭 Wow. OMG. Finn thinks I should be relieved? WTF?!)
Sugar kidnapped ➰⛓️ Sheila. If Deacon and I hadn't gotten there to SAVE her, she might not have survived, honey! This is SUCH AMAZINGLY AWESOME 👍 NEWS!
Steffy: So YOU think I'm supposed to be THANKFUL this monster 👿 is alive?! Are you fucking serious?! 😖😟
Finn: Nah. But yah. Isn't a small 🤏 part of you thankful? 🙄
Steffy: No. 😕
Finn: Relieved? 😀
Steffy: No. ☹️
Finn: Happy for me? 🙂
Steffy: No. 😣
Finn: Honey, babe, sweetheart, listen. We were struggling with the fact that you killed my birth mother, but we don't have to anymore. (💭 I know if I reframe this the right way, Steffy will have an ah ha 💡moment 😀 and feel relief. I just have to find the right words. I have faith 🙏 in us. I'm not even a little bit delusional.🥴 I know Steffy has a good and forgiving heart ❤️. She's just in shock 😳 and horrified 😱 and her mind is blown 🤯. But this will subside. 🙂 I'll just keep talking in a soothing voice. Yah!)
You killed someone who hated Sheila. Sugar was crazy. She wanted to hurt YOU to hurt HER. Get it? (💭 Sugar was the REALLY bad 👹 one. Sheila is a RECOVERING psycho! Big difference! 😀)
Steffy: So I'm supposed to be ooooh all happy and shit that psycho A is dead and psycho B is alive? 🤔 Nah! Finn, I'ma speak slowly so you can understand me when I tell you, NO I'm not happy or relieved or whatever tf you want me to be -- because the DANGER IS BACK! (💭 This man has the THICKEST, HARDEST HEAD! Fucking hell. He's freaking me out so badly that Dawn can't even find any emojis to express the emotional wreckage on my face! Anger, disbelief, confusion, fear, stress, anxiety, frustration -- all the feels!)
Finn: Nah. It's not back! That's the glorious, wonderful, amazing, beautiful, exciting, magnificent 😀😃😄😁 thing I'm just not adequately conveying to you, my love! No fear or danger! Sheila tried to PROTECT YOU. She tried to SAVE YOUR LIFE! She's your best friend ever! She wants to get pedicures together, not shoot us and leave us for dead! She's past that nonsense now. No more danger, honey! ☺️💕
She offered her own life to save you! She tried to fight Sugar. She loves us!
Steffy: Look. 🤨 Sugar's scheme was to blame Sheila. So, Sheila was just selfishly protecting HERSELF from getting blamed. That's all it was! (💭 If I just reframe this the right way, Finn will have an ah ha 💡 moment. He has to! I just have to find the right words to get through his thick skull and penetrate his delusional thinking. He's really worrying me and pissing me off. Wow. Just wow.)
Finn: Nah. She offered her own life! She cares more about us than her own life. SHEILA'S A HERO! Super Sheila🦸♀️ to the rescue, only she was chained up ⛓️ and fighting at a disadvantage, but she tried!
Steffy: Hero? HERO? 🤢🤮 You're calling SHEILA fucking psycho CARTER a HERO? Are you on crack? 😮 She tried to KILL🩸us. (💭 He's gone off the deep end into LA LA land 🤪.)
Finn: When Sugar told her--
Steffy: (Angry 😡 and frustrated 😖, Steffy Slams a chair 🪑💥 hard on the floor.) I DON'T GIVE AF ABOUT SUGAR!!! I don't CARE her!!! 😦😣 She means NOTHING TO ME!!! (💭 STFU Finn! OMFG! Ahhhh! I have NO PATIENCE LEFT for his delusional BULLSHIT! I can't seem to get through to him! Why tf won't he LISTEN??!! 🤬)
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SHEILA! 😠
S H E I L A !! 😡
We've been over this a ZILLION TIMES how she had terrorized my family for generations! How do you not GET IT?
Finn: I do. I underst--
Steffy: NO YOU DO NOT FUCKING UNDERSTAND!!!! 😡😤 GENERATIONS! GENERATIONS! That vile bitch is a LUNATIC! 😵💫🫨😈
(Steffy pleads 😫 with Finn in frustration 😖😣 to comprehend.)
She tried to KILL ME! And my MOTHER! And my GRANDMOTHER! 😩
I lost TIME with my mother! 😩 I lost TIME with YOU! 😫😣
She's tried to POISON people. So, even if she did try some feeble attempt to get that other stupid psychopath friend not to hurt me, SO FUCKING WHAT?!
NO! NO! NO NO NO NO! 😡 She's NO HERO! I NEVER want to hear you say that AGAIN! (💭 La La La La I can't hear you! I won't hear you! NO!)
Finn: 😑😞 (shakes his head. 💭 She's not getting it.)
Steffy: 😡😖 (shakes her head. 💭 He's lost his mind.)
Steffy: Do you hear me? She's vile. She is in no way a HERO! 😠 She left us in an ALLEY to DIE! What are you thinking? 😩
Finn: Yah yah. I knoooow. I know her past sins. She's made some mistakes 😒, some bad judgement calls🙄, she's been kind of a mess 🫤. She hasn't always put her best foot forward. She hasn't always been super thoughtful. Sure, she's wanted a lot of people dead 💀, but that was THEN and this is NOW! She's been working on herself. She's very into self help these days, and yoga and shit. The fact is she tried to save you!
Steffy: Don't CHALLENGE ME on FACTS ABOUT SHEILA! I'll give YOU the fucking FACTS Mr. Man! 😡 You will lose.
Finn: How about the handy dandy fact that she's alive and you didn't kill my birth mother? ☺️ That matters to me! I'm your husband (takes Steffy's hand). You're the most important person 💕 in the world 🌎 to me. But my birth mother was a mystery. I almost lost her. I just want to help her. I don't want to turn my back on her. 😟 (💭 She's kind of a hoot too, and stubborn and strong, kinda like someone else I love! ❤️)
Steffy: (looking miserable 😖) But you have to. I love you. 😢God, I love you! ❤️ (💭 And my heart is breaking 💔 right now.) You are SO GOOD! But Sheila is EVIL 👹. You are naive (💭 delusional) to think she'll change, that she won't devestate our lives.
Sheila is NOT going to be IN OUR LIVES, no where near Kelly or Hayes.
You can't have BOTH. 😟
It's either HER.
Or ME. 😐
Finn: 😕I hear you. Of COURSE it's YOU. It will always be you. ❤️ (Steffy and Finn share an emotional embrace, both with weary 😞, teary 😥, worried 🥺 expressions. They hold on to each other, emotionally spent.)
The end.
2024.05.14 03:41 Happy_Artichoke_5883 I’m engaged and miss my ex. But it’s not what you think.
I won’t be using real names as I don’t want anyone to find out at the moment. This is extremely unusual and complicated that I really need an outside perspective.
During my sophomore year of high school, about seven years ago, I met a guy whom we'll call Charlie. At the time, we were both in separate relationships, but we hit it off as great friends despite having very little in common and polar opposite personalities.
Over the next year, we both became single and decided to pursue a romantic relationship. He was my first true love, and we essentially grew into adulthood together. Everything was great, we had LOADS of inside jokes and great trust in each other. Despite our strong bond, we constantly fought over little shit and struggled to see eye to eye. When I got emotional, Charlie would often withdraw, "I'm done talking to you until you stop crying." He was more logical and less emotionally supportive, which created friction between us. Our differing life goals further strained our relationship. I wanted children at a young age and dreamed of moving out of state, whereas Charlie preferred to stay put and have children much later in life.
This led to three breakups over four years, with long periods of separation each time. Despite our differences, we always found our way back to each other as friends, like magnets. But would then re-enter a romantic relationship. Looking back, I realize we were better off as friends, but Charlie always wanted more. I repeatedly entered romantic relationships with him because I feared losing him for good.
Our last breakup was in October 2022, and surprisingly, I felt nothing. I moved on quickly, focusing on my new job and dating other guys. In November 2022, I met my now-fiancé, and our relationship progressed rapidly, resulting in an unexpected pregnancy just 3 months in. I'm genuinely happy with my fiancé and our life we built together and wouldn't change it for the world. However, over the past six months, thoughts of Charlie have consumed me. I dream about him every night, but these dreams are not romantic—they simply involve us talking, as if no time has passed at all. This has significantly impacted my mental state, and I'm unsure how to move forward.
I don’t miss Charlie romantically, we were not compatible on that level. What I miss deeply is our bond, our inside jokes, and simply talking to him as a friend. I am confused as I was completely fine for over a year and now suddenly it feels like a heavy weight on my chest. I’m constantly on the verge of tears, grieving Charlie as if he died. I want to reach out to him, to know how he's doing, whether he got his dream job, but I hesitate because I fear Charlie may resent me for moving on so quickly. I also don’t want to disrespect my fiancé and our relationship.
This is consuming me, and I can’t tell anyone I know because they will misunderstand my feelings. How do I cope? How can I get over this lost friendship and this person I will probably never talk to or see again? I’ve never had a bond like me and him had. Charlie was my platonic soulmate and he’s now forever gone. It’s breaking my heart. I desperately need help.
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During my sophomore year of high school, about seven years ago, I met a guy whom we'll call Charlie. At the time, we were both in separate relationships, but we hit it off as great friends despite having very little in common and polar opposite personalities.
Over the next year, we both became single and decided to pursue a romantic relationship. He was my first true love, and we essentially grew into adulthood together. Everything was great, we had LOADS of inside jokes and great trust in each other. Despite our strong bond, we constantly fought over little shit and struggled to see eye to eye. When I got emotional, Charlie would often withdraw, "I'm done talking to you until you stop crying." He was more logical and less emotionally supportive, which created friction between us. Our differing life goals further strained our relationship. I wanted children at a young age and dreamed of moving out of state, whereas Charlie preferred to stay put and have children much later in life.
This led to three breakups over four years, with long periods of separation each time. Despite our differences, we always found our way back to each other as friends, like magnets. But would then re-enter a romantic relationship. Looking back, I realize we were better off as friends, but Charlie always wanted more. I repeatedly entered romantic relationships with him because I feared losing him for good.
Our last breakup was in October 2022, and surprisingly, I felt nothing. I moved on quickly, focusing on my new job and dating other guys. In November 2022, I met my now-fiancé, and our relationship progressed rapidly, resulting in an unexpected pregnancy just 3 months in. I'm genuinely happy with my fiancé and our life we built together and wouldn't change it for the world. However, over the past six months, thoughts of Charlie have consumed me. I dream about him every night, but these dreams are not romantic—they simply involve us talking, as if no time has passed at all. This has significantly impacted my mental state, and I'm unsure how to move forward.
I don’t miss Charlie romantically, we were not compatible on that level. What I miss deeply is our bond, our inside jokes, and simply talking to him as a friend. I am confused as I was completely fine for over a year and now suddenly it feels like a heavy weight on my chest. I’m constantly on the verge of tears, grieving Charlie as if he died. I want to reach out to him, to know how he's doing, whether he got his dream job, but I hesitate because I fear Charlie may resent me for moving on so quickly. I also don’t want to disrespect my fiancé and our relationship.
This is consuming me, and I can’t tell anyone I know because they will misunderstand my feelings. How do I cope? How can I get over this lost friendship and this person I will probably never talk to or see again? I’ve never had a bond like me and him had. Charlie was my platonic soulmate and he’s now forever gone. It’s breaking my heart. I desperately need help.
2024.05.14 03:39 Complete-Fun5346 Targeting Bridgette in Hide and Be Sneaky
I know I had posted earlier about Bridgette's elimination not making sense. Wouldn't it make more sense for the guys to target Gwen since she won two times for her team pre-merge with The Big Sleep and Basic Straining? She even won future challenges like Hook, Line, Screamer, and Wawanakwa Gone Wild! She was also pretty good friends with Bridgette and Leshawna. If they thought that the winner would be decided by a jury vote then definitely Cody and Trent would vote for Gwen. Voting off Lindsay would make more sense since that would weaken Heather. It would be detrimental to the guys' alliance to vote off Brigette since she and Geoff were going out, weakening their alliance. Plus, Bridgette was shown to not be the best in challenges, especially in Not Quite Famous, when she started puking and broke Courtney's violin. Duncan mentioned that Bridgette is good at sports but we never really saw all that much besides that she was good at surfing. He also mentioned that everyone likes her, but besides Gwen and Leshwana, was she really friends with anyone else? I guess she was kind of friends with DJ but even he was willing to vote her off. Even if they thought the winner was going to be decided by a jury vote the only one of the eliminated contestants at that point that she was friends with was Courtney.
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2024.05.14 03:37 sperjetti My (30 f) husband (30 m) eats our groceries without sharing or asking if I want some. How do I get him to stop?
My (30) husband (30) has a habit of eating the last of grocery items and not telling me. This has happened 4 times in the past week and I was really frustrated about it tonight and told him to start asking me if I would like some before finishing something, and tell me if we’re out of something so I know to buy more. He sarcastically said back that he’ll be sure “ask permission” in the future and is now trying to press my buttons by telling me all the things he’s going to eat this week.
To start, I do all of the grocery shopping. We got in a fight earlier last week about this exact same thing. I had bought a bag of avocados on sale a week earlier and when I went to eat one they were all gone. This was after maybe 5 days of buying them so that is awhile, but I’m annoyed I didn’t get a single avocado. I don’t usually buy them because they’re expensive so I was looking forward to it. Then I went grocery shopping with a plan in mind to make a stew with some frozen squash we had. Came home it turns out he ate all the squash. I told him them to tell me when he finishes something.
Now today, I go to grab some halloumi and it’s all gone. I bought 3 packs that contained 2 burgers a pack last week. They were on sale, so again, an item I wouldn’t normally splurge on and was excited to eat, and I didn’t get a single piece. He ate 6 halloumi burgers without sharing. I was annoyed and went to go make yogurt with granola instead (bought 2 bags last week, again, on sale)…. Completely gone. I got one serving (1/4 cup) and he has eaten all the rest without telling me.
My main points of frustration are that 1. He doesn’t tell me we’re out 2. He doesn’t ask if I want any before finishing it 3. He seems to eat the expensive and good things we buy, upping grocery prices, and then complains to me that I’m spending too much on groceries. Avocados and halloumi are no longer on sale so I guess I will not be getting either for awhile. 4. Instead of just apologizing and agreeing to tell me when we’re out, he is smug and basically trying to push my buttons
I’m also on a lot of hormones for medical reasons right now so not sure if I’m being over dramatic or not.
TLDR: husband eats all of the expensive grocery items without sharing, telling me when we’re out, and then complains groceries are expensive. What can I do?
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To start, I do all of the grocery shopping. We got in a fight earlier last week about this exact same thing. I had bought a bag of avocados on sale a week earlier and when I went to eat one they were all gone. This was after maybe 5 days of buying them so that is awhile, but I’m annoyed I didn’t get a single avocado. I don’t usually buy them because they’re expensive so I was looking forward to it. Then I went grocery shopping with a plan in mind to make a stew with some frozen squash we had. Came home it turns out he ate all the squash. I told him them to tell me when he finishes something.
Now today, I go to grab some halloumi and it’s all gone. I bought 3 packs that contained 2 burgers a pack last week. They were on sale, so again, an item I wouldn’t normally splurge on and was excited to eat, and I didn’t get a single piece. He ate 6 halloumi burgers without sharing. I was annoyed and went to go make yogurt with granola instead (bought 2 bags last week, again, on sale)…. Completely gone. I got one serving (1/4 cup) and he has eaten all the rest without telling me.
My main points of frustration are that 1. He doesn’t tell me we’re out 2. He doesn’t ask if I want any before finishing it 3. He seems to eat the expensive and good things we buy, upping grocery prices, and then complains to me that I’m spending too much on groceries. Avocados and halloumi are no longer on sale so I guess I will not be getting either for awhile. 4. Instead of just apologizing and agreeing to tell me when we’re out, he is smug and basically trying to push my buttons
I’m also on a lot of hormones for medical reasons right now so not sure if I’m being over dramatic or not.
TLDR: husband eats all of the expensive grocery items without sharing, telling me when we’re out, and then complains groceries are expensive. What can I do?
2024.05.14 03:35 Fictitious_Username I realized I'm pretty fucking dense.
So I realized today I've gone on a few dates, fully romantic dates, and had no fucking clue. If someone diagnosed me with ASD I would give them it because how little I read between the lines.
This came up because I was going to recommend a restaurant in a town I went to, which made me think about the context of how I know it. Some real ADHD shit I guess.
I met up with a good online friend while moving across America several years ago and I asked him about stuff to do in his town since I was going to take a break from driving for a couple days and meet someone at the airport to come along for the rest of my drive.
Well we end up going to the mall, it was pretty cool, arcade, fun stuff, there was a short film theater, can't remember the short film, and the Chinese restaurant... Complete with live lobsters and huge decorative floral tables and statues. Flowers everywhere, apparently either some kind of event or their gimmick I don't remember but do remember where.
At some point I probably should've realized it was a impromptu date, probably when he gave me a stuffed animal he won, or when he said I would look good in something in one of the windows, maybe... Just fucking maybe... When he took me to a fancy restaurant for Chinese to end the night. Like looking back on this I'm screaming both for him and me. His mom tried to get me to smoke weed, I wasn't 21 yet. I should've realized she was in on this, she made him sit closer to me when she offered that weed. Neither one of us were openly queer at the time but I guess the signs were there. She even recommended sleeping on the bed together since the couch was hard (I've slept worse and with friends before) and none of this raised any alarms until now. Like... I feel like that fucking Tumblr post where a guy stumbles on some lesbians "not on a date" on my own fucking date years later.
Worst part is this isn't the first time I've done this. I need a drink, I'm fully embarrassed, the friend I met up with recently contacted me, so yeah... Context. Fuck.
On a side note, what pronouns do you use for describing someone in the past? like I'm technically misgendering her but at the time we were both guys and it probably is part of why I didn't notice.
Also we are both from small towns, in my experience a couple of the Chinese restaurants are the fancy restaurants you take people for a dinner dates in small towns, I've done that myself, though it's less impromptu.
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This came up because I was going to recommend a restaurant in a town I went to, which made me think about the context of how I know it. Some real ADHD shit I guess.
I met up with a good online friend while moving across America several years ago and I asked him about stuff to do in his town since I was going to take a break from driving for a couple days and meet someone at the airport to come along for the rest of my drive.
Well we end up going to the mall, it was pretty cool, arcade, fun stuff, there was a short film theater, can't remember the short film, and the Chinese restaurant... Complete with live lobsters and huge decorative floral tables and statues. Flowers everywhere, apparently either some kind of event or their gimmick I don't remember but do remember where.
At some point I probably should've realized it was a impromptu date, probably when he gave me a stuffed animal he won, or when he said I would look good in something in one of the windows, maybe... Just fucking maybe... When he took me to a fancy restaurant for Chinese to end the night. Like looking back on this I'm screaming both for him and me. His mom tried to get me to smoke weed, I wasn't 21 yet. I should've realized she was in on this, she made him sit closer to me when she offered that weed. Neither one of us were openly queer at the time but I guess the signs were there. She even recommended sleeping on the bed together since the couch was hard (I've slept worse and with friends before) and none of this raised any alarms until now. Like... I feel like that fucking Tumblr post where a guy stumbles on some lesbians "not on a date" on my own fucking date years later.
Worst part is this isn't the first time I've done this. I need a drink, I'm fully embarrassed, the friend I met up with recently contacted me, so yeah... Context. Fuck.
On a side note, what pronouns do you use for describing someone in the past? like I'm technically misgendering her but at the time we were both guys and it probably is part of why I didn't notice.
Also we are both from small towns, in my experience a couple of the Chinese restaurants are the fancy restaurants you take people for a dinner dates in small towns, I've done that myself, though it's less impromptu.
2024.05.14 03:34 anonomonomoly Finally Moved On
As the title says, I’ve (27F) moved on and closed a chapter in my book. I’ve been on and off with a guy (27M) we’ll call him a Ben for the sake of this post. He has always treated me like an option that he was forced to have and it shows with how he would only talk to me when he wanted something.
It was a cycle, he’d text/dm me and ask how I’ve been since we hadn’t talked since the last time we fell off due to his behavior. I’d engage in a conversation about how this needs to be different than last time and I want commitment from him. Ben would always agree and reassure me that he’s changed and he wants to do right by me. 2 months pass and we’re back as strangers.
This has gone on for about 3 years and I know that it sounds horrible but he always made it sound so good and I really did like him.
The day before Mother’s Day, he decided to send a DM as I had him blocked on everything else and I read the message and thought really hard about my response and if he’d be different this time and I decided not to respond at all. I blocked his user and deleted the messages.
This is just a reminder to all the humans that you don’t have to put up with a person that doesn’t respect you. If the relationship/situationship is making you feel like less of a person. It’s time to cut ties.
I do hope that Ben learns from this and does better for the next person that he pursues.
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It was a cycle, he’d text/dm me and ask how I’ve been since we hadn’t talked since the last time we fell off due to his behavior. I’d engage in a conversation about how this needs to be different than last time and I want commitment from him. Ben would always agree and reassure me that he’s changed and he wants to do right by me. 2 months pass and we’re back as strangers.
This has gone on for about 3 years and I know that it sounds horrible but he always made it sound so good and I really did like him.
The day before Mother’s Day, he decided to send a DM as I had him blocked on everything else and I read the message and thought really hard about my response and if he’d be different this time and I decided not to respond at all. I blocked his user and deleted the messages.
This is just a reminder to all the humans that you don’t have to put up with a person that doesn’t respect you. If the relationship/situationship is making you feel like less of a person. It’s time to cut ties.
I do hope that Ben learns from this and does better for the next person that he pursues.
2024.05.14 03:34 Happygirlcc Pet loss and family
I recently just lost my one year old puppy. Her name was Pennee (like Penny). She had just finished her training and was my emotional support dog. She became such a good girl. When we first rescued her I was so unsure of myself and thought I made a huge mistake. She would be my first dog and I would be taking her to my senior year of college with me to prep for grad school. I didn't want my family to know how doubtful I was but I felt like I made a crazy decision but Pennee taught me how to love. She taught me the privilege of being a mom. Pennee was so wild she always had a smile on her face but was difficult to train. I would get frustrated with her but when I look back it's like at one point she just got it. She went potty on command even if it was one drop, she knew when she could be crazy and she knew when she couldn't. During this time with her my parents were on and off about a divorce and I was always stuck in the middle. It made me very emotional but pennee helped. I even credit getting into PA school to my precious dog. I would always say I wouldn't know what I would do without her and unfortunately it happened too soon. I had made a gotcha day draft to post and that post turned it to something so different. We lost her unexpectedly quick to liver failure. For the first week my family was there. Now my sister tells me "I know she died but this shouldn't be a whole thing you just need to move on." (This is pretty ironic because it took my dog dying for my sister to actually start paying attention to her dog and taking care of her dog) On top of that my parents started fighting again. I feel like I have nowhere to turn now that my Pennee is gone. I planned on giving her such a better life moving out of my college apartment and into my own. I planned on doing life with her. I really needed her. My grief comes in waves but I can't just move on. I keep looking at videos and other posts but the difference is my puppy died not of old age, she had so much more life to live. It's hard to compare. As I prepare to go to PA school in the next couple months I can't help but wonder why this happened to me? Why my life has seemed to start crashing down? She was my soul dog, my reason, my home. I am thankful for family but my situation is far from perfect and it's making it harder. I am so lost and so sad.
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2024.05.14 03:32 MajesticTigeress Are these potential issues or am I just overthinking?
Hey, first time on here so I’m not sure if this is appropriate or not.
My parents are interested in buying a specific property (freestanding house) and there are a some things I wanted to get the general consensus on as to whether they are red flags. They have made mistakes when buying their previous property and I really don’t want them to make another mistake.
The property is a listed about 100k-200k less than comparable properties in the area, the real estate agent said it’s mainly because it’s on the main road and only has one, slightly small, living space - which is fine with my parents because my mum loves actually loves houses on a main road and rarely has people over. I was just wondering if the main road thing warrants a house going for that much lower, or is there likely an underlying issue? It’s estimated value is also higher than it’s listed price.
The listed price is only 11% greater that it’s purchased price in 2019 while a similar house a few streets away has gone up buy 33% since it was purchased in 2019. Again, is that an issue or is the owner likely just desperate to sell? The owners had their parents living there but moved them to another suburb and want to sell the property. The other house is newer but on a smaller land and in a court.
Lastly, not really a concern but thought I’d mention it. The house has sold about one every 4-9 years since 1990, it’s in the zone of a top zoned public school which people often buy in the area to get into so could that be the reason or may there be an issue there? I don’t think so but wanted to ask if that’s common because the neighbouring houses have been owned for 20+ years.
The house itself is looks great, my parents like it and would live there forever with no intention of selling. It doesn’t need any work aside from fixing up patchy grass. There’s a ‘workshop’ room behind the garage that they would renovate to make another living room.
I can’t figure out if I’m overthinking because the property price seems to good to be true for the suburb the house is located in. They genuinely can’t afford any other free standing house in the suburb but this one.
Any through thoughts appreciated! House is in Melbourne 17km from the CBD if that’s relevant.
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My parents are interested in buying a specific property (freestanding house) and there are a some things I wanted to get the general consensus on as to whether they are red flags. They have made mistakes when buying their previous property and I really don’t want them to make another mistake.
The property is a listed about 100k-200k less than comparable properties in the area, the real estate agent said it’s mainly because it’s on the main road and only has one, slightly small, living space - which is fine with my parents because my mum loves actually loves houses on a main road and rarely has people over. I was just wondering if the main road thing warrants a house going for that much lower, or is there likely an underlying issue? It’s estimated value is also higher than it’s listed price.
The listed price is only 11% greater that it’s purchased price in 2019 while a similar house a few streets away has gone up buy 33% since it was purchased in 2019. Again, is that an issue or is the owner likely just desperate to sell? The owners had their parents living there but moved them to another suburb and want to sell the property. The other house is newer but on a smaller land and in a court.
Lastly, not really a concern but thought I’d mention it. The house has sold about one every 4-9 years since 1990, it’s in the zone of a top zoned public school which people often buy in the area to get into so could that be the reason or may there be an issue there? I don’t think so but wanted to ask if that’s common because the neighbouring houses have been owned for 20+ years.
The house itself is looks great, my parents like it and would live there forever with no intention of selling. It doesn’t need any work aside from fixing up patchy grass. There’s a ‘workshop’ room behind the garage that they would renovate to make another living room.
I can’t figure out if I’m overthinking because the property price seems to good to be true for the suburb the house is located in. They genuinely can’t afford any other free standing house in the suburb but this one.
Any through thoughts appreciated! House is in Melbourne 17km from the CBD if that’s relevant.
2024.05.14 03:32 LumpOfSoftButter Selected Verses from The Atthakavagga - Zen Master Buddha, The Truth about Buddhism and Zen
Below, I will present to you selected verses from The Atthakavagga, the book of eights, among the first historical written teachings of Gautama Buddha.
You will see that these verses have share many similarities with Zen and few with Buddhism. I propose that Zen Master Buddha likely gave out expedients that quickly became codified into a religion with rights, incantantions and mental exercises. This is why he made an example of mahakashyapa’s enlightenment. This transmission was the only one not swallowed up by the religion beginning to form.
Without further ado, the textual evidence:
Suddhatthaka Sutta
“No true Sage speaks of purity in terms of something other. Or in terms of virtue, religious observances, or what is seen, heard or thought out. Merit and evil do not adhere to someone who has left behind what’s grasped, who doesn’t make up anything here…
True sages who’ve crossed the boundaries, wouldn’t grasp anything they can know or see in the world. Neither passionate for passion nor obsessed by dispassion. There is nothing here to grasp as superior”
Paramatthaka Sutta
“Letting go of what is taken up, the person free of grasping doesn’t depend on knowledge, or take sides when factions disagree, or fall back on any kind of view. One not inclined to either side, to becoming or nonbecoming, to here or the next world, there exists nothing to get entrenched in when considering the doctrines others grasp. Here, one does not conceive the slightest concept in regard to what is seen, heard or thought. How, in this world, could one categorize the sage who does not take hold of views. One does not construct, prefer or take up any doctrine. A true sage not led by precepts or religious practices, who has gone beyond, does not fall back on belief, is one who is thus.”
Jara Sutta
“Independent everywhere, sages make nothing cherished or not cherished. Despair and selfishness don’t stick to them as water doesn’t stick to a leaf. As a drop doesn’t stick to a leaf or water to a lotus petal, so what is seen, heard or thought doesn’t stick to a sage. By being without passion and dispassion, those who are cleansed don’t ruminate about what is seen, heard or thought out, nor do they wish for purity through anything else.”
Magandiya Sutta
“Whatever one should live detached from, the mighty one neither grasps nor disputes. Just as a lotus grows in water unsullied by water and mud, so a sage without greed, who advocates peace, is unsullied by sensuality and the world. Those who know don’t become proud in regard to views or what is thought out. They are not influenced by action or by learning; they don’t end up entrenched. Someone freed from concepts has no ties, someone freed by wisdom has no delusions. Those who grasp at concepts and views clash as they walk through the world.”
Kalahavivada Sutta
“Appearances disappear when not conceiving concepts, not conceiving false concepts, not nonconceiving, and not conceiving disappearance. This is because conceiving is the basis of conceptual differentiation.”
Tuvataka Sutta
“Let them completely destroy the root of conceptual differentiation. That is, the idea ‘I am the thinker’… They shouldn’t get entrenched in any teachings they know, whether their own or that of others. Good people say that being entrenched is not release. They would not, because of this, think themselves better, worse, or equal to others. Experiencing many things, they don’t take a stand in thoughts of themselves.”
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You will see that these verses have share many similarities with Zen and few with Buddhism. I propose that Zen Master Buddha likely gave out expedients that quickly became codified into a religion with rights, incantantions and mental exercises. This is why he made an example of mahakashyapa’s enlightenment. This transmission was the only one not swallowed up by the religion beginning to form.
Without further ado, the textual evidence:
Suddhatthaka Sutta
“No true Sage speaks of purity in terms of something other. Or in terms of virtue, religious observances, or what is seen, heard or thought out. Merit and evil do not adhere to someone who has left behind what’s grasped, who doesn’t make up anything here…
True sages who’ve crossed the boundaries, wouldn’t grasp anything they can know or see in the world. Neither passionate for passion nor obsessed by dispassion. There is nothing here to grasp as superior”
Paramatthaka Sutta
“Letting go of what is taken up, the person free of grasping doesn’t depend on knowledge, or take sides when factions disagree, or fall back on any kind of view. One not inclined to either side, to becoming or nonbecoming, to here or the next world, there exists nothing to get entrenched in when considering the doctrines others grasp. Here, one does not conceive the slightest concept in regard to what is seen, heard or thought. How, in this world, could one categorize the sage who does not take hold of views. One does not construct, prefer or take up any doctrine. A true sage not led by precepts or religious practices, who has gone beyond, does not fall back on belief, is one who is thus.”
Jara Sutta
“Independent everywhere, sages make nothing cherished or not cherished. Despair and selfishness don’t stick to them as water doesn’t stick to a leaf. As a drop doesn’t stick to a leaf or water to a lotus petal, so what is seen, heard or thought doesn’t stick to a sage. By being without passion and dispassion, those who are cleansed don’t ruminate about what is seen, heard or thought out, nor do they wish for purity through anything else.”
Magandiya Sutta
“Whatever one should live detached from, the mighty one neither grasps nor disputes. Just as a lotus grows in water unsullied by water and mud, so a sage without greed, who advocates peace, is unsullied by sensuality and the world. Those who know don’t become proud in regard to views or what is thought out. They are not influenced by action or by learning; they don’t end up entrenched. Someone freed from concepts has no ties, someone freed by wisdom has no delusions. Those who grasp at concepts and views clash as they walk through the world.”
Kalahavivada Sutta
“Appearances disappear when not conceiving concepts, not conceiving false concepts, not nonconceiving, and not conceiving disappearance. This is because conceiving is the basis of conceptual differentiation.”
Tuvataka Sutta
“Let them completely destroy the root of conceptual differentiation. That is, the idea ‘I am the thinker’… They shouldn’t get entrenched in any teachings they know, whether their own or that of others. Good people say that being entrenched is not release. They would not, because of this, think themselves better, worse, or equal to others. Experiencing many things, they don’t take a stand in thoughts of themselves.”
2024.05.14 03:31 Appropriate-Chip-290 Struggling with Anxiety
Hey everyone...first time poster on Reddit. I've cruised the history forums before in the past, but I've never dove too deep into what kinds of communities Reddit has to offer. I stumbled across this forum from Google while looking for step parenting advice. I had posted on a different parenting forum but was sort of ostracized when I mentioned I was in a step parent role. I haven't found many places for step parent support, so I'm glad to have found this one. My SO and I are only dating so I guess I'm not a step parent in a technical sense, but I'm on a path that could lead me there.
I'm still pretty new to all of this. I'm a male, in my early 30's. My SO is around the same age and has a son who is under the age of 10.
My SO and I have been together for close to 1.5 years. We don't live together, but we have talked about it.
The first 8 months of the relationship was pure bliss. I'm sure many here can relate to this. So much so, I was willing to jump in to dating a single mother without any hesitation. I didn't know what exactly I was getting myself in to, but I knew it wouldn't be like any of the traditional relationships I have been in prior. My SO is a very special person in my eyes and I have deep, passionate feelings for her. On the other side of that coin is what comes with a single mother. The child, the child's bio-dad, and bio-dad's family.
I'm just going to come right out and say it all. This is all starting to really wear me down. My anxiety is through the roof whenever I'm around her son and the other family that comes with him. The idea of going to watch him play sports sounds great, until I realize we're going to be sitting next to her son's dad's family. His Dad is engaged to a wonderful woman who is also very supportive and her immediate family also joins in. Plus the bio-dad's immediate family. So it's all of them, my gf, and then me. You want to talk about feeling out of place. Holy smokes. And it seems like no matter how hard I try, I cannot get comfortable. I have talked to a therapist who thought maybe more exposure could help. Maybe try putting myself in those uncomfortable situations and see if it eventually gets better. It sounded great on paper and in our sessions, but when I put it to practice it is absolutely miserable and it hasn't gotten much better.
I've gone to plenty of his games through various sports and I've gone to a couple of his school functions and each time it feels like a little more gets taken out of me. This past Saturday was kind of the boiling point for me. We had an early morning baseball game and then we were invited to bio-dad's family home for lunch. I knew deep down it probably wasn't going to be enjoyable for me but I wanted to support my SO and her son, and thought maybe it would help with the anxiety I've been experiencing. Yeah, not the case. I very much felt all alone, and miserable. I was able to converse with people and act like I was doing ok, but inside was a different picture. I literally had to sit their with bio-dad and his Mom while my SO played with her son, out in the yard. Probably the most awkward position I've ever been in. Having to watch bio-dad and my SO parent their son together was just kind of...I don't know...it was a shock and not a good one. I feel like a terrible person for not enjoying my time in this relationship. My SO is a great mom and bio-dad is a great dad. They are both very supportive of their son and have built a wonderful family unit for him to grow up and thrive in, even though mom and dad aren't together. I feel like anyone else would be enjoying this, but I just can't bring myself to be happy.
I don't know if I should wait it out and push through and see if it gets better and I can become mentally stronger. Or if I should consider removing myself from the situation. I'm still having what I've come to call "anxiety after shocks" from Saturday so I'm not in a good state of mind to make big decisions. I just wanted to come here and kind of talk about my experiences and see if anyone had any advice, or if anyone has been in this situation and was able to persevere while continuing their relationship.
Thanks
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I'm still pretty new to all of this. I'm a male, in my early 30's. My SO is around the same age and has a son who is under the age of 10.
My SO and I have been together for close to 1.5 years. We don't live together, but we have talked about it.
The first 8 months of the relationship was pure bliss. I'm sure many here can relate to this. So much so, I was willing to jump in to dating a single mother without any hesitation. I didn't know what exactly I was getting myself in to, but I knew it wouldn't be like any of the traditional relationships I have been in prior. My SO is a very special person in my eyes and I have deep, passionate feelings for her. On the other side of that coin is what comes with a single mother. The child, the child's bio-dad, and bio-dad's family.
I'm just going to come right out and say it all. This is all starting to really wear me down. My anxiety is through the roof whenever I'm around her son and the other family that comes with him. The idea of going to watch him play sports sounds great, until I realize we're going to be sitting next to her son's dad's family. His Dad is engaged to a wonderful woman who is also very supportive and her immediate family also joins in. Plus the bio-dad's immediate family. So it's all of them, my gf, and then me. You want to talk about feeling out of place. Holy smokes. And it seems like no matter how hard I try, I cannot get comfortable. I have talked to a therapist who thought maybe more exposure could help. Maybe try putting myself in those uncomfortable situations and see if it eventually gets better. It sounded great on paper and in our sessions, but when I put it to practice it is absolutely miserable and it hasn't gotten much better.
I've gone to plenty of his games through various sports and I've gone to a couple of his school functions and each time it feels like a little more gets taken out of me. This past Saturday was kind of the boiling point for me. We had an early morning baseball game and then we were invited to bio-dad's family home for lunch. I knew deep down it probably wasn't going to be enjoyable for me but I wanted to support my SO and her son, and thought maybe it would help with the anxiety I've been experiencing. Yeah, not the case. I very much felt all alone, and miserable. I was able to converse with people and act like I was doing ok, but inside was a different picture. I literally had to sit their with bio-dad and his Mom while my SO played with her son, out in the yard. Probably the most awkward position I've ever been in. Having to watch bio-dad and my SO parent their son together was just kind of...I don't know...it was a shock and not a good one. I feel like a terrible person for not enjoying my time in this relationship. My SO is a great mom and bio-dad is a great dad. They are both very supportive of their son and have built a wonderful family unit for him to grow up and thrive in, even though mom and dad aren't together. I feel like anyone else would be enjoying this, but I just can't bring myself to be happy.
I don't know if I should wait it out and push through and see if it gets better and I can become mentally stronger. Or if I should consider removing myself from the situation. I'm still having what I've come to call "anxiety after shocks" from Saturday so I'm not in a good state of mind to make big decisions. I just wanted to come here and kind of talk about my experiences and see if anyone had any advice, or if anyone has been in this situation and was able to persevere while continuing their relationship.
Thanks
2024.05.14 03:29 Americanrunson Bf uninvited from family trip
Me and my boyfriend are in our 20s and have been together for about two years. We have gone on countless trips together including internationally and recently moved in together in a new state. We have gone to Trump rallies and are both right wing. I have met his whole family, and he has met some of my family. Im very close with my family even though they live all over the country. My family goes on a couple trips in a huge river cabin each year… when we started dating I didn’t bring him (even though some family will bring their flings) but now that we’re living together I would like for my bf to be included in the family more. Some of my family have suggested I bring him along. However, my uncle has told some family that he isn’t allowed to come because he doesn’t want his two boys (elementary aged) to be exposed to us being gay. It’s a weird situation bc me and my bf agree that sexuality/gender shouldn’t be taught at schools and we definitely don’t want to disrespect how anyone teaches their kids. But my uncle clearly is anti-lgbt to the extent that he doesn’t want us to be together in front of his kids. It kinda hurts bc I feel like me and my bf could set a good example of the fact that there are respectful gay ppl who aren’t going to push their beliefs on your kids. Like there is a world of differences out there and you should respect others even if you don’t agree with them, to me this is the conservative way. Is it hypocritical to ‘cancel’ my bf in coming to the river? We don’t do public PDA so I don’t think it would be really awkward either. It seems as though ppl are less accepting since the new wave of lgbtqia+ because we are unfortunately getting clumped in with all the crazy stuff.
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2024.05.14 03:28 Everkeen Loosing my mind over bearing noise!
Hello all. First off I am a journeyman mechanic myself, but this issue is driving me nuts. I usually work on small Japanese cars but I have a 2009 GMC Sierra HD 2500 for hauling our camper. Ever since I've bought it a few years ago it has a rank bearing noise from the front left. If I turn right the noise is very loud. If I turn left the noise is gone instantly. On the hoist there is zero noise from either bearing but I have replaced the left one with two bearings and they did nothing for the noise. I have replaced the tires, as well as the left front CV axle, all did nothing for the noise. When I look at the hubs with a thermal camera the left is noticeable hotter than the right. What am I missing here? The brakes are in good shape as well.
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2024.05.14 03:28 Outside_Aerie92 How do I get my licences?
Im having a super hard time getting my licecnes and my permit because my dad had changed my last name from Brown to John and before we got sent the SSN. we had gone to the BMV trying to get me an ID and on the system they had used my old SSN because we didnt have my new one yet so when i took my permit test and passed i brought in the new SSN and my new birthcirtificate and i was trying to get it and they said that it wont work because now the SSN and Birthcirtificate is the same. So they told us we needed to get the Name change document and my dad sent out for it and when we received it they said it wasn't good enough and that we needed the name change amendment and sense i was born in PA all my docs are from there and i live in OHIO and the problem is that PA is a closed record state meaning they do not give that out so im fucked i just tuned 16 about 6 months ago and would have already had my license and right now i need it the most and have no idea what to do because of this situation hopefully someone here could help if not all good and thank you
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2024.05.14 03:26 237SnK What I think/would like to happen in WOW
This is what I think will happen and what I would like to happen in Winds of Winter.
North:
Stannis wins, but loses almost all his forces and in Winterfell there are no resources left, so he is forced to return to the wall leaving a few men in Winterfell. Ramsey had sent the false pink letter to provoke Jon, because Stannis used Theon and the false Arya as bait, making Ramsey go out with a few men to capture them (against the orders of his father Roose). Ramsey wanted to provoke Jon to make him leave Castle Black (knowing that Jon was his Lord Commander) and thus turn the Night's Watch against him. Ramsey eventually captures Theon and the fake Arya, but on his way back he finds the castle taken by Stannis, so he flees to Dreadfort. Jon is dead, and Selysse, upon learning of the pink letter, proposes to Melissandre to burn Shireen in order to help Stannis, and she accepts. By burning Shireen, Jon is resurrected. A second letter arrives, and this one says that Stannis has taken Winterfell but that he must return to consolidate the supply line (since Winterfell has no supplies to feed the survivors of his army). Jon, upon learning what has happened, with the help of the wildlings and those still loyal to him in the guard, imprisons Selysse along with all those who were part of his murder.
However, Jon decides to let Melissandre escape knowing that Stannis would kill her for what she did, and he does so because as much as it disgusts him that she burned Shireen, there is a power in her or her Red God or whatever that may be necessary for the war against the Others. Stannis returns and learns what has happened from Jon's words (I think this would be a very good moment to see Stannis in a moment of great vulnerability, to see a man like him break). Stannis decides to execute Selysse, and Jon executes all those responsible for his murder. Jon proposes to Stannis to join him this time as Jon Stark (leaving everything related to the Watch, including the Hardhome issue) to save Arya along with the help of the wildlings. Stannis accepts, knowing that the girl Ramsey has is not really Arya, omitting the truth out of interest. This time the North joins Stannis' cause for Jon Stark, and they march to Dreadfort. The battle of the bastards occurs, Jon, Stannis and Mance Ryder win handsomely saving Theon and Jeyne Poole (Jon realizing it wasn't Arya). This is when the wall is destroyed or the Others have somehow gotten through (as by Eastwatch freezing the sea itself). Jon realizes that he abandoned his guard and his brothers for nothing. (At this point the Iron bank funding comes to Stannis, but I doubt very much that it would do much good. Maybe for a large fleet in White Harbor, which would serve to evacuate the north to the free cities).
South:
Aegon conquers the Stormlands and marries Arianne Martell. The attempted coup of the Sand Snakes at King's Landing fails (Ser Robert Strong, the Mountain, protects Cersei and Tommen by killing the Sand Snakes). Dorne, the Stormlands and the golden company led by Aegon and Jon Connington invade Highgarden. Cersei asks Littlefinger for help in the Vale, and he accepts, but meanwhile Littlefinger agrees to an alliance with Aegon and swears allegiance to him if he makes him Warden of the East and Warden of the North through Sansa Stark, thus him marrying her (Robert Arryn dies in an “accident”). Aegon accepts because he knows about Stannis' advance in the North. Cersei opens the gates to the army of the Vale, and it sacks King's landing. Cersei talks to the pyromancer and tells him to burn the whole city while she plans to flee with Tommen. He obeys and begins the process. Then Arya (who has already had her development in Braavos) shows up and in some spectacular way from what she has learned in the Faceless Men kills the Mountain, and then Arya goes after Cersei and Tommen. Cersei begs Arya to spare Tommen's life, to kill her but not to kill Tommen. Arya then slowly kills Tommen in front of Cersei, and then kills her. The whole city starts to burn from the valyrian fire, but Arya escapes (She heard Cersei's orders she gave to the pyromancer being with another face, but she doesn't bother to stop him, she is totally indifferent about it). King's Landing ends up completely in ruins, exploding and burning everything and everyone who fails to escape. Aegon is left without capital and without an iron throne (Varys is also saved thanks to the secret passages).
Euron conquers Casterly Rock with the intention of plundering the gold and finds that there is nothing. In addition, Lady Stoneheart (Catelyn) kills Jaime in front of Brienne (who accepts because she swore to obey Catelyn, even knowing that Jaime had changed and still loving him, she does it out of honor). Catelyn leading the brotherhood without a banner kills and hunts down all the Freys, including Walder Frey, causing the riverlands to end in anarchy. Catelyn, for the intel she got from Jaime, goes to the westerlands to save Jeyne Westerling (Robb's Wife) in The Crag and Edmure on Casterly Rock (along the way she meets Brynden, the Blackfish). Once Catelyn saves Jeyne at The Craig she and her family tell her that they hid Robb's son in the riverlands, pretending that Jeyne had miscarried. She also learns that the Ironborn have captured Casterly Rock, where Edmure is. Catelyn is at the crossroads of going west to try to save her brother or going east to look for Robb's son.
Essos:
Barristan Selmy meets Jorah and Tyrion, and initially Barristan wants to kill Jorah for bypassing the exile but Tyrion intervenes and they focus more on finding Daenerys. The three go on an expedition in search of Daenerys (leaving the Unsullied and the Second Sons in charge of Meereen). Daenerys is trapped in the Dosh Khaleen, and Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan end up finding out somehow, so they plan to save her (Jorah knows the city will be deserted). After they are gone, Victarion and his fleet arrive in Meereen, and Moqorro sounds the horn after making sacrifices to R'hllor (thus avoiding his own death). Moqorro gains control over Viserion and Rhaegal. The Ironborn take over Meereen with the help of the dragons, and Victarion, not finding Daenerys, tells Moqorro that two dragons are enough and that they should return to Westeros. Moqorro objects, and then performs a ritual in his flames that makes him see where Daenerys is. Victarion, Moqorro and the Ironborn make an expedition to go after Daenerys to Vaes Dothrak.
The Dothrakis realize that there is an army heading towards Vaes Dothrak, so all the Khals go there to protect their holy city. Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan at first find the city completely deserted, but when the Khals arrive everything fills up and they must flee and hide. Then the Ironborn arrive, led by Victarion. The Dothrakis charge the Ironborn, and then Moqorro uses the dragons and the dragons burn them. In the midst of the chaos, Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan manage to reach Daenerys along with the other Khaleesis, but Drogon appears. Daenerys controls Drogon as best she can (he isn't under Morroqo's influence), and tells Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan to run away. Drogon then burns Dosh Khaleen along with all the Khaleesis. This is a catastrophe for all the Dothrakis, but then among the flames Daenerys appears. The Dothrakis consider this a prophecy, so all the khals prostrate themselves before her and join her army. Moqorro, Victarion and Daenerys meet, and then Moqorro gives the horn to Daenerys. Victarion objects, but being surrounded by Dothrakis and now without power over the dragons, he decides not to exert force also at Moqorro's persuasion. Moqorro tells Daenerys that death is marching on Westeros, that the wall has fallen. It is then that Daenerys decides to leave with the Dothrakis, the Unsullied and the Ironborn with Victarion's fleet to Westeros (it may be that the Dothraki went overland to the free cities and then embarked from there).
So, this would be in summary what I think would happen without reaching the end and skipping many things. Daenerys would take many months to reach Westeros, she would stop by other slaver cities to feed her great army. Meanwhile, the North led by Stannis as King, Jon Stark as guardian of the North and Mance Ryder leading the wildlings, would have to organize a massive evacuation of the entire North to below the neck. Thousands of ravens would fly. Jon, Stannis and Mance would be on the front lines fighting Aegon's army, being the golden company, dorne, the knights of the valley, what's left of the stormlands and probably also part of the tyrell (who I assume would eventually surrender to Aegon). Stannis' conquest to the south would not so much be a war as a desperate flight, Aegon would not believe anything about the others and would see Stannis only as the brother of the man who killed his father. Aegon's army is much larger, has far more supplies (the north is in ruins) and his army of far, far higher quality (the golden company and the knights of the valley are some of the best). So I would guess that Stannis would lose against the Vale and would have to decide to maneuver to the twins (which are abandoned by the passing of Lady Stoneheart). The goal would not be to win battles, but to flee from the Others. It would be like what Mance Ryder did beyond the wall but all the way north to the south. (I assume at some point Daenerys would land at Dragonstone and fight Aegon, a marriage between them would no longer be viable) Something I forgot about: I assume Davos would eventually find Rickon with Osha. White Harbor would be the most important place to evacuate the north, sending as many refugees as possible to the free cities. Now, I don't quite know what would happen with Bran really. He might be a good point of view from which to see the mass evacuation of the north, with him fleeing to the south as well. I think that the advance of the others should take over all of Westeros and even advance towards Essos through the sea of stepstones but frozen. Let it be a real massive apocalyptic event.
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North:
Stannis wins, but loses almost all his forces and in Winterfell there are no resources left, so he is forced to return to the wall leaving a few men in Winterfell. Ramsey had sent the false pink letter to provoke Jon, because Stannis used Theon and the false Arya as bait, making Ramsey go out with a few men to capture them (against the orders of his father Roose). Ramsey wanted to provoke Jon to make him leave Castle Black (knowing that Jon was his Lord Commander) and thus turn the Night's Watch against him. Ramsey eventually captures Theon and the fake Arya, but on his way back he finds the castle taken by Stannis, so he flees to Dreadfort. Jon is dead, and Selysse, upon learning of the pink letter, proposes to Melissandre to burn Shireen in order to help Stannis, and she accepts. By burning Shireen, Jon is resurrected. A second letter arrives, and this one says that Stannis has taken Winterfell but that he must return to consolidate the supply line (since Winterfell has no supplies to feed the survivors of his army). Jon, upon learning what has happened, with the help of the wildlings and those still loyal to him in the guard, imprisons Selysse along with all those who were part of his murder.
However, Jon decides to let Melissandre escape knowing that Stannis would kill her for what she did, and he does so because as much as it disgusts him that she burned Shireen, there is a power in her or her Red God or whatever that may be necessary for the war against the Others. Stannis returns and learns what has happened from Jon's words (I think this would be a very good moment to see Stannis in a moment of great vulnerability, to see a man like him break). Stannis decides to execute Selysse, and Jon executes all those responsible for his murder. Jon proposes to Stannis to join him this time as Jon Stark (leaving everything related to the Watch, including the Hardhome issue) to save Arya along with the help of the wildlings. Stannis accepts, knowing that the girl Ramsey has is not really Arya, omitting the truth out of interest. This time the North joins Stannis' cause for Jon Stark, and they march to Dreadfort. The battle of the bastards occurs, Jon, Stannis and Mance Ryder win handsomely saving Theon and Jeyne Poole (Jon realizing it wasn't Arya). This is when the wall is destroyed or the Others have somehow gotten through (as by Eastwatch freezing the sea itself). Jon realizes that he abandoned his guard and his brothers for nothing. (At this point the Iron bank funding comes to Stannis, but I doubt very much that it would do much good. Maybe for a large fleet in White Harbor, which would serve to evacuate the north to the free cities).
South:
Aegon conquers the Stormlands and marries Arianne Martell. The attempted coup of the Sand Snakes at King's Landing fails (Ser Robert Strong, the Mountain, protects Cersei and Tommen by killing the Sand Snakes). Dorne, the Stormlands and the golden company led by Aegon and Jon Connington invade Highgarden. Cersei asks Littlefinger for help in the Vale, and he accepts, but meanwhile Littlefinger agrees to an alliance with Aegon and swears allegiance to him if he makes him Warden of the East and Warden of the North through Sansa Stark, thus him marrying her (Robert Arryn dies in an “accident”). Aegon accepts because he knows about Stannis' advance in the North. Cersei opens the gates to the army of the Vale, and it sacks King's landing. Cersei talks to the pyromancer and tells him to burn the whole city while she plans to flee with Tommen. He obeys and begins the process. Then Arya (who has already had her development in Braavos) shows up and in some spectacular way from what she has learned in the Faceless Men kills the Mountain, and then Arya goes after Cersei and Tommen. Cersei begs Arya to spare Tommen's life, to kill her but not to kill Tommen. Arya then slowly kills Tommen in front of Cersei, and then kills her. The whole city starts to burn from the valyrian fire, but Arya escapes (She heard Cersei's orders she gave to the pyromancer being with another face, but she doesn't bother to stop him, she is totally indifferent about it). King's Landing ends up completely in ruins, exploding and burning everything and everyone who fails to escape. Aegon is left without capital and without an iron throne (Varys is also saved thanks to the secret passages).
Euron conquers Casterly Rock with the intention of plundering the gold and finds that there is nothing. In addition, Lady Stoneheart (Catelyn) kills Jaime in front of Brienne (who accepts because she swore to obey Catelyn, even knowing that Jaime had changed and still loving him, she does it out of honor). Catelyn leading the brotherhood without a banner kills and hunts down all the Freys, including Walder Frey, causing the riverlands to end in anarchy. Catelyn, for the intel she got from Jaime, goes to the westerlands to save Jeyne Westerling (Robb's Wife) in The Crag and Edmure on Casterly Rock (along the way she meets Brynden, the Blackfish). Once Catelyn saves Jeyne at The Craig she and her family tell her that they hid Robb's son in the riverlands, pretending that Jeyne had miscarried. She also learns that the Ironborn have captured Casterly Rock, where Edmure is. Catelyn is at the crossroads of going west to try to save her brother or going east to look for Robb's son.
Essos:
Barristan Selmy meets Jorah and Tyrion, and initially Barristan wants to kill Jorah for bypassing the exile but Tyrion intervenes and they focus more on finding Daenerys. The three go on an expedition in search of Daenerys (leaving the Unsullied and the Second Sons in charge of Meereen). Daenerys is trapped in the Dosh Khaleen, and Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan end up finding out somehow, so they plan to save her (Jorah knows the city will be deserted). After they are gone, Victarion and his fleet arrive in Meereen, and Moqorro sounds the horn after making sacrifices to R'hllor (thus avoiding his own death). Moqorro gains control over Viserion and Rhaegal. The Ironborn take over Meereen with the help of the dragons, and Victarion, not finding Daenerys, tells Moqorro that two dragons are enough and that they should return to Westeros. Moqorro objects, and then performs a ritual in his flames that makes him see where Daenerys is. Victarion, Moqorro and the Ironborn make an expedition to go after Daenerys to Vaes Dothrak.
The Dothrakis realize that there is an army heading towards Vaes Dothrak, so all the Khals go there to protect their holy city. Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan at first find the city completely deserted, but when the Khals arrive everything fills up and they must flee and hide. Then the Ironborn arrive, led by Victarion. The Dothrakis charge the Ironborn, and then Moqorro uses the dragons and the dragons burn them. In the midst of the chaos, Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan manage to reach Daenerys along with the other Khaleesis, but Drogon appears. Daenerys controls Drogon as best she can (he isn't under Morroqo's influence), and tells Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan to run away. Drogon then burns Dosh Khaleen along with all the Khaleesis. This is a catastrophe for all the Dothrakis, but then among the flames Daenerys appears. The Dothrakis consider this a prophecy, so all the khals prostrate themselves before her and join her army. Moqorro, Victarion and Daenerys meet, and then Moqorro gives the horn to Daenerys. Victarion objects, but being surrounded by Dothrakis and now without power over the dragons, he decides not to exert force also at Moqorro's persuasion. Moqorro tells Daenerys that death is marching on Westeros, that the wall has fallen. It is then that Daenerys decides to leave with the Dothrakis, the Unsullied and the Ironborn with Victarion's fleet to Westeros (it may be that the Dothraki went overland to the free cities and then embarked from there).
So, this would be in summary what I think would happen without reaching the end and skipping many things. Daenerys would take many months to reach Westeros, she would stop by other slaver cities to feed her great army. Meanwhile, the North led by Stannis as King, Jon Stark as guardian of the North and Mance Ryder leading the wildlings, would have to organize a massive evacuation of the entire North to below the neck. Thousands of ravens would fly. Jon, Stannis and Mance would be on the front lines fighting Aegon's army, being the golden company, dorne, the knights of the valley, what's left of the stormlands and probably also part of the tyrell (who I assume would eventually surrender to Aegon). Stannis' conquest to the south would not so much be a war as a desperate flight, Aegon would not believe anything about the others and would see Stannis only as the brother of the man who killed his father. Aegon's army is much larger, has far more supplies (the north is in ruins) and his army of far, far higher quality (the golden company and the knights of the valley are some of the best). So I would guess that Stannis would lose against the Vale and would have to decide to maneuver to the twins (which are abandoned by the passing of Lady Stoneheart). The goal would not be to win battles, but to flee from the Others. It would be like what Mance Ryder did beyond the wall but all the way north to the south. (I assume at some point Daenerys would land at Dragonstone and fight Aegon, a marriage between them would no longer be viable) Something I forgot about: I assume Davos would eventually find Rickon with Osha. White Harbor would be the most important place to evacuate the north, sending as many refugees as possible to the free cities. Now, I don't quite know what would happen with Bran really. He might be a good point of view from which to see the mass evacuation of the north, with him fleeing to the south as well. I think that the advance of the others should take over all of Westeros and even advance towards Essos through the sea of stepstones but frozen. Let it be a real massive apocalyptic event.
2024.05.14 03:26 beepmeepp AITA For Messaging About Updates on a Package a Redditor Sent Me?
This has turned into an insane situation. The forum won’t let me post any pictures of our conversation, which is upsetting, but this has gone haywire.
About a month and a half ago, my dog died. I posted on redditgetsdrawnbadly for some silly drawings. I haven’t really posted much, but I’ve seen people do that and it seems to make them feel better. Her death was so sudden, I miss her so much. Anyways, this user commented on the post about how she did a watercolor painting and would do another to make me smile. I was overjoyed and offered another photo to make her painting easier. She messaged me a picture of the paintings and I was so happy! She looked like her old chunky self. The user then told me she’d send them to me if I wanted them, for free or “pay/tip what you can, when you receive them”. I gave her an address she could send them to. She said she’d send them off later that day and send me a tracking number. My last message was asking for her Venmo or cashapp since I didn’t mind compensating her well ($150. I am off well enough and wanted to pay her back for her kindness). No response. For one full month, I texted her every week or so asking for an update on the URL. Just a “hey, any update?” Or “Hello?”. No response. I thought I got scammed, and was worried about my safety (gave someone my address, which is my own fault) so I checked her account to see if she had been active. She was very active! That made me upset, so when I saw she commented on someone’s post about “making pet portraits and sending them off as a ‘pay what you want’ “ I fumed. I responded to her comment and basically said “This isn't true. They'll do it but never send it to you and will ghost you when you ask for any updates. They drew my dog who passed away and ghosted me after I gave them my address. Don't waste your time like I did.”
That must have set her off. She messaged me back immediately saying her cat died and she couldn’t send my package because of it. I told her I didn’t need the package sent right away, I just wanted communication. Even a simple, “hey, I’m busy rn I’ll get to you when I can” would’ve soothed my anxiety. Apparently, I’m a terrible person. I was calm and collected in my response to her, but she twisted it around and said “Sorry my cat suddenly you have ruined my Mother's Day I'm bawling. I only tried to do something nice and I got slandered all over. I hope you get it. If I die suddenly soon and you hear about it on Reddit, I hope you know you contributed to it.” (Exact copy and paste)
I suggested seeking professional help. I couldn’t block her because I unblocked her yesterday to respond to her comment. Now I’m waiting for 9pm tonight to block her again.
She has sent people to harass me and call me a scammer. Saying I’m “scamming for free paintings”. All I did was ask for silly doodles!! She then said “she never even paid postage”in a comment about me, which is ironic considering she told me in DMs that I didn’t need to pay a dime (like I said above, I was going to compensate her when I received the paintings, but we never made it that far. I never even got her info). She messaged me saying she’ll escalate this situation if I don’t apologize for slandering her and to never “cross a witch”. Then she said I’ve ruined her health and she’s dealing with cancer and I’ve ruined her spark for drawing because of how much I “slandered” her with my “lies”.
I just want to know where I went wrong here. I wish she’d block me so this can be over. She is blowing up my phone with her friends harassing me, all because I responded to her public comment. Her last text to me was “Guess u decided to FAAFO. Good luck!” I want this over. She’s going to paint me in a terrible light and I’m exhausted from arguing with people online.
So Reddit, please tell me- AITA?
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About a month and a half ago, my dog died. I posted on redditgetsdrawnbadly for some silly drawings. I haven’t really posted much, but I’ve seen people do that and it seems to make them feel better. Her death was so sudden, I miss her so much. Anyways, this user commented on the post about how she did a watercolor painting and would do another to make me smile. I was overjoyed and offered another photo to make her painting easier. She messaged me a picture of the paintings and I was so happy! She looked like her old chunky self. The user then told me she’d send them to me if I wanted them, for free or “pay/tip what you can, when you receive them”. I gave her an address she could send them to. She said she’d send them off later that day and send me a tracking number. My last message was asking for her Venmo or cashapp since I didn’t mind compensating her well ($150. I am off well enough and wanted to pay her back for her kindness). No response. For one full month, I texted her every week or so asking for an update on the URL. Just a “hey, any update?” Or “Hello?”. No response. I thought I got scammed, and was worried about my safety (gave someone my address, which is my own fault) so I checked her account to see if she had been active. She was very active! That made me upset, so when I saw she commented on someone’s post about “making pet portraits and sending them off as a ‘pay what you want’ “ I fumed. I responded to her comment and basically said “This isn't true. They'll do it but never send it to you and will ghost you when you ask for any updates. They drew my dog who passed away and ghosted me after I gave them my address. Don't waste your time like I did.”
That must have set her off. She messaged me back immediately saying her cat died and she couldn’t send my package because of it. I told her I didn’t need the package sent right away, I just wanted communication. Even a simple, “hey, I’m busy rn I’ll get to you when I can” would’ve soothed my anxiety. Apparently, I’m a terrible person. I was calm and collected in my response to her, but she twisted it around and said “Sorry my cat suddenly you have ruined my Mother's Day I'm bawling. I only tried to do something nice and I got slandered all over. I hope you get it. If I die suddenly soon and you hear about it on Reddit, I hope you know you contributed to it.” (Exact copy and paste)
I suggested seeking professional help. I couldn’t block her because I unblocked her yesterday to respond to her comment. Now I’m waiting for 9pm tonight to block her again.
She has sent people to harass me and call me a scammer. Saying I’m “scamming for free paintings”. All I did was ask for silly doodles!! She then said “she never even paid postage”in a comment about me, which is ironic considering she told me in DMs that I didn’t need to pay a dime (like I said above, I was going to compensate her when I received the paintings, but we never made it that far. I never even got her info). She messaged me saying she’ll escalate this situation if I don’t apologize for slandering her and to never “cross a witch”. Then she said I’ve ruined her health and she’s dealing with cancer and I’ve ruined her spark for drawing because of how much I “slandered” her with my “lies”.
I just want to know where I went wrong here. I wish she’d block me so this can be over. She is blowing up my phone with her friends harassing me, all because I responded to her public comment. Her last text to me was “Guess u decided to FAAFO. Good luck!” I want this over. She’s going to paint me in a terrible light and I’m exhausted from arguing with people online.
So Reddit, please tell me- AITA?
2024.05.14 03:22 Automatic-Fly-2345 21 Year Old - Advice & Priorities?
Hello Friends,
I have been a fly on the wall on this subreddit forum for a while now, and I love what I see. I have learned a lot, and I thought it would be nice for me to share my situation, get some advice, or at least get a grasp on if I should worry as much as I am and things along that nature.
I am 21 years old, turning 22 very soon. I live in California and I am blessed to do what I do.
I own a company which I started when I was 18 years old, and things have gone very well for me for which I am blessed. In turn, of course, I work 7 Days a Week, I do not have a day off, and work my ass off to set up everything well. I am very happy with working this hard and I wish for it not to change.
I make about $96,000 per year AFTER taxes. This is my net income.
The breakdown of how I use this money per month is the following:
$813/mo - Car Payment
$411/mo - Car Insurance
$1,500/mo - I live with my father and my fiance, so I am helping him with the mortgage payment on our house.
$220/mo - I have a fiance, and I like to give her an allowance every month just as a way to support her.
$2,000/mo - I put this much per month into a Savings Account for me and my fiance, for a future house for us to buy roughly in 5-6 years from today. I plan to become a father in about 2 Years, so this is roughly our plan to move out of California in about 5-6 years when our kid is 3 years old, and buy our own home.
$500/mo - I put this much into my personal savings account, as a way to have extra cushion and emergency fund.
$450/mo - I put this much into credit card payments, going extra to knock it all down nicely. I have x4 credit cards, and the minimum payments on all of them adds up to $120. I go much extra to knock them down faster.
$250/mo - Going out with the soon to be wife during the month (breakfasts together, a few dinners).
$300/mo - Most of the time breakfast for me during the day while I am at the office.
$170/mo - Fun stuff for me, depends every month what I get or how I enjoy it.
$150/mo - Various Subscriptions (Hulu, Netflix, Discovery, this like this).
There is a little bit more sprinkled here and there, but this was a rough breakdown I made.
I currently have x3 Credit Cards.
The total on them three combined is roughly $5,000.
My car was a recent purchase, and it has $43,000 left on it. Monthly payments are high as you see above, but it is doable.
I just recently discovered the importance of having an emergency fund, as in the past I have thrown all of my extra income on my business and growing it so I can make more. - With this new discovery of the importance of having an emergency fund, I currently have $4,000 in my personal savings account.
I also have roughly $3,000 in Robinhood.
My checking account doesn't usually drop below $1,000 so I am feeling okay.
With all of this said, I am looking for some advice on a couple of things:
I don't know if I should feel bad for only "saving" $500 per month on my personal savings account. Should I remove some of the "useless" expenses and up the amount that I contribute to my "emergency fund / personal savings account"?
I am almost certain that I shouldn't feel bad, because I am also putting in $2,000 per month onto a big savings account for my future house in 5-6 years, so that could serve as a good "emergency fund" if something does happen?
My other question is: Should I be worried about my $5,000 credit card debt? I will knock it down in some time, which is why I am not throwing everything I got at it.
How about the car payment? I am okay with paying that much for my vehicle, and I am feeling comfortable with my ability to afford it, but I would be lying if I said that if that $811 per month was GONE, that would allow for more money into savings.
I am young, I know. I am working my butt off to make sure my business succeeds more and grows more and more every month, so the amount I make will grow. This will allow me to have more expendable monthly income as well - where should I direct it?
Should I PRIORITIZE raising my emergency fund to HIGHER, prior to anything else?
Should I PRIORITIZE the credit cards so that they disappear?
Should I PRIORITIZE the car payment?
What are some moves you guys can recommend for me. I am blessed to be where I am, and I plan on continuing to work hard and do good.
I appreciate you all for your responses and advice.
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I have been a fly on the wall on this subreddit forum for a while now, and I love what I see. I have learned a lot, and I thought it would be nice for me to share my situation, get some advice, or at least get a grasp on if I should worry as much as I am and things along that nature.
I am 21 years old, turning 22 very soon. I live in California and I am blessed to do what I do.
I own a company which I started when I was 18 years old, and things have gone very well for me for which I am blessed. In turn, of course, I work 7 Days a Week, I do not have a day off, and work my ass off to set up everything well. I am very happy with working this hard and I wish for it not to change.
I make about $96,000 per year AFTER taxes. This is my net income.
The breakdown of how I use this money per month is the following:
$813/mo - Car Payment
$411/mo - Car Insurance
$1,500/mo - I live with my father and my fiance, so I am helping him with the mortgage payment on our house.
$220/mo - I have a fiance, and I like to give her an allowance every month just as a way to support her.
$2,000/mo - I put this much per month into a Savings Account for me and my fiance, for a future house for us to buy roughly in 5-6 years from today. I plan to become a father in about 2 Years, so this is roughly our plan to move out of California in about 5-6 years when our kid is 3 years old, and buy our own home.
$500/mo - I put this much into my personal savings account, as a way to have extra cushion and emergency fund.
$450/mo - I put this much into credit card payments, going extra to knock it all down nicely. I have x4 credit cards, and the minimum payments on all of them adds up to $120. I go much extra to knock them down faster.
$250/mo - Going out with the soon to be wife during the month (breakfasts together, a few dinners).
$300/mo - Most of the time breakfast for me during the day while I am at the office.
$170/mo - Fun stuff for me, depends every month what I get or how I enjoy it.
$150/mo - Various Subscriptions (Hulu, Netflix, Discovery, this like this).
There is a little bit more sprinkled here and there, but this was a rough breakdown I made.
I currently have x3 Credit Cards.
The total on them three combined is roughly $5,000.
My car was a recent purchase, and it has $43,000 left on it. Monthly payments are high as you see above, but it is doable.
I just recently discovered the importance of having an emergency fund, as in the past I have thrown all of my extra income on my business and growing it so I can make more. - With this new discovery of the importance of having an emergency fund, I currently have $4,000 in my personal savings account.
I also have roughly $3,000 in Robinhood.
My checking account doesn't usually drop below $1,000 so I am feeling okay.
I don't know if I should feel bad for only "saving" $500 per month on my personal savings account. Should I remove some of the "useless" expenses and up the amount that I contribute to my "emergency fund / personal savings account"?
I am almost certain that I shouldn't feel bad, because I am also putting in $2,000 per month onto a big savings account for my future house in 5-6 years, so that could serve as a good "emergency fund" if something does happen?
My other question is: Should I be worried about my $5,000 credit card debt? I will knock it down in some time, which is why I am not throwing everything I got at it.
How about the car payment? I am okay with paying that much for my vehicle, and I am feeling comfortable with my ability to afford it, but I would be lying if I said that if that $811 per month was GONE, that would allow for more money into savings.
I am young, I know. I am working my butt off to make sure my business succeeds more and grows more and more every month, so the amount I make will grow. This will allow me to have more expendable monthly income as well - where should I direct it?
Should I PRIORITIZE raising my emergency fund to HIGHER, prior to anything else?
Should I PRIORITIZE the credit cards so that they disappear?
Should I PRIORITIZE the car payment?
What are some moves you guys can recommend for me. I am blessed to be where I am, and I plan on continuing to work hard and do good.
I appreciate you all for your responses and advice.
2024.05.14 03:22 aniacret White Owl Heights part 6
part 5
"What do you think?" asked Grace looking at the rule set in disbelief.
"I don't know.. I guess the people here are a little odd but being honest, I prefer to play along and follow some weird rules than having to sleep in a box back in the city."
"You're right. It's just that some of these rules give me the chills... But we'll get used to it." She smiled trying to stay positive.
"We will. It's probably just small town superstitions anyway. Let's go inside now, we wasted a good bit of time outside and we will barely make it home before 18:00"
The store was almost empty when we entered. We greeted the employee we had met earlier and got a cart. We gathered the essentials for our first day, plus a few items for dinner and breakfast.
"We should get Jody some of that soda she likes, she hasn't threw a tantrum since we got here" said Grace with a laugh when we were heading to check out.
It was true. Our daughter was being on her best behavior, helping us unpack and keeping the little ones entertained so we can get some work done. She deserved a little treat.
We couldn't find the brand of soda Jody likes so we approached a girl in an employee uniform to ask.
"Excuse me, could you help us find [ brand ] soda?" I asked her. She looked young, probably around 20 years old. She turned and looked at us with a blank expression.
"Hi, we were looking for [ brand ] soda, could you help us please?" Grace repeated just a bit slower.
The girl smiled very wide, almost wider than a human could smile but didn't say anything.
"Maybe we should go, we can get her some ice cream tomorrow" I gently pulled Grace away. This girl was making me feel uneasy. There was something unnatural about her smile.
"Jody will be upset if you don't get her the soda" the girl said as we started to leave.
I turned around to look at her and that awful smile looked even wider. How could she know my daughter's name?
"You shouldn't disappoint your daughter again Paul" the girl said looking straight into my eyes but there was no emotion in her voice. "Changing schools, leaving Tina behind, those girls have been friends since they were 3 years old. She lost it all because of your bad decisions and now you won't even go through the trouble of finding her a can of soda?"
How could a stranger know all that? I was getting really scared. She started coming closer and even though I desperately wanted to grab Grace and run I couldn't move a muscle.
As l stood there paralyzed in fear I heard a voice through the store's intercom.
" Manager Lovac, isle four, urgent! "
The voice sounded distant but thankfully it was enough to make me break eye contact. I kept my focus on her (it? I wasn't sure this girl was human any more) but tried to avoid her eyes until I could find the courage to turn my back on her and run.
She had almost reached me when a guy rushed to us and threw a fistful of something at the creature. She let out a bone chilling scream and bolted out of the store.
Only then I noticed that the guy who saved me was wearing an employee uniform and a name tag. His name was Rey Lovac.
"What was that ?" Grace asked him. She was shaking.
"Don't worry about it, it's gone now. My deepest apologies for this incident sir and ma'am. It's the store's fault really. You see, while we did include a warning in the rules about employees that look different than usual, it's your first time shopping here so you had no way of knowing what is unusual."
I didn't know what to think. What was that thing ? Rey spoke like coming face to face with something that was clearly not human was a normal encounter. I, on the other hand was always a sceptic and never believed in ghosts, ghouls and all that nonsense.
But this was real .
" Please, accept our apologies, along with today's groceries, they are on the house." Said Rey as he started bagging our stuff himself. He even threw in some candy bars and a couple of cans of sodas.
"Now, go. It's almost 18:00. Thank you for shopping with us!" He said cheerfully and walked us to the door.
We found ourselves outside, trying to process what just happened.
"What was that?" my wife asked. She sounded terrified.
"I don't know... But it taught me one thing for sure. Those rules are not just the townsfolk quirks. Our lives might depend on following them."
I looked at my watch. 17:53.
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"What do you think?" asked Grace looking at the rule set in disbelief.
"I don't know.. I guess the people here are a little odd but being honest, I prefer to play along and follow some weird rules than having to sleep in a box back in the city."
"You're right. It's just that some of these rules give me the chills... But we'll get used to it." She smiled trying to stay positive.
"We will. It's probably just small town superstitions anyway. Let's go inside now, we wasted a good bit of time outside and we will barely make it home before 18:00"
The store was almost empty when we entered. We greeted the employee we had met earlier and got a cart. We gathered the essentials for our first day, plus a few items for dinner and breakfast.
"We should get Jody some of that soda she likes, she hasn't threw a tantrum since we got here" said Grace with a laugh when we were heading to check out.
It was true. Our daughter was being on her best behavior, helping us unpack and keeping the little ones entertained so we can get some work done. She deserved a little treat.
We couldn't find the brand of soda Jody likes so we approached a girl in an employee uniform to ask.
"Excuse me, could you help us find [ brand ] soda?" I asked her. She looked young, probably around 20 years old. She turned and looked at us with a blank expression.
"Hi, we were looking for [ brand ] soda, could you help us please?" Grace repeated just a bit slower.
The girl smiled very wide, almost wider than a human could smile but didn't say anything.
"Maybe we should go, we can get her some ice cream tomorrow" I gently pulled Grace away. This girl was making me feel uneasy. There was something unnatural about her smile.
"Jody will be upset if you don't get her the soda" the girl said as we started to leave.
I turned around to look at her and that awful smile looked even wider. How could she know my daughter's name?
"You shouldn't disappoint your daughter again Paul" the girl said looking straight into my eyes but there was no emotion in her voice. "Changing schools, leaving Tina behind, those girls have been friends since they were 3 years old. She lost it all because of your bad decisions and now you won't even go through the trouble of finding her a can of soda?"
How could a stranger know all that? I was getting really scared. She started coming closer and even though I desperately wanted to grab Grace and run I couldn't move a muscle.
As l stood there paralyzed in fear I heard a voice through the store's intercom.
" Manager Lovac, isle four, urgent! "
The voice sounded distant but thankfully it was enough to make me break eye contact. I kept my focus on her (it? I wasn't sure this girl was human any more) but tried to avoid her eyes until I could find the courage to turn my back on her and run.
She had almost reached me when a guy rushed to us and threw a fistful of something at the creature. She let out a bone chilling scream and bolted out of the store.
Only then I noticed that the guy who saved me was wearing an employee uniform and a name tag. His name was Rey Lovac.
"What was that ?" Grace asked him. She was shaking.
"Don't worry about it, it's gone now. My deepest apologies for this incident sir and ma'am. It's the store's fault really. You see, while we did include a warning in the rules about employees that look different than usual, it's your first time shopping here so you had no way of knowing what is unusual."
I didn't know what to think. What was that thing ? Rey spoke like coming face to face with something that was clearly not human was a normal encounter. I, on the other hand was always a sceptic and never believed in ghosts, ghouls and all that nonsense.
But this was real .
" Please, accept our apologies, along with today's groceries, they are on the house." Said Rey as he started bagging our stuff himself. He even threw in some candy bars and a couple of cans of sodas.
"Now, go. It's almost 18:00. Thank you for shopping with us!" He said cheerfully and walked us to the door.
We found ourselves outside, trying to process what just happened.
"What was that?" my wife asked. She sounded terrified.
"I don't know... But it taught me one thing for sure. Those rules are not just the townsfolk quirks. Our lives might depend on following them."
I looked at my watch. 17:53.
2024.05.14 03:18 QuickStorage1987 Is it ptsd / paranoia or are they still cheating?
My husband cut out sex with me very early on in our marriage. Not because I didn’t want it but because early on he decided to choose escorts over sex with me. When I found out about the cheating he was remorseful and we have tried reconciling. Almost 2 years in and I am starting to get that gut feeling again. Our sex life and intimacy is gone. I broke down and asked him why and he blames stress from work. It’s hard to believe this as he spent years paying for escorts and on dating apps behind my back. He swears he would never cheat again. He seems to have no problem with us having zero intimacy. He cooks, provides and gives gifts but he can’t even hold my hand. I’m attractive. I work out and I have a good career. I don’t nag, I’m home every night and I do pretty much whatever he wants. I’m losing myself trying to understand why he can’t just tell me why he won’t touch me. I’ve convinced myself he’s cheating again but covering it up better. Any advice would be helpful. I know I sound pathetic so please give me some grace as I really feel lost right now.
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