I get it. Sometimes it may become hard to comprehend the scale of thing.
Amount of tax we pay is Gigantic! Toll, road, car, service tax, etc etc only to name a few.
Money looted by big corporationsz decrease in corporate tax aand politicians itself is so huge that it can provide free stuff to large population. .
India has enough...it's the management of money which sucks. Just imagine the scale of money with BJP, it's so huge! If they want, they can feed millions of malnourished people!
And yes India needs free stuff like fre education and free bus ride for women etc.
Mint it, majority of Indians are still poor. Your hous maid, sabzi wala, puncture wala, doodh wala, etc. and all those living in rural areas!
Each child born in the country deserves good education, nourishment, and other opportunities.
Each women should be able to travel freely in the country.
Bottom point we can afford free stuff and it's needed by country too.
Have some empathy and get out of your comfort zone. Treat people from weaker section of society as your equal. You're not superior and they are not inferior.
MOST PROBABLY, if you are on reddit, you were born in a family where at least 2 generations before you were educated OR had decent money OR both.
There are people where their generations were un educated and poor.
Also caste system kept people poor and un educated for generations.

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I live in West Valley City, Utah Zone 7b. I wanted to put 2 shrubs and a red shrub such as a barberry next to my dwarf Engelmann Spruce, but I can’t find any good options. I’m looking for plants we would find in the forest floors here in the Rocky Mountains. Thanks in advance.

I am (26f) going to marry a man (let's call him Kaive) (31m) in 2 months. Ever since I was 12 my parents left me to babysit my 4 siblings and take care of them, they had their college paid for and I had to take out many student loans. Basically they left me to grow up on my own (I had the worst childhood) and I still remember the days I used to cry after doing all the household chores, I couldn't do my homework and my teacher would punish me for that. I was just 15 then. My siblings had comparatively all the love and comfort my parents could give. I was struggling financially and I struggled throughout the college, my parents couldn't bother to check on me neither helped me out financially. They were pretty well off. 6 months ago I met Kaive on a dating app, I wasn't looking for any relationship and just a place to stay so I don't become homeless. Kaive wasn't the most handsome guy but pretty good looking, he was pretty rich (generational wealth), his parents wanted him to marry their business associate daughter and he didn't wanted to. They gave him ultimatum that either he marry her or marry someone otherwise he'll get kicked out of their inheritance. He told me due to his parents pressure he decided find a girl who could agree to the arrangement of being married for 2-3 years and the divorce without any alimony and with prenuptial agreement. After 2-3 dates, he spilled the beans and I also told him, I wasn't looking for any love but just a place to stay. Within few days we shared all of our issues, we both discussed and came to a conclusion that I want to be taken care of, I don't want to live in stress all the time to get kicked out and be homeless. We both had the deal, that he can sleep with anyone he likes and I won't interfere in his business and in return I will be the SAHW, all the bills paid and I'll do all the household chores. I agreed to his no alimony/prenuptial agreement demand and he'll be paying for my degree (since due to lack of money I had to choose a really shitty major which I wasn't interested in college). I was ready to sign prenuptial agreement and agreements where I agreed that I won't be asking for any alimony or any settlement. I told him, I'm fine with the fact that I'm a gold digger and I'm using him for money. He told me, it's fine and he don't care.
I was dumb that I disclosed this with my sister and she told our parents and everyone is blasting me on social media that I'm a gold digger and I should back out of this. I put up the post that I'm fine with being a gold digger and I'm not denying it. Then I proceeded to delete all my socials. I've been getting countless calls and messages to back out and Kaive told me to just block them and move on.
AITAH for being a gold digger? Am I doing right?

When I was 12 it was my sister's birthday and she invited her friend who was also our neighbor (who I will call n) over for the party. N was 9 at the time. My parents ordered a giant inflatable slide for the party and at one point during the party me my sister and n were all playing on the inflatable slide. For some reason my 12 year old brain decided that I wanted to touch ns foot/feet because I had a foot fetish when I was 12. I think just because I wanted to touch feet due to my fetish and I guess i never touched a girls feet before so stupid 12 year old me decided that this was my opportunity to do so and from what I can remember it had nothing to do with n in my head as I wasn't attracted to her because she was too young I simply only was focused on her feet. So I literally came up with a game for me my sister and n to play where they had to run away from me and I had to try and catch them but for me I created the game just for an opportunity to grab/touch ns foot when I was chasing her but mostly my plan was to grab it when she went down the slide. From what I can remember I was successful a few times and I got to grab ns feet and I can't remember if I would feel around her foot or if I just grabbed it but the possibly that I might have felt around it scares me a lot even though i I don't think i did and I think I just grabbed the foot. I also might have tried to hold on to it as long as possible so probably around like 2 3 seconds and I feel disgusting for this and like I was a disgusting pedo especially because I think she was 3 years younger and I'm also afraid that what I did was sexual harassment or assault. Like I said it had nothing to do with n in my dumb 12 year old mind and more so with her feet and just the opportunity to get a chance to touch feet but it still makes my stomach sink and I don't know if I deserve to live anymore remembering this.

I (34F) am so furious at life and the United States health care system. Sorry if this is long. Back story I got my first period in 5th grade the pain was so bad a passed out. I bled so heavily my mom was so concerned she brought me to the hospital. They basically told her that I (an 11 year old girl) had heavy period and bad cramps because I was over weight (by 15lbs) and need to exercise more. I bled for 8-10 days every month after (and still do). Every month became torture the week leading up to my period I’d be in debilitating pain and when it finally came I would bleed so heavy I’d have to wear 3-4 pads at a time. I couldn’t go to school. By 9th grade I was missing 2 weeks of school every month. They were threatening to not pass me. Doctor after doctor. Gynecologist after gynecologist all just telling me I’m being dramatic, maybe I just don’t like school and I’m lying, I need to walk the pain off, one after the other. It was disgusting. I stopped eating because maybe if I was underweight they’d take me seriously. One doctor when I was 12 actually looked me in the face and said oh honey it’s a shame you aren’t older we could just put a baby in you that cures it. Like what?!?!? I’ve lived with that lie my whole life. I’ve had laparoscopy after laparoscopy, rounds of that prostate cancer shot twice ( which they totally lied about and said was the same as a birth control shot comparatively). I have been made to feel insane like I’m a liar that I am causing the pain to myself. Told I could never have kids. And yet I miraculously got pregnant on my own twice. While on birth control (cause they all stop working after a certain period of time) and that lie that little lie I’ve held on to the light at the end of the tunnel “oh if you have kids it’ll cure itself” it’s not true!!! I’ve been on constant continuous birth control since I was 12 years old. All of them. Because they stop working after a while. Well after my second son I developed hypertension and became a stroke risk in hypertensive crisis. The first thing they did was tell me I can never take birth control again. (Im not overweight this time so at least they can’t blame it on that) My husband got a vasectomy cool. But I forgot after two pregnancies and decades of birth control how bad it is. I’ve been off the birth control for about a year now and each month is filled with a new torture. The pain is excruciating and knocks me off my feet. I’ve now delivered two children and can 100% say I want to go back in time and kick the ass of all of those doctors and medical staff that were so horrible. The mental health and eating disorder issues could have all been avoided if maybe one person had taken me seriously. Sorry for the long rant. I’ve been holding this in for a long time. And also anyone has any suggestions I am all ears. I’m looking into maybe getting a hysterectomy but I heard even that’s not a guarantee?

I will apologise in advance for the long post.
I have been with my boyfriend for about a year and a half. I am his first girlfriend, this is my 2nd serious relationship. We moved in with each other at around 9 months and things have changed between us significantly.
We have both never lived with a partner before. Initially my partner was incredibly attentive, was always wiling to listen to my good and bad days, thoughtful, considerate, romantic, understanding etc. Things were pretty good with us! I was shocked because I hadn't really experienced this type of relationship before. We had small tiffs but we were always able to talk about things and sort it out. Our sex life was pretty good! We both liked pleasing each other.
It was almost a immediate change since we moved in. My boyfriend became pretty distant, to me it seemed like he didn't really like having me around. I tried giving him space and you know let him figure out his routine. His work was pretty busy, as was mine.
I was working overtime for about 5 months prior to us moving in together, and found myself burnt out maybe a month into us living with each other. My sex drive reduced, which was frustrating for me because I love sex with my boyfriend. We still had sex maybe once a week, and occasionally twice a week. But admittedly I did start getting frustrated because my partner initiated sex every day, even though I had mentioned to him that my sex drive has reduced and I'm not overly keen on sex right now. A lot of the time I felt obliged and wasn't really into it. He also had changed a fair, and the only effort he really put in, was to hace sex (and even so it was much effort and I didn't orgasm 80% of the time)
I noticed he stopped really taking interest in my life, stopped putting effort in with my family, he would often be on his phone when I was telling him things, we stopped going on dates. He knows I appreciate having a meal together, so I try to plan my dinner with his but often he would eat without me. We didn't do anything for our one year anniversary, I did plan a dinner but I ended up cancelling it because my partner was disinterest and indifferent to it. He seems to only compliment me physically (either my tits or ass) and rarely anything outside of that. It almost felt like he started to resent me and I wasn't really sure why. A few days ago I had a pretty scary road rage incident where someone ran me off the road and threatened me with a knife. My boyfriend said he would help me with the police report because I was really distraught. He never ended up helping me, he also didn't really seem to care that this happened. It was a bit shit, I thought he would have some sort of concern in regard to it but there wasn't. I got mad and vented my frustrations about his huge behaviour change since we've been living together.
He told me he kind of checked out emotionally when I wasn't really keen on sex. (I'd like to add that my sex drive improved since I started working normal hours again, which was about 2 months ago, so we have sex about 3 times a week) Hes told me that he doesn't feel these things intrinsically naturally ( like caring when bad things happen to your partner). But I feel like a lot of those things come pretty naturally if you love someone
My gut feeling is that, he doesn't actually love me, and wants someone to have sex with regularly. I've been trying to ignore the fact that his prime interest with me is only sex but it's starting to feel that way. He does take steriods as well btw. If I don't keep up with him sexually he just disconnects, I don't want to feel like I have to have sex to have a present partner that cares for me. I used to feel cared and loved by him but now its like he's someone else.
What does this mean ?

It should not be this confusing.
The last 2 episode are nowhere to be found on the channel, which seems to be part of some strategy, that's fine. But for the rest...
In the "Videos" tab, we are missing episodes 1 (Jeremiah Johnson) and 2 (Ryan McBeth):
https://imgur.com/a/xbyrgfv
In the "Live" tab we have episode 7, 2, some "testing" video and then episode 1.
https://imgur.com/a/rIhAslF
In the "Podcast" tab we only got the first 4 episodes. Not updated in a month:
https://imgur.com/a/tUoRVjD
And in the "Playlists" tab, there are 2 "Bridges" playlists and none contain further than episode 4:
https://imgur.com/a/uhYUgSS

Where I live will never have cellular service. I was given an AirSense 10 for my trial and it has a card in it ‘just in case’ it doesn’t send data - and of course it doesn’t. They’re getting me to mail the card or drop it off if I am near the clinic (2 hours away)
I set up the MyAir app the day I got it, and of course it has been useless because none of the data uploads. I check the readings in the morning but can’t see any day to day data or anything.
This week we travelled and went to a hotel, as soon as it was plugged in it got onto the cell service and MyAir updated with 2 weeks of data. Now I see what I am missing and I am annoyed that I am missing out on all of this.
I will have this machine for 5 years, and everything else is going well. Will I care about the data and app anymore once I am used to it? Is it worthwhile to request a different machine - the AirSense 11 has Bluetooth - does this mean it can update directly to my phone? My phone is right beside the CPAP on my table at night.
CPAP therapy is just a piece of the puzzle for me right now. I am on medical leave for exhaustion, insomnia and related issues. I am seeing a family doctor and therapist. The respiratory doctor who prescribed the machine will likely look over my data in the next couple weeks and not see me again for 5 years. It took two years to get my appointment and CPAP. So to me, knowing what is going on with my own body is important. Nobody but me will be looking over it unless I have a problem and ask them to.
Is having the MyAir functionality worth asking to exchange/replace the trial machine with an 11? The other thing bothering me is my first trial Machine was a 10 for her, and this one is just the black one. It is my understanding the 11 includes the ‘for her’ algorithm.
I feel like the users here seem to know more than the office providing me with the machine. They didn’t know if the ‘for Her’ was necessary/better or if another machine can work without cell service. But I don’t want to have something for 5 years if it doesn’t meet my needs now.

Unfortunately I need medications that a specialist need to prescribe. I have such a contact, but they are currently being very difficult. I'm in urgent need of new meds, and since they do not answer the phone and have zero availability on Doctolib, I simply went there 2 weeks ago (which is a bit of a trek) and asked if they could please renew my prescription. The receptionist said sure, we'll send an e-Rezept, it will arrive in 2 days. Nothing has arrived so far, and I've tried at more than one pharmacy. I've tried calling them again, but they still do not answer the phone. I'll go there again today, but this is making me both annoyed and stressed out. I can't be without those meds. What do people do in order to find a reliable doctor? Doctolib is not of much help, no one has any availability until autumn (and yet I live in a large city). I had hoped that once you get into "the system" of a Praxis it would be easier to contact them and get the care you need, but at least that's not the case with this one.

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Just found out my results are another 2-3 weeks away. I can’t live like this anymore. I’ve already lost weight from stress and I have no motivation to do anything.
I’ve put all my vacation plans on hold and can’t bring myself to book anything in the future in case I can’t go.
I don’t know what to do, or how to manage. I’ve googled to try and find support techniques but nothing really helps.
I’m HPV66 + and awaiting Pap smear results. I didn’t have a pap for 20 years. Hence the hysteria. Which is my own fault.
How do you cope when you’re waiting for results that you are assuming will be bad?

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Helena - Courtlady of Lannisport

Part 1

Reddit Account: SunstriderAlar
Discord Tag: u/SunstriderAlar
Name and House: Helena
Age: 22
Cultural Group: Westerman
Appearance: Helena is a young woman with soft doe-eyes, and unmistakable curling, golden hair. Raised by smallfolk, and Septa’s she wears her hair up and away from her face to ensure she does not let it get wet while cleaning or in her mouth while singing. She has delicate, porcelain, pale skin and cloudy soft blue eyes. No taller than 5’5” and is most often dressed in conservative simple fashions gathered by herself, or more elegant options gifted to her by a doting patron for formal events. Never shy to present her opinion, Helena has seen the world change, and her place in it numerous times. She is unafraid to do what she must, but knows the role of a woman.
Helena prefers to wear blue and yellow, the colours of Lord Swyft’s old sigil even though she has not lived in Cornfield for many years, and has no personal attachment to the house. Her real love though is unique broaches, and hairpins, different pins reveal different favours or stylings for different lords. She does enjoy crafting dresses as well, when the rare bolt of fabric comes her way she enjoys sewing and tailoring. She is often seen carrying a unique wooden six stringed lyre, or a three stringed lute; the former the cause for her name the Six Eyed Singer. She daps herself with lavender water most mornings, and cleans her teeth with mint, and rose now that she is employed by the Lannisters of Lannisport. Clean teeth are the hallmark of a charming, easy smile to make hearts of men and women alike flutter.
Trait: Elusive Shadow
Skill(s): Espionage, Devious, Schemer, Covert, Rumourmonger
Talent(s): Storyteller, lyre playing, deft fingers
Negative Trait(s): N/A
Starting Title(s): The Six-Eyed Singer, Septa Morgan, Jinny of Aegon’s Rest
Starting Location: Opening event

Part 2: Biography

Swyft Sept (3AC - 15AC)
Helena’s early life began in the Sept of Cornfield where her mother begged the Septa’s to take her. Dutifully, though reluctantly, they agreed, for what else were they to do, and where else was the girl to go. To the Governess of Cornfield, under the sanctity of the confessional, the woman, aching from the pain of birth and shame, confessed that the little girl was the bastard of Lord Swyft. The Governess, doubtful but knowing the man was not without vice, kept the secret to herself and allowed the girl to remain. The woman, who’s name was never revealed even to the Septa's, fled into the night shortly after never to be seen again. Helena was then, as promised, raised by the septas and the Governess of House Swyft. She learns basic literacy from the Seven Pointed Star with the Sisters and numbers from the Governess. Alongside her studies, she was put to work on chores like maid work, baking, cooking, cleaning, and serving Lord Swyft.
In 11AC, a travelling minstrel named The Lying Lyre arrived at Cornfield. A dashing young man with a shock of blonde curls that tumbled down his back like a mullet captivated Helena with his songs of far-off lands and noble families. In particular he sang of the Maiden’s Bay Tourney, the feats of House Targaryen, and after some time the Field of Fire and the failings of House Lannister. House Swyft was wealthy, and the Liar’s talents earned him much and more coin from the silver mines.
Helena of an age where curiosity ruled a child’s mind was enamoured with the man and his songs. She took up practising the lyre with him, and discovered that while no maestro, she had deft fingers and a mind for lyrics. Impressed by her interest and talent, the Liar gifted her a lyre before he left for future profits in far off lands. Some years of practice though, and a natural storyteller and rumourmonger Helena combined tales of the Seven Pointed Star and was invited to sing in the sept and even twice for Lord Swyft.
Six Eyed Singer (15AC - 20AC)
It was not to last though and following the slaughter in the Kingswood, the line of House Swyft was extinguished. Not wanting to test the new residents of Cornfield, the Warriors Sons and Poor Fellows, after all, all men have vice, she left Cornfield, and took to singing on the road. Going under the name Lyrebird, Helena played and sang for her coin and lodgings, a young girl protected only by being seen when she wanted and an elusive shadow when she did not.
Times on the road were not easy and The Lyrebird drew much attention. This necessitated the need for another alter ego and after a year on the road and towns and villages through the West were soon visited by the travelling Septa Morgan. The Septa heard confessions and sins, gave forgiveness and offered small advice to the poor and needy. She spared coins where she could and allowed Helena to remain covert. It did not matter to most that she was no real septa, she wore the robes, knew the words, and offered as a good moral compass to children. For most in the far flung reaches of the West she was enough.
Being raised in the faith though telling a perpetual lie about being a sister of the cloth was a little too much to bear for Helena. After a year with the reputation of Septa Morgan growing through the small folks of small villages, the Septa soon faded away. Instead Jinny of Aegon’s Rest started coming to smaller castles; Turnbury, Redbramble, Parren Hall, Oldstars and the like. She took on odd jobs cleaning, cooking, teaching a daughter to read or a son to do his numbers. She was after all no threat, knew her letters and numbers herself, and was capable of scheming many a septa or fatherly gatesman to let her in.
Jinny of Aegon’s Rest became a traveller through the keeps of the Westerlands. She heard the tales from children and small folk alike. She had never meant to undertake espionage, but her place inside various courts across the land, and her talent for being in the right place at the right time meant she was an unfortunate witness to many a courtly intrigue. As her small gifts earned her again a broad reputation she would be traded between greater lords. Soon she was playing for the elite, and earning the rewards that came with it. Helena of Cornfield once again took a new name, the Six Eyed Singer, which she quickly used to escape her courtly life and take again to the road as a travelling minstrel.
The Strawberry Tourney and Ball (20AC - Current)
The Six Eyed Singer formed a little bard troupe, nothing extravagant, she wasn’t playing for the Lannisters or the Targaryen’s yet, but enough to provide several shows across the Westerlands, Reach, and former Kingdom of the Trident. Her troupe, much like she had been accidentally, was devious, and while she or they sang, pockets were pinched, and many houses were looted. Her troupe when apart played for all the minor and middle nobles of the Trident and of the Reach too now. She and they were as much a part of the debauchery of the West as any of the wealthy merchants. There was no party too scandalous, no whorehouse unsung, no court too far flung for the right price and the West had gold burning through pockets.
The Six Eyed Singer was not the only bard with a troupe though and soon through the Kingdoms after Aegon’s conquest artisans, bards, and mummers alike filled the world with talent. In 20AC the Songbird made its mark, and with a little bit of fun, a lot of resentment for nobility, and an ingrained childlike sense of chaos, the first of the Songbirds’ letters sang. The voice of the little people flooded across the western coast of the Iron Throne. Lord Belaerys’ dragon had eaten several children whilst growing fat and hungry. Lancel Lannister had claimed the maidenhood of his chambermaid, and sired a bastard all at the age of just fifteen. Lord Frey schemed against his overlord for a free and independent Trident once again. Was all of it true? Impossible to say, but there were enough truths to turn heads, and the songs of the Songbird began to cause chaos in the Westerlands most of all. The Six Eyed Singer and her troupe played through it all, they were bards, but the Songbird was the most famous one of all; not their little merry band.
The Six Eyed Singer though continued her good work, and with her reputation came an invite to participate at the Strawberry Tourney and Ball alongside the other bardic troupes of the West and Reach. She was not so famous as to be alone, merely enough to earn an invite, and a paid job. The planning was years long, and with new songs and tunes came new rumours. While the Six-Eyed Singer played songs such as Fleece-eye, Dornish Sour Grapes, and Lion of the West, the Songbird worked their chaos.
A ripple pulsed through the tourney, first a cheater in the joust was revealed, Ser Byron who was disqualified as a result. Then a second cheater, this time in the melee, then a third cheater again in the joust Lord Payne had accepted a bribe from Lord Reyne to fall early. Cheating in the tourney was just the start, cheating in the bedroom of the ball was the main affair. Here the Songbird revealed three affairs; Lords Serret and Lyden were both fathers to children on women , not their wives. While Lady Serret and Lady Ruskin were bedfriends behind their husbands’ backs. There was one final scandal though, which was revealed to all at the tourney. Septon Karron was no true anointed Septon, and worse there was legitimacy to foulness surrounding young boys who served him.
The chaos broke over the tourney and all the artisans in attendance were forced to flee. Yet, all was not lost, for Lord Gerold Lannister of Lannisport had taken his eye to Helena and her playing. He offered her a job, for he wished to be a great sponsor of art in the new Seven Kingdoms. So it was she came to a courtly position, advising the Lord Lannister on matters of fine art, musicians, mummery, and all manner of artisanal dealings.
Timeline
3AC - Helena is born in the Sept of Cornfield, her mother a woman from Silverhill who begs the septa’s to take the girl in. She reveals her identity to the Governess of House Swyft, and claims the child is Lord Swyft’s bastard. She leaves shortly after giving birth and recovering.
4-10AC - She is raised in the cloister with the sisters, her Septa mothers raising her lessons on reading from the Seven Pointed Star, and numbers from the Governess to ensure that she can do basic arithmetic. She takes basic lessons in scullery maid work, baking, and general service work for old Lord Swyft.
11AC - A travelling minstrel, The Lying Lyre, comes through Cornfield to sing songs of the tourney of Maiden’s Bay, House Targaryen, and the Field of Fire. He takes a liking to the young Helena, and gifts her a lyre. He stays in Cornfield for some time, both because it is lucrative and because he enjoys teaching the young girl.
12-14AC - The Lying Lyre departs Cornfield but leaves a talented and hardworking Helena with the sisters once more. She takes to singing sections of the Seven Pointed Star, and even performs for Lord Swyft a few times.
15AC - The House of Swyft dies out and Helena, unaware of her claimed parentage but with a talent for song leaves the cloister and takes to the road, not trusting the new Warriors Sons or Poor Fellows. She uses the name Lyrebird and sings and plays her lyre for coin to survive.
16AC - After a year on the road Helena takes up the name Septa Morgan and takes to hearing confessions of the poor and needy across the Westerlands. Many of them need guidance and wearing her septa robes she is the perfect person to hear them. She is no real Septa but no amount of explaining the technicality of that stops people asking her to forgive them.
17AC - Her reputation as Septa Morgan grows a little too heavy on her shoulders, and Helena takes to wearing more common clothes, moving from keep to keep and working as a barmaid, scullery girl, and baker amongst other professions. She goes by the name Jinny of Aegon’s Rest.
18AC - Chance takes its favour on her, and Helena with her simple lyre is invited to play at a feast in Lannisport. Dressed now as a travelling minstrel she performs for the gathered nobles and earns herself invitations to other keeps. With her generous benefactors she hires a small troupe to perform her songs across the West.
19AC - Travelling the Westerlands, Helena under the moniker The Six Eyed Singer, takes her talents for being present at feasts and gatherings of all sorts.
20AC - Rumour of The Songbird takes hold, and the West is awash in the voice of the little people.
21AC - The Strawberry Tourney and Ball unfolds and Helena’s skills earn her favour with Lord Gerold Lannister.
22AC - Lord Gerold Lannister recognising her many talents picked her up to be one of the primary serving women in his House. His eye for artistic endeavours endeared him to her enough for a comfortable place as a favoured bard, painter, educator, and common court woman.

This is a scheduled post, I will update the end time and type schedule tomorrow if needed

This event lasts until May 20th, 20:59 JST. (countdown timer here)
In Cinderella Caravan, you are to grind any songs in hopes of getting Event Drops. In the Recollection version of this event, you will have two options: allow any event SR to drop as a live reward or select 2 past event cards as your 2 SRs that will have a chance of dropping for the event. You may change your 2 selected cards up to 3 times for the duration of the event. Event Drops consist of your two selected event idols, random R idols, and/or Medals.
There are four ways to increase your drop rate.

• Have a centre with high Star Ranks
• Play a high difficulty song
• Get a high Score Rank
• Play a certain type of songs

Subscribing to Premium Pass will yield a guaranteed Event Drop, on top of the original chances.
Going to the event page will yield a Stamina Drink 50 everyday, and it expires daily.
You can also receive Medals from playing Live Party as well as finishing event-only Business.

Type Schedule (JST):

• May 14th - Cool
• May 15th - Passion
• May 16th - Cute
• May 17th - Cool
• May 18th - Passion
• May 19th - Cute
• May 20th - Every Song

Missions:

Missions	Reward	Duration
Collect 150 Caravan Medals	25 Jewels + 1 Candy	Resets Daily

Exchange List:

Rewards	1st Time Cost	Medal Cost	Max	Premium Pass Cost	Premium Pass Max
Suisei Gacha Ticket		300	5
50 Star Jewels	100	200	20	100	8
S.T. Master Trainer		2400	1
My Card Star Trainer		1000	1
Magic Timer		1000	1
Cute Tiara	500	1000	2
Cool Tiara	500	1000	2
Passion Tiara	500	1000	2
Memory Key	100	200	5
Magic Fabric	60	120	6
Magic Dress	60	120	3
Master+ Ticket		30	20
Cute Candy		30	5
Cool Candy		30	5
Passion Candy		30	5
Stamina Drink 10	20	40	10
10 000 Money		1000	∞
1 000 Money		100	∞
100 Money		10	∞
10 Money		1	∞
Past Event Selection Ticket		1000	10	500	2

Useful Links:

• Basic Japanese Translations for Deresute by SnowGames
• Deadline Countdown
• Japanese Wiki Event Page

Credits:

• DoctorNeko for creating the initial caravan skeleton

I don’t know what to do but I’m at end right now. I love my boyfriend. He’s the love of my life but he’s an alcoholic and he has bipolar. We currently live together. When he’s sober he’s the most wonderful boyfriend anyone can ever ask for. He’s super good to me and amazingly sweet but when he drinks he turns into a completely different person. He starts insulting me, blaming me and yelling at me at sometimes. It really hurts. When he sobers up the next day he often doesn’t remember what happens and he apologizes to me a lot then he would take me out to a nice dinner or something to make up for it. He would say he’s sorry and he won’t drink anymore but we’ll go out and he’ll get one drink then one drink turns into 5. Its process starts all over again. It’s breaking my heart. When he drinks his bipolar episodes happens more often where he yells at me.
2 months after we moved in. He stopped drinking for months because he wanted to be better and he did. He stopped drinking and started getting into healthy habits and exercising. He was sober for 6 months. The bipolar episodes decreased dramatically and our relationship was going amazing. Until he got appendicitis he got surgery after 2 weeks he was able to walk again. The doctor says he wants him to stay a few weeks before going back to work physically. He’s in IT so he’s been working from home. He’s been going a little stir crazy so been doing little things like going out to eat or going to the park. Around the 3 week. He wanted to see his brother DJ and he asked if he could have one drink. He just wanted a little and he said he wouldn’t go back how he used to. I didn’t see the harm since it’s been so long and it was fine he only had 2 drinks and he was done. Well the next day it didn’t end with that. Then he wanted more. He started leaving and meeting his friends at the bar everyday. He came home drunk everyday. He kept saying “this is the last time or the end of the week I’ll stop.” It’s been 5 weeks now he’s been drinking everyday. I don’t know how to talk to him about it. He’s extremely stubborn and I don’t know what to do
I always wanted to talk about my mental health. I’ve been in and out of therapy for a while now. Even before we got together. I deal with anxiety and lately depression only when my bf drinks. When he doesn’t drink I’m happy and focused on my career. All I can think about is doing better so I can help build a better relationship to head to our goals to travel and get house.
Before we got together I was dealing with an abusive partner and I called the cops on him when he finally laid his hands on me. When I was in therapy I hated it and often found it didn’t do much for me. Only one therapist helped me and sadly I couldn’t see her anymore because I ended up moving back to my home state to be with my bf.
Honestly I’m just tired. I love my bf I’ve always loved him. We met when I was 17 and he was 20. We met when I was visiting a different city 3 hours away from mine with my friends. We started a long distance relationship a month after we met. He used to visit me at my home city all the time. He was my first love. I ended up breaking up with him because it was too much. He was a drug addict and had bipolar episodes were really bad. It torn me up to break up with him. My friends kept saying “it’ll get better or you’ll better off without him.” Everything that was supposed to make me feel better made me feel sick. We still stayed in contact because I didn’t have the heart to cut him off. I have always been the “good girl” growing up but I was so heartbroken I started getting in trouble drinking, smoking and hanging out with different crowd. Later on me and bf went out separate ways. I got into different relationships. So did he. I still never stopped thinking about him and I missed him. No longer relationship felt the way it made me feel. What’s crazy is that we never even had sex while we were dating. He was always respectful about it. 4 years after our break up I finally stopped missing him but he still had a special place. Throughout the years he would randomly message or call me. Asking me how I was doing or asking for me back. I would love talking to him and I would tell him no since I didn’t want to go through what I did before. Throughout the years I just battle through anxiety and some depression episodes. I’ve been on and off antidepressants as well.
I got back with him because we started talking again but this time it was different. We’re in our early thirties now. We just kept talking about our lives and how we were doing. He changed and matured a lot. He ended up very successful and stopped using drugs. We kept talking and he told me he never got over me. He missed me and wanted me back. I told him I didn’t how to feel about him and took a few days but I found myself having those old feelings resurfaced again. We got back together and I moved in with him.
I still don’t regret my decision but I find myself super depressed when he under the influence. Sometimes when I get like this I find myself wishing I wasn’t alive. I never told any of my friends or family this because I don’t want them to see him as a bad person and I don’t want to bother people with my problems. I don’t tell friends or family because all they’re going to say is “ you deserve better” and literally that makes me feel awful because I don’t want to hear it. I hate when they say that it puts me into a fit of rage.
If I leave him I know I won’t handle it well and probably go into a state of extreme depression where I may want to harm myself. I often think about it when he says he doesn’t want to be with me anymore when he’s drunk. I never tell him that or anyone else. I use to have an emotional support dog that would help me regulate my depression but he passed away 2 months ago from lymphoma. Now I feel like I don’t have anything or anyone to live for. I find myself wishing I wasn’t alive. Being jealous of that Dutch girl before scheduling her euthanization because of her mental health. Probably one of the peaceful moments of my life was ODing at music festival. I thought I was dying and I was completely okay with it. The only thing I was worried about was my dog and who will he have if I wasn’t around. But I ended up waking up in the med tent alive feeling a little disappointed that I didn’t pass. I’m so tired. I’m so sick of therapy, antidepressants and “supportive words” I just want everything to just stop. Sorry I just wanted to get it all out and I don’t know what else to do.

I’m looking for advice on how to get a cat to trust me. My husband and I live on a farm and this adorable little tuxedo cat who I’ve named Whiskers has been coming around for a couple of months now. He(?) will get some what close and meows at me a lot. I try to make sure I always have some kind of snack to offer him. I accidentally dropped a starburst the other day and he grabbed it and ate it and then got about 2 feet away from me to meow at me for more but that’s the closest he’s come. Putting out food for him isn’t an option because I can’t risk drawing coyotes closer to our home. Not only for Whiskers safety but for my dog’s safety as well. Any time I see him I make sure I get down on his level and remain still hoping he will approach on his own. It seems like he wants to he just can’t convince himself to do it. Any help at all would be appreciated.

it's been two days (almost 3) since my mom passed away. all the people that were present at her wake already moved on with their lives yeah part of me understands that bc they weren't her immediate family however it makes me so angry ?? she's gone forever and it's like nothing happened meanwhile my whole life has been shattered. i know it's irrational to ask everyone to grief and mourn with me and my dad and siblings, but i cant help but feel so damn angry seeing everyone enjoying their lives when 2 days ago they were crying and saying how much they loved my mom. it doesn't make sense to me. my life feels empty now and idk when will i be happy again. does anyone else feels this way?

Hi all,
I am going to get married this year. I love my fiancé dearly. We have been in a relationship for the past 3+ years (Long Distance Relationship). We have had a rocky road, primarily because of my actions. I had cheated on her a few years back with my Ex. (the period of cheating was 1/2 months).
Notable things to note in this period is that she was emotionally and physically unavailable. When asked her about our situationship (then) she would incline to not being in a relationship with me as against being in one with me. I lost my calm and did the bad deed with my ex despite being (mutually) emotionally locked with my fiance (GF then). I hate myself for doing it. I hate the fact that I am one of the person who will now be regarded as a cheater in the relationship. But I have done this and I have to suck it up and become better. To make things worst, I hid it from her and she got to know it a few months later. We had a big fallout. I apologized and apologized as I had really done her wrong. I felt the pain and I was with her as much as I could to make things better.
I have spent a year after that, listening to some of the most toxic things I would never want to hear from my GF. I tried to make things right amongst the two of us. If that meant taking the toxic hit, so be it. I really did want that woman as my wife. I shouldnt have done what I did, but I did. My deed was such that meant taking the hatred that was projected on me. Rightfully so I guess. It even went to the distance of being kicked by her in my chest.
its been 2 years since then, we stuck on made it through this time, but the journey has not been worth it, now that I think about it. I am still hearing about it every day, if not everyday I get a taunt everyday. Highly toxic verbiage every alternate week. I am tired of it now. There has to be a limit to what a man can take. If a prisoner has served his time, it doesnt mean that you torture the prisoner the entire life for this. He has served it and now should be given a chance at showcasing he is a better man?! I know I am deserving of that. I have made a point of showing her that I am a better man, I am not directing myself to any woman apart from her. I give ample re-assurances that she is the one and only! And i So truely mean it. I still mean it at the point of writing. But everytime there is a mention of another woman the blood in her veins boils up. And she treats me like i am a man-slut/hoe/prosititute (VERBATUM). Its understandable after what she has been through she would feel insecure. But this feeling of insecurity cannot directly morph into some highly toxic verbal stuff EVERY SINGLE TIME, even after giving her very peaceful reassurances. (to give you a glimpse of what this highly toxic verbiage is - "I am a cheap slut"/"my family has raised me to be a cheap slut"/"its my inherent nature to be a slut"/"I am nothing else but a hoe"/"I only care about ANY woman's boobs"/"I take every woman (i meet) pussy right into my dick"/ the list goes on and on about this).
In her defense, she has anger management issues, I do not see this as any reason whatsoever to behave like a child. She has actively tried to improve and tone down the toxicity but fails to do so often and once she fails she reverts to her original self of constant toxicity whenever an incident occurs. She doesnt want me around women, I got that. She asks me to unfollow someone, I got that done as well(even though i do not want to support this behavior). Everything I do, is wanting/hoping to make things better in the direction which she likes.
To counter this nuisance and to maintain my mental peace, I have adopted one single strategy. Whenever the incident happens or is about to happen, give her ample reassurance, meaningful reassurances, I even do screenshare of everything I have to let her know i am serious about my relationship with her. Even after everything if she still keeps berating me, calling me out and insulting non stop, i do the same to her and increase the toxicity to as much as i can to tone her down. I hate doing this. I am wanting my peace of mind ANYHOW. I do not care if I have to be the same MONSTER as her to make things normal. I will do what it takes to maintain my peace. (For all those who might think i am doing this on whim - let me tell you the number of times she has called me slut even for the minutest of things unrelated to a girl is 10+ incidents. She has developed a habit of insulting me like this at her convenience. One cannot just let this happen to them all the time. I drew my line and asked her to get her thoughts together (my verbatum words were get your shit together) since now we are getting married and I do not want my second life ahead like this. I have become a better man if she cant recognize that because of her habit to think of me as a cheater, either keep it to herself or DO NOT MARRY ME. this ultimatum has been given because even after we decided to marry we have kept on having recurring incidents like this, where i show every proof of my existence that I am not associated with any girl and she still berates me with full power and makes my life living hell. We have made so many wedding arrangements that it is impossible to revert it now. We are from India, so thinking of a way to make a prenup where if her toxicity continues, I am out. I care about myself more than i can take this tantrum every single time. It has now even started affecting my work life; if my team has women on it and my interaction to them increases, I am at fault. I am tired is the only statement i can say at the moment. IDK what to do, what are the legal rules around this? would it be better if we get legally married in USA? that option is open as well.
MY QUESTION TO YOU ALL IS, ARE WE BOTH/ME/HER falling in a trap with this wedding? What legal bindings can help as precautionary steps? Can we add clauses to prenup where if she is toxic i leave, if I cheat she leaves , HOW DOES MONEY WORK IN THESE SITUATIONS?
tl;dr - Is there a way to save my marriage? I cheated on her a few years back, she knows, we now have a very toxic insulting love life surrounding it. About to be married in the next 5 months, legal/marriage/mental advice(s)?

There are several business reasons to bring WWE/WCW Nitro back (TBH it should have never been canceled):

1. Global Expansion/Growth: WWE is focused on the international market more than ever, touring in Europe, Saudi Arabia and Australia, including PLEs. There is an opportunity to use a third (Nitro) and even fourth USA/world touring brand (Thunder). And NXT is not the answer as it’s their development brand.
   
2. Financials/Customers: With all TV deals done for the foreseeable future (RAW on Netflix for the next 10 years at $10B, SmackDown on USA Network for 5 years at $1.4B, NXT on The CW for 5 years at $125M, “WWE Network” on Peacock until March 2026 at $1B), there are no big money deals left to negotiate. I am guessing some TV networks/streaming platforms like FOX, Amazon Prime, WBD and ESPN+ would be willing to pay at least $200-$250M for 5-year rights deals each for Nitro and/or Thunder (2-3 live hours per week brands), and at least $300-500M for WCW PLEs.
   
3. People: Considering all recent WWE releases, AEW’s, TNA’s and other Indy wrestling rosters, and NXT’s ability to create talent in little time, there has never been a bigger pool of available talent with high potential and/or a loyal fan base. It would be very easy to build a compelling roster for Nitro and/or Thunder.
   
4. Customers/Growth: The increasing popularity and expansion of streaming platforms provide multiple new venues to sell TV shows, and live content is more sought after than ever before.
   
5. People: Several UFC fighters (active and retired) have shown interest in becoming wrestlers or becoming involved with wrestling. Nitro and/or Thunder could be the main vehicle(s) to do just that, without impacting planned storylines for RAW and SmackDown (low risk to WWE).
   

Thoughts? Can you think of other business reasons?

Hi,
Apologies for the long post but I have to explain the whole scenario. Writing this post because I am thinking using my balls right now. I am 26yo working a Job earning 10 LPA. I come from a poor family as my dad did not earn anything and didn't support us my mom had a divorce when I was just 6 months old. Since then my mom learnt nursing and worked as a nurse for years to support us and to put me through college education. In college 2nd year I met this girl lets call her priya. We hit it off well and after a few months we committed to our relationship. We did most of the things together, college placements, events etc After college we got placed in different companies and after which I asked her to marry me. She was like I would need to earn quite a bit than I was earning that time (5.5 LPA) After 2 years my salary is now 10 LPA but I still don't own any significant property to my name. We live qith my mothers side of family. They have a building in which we live in a 2 BHK so living/rent is not at all an issue as my uncle owns this place. Still I assured her that I will buy a flat/land before/after marriage just to show her family I'm kinda settled. She comes from a wealthy family, her father has a construction business and they are also political in nature so naturally they earn way more. In February she had told me she was not sure about us after agreeing to marry me. Yesterday we had a fight because of the same thing. I asked her to talk about us to her family as my family is pressing for marriage as well. (My family knows about her but they want me to get married before 29) I told my family to wait for this year. I gave her this year to tell her family about us. We laid out a plan of telling her brother first as he will be able to support her in front of her father (Her father is very strict and is the sole decision maker of the house) She always has this fear that she says 90% papa will say no for this marriage and she really is scared to talk to him even for 1 day trips. I had asked her to talk to her brother first so he can help us Her brother also doesn't know about us. Since past 2 weeks she is not able to take 1 hour from her and her brothers schedule and talk with him about us. Is it that hard? They have a pretty chill relationship. But I keep hearing in between from her bff (girl) that she seems not so sure about you that is why she might be pushing this Thankyou for reading this long post and please advice me on what should I do

hello, so this might be sort of a dumb question but I really don't know what else to do so I figured I'd ask here. sorry if this is not the right place to ask, if there is a better place, please let me know so I can head there
anyway, I'm planning on legally changing my lastname soon and I'm a bit worried the court will not find the reasons for change good enough. I'll tell you the reasons here so you can take a look at them
my parents are mexican, I was born in the united states. in mexico children inherit one lastname from their father and another from their mother, totaling 2 lastnames. when i was born my parents had only been in the united states for a few years. my mother wanted me to have two lastnames like is tradition in mexico but my father told her it was best if I only carried his in order to follow the customs of the united states. my mother says my father was worried it would be more difficult to assimilate into the new country if my name was not traditional
the 1st reason I want to change my lastname is to add my mother's lastname to my name so that way I could carry 1 lastname from both parents and my name would follow mexican tradition
the 2nd reason is because I am a dual citizen of both the united states and mexico. in mexico my name is the same except I also carry my mother's last name. I want my name in both countries to match. I just don't really like that it's different. it's weird
the 3rd reason is because my parents divorced and I have lived with my mother since then. she has supported me my whole life. this isn't to say my father hasn't, but due to me living with her I feel like she has been there for me more, if that makes sense. she's a very important person in my life, and I want her to have her lastname in my name even more because of that
these are the reasons I want to change my lastname. I don't know why but I am worried the court will not find these reasons good enough, especially since I'm not changing my name much, only adding a lastname. I am mostly worried about the 2nd reason because it involves a foreign country and I don't know, I guess I feel like the court might discard that reason and maybe the whole name change case or something like that, and tell me that because 1 of the reasons involves a foreign country then I can't change my name
so I guess I'm asking if you think this reasoning will hold up in court, and if it doesn't, what do you think I should change? should I omit 1 of the reasons or change the way I explain them? thank you in advance
also, just to be clear, I don't want my lastnames to be hyphenated, I want them to be 2 separate lastnames because this is how they show up on my mexican documents. I'm adding this in case this has any effect on something like this