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2024.05.14 09:05 anonymous143214 Comments and Questions: Bible, Origin Bible

Place of Origin: ancient Egypt ( from inside the house of the pharaoh) (Moses writes the first 5 books of the Old Testament/Bible) ( adoption of Moses is a fake alibi as to explain why Moses comes from inside the house of the pharaoh)
Exodus 3:14 God replied to Moses, “ I Am Who I Am . Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.”
I AM has sent me to you, or substituted , I sent my self.
( online bible : biblehub .com ( with various versions of the bible)
Psalm 103:1
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Put simple, God does not need you to bless God.( But more on that later)
Before trusting anything from ancient Egypt, first trust God.
Taking in to consideration, a rational prayer would be prudent:

God, if the Old Testament is not true, I do not believe in it, amen.
God, if the New Testament is not true, I do not believe in it, amen.
God, if the Old Testament is true, I believe in it, amen.
God, if the New Testament is true, I believe in it, amen.

The Old Testament/Bible is not true, if you’re having trouble telling, there is the rational prayer.
Ignorance always says its correct, praying in a rational manner there is no error.
And no offense, but this prayer also applies to your religion, even if its not based on the Old Testament/Bible, just substitute the name of your religion.
Amen = so be it.
Who told you, you cant pray in a rational manner, someone from inside the house of the pharaoh?
2 Chronicles 7:13
13 When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land..."
The fraud Bible boasts of causing drought, drought, which is really bad; I kindly ask you to pray in a rational manner.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
According to this verse, not even the clergy understands.
Raise your hand clergy if you accepted this Old Testament/Bible book without reading it all first, if you taught this book without reading it all first.
How are you supposed to assess this Bible book and evaluate it's validity if you don't use education, they are trying to manipulate you; ancient Egypt is trying to manipulate you. And you're going to have to excuse me but, a book from inside the house of the pharaoh asking you to not understand is not normal. Please realize that it says in the Bible book that you do not understand, it is not a little game, it is not a little joke. Consider it for a second, what if it what the Pharaoh who asked you to not understand. What is the extent of the manipulation, usually people join those cults since they are children. A religious book asking people to not understand is typical of cults.
And I hope you understand that God does not need you to bless God.
That should be enough to prove the Bible false, I ask you kindly to share the article, it is very important, the rest of the article are other points of interest, you are welcome to read it at your leisure. Drought is not good.
Other prudent rational prayers:
God, I do not believe in any religion that is false, amen.
God, I believe in you, amen.
God, I do not accept anything from religions that are false via sorcery or blasphemous prayers, amen.

God, I do not accept anything via sorcery or blasphemous prayers, amen.
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The original Old Testament is written without vowels, and contains no vowels; this means that technically the original Old Testament does not say God, but G-d ( God written without vowels). The Old Testament is just a book of sorcery, and is not based on God. I repeat, the original Old Testament is written without vowels and is not based on God.
You cannot say it is based on God, because the original Old Testament does not say God, it says G-d; if others added vowels to the derived copies of this Bible book, it would make it a blasphemous book ( but not only that, it would also be a book of sorcery as well).

The original Old Testament contains no vowels or punctuation and cannot be read, the original Old Testament was interpreted; so an interpreted book from inside the house of the Pharaoh says: G-d says to not understand, cause drought and destroy plants. And this book is being given to children. The Old Testament/Bible is not based on God and is false.
So technically, the original Old Testament which is written without vowels or punctuation doesn’t say anything.
Adding vowels and punctuation to the original Old Testament/Torah scroll makes it invalid.
The original Old Testament/Bible is not based on God, but G-d, therefore, the Old Testament/Bible is false. God and G-d are not the same thing.
A little denial is normal, but it is obvious that God does not need you to bless God. Praying in a rational manner there is no error.
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Share the article link, educate, suggestions, groups on social media( facebook), news stations( a story where the Pharaoh tricks people into causing drought is of interest to the public. I ask news stations to be impartial, I remind you, the Church is separate from the State).
If this were a fictional movie, you would have already seen it at the box office, I know you love fictional movies.
You can call it “Mummy 4 the time I loved drought and complained about it, a lot.
You played with a book from inside the house of the Pharaoh, that’s what happened.
Feel free to share the article with your local church, and not so local church ( email, Instagram message, facebook message).
Copy and paste the following to share article:
S.O.S MOST IMPORTANT NEWS RIGHT NOW!! Article “Origin of the Bible”, Bible False, originally from ancient Egypt, from inside house of pharaoh. RESPONSIBLE for DROUGHT. EMERGENCY.
share article,
make it viral
( paste article link here)
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Please don’t be the typical cult, if a book is false, then it can be proved false, there is the rational prayer.
Important Message: Discovery Bible originally from inside the house of the Pharaoh. I repeat, Discovery Bible originally from inside the house of the Pharaoh. Bible False, Important. Contact the Church. Drought is not a laughing matter. The destruction of plants is not a laughing matter.
If the Old Testament/Bible were false, how long should it take to be known. Drought is not good.
Note: Is it valid to pray in a rational manner? That’s a rhetorical question, of course it is valid to pray in a rational manner.
If you say no, it is not valid to pray in a rational manner, who benefits? Only corruption.
Bonus:
Prayer( as mentioned before, not even the Jewish religion believes in the New Testament, the New Testament is not validated by the Jewish Religion):
God, if the New Testament is true, then Jesus is the son of God, amen.
According to this prayer, you cant accuse one of anything.
I declare the Old Testament/Bible void and obsolete; it should take a year, plus or minus for it to be known. Someone “famous” ties their shoe and everyone knows in 5 days. If the Bible were false, how long should it take to be known. Drought is not good. Dec/15/2020.
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Note: Apocrypha books, unvalidated books added to the Roman Catholic Bible.
Prudent prayer: God, if the Roman Catholic Bible is not true, I do not believe in the Roman Catholic Bible, amen.

A peaceful protest would be good, the Roman Empire and ancient Egypt should be exposed for their corruption.
Note: The religion of Islam ( Abrahamic religion, but not validated by the Jewish religion) is based on the Old Testament, if the Old Testament is false, then the religion of Islam is false.
The Mormon religion/book of Mormon, is an Abrahamic religion, but is not validated by the Jewish or Christian religion.
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If the Old Testament/Bible turned out to be false, what is the protocol, what is the plan? Is it to continue to cause drought due to a book from ancient Egypt? So there is no plan by the Church, that is not very responsible of the Church. Contact the Church, pray in a rational manner.

This is nothing personal, people sometimes make mistakes. If by error, you accidentally joined a false religion, how are you going to separate yourself from such false religion? Very simple, a simple prayer:
God, I do not believe in any religion that is false, thank you.

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It would be good to make a Religion that is based on God.
God refers to the Creator of Life and the Universe.
This Religion based on God is not an Abrahamic Religion, and is not based on the Old Testament.
The word God is not exclusive of Judaism ( Old Testament G-d) or Christianity.
It would be good to make a Religion that prays and gives thanks to God, God is good.
It would be good to have a place to share good things, a place to share friendship.
No Religious book should promote the destruction of plants or cause drought.
God, I believe in you, thank you.
Creator of the Universe and Life, I believe in you.
God forgives us.
I ask God for forgiveness.
I thank God.

-Theology refers to the study of God.( Theology is not exclusive of Judaism or Christianity).
I ask Theologians to be impartial, not understanding is not accepted in Theology. There is the rational prayer.
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It’s a not common case, this prayer should not offend you:
God, I do not believe in any religion that is false, thank you.
Amen = so be it. thank you = thank you
If you would like to translate the article to another language, feel free to do so, just leave original article as reference.
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Original article post was taken down due to a Reddit server error. This is a repost.
This is an S.O.S, the Bible turned out to be false and from ancient Egypt, responsible for drought.
Please save, share, repost Article; sometimes server errors occur.
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2024.05.14 09:04 Mission-Emu-1001 roast my blind cat

his name is blinky,he loves food and will come running if you are in the kitchen. he will lean on your leg and sometimes smack your butt in the kitchen. whenever he hears or smells food he's right there. he steals beds and makes anything into a bed. cant groom himself properly so i have to shave his booty and bathe him. does lots of backflips and wall jumping.
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2024.05.14 09:03 hazelparadise Commenting My Way To $1K

If you already have sorted this out but not making much sales then do check out this article.
What’s the best way to increase profile-visits on Twitter?
Comment.
What’s the best way to increase views on Instagram?
Comment.
And for Medium?
Definitely comment.

What type of comment doesn’t work?

So so sweet!
Love this article.
I love [name here] too!
Some weird emojis.

Authentic comment is the only way

No matter what social media you use currently. Maybe you are looking for ways to increase your Instagram views. Or maybe you don’t know why your YouTube has not made much revenue even after uploading quality content.
Maybe you really have written some good articles but not getting much reads from your niche readers.
Whatever the platform you use. I have to tell you the secret — commenting has worked for me most of the time,

How to do it exactly?

  1. I first find people in my niche. As for my music store, I selected a few accounts that had a few thousand followers. Not bigger than that.
  2. See if they are active. An active account means new visits to their profile every single day.
  3. Then visit their audience’s profile and comment genuinely on their post/article or videos.
  4. Comments should be small, and genuine. If you don’t know what to comment, see what others have commented, and you’ll get an idea of what to type.
  5. Once commented forget about it and move on to the next target.
There are so many ways you can increase revenue on ANY social media platform. But when you are just starting out and need some motivational boost then try these simple tactics. Ones you see income coming in, optimize and improve your tactics with time.
Try this for few days. I am sure you won’t regret it.
see you soon!
Originally Published on my blog
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2024.05.14 09:02 Expensive_Music8502 To further the development of ElDorado 🫡 Read and share your opinions please!

To further the development of ElDorado 🫡 Read and share your opinions please!
This post is meant solely for all sellers and the Eldorado development team.
Eldorado Membership/Bump : For a fee, be able to get more views on the ElDorado Marketplace. In a similar way to some Marketplaces, in ElDorado's homepage, make a category for top sellers, one for 🐣newer sellers (to support their growth, generally hard for them as there are countless reputable sellers) and offer a certain membership for those willing to pay. Like add a certain paid membership for those with atleast 500 completed orders and name it "Sponsors" or "Top Sellers" and below that, you can add a category for like Gold, Silver and Bronze (or something like that) for reputable sellers for 100+ (Gold), 50+ (Silver), 25+ (Bronze) completed orders so that there are lesser support tickets for yall to solve. Decide on the price and also introduce a bump system for those active sellers on ElDorado who are active and will manually bump all their offers to achieve more sales and help them grow on ElDorado (This can also be a paid subscription for autobumps, the current algorithm is not very good imo, seems kinda unfair).
Furthermore, ElDorado can also aim to improve against sellers taking back the account after they recieve the payment by introducing a system of violations, where if a seller does this 3x times, they risk getting their ElDorado accounts being terminated. This would help buyers be able to trust sellers on the website and also help ElDorado improve its reputation, creating more profits for the further development of the website and help it become a monopoly in the online marketplace industry for the services it provides.
Please credit me if you do eventually use this system, but if not - that is okay as well. I just think its time for ElDorado to improve and grow to become one of the better leading websites in this same field, helping ElDorado to beat other competitiors such as G2A, U7Buy, PlayerAuctions and many more.
Thank you for your time and have a good day!
PS: Love the current UI, it's simplistic to make offers and as a seller and a buyer, it's extremely easy to find exactly what I'm looking for whenever I need it.
Like this, a loyalty program, but for sellers ykwim?
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2024.05.14 08:54 SecretShore My sister blamed me for being raped by her ex husband when it first happened and now I don’t know how I feel about it.

Content warning: sexual assault, child rape, grooming.
I;23F, have had a very difficult upbringing. I was sexually abused by my father(70M currently) and my mother (62F) did absolutely nothing about the abuse. When I was taken into foster care, she was on my father’s side, saying I was making allegations against them and lying about them. My father went to prison in 2014, my mother realized that the relationship she was in with my father was very harmful and that she was also abused too. We have a lot better of a relationship now; but it still isn’t quite the typical mother-daughter relationship. I wouldn’t ever let her be around her grandchildren unsupervised because of that. If I ever have any.
But here is the thing. I was taken into foster care at 13 years old due to the neglect and sexual abuse in my parents care. Enter my sister, Lynnie(53F) Lynnie and her ex husband; Derek(51M) took me in at 17 years old when my foster mom kicked me out by saying I would seduce men(I was 15, a virgin up until the rape occurred with Derek.) and saying I would ruin their marriage. That was in October of 2017. Several months later, in February of 2018, three days after I got with my ex partner, was the first time that Derek cornered me and raped me. Gave me oral sex against my will, and did… I’ll let you finish the rest. This would go on multiple times a week for almost a year and a half until I was finally so suicidal enough I couldn’t take it anymore and I told Lynnie. And I told Lynnie when she asked why I didn’t tell her sooner was because she didn’t believe me when my foster mom was abusing me physically. I was being starved and physically abused.
Lynnie has never once picked her own children, or any children in her care; over any man. When Derek got on to me and my niece(Bailey; 21F) she would be on his side. When he hated the fact I was bisexual and that Bailey was too, she hated it too. She still hates it to this day. Bailey told her that Derek made a pass at her at 14. But it took me being raped at 17 for her to finally realize it was all true.
She talked to my niece when they first separated. And my niece told me tonight that Lynnie blamed me for the rape when it first happened. Just like she did for the abuse my foster mom did to me. Just like the abuse our dad did to me. She blamed a 17 year old girl for “seducing” a grown man. A GROWN FUCKING MAN.
I have been ready to cut contact with her for a long time because of her letting our sister, Cyndi, age 50(passed this year due to stroke) keep all of her boyfriends who would grope me in the house and wouldn’t care that I was the only one paying rent. As if it wasn’t me who was working my ass off and then on top of it, blaming me when I took a day off of work because I thought my rapist was following me to my work. I WAS FUCKING SCARED. I was fucking 18 years old and scared I was gonna get cornered in my own work.
And now my niece telling me that when she first got into contact with her; she told her that it was my fault I “seduced” him. And that I “seduced” every man due to the sexual abuse I went through from our father. I was a little girl. I was not a woman. I never seduced a man. That should never be in a persons vocabulary, a minor “seducing” a grown man!?
It’s the grown man’s fault. You don’t ever go after a minor, let alone also one who has been sexually abused and one you can take advantage of. You should never go for a minor. At all. Ever.
Minors don’t seduce people. People who are grown seduce people.
And I can’t think that my own sister would think that about me. At 17 that I seduced her ex husband into molesting me.
I didn’t seduce your ex husband. I was a minor. He raped and groomed me and you want to be upset that I want my name changed because when you look me up online it links me to him!?
Please. Please give me some encouragement I’m doing the right thing. Because I’ve been staying up at night and tossing and turning thinking about how sick she has absolutely made me.
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2024.05.14 08:50 Heckin__hails Need criticism

Now this is the first time I’ve tried to make a jjk oc AND have a cursed technique but if I’m being honest I really wanted a character with abilities to summon shikigami based on the game Okami and the brush gods in said game
Cursed technique: Celestial Body
The user has the ability to summon 12 shikigami based on the Asian zodiac signs. The user is only able to summon one at a time and each shikigami has its own unique abilities
(Upon “death” the shikigami do not die, however it does take a long time for them to regain enough strength / energy to be summoned, so if one falls during battle it will be unusable the rest of that day)
  1. Dragon: (ability: rejuvenation) the user can summon a large dragon. Upon summoning the user gets the ability to heal both themself and others as long as the shikigami is by their side. To heal the user must place a hand into the dragon as the shikigami transfers its energy into the injured. This shikigami takes the most as its both the biggest and in order to actually heal you have to use both your energy and the energy of the shikigami
  2. Rat: (ability: slash) can summons one or multiple rats. Due to this shikigamis small size they can be used in stealth missions as they can remain undetected as on their own they give off little cursed energy. While having multiple out the shikigami cannot use its ability but having just one gives the ability slash, the small Rodent of summoning its own divine weapon, a large sword capable of slashing through most everything. The shikigami is only able to use this 3 times in a row, before it runs out of energy needed to wield the sword
  3. Boar: (ability: bomb) summons a large boar capable of stampeding through groups of enemies. Its skin is the toughest out of the shikigami and as such can take more hits. The boar is able to spew a flint like substance from its nose that it can then ignite by scraping its hoofs to create sparks this creating explosives
  4. Rabbit: (ability: crescent) this shikigami gets more powerful depending on what stage the moon is, full being this shikigamis most powerful. The user is only able to summon one but when summoned the rabbit (which looks like a larger wild hare) is able to thump its foot to get the enemies attention (and locking it into its ability) and based on the moons phase the rabbit will make illusions to trick opponents. That can be a worst fear, a lost love, etc.
  5. Snake: (ability: water manipulation) upon summoning the snake the user can either make it large or small depending on what’s needed. The snake has the ability to expel water from its mouth in both fast jets and large bursts and manipulate as needed. The snake does have the ability to breathe underwater as well.
  6. Horse: (ability: gale) just like a normal horse this shikigami can be used as a means for transportation. Its ability allows it to create gusts of wind. When running it can create a tornado that it can then send into enemies. On command it can create smaller gusts as needed. If using as transportation every time the horses hoofs hit the ground it can let out a small burst of air causing them to run at increased speeds
  7. Roostephoenix/cockatrice: (ability: flame) a medium sized shikigami with the ability to produce flames from its feathers and breathe fire. When flying it can ignite itself at will and burn through its enemy. This shikigami however is weak to water and if its feathers get wet it can no longer ignite itself and loses the ability to fly.
  8. Sheep: (ability: fog) when this shikigami is summoned it appears drunk, stumbling around and seemingly can’t keep upright. The sheep has a halter with a side belt holding a large flask, when the sheep drinks from it, it can then spew from its mouth a thick fog that can disorient and confuse enemies. The longer someone is in this fog the more disoriented they become, unfortunately this goes for the user as well
  9. Cat: (ability: catwalk) the cat is the size of a normal house cat. This shikigami stands out as theirs nothing particularly special other then its ability which grants it and the user the ability to walk up any surface despite the angle and terrain. The cat has to be touching the user for them to be able to use this ability as well
  10. Tiger: (ability: lightning) normal sized tiger with a large bow on its back. Using its tail the shikigami is able to pull the bow back and unleash torrents of lightning. One of the more aggressive shikigami and is always looking for a fight
  11. Ox: (ability: freeze) a large ox with the ability over ice. From its two horns it can unleash a beam of straight ice onto foes. And from its nose it can express a thinner frost still capable of freezing anything around.
  12. Monkey: (ability: nature) the user is able to summon 1 - 3 monkeys each capable of using an ability to summon vines that can be used for both transport and attacking.
Domain Expansion: Heavenly Mother (Still working on a better name)
The domain upon activation looks like a forest at dusk with an empty clearing full of flowers. In the sky is the constellation of all 12 of the shikigami are visible. In the domain they can all be called down from the sky to attack or they can all be combined into one to form a large wolf capable of all the shikigamis abilities. The wolf’s physical form is stronger than all of the shikigami individually but as separate entities it gives more opportunity’s for getting a hit
I’m not sure if this is to OP or not as I was going to make the OC physically weak and a better long range fighter using weapons like a bow or even a whip idk that part yet lmao
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2024.05.14 08:47 Kitchen-Apricot1834 Parents not respecting my boundaries as a soon to be mother

TL;DR: My parents feel entitled to my unborn daughter and make comments/plans despite me or my sister asking them not to. My father is starting to get rather obsessive about his role as a grandfather. I made a list of boundaries, and the response was not promising.
Ever since I got pregnant, my parents have become obsessive. This is "their" baby, and they are entitled to spending all the time in the world with her. My father declared that he would take my husband's place at the birth (husband is overseas). My mother said she will move in and be her nanny/second mommy (she wants to raise her). I'm honestly super creeped out because it's gone from normally excited grandparents-to-be to obsessive behavior. My requests to change their behavior are constantly ignored.
My amazing sister is backing me up when my parents talk bad about me to her. She tells them that I want personal space and that I will not be having visitors for a while after the birth. In response, my father calls me selfish and says, "we'll see how long she lasts". He and my mother call me selfish and "un-motherly" because I will not rehome my snakes that they think will kill my baby and are vile creatures. They are in locked enclosures and are ball pythons, not anacondas. I have asked them numerous times to stop commenting on my pets. Ignored.
They constantly tell my sister how I don't know what I am doing and that I will listen to them once I realize I am way over my head. I tell them that I will ask for parental advice if I want it. Ignored.
My parents currently live in a different state, but my father is moving here a month before the due date so that he can "be a part of her life". He literally told the rental company that I will be at the house all the time with the baby and that I'll be storing my stuff there (what stuff?) and that he might have me move in with him at some point. I told him that I will be spending time with my husband and our baby, not being at his house all the time. Ignored.
He's already planning on making a nursery at his house and talking about how much time she'll be over at his place. How he's going to stockpile diapers in his garage. Every time he talks to someone, he's mentioning how he expects me to bring my daughter over all the time because I'm unemployed and "have nothing better to do". He wants me to get rid of my dog and move in with him and the baby (and just...forget my husband apparently). He calls my daughter the feminine version of his name. I've asked him to stop calling her that. Ignored. I ask him to stop suggesting I rehome my dog. Ignored. "You'll change your mind when you realize you're a mother".
I told my father not to expect much considering my husband is in the military and we're slated to PCS within a year. He told my sister earlier today that he will follow us wherever we end up to be with "his grandbaby". I am still processing hearing this.
Per my husband's suggestion, I created a long list of boundaries that I posted in the family group chat. This way, it is in writing so they can't claim they didn't know. I made it clear that these rules applied to anyone including family. My father did not reply, and I know he is fuming and will be saying crap behind my back to my mother and sister or maybe even confront me about it in a few days. My mother's reply? "I think this is acceptable." Excuse me? This isn't an option. I'm not asking for your approval.
I don't think they will take these boundaries seriously and will just ignore them like they have thus far throughout my pregnancy. I know my sister will have my back and defend me (she's a saint) and my husband has already said he has no problem confronting them when he gets back state-side. It was so easy to ignore them when they were living in another state, but now my father is moving 11 min away from me. My mother is planning on moving here as well (they're divorced).
I know people might suggest going NC. Not sure I'm mentally prepared for that. If I do that, I know I will lose my entire family except for my sister, as each respective side of the family adores my mom and dad. My husband already doesn't trust my father and is very much pro-NC or LC and thinks the boundary list will help me build a backbone to eventually cut contact in the future.
This whole situation sucks, and I feel so trapped.
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2024.05.14 08:43 Sinister-John I have lived with a ghost my entire life.

Here is a TRUE Haunted House Story that a gentleman by the name of “Kenneth” emailed to me last week that I am currently working on to narrate. This is one creepy story. 😬 I hope you enjoy. 🫶
Story by - “Kenneth”
I’ve been living in a house that is very haunted for the better part of 53 years. I guess you can say that, I grew up here. And lived here my entire life.
And I’ve made a happy home for my wife and daughter here as well. At least we try to make this a happy home. We’ve experienced things that are so bizarre you’d almost think that we were crazy for even talking about them.
Nevermind the things I’ve heard and seen in this house while growing up.
While I would love to talk about everything that has happened here, I would like to tell you about how it all started for me when I was seven years old. It's actually the very first incident that I encountered while living here.
The house was built in 1875. It’s been remodeled throughout the years to keep up with modern times, but it still rests on the very foundation it was built on.
This house… as I’m writing this, I can hear footsteps creaking above me on the second floor. This is an all day thing. But we’ve learned to live with it. While growing up here, and being the only child, my parents already knew about the house being haunted. But they tried sheltering me from it. Meaning, if I heard something strange, my father or mother would say something to the likes of…
“Oh honey, those damn pipes again. We need to call the plumber.”
Or if there were footsteps creaking on the floor boards they would blame the flooring for being very old. I would hear scratching all throughout the walls and ceilings. All sorts of strange and bizarre sounds.
But this incident, this day, changed everything. And I remember this day, or rather night, as if it happened yesterday.
It was around 11:00 at night. It was a school night. And I was asleep. But something woke me up. I heard a voice whisper in my right right ear…
“We can’t let them get away.”
My eyes slowly opened up and I laid there for a moment. I called out for both my mother and father and looked over at my bedroom door but it was shut. I flipped over to my side and fell back asleep.
I heard this voice loud and clear. I know I did. But I think my brain was telling me to ignore it. Well, that was just the beginning of it. Because a few moments later it decided to really stir things up with me…
“Boy… HELP THEM THEY’RE BURNING ALIVE!”
I jumped out of bed so rapidly and even peed myself as I ran to my parents bedroom. My parents both looked at each other and then looked at me like they knew something but didn’t want to tell me. They gave me the old mumbo jumbo and told me that I was having a bad dream. My mother got out of bed. Got me fresh pajamas and socks while I cleaned myself up.
Peeing yourself at seven years old isn’t fun. Especially when it’s a raspy old scary voice shouting that someone’s burning alive in your bedroom while you’re sleeping.
My mother asked if I wanted to sleep with her and my father in their bed after that. You bet your ass I did. I hopped in that bed quicker than a fox chasing a rabbit. I was a small boy for seven. And both of my parents were average sized too, so, I fit right in there.
Alright… Here is where it gets very, very scary. If this doesn’t scare the socks off of you I don’t know what will. And before I continue, the voice that I heard? We think it’s the original owner of the house. Without giving away too much information about my home, the very first owner of this home…
He was an evil man…
We’ve heard stories about him torturing animals, killing them, and then taxiderming them, scattering them all throughout the house like his own little museum of horror.
Throughout the years I would experience more voices, more scratching on the walls and ceilings. Eventually my parents wound up telling me that the house was haunted by a creepy man with an evil past. And we lived with it. We were never physically harmed by it. It was more of a nuisance than anything.
That all changed on the night I brought my wife home to begin a life here with me.
We’re high school sweethearts. So, she knows about this place. She stayed here overnight plenty of times before we got married. But on the night she moved in, it wasn’t happy at all.
I’ll never forget the hour and minute. It was 2:27 in the morning. We were both asleep. My wife woke up first because she felt something tugging on her arm. She then woke me up and told me what she felt. This was the first time in all the years anyone has ever been physically touched by this spirit. This had never happened before so it was quite a shock to me.
And after being awake for about a few minutes or so, our bedroom door slammed shut! Our blanket was pulled away from us and thrown across the room. And we heard heavy footsteps as if someone was walking across the roof!
It was as if the house was coming to life.
In all my years of living here, I have never seen this much activity. Yet alone in one single night.
After the blanket got pulled away from us and thrown across the room things finally seemed to calm down. And the entire house was ominously quiet.
Too quiet…
But then a dark black shadow decides to grace us with its presence by moving along the walls in the bedroom and fading into nothingness. My wife and I did not move from the bed during all of this. We were terror-stricken. And then a foul odor begins to come from underneath the bed followed by a sonorous growl that vibrated underneath us.
By this point it felt like something grave was about to happen and I had to do something. Or at least I had to try. I grabbed a hold of my wife’s hand and told her to be brave and to not fear this thing. Because that's what it wants. It wants to scare us out of our home and we can’t allow that to happen. But we mustard up the courage to face this evil spirit and began reciting the Lord’s Prayer.
The bedroom door slammed again and again, four times consecutively. With steady growls underneath the bed, but we stood our ground. Praying to the almighty to help and asking him to show this spirit to the light.
A raspy old voice then shouts from underneath the bed.
“Get out!… Leave my house!”
And I said…
“No! If you're stuck here like you’ve been all these years, then you’re going to have to learn to live with us. In peace or war. Because this is my house now. Not yours. You're dead! Leave already! Go! Go with God. And Go into the light.”
After 10 minutes of praying and arguing with this thing. It all just seemed to come to a pass. I wiped the tears of fear from my wife’s eyes and embraced her painful shivers.
I, too, was frozen over by the horror that leveled us during that night.
And nothing of that magnitude ever occurred again. And our home stood silent for a while. For a year to be exact. Which was very peaceful. The voices and scratching on the walls and ceilings, footsteps and disembodied voices eventually returned. But it doesn’t bother us at all. We pay it no mind.
Doesn’t bother my daughter. Not my wife nor I. We’ve just learned to live with it.
I know that must sound strange. But this is my home. Our home. And we intend to keep it that way.
Thank you, Kenneth Sr.
Disclaimer: This story is not to be used in any other way other than reading, sharing your thoughts on it, and enjoying the creepy thought of living with a Poltergeist/Ghost in your home. 👻
The content producer has this story copyrighted and protected by the Library of Congress/Copyright Office.
💀
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2024.05.14 08:43 EXkurogane What do you guys think about this collab offer?

My channel does have a lot of content, mainly figurines from games developed by Mihoyo, such as Honkai Star Rail and Genshin Impact. So this offer actually perfectly aligns with my channel's content. They addressed me by my channel name, and email ends with @perkinggroup.com. For now, my plan is to reply and show interest, and see how they respond to me. Here is a direct copy of of the email i received:
Dear EXkurogane,
I hope this email finds you well. I'm alberta from Perking company, a professional influencer agency. Our client has entrusted us to search globally for promising creators to participate in the promotion of Honkai Star Rail. Collaboration Details:Compensation: start from $50, and up to $500 per video (based on your channel data) Content: the game is about to release a new strong character. We need creators to make engaging videos featuring gaming products. The cooperation is straightforward: create game videos and publish them.
We won't interfere too much with your creativity. If you are willing to anticipate, we will send you the brief of the video later.
Moreover, it's not just about Star Rail; we have many other games with the same cooperation structure. If you are interested in this collaboration opportunity or would like to discuss pricing further, please apply and provide your contact information. This will help us facilitate faster communication. We believe that your unique style and content would resonate well with our audience, and we are excited about the possibility of working together.
About Honkai: Star Rail: Honkai: Star Rail is an mobile game set in the popular Honkai Impact universe. It's developed by miHoYo. https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/en-us/home
Regards,
Alberta Influencer Media of Perking
Shenzhen Office: 10F, Han's Laser Building, NO.9988 Shennan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen,PRC Hongkong Office: Unit A3, 2/F., Hing Yip Center, NO.31 Hing Yip Str, Kwun Tong, Kowloon HongKong
Perking Communication Group https://www.linkedin.com/company/perkinggroup/
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2024.05.14 08:43 extra_care1 Extra Care: Maximizing the Lifespan of Your Air Conditioner with an Extended Warranty

Extra Care: Maximizing the Lifespan of Your Air Conditioner with an Extended Warranty
Introduction
During hot summers, when all pleasures are dry, none come close to the sweet relief when the air conditioner wraps around you. For a lot of people, it will no longer be just a luxury. Instead, air conditioning will be a need that cannot be ignored, especially in areas where temperatures soar. Extra Care offers extended warranties for air conditioners, protecting them from premature death and extending their shelf life through comprehensive service.
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Reducing Maintenance and Increasing Air Conditioner Life
Air conditioning systems face stress due to continuous operation, external exposure, and wear. Customers can extend warranty coverage, providing protection beyond manufacturing, reducing unexpected service costs, and promoting a sense of gratitude and stability.
Extra Care ensures the longevity of your investment by offering warranties and air conditioner restoration plans. Choosing an extended warranty can maximize the lifespan of your cooling device during the warm season. Here's how opting for an extended warranty can maximize the lifespan of your cooling machine:
1. Comprehensive Coverage:
Extra Care's warranty terms extend beyond the regular warranty to cover more grounds, including mechanical failure, electrical breakdown, or the replacement of components. This comprehensive cover is set in place and ensures that your air conditioner is shielded from any foreseeable perils, thereby increasing its lifespan.
2. Timely Repairs:
A broken-down air conditioner in the summer will be a pain since it will cause you to have a less productive or comfortable working environment. What you will have via an extended warranty from Extra Care is unhindered access to quick repair services. Their network of qualified technicians will be able to conduct a timely repair on your cooling system, thus preventing the interruption of your machines and additional problems.
3. Quality Repairs:
When it comes to repairing your air conditioner, quality presents the ultimate dilemma for you. Extra-Care collaborates with experts who'll solve any issue conceivable in just one attempt. Through the use of trained and skilled technicians for your repairs, you can be more confident that the necessary tender and loving care is given to the cooling system, and consequently, it lasts longer.
4. Regular Maintenance:
On the one hand, preventive maintenance is a must for increasing your air conditioner's service life. Extended Care's extended warranty plans normally provide these regular services for the machine, namely, cleaning, inspections, and tune-ups. Using these proactive approaches, you can quickly spot any imminent problems and make sure that your cooling systems run at their highest efficiency level during the entire life of the system.
5. Cost Savings:
An air conditioning repair becomes expensive, especially if huge parts deteriorate and need to be replaced. With an extended warranty from Extra Care, you're shielded against unpleasant and unforeseen expenditures. For a marginal fee in the initial stage of your career, you will be able to sidestep the financial malaise that comes with large repair costs, and this will end up saving you money ultimately.
6. Transferable Benefits:
If you are listing your home for sale, a warranty, and extended coverage can be a great addition to your home-selling purposes. Being Extra Careed has transferable warranty plans, which means you can transfer that coverage to new homeowners. This makes the property more appealing to sell since it may just have an increased value.
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7. Peace of Mind:
Last and probably the most important one, the enablement of a warranty from Extra Care provides peace of mind. Understanding that you have an air conditioner protected from whatever can go wrong leaves you free to enjoy your cool and comfortable house indoors without the anxiety of repair costs and downtime.
8. Environmental Responsibility:
Lengthening the life of your air conditioning system is not only about comfort and financial stability but also environmental responsibility. Extra Care's extended warranty not only safeguards your investment but also contributes to a sustainable future by reducing waste and resource usage.
Conclusion
Eventually, we can perform perfect maintenance on our air conditioner and consider its durability. An extended warranty plan from Extra Care is the preferred way to shield your cooling investment from the odds of failure. It also gives you the peace of mind that you need and financial security. When you invest in an extended warranty, you can be assured of constant comfort and years of service for your air conditioner.
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2024.05.14 08:41 Sinister-John I have lived with a Ghost my entire life.

Here is a TRUE Haunted House Story that a gentleman by the name of “Kenneth” emailed to me last week that I am currently working on to narrate. This is one creepy story. 😬 I hope you enjoy.
Story by - “Kenneth”
I’ve been living in a house that is very haunted for the better part of 53 years. I guess you can say that, I grew up here. And lived here my entire life.
And I’ve made a happy home for my wife and daughter here as well. At least we try to make this a happy home. We’ve experienced things that are so bizarre you’d almost think that we were crazy for even talking about them.
Nevermind the things I’ve heard and seen in this house while growing up.
While I would love to talk about everything that has happened here, I would like to tell you about how it all started for me when I was seven years old. It's actually the very first incident that I encountered while living here.
The house was built in 1875. It’s been remodeled throughout the years to keep up with modern times, but it still rests on the very foundation it was built on.
This house… as I’m writing this, I can hear footsteps creaking above me on the second floor. This is an all day thing. But we’ve learned to live with it. While growing up here, and being the only child, my parents already knew about the house being haunted. But they tried sheltering me from it. Meaning, if I heard something strange, my father or mother would say something to the likes of…
“Oh honey, those damn pipes again. We need to call the plumber.”
Or if there were footsteps creaking on the floor boards they would blame the flooring for being very old. I would hear scratching all throughout the walls and ceilings. All sorts of strange and bizarre sounds.
But this incident, this day, changed everything. And I remember this day, or rather night, as if it happened yesterday.
It was around 11:00 at night. It was a school night. And I was asleep. But something woke me up. I heard a voice whisper in my right right ear…
“We can’t let them get away.”
My eyes slowly opened up and I laid there for a moment. I called out for both my mother and father and looked over at my bedroom door but it was shut. I flipped over to my side and fell back asleep.
I heard this voice loud and clear. I know I did. But I think my brain was telling me to ignore it. Well, that was just the beginning of it. Because a few moments later it decided to really stir things up with me…
“Boy… HELP THEM THEY’RE BURNING ALIVE!”
I jumped out of bed so rapidly and even peed myself as I ran to my parents bedroom. My parents both looked at each other and then looked at me like they knew something but didn’t want to tell me. They gave me the old mumbo jumbo and told me that I was having a bad dream. My mother got out of bed. Got me fresh pajamas and socks while I cleaned myself up.
Peeing yourself at seven years old isn’t fun. Especially when it’s a raspy old scary voice shouting that someone’s burning alive in your bedroom while you’re sleeping.
My mother asked if I wanted to sleep with her and my father in their bed after that. You bet your ass I did. I hopped in that bed quicker than a fox chasing a rabbit. I was a small boy for seven. And both of my parents were average sized too, so, I fit right in there.
Alright… Here is where it gets very, very scary. If this doesn’t scare the socks off of you I don’t know what will. And before I continue, the voice that I heard? We think it’s the original owner of the house. Without giving away too much information about my home, the very first owner of this home…
He was an evil man…
We’ve heard stories about him torturing animals, killing them, and then taxiderming them, scattering them all throughout the house like his own little museum of horror.
Throughout the years I would experience more voices, more scratching on the walls and ceilings. Eventually my parents wound up telling me that the house was haunted by a creepy man with an evil past. And we lived with it. We were never physically harmed by it. It was more of a nuisance than anything.
That all changed on the night I brought my wife home to begin a life here with me.
We’re high school sweethearts. So, she knows about this place. She stayed here overnight plenty of times before we got married. But on the night she moved in, it wasn’t happy at all.
I’ll never forget the hour and minute. It was 2:27 in the morning. We were both asleep. My wife woke up first because she felt something tugging on her arm. She then woke me up and told me what she felt. This was the first time in all the years anyone has ever been physically touched by this spirit. This had never happened before so it was quite a shock to me.
And after being awake for about a few minutes or so, our bedroom door slammed shut! Our blanket was pulled away from us and thrown across the room. And we heard heavy footsteps as if someone was walking across the roof!
It was as if the house was coming to life.
In all my years of living here, I have never seen this much activity. Yet alone in one single night.
After the blanket got pulled away from us and thrown across the room things finally seemed to calm down. And the entire house was ominously quiet.
Too quiet…
But then a dark black shadow decides to grace us with its presence by moving along the walls in the bedroom and fading into nothingness. My wife and I did not move from the bed during all of this. We were terror-stricken. And then a foul odor begins to come from underneath the bed followed by a sonorous growl that vibrated underneath us.
By this point it felt like something grave was about to happen and I had to do something. Or at least I had to try. I grabbed a hold of my wife’s hand and told her to be brave and to not fear this thing. Because that's what it wants. It wants to scare us out of our home and we can’t allow that to happen. But we mustard up the courage to face this evil spirit and began reciting the Lord’s Prayer.
The bedroom door slammed again and again, four times consecutively. With steady growls underneath the bed, but we stood our ground. Praying to the almighty to help and asking him to show this spirit to the light.
A raspy old voice then shouts from underneath the bed.
“Get out!… Leave my house!”
And I said…
“No! If you're stuck here like you’ve been all these years, then you’re going to have to learn to live with us. In peace or war. Because this is my house now. Not yours. You're dead! Leave already! Go! Go with God. And Go into the light.”
After 10 minutes of praying and arguing with this thing. It all just seemed to come to a pass. I wiped the tears of fear from my wife’s eyes and embraced her painful shivers.
I, too, was frozen over by the horror that leveled us during that night.
And nothing of that magnitude ever occurred again. And our home stood silent for a while. For a year to be exact. Which was very peaceful. The voices and scratching on the walls and ceilings, footsteps and disembodied voices eventually returned. But it doesn’t bother us at all. We pay it no mind.
Doesn’t bother my daughter. Not my wife nor I. We’ve just learned to live with it.
I know that must sound strange. But this is my home. Our home. And we intend to keep it that way.
Thank you, Kenneth Sr.

scarystories #horrorstories #hauntedhouse #creepypasta #poltergeist

Disclaimer: This story is not to be used in any other way other than reading, sharing your thoughts on it, and enjoying the creepy thought of living with a Poltergeist/Ghost in your home. 👻
The content producer has this story copyrighted and protected by the Library of Congress/Copyright Office.
💀
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2024.05.14 08:39 Fearless-Summer6222 How to Register a Business Name - 2024 Guide

I've been reading on a lot about registering a business name and I think we need to make a clarification. Some people think that registering a business is not the same as registering a business name, but in fact, it's one and the same thing.
Here's a short guide on how to register a business name just to clear this misconception.
  1. Brainstorm & Check Availability:
  1. Consider Business Structure:
  1. Business Name Registration:
Additional Tips:
If you need help you can visit:
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2024.05.14 08:36 Character_Relief5135 graduation.

i don’t care if i get downvoted. disruption(s) are going to happen at graduation. i’m a fourth year. i didn’t have a high school graduation. if people believe something is bigger than them, like the palestianian protesters do and have explained multiple times, then disruption is going to happen. these are the same students who go brutalized two days back to back. they are students too.
ucla is not the exception to what is going on in the world. graduation is for ALL students, and that include those who the university have not shown care for. and they can decide to disrupt a showmanship display of care and proudness that the university obviously does not care for when students are standing up to them and deserving better for their environment and how the university uses their money. if protesters decide to disrupt, and they will, i’m proud enough to be a part of a class where i know people are going out to the world demanding more. there is no graduating class in gaza, tens of thousands have been killed and continue to be maimed. this is not normal.
if you decide to make your four years about one disruption at your graduation, then i don’t know what to tell you. you have still completed four years, and i’m sorry that your name might be delayed being called for a few minutes. but if people are saying there are bigger things to care about, especially students who are graduating saying this shit, then you can’t dismiss that.
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2024.05.14 08:34 milimji Blue Moon... Reawakened?

Good evening nerds, after perusing last week’s thread about synergies with Jace Reawakened, I wanted to try to start a more in-depth discussion of the archetype that I think might best leverage his abilities: Blue Moon. While the most obvious place for Jace is slotting into the Mystmin-style Dimir Lurrus control shell (and that’s probably just stronger overall regardless of synergy), I think there are some clear benefits to going in another direction, namely: 3MV sorcery-speed value spells to leverage the plot ability, more situational spells to leverage the loot ability, and snap/bolt to leverage the ult.
Before we get too far in, I should note that I don’t have a meaningful match history to show off here. Results have been mediocre as I’ve tweaked toward this current iteration, and I haven’t tested exhaustively enough to thoroughly map out all the matchups. With that being said, it’s a fairly fun deck to play, and I think it might have enough general quality to be somewhat competitive with a refined list and play. With the disclaimer out of the way, let’s get into the deck:
Jace + plot targets:
Interaction:
Other:
Sideboard:
Other cards under consideration:
Thanks for coming to my TED talk. I’d love to hear about any experiences y’all have had with blue moon in the current timeless meta, as well as any suggestions for adjustments to the deck.
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2024.05.14 08:34 Manikandan231 Mastering WhatsApp Flows: A Comprehensive Guide to Automating Your Business Communication

Mastering WhatsApp Flows: A Comprehensive Guide to Automating Your Business Communication
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1. Understanding WhatsApp Flows
What are WhatsApp Flows?
WhatsApp Flows refer to the automated sequences of messages and interactions that guide users through various stages of communication with a business. These flows can handle a range of tasks from answering frequently asked questions to processing orders and providing customer support. By automating these interactions, businesses can ensure consistent and timely communication with their customers.
Importance of Automation in Business Communication
Automation in business communication is essential for several reasons:
  • Efficiency: Automating routine tasks frees up time for employees to focus on more complex and value-added activities.
  • Consistency: Automated responses ensure that customers receive accurate and consistent information every time.
  • Scalability: Automation allows businesses to handle a large volume of interactions without compromising on the quality of service.
  • Customer Satisfaction: Timely and relevant responses enhance the customer experience, leading to higher satisfaction and loyalty.
2. Getting Started with WhatsApp Business API
Setting Up the WhatsApp Business API
Before diving into creating WhatsApp Flows, it’s crucial to set up the WhatsApp Business API. Here’s a step-by-step guide to get started:
  1. Create a Facebook Business Manager Account: Since WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, you’ll need a Facebook Business Manager account to access the API.
  2. Register Your Business: Provide the necessary information about your business, including your business name, website, and contact details.
  3. Get WhatsApp API Access: Apply for WhatsApp API access through the Facebook Business Manager. This may involve verification and approval processes.
  4. Set Up a WhatsApp Business Account: Once approved, set up your WhatsApp Business Account by linking your phone number and configuring your business profile.
  5. Integrate with Your Systems: Use the provided API endpoints to integrate WhatsApp with your existing CRM, ERP, or other business systems.
Integrating with Your Existing Systems
Integration is a crucial step to ensure that WhatsApp Flows work seamlessly with your existing processes. Here are some key integration points:
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Sync customer data to provide personalized interactions.
  • Order Management Systems: Automate order confirmations, shipping updates, and payment receipts.
  • Support Ticketing Systems: Integrate with your helpdesk software to streamline customer support.
3. Designing Effective WhatsApp Flows
Identifying Key Communication Needs
The first step in designing WhatsApp Flows is identifying the key communication needs of your business. Consider the following:
  • Customer Support: Automate responses to common inquiries and provide quick resolutions to customer issues.
  • Sales and Marketing: Send promotional messages, product updates, and special offers to engage customers.
  • Order and Delivery Notifications: Keep customers informed about their order status and delivery updates.
  • Feedback and Surveys: Collect customer feedback and conduct surveys to improve your services.
Mapping Out Your Customer Journey
Mapping out the customer journey helps in designing flows that cater to different stages of the customer lifecycle. Consider the following stages:
  1. Awareness: Introduce your products or services to potential customers.
  2. Consideration: Provide detailed information and answer queries to help customers make informed decisions.
  3. Purchase: Facilitate the purchase process with seamless order and payment notifications.
  4. Post-Purchase: Offer support and request feedback to enhance customer satisfaction.
4. Implementing WhatsApp Flows
Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Flows
Creating WhatsApp Flows involves several steps:
  1. Define Objectives: Clearly define what you aim to achieve with each flow.
  2. Create Message Templates: Design message templates for different scenarios (e.g., greetings, FAQs, order updates).
  3. Set Up Triggers: Identify the events that will trigger each flow (e.g., customer inquiry, order confirmation).
  4. Configure Automation Rules: Set up rules to automate responses and actions based on customer interactions.
  5. Test and Refine: Test your flows to ensure they work as expected and make necessary adjustments.
Best Practices for Effective Automation
  • Personalization: Use customer data to personalize messages and make interactions more engaging.
  • Clarity: Ensure that your messages are clear and concise to avoid confusion.
  • Timeliness: Respond promptly to customer interactions to enhance their experience.
  • Feedback Loops: Include feedback mechanisms to gather customer input and improve your flows.
5. Advanced Features and Customizations
Interactive Messages and Quick Replies
Interactive messages and quick replies enhance the user experience by providing convenient options for customers to choose from. Examples include:
  • Buttons: Allow customers to select options directly from the message (e.g., “Track Order,” “Contact Support”).
  • Quick Replies: Provide predefined responses that customers can tap to reply quickly.
Using Media and Rich Content
Incorporate media and rich content to make your messages more engaging:
  • Images and Videos: Share product images, promotional videos, and tutorials.
  • Documents: Send invoices, user manuals, and brochures.
  • Location Sharing: Provide location details for your stores or service centers.
6. Case Studies: Success Stories of WhatsApp Automation
Real-World Examples
Explore how businesses across different industries have successfully implemented WhatsApp Flows:
  • Retail: Automated order confirmations, shipping updates, and promotional campaigns.
  • Healthcare: Appointment reminders, prescription refills, and health tips.
  • Travel: Booking confirmations, itinerary updates, and travel advisories.
Lessons Learned
Analyze the key takeaways from these case studies:
  • Customer Engagement: Effective use of WhatsApp Flows leads to higher customer engagement and satisfaction.
  • Operational Efficiency: Automation reduces the workload on staff and speeds up response times.
  • Scalability: Businesses can handle a larger volume of interactions without compromising on quality.
7. Measuring Success and Optimization
Key Metrics to Track
To evaluate the success of your WhatsApp Flows, monitor the following metrics:
  • Response Time: Measure how quickly your automated system responds to customer interactions.
  • Engagement Rate: Track the number of interactions and responses from customers.
  • Conversion Rate: Monitor the number of interactions that lead to desired outcomes (e.g., sales, bookings).
  • Customer Satisfaction: Gather feedback to assess customer satisfaction levels.
Continuous Improvement Strategies
Regularly review and optimize your WhatsApp Flows:
  • Analyze Performance Data: Use data analytics to identify areas for improvement.
  • Customer Feedback: Incorporate customer feedback to refine your flows.
  • A/B Testing: Experiment with different message templates and automation rules to find the most effective combinations.
8. Challenges and Solutions
Common Obstacles
Implementing WhatsApp Flows can come with challenges such as:
  • Technical Complexity: Setting up and integrating the API can be technically challenging.
  • Customer Privacy: Ensuring data privacy and compliance with regulations.
  • Maintaining Relevance: Keeping automated messages relevant and personalized.
How to Overcome Them
  • Technical Support: Seek assistance from technical experts or third-party providers for API integration.
  • Data Security: Implement robust security measures to protect customer data.
  • Regular Updates: Continuously update your message templates and automation rules to stay relevant.
9. Future Trends in WhatsApp Automation
Emerging Technologies
Stay ahead of the curve by exploring emerging technologies in WhatsApp automation:
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI): Use AI to enhance personalization and predictive capabilities.
  • Machine Learning (ML): Implement ML algorithms to analyze customer behavior and optimize flows.
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP): Improve the accuracy of automated responses through advanced NLP techniques.
Predictions for the Future
  • Increased Adoption: More businesses will adopt WhatsApp automation to improve communication and efficiency.
  • Enhanced Features: WhatsApp will continue to roll out new features to support business automation.
  • Integration with Other Platforms: Greater integration with other digital platforms and tools for a seamless communication ecosystem.
Conclusion
Mastering WhatsApp Flows is a game-changer for businesses looking to automate their communication processes. By leveraging the WhatsApp Business API, businesses can enhance customer engagement, improve operational efficiency, and stay ahead in a competitive market. This comprehensive guide provides the knowledge and tools needed to create effective WhatsApp Flows, ensuring your business is well-equipped to meet the evolving needs of your customers.
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2024.05.14 08:34 HallMobile1755 The Admission Process: How to Get Into Chennai's Top International Schools

The Admission Process: How to Get Into Chennai's Top International Schools
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Introduction
Chennai, a bustling metropolitan city in India, is home to numerous esteemed international schools known for their high academic standards, diverse curriculums, and holistic development programs. Securing a spot in these prestigious institutions can be a challenging yet rewarding endeavor. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential steps and provide valuable tips to navigate the admission process successfully.
Explore the best junior colleges in Chennai, renowned for their exceptional academic programs, experienced faculty, and comprehensive extracurricular activities. Find the perfect institution to kickstart your higher education journey with detailed information on courses, admissions, and facilities.
Understanding the Landscape
Chennai’s top international schools include names like the American International School Chennai (AISC), The British International School Chennai, and the International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, among others. These schools offer various curricula, including the International Baccalaureate (IB), the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), and the American curriculum, catering to the diverse needs of expatriate and local families.
Research and Selection
Identify Your Priorities: Determine what’s important for you and your child – curriculum, extracurricular activities, school culture, location, fees, etc.
Create a List: Make a list of potential schools that match your criteria. Visit their websites, attend open houses, and read reviews to gather more information.
Consider the Curriculum: Different schools offer different curriculums such as IB, IGCSE, or American. Choose one that aligns with your child’s future educational plans.
Application Process
Check Admission Criteria: Each school has its own set of admission criteria, including age requirements, previous academic performance, and language proficiency.
Prepare Necessary Documents: Commonly required documents include birth certificates, academic records, transfer certificates, proof of residence, passport-sized photographs, and sometimes medical records.
Submit the Application: Fill out the application forms meticulously. Some schools offer online application facilities, while others may require physical submission.
Entrance Exams and Interviews
Entrance Tests: Many top international schools in Chennai conduct entrance exams to assess a student’s academic capabilities. These tests typically cover subjects like English, Mathematics, and Science.
Interviews: Schools may also conduct personal interviews with the student and sometimes with parents to understand the child's personality, interests, and family background.
Preparation: Prepare your child for these assessments by reviewing past papers if available, and practicing common exam questions.
Financial Considerations
Tuition Fees: International schools tend to have higher tuition fees compared to local schools. It’s crucial to understand the fee structure, which may include admission fees, annual fees, and other charges.
Scholarships and Financial Aid: Some schools offer scholarships or financial aid to meritorious students. Inquire about these opportunities and understand the application process and eligibility criteria.
Additional Costs: Be aware of additional costs such as transportation, uniforms, extracurricular activities, and other miscellaneous expenses.
Final Steps
School Visits: Visit the shortlisted schools to get a firsthand experience of the campus, facilities, and the overall environment. This also allows you to interact with teachers and current students.
Decision Making: After visits and assessments, discuss with your child and make an informed decision. Consider factors like the school’s culture, teaching methods, and how they align with your child’s learning style.
Acceptance and Enrollment: Once you receive admission offers, review them carefully. Follow the instructions for acceptance, which usually involves paying an admission fee and submitting the necessary documents.
Tips for a Successful Application
Start Early: Begin your research and application process well in advance to avoid last-minute hassles.
Stay Organized: Keep track of application deadlines, required documents, and test dates.
Communicate: Maintain regular communication with the admissions office for updates and clarifications.
Prepare Your Child: Ensure your child is well-prepared for entrance tests and interviews.
Encourage them to be confident and honest during interactions.
Seek Guidance: If needed, seek advice from educational consultants who specialize in international school admissions.
Top 10 International Schools in Chennai:
  • Anand Singapore International School (ASIS)
  • American International School
  • Lalaji Memorial Omega International School
  • Aachi Global International School
  • Gateway International School
  • Grace International School
  • St. Francis International School
  • M Ct M. Chidambaram Chettyar
  • The Lord’s International School
  • Sri Sankara Global Academy
Conclusion
Securing admission to one of Chennai's top international schools requires thorough research, careful planning, and diligent preparation. By understanding the admission process, preparing adequately for assessments, and considering financial aspects, you can enhance your chances of successfully enrolling your child in a school that offers a world-class education and a nurturing environment.
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2024.05.14 08:33 McComfortable I'm in serious need of help and it feels like it's too late for me

I don't really no where to start. I feel I've lost myself, consumed with anxiety and guilt and fear and regret and I fear, this new fear, that it's going to be the end of me if I don't start to get it out in some way, shape or form.
I guess I'll begin at the beginning...

I had a difficult childhood with fairly neglectful parents. A mother who openly expressed she never felt she really stepped into her mom shoes until she gave birth to my younger sister, who is three years younger than me. She is my only sibling. My mother told me when I was a kid that she "had to love me", but when my sister came around "she was finally a mother and over the moon", or simply "I always always wanted a girl". I'm not sure if this could be attributed to Post-partum depression, not that she ever researched that or was daignosed with it. That's probably just me trying to pardon my mother or something to the effect. She was 17 when she had me and I'm sure times were different then, my parents both were raised religious, father christian, mother mormon. Maybe their guilt. I ask myself why they brought me into this world if I wasn't wanted to begin with. Or, give me up for adoption to a set of guardians that would have loved me better. I know I was an accident and that's not what gets me down, I get that life be lifing and what happened happened. My difficulties stem from the feeling that my presence never gave my mother any sense of purpose, responsibility or love, or concern. She was emotionally unavailable to me virtually my entire life and I feel like that caused many issues later in my life and how I perceive myself and what I deserve. Coupled with the fact that my neglect met such extremes that I am frankly shocked that I was never picked up by child care services, maybe things were different in the 90's. I'm not sure, I was just a child then.
Much of my upbringing I didn't receive a lot of the things most people would consider essential. As a baby my crib was the sock drawer, then I grew large enough to have a closet, then slept on the floor of a walk-in closet, then I had a single bed from what I recall for maybe a year or maybe two years and I remember feeling metal springs poke me in the my ribs and I recall it being uncomfortable enough for me to move back to sleeping on the floor next to the ratty old used mattress my father found from who knows where. I remember feeling like I had to keep that secret, that the mattress they gave me was uncomfortable enough for me to sneak sleeping on the floor next to it. I think I was really afraid as coming across as ungrateful. My father came from a third world country, so the "gratefullness issue" was address frequently by my mom because "I don't have it even half as bad as what my father had to endure. And she was probably right. But it just silenced me ultimately, didn't put things into a mature context for me. I just learned that I can't complain about anything ever. Anyway, that trend didn't really change when I grew older. grade 9-10 I was sleeping on the living room couch so my sister could have privacy and a bedroom to exist in for herself - which I realize is important for an individual so I encouraged her to have the bedroom. Although I figured my parents expected me to do this for my sister regardless. I was okay with making sacrfices for those I love, it was instilled in me from a very very young age.
I do feel like my father took advantage of me in the form of labour as well, having to do custodial work with my father from 10pm to 3am, at two highschools I believe he was contracted, at that young age I honestly enjoyed just spending time with my father I think, working alongside him. When I was in grade 2 and 3 I had garbage bag duty for all the students bathrooms, and I remember loving snapping the bags open by rushing air into the bag and making it blow up like a baloon. I remember the scary unlit shadowy hallways that I couldn't perceive the ends of. No bodies to see, it felt eerie but exciting in a way - like it was a whole different world.
School was a different experience for me. It was very stressful, my parents had to move a few times a year because they would dodge rent or just generally be selfish with their dual income. They loved to party hard on the weekends. I remember wondering why my father did this to himself all the time. Hoping that we could spend quality time on a saturday, but he wouldnt get out of bed until just before dinner. I didn't really understand hangovers or alcoholism and how it meant our plans would get cancelled. I think I remember trying to wrap my head around willful self-poisoning for entertainment and how could that be more enjoyable then spending time with your son? I couldn't tell my mother why I was so sad about it. Why I didn't want to move again and again and again. Why I found it so difficult to make new friends everytime I had to switch schools. Why I couldn't just do one single full school year with one class of students. It was so hard and at the time, I didn't know anything different. It was so hard to make friends and I think it created this approach to making a "new family" of friends when I became a teenager and young adult.

I remember always wanting to be a "good kid". The "best kid" for my parents. I feel like my parents attached this moniker to me that made things harder for me to mature into a rounded adult later in life. My parents always flaunted me as this point of accomplishment, the accomplishment that I was "so extremely well behaved". I would strive to be super polite, and a good host, try to help out when my parents had their friends over, literally fill their cups when the opportunity presented themselves. I think I did this because I must have made the conclusion that if I was quiet, super polite, helpful and useful then I had value. That I could be loved. That I could earn this love from my parents through acts of service.
I remember feeling like my sister and I had extremely different experiences growing up. When my parents were at work I took care of her, cleaned and cooked. one time my sister told my mom to eff off when she was 5 and I was 8. My mind was blown. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that she had the bravery and courage to defy my mother. Looking back, my sister was just mirroring the language she learned from my parents from whenever they fought. I remembering seriously worrying and getting scared that my father was going to belt her, or use the coat hanger, which was his preference with me. I feel like my mom was always checked out and I'm hurt that she allowed my father to take his rage out on me. That my mom could care less about me being beat, but never my sibling. It was very confusing and difficult for me to process. Not that I really processed it much as a kid. I honestly just wanted to be loved and be the best child possible. Honestly though, 'm seriously so glad that my sister was spared all of that complete non-sense. I don't wish that on anyone in the world. There were some punishments where he would walk in and tell me to pull my pants down without explanation. I have memories of tearing up and saying I didn't know why this was happening, asking what I did wrong and he would just remind me that if I resisted then I would get it worse and to hurry up and get ready. My father has since apologized. I think it is how he was raised. I didn't know what to say in response, but I told him I loved him and it's in the past. But I don't know if I was being honest when I said that. My mother would still gaslight me to this day if any of this became topic of discussion, not that I'm guessing. A year ago she told me that much of my pained memories were false and this never happened. My father on the other hand typically stays pensive and unchallenging.
It seems so damned crazy writing all of this out, it feels like a heartbreaking novel and not my life at all. But it was and is my life. I have difficulties opening up and expressing my feelings and advocating for myself when the moments are true and appropriate to do so. I know it's the healthier way to communicate, but I was literally taught to stay quiet and be useful. Fast forward 20-25 years and I'm going to be 35 and I feel like just ending it all. Every year my birthday passes and I'll get a text from my family happy birthday. But they know I'm in a difficult place, they know I miss them, they know I love them and forgive them, I try the high road whenever I can but I just don't see the point anymore. they won't celebrate my life and existence, but they'll throw family gatherings for each other, birthdays, christmas, fathers day and mothers day.
On that note, another mother's day has recently passed and my mother never invited me over, I texted my father three weeks in advance in hopes of securing a time to come over and celebrate my mothers life with my family as a family. I felt particularly stung this mother's day when they celebrated and didn't text or call to invite me over. I live in the same small town so it's easy to hop over. I literally live three blocks away.
Anyway, my mother was diagnosed with cancer over christmas this year and I have been worrying for my mother ever since and thinking about my life with her and the mortal coil and the finite mount of time I may have with her. I feel like there is a large empty part in my heart that wishes my mother and I could go grab a coffee together. She can show me her ipad app art that she has been really excited about for a couple years now. She loves showing off her digital art and I love seeing her joy and how proud she is about her art. I just don't know why she couldn't feel the same for me, her only son. Maybe I'm just a her dissapointment.
I dropped out of highschool and left the family home when I was 16. I just couldn't work for my dad during the night AND go to highschool AND socialize. Something had to give. Unfortunately it was highschool and my parents didn't really care about that at all. They were just... fine with it. they supported my sister through college and she was fortunately able to graduate with a veterinary degree of sorts. she still lives with them now as she pays off her student debt, but I left and travelled and worked on music for over a decade so I admit that I was entirely out of the family picture for some time. But as I get older, not wanting to repeat the mistakes of my parents I fear that that is precisely what's been creeping up in my life.
five years ago I met the absolute most wonderful human being and I am so lucky to have my partner in my life. She and I are engaged now and set to be married. I hoped that the news would overwhelm my parents with excitement and joy. Maybe a facebook post about their son, share some family pictures or something. But they did nothing at all. I think they showed off pictures of the trip to Mexico that week instead.
I just don't really understand how I'm this unworthy of their love and unfortunately now I'm realizing that illusion that I am unworthy has infected my relationship with my fiance. I love her so much but when I can't fix everything in her life I feel like I am the failure and the guilt overhelms me so much and the guilt is such a strong motivator for me, and it usually motivates me into becoming the biggest doormat in the world. I've never worked harder for a relationship or invested this much energy. I feel she deserves it. But I don't advocate for myself. So I build up resentment. Like I clean the house constantly and work and help bail out of her bad spending habits and cover her rent without question and this and that. To be clear, she doesn't take advantage of me and that's not how I feel about it. But I do let this annoyance build up inside of me because I don't know how to communicate my feelings in a healthy way. I'm scared I'll lose the person if I speak up, or I'll be gaslit. Again, that's not my partner that gaslights. That's just generally how I feel I'll be treated if I open up with people. It all goes back to my childhood. It's affected every friendship and work relationship I've had since.
When I was 20-ish, 15 years years ago I did the classic, "seek the relationship that most comfortably fits into the patterns you experienced with your parents". And so I trapped myself in a horrific and extremely damaging relationship with a girl I'll call K. She has undiagnosed bipolaBPD, she would never seek help but self-medicate. She ended up in the hospital maybe four times for self-harming and this where she was considered to have these diseases by a few doctors on different occasions. Anway, it turned into a relationship of abuse and it wasn't exactly new territory for me. I was ashamed in that 8 year relationship. I wanted out so bad, but she would threaten to unalive everytime I tried to get away. Of course, some weeks would go by and i would get my hair pulled out of my scalp, a knife waving in the air in front of my face, spat in the face, kicked, punched, bit, a pot of freshly boiled ramen soup thrown in my face and eyes. What's worse is that I seeked police intervention on multiple occasions. Every single time the police visited, they talked me out of pressing charges, asking me " well if she doesn't have any place to go, then do you have a place you can stay at, or the shelter?". twice they talked me out of a restraining order, that legal proceedings would take forever. Adn de-escalting me from wanting to take measures to ensure my safety because she may end up on the street as a result. To this day, I absolutely wish I advocated for myself here and pushed for a restraining order. I'm so mad at myself for not doing so.
Unfortunately, fast forward a couple years into that relationship and one evening everything would finally hit the fan. I told her to never touch me again and I absolutely meant it. she had just yanked out the largest chunk of my hair to date, to the point where my scalp was bleeding and I could even see epidermal matter still attached to the folicle ends that were in her clenched fingers. My head bled a bit and I pushed her off of me. Telling her that I needed to leave, that I was walking to my secure jam space just a 10 minute walk away. It had a leather couch in a cold concrete basement, but hey at least I would be safe for the night and I could play my drums and try and blow off this anxiety and fear in a way that was safe albeit very noisy.
She hated that I wanted to leave and convinced herself I would never return. To be fair, that was the energy I had. I never wanted to see her face again and have her name on my lips after that night. So her tactic was simple, to threaten me with calling the cops and tell them that I violently pushed her. I called her bluff and said "go ahead and I will just tell them everything you've done - yet again. All I am doing is going to the space to sleep, I said, maybe play drums." She called the cops and told them she was pushed into a wall, and she felt very unsafe. Which yes, I did push her off me when she attacked me. In the past, I tried various tactics, to run away didn't work, she just always chased me down. Or sometimes I would just sit there while she was violent against me and I just "dissapeared" kind of like how I would when my dad used his coat hanger. This time, I just pushed her off of me, I was done with the relationship at that point and we both knew it. Anyway, she called the police, they arrived and when questioned I told them that I pushed her off of me in self-defence. I was drinking that night and it didn't help my case as I was arrested without question that evening and I was charged on the spot without question with domestic assault. It devasted me. I asked the police how this could happen lawfully. That she is an abuser and there is a history of this multiple times. That I've requested a restraining order. They explained that in quebec the laws are a little different and in the case domestic cases, if there is a male aggressor against a female, then the male is automatically charged to the fullest extent. I was absolutelyu devasted by this. I can't tell you the amount of fear and anger I felt in that jail cell that night.
I feel so incredibly betrayed by the justice system, keep in mind, this is law that from what I understand is only in Quebec, I was there for music at the time with an old friend whom I am no longer in contact with. I don't think the rest of the country operates under law in this way. Now I appreciate that they are vigilant about woman abuse victims, but the law shouldn't be this absurdly biased. It just doesnt feel just and fair to me. Covert abusers shouldn't be able to take advantage of the justice system in this way, but it happens.
It was an awful experience, I was homeless for a couple months afterward, not allowed to retrieve my belongings, so I lost all of my life "crap" that I had built up, years of hardwork and investment. I mention this because I realize later in life that I have intense collecting behaviour. maybe as a self-soothing behaviour. But I love building up collections of my hobby stuff as I have many and I feel they keep me regulated and it's a form of therapy for me. In any case, I lost everything when I left that whole situation. It sucks, although ultimately it's clearly best that I got out of that dreadful circumstance. I flew across the country to my hometown and to be closer to my family and old friends from highschool. It's quite a small town mind you.
Unfortunately, my classic tendency to hide and not advocate for myself created an opportunity for my abusive ex. A year following those events, despite me assuring her that I had to block her because I flew away to start a new life provinces away. That I wished her the best. That I even promised I would never tell a soul what she did to me. Not to mention that unfortunately we live in a society where nobody really has an ounce of sympathy for a male abuse victim. I had every intention to keep that promise, but she couldn't trust me ultimately. I think her logic was maybe to just beat her ex to "the punch". Kill or be killed or something like that. I don't live my life like that so I don't really know what her plan was. But she made a bunch of posts on various social media platforms for all of our mutual friends, music friends, coworkers etc. that the relationship was over and she was free. That she got out of a cycle of abuse and she was ready to start a new chapter of her life. She never used my name, just that she was glad she got away from her toxic and abusive ex once and for all.
It was exactly like that night a year prior, she threatened me with this outcome she could design for me, and I called her on her bluff by saying I was still going to block her and I can't control what she does with her life or how she conducts herself, but that I was out and to never contact me ever again. She made me regret that decision.
The posts she made that day got so many likes and support from so many of our mutual friends, even musician mates that were closer to me than her, and it absolutely destroyed me, not just internally but socially. I no longer make music anymore and it hurts to go outside into the world because it feels like everybody sees me as this monster. And still I don't have a voice to inform anyone otherwise - except my family and my fiance. I have no friends anymore. They all left my life with the belief that I did all of these horrible and awful things.
I just don't trust people anymore as a result and it's just caused me to become extremely bitter and depressed. I ruminate on the past, maybe in attempts to fix the past so I can move on. So I could do better, so I don't have to punish myself for my mistakes in the past. But it just reopens every emotional wound I have and they never get a chance to heal. That was maybe 7 years ago now and I'm still replaying these events in my head every single morning for about 1 - 2 hrs. Then I go completely numb for the majority of the rest of the day, shallow breathing, and the mildest sadness that mascarades as fatigue and disinterest.
There are some days where I seriously fear for the future and I just feel like every cruel soul will inherit this earth and that's the future, they built this world of suffering and they deserve to inherit it. Their toxic flag staked so deep into the earth in reclamation. The future isn't holding any seats for people like us. I'm so heartbroken and defeated. I feel like white-wolfing my fiance because she deserves better than this traumatized person that hides from the world. I feel like giving her my collection of collections so she can sell it all off and pay off her 10k of credit debt, then with this act of kindness I can go out not feeling like a guilt-ridden defeated loser. And leave on a high note.
When I'm alone, I get trapped in these ruminating cycles and it's the angriest I ever get. It's reached the point where I feel like I am actually reliving all this past trauma every morning and I can't do it anymore. I just feel like I am so at the end of whatever this ride was.
I don't have any friends anymore and everyone but my fiance thinks I am a monster and it's just unbearable.
I just don't even know. I am even afraid that someone will read this post and suss through all of this and make the connection. Then I'll get another new email or random throwaway account with an insta message that says "I told you you would never be able to get over me. You can move on, but you will never be able to erase the past. Never truly. You know where to find me."
It's haunting and it's poisonous. I just feel haunted and poisoned and I don't know if there is a snake oil potent enough or antitode true enough to get me back to the generous, lighthearted, energetic kid I once was.
To whoever was willing to read through all of this, thank you for hearing me out. I don't know what advice I am even asking for here. I'm hoping just speaking this out into the world in some way can alleviate this misery. I don't know.
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2024.05.14 08:33 spooki_boogey LGs Broadcast Producer tweets out a thread talking about the current RLCS format and bringing back league play (more in post)

The rest of the thread for those who don’t have Twitter
If you draw parallels from other sports like the NFL, look back at the New York Giants back in 2011. They were 9-7 in the regular season, one win over .500. They won the Super Bowl that year. You think they didn’t have some struggles that year?
What about baseball? In 2006 the Cardinals went 83-78 in the regular season and won the World Series. Another team barely over .500 that won it all.
The recipe for success in a league format isn’t about sustained superior performance, but about getting hot at the right time. The current format punishes heavily for having off days, and rewards mightily for upsets and runs.
As a fan, it’s become harder to follow every team, and even harder to stay engaged consistently because I just can’t keep up with every single team anymore. We have random teams with random names with rosters that were thrown together last minute that make a miracle run for a regional and then fizzle out the next.
Organizations have zero stability in the current format unless their team is performing at a high level every day of the season. What incentives do they have to keep paying their players large salaries in hopes that they won’t ever slip up? You miss a main day? Oh well. Go next. And by the way if you miss one main day in the current format your chances of making a major are all but wiped out.
Again, you may think a league format is boring, but I just don’t agree. I’m less of a fan now than when there was a set list of teams, and I’m not even going to mention RLRS. Those implications were so exciting at the end of the season.
NRG, Luminosity, Moist, TSM, Karmine Corp, all big orgs that did not make a main event this last weekend. Not taking away anything from the teams that made it, they earned their spots and there is no arguing they didn’t. They won when they had to- based on the current format.
At the end of the day, this open format is volatile, gives orgs no incentives to invest highly into their players, and let’s not mention the issues with player Visas because orgs don’t have enough time to plan.
I think we need to, at a very minimum, go back to the format last season where points and standings got you automatic births to higher stages. Stop forcing every team to start at the same point and develop some of the stability you get in a league format.
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2024.05.14 08:31 AgileSissy /

Slutty Sister Has Her Brother Locked For Life (non-con, forced chastity, bondage, punishment)
Part 1
The keyholder nurse gave me instructions and explained everything after it was all over. My family had told me that I was a sex pervert and I was "being dealt with". I knew I was in trouble, but I was a young man, only 18 and I didn't understand what was going on. No one had told me anything after the hearing.
Mom drove me to an odd building, led me to a secure room and left. A young nurse told me to undress. I was totally naked. An older woman in scrubs and a man entered. They strapped my arms and legs down to a cold steel table. The nurse offered the woman a syringe, but she declined and said "No, I want this creep to feel it".
It all started a month ago. I lived with my mom and sister, dad was gone. My sister was 19, with a tight body and medium sized, perky tits. Mom was thick, curvy, with giant tits. Both recently got their naval's pierced with matching studs. Neither had boyfriends, but they were very promiscuous. We lived in a mobile home with thin walls, so I could hear them getting fucked often.
I made some mistakes. First, my sister caught me peeping on her in the shower and told mom. Then, two of her "friends" came over for sex. They took turns on her. She got very loud. After they left, I went in her room. She covered herself, but I saw her pussy and stomach first. There were small puddles of cum around her pantyline, and some more of it leaking out of her. I told her I was still a virgin and asked if I could "go next" on her. She yelled "get out" and told mom when she got home from work.
The third incident was more serious they said. Mom would sometimes drink and pass out. I'd never felt tits before and hers were so enticing. She had some drinks and went to bed. I snuck in. She was asleep, uncovered, wearing a gown. I grabbed her heaving boobs. Then I took one of my hands off her chest and pulled the gown above her waist, exposing her. I slid my hand between her legs and rubbed her pussy. She woke up and caught me. She was pissed. The next day my sister told me they had turned me in and there would be a hearing.
So I knew why I was on the metal table, but I didn't know what was next. I couldn't see, there was a drape at my waist. It started with gloves and cold metal on my genitals, then clamping, pinching, pulling, and eventually a sharp puncturing pain near my balls. I begged them to stop, but they did it 2 more times, once on my cock. Finally a metal device was brought out. I could feel it being slid on, clamped down, tightened, then locked. "All done" they said and left. The young nurse stayed behind.
She removed the drape and released the straps. I inspected the "device". My cock and balls had been fed through a steel ring that tightly encircled them at the base. It was secured to a piercing just above my taint and another at the top. My penis was locked in a tight steel "cage" with a hole at the end for pissing. The head had been pierced and a metal bar went through me as extra security. It wasn't going anywhere. The whole thing was super tight.
"What is this?" I asked.
She explained. "It's your chastity device. Your genitals have been locked up. At the hearing, your mother and sister requested that you be put in chastity. The safety council asked them how long they thought would be appropriate and both wanted you locked forever. Since the incidents involved incest, the council agreed. Your penis is locked for life. I'm your keyholder nurse. I will help with adjustments, cleanings, draining your balls, and anything else needed for chastity".
"When do I get to take off?" I said.
She answered, "You're locked forever. So you wont get to take it off. They have to keep you locked so your sister is safe and to punish you for what you did to your mom. You wont be able to have sex or force anyone. Since you can't masturbate, your balls might swell, so you will see me every other month to drain them, do a deep cleaning, and tighten your cage, if necessary.
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Part 2

The room was cold. My keyholder nurse was a cute twenty-something. A name tag with "Beverly" was pinned above her perky boobs. Her scrub top was tight around her chest. I could see the shape of her breasts and her hard nipples pressing againt the fabric. I stared and my cage got tighter. She noticed and grinned slightly.
I got back to business, "Can I appeal or get parole or something? What happens next?"
She answered, "Sorry, no appeals for chastity. There is parole, but not for incest cases. What you did is considered extremely disgusting, so they deemed you a "most extreme pervert". Incest offenders get more severe penalties and no parole. I'm not supposed to be judgemental, but you're my first incest case and it sounded really awful at your hearing. It's hard to believe creeps as bad as you even exist, who rubs their own mom's pussy? This case is really bad, so I'm gonna go harder on you than my other guys. I hope it was worth it. So here's what's next...your mother and sister are entitled to a final inspection of your genitals, then you'll go directly to prison to be processed and locked up in the chastity unit."
I was confused and responded with frustration, "I can't believe this is happening to me. I just got too horny seeing the girls dressed like sluts and listening to them getting fucked all the time. After seeing my sisters cum-filled pussy, I lost control and slipped up. If she just gave me sloppy seconds, I wouldn't have done all that to mom....What do you mean prison?!?!"
She responded, bursting with excitement, "Dont worry, you'll learn your lesson! OH! I see they didn't tell you about prison yet, since you were a rush case. Chastity is just an add-on to your prison sentence as an extra penalty and to keep everyone safe. Let me look at your file to see how much time you'll serve."
Looking at her tablet, she smiled big and replied, "I've never gotten to do this before! Most guys hear about their sentence before they get to me...Ok, so they actually got you taken care of pretty good here. It got split up into multiple counts, so fortunately, they were able to put you away for a long time."
She continued, "Your sister had you convicted on two charges, one for the shower incident and one for the bedroom incident. You got two more for mom, one for groping her tits and another for going between her legs. I'll read them off...
Count 1, Incestual peeping, sentence: 1 year special confinement
Count 2, Incestual peeping with propositioning, sentence: 1.5 years special confinement
Count 3, 2nd Degree Incestual Sexual Battery, 2 years special confinement
Ok and here's the big one! For touching mom's pussy...
Count 4, 1st Dregee Incestual Sexual Battery, 4.5 years RIGOROUS confinement in the SCU-I, (Special Chastity Unit, Incest wing), with intensive perversion correction."
So you'll do nine years total, with the first four-and-a-half in the incest wing."
I was completely shocked, "Nine years!? Are you serious? What's special confinement? Am I going to regular prison or what?
Beverely explained, "Special confinement means you'll be put in the chastity unit. It's a separate level for inmates that have their genitals locked, like rapists and other perverts. It's a little different. The cells are super small, you don't get any privileges like TV, and you stay locked in your cell for 23 hours a day. But don't worry. Most of my guys are in the chastity unit. They all want out really bad, but they're fine. Some eventually leave for regular population if their sentence allows, but you'll actually just be finishing up in the main chasity unit after you're done with rigororous confinement for the first four-and-a-half. You'll start off in the incest wing".
"What is all that? I asked
Beverly explained further, "It's a big deal. That's why I got so excited when I read your sentence on count 4. It wasn't just the amount of time you got, but what'll be happening to you that makes it a heavy one. I've heard it's very extreme. Since you're my first incest case, I'm not as familiar with it, but I've heard you're basically caged up 24/7 and pretty much treated like an animal. I'm not sure if you even get a toilet or a bed. You only leave your cage once every two weeks for perversion correction, which I might get to assist with, and you'll get another device I've heard about, called the "silver bullet". I think it's an anal device? You'll learn more about that when you get there. Oh! Looks like it's time to get you ready for inspection."
The door opened as she left and two female guards entered. One had a tazer. They led me to another table. This one had wheels. I sat on the edge. One grabbed my ankles and another tried to push me on my back. I resisted, trying to spin off the table. I was immediately tazed, then sedated, imobilizing me. "This will be easier for if you just comply" she said. I was on my back again. My ankles were lifted toward my head, folding my legs over me. Thick zip ties were placed around my ankles and calfs. My hands and forearms were looped through both, then "zzzzzzzztttt", it was all cinched down tight, securing my arms to my legs. A bar was secured between my knees, keeping me exposed. Beverly came back in. One of the guards said "He's all yours hon" as they left.
"Let's get you cleaned up" Beverly said. "Your mom and sister are on their way and they're excited to see your private parts all locked up for good.
She put gloves on, then approached the table, placing one hand over my nose. I opened my mouth and she shoved a gag in and secured it around my head. "This is just a temporary gag. Your sister didn't want you talking during inspection. I believe you'll get more securely gagged and muzzled when you get to processing. I've heard the guys don't get solid food in the incest wing, you get fed a liquid diet, like that soylent stuff, that you'll take through a drinking tube in your gag. It's really amazing how good they have you incest perverts locked up over there. I can't wait to see you like that.
She started the cleaning by soaping and lathering around my crotch, exposed parts were shaved. She walked away, coming back with a tube and a bag full of fluid that she hung from a pole. The label read "Enema". Beverly explained, "Gotta clean you inside and out. First I'll get you lubed up". She grabbed a metal syring, inserted the tip in my ass, and injected me with lube. At the end of enema tube, there was a detachable nozzle with two inflatable bulbs. One was forced in my ass and both were inflated, locking it in place. I could see the tube going from the bag to inside me. I felt like I was being treated like an animal already. She turned a valve, the fluid began flowing and filled me up. She set a timer for 35 minutes, and sat on her stool, reading cosmo. After an agonizing wait, she removed the nozzle plug, allowing me to release. Finally, thank goodness. I was soaped up again and rinsed. She cleaned up the enema nozzle plug, added more lube, and shoved it back1 inside me. "Putting this back in so we dont have any potential leaks" she said, as she inflated it. She disconnected the outside end of the inflatable nozzle where it attached to the longer enema tube, clamped it off, and let go of it. I felt it bounce around as it settled. "You're all set" she exclaimed.
I was wheeled on the cart-like table through a long, busy hallway to a different room for inspection. I could feel the protruding nozzle plug in my ass flop around as the cart moved. The other employees stared as I went by, a few smiled with satisfaction. How humiliating I thought. I heard murmuring. "Bitchtied pervert getting what he deserves!" one girl said angrily.
Finally in the inspection room, I waited. The door opened, Beverly entered with two blondes behind her, my mom and my sister. The two gorgeous sluts were dressed similar. My mom was wearing tight, denim, high waisted shorts that displayed her ass and curvy hips, they were pulled-up high in a way that you could see the denim tight against her twat. My sister came dressed in super short spandex yoga shorts, tight ones that lifted her already firm butt into perfection. Both wore crop tops with their stomachs and matching naval piercings exposed. Images of my sister's sloppy pussy flashed in my head, my cock and balls both swelled. I stared at their bodies and let out a loud, desperate moan as my cage grew excruciatingly tight.
Part 3 to follow...
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