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First off, note that my story has a happy ending (thus far.) But, mine is a case where I almost didn't even call for advice, and I'm so glad I did. I just wanted to encourage any other (especially first-timers) who like me, hemmed and hawed about going in for observation and explain why I have zero regrets about actually going in. This will be stupidly long but I really want others to see a non-scary story to just go if you have any question at all! TL;DR at the end for those who want it.
I am 29+5 today, and yesterday had a super minor fall at work at the end of the day. As in, I went to sit down on my rolling stool, missed slightly, and landed on my butt. I have to emphasize, I thought it was really no big deal - I fell almost in slow motion, didn't hit my belly, and was MUCH more embarrassed than hurt.
My baby even kicked me right afterwards as if to say, "Geez, Ma, what are you doing out there?" No cramps, no gush of fluid, no bleeding, and he was moving just fine.
Still, I had read plenty of times on this sub reddit, my baby books, and other sources that pretty much any fall at a certain point in the pregnancy warranted at least a phone call to the doctor. And my quick Google when I got home reiterated the same. Literally every single result said to call. So I did, and immediately buffered my question with "I'm sorry because this is probably a waste of your time, but I'm X far along and had Y type of fall happen, so I just wanted to do my due diligence and call." The receptionist was so lovely and didn't make me feel like a waste of time in the least bit.
She saw on my chart how far away from the hospital I am (40 minutes give or take depending on traffic) and said that since I wasn't having any bad symptoms and baby was moving, chances are the nurse wouldn't ask me to come in, but she wanted to make sure. A brief hold later and she said, "Actually, we do want you to come in to labor & delivery for a 1-hour observation, just in case. Any fall at this stage is worth getting checked out."
My heart sank a bit. I was honestly not even worried, and I hated the idea of wasting the gas, time, and whatever the observation would cost for them to just tell me everything is fine. On the flipside, obviously I take my son's safety very seriously, and decided that there's probably a reason they have a blanket recommendation to come in after a fall, even after I took pains to explain how much of a nothingburger it seemed to be.
Nonetheless, my husband and parents both insisted that I was doing the right thing by going in, and that they would all sleep better tonight knowing baby and I were both okay. My own birth was an emergency c-section at 30 weeks after my mom's amniotic fluid disappeared and I'd stopped growing around 26 weeks, so I can understand why my folks were of the better-safe-than-sorry mindset.
To try to make a long story short, we went to the hospital, they got me back right away because it was super quiet, and got me settled in with monitors. I could hear his heartbeat straight away, nice and strong, and heard, felt, and saw his kicks against the monitors lol. I already felt glad that we actually came in, because I think I was almost more afraid of the process of getting there than of anything actually being wrong. Plus, my next appointment isn't until the end of this month, so it would've been a long time to wait and wonder. After almost an hour, the doctor came in to check on us, and that's when I was utterly convinced this was NOT a waste of time.
She explained that my baby was looking great, but that I was having low level contractions (!!) She asked if I could feel them, but I couldn't, although I wasn't sure if that was because he was moving so much, or if they really weren't noticeable. She said this was normal after a fall, but could also be due to not eating enough or being dehydrated. I'd eaten a fairly normal amount yesterday and hadn't quite hit my water quota but had had a lot (maybe between 40-50oz?) So they had me stay another half hour or so just to make sure the contractions either stayed the same or slowed down. If they didn't, they would probably want me to stay 24 hours.
Luckily, at the end of it, they said the contractions slowed from when I first came in, and let me go. They just said to watch for any signs of premature labor.
All of that to say, I'm glad nothing too scary came of it (yet at least!) but I definitely learned my lesson not to overthink it about coming in. They recommended that I ask for a solid chair with a back at work, and said I could get a letter from my doctor issuing an accommodation for it if needed, which I appreciate. Otherwise, just going to be a little extra careful and wait and see. Hopefully my little one cooks for a while longer!
TL:DR - 29+4. Had a seemingly very light fall onto my butt at work, decided to call it in just to be safe, assumed I wouldn't have to go in, did have to go in, hemmed and hawed about it but I'm glad I went, because baby was fine but I was having light contractions and didn't know it. Contractions slowed down and I got to go home, but learned my lesson about not hesitating to get checked out!

Hi all,
This is one of my first attempts at a Star Wars RP, so please bear with me. Thankfully, I do have a long history and a lot of experience in RP, everything from feudal Japan stories to apocalyptic romps, so I am hoping I can do my best to make this work. With that being said, I think this RP would probably suit a roleplayer who is at least slightly familiar with the Star Wars setting and its lore, as I myself am still learning too. You don’t need to be an expert or a top contributor on Wookipedia but just some knowledge should help!
Anyways, on to the story. This RP is one that I have quite a clear vision for what I want to happen at the start, but less so after that. So, I think it will be quite structured to begin with and then we can let our imaginations run wild. It centres around my character, who is a fairly young and somewhat unscrupulous trade ship pilot. He is essentially the Star Wars version of a trucker, running cargo from one system to another and working for a large corporation who pays him a pretty menial salary. His whole life changes when your character, a Jedi in hiding, catches a ride on his ship and they are stopped by the empire. Now I want to set this RP in between the 3rd and the 4th movie. So there would be huge populus support for the Empire at this time, and a feeling that it is bringing peace and order to a galaxy that has almost destroyed itself during the clone wars. This would be particularly difficult for your character who is seeing her whole persona villainised by Empire propaganda. My character would be super distrustful of yours at first and they will really have that enemies to lovers trope that works so well in these stories.
Anyway, the basic plot is that the two of them end up forced to escape the Empire together, and then from there they are free to carry on their adventure as they wish. I have a lot more detail to give you, but I will save it for Discord where we can have a proper conversation. I am someone who loves OOC chat and getting to know a partner, and I think I am a friendly guy so if you are interested, please get in touch! I can’t wait to hear from you.

Hello disability community,
I am a biomedical engineering student and part of a team that’s passionate about creating new technologies to enhance accessibility. We’re in the early stages of developing a device designed to improve mobility and maneuvering.
I firmly believe that the most effective solutions arise from listening directly to the people who will use them. That’s exactly why I’m here—to gather your insights and learn from your personal experiences. Your feedback is vital in helping us create a device that truly makes a difference!
Here are some questions we’d love your input on:

1. Current Device Usage: • What mobility aids or devices do you currently use? • What aspects of these aids do you appreciate, and what aspects are frustrating?
   
   1. Device Features: • What features do you wish your current mobility aids included? • Are there any functionalities you’ve always wanted but never found in existing devices?
2. Daily Challenges: • Could you describe a typical day and the mobility challenges you encounter? • Are there specific tasks or environments where your current aids fall short?
   
3. Safety and Comfort: • How well do current devices meet your safety and comfort needs?
   
4. Social and Emotional Factors: • How does your current aid affect your social interactions and emotional well-being, either positively or negatively?
   
5. Personal Customization: • How could a mobility aid be better tailored to fit your personal and lifestyle needs? • What customization options would significantly enhance your daily life?
   

I’m here to listen and learn from you, so please feel free to share as much as you’re comfortable with. If you prefer not to share publicly, you’re always welcome to send me a direct message.
We want our development to be guided by your real-world experiences and needs. My goal is to create a product that not only helps but also enables people to live their lives with greater ease.
Thank you so much for considering helping us with this project.
I’m looking forward to reading your responses and engaging in further discussions!

any portal i try to light and go through doesn't link at all, this leads to too much portals and could ruin my server, this isn't the obfuscation thing and im pretty sure its a mod i have.
here's a full list of my mods and the footage: Sky Structures

Dark Paintings Kotlin for Forge Easy Anvils [Forge & Fabric] Dungeon Crawl Konkrete [Forge] Dangerous Stone Cutter [Forge/Fabric] [Let's Do] API AutoRegLib Chalk AmbientSounds 5 [Let's Do] Beachparty Biome Music[Forge/Fabric] Savage Ender Dragon[Forge/Fabric] SuperMartijn642's Config Lib Extra Zombie Drops YUNG's Better Jungle Temples (Forge) Skeleton Horse Spawn Serene Seasons Name Tag Tweaks Radium Reforged Bookshelf Sooty Chimneys FullBright Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge) Torch Slabs Mod WATERMeDIA: Multimedia API Tough As Nails Artifacts Cultural Delights CodeChicken Lib 1.8.+ Just Enough Items (JEI) Night Lights Savage & Ravage Enchantment Descriptions Spelunkery Second Chance (Forge) Sit Naturally Spawning Vex Visuality: Reforged HT's TreeChop Make Bubbles Pop [Client] [Forge/Fabric/Quilt] Sophisticated Backpacks Pitch Perfect Not Enough Animations Better Allay [FABRIC/FORGE] [ETF] Entity Texture Features - [Fabric & Forge] Universal Bone Meal [Forge & Fabric] Another Liquid Milk Towns and Towers YUNG's Better Desert Temples (Forge) YUNG's Better Nether Fortresses (Forge) Death Knell Special Drops Portfolio Mouse Tweaks The Aethe Durability Tooltip Golems Are Friends Not Fodder Kiwi 🥝 (Forge) Double Doors Bedspreads (Fabric/Forge/Quilt) Toast Control Placebo Supplementaries Squared Abnormals Delight Clear Water Respiteful The Twilight Forest CreativeCore YUNG's API (Forge) YUNG's Better Dungeons (Forge) MmmMmmMmmMmm (Target Dummy) Edibles Aquaculture 2 Chunk Sending[Forge/Fabric] Better Climbing Server Performance - Smooth Chunk Save[Forge/Fabric] Alex's Mobs Silveroak Outpost Chef's Delight [Forge] Ensorcellation Curios API (Forge/NeoForge) True Darkness Neapolitan Berry Good Supplementaries [Let's Do] Bakery Entity Collision FPS Fix Simple Shops Realistic Sleep Rare Ice (Forge/Fabric) Better Fog TerraBlender (Forge) Texels Paintings Cave Rats Buzzier Bees Chimes Stronger Snowballs Grabby Mobs Falling Leaves (NeoForge/Forge) Sophisticated Core Clear Lava and Water Alex's Delight Nyf's Spiders End's Delight CoFH Core Every Compat (Wood Good) Cupboard Another Furniture Carry On Farmer's Delight Drip Sounds (Forge) XP From Harvest Reworked Eating Animation [Forge] Path Under Gates Hourglass Cook your food Diet (Fabric/Forge/Quilt) Despawning Eggs Hatch YUNG's Bridges (Forge) Domestication Innovation Incubation Brewin' And Chewin' Extra Delight Beautify! Comforts (Fabric/Forge/Quilt) Snow Under Trees YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Forge) Variant Tools and Weaponry - More Weapons Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (Forge) SwingThroughGrass YUNG's Extras (Forge) Better Fullbright TheDirtyStuff Blueprint Clumps Neko's Enchanted Books Moonlight Lib YUNG's Better Strongholds (Forge) Void Fog Framework More Mob Variants Villager Names CullLessLeaves Reforged (Unofficial) Lucent YUNG's Better End Island (Forge) Chat Heads Detail Armor Bar [Forge] AppleSkin Snowballs Freeze Mobs Food Effects YUNG's Better Ocean Monuments (Forge) Iceberg [Forge] Mod Name Tooltip Architectury API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge) Snuffles Snow! Real Magic! ⛄ (Forge) Naturally Charged Creepers Just Enough Effect Descriptions (JEED) Cat Jammies Biomes O' Plenty Super Simple Voice Radio Tumbleweed GeckoLib Pet Pass: Trade Your Pets Presence Footsteps [Forge] Starlight (Forge) [Let's Do] Vinery Citadel [Let's Do] NetherVinery [EMF] Entity Model Features [Fabric & Forge] Random Mob Sizes Better Fps - Render Distance[Forge] Puzzles Lib [Forge & Fabric] Fullbright UB Collective Nature's Compass Fresh Animations Smarter Farmers (farmers replant) Easy Shulker Boxes [Forge & Fabric] Simple Tomb Amplified Nether Copperized Advancement Plaques [Forge] YUNG's Better Witch Huts (Forge) Tax Free Levels (Fabric/(Neo)Forge) Boatload Camera Mod Simple Voice Chat Better Advancements Wool Tweaks Responsive Shields Carpet Trapdoors [Forge] Duckling Contact Nether's Delight Xtra Arrows Entity Culling Fabric/Forge Do a Barrel Roll Model Gap Fix Easy Magic [Forge & Fabric] MidnightLib Just Zoom [Forge] Catalogue Blur (Forge) Notes MrCrayfish's Gun Mod Farmer's Respite Iron Chests Twilight's Flavors & Delight Dynamic Lights Item Highlighter [Forge] Forgery 

https://reddit.com/link/1crvz2f/video/loc638bacnzc1/player
Dont mind the darkness, its another mod i just fixed

Hi all,
I am by no means a Star Wars expert, so please bear with me. Thankfully, I do have a long history and a lot of experience in RP, everything from feudal Japan stories to apocalyptic romps, so I am hoping I can do my best to make this work. With that being said, I think this RP would probably suit a roleplayer who is at least slightly familiar with the Star Wars setting and its lore, as I myself am still learning too. You don’t need to be an expert or a top contributor on Wookipedia but just some knowledge should help!
Anyways, on to the story. This RP is one that I have quite a clear vision for what I want to happen at the start, but less so after that. So, I think it will be quite structured to begin with and then we can let our imaginations run wild. It centres around my character, who is a fairly young and somewhat unscrupulous trade ship pilot. He is essentially the Star Wars version of a trucker, running cargo from one system to another and working for a large corporation who pays him a pretty menial salary. His whole life changes when your character, a Jedi in hiding, catches a ride on his ship and they are stopped by the empire. Now I want to set this RP in between the 3rd and the 4th movie. So there would be huge populous support for the Empire at this time, and a feeling that it is bringing peace and order to a galaxy that has almost destroyed itself during the clone wars. This would be particularly difficult for your character who is seeing her whole persona villainised by Empire propaganda. My character would be super distrustful of yours at first and they will really have that enemies to lovers trope that works so well in these stories.
Anyway, the basic plot is that the two of them end up forced to escape the Empire together, and then from there they are free to carry on their adventure as they wish. I have a lot more detail to give you, but I will save it for Discord where we can have a proper conversation. I am someone who loves OOC chat and getting to know a partner, and I think I am a friendly guy so if you are interested, please get in touch! I can’t wait to hear from you.

This isn’t something I would normally post but I am hoping it’ll be cathartic for me. This might be a long one and a bit of a mess so feel free to skip if you’re not interested in the read.
I 28f up until last August I was in a relationship with who we’ll call ‘M’ 24f for almost 2 years. We met on hinge. In general I’m very shy and not very confident person, and definitely new to dating as I spent most of my teens and early 20’s in the closet due to internalized homophobia. So I don’t have much experience dating. That context is important for the story. By all accounts, M was probably out of my league, (that’s what I told myself, again I have zero self confidence ) she was attractive, smart, came from a good family and on the surface a nice girl. The beginning the relationship was fine, she was in uni for medicine and her school schedule was pretty demanding. We’d only see each other maybe one every month in the beginning of the relationship, I understood she was busy with school and honestly I was still feeling lucky that she chose me to date.
A few months go by and we still remain only seeing each other once a month because her school schedule was so demanding. This is when the red flags start to wave, her school schedule was so demanding yet she was in multiple choirs that she would sing in once a week. She made time for choir but when I asked to hang out I was made to feel like a bother. Plus she played DND with at least 2 different groups of people.
Early in the relationship we were in her car after she dropped me off I asked if we could see each other a little more and she had a strange reaction, I didn’t want to seem needy so I backed off and later apologized via text. She responded with; “sometimes I just like to be alone.” Which as an introvert; I get 100%, so I let it be. But like….we only saw each other once a month as it was…..how could you possibly be alone any more??? I was always the one to ask to hang out, always. And every time I did I would sheepishly ask if she had some free time that weekend to hang out, because I felt like such a bother to her. I’m not exaggerating when I say we would easily go 3-5 weeks without seeing each other in person. We would text every day. But seeing her in person was a luxury. But don’t worry she always had time for choir every single week. Twice a week. Or DND. But seeing her girlfriend was too much strain on her school schedule.
I was always the one to text first. Whether it was good morning, or saying good night. Later in the relationship I wouldn’t text her just to see how long it would take her to text me that day, most time it wasn’t until 3-4 pm that I heard from her.
We never had sex, we barely even kissed.(which isn’t really important to me but damn). It was so difficult to have alone time with her so there was quite literally never an opportunity for intimacy. Towards the end of our relationship we would watch the bachelorette with her mom at her place, so we never had alone time for the last 3 months of dating.
For both valentines days we were together I sent flowers and chocolate to her house. She didn’t get me anything. For my 27th birthday we went out with my friends, and a small part of me wondered if she would offer to pay for my meal. Nope. She also didn’t get me a birthday gift or even a card. Flash forward to Christmas I get her a 250$ makeup palette that she always talked about and a blanket from her favourite K-Pop band. I got an xbox gift card and a cookbook. I need to emphasize that I DO NOT CARE ABOUT presents, I just literally wanted any sort of acknowledgment that she cared about me at all. I also feel the need to point out she has money, both her parents are lawyers and they are very well off and she gets paid to go to school because her field is very specialized. I was raised by a single mother and while I have my own career now, I’m far from rich. But I always went above and beyond to make her feel special and she did the bare minimum. Sometimes not even the bare minimum. This next one really bothered me; its my 28th birthday and I hadn’t mentioned it was coming up. A sick part of me wanted to see if she would remember, I know it’s stupid to test people in a relationship but I was genuinely curious to see if she would remember. It comes the day of my birthday, and I don’t hear from her until 3:30 pm. “Happy Birthday!” That was it. I was floored. A couple days later she managed to squeeze me into her schedule and we go out for dinner. Again, didn’t pay for my meal. For her birthday we went to a nice restaurant and I paid for the entire fucking thing it was almost 150$. Don’t worry she got me an xbox gift card though……..
But the worst part, beyond not seeing each other was how she treated me and made me feel. In the beginning she was very nice and kind, but slowly I think her true colours came out. She’s very smart, but she needs to be right all the time. Like literally every single conversation she needs to come out as right. I was never allowed to have my own opinions, she would make me feel stupid and correct me every time. I’m a bit of a goof and like to be silly, but she would look at me like I was an idiot, if I did a pretend British accent she would criticize it and tell me to stop. In the end I felt like a shell of myself. I was terrified to say something stupid. She would call out every single thing I did, if I merged a lane early while driving, called out (that actually happened). If I wiped my mouth after every bite, called out. If I said something she would have to google it to prove she was right or at least prove that I was wrong.
I would participate in her family activities, like birthdays and holidays. Side note: her family is lovely. I got especially close with her mom. Her mother is a sweetheart, a lovely human being and she treated me better than her daughter ever did. Her mom and I even snap chatted every day. M wouldn’t open my snaps for days and I could see when she was online. As weird as it might seem, I would have rather hung out with her mom than her. There were a couple times when we were with her mom, that M would call me out on something trivial and even her own mother was picking up on the vibes.
I had convinced myself I really liked this person, once I told her I loved her. Why, I’ll never know. She responded with “thanks, I’m not there yet but thanks for telling me.” I was gutted. I didn’t love her. I never did. In the end I hated her.
I would lie to my friends about her and say I was happy, my mom liked her which was the worst part because it would break her heart if she knew how I was feeling and being treated. I would make it seem like I was happy and she was this lovely person, but deep down I was dying. Towards the end of our relationship I was hanging out with a good friend of mine and someone who helped me a lot through my journey of accepting my identity as a lesbian. She asked me about my relationship and how it was going, and I honestly couldn’t say anything positive. This was the first time I was honest with someone in my life about how unhappy I was and I wasn’t sure how to process it.
Eventually she broke up with me; she said she felt like she made me nervous and that I cared about her more than she cared about me. Initially it hurt, and I felt bad. But after an hour, I wanted to do a freaking backflip. I was elated to be free. For the past 2 years I had felt like less of myself than I had ever been. It was the worst 2 years mentally of my life. I had twisted myself up into this sheepish person who just felt lucky to be chosen by someone. My self worth was so low that I thought this was the relationship I deserved, that I would never find anyone else and I should just be grateful that she chose me.
As the title says I’m still trying to recover and heal. It’s been about 9 months since I last saw her and I’m working on myself. That relationship showed me how compromised my mental health was and that I need to take care of myself. I have been seeing a therapist. Now don’t get me wrong I have struggled with mental health my entire life, but those 2 years were the worst of it. I’m not dating right now because I want to focus on myself and my personal goals first.
I’m still embarrassed for how the relationship went and that I let her treat me. If anything I learned a lot from this relationship.
If you have made it this far props to you because this was kind of a hot mess and wayyy too long. But it’s been bothering me even more lately and I guess I just felt like this might help. Even if no one reads it.
She didn’t want a relationship, I don’t know what she wanted. She used school as a buffer to limit the amount she saw me. I feel bad for the next person she dates and I hope they come to their senses quicker than I did. I deleted her off everything and I hope to never see her again. In closing, I fucking hate her guts.

Hi I need some advice, me and my parter have decided to keep our babies face off social media after hearing so many horror stories and doing lots of research, I’m 30 weeks pregnant and I have been having really bad anxiety about family/friends not respecting this boundary and taking photos of our baby without permission or sending photos of our baby to people we don’t like/associate with. Does anyone have any advice on how to go about setting this boundary and making sure nobody goes against this as I’m very non confrontational and I’m quite often scared to voice my boundaries. Thanks everyone.

So my ex and I broke up the day I told him I was pregnant. He was seeing both me and a younger girl (I refuse to call her a woman because she has the maturity of a 13 year old mean girl) at the time, and he is still seeing her. My ex's parents were quite upset when they learned about the relationship dynamic that my ex had hidden from them, as well as the unplanned pregnancy. They started coming around as my due-date got closer, and are VERY involved and amazing grandparents to my son now.
My ex is also a semi to moderately involved father, but there is a controversial issue...the girlfriend. After my son was born she immediately started overstepping boundaries. Going out with my ex to buy a wardrobe and lots of baby things to stay at my ex's house even though I have sole custody, whining to him because I refused to let her be involved (why would I want someone who exhibits such animosity towards me to be involved with my son?), and essentially trying to insert herself into a caregiver role. I feel that she has disconnected the idea of me being my son's mother and just see's him as my ex's child.
The grandmother asked me recently about taking the baby to a family reunion this summer, which, aside from being apart from my son that long at such a young age, the idea of the girlfriend going and playing mommy for a day causes me EXTREME anxiety. I hesitated when she asked, so she backed off a bit and asked me to think about it.
Now, I have refrained from discussing ANYTHING about the nature of her son and I's past/semi current relationship with her, but I have a feeling that some unkind things were said about me in the initial disclosure to make the girlfriend look better. But I felt that I needed to try to explain a bit of my hesitation. So without discussing the previous relationship or the fact that her son is sort of seeing me again, I discussed my concerns about the girlfriend and her dynamic with my baby. While I think the girlfriend has ulterior motives in trying to insert herself into that role, I did not bring that up, nor her animosity towards me other than her refusal to interact with me despite my attempts to reach out as an olive branch (i gave her a super similified sterile version of that), I kept it to the overstepping, disassociating, and the atrempting to take on a parental role.
The grandmother said she understood, but I could tell she was a bit uncomfortable. (I was too!). She did make it clear that the girlfriend had not been invited at this time, and she wasn't sure if my ex was going, so it might just be the grandparents and my ex's siblings.
Either way, I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard place in all this, and am stuck looking like an asshole with the limited information/explanation I gave.

Okay, so I think y'all are gonna need some context first. I (15M, a few months away from turning 16) have a brother (18M), let's call him Greg (obviously NOT his real name). 2 years ago, I accidentally saw Greg's twitter profile and questioned the fact that his pronouns were She/her, which unsurprisingly puzzled me as I had no idea why. After a quick conversation on discord, as to not raise hell from my parents (now 52M and soon-53F), he confessed to feeling like he wanted to be a woman. Now bear in mind, I respected it and didn't give two craps, I was never too close with my family (nothing extreme though) and couldn't care less. I think it was a few weeks later, 1 or 2 i think, my mother found out. I do believe he told her himself, maybe knowing she wasn't gonna be the first to realize what was going on. And here's where crap hit the fan, you could say, as it started a living hell.
Something people might not know about my parents is, they are VERY stubborn on their ways (a.k.a. their old-as-heck mindset), and my mother didn't exactly like the idea that my brother was trans (oh yeah, he later admitted that same day that he liked both genders, but nobody cared about it as much, Greg included). My mother did ask for my opinion but I said "I dont care what Greg does with his life, it means nothing to me. As long as you stay out of my way, I'm fine with whatever happens. Though, I do kinda get where he's coming from, I wont intervene", and proceeded to leave to my room as it truly meant nothing.
Or so I thought, because a few months later, Greg was bold enough to come to me, clearly stating he wanted me to give him my old phone (an old Alcatel that could barely use WhatsApp and didn't even have a touchscreen, that was my first phone before my actual iPhone 6s I got from backmarket). He intended to sell his iPhone 7 for money to get himself private health care (in my country, public health care IS free but my parents were in control), obviously behind my parents' backs, and he also tried selling me his laptop (which did just recently get passed down to me but for free AND better reasons) with a BROKEN BATTERY for $200. Guys, the damn battery fix costs, and Greg told me that himself, ANOTHER 50 DOLLARS. All I could think was "Is this moron effing joking?", but no he was not and he insisted, but he went back empty-handed and I had a cool threat under my belt in case I needed it. I thought of it like that mainly because of how paranoid I am, and I always like to prepare for the worst case scenario.
Coincidentally, that came like a month later when I was summoned to an exceptionally rare (and awkward ngl) family meeting discussing Greg's feelings and, after a year of me finding out, revealed the truth to my father. As a backup plan, I picked up the Alcatel and stuff it into my pocket just in case (and that, everyone, is why you need to have pockets in your clothes at all times). Sure, I didn't use it, but I was ready to. My father was pretty much mortified at the revelation. And while my father is a great manipulator and always says thing with the intent to trick Greg and me, I did empathize with him a fair bit, honestly.
After this day, we entered what I will call the Horror Year, filled with constant arguing between parents and Greg, and them venting it all out on me. Now before you comment how "you could've done the same", no I could not, my one and only best friend deserves WAY better than getting even slightly involved in this BS. So I ended up holding everything to myself, seeing how my brother cried and my parents yelled at him or even hit him on one occasion (boy was that loud, I heard that with my headphones on but thankfully wasnt a strong swing) and hearing them all vent their crap on ME, my brother telling me how "my parents should un-alive", or "how they suck and wont help me recover my mental health and study what I want" (he wants to get into gamedev in Japan) or even how "they'd rather buy me a car before helping me achieve my dreams" (both cost around the same according to Greg and his internet research bs), and hearing my parents say how "you both can do whatever you want here in your country better than abroad" (most likely false especially in gamedev, by the way) or how "he's just throwing a tantrum" and that "he's just an inexperienced brat who has no idea about life and how hard real life is". They are also the kinda parents that never understood things like us appreciating our videogame save files and considering games something more than a "just for a little bit of time" kinda hobby. That is especially true for me. They even say that nothing in my house is mine, but rather that all of it is THEIRS and THEY are letting us BORROW our computers and stuff, coz THEY paid for it so THEY own it and THEY should be able to use our computers (especially mine apparently) anytime they want it with or without our consent or knowledge. of course they cant as my user has a huge password LOL. But yeah, you get the idea of just how everyone here acts.
To be frank with y'all, I'm starting to lose it. A few days ago, my brother went to an appointment with the doctor to get his treatment and was told there were health risks (very low according to Greg, decently important according to my parents) and to also attend a psychologist (he cried cuz of all that, like LEGIT crying). Actually that all happened yesterday as of writing. Now, I'm losing my patience and told my mother to "not be surprised if one day my mind shuts down and I hurt someone here, coz I just might if you a**holes dont effing stop this BS". I seriously might just blow up, and I think my wooden katana I have for martial arts classes wont like it too much when I do blow up. Not only am I scared that my family dividing might affect me, but I also resent them all for making me suffer in a broken home, all by myself with NOONE to trust. I have the power to try and manipulate the situation a little bit but I dont know how. Cn anyone help me?
P.S.: I told my parents I wanted them to let Greg do it before his appointment with the doctor, mainly coz I want him to learn the hard way if he ends up regretting his choice just the same way I learnt from my own mistakes. Still dont care about his or my parent's feelings though.
TL;DR: My trans brother is causing hell in my family and they all vent on ME, now I'm stuck in a very annoying situation. What do I do now?

Hey,
I have a long weekend at the moment and making the most of the time off. I probably won’t be doing much today so it would be nice to have some conversations.
Anyway, a little about me. I’m 6ft, brown hair, blue/green eyes, athletic, love to stay active and outdoors. I’ve got back into my reading and gaming recently too. Oh and I’m a big fan of travelling.
Hopefully that’s enough for a start and tell me about yourself. I have a fascination with learning about attitudes and customs of different cultures no matter how similar or diverse they are from my own! So feel free to ask questions on this too.

I'm sure you all are probably already aware, but Sizzle Season 2024 is coming really soon for Splatoon 3. And since we're really likely to get a trailer for it this week, I figured I'd go ahead and share my predictions for things like the new kits and stages that will be released in it. I'm not sure how accurate all of these are, but let's have a look at them anyways. To start, here's what I've got for the weapons:
Second Kits:

• Bamboozler 14 Mk II with Toxic Mist and Trizooka
• Custom Hydra Splatling with Ink Mine and Reefslider
• Heavy Edit Splatling Nouveau with Splash Wall and Splattercolor Screen
• Custom Range Blaster with Curling Bomb and Kraken Royale

These kit predictions were made based on qualities like what they consisted of it previous titles, as well as what sub and special weapons other kits in their respective weapon classes have not yet received. As for the Heavy Edit Splatling Nouveau, my prediction for its Nouveau branding is based on the fact that Nouveau is the creator of the vanilla Heavy Edit Splatling. My Splattercolor Screen special prediction is also based on that, as both it and vanilla Heavy Edit were made by Nouveau, and the Splattercolor Screen has yet to be included as part of a Nouveau weapon kit. A lot of people have been saying that the Recycled Brella 24 Mk I and the Douser Dualies FF will be getting second kits this coming season, but me, well, I'm not so sure about that. I can understand why they'd think that, considering the rumors that Sizzle Season 2024 will be the final major update for Splatoon 3, but the idea of two recently introduced weapons getting second kits the season right after the one they were released in just sounds kind of strange to me. But, of course, I could be wrong. We'll just have to wait and see once the season is revealed. Anyways, with that out of the way, let's move on to the possible new kits for the game.
One of the most common rumors for Sizzle Season 2024 is that a new Stringer and Splatana will be introduced in the season. Considering that they haven't received any new models since the start of the game, I guess I can see something like that. However, as far as included subs, specials, or even general themes or gimmicks go for these potential new weapons, I can't think of any possibilities, probably because I don't really use those types of weapons much in the game. Once again, we'll just have to wait and see once the trailer comes out. Anyways, I think that's enough talk about weapons. Let's move on to possible stages.
Returning Stages:

• Saltspray Rig
• Shellendorf Institute
• Skipper Pavilion

Please note that I'm only making a list of possible returning stages because I can't think of any good ideas for possible new stages and, well, if I'm being honest, I feel like Splatoon 3 has enough of those already. I'm sure a lot of you have a good idea for why Saltspray Rig is on the list. That's right, Splatoon 1's server shutdown. You'll also probably notice that Urchin Underpass, another classic Splatoon stage that's now unplayable because of the server shutdown, is not one of my stage predictions. The reason Saltspray Rig is on the list and not Urchin Underpass is because unlike the latter stage, which was included in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a battle course, the former stage hasn't had any acknowledgement since the first game. So, between those two stages, I'd say that Saltspray Rig is the more likely to return in Splatoon 3. As for Shellendorf Institute and Skipper Pavilion, those two stage predictions were made based on how locker decorations based on items found in both those stages were introduced in Drizzle Season 2023, specifically the cephalo cipher stone, orca fossil, and Great Zapfish (as well as a Shellendorf Institute-themed skateboard) for Shellendorf Institute, and the closed-mouth mudskipper and open-mouth mudskipper for Skipper Pavilion. Considering that we got locker decorations that were inspired by those two stages, it would make sense for either one of them to return in Splatoon 3. Also, something else to note is that there's no telling what the new stage distribution will be like this season for the most part, Splatoon 3 followed a pretty basic pattern for stages introduced in new seasons: one new one and one from a previous game. However, that hasn't always been the case, as in Drizzle Season 2024, both stages introduced were new ones (Crableg Capital and Shipshape Cargo Co.), and in the current Fresh Season, we only got one stage: Marlin Airport. For all we know, both stages introduced in Sizzle Season 2024 could be returning ones, or we might only get one returning one. Heck, we could even possibly get more than two stages next season. But for now, we'll just have to wait and see what the trailer has in store for us. Anywho, I think I've said enough about stages. Let's move on to my final prediction for the next season: its Big Run.
For the Big Run in Sizzle Season 2024, I'd say that the most likely stage for it to take place on would have to be Sturgeon Shipyard. I mean, for one, the stage is set in a shipyard, which seems to me like a good location for the Salmonoids to try and invade. Another reason I think this stage is likely is because of its size and different locations, which could lead to all kinds of different battle scenarios against the Salmonoids. There are other stages that could potentially host the season's Big Run, like Mahi-Mahi Resort or Shipshape Cargo Co. but out of all those possible stages, I think Sturgeon Shipyard is the most likely site for it. And that's pretty much all I have to say for this category.
And there you go. Those are all my Sizzle Season 2024 predictions. Feel free to share your thoughts on them in the comments, and you can even share your own predictions too if you want. Hopefully some time this week, we'll find out just how accurate these are.

Hey folks. Planning out my 2025 cruise on the radiance. Looking at all the entertainment options and I have a few questions.
I understand it costs money to play deal or no deal but is watching free? Carnival lists it as an extra cost.
The piano bar is marked as an extra cost. Is that just because cocktails aren’t included or is there some sort of cover to hang out in the bar? If so that’s wack. The comedy club and nightclub don’t say extra charge so I’m confused.
If we have 6:00 dining time will we make it to any shows we want to see? Will realistically probably only eat in the MDR one or two nights.
Thanks for any tips you can give!

My baby will be 8 months old a week from today and I’m starting to stress about the “3 meals & 2 snacks by 9 mos” that I see everyone else talking about. We are doing BLW and I make sure he gets solids at least 2x a day.
How in the world are you supposed to fit it in 5 times when breastmilk/formula is supposed to still be their main source of nutrition? If I’m making sure to still nurse him as often as he wants (6-7x/day) and offer solids 5x/day 30-60 minutes after milk, solids takes him 20-30 minutes to eat, then I have cleanup and then it’s time to nurse again. It feels like all his wake windows would just revolve solely around feeding. I’m feeling like I’m failing him by only doing solids twice, but the idea of nursing, solids, repeat is overwhelming and a little depressing. Where’s the time for indpendent play and outings and naps and everything else?

Pre-internet, pre-Reddit, etc. it was easy to just play games and gloss over the details of how they were made, who made it, who distributed it, and so on. As a kid, I would naturally call any game on SNES a Nintendo game, and in many cases, assume Nintendo had literally created it, even if it was Donkey Kong Country 2 (developed by Rare but published by Nintendo).
Fast forward to 2024, and most enthusiasts are now well aware of the developer-publisher divide. The developer actually makes the game. The publisher pays for its development and markets it (among other things).
Following the release of Billy Basso's Animal Well, we got a somewhat extreme version of this divide. Basso pulled his own version of a Stardew Valley, somehow coding the game (with its own bespoke engine), doing the art, the music, the puzzles, the story, the secrets, etc. all by himself. This blows my mind and is awesome to see.
Still, I've seen a pretty consistent and reflexive blowback (online, on Reddit, etc.) any time a video, article or post leads with the game's publisher: BIGMODE, the company started by popular youtuber videogamedunkey.
"This ISN'T Dunkey's game. It's Billy's." "Stop giving dunkey credit." etc. etc.
I think it's perfectly fine to correct falsehoods like, "Dunkey made a game." But I feel like we've become so reflexively defensive to the devs that we treat the publisher as a pariah, a necessary-but-dismissable evil we wish didn't have to exist. I see this in games journalism too. Coverage of the devs themselves can be outright fawning, while a reference to a publisher PR rep is often eye-rolling and annoyed.
Certainly, there are examples of marketing campaigns (especially from giant AAA publishers) that have been deceptive and manipulative. Criticism here is warranted, even vital.
But in many other cases, a publisher is a critical piece of the game development puzzle, funding development before the team earns the money back, and generating hype/awareness to take the game from obscurity to (potential) success.
If you look at indie games with bigger teams than Animal Well, but smaller than a AAA outfit, you can argue the publisher role is a natural extension of other game development roles. Yes, some people are actually programming a game. Others are writing character dialogue or creating artwork. Still others are localizing the game in other languages or playtesting the game for QA. You could argue that some of these roles are more important than others (and certainly, salaries for different jobs will help you make that argument), but I'd argue the marketing and financial roles on the publishing team are yet more examples of this ensemble cast, even if they're not strictly _making_ the game.

Hey y’all posting this in hopes to find a long term relationship either within this scene or purely vanilla. I’m happy to explore mode sides in this scene and don’t really know my limits. I would prefer to find someone within the GTA but if you’re outside of the area it’s fine with me. (Also just a quick note I’m not here for anything sexual or mainly sexual I just want a honest relationship)
A little about me: I’m white 6”4 220 Lbs love to game and travel. Currently in school 4 days per week usually early mornings.
As a Dom I’ll make sure to protect you, take good care of you and most importantly make sure I’m making you as happy as possible.
Feel free to msg me about anything I’ll be happy to help.

Hello there!
My assistance dog (Im in the UK) is charity trained. As part of my training with my first assistance dog (12 1/2 years ago) they introduced Canine Calming Signals, and the person who first recognised them, Turid Rugaas.
Turid is a behaviourist and an affirmative, force-free trainer in Norway. She first talked about things most people easily recognise now- like a play bow- and was there at the start of increasing awareness about dogs' awareness of humans, and ability to read humans. You might be asking yourself, tho... what does this matter for a service dog?
Your dog has nothing better to do than watch you, constantly, and try to figure you out... so if you understand what things are especially meaningful to your dog, you can make it easier for them to understand what you want, need, like, or don't like.
For example- a yawn and a look away after licking the lips. This is clear "dog speak" for "Calm down, there is nothing to worry about, and you being all excited is gonna stress me out".
Watch your dog and see how often THEY use the sign!
Dogs (mostly) naturally do everything they can to "keep the peace" with other dogs (and people). The way they approach each other, the way they hold their bodies... it tells you what they are thinking. Each dog varies a bit, so learning *your* dog is important.
When my dog is being silly and over-excited, or conversely, is stressed in a place that might be unfamiliar (for example), I can look at him, lick my lips, yawn, and turn my head away- and he thinks "Oh, she's not worried, and she doesn't want me to be..." and he will calm down. In one of her books, there is a great story where someone moves with their dog to a house that has a commuter rail track at the foot of the garden. Every time the train goes by, the dog gets incredibly stressed and shakes, cries, and tried to hide. They looked at the time tables, and just before the train was to come, the people rewarded the dog, and as the train started to approach they engaged in a positive interaction like playing or cheerful grooming. When the dog starts to show signs of distress, they lick-yawn-turn. Over time, the dog learned "trains don't scare mum and dad, so, they don't train me either" and the dog no longer cared about the train.
You can go anywhere to learn more, and there are some good books- but it's worth it. In time, you learn to read your dog as well as communicate with them- both strengthen and improve both your training and your relationship.
Here are some useful links...
Turid Rugaas website- she also has books and videos http://en.turid-rugaas.no/calming-signals---the-art-of-survival.html
Turid's "on talking terms with dogs" - https://edisciplinas.usp.bpluginfile.php/3873275/mod_resource/content/1/On%20talking%20terms%20with%20dogs_%20Rugaas%202006.pdf
AKC guidance on body language https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/advice/how-to-read-dog-body-language/#:\~:text=Dogs%20with%20their%20tails%20pointing,neutral%20depends%20on%20the%20breed.
Victoria Stilwell - https://positively.com/dog-training/article/communication-canine-body-language
https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/dog-advice/understanding-your-dog/body-language
https://outwardhound.com/furtropolis/pet-parenting/how-to-read-dog-body-language
https://www.pawcommons.com/understanding-canine-body-language-what-your-dog-is-trying-to-tell-you/
Maybe we could discuss it here?

I want to have opinions from other people who struggle to conceive. Based on what I read + doc recos, I have cut on alcohol, reduced sugar, tried to eat more healthy. This is SO hard for me because I am extremely anxious and have PCOS and so carbs and sugar are my comfort zone! On top of that, I am taking so many medicine every single day and suffer so badly from them (gastric issues, mood swings, fatigue etc).
On the other hand, my husband who wants the baby as much as me is not ready to cut on alcohol and to change his (unhealthy) diet. I tried to change him by all means but I simply don’t manage.
So I guess I have two questions: 1) How do you not end up having resentment against your partner when you are the one making so many sacrifices in your daily life, whereas maybe the problem is coming from him? 2) Are those sacrifices worth it? I mean, all my friends are becoming pregnant after 2-3 trials and they all have more issues (ie diabetes, dr*g use, etc). So when every negative test comes I am like “why am I ruining my life? For what?” And if it takes more years, am I supposed to live frustrated forever?
Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts 🙏🏻

This is a topic I’m very interested in and is extremely controversial for a number of reasons. First of all, what skills someone includes for being the best mc players can vary wildly and all hold equal legitimacy. In my list, I personally focused on the mechanical aspects of minecraft, such as movement, bridging, parkour, pvp (all kinds), gamesense, and stuff like that. Sorry hermitcraft, but I decided not to include skills like game knowledge and building and redstone, as those are completely separate for the most part (but are completely valid metrics, but the list would be completely different barring like Feinberg). Another thing is that it’s impossible to know everyone. Everyone loves to joke about some kid in Russia who has played for 10 hours a day for 10 years and would slosh everyone in everything, and while that does hold some truth, skill doesn’t usually go unnoticed. It’s very likely the actual best players in most given categories will show up in its respective community in one way or another. There are probably a lot of people I forgot to mention, and all I can say to that is sorry I forgor.
Before I get into the list (and you start yelling at me) I wanted to talk a bit more about what communities I looked at when considering this list. An obvious one is the mc event community, as events are the best way of comparing players and seeing who is good at what. Events are one of the only mediums where all different kinds of skills are tested. I also looked at the speedrunning community, as being a top level speedrunner requires top of the line mechanics and movement, and If I was making a list of the best pure mechanical/aim/whatever players it would be mostly speedrunners. Also I obviously looked at the best all around pvpers, as being good at a lot of different pvp modes requires a lot of mechanical and game knowledge. Included in that are sweats at competitive servers like mcci that challenge a lot of different types of mechanics. Finally, also parkoumovement communities of course. I however did not consider the crazy technical part of this, where they calculate a jump being possible by 0.00000001 blocks and try it for years. All of this being said, being good in one community is not enough. Everyone I decided to include has a ton of proof of them being dominant in a bunch of different areas involving skill and mechanics. Also, there will be obvious biases towards regular content creators as it's just easier to see their skill, sorry not sorry.
I also included a bunch of honorable mentions at the end btw
The List (not ordered):
Coldified
Insane at Pvp, ranked 4th on the tierlist. Insane gamesense and quick mechanics, one of those people who will roll through an entire game if he’s on his A game. Extremely good at movement. Great at parkour and good block placement. Would beat almost everyone on this list (and anywhere for that matter) in a PvP duel no matter the kit. Also one of the best mcci players all around. His skill in mc events and movement on top of his PVP dominance earn him a spot.
Feinberg
One of the GOATS of speedrunning, especially AA. But what sets him apart from the rest of the speedrunning GOATS? His event dominance. His mechanics are easily matched by a lot of top players, but what isn’t is his gamesense and all-roundness for all aspects of minecraft. Arguably one of the best all rounders out there. One of the best in two categories of minecraft earn him an easy spot.
Kelawesome
The best mc event player by a huge margin. Absurd ability to get first in pretty much any event even if it’s his first time playing and against a stacked roster of insane players. Theres not a single mechanic he’s not GOATED at, competing with the best of any category across all categories. Always does Great in Toph Skybattle challenges and recently top fragged in what I think is still the WR 500 kill race by like 30 mins which is a huge accomplishment. I would consider him a clear #1 if I had more evidence outside of events of his domination, but unfortunately I don’t.
Sandwichlord
One of the best pure mechanical players out there, especially at movement. Arguably one of the best parkour players out there (barring the people who grind for days for one specific triple glass Neo pessi 10 block whatever). insanely great at PvP and event games of all types, and being able to apply his mechanical skill to all walks of minecraft earn him a spot on the list.
Doogile
One of the best bridgers and one of the best speedrunners earn another one of the best pure mechanics players an easy spot on here. There’s not that many players who can be argued to be the best in two completely unrelated categories of Minecraft. How good is he at PvP? I have no idea, but it can’t be bad considering his aim and movement.
Doozim
One of the best mcci all rounders. A top 5 all time Skybattle player and top Hoplite player with a ton of movement skill as well. Dominates all sorts of tournaments. If I had more proof of all-roundness outside of mcci he would be an arguable #1.
Prusso
Insane at PvP, especially one of the best at sword. What puts him above most other Pvpers, like Coldi, is his equally insane movement. I’ve heard a lot about his dominance in all types of games in event testing against other great players. His mechanics are top of the line and is one of those people who can just run into any fight, in any gamemode, on any server, and just win.
Brunted
Arguably the best mcci player, Brunted is scary all around, being especially deadly at parkour, but is also great at PvP. Honestly, I don’t know all that much about this person apart from their mcci tournament dominance and my interactions with them in games, but that’s alone is enough for me to say they’re well rounded and mechanically gifted enough to make this list. Could be #1 if I know more.
HMs: List of some of the people I considered and why I excluded their general category
Event players: these are people who are extremely well rounded and really good at events, but I’m not quite sure how much it carries over outside events and isn’t quite as strong or well rounded as someone like Kel.
Toph033
Standen05
C10WD
SolawBall69 (would have a good shot at the list if he played more often)
(There are a lot more lesser known ones in less popular events but idk enough about them)
Speedrunners: being a top level speedrunner requires top level mechanics and movement. There’s just a lot of people in this category that I don’t know how good they are outside of speedrunning, even if they’re great no doubt. I’ll name a few but there’s a lot more.
Zylenox
Silverruns (very very close to making the list)
Lowkey
People who I haven’t really heard from in a while, idk if they’re very active anymore in the competitive scene but would be in consideration when they were:
Straight
P0LAND
Mcci sweats: these are most people who are insanely cracked at one or a few specific Mcci games but I don’t have enough proof outside that. A bunch of these people and more I don’t name would probably make the list if I knew more about them, but I don't, so oh well.
Notfelipebtw
Urchent
Rqzorblade
Airokun
Juan clean
Darkleonard2
Any of the top Pvpers on the tierlist: it takes insane game knowledge and mechanics to be as good as the top players are, since they’re all cracked at every pvp mode, but I just don’t know enough about them outside of PvP:
Itzrealme
Marloww
Swight
Etc.
Feel free to roast my opinions.

Probably be killed on here for saying this but what is with some of yous coming on here with "I passed my exams with minimal study.. I can send you on stuff if you want... For €10/20e" etc etc. If you have notes/past exam papers/redacted pass previous scripts, and you're done with them would you not just pass them along? Since when is this Thread a money making exercise!!??
Obviously selling manuals is different I obviously don't expect people to give them for free. But asking 20€ here and there for notes and past papers!? It already costs so much to sit the exams in the first place. Maybe it's really out of place for me to be complaining about this but I had to say it!

I have an interview tomorrow with a company where I've been vetted 4 times already. I've met with the operations manager, team lead, a different team lead, the person who I will be partnering up with in the role, and now they are bringing me in to meet the rest of the team. I have a few questions in mind for the rest of the team but since this is my 5th interview, I feel like I have run out of things to inquire about. What would be some good questions that would be specific to the role and the team on a smaller scale? These are the questions I've already come up with to ask, please feel free to critique these as well.

1. What qualities do you hope the ideal candidate has to be successful in this role
   
2. How would you describe the company culture
   
3. What are the challenges you face that you hope to overcome by this role getting filled
   
4. What are some qualities you hope the candidate for this role does NOT exude
   

And that's pretty much all I got. I understand the role responsibilities, the company culture on a large scale, and how to sell myself. But I also want to make sure the role/team suit me as well.