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2021.03.15 18:22 gachavoreRULES RanbooFanClub
this is for everyone! make sure no $3x is on a picture. atleast blank it out. thanks!!
2012.09.15 00:48 3f0b8d [Redacted]Charts: What's a legend?
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2012.05.03 00:34 NeoPlatonist PhilosophyMemes
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2024.05.15 18:16 Celalcylan What is wrong with my olympus zoom 80.
Hi everyone. I am unimaginibly noob at analog photography so please excuse my ignorance along my writing. I have an olympus zoom 80 and yesterday I bought film. As I was taking cool pictures everything was fine. However, I was hearing film rolling voices inside the camera even when I was not shooting. As I came home I saw the analog saying "e" meaning empty but I only took like 8 shots. I made the noob mistake and opened the back but realized that film was at its end. So it was taking blank pictures I guess. I did this process by not rewinding the film. What should I do ? Did my film go to waste now ? And can a knowledgable fella about these olympus cameras inform me what the hell happened ? Thank you so much..
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2024.05.15 18:13 anneofgraygardens 2019 Fit - right side of odomoter screen (where current MPG usually is) is blank
I got my 2019 Honda Fit from a reputable dealer in March, and so far have been really happy with it. I'm STILL happy with it, although I am unsure if what is happening with my odometer is a car problem or a me problem. I'm definitely still learning things about it and have accidentally discovered a few features while fiddling around. Also, yesterday my sister borrowed it and I know she was fiddling around with it because she told me she was playing with the Sirius channels.
Anyway, I just drove to work and I realized that most of the right side of the odometer screen is blank - this is where the current MPG information is usually pictured. The screen still works because the Honda image appears. I turned the car off and back on, and stuff about lane mitigation appears, notice that Eco mode is off appears, etc, and then it just goes black. This is the screen the brightness mode is on and I can adjust that up and down but the info hasn't come back. The overall odometer info is still here. Here's a couple pictures - one with the blank screen, one with the Honda logo, showing that the screen CAN work: https://imgur.com/a/4svMefn.
Did I (or my sister) turn something off by accident? Is there a way to get it back?
Thanks.
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Anyway, I just drove to work and I realized that most of the right side of the odometer screen is blank - this is where the current MPG information is usually pictured. The screen still works because the Honda image appears. I turned the car off and back on, and stuff about lane mitigation appears, notice that Eco mode is off appears, etc, and then it just goes black. This is the screen the brightness mode is on and I can adjust that up and down but the info hasn't come back. The overall odometer info is still here. Here's a couple pictures - one with the blank screen, one with the Honda logo, showing that the screen CAN work: https://imgur.com/a/4svMefn.
Did I (or my sister) turn something off by accident? Is there a way to get it back?
Thanks.
2024.05.15 17:43 Mrs_Shirso [ios] Cant edit my profile
I can’t edit my avatar, display name, about me, and banner. Whenever I try, I get a ‘error saving changes. Please try again later.’ When I try on the mobile site and the desktop site, I get ‘we had a server error’ instead
I can still edit my snoo, but it won’t appear in the comments, just a blank avatar. My profile picture still appears in reply notifications, but nowhere else
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I can still edit my snoo, but it won’t appear in the comments, just a blank avatar. My profile picture still appears in reply notifications, but nowhere else
2024.05.15 17:42 Ithinkibrokethis Universal m1 carbine "no visible rifling"
 | I have asked a couple of other questions about my new rifle, but I wanted to get some more opinions. submitted by Ithinkibrokethis to M1Rifles [link] [comments] I picked up a universal m1, later model (I know the concerns) for a really good price because it was listed as "mechanically fully functional but no visible rifling." The pawn shop said that sometimes they accidentally shipped them with just the gun assembled and the barrel blanked but unrifled. However, I now have the gun in hand, and it has obviously been fired and used. It has handling marks and its in a used but not abused condition. My questions are
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2024.05.15 17:14 Affectionate_Care669 Bracelet Help
Hello Swifties!! So I’m just organizing my stuff together for the bracelets. I’m planning to start making them in November. I’m going to be spending September and October crocheting my outfit hehe. I just want to make sure all the songs are there that she has done for each album are on the list and that I hadn’t missed any.
Taylor Swift 1. Tim McGraw // 2. Picture To Burn // 3. Teardrops On My Guitar // 4. A Place In This World // 5. Cold As You // 6. The Outside // 7. Tied Together With A Smile // 8. Stay Beautiful // 9. Should’ve Said No // 10. Mary’s Song // 11. Our Song // 12. I’m Only Me When I’m With You // 13. Invisible // 14. A Perfectly Good Heart
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) 15. Fearless // 16. Fifteen // 17. Love Story // 18. Hey Stephen // 19. White Horse // 20. You Belong With Me // 21. Breathe // 22. Tell Me Why // 23. You’re Not Sorry // 24. The Way I Loved You // 25. Forever & Always // 26. Come In With The Rain // 27. Superstar // 28. The Other Side Of The Door // 29. Today Was A Fairytale // 30. You All Over Me // 31. Mr Perfectly Fine // 32. We Were Happy // 33. That’s When // 34. Don’t You // 35. Bye Bye Baby // 36. If This Was A Movie // 37. Change
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) 38. Mine // 39. Sparks Fly // 40. Back To December // 41. Speak Now // 42. Dear John // 43. Mean // 44. The Story Of Us // 45. Never Grow Up // 46. Enchanted // 47. Better Than Revenge // 48. Innocent // 49. Haunted // 50. Last Kiss // 51. Long Live // 52. Ours // 53. Superman // 54. Electric Touch // 55. When Emma Falls In Love // 56. I Can See You // 57. Castles Crumbling // 58. Foolish One // 59. Timeless
Red (Taylor’s Version) 60. State Of Grace // 61. Red // 62. Treacherous // 63. I Knew You Were Trouble // 64. All Too Well // 65. 22 // 66. I Almost Do // 67. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together // 68. Stay Stay Stay // 69. The Last Time // 70. Holy Beautiful // 71. Sad Beautiful Tragic // 72. The Lucky One // 73. Everything Has Changed // 74. Starlight // 75. Begin Again // 76. The Moment I Knew // 77. Come Back…Be Here // 78. Girl At Home // 79. Ronan // 80. Better Man // 81. Nothing New // 82. Babe // 83. Message In A Bottle // 84. I Bet You Think About Me // 85. Forever Winter // 86. Run // 87. The Very First Night // 88. All Too Well (10 Minute Version) // 89. Eyes Open // 90. Safe & Sound
1989 (Taylor’s Version) 91. Welcome To New York // 92. Blank Space // 93. Style // 94. Out Of The Woods // 95. All You Had To Do Was Stay // 96. Shake It Off // 97. I Wish You Would // 98. Bad Blood // 99. Wildest Dreams // 100. How You Get The Girl // 101. This Love // 102. I Know Places // 103. Clean // 104. Wonderland // 105. You Are In Love // 106. New Romantics // 107. Slut // 108. Say Don’t Go // 109. Now That We Don’t Talk // 110. Suburban Legends // 111. Is It Over Now
Reputation 112. Ready For It // 113. Endgame // 114. I Did Something Bad // 115. Don’t Blame Me // 116. Delicate // 117. Look What You Made Me Do // 118. So It Goes // 119. Gorgeous // 120. Getaway Car // 121. King Of My Heart // 122. Dancing With Our Hands Tied // 123. Dress // 124. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things // 125. Call It What You Want // 126. New Year’s Day
Lover 127. I Forgot That You Existed // 128. Cruel Summer // 129. Lover // 130. The Man // 131. The Archer // 132. I Think He Knows // 133. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince // 134. Paper Rings // 135. Cornelia Street // 136. Death By A Thousand Cuts // 137. London Boy // 138. Soon You’ll Get Better // 139. False God // 140. You Need To Calm Down // 141. Afterglow // 142. Me // 143. It’s Nice To Have A Friend // 144. Daylight // 145. All Of The Girls You Loved Before
Folklore 146. The 1 // 147. Cardigan // 148. The Last Great American Dynasty // 149. Exile // 150. My Tears Ricochet // 151. Mirrorball // 152. Seven // 153. August // 154. This Is Me Trying // 155. Illicit Affairs // 156. Invisible String // 157. Mad Woman // 158. Epiphany // 159. Betty // 160. Peace // 161. Hoax // 162. The Lakes
Evermore 163. Willow // 164. Champagne Problems // 165. Gold Rush // 166. Tis The Damn Season // 167. Tolerate It // 168. No Body No Crime // 169. Happiness // 170. Dorothea // 171. Coney Island // 172. Ivy // 173. Cowboy Like Me // 174. Long Story Short // 175. Marjorie // 176. Closure // 177. Evermore // 178. Right Where You Left Me // 179. It’s Time To Go
Midnights 180. Lavender Haze // 181. Maroon // 182. Anti Hero // 183. Snow On The Beach // 184. You’re On Your Own Kid // 185. Midnight Rain // 186. Question // 187. Vigilante Shit // 188. Bejeweled // 189. Labyrinth // 190. Karma // 191. Sweet Nothing // 192. Mastermind // 193. The Great War // 194. Bigger Than The Whole Sky // 195. Paris // 196. High Infidelity // 197. Glitch // 198. Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve // 199. Dear Reader // 200. Hits Different
The Tortured Poets Department 201. Fortnight // 202. The Tortured Poets Department // 203. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys // 204. Down Bad // 205. So Long London // 206. But Daddy I Love Him // 207. Fresh Out The Slammer // 208. Florida // 209. Guilty As Sin // 210. Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me // 211. I Can Fix Him No Really I Can // 212. LOML // 213. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart // 214. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived // 215. The Alchemy // 216. Clara Bow // 217. The Black Dog // 218. I’mGonnaGetYouBack // 219. The Albatross // 220. Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus // 221. How Did It End // 222. So High School // 223. I Hate It Here // 224. Thank You Aimee // 225. I Look In People’s Windows // 226. The Prophecy // 227. Cassandra // 228. Peter // 229. The Bolter // 230. Robin // 231. The Manuscript
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Taylor Swift 1. Tim McGraw // 2. Picture To Burn // 3. Teardrops On My Guitar // 4. A Place In This World // 5. Cold As You // 6. The Outside // 7. Tied Together With A Smile // 8. Stay Beautiful // 9. Should’ve Said No // 10. Mary’s Song // 11. Our Song // 12. I’m Only Me When I’m With You // 13. Invisible // 14. A Perfectly Good Heart
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) 15. Fearless // 16. Fifteen // 17. Love Story // 18. Hey Stephen // 19. White Horse // 20. You Belong With Me // 21. Breathe // 22. Tell Me Why // 23. You’re Not Sorry // 24. The Way I Loved You // 25. Forever & Always // 26. Come In With The Rain // 27. Superstar // 28. The Other Side Of The Door // 29. Today Was A Fairytale // 30. You All Over Me // 31. Mr Perfectly Fine // 32. We Were Happy // 33. That’s When // 34. Don’t You // 35. Bye Bye Baby // 36. If This Was A Movie // 37. Change
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) 38. Mine // 39. Sparks Fly // 40. Back To December // 41. Speak Now // 42. Dear John // 43. Mean // 44. The Story Of Us // 45. Never Grow Up // 46. Enchanted // 47. Better Than Revenge // 48. Innocent // 49. Haunted // 50. Last Kiss // 51. Long Live // 52. Ours // 53. Superman // 54. Electric Touch // 55. When Emma Falls In Love // 56. I Can See You // 57. Castles Crumbling // 58. Foolish One // 59. Timeless
Red (Taylor’s Version) 60. State Of Grace // 61. Red // 62. Treacherous // 63. I Knew You Were Trouble // 64. All Too Well // 65. 22 // 66. I Almost Do // 67. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together // 68. Stay Stay Stay // 69. The Last Time // 70. Holy Beautiful // 71. Sad Beautiful Tragic // 72. The Lucky One // 73. Everything Has Changed // 74. Starlight // 75. Begin Again // 76. The Moment I Knew // 77. Come Back…Be Here // 78. Girl At Home // 79. Ronan // 80. Better Man // 81. Nothing New // 82. Babe // 83. Message In A Bottle // 84. I Bet You Think About Me // 85. Forever Winter // 86. Run // 87. The Very First Night // 88. All Too Well (10 Minute Version) // 89. Eyes Open // 90. Safe & Sound
1989 (Taylor’s Version) 91. Welcome To New York // 92. Blank Space // 93. Style // 94. Out Of The Woods // 95. All You Had To Do Was Stay // 96. Shake It Off // 97. I Wish You Would // 98. Bad Blood // 99. Wildest Dreams // 100. How You Get The Girl // 101. This Love // 102. I Know Places // 103. Clean // 104. Wonderland // 105. You Are In Love // 106. New Romantics // 107. Slut // 108. Say Don’t Go // 109. Now That We Don’t Talk // 110. Suburban Legends // 111. Is It Over Now
Reputation 112. Ready For It // 113. Endgame // 114. I Did Something Bad // 115. Don’t Blame Me // 116. Delicate // 117. Look What You Made Me Do // 118. So It Goes // 119. Gorgeous // 120. Getaway Car // 121. King Of My Heart // 122. Dancing With Our Hands Tied // 123. Dress // 124. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things // 125. Call It What You Want // 126. New Year’s Day
Lover 127. I Forgot That You Existed // 128. Cruel Summer // 129. Lover // 130. The Man // 131. The Archer // 132. I Think He Knows // 133. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince // 134. Paper Rings // 135. Cornelia Street // 136. Death By A Thousand Cuts // 137. London Boy // 138. Soon You’ll Get Better // 139. False God // 140. You Need To Calm Down // 141. Afterglow // 142. Me // 143. It’s Nice To Have A Friend // 144. Daylight // 145. All Of The Girls You Loved Before
Folklore 146. The 1 // 147. Cardigan // 148. The Last Great American Dynasty // 149. Exile // 150. My Tears Ricochet // 151. Mirrorball // 152. Seven // 153. August // 154. This Is Me Trying // 155. Illicit Affairs // 156. Invisible String // 157. Mad Woman // 158. Epiphany // 159. Betty // 160. Peace // 161. Hoax // 162. The Lakes
Evermore 163. Willow // 164. Champagne Problems // 165. Gold Rush // 166. Tis The Damn Season // 167. Tolerate It // 168. No Body No Crime // 169. Happiness // 170. Dorothea // 171. Coney Island // 172. Ivy // 173. Cowboy Like Me // 174. Long Story Short // 175. Marjorie // 176. Closure // 177. Evermore // 178. Right Where You Left Me // 179. It’s Time To Go
Midnights 180. Lavender Haze // 181. Maroon // 182. Anti Hero // 183. Snow On The Beach // 184. You’re On Your Own Kid // 185. Midnight Rain // 186. Question // 187. Vigilante Shit // 188. Bejeweled // 189. Labyrinth // 190. Karma // 191. Sweet Nothing // 192. Mastermind // 193. The Great War // 194. Bigger Than The Whole Sky // 195. Paris // 196. High Infidelity // 197. Glitch // 198. Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve // 199. Dear Reader // 200. Hits Different
The Tortured Poets Department 201. Fortnight // 202. The Tortured Poets Department // 203. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys // 204. Down Bad // 205. So Long London // 206. But Daddy I Love Him // 207. Fresh Out The Slammer // 208. Florida // 209. Guilty As Sin // 210. Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me // 211. I Can Fix Him No Really I Can // 212. LOML // 213. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart // 214. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived // 215. The Alchemy // 216. Clara Bow // 217. The Black Dog // 218. I’mGonnaGetYouBack // 219. The Albatross // 220. Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus // 221. How Did It End // 222. So High School // 223. I Hate It Here // 224. Thank You Aimee // 225. I Look In People’s Windows // 226. The Prophecy // 227. Cassandra // 228. Peter // 229. The Bolter // 230. Robin // 231. The Manuscript
2024.05.15 16:09 PhantumJak Toggle 3+ "Details!" windows in Chat Frame
 | Hello! submitted by PhantumJak to wowaddons [link] [comments] As many who use the AddOn "Details!" are aware, we can only embed 2 Details windows into a chat tab, often leaving us with pretty large windows and wasting a lot of space to show more info. I have a solution! It is not a "true" embed, but it is effectively the same. Step 1. Organize your desired Details windows over top of your main chat window (it might be hard to see what you're doing with all the text in the background, so temporarily switch to a blank tab) - for the most seamless effect, try to keep all Details windows within the bound of the chat area. Step 2. Open the Details menu, go to the "Auto Run Code" section > Initialization... At the bottom, paste in the following line without quotation: "Details:ShutDownAllInstances();" This will immediately set the Details windows to an inactive state. Step 3. Create the following Macro (I named it "Toggle Details"): /run local c=ChatFrame1Tab local d=Details local f=ChatFrame1 local g=GeneralDockManager if g then if g:IsShown() then c:Click() g:Hide() f:Hide() d:ToggleWindows() else d:ShutDownAllInstances() g:Show() c:Click() f:Show() end end Step 4. Hopefully you have an unused hotbar, because we need to use a standalone one with only ONE button. Place this near your chat frame as desired. Step 5. Place your macro onto the standalone hotbar - you now have a toggle button for details that will automatically take the place of your chat window! Press it again to change back to your chat window. This solution is the same number of clicks (1) as-if using the "chat embed" feature from Details, except now you can toggle more than 2 windows!! :) Pictures attached showing the toggle working. P.S. This post was removed over in WowUI but no explanation was given, so I'm posting it here instead. Toggled off and/or default state after a loading screen/login. Toggled on. Press again to revert! |
2024.05.15 14:27 pie677 [TOMT] [book] 1990s-early2000s, book about creepy old woman who with a misshapen house.
I have this creepy memory of this picture book from my childhood which I remember even giving me nightmares lol. It was a creepy woman who I think was drawn to be overweight with messy hair, this girl who was the protagonist would go to her house for I’m not sure what reason, something about her giving the girl snack and luring her in, I’m not sure. I know this may be pretty vague but I need to find this book! The most distinct thing I remember was the creepy vibe I got from this book. I have no idea why my parents even gave it to me to read! It would have been no later than 2006 that I read it. The title definitely referred to the woman it, it could have been the woman under a house or something similar or the woman in blank house. Thanks in advance and apologies if it’s too obscure
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2024.05.15 14:26 OttoVonBlastoid Teylim's Reasons: An NoaHM / ALS:SOTP One-Shot (Mother's Day Special)
DISCLAIMER: Sorry this is a day late. I ended up having to rewrite half of this. Still, I hope you enjoy. After this, I'll be going on my hiatus. So I hope you like this last little bit of Roo-family cuteness. Thank you all and keep on keepin' on!
Special thanks to u/SpacePaladin15 for creating the NoP universe.
I'd also like to thank u/xskipy10 for their awesome fanart of the main cast as well as their recent Tohba meme and their fanart of Michael baysitting. You're work is a treasure!
Thank you as well to u/Accomplished-Golf-59 for his take on Michael, Teylim, and Tohba in his submission for the Banner Art Contest, and u/Spacer_Catgirl4969 for their awesome music video featuring a pixel-art Dohkar in his bar. Be sure to give ALL of these awesome creators your love and support.
And let's not forget u/Guywhoexists2812 who has been an awesome source of memes as well as sick pixel art, such as THIS and THIS!!!! And even THIS!!!!!! And how could I forget THIS!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!
Today, we see all the reasons Teylim has to keep going in the face of adversity. For when all is said and done, love truly does conquer all. LETTUCE...begin...
Original Story
[Accessing Camera Function…]
[Accessing Saved Recordings Function…]
[Play Selected Recording?: Y/N…]
[Playing Recording!]
[The camera opens up on a female Yotul with a satchel over her shoulder. She is walking backwards down a paved walkway while looking up at the person holding the camera…]
“Alright! Soooo…here we are in… Michael tell us where we are!”
[The person holding the camera gives an audible sigh…]
“Do I have to, Tey?”
“Yes! Come on, it’ll be fun!”
[Another audible sigh is heard before the person begins panning the camera around the surrounding cityscape…]
“We are in the beautiful, literally ALWAYS sunny capital of Dayside City!”
“And what would you say we’re doing here in Dayside City?”
“We were just at the Public Records building getting our paperwork verified.”
[The Yotul woman is seen reaching into her satchel and pulling out a leaflet of documents…]
“Oh! You mean THIS paperwork? Hmmm… I wonder what these might say… Mind helping me here?”
“Seriously?”
[The Yotul doesn’t answer, instead shoving the documents directly into the camera. Another, more amused-sounding sigh is heard…]
“It says that your name has been officially changed to ‘Teylim Andrews.’”
“Mmmmhmmm. And what about this one?”
“That one says that Tohba’s name has been officially changed to ‘Tohba Andrews.’”
“Aaaand why do you suppose that is?”
[A shuffling sound is heard and the camera shifts as the person holding it pulls out their own papers…]
“Probably because according to MY paperwork, while we’re still waiting for my Application of Citizenship to go through, I, Michael Ruiz Andrews, am now the full, legal, son of one, Teylim Andrews-”
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!!!!!”
[The Yotul woman darts forward, wrapping the person holding the camera in a hug. The camera is set on the ground and the face of the person is now visible. The two hold their embrace, rocking back and forth…]
“I love you so much, my joey…”
“Love you too, Ma…”
[Recording Ceases…]
[Play Next Recording?: Y/N…]
[Playing Recording!]
[The camera opens on a small kitchen area where two beings are sat eating. On the left, a male Yotul infant in a high chair is munching away at a human food identified as “Cheerios” spread across his tray. On the right, a male human idly stirs at a bowl of cereal while tapping away at a datapad…]
[Eventually, after munching down another “Cheerio”, the infant catches a glimpse at the human and stares for approximately one second before his tail begins wagging…]
“Mikey?”
[The humans attention is broken away from their datapad and immediately focuses on the infant…]
“Yeah, Bud?”
“I WUV YOOOUUU.”
[The infant’s sing-song voice seems to make the human smile before he leans forward, planting a “kiss” on top of the infant’s head…]
“MmmMUAH! Te amo, mi hermanito.”
“Whaz dat mean?”
“It means, ‘I love you, Little Brother’. Want me to teach you?”
“Hmmmmm… OKAY!”
“Okay.”
[The human chuckles slightly before scooting his chair in…]
“Okay, so when you want to tell someone you love them, you say, ‘Te amo.’ Okay?”
[The infant gives a curious ear flick…]
“Teeeh…Mo?”
“Close! Here. Repeat after me. Te…”
“Teeh…”
“Ah…”
“Aaahh…”
“Mo…”
“Moh!”
“Te…ah…mo…”
“Teeh…aaahh…mo!”
“Okay! All together now. Te amo.”
“¡TE AMO!”
[The human excitedly gets up from his seat and embraces the infant…]
“YES!!! You did it! Awesome job, Bud!”
“YAAAAYYY!!!! ¡TE AMO, MIKEY!”
“MMMUAH!! ¡Te amo, precioso hermanito!”
[The camera jitters slightly and a muffled giggling is heard. The human turns to face the camera…]
“Ma? What are you- Have you been recording this whole time?”
“Just a little!”
“Must you record everything?”
“As a matter of fact, yes!”
“MAMA!!”
[The camera zooms in on the excited infant…]
“Hello, Precious! Is your big brother teaching you Spanish?”
“UH-HUH!! ¡TE AMO, MAMA!”
“Ooooh, that is just ADORABLE! Can you teach him to say ‘Mama’ in Spanish, too?”
[The camera pans over to the human, who raises an eyebrow. After a moment, the human smirks and gives an exaggerated shrug while shaking his head…]
“No tengo que hacerlo. Él ya lo sabe, mamá.”
“Pffft! Smart aleck.”
[Recording Ceases…]
[Play Next Recording?: Y/N…]
[Playing Recording!]
[The camera opens up facing a pair of beds in a small room. On one bed, a female Yotul is sat with her infant in her lap as a male human walks into frame carrying a brightly wrapped gift box…]
“Merry Late Christmas, guys!”
“Merry Christmas, Michael!”
“Mewwy Kwizmuz, Mikey!”
[The human kneels down and hands the infant the gift box…]
“Sorry this gift is a bit last minute, but I managed to grab it while I was out with ‘Nel the other day.”
“I’m sure it’ll be perfect, Michael.”
“I hope so. Go on, Bud. Open it! It’s for you!”
“OKAY!!!”
[The infant rips away at the brightly-colored paper, and with help from his mother, lifts off the lid. The infant then excitedly starts bouncing up and down and reaches into the box, pulling out a bright-red plush…]
“WED TIWFISH!!!!!!”
“Oh, Michael! How? When?”
“I had to ask around online if anyone else had plushies from the aquarium ship, and I managed to find a guy here in Dayside. There’s…still a lot of things we lost at the house that need to be replaced, but I figured this would be a good start…”
“It’s perfect.”
[The three embrace and hold it for several seconds before pulling back…]
“BUT! I’m not done with gifts just yet.”
“What?”
“Here. Mind handing me your pad?”
“Sure?”
[The Yotul hands the human her datapad as he pulls a small drive from his pocket and plugs it in. After a moment, he smiles and sits down on the bed next to the Yotul. She is then seen gasping and covering her mouth with her paws…]
“Michael…”
“I overheard you on the phone with Aunty Triv, talking about how you wish you had some pictures of me when I was younger…”
“How on Liern-”
“It’s…a long story. When I was first taken into foster care after getting rescued, I was assigned a social worker to help me adjust. And after I got situated with Dad, he stayed and helped us out from time to time. He basically became like an uncle to me after a while. And since Dad didn’t really have any other family, whenever he wanted to share pictures of me growing up, he’d send a copy to my social worker. I’ve…been back in contact with him for a little while now, and it turns out he kept them.”
“Oh, Michael…”
[The Yotul and human lean against each other and embrace…]
“I love you, Ma.”
“I love you too, my joey.
[Still leaning against each other, they begin to swipe at the pad, presumably looking through pictures. After a few swipes, The Yotul begins chuckling hysterically…]
“Aaaawwweee…”
“Crap, I forgot about that one!”
“Who’z dat?”
“That’s…me, Bud.”
[The infant looks at the image for a while, still holding the bright red plush…]
“Teeheehee!! Fuzzy Mikey!”
“Can we please just swipe to the next one?”
“Wait. I’ve seen those kinds of human garments before! Aren’t those for…LITTLE…little joeys?”
“Look, I was a very emotionally stunted kid and I just thought they were comfy, alright?”
“This is SO going on the desk.”
“Please no. Any of them but that one.”
“Nope! It’s already decided!”
“YAAYYY! FUZZY MIKEY!”
“God, ‘Nel’s never gonna let me live this down…”
[Recording Ceases…]
Memory Transcript Subject: Teylim Andrews, Yotul Accountant And Loving Mother Of Two
Date:[Standardized Human Time] February 1, 2137
[Warning: REM Sleep Detected: Transcript May Be Fragmented Or Incomplete…]
Crrreeeeaak…
My eyes slowly squint open as the noise rouses me from sleep. I let out a yawn before looking for the source of the noise. I’m…back in my house… Sitting upright, I see that my door’s been opened, beaming The Dayside’s permanent daylight into my room. I was confused for a moment. The only other person here that would be here is-
“Uuuuhhmm… M-Mrs. Teylim?”
I looked down, and spotted the culprit.
Standing in the doorway was a small human child, cradling my Tohba in his arms. He was silhouetted from the daylight behind him, the light beaming past his adorable onesie pajamas creating a small blue outline around him, matching his eyes.
Strange. For some reason, I thought he was taller…
“Michael, sweetie? What’s the matter?”
Still carrying Tohba, Michael made his way over to the bed.
“Uuuhhhmmm… Tohba h-had a n-nightmare…”
“Ooohh, is that so?”
Something definitely didn’t add up. As he gently handed Tohba over to me, he certainly didn’t seem to be having a nightmare. In fact, even now he was still sleeping peacefully.
Michael, on the other paw, was DEFINITELY out of sorts. He was nervous, fidgeting, wrapped up in a self-hug, and even now, refused to even look at me. Whether that was because of his nervousness or if he was still convinced I was afraid of him had yet to be seen.
Stupid, ridiculous, Federation dogma…
I could tell he wasn’t being honest with me. Ordinarily, I would’ve been upset about him lying, and even more so about him disturbing Tohba, but looking at him now, I knew what he needed now wasn’t a scolding.
“Michael, you know you can be honest with me. Was it really Tohba who had the nightmare?”
I heard him nervously gulp as he tightened the self-hug around himself. After a moment, he shook his head.
“Mm’mm…”
I gave a tired, but loving sigh before holding out my free arm.
“Come here.”
With some hesitation, he stepped closer, allowing me to pull him into a hug. Michael had a lot of issues. From what I learned from his social worker, he’d been terribly abused by his previous mother and he’d lost his father only a few years after moving in with him. And now, with Earth under attack, he simply didn’t have anywhere else to go.
It will take a long time before he’s fully comfortable living here, I know that. I’m still not even entirely sure if I’m what he needs. I still wonder if I know what I’m doing when it comes to just raising Tohba. Even so, I’d never forgive myself if I didn’t try. He deserves a home, and a mother who loves him. All children do.
“I'm sorry for lying…”
“Ssshhh… It’s alright. Do you want to talk about it?”
“It was…the one with the scary fire people…”
Oh…THAT dream…
Exterminators.
“I don’t want them to come… I don’t want them to-“
“It’s okay, joey. They won’t get you here.”
“No! That’s not… That’s not what I’m scared of…”
I pulled back slightly, allowing myself to look directly at him. He sniffles and sobbed while trying to wipe away tears.
“You’re all so nice to me… \sniff** I…I-I don’t want the fire people to hurt you… I sh-shouldn’t be here…”
My heart broke in two. This poor child had already lost so much. It only made sense that he’d be afraid of losing us too.
I cupped his face in my paw, wiping away his tears.
“Michael Ruiz Andrews, I don’t care what you might have heard, but you have every RIGHT to be here. And if those scary people out there think they can come and take us away from you, they’re wrong. I will never let us be separated. You hear me?”
“. . .P-promise?”
“With all my heart. You’re MY joey now, and I won’t let anyone take you away from me.”
At last, Michael finally unwrapped himself from his self-hug and instead wrapped his arms around me, burying his face in my fur.
After a while of holding him, he’d finally calmed down enough to speak again.
“C-can I…sleep here tonight?”
Your joey needs you.
Yes.
“Of course.”
With some effort, he climbed up onto the bed and curled up next to me. I knew I most likely wouldn’t be getting anymore sleep, but that was fine. Just laying here, holding my boys in my arms. That was enough.
One after the other, I gave both my joeys a lick on the forehead.
“Goodnight my joeys. I love you.”
“Wuv…you…Ma…ma…”
“. . .Love you too...Mom…”
I love my boys. I love my family. I love…my life…
[Transcript Time Progression: 4 hours…]
Beebeebeebeep! Beebeebeebeep! Beebeebeebeep!
[Warning: Subject Regaining Consciousness…]
My entire body protested as I twisted and turned over to tap the alarm on my nightstand. My claw slapped blindly at it until finally, the agitating alarm was silenced. My eyes squinted open, revealing…I was back in our motel room…
Well…a girl can dream, can’t she?
It was a pleasant dream, I’ll give it that. As I sat up, I let my legs dangle off the side of the bed as I stretched myself out and let out a yawn. Once my eyes had fully opened, and the fog had been blinked away, I was immediately met with a sight that warmed my heart to no end. My still fast asleep, and back to being tall, new son, curled up with his baby brother on the other bed.
Precious boys. MY precious boys.
I did my best to remember if Michael had anything scheduled with Khornel for this paw, but nothing came to mind. He’d been working so hard lately, helping to keep us above water. Now that he wasn’t a refugee anymore, we were no longer receiving stipends from the program, which meant from here on out, keeping the bills paid was much more difficult. And that’s not even mentioning having to put aside anything we can to be able to eventually have the house rebuilt.
I kept trying for a while, I still couldn’t remember anything. For the first time in a decent while, he had a paw off.
Good. I’ll leave him be then. He’s earned some rest.
I let out one more yawn, before getting up. Unfortunately, while Michael didn’t have to work this paw, I wasn’t so fortunate. Thankfully, my recent injuries allowed me to continue to work from home instead of going out to the physical office. After one last stretch, I let myself slide off the bed.
I had to give myself a moment once I was upright. While my previously broken leg had healed for the most part, I still needed to be careful of how much weight I put on it. Once I was ready, I began walking to our small kitchen area. The fridge was nearly empty. I’d need to go to the store soon.
Thank goodness we’re staying in Soulroot, where literally EVERYTHING is expensive…
After cutting up some leftover fruit and strayu for myself, I went back to my desk. It was impossible to not notice the small stack of colorful books on the ground next to it. They were human kid’s books donated from the embassy here in Soulroot. Tohba would be ready to start going to school in just a few short cycles…
Will we be able to get out of here and back into our house before then?
Sitting down at my desk and booting up my pad, I found it hard to stay focused. There was still so much to do, so much to worry about. Before, when I was feeling overwhelmed, I’d have Loh, Dohkar, or Trivah there for me. With them around, it always helped things feel more manageable. But now…now I was alone again. Loh was gone. Dohkar and Trivah were stuck on the other side of that damned fence…
What are we going to do?
My head lowered. I stared blankly at the desk, partly wishing I could look through it at ANYTHING other than my work.
But then, there was a glint, just out of the corner of my eye…
I looked up, and saw something that I couldn’t help but smile at, something that even when I’m feeling low, reminds me why I have to keep going.
I reach out…and grab the two small frames off the corner of my desk and hold them in front of me. In my left paw, wass a framed picture of Tohba, the paw he was born. So small. So precious. So perfect. And in my right, was another picture. It was my new favorite picture.
A small, human child…in fuzzy, blue, onesie pajamas that matched his eyes.
My Michael. Still so small.
These two pictures. My boys. The villains outside could take everything else. So long as I have my boys, I will always have a reason to keep going.
I love my boys… I love my family… I love my life…
The End
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Special thanks to u/SpacePaladin15 for creating the NoP universe.
I'd also like to thank u/xskipy10 for their awesome fanart of the main cast as well as their recent Tohba meme and their fanart of Michael baysitting. You're work is a treasure!
Thank you as well to u/Accomplished-Golf-59 for his take on Michael, Teylim, and Tohba in his submission for the Banner Art Contest, and u/Spacer_Catgirl4969 for their awesome music video featuring a pixel-art Dohkar in his bar. Be sure to give ALL of these awesome creators your love and support.
And let's not forget u/Guywhoexists2812 who has been an awesome source of memes as well as sick pixel art, such as THIS and THIS!!!! And even THIS!!!!!! And how could I forget THIS!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!
Today, we see all the reasons Teylim has to keep going in the face of adversity. For when all is said and done, love truly does conquer all. LETTUCE...begin...
Original Story
[Accessing Camera Function…]
[Accessing Saved Recordings Function…]
[Play Selected Recording?: Y/N…]
[Playing Recording!]
[The camera opens up on a female Yotul with a satchel over her shoulder. She is walking backwards down a paved walkway while looking up at the person holding the camera…]
“Alright! Soooo…here we are in… Michael tell us where we are!”
[The person holding the camera gives an audible sigh…]
“Do I have to, Tey?”
“Yes! Come on, it’ll be fun!”
[Another audible sigh is heard before the person begins panning the camera around the surrounding cityscape…]
“We are in the beautiful, literally ALWAYS sunny capital of Dayside City!”
“And what would you say we’re doing here in Dayside City?”
“We were just at the Public Records building getting our paperwork verified.”
[The Yotul woman is seen reaching into her satchel and pulling out a leaflet of documents…]
“Oh! You mean THIS paperwork? Hmmm… I wonder what these might say… Mind helping me here?”
“Seriously?”
[The Yotul doesn’t answer, instead shoving the documents directly into the camera. Another, more amused-sounding sigh is heard…]
“It says that your name has been officially changed to ‘Teylim Andrews.’”
“Mmmmhmmm. And what about this one?”
“That one says that Tohba’s name has been officially changed to ‘Tohba Andrews.’”
“Aaaand why do you suppose that is?”
[A shuffling sound is heard and the camera shifts as the person holding it pulls out their own papers…]
“Probably because according to MY paperwork, while we’re still waiting for my Application of Citizenship to go through, I, Michael Ruiz Andrews, am now the full, legal, son of one, Teylim Andrews-”
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!!!!!”
[The Yotul woman darts forward, wrapping the person holding the camera in a hug. The camera is set on the ground and the face of the person is now visible. The two hold their embrace, rocking back and forth…]
“I love you so much, my joey…”
“Love you too, Ma…”
[Recording Ceases…]
[Play Next Recording?: Y/N…]
[Playing Recording!]
[The camera opens on a small kitchen area where two beings are sat eating. On the left, a male Yotul infant in a high chair is munching away at a human food identified as “Cheerios” spread across his tray. On the right, a male human idly stirs at a bowl of cereal while tapping away at a datapad…]
[Eventually, after munching down another “Cheerio”, the infant catches a glimpse at the human and stares for approximately one second before his tail begins wagging…]
“Mikey?”
[The humans attention is broken away from their datapad and immediately focuses on the infant…]
“Yeah, Bud?”
“I WUV YOOOUUU.”
[The infant’s sing-song voice seems to make the human smile before he leans forward, planting a “kiss” on top of the infant’s head…]
“MmmMUAH! Te amo, mi hermanito.”
“Whaz dat mean?”
“It means, ‘I love you, Little Brother’. Want me to teach you?”
“Hmmmmm… OKAY!”
“Okay.”
[The human chuckles slightly before scooting his chair in…]
“Okay, so when you want to tell someone you love them, you say, ‘Te amo.’ Okay?”
[The infant gives a curious ear flick…]
“Teeeh…Mo?”
“Close! Here. Repeat after me. Te…”
“Teeh…”
“Ah…”
“Aaahh…”
“Mo…”
“Moh!”
“Te…ah…mo…”
“Teeh…aaahh…mo!”
“Okay! All together now. Te amo.”
“¡TE AMO!”
[The human excitedly gets up from his seat and embraces the infant…]
“YES!!! You did it! Awesome job, Bud!”
“YAAAAYYY!!!! ¡TE AMO, MIKEY!”
“MMMUAH!! ¡Te amo, precioso hermanito!”
[The camera jitters slightly and a muffled giggling is heard. The human turns to face the camera…]
“Ma? What are you- Have you been recording this whole time?”
“Just a little!”
“Must you record everything?”
“As a matter of fact, yes!”
“MAMA!!”
[The camera zooms in on the excited infant…]
“Hello, Precious! Is your big brother teaching you Spanish?”
“UH-HUH!! ¡TE AMO, MAMA!”
“Ooooh, that is just ADORABLE! Can you teach him to say ‘Mama’ in Spanish, too?”
[The camera pans over to the human, who raises an eyebrow. After a moment, the human smirks and gives an exaggerated shrug while shaking his head…]
“No tengo que hacerlo. Él ya lo sabe, mamá.”
“Pffft! Smart aleck.”
[Recording Ceases…]
[Play Next Recording?: Y/N…]
[Playing Recording!]
[The camera opens up facing a pair of beds in a small room. On one bed, a female Yotul is sat with her infant in her lap as a male human walks into frame carrying a brightly wrapped gift box…]
“Merry Late Christmas, guys!”
“Merry Christmas, Michael!”
“Mewwy Kwizmuz, Mikey!”
[The human kneels down and hands the infant the gift box…]
“Sorry this gift is a bit last minute, but I managed to grab it while I was out with ‘Nel the other day.”
“I’m sure it’ll be perfect, Michael.”
“I hope so. Go on, Bud. Open it! It’s for you!”
“OKAY!!!”
[The infant rips away at the brightly-colored paper, and with help from his mother, lifts off the lid. The infant then excitedly starts bouncing up and down and reaches into the box, pulling out a bright-red plush…]
“WED TIWFISH!!!!!!”
“Oh, Michael! How? When?”
“I had to ask around online if anyone else had plushies from the aquarium ship, and I managed to find a guy here in Dayside. There’s…still a lot of things we lost at the house that need to be replaced, but I figured this would be a good start…”
“It’s perfect.”
[The three embrace and hold it for several seconds before pulling back…]
“BUT! I’m not done with gifts just yet.”
“What?”
“Here. Mind handing me your pad?”
“Sure?”
[The Yotul hands the human her datapad as he pulls a small drive from his pocket and plugs it in. After a moment, he smiles and sits down on the bed next to the Yotul. She is then seen gasping and covering her mouth with her paws…]
“Michael…”
“I overheard you on the phone with Aunty Triv, talking about how you wish you had some pictures of me when I was younger…”
“How on Liern-”
“It’s…a long story. When I was first taken into foster care after getting rescued, I was assigned a social worker to help me adjust. And after I got situated with Dad, he stayed and helped us out from time to time. He basically became like an uncle to me after a while. And since Dad didn’t really have any other family, whenever he wanted to share pictures of me growing up, he’d send a copy to my social worker. I’ve…been back in contact with him for a little while now, and it turns out he kept them.”
“Oh, Michael…”
[The Yotul and human lean against each other and embrace…]
“I love you, Ma.”
“I love you too, my joey.
[Still leaning against each other, they begin to swipe at the pad, presumably looking through pictures. After a few swipes, The Yotul begins chuckling hysterically…]
“Aaaawwweee…”
“Crap, I forgot about that one!”
“Who’z dat?”
“That’s…me, Bud.”
[The infant looks at the image for a while, still holding the bright red plush…]
“Teeheehee!! Fuzzy Mikey!”
“Can we please just swipe to the next one?”
“Wait. I’ve seen those kinds of human garments before! Aren’t those for…LITTLE…little joeys?”
“Look, I was a very emotionally stunted kid and I just thought they were comfy, alright?”
“This is SO going on the desk.”
“Please no. Any of them but that one.”
“Nope! It’s already decided!”
“YAAYYY! FUZZY MIKEY!”
“God, ‘Nel’s never gonna let me live this down…”
[Recording Ceases…]
Memory Transcript Subject: Teylim Andrews, Yotul Accountant And Loving Mother Of Two
Date:[Standardized Human Time] February 1, 2137
[Warning: REM Sleep Detected: Transcript May Be Fragmented Or Incomplete…]
Crrreeeeaak…
My eyes slowly squint open as the noise rouses me from sleep. I let out a yawn before looking for the source of the noise. I’m…back in my house… Sitting upright, I see that my door’s been opened, beaming The Dayside’s permanent daylight into my room. I was confused for a moment. The only other person here that would be here is-
“Uuuuhhmm… M-Mrs. Teylim?”
I looked down, and spotted the culprit.
Standing in the doorway was a small human child, cradling my Tohba in his arms. He was silhouetted from the daylight behind him, the light beaming past his adorable onesie pajamas creating a small blue outline around him, matching his eyes.
Strange. For some reason, I thought he was taller…
“Michael, sweetie? What’s the matter?”
Still carrying Tohba, Michael made his way over to the bed.
“Uuuhhhmmm… Tohba h-had a n-nightmare…”
“Ooohh, is that so?”
Something definitely didn’t add up. As he gently handed Tohba over to me, he certainly didn’t seem to be having a nightmare. In fact, even now he was still sleeping peacefully.
Michael, on the other paw, was DEFINITELY out of sorts. He was nervous, fidgeting, wrapped up in a self-hug, and even now, refused to even look at me. Whether that was because of his nervousness or if he was still convinced I was afraid of him had yet to be seen.
Stupid, ridiculous, Federation dogma…
I could tell he wasn’t being honest with me. Ordinarily, I would’ve been upset about him lying, and even more so about him disturbing Tohba, but looking at him now, I knew what he needed now wasn’t a scolding.
“Michael, you know you can be honest with me. Was it really Tohba who had the nightmare?”
I heard him nervously gulp as he tightened the self-hug around himself. After a moment, he shook his head.
“Mm’mm…”
I gave a tired, but loving sigh before holding out my free arm.
“Come here.”
With some hesitation, he stepped closer, allowing me to pull him into a hug. Michael had a lot of issues. From what I learned from his social worker, he’d been terribly abused by his previous mother and he’d lost his father only a few years after moving in with him. And now, with Earth under attack, he simply didn’t have anywhere else to go.
It will take a long time before he’s fully comfortable living here, I know that. I’m still not even entirely sure if I’m what he needs. I still wonder if I know what I’m doing when it comes to just raising Tohba. Even so, I’d never forgive myself if I didn’t try. He deserves a home, and a mother who loves him. All children do.
“I'm sorry for lying…”
“Ssshhh… It’s alright. Do you want to talk about it?”
“It was…the one with the scary fire people…”
Oh…THAT dream…
Exterminators.
“I don’t want them to come… I don’t want them to-“
“It’s okay, joey. They won’t get you here.”
“No! That’s not… That’s not what I’m scared of…”
I pulled back slightly, allowing myself to look directly at him. He sniffles and sobbed while trying to wipe away tears.
“You’re all so nice to me… \sniff** I…I-I don’t want the fire people to hurt you… I sh-shouldn’t be here…”
My heart broke in two. This poor child had already lost so much. It only made sense that he’d be afraid of losing us too.
I cupped his face in my paw, wiping away his tears.
“Michael Ruiz Andrews, I don’t care what you might have heard, but you have every RIGHT to be here. And if those scary people out there think they can come and take us away from you, they’re wrong. I will never let us be separated. You hear me?”
“. . .P-promise?”
“With all my heart. You’re MY joey now, and I won’t let anyone take you away from me.”
At last, Michael finally unwrapped himself from his self-hug and instead wrapped his arms around me, burying his face in my fur.
After a while of holding him, he’d finally calmed down enough to speak again.
“C-can I…sleep here tonight?”
Your joey needs you.
Yes.
“Of course.”
With some effort, he climbed up onto the bed and curled up next to me. I knew I most likely wouldn’t be getting anymore sleep, but that was fine. Just laying here, holding my boys in my arms. That was enough.
One after the other, I gave both my joeys a lick on the forehead.
“Goodnight my joeys. I love you.”
“Wuv…you…Ma…ma…”
“. . .Love you too...Mom…”
I love my boys. I love my family. I love…my life…
[Transcript Time Progression: 4 hours…]
Beebeebeebeep! Beebeebeebeep! Beebeebeebeep!
[Warning: Subject Regaining Consciousness…]
My entire body protested as I twisted and turned over to tap the alarm on my nightstand. My claw slapped blindly at it until finally, the agitating alarm was silenced. My eyes squinted open, revealing…I was back in our motel room…
Well…a girl can dream, can’t she?
It was a pleasant dream, I’ll give it that. As I sat up, I let my legs dangle off the side of the bed as I stretched myself out and let out a yawn. Once my eyes had fully opened, and the fog had been blinked away, I was immediately met with a sight that warmed my heart to no end. My still fast asleep, and back to being tall, new son, curled up with his baby brother on the other bed.
Precious boys. MY precious boys.
I did my best to remember if Michael had anything scheduled with Khornel for this paw, but nothing came to mind. He’d been working so hard lately, helping to keep us above water. Now that he wasn’t a refugee anymore, we were no longer receiving stipends from the program, which meant from here on out, keeping the bills paid was much more difficult. And that’s not even mentioning having to put aside anything we can to be able to eventually have the house rebuilt.
I kept trying for a while, I still couldn’t remember anything. For the first time in a decent while, he had a paw off.
Good. I’ll leave him be then. He’s earned some rest.
I let out one more yawn, before getting up. Unfortunately, while Michael didn’t have to work this paw, I wasn’t so fortunate. Thankfully, my recent injuries allowed me to continue to work from home instead of going out to the physical office. After one last stretch, I let myself slide off the bed.
I had to give myself a moment once I was upright. While my previously broken leg had healed for the most part, I still needed to be careful of how much weight I put on it. Once I was ready, I began walking to our small kitchen area. The fridge was nearly empty. I’d need to go to the store soon.
Thank goodness we’re staying in Soulroot, where literally EVERYTHING is expensive…
After cutting up some leftover fruit and strayu for myself, I went back to my desk. It was impossible to not notice the small stack of colorful books on the ground next to it. They were human kid’s books donated from the embassy here in Soulroot. Tohba would be ready to start going to school in just a few short cycles…
Will we be able to get out of here and back into our house before then?
Sitting down at my desk and booting up my pad, I found it hard to stay focused. There was still so much to do, so much to worry about. Before, when I was feeling overwhelmed, I’d have Loh, Dohkar, or Trivah there for me. With them around, it always helped things feel more manageable. But now…now I was alone again. Loh was gone. Dohkar and Trivah were stuck on the other side of that damned fence…
What are we going to do?
My head lowered. I stared blankly at the desk, partly wishing I could look through it at ANYTHING other than my work.
But then, there was a glint, just out of the corner of my eye…
I looked up, and saw something that I couldn’t help but smile at, something that even when I’m feeling low, reminds me why I have to keep going.
I reach out…and grab the two small frames off the corner of my desk and hold them in front of me. In my left paw, wass a framed picture of Tohba, the paw he was born. So small. So precious. So perfect. And in my right, was another picture. It was my new favorite picture.
A small, human child…in fuzzy, blue, onesie pajamas that matched his eyes.
My Michael. Still so small.
These two pictures. My boys. The villains outside could take everything else. So long as I have my boys, I will always have a reason to keep going.
I love my boys… I love my family… I love my life…
The End
2024.05.15 13:21 adulting4kids Befriend The Blank Page
Writer's Block? Befriend the Blank Page: How to Turn Creative Stagnation into a Goldmine
Ah, writer's block. That looming specter that haunts every wordsmith, from the wide-eyed newbie to the grizzled veteran. But fear not, fellow wordslingers! For even in the face of this dreaded foe, opportunity lurks. Yes, you heard that right. Writer's block, that seemingly insurmountable obstacle, can be your secret weapon, a springboard to unleashing your most creative work yet. Let's delve into the minds of seasoned scribes and discover how they turn their blank pages into bestselling goldmines.Embrace the Block:
First things first, ditch the self-flagellation. Writer's block is normal, even expected. It's a sign you're pushing boundaries, exploring uncharted territory. So, instead of panicking, befriend the block. See it as a pause, a chance to step back and reassess. As Jodi Picoult wisely says, "Writer's block is a wonderful time to catch up on your reading." Immerse yourself in other authors' work, let their voices spark your own. Remember, inspiration can strike from anywhere, so keep your eyes and ears open to the world around you.
Befriend the Unconventional:
Now, let's get down to the nitty-gritty. Forget the usual "go for a walk" or "stare at a tree" advice. We're talking about weapons-grade creativity here. Here are some battle-tested techniques from the pros:
- Automatic Writing: Channel your inner James Joyce with a stream-of-consciousness freewrite. Set a timer, ignore grammar, and let your subconscious take the wheel. You might be surprised by the hidden gems you unearth. Bonus: Do it in public for maximum awkwardness-induced inspiration.
- The One-Sentence Challenge: Craft a single sentence that encapsulates the essence of your story. Then, spend the next hour fleshing it out, exploring every possible avenue. This tightens your focus and forces you to think outside the box.
- The What-If Flip: Take a familiar trope and flip it on its head. Think Romeo and Juliet as zombies, or a superhero origin story where the hero is actually the villain. This forces you to break free from cliches and explore new possibilities.
- The Sensory Safari: Describe a scene using only one sense. For example, write a scene solely through the sounds your protagonist hears, or the textures they touch. This jumpstarts your imagination and forces you to paint a vivid picture with limited tools.
- The Random Object Prompt: Pick a random object (spork, stapler, rubber ducky, anything!) and write a story centered around it. This forces you to think creatively and find connections where you least expect them.
Now, let's unleash the real wild cards. Here are some downright insane prompts that might just spark your next bestseller:
- Write a love letter from a houseplant to its owner.
- Craft a news report from the perspective of a goldfish.
- Compose a grocery list that doubles as a murder mystery.
- Write a children's book about the existential dread of adulthood.
- Pen a sonnet from the point of view of a rogue punctuation mark.
Final Words:
Writer's block is not a dead end, but a detour. By using these unconventional techniques and embracing the insane, you can turn it into a springboard for your most creative work yet. So, the next time you face the blank page, don't despair. Befriend the block, unleash your inner weirdo, and watch your imagination take flight. Remember, the greatest stories often begin with a touch of madness. Now, go forth and write something truly magnificent, even if it involves a spork-wielding goldfish detective. The world awaits your words!
2024.05.15 13:16 Spiritual_Video7339 I am trying to create a formula to return 3 values of either "Yes", "No", or to stay blank if there is no lookup value.
Hi Guys,
I am currently trying to build a new checking out system for a library in a school. Trying to get this done as cheap as possible so excel was my go to.
I have having a couple of problems and am looking for some advice.
In this example, I need a Formula to bring back either "Yes" or "No" or stay blank if there is no input.
So far the one that has gotten me closest is:
=IF(D3="","",IF(MATCH(D3,'Books Checked Out'!B:B,0),"No","Yes"))
And this performs the pictured example. As you can see the result brings back "#N/A" when I want it to say yes, as in the book is available in the library to check out.
Any ideas how I can achieve this?
Thank you, and I will post shortly with my other problems.
https://preview.redd.it/8j07wl9xok0d1.png?width=502&format=png&auto=webp&s=bfba785bdd8a1f678d5a3329bfcc6302ee7fa6c0
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I am currently trying to build a new checking out system for a library in a school. Trying to get this done as cheap as possible so excel was my go to.
I have having a couple of problems and am looking for some advice.
In this example, I need a Formula to bring back either "Yes" or "No" or stay blank if there is no input.
So far the one that has gotten me closest is:
=IF(D3="","",IF(MATCH(D3,'Books Checked Out'!B:B,0),"No","Yes"))
And this performs the pictured example. As you can see the result brings back "#N/A" when I want it to say yes, as in the book is available in the library to check out.
Any ideas how I can achieve this?
Thank you, and I will post shortly with my other problems.
https://preview.redd.it/8j07wl9xok0d1.png?width=502&format=png&auto=webp&s=bfba785bdd8a1f678d5a3329bfcc6302ee7fa6c0
2024.05.15 12:34 AaronAntonio_20 I need a little help. My Google photos screen is just a blank screen.
My Google photos is just a blank screen but with the library and albums and the utilities showing up but not my pictures. What do I do?
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2024.05.15 09:05 excel_beginner Moving data from one column to another using power query?
Hi guys,
so I get data which look like below on the left side.
https://preview.redd.it/x7exztdvgj0d1.jpg?width=930&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=daefccbc6cc099acd801fb6b9d1758641489e385
And I have to move data in column C and D, which don't have anything in column A and B, into column A and B. In the picture, the yellow part so the right side is the result I want to get.
Of course I can just filter column A and B with blanks and then cut paste what's in column C and D,
but I'd like to do that with Power Query because I have to do something with Power Query afterwards anyway.
Is there a way to do that with Power Query?
Thanks in advance!
submitted by excel_beginner to excel [link] [comments]
so I get data which look like below on the left side.
https://preview.redd.it/x7exztdvgj0d1.jpg?width=930&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=daefccbc6cc099acd801fb6b9d1758641489e385
And I have to move data in column C and D, which don't have anything in column A and B, into column A and B. In the picture, the yellow part so the right side is the result I want to get.
Of course I can just filter column A and B with blanks and then cut paste what's in column C and D,
but I'd like to do that with Power Query because I have to do something with Power Query afterwards anyway.
Is there a way to do that with Power Query?
Thanks in advance!
2024.05.15 09:03 Many-Ad759 Rocket Appartamento Issue
Hello, I have a Rocket Appartamento E61 machine, and I've recently encountered some strange behavior with it. After heating up the machine and pulling the first shot, the temperature drops significantly, continuing to decrease until it reaches 60-70°C, as indicated by the additional thermometer I installed on the group head.
After numerous troubleshooting attempts, I discovered that turning off the machine and lifting the brewer lever causes some water and steam to be released from the group head for only 5-10 seconds. Then, when I power up the machine and lift the brewer lever again, the temperature rises. However, the downside is that sometimes the thermometer indicates extremely high temperatures, reaching up to 100°C, which I'm certain is not normal.
It's worth mentioning that I am using soft water with low sodium levels, and I am maintaining a cleaning schedule with Espresso Machine Cleaning Powder from Cafetto every 30-40 shots, using a blank flush.
I have tried flushing some water aiming to reheat the group head, but still, the thermometer will not rise, and the temperature starts to decrease the moment I lower the brewer lever again.
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After numerous troubleshooting attempts, I discovered that turning off the machine and lifting the brewer lever causes some water and steam to be released from the group head for only 5-10 seconds. Then, when I power up the machine and lift the brewer lever again, the temperature rises. However, the downside is that sometimes the thermometer indicates extremely high temperatures, reaching up to 100°C, which I'm certain is not normal.
It's worth mentioning that I am using soft water with low sodium levels, and I am maintaining a cleaning schedule with Espresso Machine Cleaning Powder from Cafetto every 30-40 shots, using a blank flush.
I have tried flushing some water aiming to reheat the group head, but still, the thermometer will not rise, and the temperature starts to decrease the moment I lower the brewer lever again.
2024.05.15 08:38 BenStar_ Update from the post about my girlfriends friend sniffing my socks
Follow on post from my last post surrounding my girlfriends friend smelling my socks. Thanks for all the advice on the last post but things have got a lot weirder.
She went to meet him to talk but this time at his apartment because tbh I don’t want him back at our house.
He apologised, admitted he did have a crush on me and said he wanted to talk to me to apologise and hopefully repair things..
However , during the conversation he had to leave the room for about 10 minutes due to a quick work call and left his phone in front of my girlfriend and she couldn’t resist looking through it after everything that happened and wow.
There was pictures of mens feet in public, people sniffing mens feet while their asleep, and my bare feet as well, we know it’s my feet because it’s matching the tiles in our kitchen. Creepily he also had a picture of me bent over in shorts getting something out a cupboard. My girlfriend deleted the pics off his phone but took pics on her phone for evidence and she left before he came back in the room. He’s calling her all the time now and wanting to meet but honestly I just think it’s done.
What do I do in this situation - should we tell him we know about the pictures or just blank him now and move on?
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She went to meet him to talk but this time at his apartment because tbh I don’t want him back at our house.
He apologised, admitted he did have a crush on me and said he wanted to talk to me to apologise and hopefully repair things..
However , during the conversation he had to leave the room for about 10 minutes due to a quick work call and left his phone in front of my girlfriend and she couldn’t resist looking through it after everything that happened and wow.
There was pictures of mens feet in public, people sniffing mens feet while their asleep, and my bare feet as well, we know it’s my feet because it’s matching the tiles in our kitchen. Creepily he also had a picture of me bent over in shorts getting something out a cupboard. My girlfriend deleted the pics off his phone but took pics on her phone for evidence and she left before he came back in the room. He’s calling her all the time now and wanting to meet but honestly I just think it’s done.
What do I do in this situation - should we tell him we know about the pictures or just blank him now and move on?
2024.05.15 07:15 PeaNo2583 [fo4]Bodyslide Presets will not show for any user created outfits after i installed cbbe
![[fo4]Bodyslide Presets will not show for any user created outfits after i installed cbbe](https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/qlioEKksKA5FvJrYIq4ZD8xYLI2ZzQeEt-BkbfpswNA.jpg "[fo4]Bodyslide Presets will not show for any user created outfits after i installed cbbe") | Hi All, submitted by PeaNo2583 to FalloutMods [link] [comments] Having major issues with bodyslide not showing any preset menu options. When selecting an outfit in bodyslide the presets show as blank, example outfits are just another piper or chem I care both of which should have presest available to choose from. I am using CBBE curvy and have CBBE installed as well as bodyslide and I have tried reinstalling both through nmm as well as manualy but still doesnt show any outfit or body I have attached a picture to show what the issue is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. https://preview.redd.it/m0gsh9nyxi0d1.png?width=1936&format=png&auto=webp&s=32c953dc58a6c8945897ff705ac0b5295e440a7b |
2024.05.15 05:58 oscdawg [US-ND][H]Artisans (Levelcaps, Nightcaps ETF, Frumpzkeys, Blanksy) [W] Paypal
Timestamp
Hello,
I have some artisans available for sale. Let me know if you need better pictures of anything. Please comment before PM. Available via Discord or Reddit. Discord = oscdawg
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Hello,
I have some artisans available for sale. Let me know if you need better pictures of anything. Please comment before PM. Available via Discord or Reddit. Discord = oscdawg
- Prices include Paypal fees
- USPS First Class Shipping +$5.00
- USPS Priority Mail Shipping +$8.00
- International (PM for shipping estimate)
| Item | Price | Available | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levelcaps Ork King- Beigewash Blue | $55 | Yes | Blue with Beige Ork |
| Nightcaps (ETF) Moonblank - Cloudy Days and Nights | $40 | Yes | Clear Translucent and Black Clouds Blank - GMK R1 Profile |
| Frumpzkeys - Snowflake v1 | $40 | Yes | Blue with White - GMK R1 Profile |
| Blanksy - Proto CXXII | $30 | Yes | Blue/White/Black Blank - GMK R1 Profile |
| Blanksy - Proto CXXVIII | $30 | Yes | Blue/White/Black Blank - GMK R1 Profile |
2024.05.15 05:43 TheRoomFan1000 How do I respond to friendship app match who says she "won't start conversations"?
I am a woman trying to make friends with other women using a friendship app (it's been...VERY hit or miss so far. Mostly miss.)
I go to my "Liked You" page on the app and I see a girl who's profile is completely blank except for pictures of her out in public and stuff. I hate empty profiles like that but I was so bored and desperate because I haven't gotten a match in a week. I swipe right and send her a hello message. 2 days later she responds hello back. THEN I see that she now has text on her profile. It straight up says "I don't start the conversation. If you bore me, I don't respond."
That, to me, is crazy rude and selfish. It shows that she doesn't want a fair, equal friendship. One where both people contribute and show interest. And if we don't entertain her then she's not even going to both with a response? That's just a douche move.
I do NOT want want to be the one starting all of the conversations. I don't want the pressure of being the sole reason the friendship is alive. I genuinely want to ask her how she expects to keep a friendship going if she doesn't plan to initiate? Like what gives her the right to expect to be catered to like some queen?
So I said "ohhh I see you don't like to start the conversation! Me too! Starting conversations can be so nerve-wracking because I never know if I'm boring someone and I never know what to say! lol"
All this chick says is "me too!" 😒
So what are we supposed to do??? We're just in a stalemate then! I want to just unmatch and move on. Am I being too sensitive? Should I try to build a friendship in the hope that she'll start to initiate conversations? But then again, I don't want to waste my time with someone who sees other people as some kind of entertainment that she can ditch because they're too boring :\ I feel like I'm trying out for some competition show with this chick.
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I go to my "Liked You" page on the app and I see a girl who's profile is completely blank except for pictures of her out in public and stuff. I hate empty profiles like that but I was so bored and desperate because I haven't gotten a match in a week. I swipe right and send her a hello message. 2 days later she responds hello back. THEN I see that she now has text on her profile. It straight up says "I don't start the conversation. If you bore me, I don't respond."
That, to me, is crazy rude and selfish. It shows that she doesn't want a fair, equal friendship. One where both people contribute and show interest. And if we don't entertain her then she's not even going to both with a response? That's just a douche move.
I do NOT want want to be the one starting all of the conversations. I don't want the pressure of being the sole reason the friendship is alive. I genuinely want to ask her how she expects to keep a friendship going if she doesn't plan to initiate? Like what gives her the right to expect to be catered to like some queen?
So I said "ohhh I see you don't like to start the conversation! Me too! Starting conversations can be so nerve-wracking because I never know if I'm boring someone and I never know what to say! lol"
All this chick says is "me too!" 😒
So what are we supposed to do??? We're just in a stalemate then! I want to just unmatch and move on. Am I being too sensitive? Should I try to build a friendship in the hope that she'll start to initiate conversations? But then again, I don't want to waste my time with someone who sees other people as some kind of entertainment that she can ditch because they're too boring :\ I feel like I'm trying out for some competition show with this chick.
2024.05.15 05:28 ConfidenceCritical36 MSI Center not working
 | was trying to open user scenario to play games because usually i switch to balanced when im doing work and high performance when gaming. now i cant because the user scenarios wont even open. either it will keep loading of just show a blank page like in the picture. I have tried every solution that i can find like reinstalling the center and sdk. is there any other way? i just want to use the laptop just like i used it before, switching between balanced and high performance submitted by ConfidenceCritical36 to MSILaptops [link] [comments] laptop: GF63 Thin i5 11400 RTX 3050 |
2024.05.15 04:21 Farting_Potato The saga of my struggles with my dad since I got married and had a kid: a very long vent
As a long time lurker, I recently read the post about signs that you were raised by narcissistic parents and realized that maybe I had more of a problem than I wanted to admit. In light of this, I wanted to share/vent my recent struggle and get some outside perspective because at this point I've been in my own head for way too long.
To set the stage: my wife (29F) and I (29M) live in southern California. My parents split their time between northern California and Vegas (all 4-6+ hours away by car). My wife's mother lives close by (about 30 minutes away).
This all started when my wife and I decided we wanted to elope for our wedding. Our jobs have extremely rigid, time-consuming schedules, so finding time to do even this was hard enough. My wife wanted a June anniversary, so the only date we could make work happened to be Father's Day that year. My mom was also out of the country at the time. Despite originally not having any problem with our plan, my dad later changed his mind, invited himself to the "ceremony", and sulked the entire lunch afterward with her family to the point where everyone felt uncomfortable. He was upset that we chose to get married on Father's Day, while my mom was out of town. At the time I felt very guilty. However, our plan was just to spend literally a couple hours signing some papers. I didn't see a need to make my parents drive 8 hours round trip just to watch us sign some documents. We were even planning a celebration trip later on (that most definitely will not be happening now lol), so all the more reason we felt that they didn't need to be a part of this. Now we can't even look at the pictures from that day without feeling all the awkwardness of that day that he inserted himself into.
Then when my wife was pregnant, my mother-in-law's friend reached out and mentioned she had a ton of baby stuff that she wanted to give us, which we were more than happy to accept. This friend lived in Vegas, so I asked my parents if they could go grab the stuff. My dad immediately got upset and tried to convince me not to accept it. I didn't really understand why, but ultimately my mom ended up going to get it. Then when we requested they deliver the stuff to us a couple months before my daughter would be born, my dad again resisted and said he was busy with work and "did we really need the stuff now." I ultimately gave up my only two days off in a 30 day stretch of work to drive to and from Vegas myself to get the stuff in a timely manner. Naturally, my wife was very unhappy with this situation.
When my daughter was born, my dad decided they would visit us to meet the baby. They visited for a day around two weeks postpartum. They brought some food for us, took some pictures, but quickly left again. My wife was furious. She felt like that it had been more about them seeing the baby rather than caring about her in her vulnerable and exhausted state. I agreed, and at this point the stress of being new parents along with my inability to put my foot down against my parents was putting a strain on our relationship.
Then a couple months later, my mother flew in to live with us for a week to help with the baby. We had planned to enjoy a nice lunch and have a fun day on Sunday before she flew back to thank her for her help. We had all agreed on this being the plan, but a couple days before that Sunday, my dad called and stated that he had cancelled my mom's flight and that he'd drive over and pick her up on Saturday instead, skipping the Sunday plans altogether. We negotiated that he at least let us take her out to lunch on Sunday, which he finally agreed to, but then said he'd join us for lunch and to add him to the reservation. Now growing up I had gotten used to this kind of thing from my dad, but my wife had had it at this point. She was angry that he would try to make us change our plans last minute to accommodate him, and point blank refused to change the reservation, leaving my dad to sulk and complain that we weren't being respectful of him. At this point, we agreed that we would keep my parents at a distance and not try to ask them for any sort of help anymore. She also now refused to say hi to them whenever I called them and opted to just keep her distance.
Fast forward to about a week ago, I called my parents while I was home alone. At this point they had noticed that my wife was distant. My dad asked what was bothering us so we could talk it through. Before I could even get a full sentence out, he was already yelling: "oh my god you guys are still thinking about that? When will you let bygones be bygones? Okay fine, I'm the bad guy, are you happy now?" I have always just relented and apologized to appease my dad's feelings, but this time I became angry and pointedly stated that our needs should come first, especially during this period of time. In response, he said that we "never considered that maybe he wanted to feel the joy of buying stuff for his granddaughter", and "have I ever considered that maybe he's uncomfortable going to get hand-me-downs from someone he doesn't know." I told him I felt like what I asked for wasn't unreasonable, and even if it made him a little uncomfortable, would it be that hard to put aside his feelings to help his son. He said "well if you asked me to jump off a bridge, should I do that then?" This was the conversation that really stuck with me and ultimately put me in the headspace to want to make this post.
Now most recently, Mother's Day weekend came up, and my brother's college graduation in northern California was on the Saturday. It also happened to be a friend's wedding. Due to my work schedule, the baby, the wedding, and wanting to celebrate with my wife for her first Mother's Day, I felt it was best that I not travel and just celebrate with my brother at a later date. My brother and mom were understanding, but my dad made it a point to call me and try to convince me to blow off work and skip the wedding, and that "family always comes first." Funnily enough come Mother's Day, they never even tried to wish my wife a happy first Mother's Day. Instead when I FaceTimed them myself to wish my mom a happy Mother's Day, I could see my dad sulking again that my wife had declined to be present for the call. I don't think to this day he fully understands why we're so upset and still feels that we are the disrespectful ones.
Anyways, there's so much more I could say but this post is way too long as it is. I feel like I've thought myself into circles and now I'm not really sure what to think or how to feel anymore. I've been alternating between anger, sadness, and guilt that maybe I'm blowing things out of proportion. I guess I just wanted to put my feelings out there and see what other people thought. Thanks for reading!
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To set the stage: my wife (29F) and I (29M) live in southern California. My parents split their time between northern California and Vegas (all 4-6+ hours away by car). My wife's mother lives close by (about 30 minutes away).
This all started when my wife and I decided we wanted to elope for our wedding. Our jobs have extremely rigid, time-consuming schedules, so finding time to do even this was hard enough. My wife wanted a June anniversary, so the only date we could make work happened to be Father's Day that year. My mom was also out of the country at the time. Despite originally not having any problem with our plan, my dad later changed his mind, invited himself to the "ceremony", and sulked the entire lunch afterward with her family to the point where everyone felt uncomfortable. He was upset that we chose to get married on Father's Day, while my mom was out of town. At the time I felt very guilty. However, our plan was just to spend literally a couple hours signing some papers. I didn't see a need to make my parents drive 8 hours round trip just to watch us sign some documents. We were even planning a celebration trip later on (that most definitely will not be happening now lol), so all the more reason we felt that they didn't need to be a part of this. Now we can't even look at the pictures from that day without feeling all the awkwardness of that day that he inserted himself into.
Then when my wife was pregnant, my mother-in-law's friend reached out and mentioned she had a ton of baby stuff that she wanted to give us, which we were more than happy to accept. This friend lived in Vegas, so I asked my parents if they could go grab the stuff. My dad immediately got upset and tried to convince me not to accept it. I didn't really understand why, but ultimately my mom ended up going to get it. Then when we requested they deliver the stuff to us a couple months before my daughter would be born, my dad again resisted and said he was busy with work and "did we really need the stuff now." I ultimately gave up my only two days off in a 30 day stretch of work to drive to and from Vegas myself to get the stuff in a timely manner. Naturally, my wife was very unhappy with this situation.
When my daughter was born, my dad decided they would visit us to meet the baby. They visited for a day around two weeks postpartum. They brought some food for us, took some pictures, but quickly left again. My wife was furious. She felt like that it had been more about them seeing the baby rather than caring about her in her vulnerable and exhausted state. I agreed, and at this point the stress of being new parents along with my inability to put my foot down against my parents was putting a strain on our relationship.
Then a couple months later, my mother flew in to live with us for a week to help with the baby. We had planned to enjoy a nice lunch and have a fun day on Sunday before she flew back to thank her for her help. We had all agreed on this being the plan, but a couple days before that Sunday, my dad called and stated that he had cancelled my mom's flight and that he'd drive over and pick her up on Saturday instead, skipping the Sunday plans altogether. We negotiated that he at least let us take her out to lunch on Sunday, which he finally agreed to, but then said he'd join us for lunch and to add him to the reservation. Now growing up I had gotten used to this kind of thing from my dad, but my wife had had it at this point. She was angry that he would try to make us change our plans last minute to accommodate him, and point blank refused to change the reservation, leaving my dad to sulk and complain that we weren't being respectful of him. At this point, we agreed that we would keep my parents at a distance and not try to ask them for any sort of help anymore. She also now refused to say hi to them whenever I called them and opted to just keep her distance.
Fast forward to about a week ago, I called my parents while I was home alone. At this point they had noticed that my wife was distant. My dad asked what was bothering us so we could talk it through. Before I could even get a full sentence out, he was already yelling: "oh my god you guys are still thinking about that? When will you let bygones be bygones? Okay fine, I'm the bad guy, are you happy now?" I have always just relented and apologized to appease my dad's feelings, but this time I became angry and pointedly stated that our needs should come first, especially during this period of time. In response, he said that we "never considered that maybe he wanted to feel the joy of buying stuff for his granddaughter", and "have I ever considered that maybe he's uncomfortable going to get hand-me-downs from someone he doesn't know." I told him I felt like what I asked for wasn't unreasonable, and even if it made him a little uncomfortable, would it be that hard to put aside his feelings to help his son. He said "well if you asked me to jump off a bridge, should I do that then?" This was the conversation that really stuck with me and ultimately put me in the headspace to want to make this post.
Now most recently, Mother's Day weekend came up, and my brother's college graduation in northern California was on the Saturday. It also happened to be a friend's wedding. Due to my work schedule, the baby, the wedding, and wanting to celebrate with my wife for her first Mother's Day, I felt it was best that I not travel and just celebrate with my brother at a later date. My brother and mom were understanding, but my dad made it a point to call me and try to convince me to blow off work and skip the wedding, and that "family always comes first." Funnily enough come Mother's Day, they never even tried to wish my wife a happy first Mother's Day. Instead when I FaceTimed them myself to wish my mom a happy Mother's Day, I could see my dad sulking again that my wife had declined to be present for the call. I don't think to this day he fully understands why we're so upset and still feels that we are the disrespectful ones.
Anyways, there's so much more I could say but this post is way too long as it is. I feel like I've thought myself into circles and now I'm not really sure what to think or how to feel anymore. I've been alternating between anger, sadness, and guilt that maybe I'm blowing things out of proportion. I guess I just wanted to put my feelings out there and see what other people thought. Thanks for reading!
2024.05.15 03:38 takingatoasterbath Genuinely so close to ending it all because of two f**king dogs
Before I start, hi mods, I’m practically begging you to keep this up, I have nobody to talk to about this at all and nobody that wants to for that matter. I really need this, it’s my last resort. Please. My account is basically a burner for when I need it, hence the lack of karma. Not a bot I swear lol.
Anyhow, hi, I’m rein- a 20 year old woman. Sometimes I don’t feel like a woman… more like a girl, especially when I second guess my ability to cope with stressful situations such as this. I used to like dogs up until maybe fifteen… that’s the age my mom got rid of our small senior dog to get two new puppies. An English bulldog and a German shepherd. This was also the age I got perused on my horse by three pitbulls. When I tell this story, nobody believes me at this part: but when my horse got tired from running and threw me off into some bushes, I watched her turn around when I regained my composure, stand her ground in front of me and fight off the pitbulls, until two of the three grabbed her throat and tore it out right in front of me. The third one ran away and got shot by police. I truly believe my horse, who was going to get put down a. Week later (she was old, scheduled euthanasia. It was gonna be our last, peaceful ride together.) saved me. I left with only a concussion and trauma. The other two shits died. My horse was a heavy Belgian draft mare, her huge hooves made quick work of them- but not quick enough. She was old and tired.
Anyhow. I hated dogs ever since. All of them. But especially pitbulls. The new ones at the time my mom got would further cement this in my brain.
It’s absolutely a nightmare to live with them day to day. I’m always woken up early in the morning by claws ticking on the wood floors. I’m in the basement, so I can hear it through the ceiling. I can also hear the bulldog snoring and struggling to breathe through the ceiling. I’m autistic. Noises such as these make me want to scream, cry, or punch someone. Another noise like this is the constant barking, at the same people every single day. When I get woken up by that, I genuinely have panic attacks. My heart starts racing and I can’t stop it.
The house is a constant mess. It smells like pee, always, because no matter how much we let the malformed excuse of a creature bulldog out he will go out of his way to pee on everything. Theres hair everywhere (my parents let them on the furniture and in beds) everything stinks, it’s embarrassing when people come over and you can just see in their face they know it smells. My clothes are constantly found and chewed (I’m not allowed privacy. The dogs can get my stuff.)
On top of this, they’re both aggressive. I can’t walk into the kitchen without getting my legs bitten and the slippers of my feet grabbed (sometimes along with my foot) my mom says it’s because they sense the devil in me. My parents think I’m the worst person alive because I actively voice my dislike for them often, because living in this house makes me sad and disgusted. Of course there’s more to it than the dogs but this isn’t the sub for that. They’re a big part tho. The bulldog once attacked my brother, grabbed onto his junk and wouldn’t let go one day. My grandma had to use excessive force to get him off and she still had to pry his jaw with all her strength off. My brother almost died because of the blood loss. Vascular area, if you get my drift. He has a bite history, lots of bite history, but all the people he bitten must of been dogs nuts too because they never got reported.
Same: The German shepherd lunges at random people and attacks our guests at Christmas parties. People laugh it off. She knocked my Baki (Croatian grandma) off my deck, broke her finger and ran my dad over on the ice rink. He hit his head so hard falling backwards I thought he died.
One time I wrote a whole document trying to explain my feelings in thorough detail. I spent months on it, practically begging my parents to get rid of them. How it would make all of us happier and healthier. I was called selfish and beaten by my mom. I snuck out that day and sat on the train tracks. But when I heard it coming, I chickened out. People saw me. Nobody tried to help. They just took pictures.
I have been depressed for a long time. I recently got diagnosed with bpd too. People say therapy dogs are healing, but dogs are the opposite for me. I want to move out and be independent, but I royally fucked up my life in my early teens- giving me 10k in debt. Because of my mental issues, I also genuinely can’t hold a job because I can’t handle working. Or understand basic labour concepts, I’m dumb. I’m just dumb. I can’t do anything. I’ll never be able to escape these dogs in this economy, I can’t have my quiet clean life like I want. I concluded a few days ago that ending my life is the only option. Point blank. It’s not worth it to try. Try to pay off my debt, find work, even if I do I’ll be well past my 20’s and even lawyers in my country are struggling to make ends meet. Me, who can’t even find basic work, will not be able to make ends meet. Ever.
Why did it have to be me. Why do I have to live with these hellspawn and also be fucked up on top of it. Where’s the fucking funny in this joke.
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Anyhow, hi, I’m rein- a 20 year old woman. Sometimes I don’t feel like a woman… more like a girl, especially when I second guess my ability to cope with stressful situations such as this. I used to like dogs up until maybe fifteen… that’s the age my mom got rid of our small senior dog to get two new puppies. An English bulldog and a German shepherd. This was also the age I got perused on my horse by three pitbulls. When I tell this story, nobody believes me at this part: but when my horse got tired from running and threw me off into some bushes, I watched her turn around when I regained my composure, stand her ground in front of me and fight off the pitbulls, until two of the three grabbed her throat and tore it out right in front of me. The third one ran away and got shot by police. I truly believe my horse, who was going to get put down a. Week later (she was old, scheduled euthanasia. It was gonna be our last, peaceful ride together.) saved me. I left with only a concussion and trauma. The other two shits died. My horse was a heavy Belgian draft mare, her huge hooves made quick work of them- but not quick enough. She was old and tired.
Anyhow. I hated dogs ever since. All of them. But especially pitbulls. The new ones at the time my mom got would further cement this in my brain.
It’s absolutely a nightmare to live with them day to day. I’m always woken up early in the morning by claws ticking on the wood floors. I’m in the basement, so I can hear it through the ceiling. I can also hear the bulldog snoring and struggling to breathe through the ceiling. I’m autistic. Noises such as these make me want to scream, cry, or punch someone. Another noise like this is the constant barking, at the same people every single day. When I get woken up by that, I genuinely have panic attacks. My heart starts racing and I can’t stop it.
The house is a constant mess. It smells like pee, always, because no matter how much we let the malformed excuse of a creature bulldog out he will go out of his way to pee on everything. Theres hair everywhere (my parents let them on the furniture and in beds) everything stinks, it’s embarrassing when people come over and you can just see in their face they know it smells. My clothes are constantly found and chewed (I’m not allowed privacy. The dogs can get my stuff.)
On top of this, they’re both aggressive. I can’t walk into the kitchen without getting my legs bitten and the slippers of my feet grabbed (sometimes along with my foot) my mom says it’s because they sense the devil in me. My parents think I’m the worst person alive because I actively voice my dislike for them often, because living in this house makes me sad and disgusted. Of course there’s more to it than the dogs but this isn’t the sub for that. They’re a big part tho. The bulldog once attacked my brother, grabbed onto his junk and wouldn’t let go one day. My grandma had to use excessive force to get him off and she still had to pry his jaw with all her strength off. My brother almost died because of the blood loss. Vascular area, if you get my drift. He has a bite history, lots of bite history, but all the people he bitten must of been dogs nuts too because they never got reported.
Same: The German shepherd lunges at random people and attacks our guests at Christmas parties. People laugh it off. She knocked my Baki (Croatian grandma) off my deck, broke her finger and ran my dad over on the ice rink. He hit his head so hard falling backwards I thought he died.
One time I wrote a whole document trying to explain my feelings in thorough detail. I spent months on it, practically begging my parents to get rid of them. How it would make all of us happier and healthier. I was called selfish and beaten by my mom. I snuck out that day and sat on the train tracks. But when I heard it coming, I chickened out. People saw me. Nobody tried to help. They just took pictures.
I have been depressed for a long time. I recently got diagnosed with bpd too. People say therapy dogs are healing, but dogs are the opposite for me. I want to move out and be independent, but I royally fucked up my life in my early teens- giving me 10k in debt. Because of my mental issues, I also genuinely can’t hold a job because I can’t handle working. Or understand basic labour concepts, I’m dumb. I’m just dumb. I can’t do anything. I’ll never be able to escape these dogs in this economy, I can’t have my quiet clean life like I want. I concluded a few days ago that ending my life is the only option. Point blank. It’s not worth it to try. Try to pay off my debt, find work, even if I do I’ll be well past my 20’s and even lawyers in my country are struggling to make ends meet. Me, who can’t even find basic work, will not be able to make ends meet. Ever.
Why did it have to be me. Why do I have to live with these hellspawn and also be fucked up on top of it. Where’s the fucking funny in this joke.
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Rálph Láuren Bear Longsleeve Polo - Black
Condition – Unworn, slim fit, amazing embroidery, has all the correct tags.
Size – M/L, comfortable fit for M, slim fit for L. 73cm x 54cm.
Price - 20€ + 10€ SHIPPING WITH TRACKING TO EU.
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Conditon – Brand new as well, heavy and quality blank. Amazing stitching on the logo and flower detail. Has colored collar and sleeve endings.
Size – L, TTS, 75cm x 55cm.
Price - 20€ + 10€ SHIPPING WITH TRACKING TO EU.
I accept PayPal invoice only.