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I just got the urge out of no where to revisit this show, I watched a bit when the show was live. I'm a couple episodes into the first season, but....... It's rough going. My main feeling right now is that it reminds me a lot of Babylon 5. Babylon 5 is one of my favorite sci fi shows of all time but the first season is really bad lol. So much so that I skip it on my rewatches. I have so many friends that say they started Babylon 5 and didn't like it, and I tell them "Honestly, a part from 1 or 2 episodes. Just skip season 1 all together." It's mostly just a "Space Station problem of the week" structure in season 1 and it really feels like B grade sci fit. The show gets EXPLONENTIALLY better with a near perfect seasons 2-4.
Do people ever feel that way about Fringe Season 1? Like it's just the "Problem of the week" season meant to cement itself in cable and the series really gets going with a strong macro level narrative after season 1?
I think when it was live I got to the end of Season 2? I remember the alternate universe being established and I believe I stopped watching when FO-livia was introduced and switched places. I'm trying to remember why I stopped watching. I made a point of taping the show while it was on, so I did like it a lot. It might have hurt it that Lost absolutely shattered my faith in mysterious, carrot dangling 'oh maybe you'll get answers to this mystery next episode' style of show. Though I know now it was executive meddling and the creators made one of the best shows of all time in The Leftovers.
Things I liked a lot:
The acting is amazing. The 4 Main Characters (Walter, Peter, Olivia, Phillip). Honestly, in this first season it feels like the actors are propping up some sub-par writing. Reminds me a bit of when I rewatched Lie to Me and didn't realize the writing was so terrible because the actors were so amazing that they completely carried the script.
Those late 2000's early 2010's vibes. Man I miss when we thought the advancements in the 90s/2000s would continue on forever and the future would be stranger than we could possible imagine. The show really captures the zeitgeist of how we all thought the trend of technology would keep going to unimaginable places.
I know the macro level narrative is there. I remember it from 15 years ago. I'm fully expecting to enjoy it once I pick up where I left off.
Things I dislike:
The obvious monster of the week format with just small nuggets of moving the plot forward.
Like I said before, the writing feels really "meh". The actors totally carry some bad dialogue with their skill though. I'm hoping this is just early show issues. I know a lot of good shows have bad writing at the start.
Man JJ Abrams feels like a guy that knows absolutely nothing about science, but really really wishes he did. We've got some serious "Spout some scientific nonsense that an average person will tune out but accept as an explanation, but really makes absolutely zero sense". I'm hoping his influence in the show drops off as it gets better as he offloads responsibility to others while he focuses on other things.
So right now I'm fully expecting the show to turn a corner about half way through Season 2? Am I right on that assumption? Does the "Bad guy of the week, X-Files" type structure drop off and stay off around then? I know from peoples comments it does eventually. I'm also hoping the show kicks it up a notch in writing quality, because right now it's not great.
I know I probably stopped watching in 2010 right before it hit it's best season in Season 3. I also know people seem very satisfied with how the show ended and tied things together. So I've got faith that good times are coming, both from what people say and the things I remember from '09. I guess I'm just hoping for a bit of a road map I can place a pin in to get me through the next 20 hours or so; and that I'm right in my expectation of a significant uptick in quality around mid-season 2.
Anyways, thanks for letting me freeform my thoughts down on paper for you all.

After getting alot more experience, I have decided to rerelease my first script, with a few formatting changes. I wanted this and the rest of the ongoing series to match the standards of the other scripts in my library.
Note: Monetization is fine, just credit me, send a link of audios, and ask me before making changes of any kind.
Context: A young woman (listener) goes into the forbidden forest to get healing herbs. Her grandmother has gotten deathly ill and only the herbs in the forest have the power to her ailment. As the woman is picking the herbs, she feels a nearby presence. She brushes it off as being a curious animal, but the presence seems to get closer and closer. Before she knows it, a hand rips away her basket and starts rifling through it. The hand belongs to the elf prince who rules and protects the forbidden forest.
Elf Prince: (Smirk) Ah ha! Look what we have here! A little human trying to steal from my forest. Don’t you know it is not nice to take what is not yours?
…..
Elf Prince: [basket rustling sounds] Fire blossoms, Moon berries, and Golden apples. All of these would fetch a high price on the black market. (Voice lowers, menacing) You’re not planning on selling these, are you?
….
Elf Prince: These are for your sick grandmother? (Voice goes back to normal) That honestly makes more sense. You do not really look like the type to sell stuff on the black market. Let me guess, you are going to make that healing soup, the one that is supposed to heal any illness?
….
Elf Prince: So, since the doctor could not help, you decided to take matters into your own hands? In that case, I guess I will not kill you. However … I do require payment.
[Heartbeat and fleshy sounds]
Elf Prince: (Shocked voice) This heart is nearly spotless! I do not normally see mortals with hearts this clean. Now, do not panic. This heart is not like the one that keeps your blood pumping. Once you stepped into the elven domain, the way your body functions slightly changed. This crystal heart is a physical representation of a person’s intentions, thoughts, feelings, etc. When mortals typically cross the border, their hearts are covered in black spots or are nearly black. They usually come here for fame, money, magic, or even eternal life. You, on the other hand, came here for your sick grandmother, a non-selfish reason.
….
Elf Prince: You do not know how this heart can be payment? You see, a heart of this condition can be used for all sorts of things. Jewelry, elixirs, love potions, amulets of power. And besides, it is the most valuable thing on you. The elves do not accept your human coinage anyway. If it makes you feel any better, I will cut you a deal. In exchange for half of your heart, I will let you leave my forest with everything in your basket. However …. there will be some side effects.
Elf Prince: You will still be able to feel and love, but you will always feel like something is missing. Like your life is not fully complete. But it is all worth it for helping your grandmother, right?
….
Elf Prince: The side effect of losing your whole heart is that you would never be able to love again. Shadows would forever follow you and the world would be tinged with gray. You would still be able to be polite to people but never make deep emotional connections. If you feel like paying with half of your heart is not a good deal for you, I could take you to see my mother, Queen Freyalise. (smirk) I do have to warn you though, she is not always as good-hearted as myself.
….
Elf Prince: Very well! I will take you to Her Majesty’s court in a moment. In the meantime, here is your heart [heartbeat and fleshy sound] and here is your basket. In could keep these, but you would never make it out of the realm alive if you tried to run, so it does not really matter if you hold these or not. Come now little mortal, it is time to pay mother dearest a visit.
(Time Skip: The Elven Prince and Listener have arrived at Queen Freyalise’s court. Word has gotten around that the prince has found a human, who wishes to make a deal with the queen. Her majesty sits upon her throne, waiting for her son with open arms and anticipating Listener’s next move.)
Queen Freyalise: Prince Damar, my son! You have finally decided to pay your dear old mother a visit! Now come here and give me a hug!
….
Queen Freyalise: Oh! I see my son has forgotten to mention his name. He is Prince Damar Aquarius Uriqen. My youngest of four sons and the only one unwed
Damar: Mother, for the thousandth time, I am not interested in having a bride. I am fine being by myself and looking after the forest.
Queen Freyalise: Do not “Mother” me, young man. It is about time you settled down and gave me grandchildren. I am not getting any younger, you know.
Damar: Mother, you are over three thousand years old and immortal. You will always be “Younger.”
Queen Freyalise: That is beside the point. (Talks to Listener) Now, my dear girl, I have gotten word of your virtually unblemished heart. May I see it?
…. [Heartbeat and fleshy sounds]
Queen Freyalise: So, it is true! This heart is almost completely clear! I only see a few flaws here and there, but they are hardly noticeable. As for the deal, unfortunately, I hardly ever offer lower than three-fourths of a heart.
….
Queen Freyalise: However, since your heart is purer than most mortals that come into our lands and your purpose was not for your own gain, I will make you a deal that I have only made one other time. In exchange for you leaving my realm with your heart and the herbs you gathered, you will complete three tasks for me. One, collect a tail feather from the Ruby Thunderbird. Two, collect a scale from the mammoth emerald serpent. Three, gather the tears of a silver unicorn. And since you mortals usually need help on quests like this, I will allow you to pick one companion from my court, not including myself of course.
….
Damar: (surprised) Me?! Mother, you can not allow this! Who will look after the forest?! Why do I have to babysit this human?!
Queen Freyalise: First of all, I said she could pick anyone here besides me. Second, Garolon (second oldest prince) will take over your duties during the tasks. And third, you are not babysitting her, you are making sure she stays on the path and does not get eaten. Besides, you two may even fall in love and give me my grandchildren. Now, my dear girl, you have a long day ahead of you. My maids will show you to your room and will help you settle in for the night. Tomorrow, we will get you two all set for your journey.
(Time Skip, the maids are helping Listener take a bath to try and calm her for bed)
Elven Maid 1: You must excuse the queen, miss. She has been wanting grandchildren for a few hundred years now. For some reason, the three other sons have yet to produce any. She just gets over-excited whenever she finds a potential bride for Prince Damar. [water pouring sound]
Elven Maid 2: You are actually quite lucky to be considered as a potential bride. Her majesty typically does not see humans as worthy of marrying into her family, but your heart proves that you may bring some good things into the court. I honestly find some of the noblewomen quite stuffy. [soap suds sounds?]
Elven Maid 3: Also, you are the second person to ever be offered those three tasks. The first was another mortal woman who wanted some Golden apples for her siblings. Her village’s food supply was running low during a particularly bad winter. She saw those Golden apples on a branch just outside the forest’s entrance and picked some. She was immediately taken to the Queen by some guards and was asked why she dared to do such a thing. After the woman stated her case, Queen Freyalise offered her three tasks in exchange for the apples and food to help her village survive until spring. The woman managed to complete all of the tasks and was sent home with enough food for the winter. [water pouring sounds]
Elven maid 1: If I remember correctly, the human woman looked awfully a lot like you. Who knows, you two may be related and that could be another reason why you were offered the tasks. Now, let us get you into some warm clothes and to bed. You have a long day ahead of you.
(In the Queen Freyalise’s chambers)
Damar: I still do not know why you even considered that girl for the trials. She would be killed the moment the Thunderbird sees her. I can not have her blood on my hands.
Queen Freyalise: I made that deal because she reminded me of that other mortal woman. I even have a feeling that the two of them may be related. As for you, her blood will not be on your hands. She chose this and if she dies, then at least she did for someone else. Life is full of sacrifices and risks. You can not always play it safe when someone else’s life is on the line.
Damar: But mother…
Queen Freyalise: Goodnight Damar. You have a long journey ahead of you and you will need your sleep. I will make sure enough supplies are packed for the two of you. Also, please keep her alive. I have a feeling she will bring a lot of light to this old place.

Strap up. This is a doozy and I’d love opinions.
I am 2 months out of a 14 year relationship with my ex husband. He’s left the home and currently has the kids. He lives with his girlfriend. I’m learning how to be alone and it’s not fun but I’m learning..
I’ve been dating around mostly on bumble. Last month a guy complimented my profile and said I look like I’d be worth a long term relationship and would put time into me. So he’s came over 3-4 times and I really vibed with him. Great personality. I genuinely liked him. The downside is he isn’t a great replier and prefers to play apex instead of talking to me or hanging out. Then he mentioned not wanting a girlfriend so I was confused.. He also mentioned he doesn’t share so didn’t want me sleeping around and he wouldn’t either. I asked for him to come over more because I genuinely enjoy his company and he’d always flake for the game and just not give me a heads up. I realized I deserve better than that. I do like having someone’s attention and time but I could go a week without seeing him and I’d definitely want to see him. So before Mother’s Day I mentioned not sleeping together anymore and just being friends since he didn’t want a girlfriend and I liked him. I was trying to protect my own heart. The next day he snapped me like is the real reason you don’t want to sleep with me anymore because you really like me too much or I don’t fxxx you enough? Honestly it was I liked him and wanted to see him more but it seemed he wasn’t as interested in me. Well he ended up coming over and hanging out before Mother’s Day. Took me to dinner and mentioned he may want to date me in 6 weeks we just have to get to know each other. That was the last time I’ve seen him and I’ve asked him to come over multiple times and he flaked out. Then he went 3 days without a snap and finally was like “I sat on apex for 3 days straight” and I was like wow, am I not even deserving of anything? It felt he ghosted me and he was like it wasn’t deliberate but it still felt that way. I told him look, I’ll just leave you alone and let you do your own thing. So I took my snooze off bumble. Today he snaps me and shows me my bumble profile and was like look I told you I don’t share so I’m done pursuing anything with you.
My feelings got hurt. I tried multiple times to communicate with him that I liked him and was interested in something and obviously more than he was interested in me. I even get the video game thing because I love video games myself.
But he said basically I can’t go 10 days without validation or foaming at the mouth for sex. Which that hurt too because I feel like seeing someone even once a week isn’t too much to ask. I’d prefer to see him multiple times.
I laid it all out. I explained I liked him and was trying to protect my heart. I can be alone but I do like for someone to text me even a few times a day so I know I’m on their mind. I’m not saying we have to go jump into a relationship but I felt like if he wanted to see me more, he would but his video game is more important. Which he’s a single fatherless man and can do that. I even told him I only wish the best for him and if he wants to stream and be good I hope he can be.
But my feelings are hurt and it sucks and I just wanted to vent here. I’m so sad. I obviously know I liked him more than he liked me and it just sucks.

Thoughts on this situation?
I am a 25 y/o F and he is a 27 y/o male. Backstory my ex-boyfriend and I broke up a while back after dating for 2 years due to a unique situation with his child and his life. Backstory my ex found out shortly after we started dating that his 1 year old child with his ex had severe cerebral palsy (non verbal, non mobile, severe problems swallowing, cognitive disability) I was very accepting and understanding of the situation and loved the child like my own (in respect to her mom ofc).
It came out later down the line that the mother of his child purposefully hooked up with him to get pregnant without his knowledge after being told that her uterus was incompatible with life and that the child would be severely disable. She was told to medically terminate and she did not tell him this during the pregnancy and hid it completely.The even more frustrating part is that his child’s mother refuses to give her child proper medical treatment; ex. Refusing a feeding tube even though she needs one.
She has made our lives hell and has continuously tried to control us out of spite. It also important to note that she was verbally and mentally abusive to him for over 10 years and we actually had to attend therapy together to work through some of the trauma and emotional problems that stemmed from their relationship. I ended up breaking things off because I wanted to pursue my own future and move to another state and I felt like his child’s mother was refusing to give her child the proper tools to help her health because she wanted to stay in control of his/our life. He had also voiced that if he would have known this back then that he would have chose to leave and considers doing so even though his child is now 3.
After breaking up he approached me and said he wanted to pursue a relationship and move with me and get long distance rights to his child. So I guess the question I’m asking is what would you do in the situation from both his side and mine? I also would feel immense amount of guilt if I was the reason he moved to another state without his child?

I (36F) am estranged from my Father. Or more, he quit speaking to me after I tried to hold him accountable for living a double life. Christmas morning of 2020 I saw on my father's phone that he was IG messaging a woman "Melisa" she was saying she was on her way to his hotel room and brought snacks. They told each other "I love you" and had nicknames for one another. This is a problem because my Father had been married to my mother for 40 years and was married to her still at the time. They were high-school sweethearts and he acted like they had a great marriage. He travels to one particular city for 2 weeks each month and that is where Melisa lives. She worked at the hospital where he was a Dr. I didn't say anything that morning because I didn't want to ruin Christmas for my mother and sister (40F). I confronted him the following day, he begged me not to tell my mother and he said he would end it. When I found out later that he did not, I told my mother and sister.
A lot came out following this. My father had been fired from the hospital, and was taking money out of his and my mother's home in order to pretend to my mother that he was still working at the hospital and getting a paycheck. He is a compulsive liar and has told people things including: he was injured in the war (he has never been to war), he played college football (untrue), he funded several companies (also untrue), he's a millionaire (def not true), he was on a Federal govt board of health (of course again untrue), etc. My parents got divorced because of this affair. It was also not the only affair he had during their marriage, as we would also learn.
My father was very abusive to my mother and myself when I was growing up, particularly in highschool (berating, screaming, vicious verbal abuse, gaslighting, threatening, etc). I begged my mom to leave him but she couldn't. My sister didn't experience as much of this because she was in college. I confronted my father after the divorce was final to tell him how unbelievably hurt I was by all of his actions. He said he would try to earn back my trust and rebuild our relationship. He began texting me semi-regularly with simple nice messages. It took a while, but eventually I began responding and telling him bits about my life and opening that door again. In Sept, I took a 3-month job out of the country (and told him so). I was very busy and didn't respond as frequently, however I did still respond. In December we texted off and on and on Christmas Eve and I sent a particular message wishing him a happy holiday. Fast forward the next day to Christmas Day and my father not only sent my sister a lavish gift, but also messaged her and not me. I asked him why and he did not respond. My sister asked him why and he proceeded to tell her that I had NEVER responded to his texts in the last year and that I had abused HIM by not texting him and for the things I said way back when I originally confronted him. Basically, made himself the victim in every which way. I of course, showed my sister all the texts I had sent to him to show her that he was lying about this.
He continues to only message her and has not texted me since that day (Christmas Eve 2023). I am beyond hurt by this, it feels like I am hurt all over again by everything. It makes me angry and sad and in disbelief that after the abuse I went through with him growing up, after the copious amount of lies, the affair, and what he put my mother through (she cried every single day for a year after the divorce and was completely shattered) that he could do this to me. My sister still talks to him via text. This has cause a lot of turmoil for me. My sister and I are EXTREMELY close. We run a business together and are absolutely best friends. But she knows what he has done to me and how much I have been devastated by this. She said that she can't not talk to him because she still wants to have a father. Which I am trying to understand. But how can she want a relationship when she knows how much damage he has done to supposedly the most important person in her life (me, her sister). He also still helps her a bit financially here and there and I know this is partly (perhaps wholly the reason). She has now gotten him a Father's Day present and I don't know how to be ok with this. It feels like her maintaining this surface level relationship with him is a tacit endorsement of his treatment of me. I know he definitely thinks of it as such as well. I am angry at her for this and can't let it go. We spend so much time together and she's still maintaining a relationship with the person who has hurt me immeasurably. AITA for not wanting a relationship with my sister over this, or at the very least taking a massive step back from her? Our friends are divided.

I dont know if this breaks rule 3 but hear me out.
The original book was supposed to teach kids how to learn from caillou and not to be like him and grow up to be nice friendly people right!?
Then comes the Canadian TV adaptation. The show was low budget, so the wiring team had a secret evil plan to use as an excuse as cheap writing.
There supposed to be a narrator narrating the episodes like if she was reading through a children's book while we see caillou crying and his Canada-pilled family do nothing about.
The writers decided to make the main star cailou the most annoying peice of shit of a character ever while everyone else forgive him for his crimes, and the elderly narrator mumbles in the background but why.
Do they knew kids around the world will see this and go "haha I want to be a criminal when I grow up" and ignore the lesson the episode is trying to teach them, or the writers are just clueless elders who don't know what's going on
They got infected with the >!Caillou Disease Think about the consequences of the innocence that was lost from this peice of shits supernatural forbidden power to brainwash them into the people see today, currently the caillou of today is like what's going on in these kids iPads, parents fuck badly when it comes to actually having kids, It's easy...

TURN THE DAMN THING OFF AND TAKIT AWAY

Remember, this is Canada, of course they do what Canadians do...

I commend this show on its randomness and just everyday life stuff and its wonderful absurdity and sadder and darker moments. The failing in establishing relationships with the fairer sex and loneliness and such...
But fuck me, that super cool woman dying really hit me so much that I actually teared up after her "i think I'm gonna die... Louie... bye...?" I can count on one hand the moments that a TV thing made me actually cry, more times close, but actual tears... incredible work.
Man I love this show, despite this heartbreak just now

I'm a returning player who is not new to PvP, but wants to build the advanced skills with concerted effort.
With move counting, I find it a lot to manage during a match when I'm also trying to evaluate what backline / wincon etc might be and whether I should overfarm or not. It feels pretty unnatural beyond long moves like Incinerate. My current feel for charge moves is only whether they are ~very short, short, mid, or long charge moves only, i.e. PuP, Aerial Ace, Psychic, EQ but not exact energy requirements.
Are there direct ways to grind building counting quickly so it feels more natural during ladder? Like testing play matches between two accounts with Incinerate vs Charm, then vs Mud Slap, then test Charm vs Mud Slap? Are there specific things you look to eval in that test?
I find it challenging on ladder to have to rethink if the fresh Pokemon I see is a 1-2-3-4-5 move count and adjust accordingly outside knowing Counter and Mud Shot users are 2 turns because they're common.

Non-traditional CA resident applicant. Graduated from UCSB in 2022. Was looking to apply to PA school but switched to dental after completing my 1000 hours as an EMT. Couldn't get my materials in order to apply last cycle so I am applying as early as possible this cycle.
GPA: 3.7
DAT: AA-23 TS-24 BIO-24 GC-24 OC-24 PAT-22 QR-20 RC-21
CA resident
Major: Biology
Have C's and B's in some science courses freshman year but show upward trend.
Shadowing experience:

• General Dentist 120 hours. Split between 3 offices the majority at one office
• Periodontist: 20 hours

Volunteer

• Surfrider club: 100+ hours of beach cleanups
• Volunteer at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: ~50 hours

Employment

• After graduation I worked at a restaurant until I became an EMT
• EMT 1000 hours Jan 2023 - June 2023

Took some time to Study Dat while working as a beach lifeguard which I have been doing every summer since 2018

• Behavior Technician: Working with autistic children Oct 2023 - May 2024
• Trader Joes: Needed money and was close to home; Jan 2024 - present
• Dental Assistant: Didn't apply for this earlier because I didn't think Id get hired with no experience. Feb 2024 - Present.

No research
Extracurricular

• Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (entirety of college)
• Surfrider (last two years of college): Special events coordinator

No Awards or Scholarships
Deans Honors List for 5 quarters
LOR: 2 not strong science professors. Didn't get to know them so feel lucky they even agreed to write one. 2-3 Dentists which will be strong.

• If you have any advice on what any of of the writers should include In the LOR let me know.

Worried about being a non-traditional applicant. Didn't take anatomy which limits some school choices. Not sure if it would make sense to take them over summer or next fall at community.
Misc: Mother had medical problems so I had to work to help pay the bills and take care of her for a little less than a year.
Not sure what schools to apply to other than CA schools and Roseman. Don't want to go to midwest but open to pretty much anywhere else. Not applying to NYU due to price.
LMK if you want any other info.

hi! I'm a shs student na I can say living a comfortable life right now. I will say some things muna abt myself kasi I think relevant siya sa story? hehehe. I'm an achiever since I was a child and maganda talaga reputation ko sa kahit saang school ako nag-aaral. also, I think some of my colleagues and classmates ay mataas ang tingin sa akin because 'yun nga, overachiever and student leader. so, meron kasi akong friend na nagsabi sa akin na nakakainggit daw yung life ko. he said that I have a perfect family kasi buo and very supportive when it comes to my studies, we are financially stable, I'm an understanding and kind person, I'm pretty raw ( ik parang sobrang boastful pero sinasabi ko lang din yung sinabi niya saka gusto ko rin kasi i-tackle yung about dito sa sinabi niya about sa so called perfect life ko pero kung magtatanong nalang kayo siguro ng continuation) and academic achiever. sa mga sinabi niyang 'yon ay nagkaroon ako ng realizations and parang natawa ako kasi like wtf di naman ganyan yung life ko, they don't know that there's a large flaw in my life and nakakahiya 'yon sobra.
katulad nga nung nabasa niyo sa title or header, I'm an illegitimate child and as the child of my parents is parang dala-dala ko yung bigat. baka napapaisip na kayo about doon sa buo na family, here's the catch, yung mom ko which is the mistress and yung dad ko na cheater ay nagsasama pa rin hanggang ngayon. It sucks right? I feel bad for the original wife and ayun na nga yung guilt na nasasabi ko kasi parang ako lang yung nakakafeel non, I treat myself as a product of a sin. Idk if my parents ever feel that thing (guilt) kasi they are living okay naman. tbh, I kinda loathe my mom kasi iniisip ko na may choice naman siya before kung nalaman niya na kabit pala siya, bakit di siya umalis or iniwan nalang si dad? but, pinakahate ko talaga yung dad ko kasi why the f, he is boating on two rivers?? (there's a deeper kwento pa about his relationship with the og wife pero sobrang hahaba na itong story)
they're good parents though. like super good talaga sila na parents, yun lang ang masasabi ko pero as a man and woman, hindi talaga e. yung mom ko, sobrang bait niya na mother sa akin and ginawa niya ang lahat talaga para maging maayos yung buhay ko and my dad, he is also a good father to me and my half siblings. even though cheater siya ay magbuti naman siyang ama and pati mga half siblings ko ay alam 'yon. pinagtapos niya sila sa magagandang school like sa big 3 school here in the ph and they're living a good life also rn.
yung about naman sa fear ko as an illegitimate child, katulad nga nung nasabi ko kanina I'm like a golden child and a reputable person in my school, I'm actually scared na what if mabunyag yung deepest secret ng family namin and I know that will affect me nang sobrang laki. my dad wants me to be a lawyer pa naman tapos siya pa itong law breaker. I don't have a dream kasi and parang rinecommend niya sa akin na mag law nalang daw ako and siya naman yung magpapaaral kaya go lang. anw, sobrang haba na ng kwento pero marami pa akong sabihin if gusto niyo pa ng kadugtong sabihin niyo lang sa comments ba 'yon?
ps. I'm sorry for all the grammatical errors and please bear in mind that I'm not that familiar sa reddit kaya di ko pa alam kung paano gamitin 'to fully. If nakarating ka sa dulo ng story, thank you po sa pagbabasa. matagal ko na talaga 'tong gustong ilabas kaso I have trust issues kaya di ko kaya sa ibang tao. sorry na rin po kaagad if pangit or nakakalito yung pagkasulat ko and I accept criticism naman po pero pls do it gently. thank you po.

hi! I'm a shs student na I can say living a comfortable life right now. I will say some things muna abt myself kasi I think relevant siya sa story? hehehe. I'm an achiever since I was a child and maganda talaga reputation ko sa kahit saang school ako nag-aaral. also, I think some of my colleagues and classmates ay mataas ang tingin sa akin because 'yun nga, overachiever and student leader. so, meron kasi akong friend na nagsabi sa akin na nakakainggit daw yung life ko. he said that I have a perfect family kasi buo and very supportive when it comes to my studies, we are financially stable, I'm an understanding and kind person, I'm pretty raw ( ik parang sobrang boastful pero sinasabi ko lang din yung sinabi niya saka gusto ko rin kasi i-tackle yung about dito sa sinabi niya about sa so called perfect life ko pero kung magtatanong nalang kayo siguro ng continuation) and academic achiever. sa mga sinabi niyang 'yon ay nagkaroon ako ng realizations and parang natawa ako kasi like wtf di naman ganyan yung life ko, they don't know that there's a large flaw in my life and nakakahiya 'yon sobra.
katulad nga nung nabasa niyo sa title or header, I'm an illegitimate child and as the child of my parents is parang dala-dala ko yung bigat. baka napapaisip na kayo about doon sa buo na family, here's the catch, yung mom ko which is the mistress and yung dad ko na cheater ay nagsasama pa rin hanggang ngayon. It sucks right? I feel bad for the original wife and ayun na nga yung guilt na nasasabi ko kasi parang ako lang yung nakakafeel non, I treat myself as a product of a sin. Idk if my parents ever feel that thing (guilt) kasi they are living okay naman. tbh, I kinda loathe my mom kasi iniisip ko na may choice naman siya before kung nalaman niya na kabit pala siya, bakit di siya umalis or iniwan nalang si dad? but, pinakahate ko talaga yung dad ko kasi why the f, he is boating on two rivers?? (there's a deeper kwento pa about his relationship with the og wife pero sobrang hahaba na itong story)
they're good parents though. like super good talaga sila na parents, yun lang ang masasabi ko pero as a man and woman, hindi talaga e. yung mom ko, sobrang bait niya na mother sa akin and ginawa niya ang lahat talaga para maging maayos yung buhay ko and my dad, he is also a good father to me and my half siblings. even though cheater siya ay magbuti naman siyang ama and pati mga half siblings ko ay alam 'yon. pinagtapos niya sila sa magagandang school like sa big 3 school here in the ph and they're living a good life also rn.
yung about naman sa fear ko as an illegitimate child, katulad nga nung nasabi ko kanina I'm like a golden child and a reputable person in my school, I'm actually scared na what if mabunyag yung deepest secret ng family namin and I know that will affect me nang sobrang laki. my dad wants me to be a lawyer pa naman tapos siya pa itong law breaker. I don't have a dream kasi and parang rinecommend niya sa akin na mag law nalang daw ako and siya naman yung magpapaaral kaya go lang. anw, sobrang haba na ng kwento pero marami pa akong sabihin if gusto niyo pa ng kadugtong sabihin niyo lang sa comments ba 'yon?
ps. I'm sorry for all the grammatical errors and please bear in mind that I'm not that familiar sa reddit kaya di ko pa alam kung paano gamitin 'to fully. If nakarating ka sa dulo ng story, thank you po sa pagbabasa. matagal ko na talaga 'tong gustong ilabas kaso I have trust issues kaya di ko kaya sa ibang tao. sorry na rin po kaagad if pangit or nakakalito yung pagkasulat ko and I accept criticism naman po pero pls do it gently. thank you po.

Okay, so for this post there are a lot of people involved (this has been going on for a while) so I'll list up here who's who. This is my wife's family. I'll be using code names when appropriate:
Father-in-law - FIL
Mother-in-law - MIL
Wife(oldest daughter) - Wife
Second daughter - Sarah
Third daughter - Lana
Fourth daughter - Ruth
Second daughter's husband - BIL
Third daughter's fiancee - Karl
My daughter - daughter
Second daughter's older son - Danny
Second daughter's younger son - Aaron
And me as me
I know this is long but bear with me TL;DR Brother-in-law has snapped the last straw for the family and we are all starting to cut ties with him

 BIL's family has their own side of the story that I'm barely familiar with, so it won't be brought up here. We first met BIL way before they got together; Sarah bought a house as a group of friends with her boyfriend at the time, and BIL and his second wife at the time. We didn't interact with him much. We just heard a few stories about him from their friend group. Eventually this situation broke down and BIL and his second wife left and vandalized Sarah's home on the way out. They let their dogs poop all over the floor, stole some miscellaneous items, poured water in their lawn mower gas tank, etc. He did this to Sarah, his future third wife. We thought this guy was out of our lives forever. Sarah eventually came to stay on my couch after she sold the house. She lived with me and my wife for roughly 3 months. Then she went and rented an apartment a few miles away. No sooner than a few weeks did we find out she was dating future BIL, and a few weeks after that we found she was pregnant. He met the family and stated that he wanted to be a part of it. He blamed all his past transgressions on his second wife. We questioned him at the time if he was still with his second wife. He said no, and that he was officially divorced. My wife looked up the public court records and found out that he didn't file divorce papers until 11 days after we asked that question. A small lie but considering our history of knowing him it was concerning. BIL is a big gun enthusiast. About 1 months after they told us Sarah was pregnant, while cleaning a gun at home he shot himself in the hand. Again, we were concerned but Sarah assured us he was a changed man and this was just an unfortunate accident. His hand healed but he didn't do his physical therapy that seriously so his hand is still kind of jacked up. I feel this is important because he kind of has a history of not following through on what he says. During Sarah's pregnancy we found out that BIL seriously beat one of their dogs back when they bought the house together. We also figured out he diagnosed himself with bipolar, but refused to go to a doctor to get an actual diagnosis. The whole family at the time was distracted by all of this because during Sarah's pregnancy my wife went through a major medical struggle that resulted in multiple surgeries and a months-long stay in the hospital. We were so focused on that the BIL details just kind of came and went at that moment. Sarah gave birth to Danny during COVID lockdown. We were so excited and we all were very active in Danny's life. Time would pass and we just kind of got used to BIL being despite the fact that he often would miss family events. BIL and Sarah would move into a house on my in-laws property just down the road from in-laws house. MIL became their primary caregiver as she could work it around her job and still make decent money. As 4 years have passed my MIL, FIL, Lana, my Wife and I all take shifts of watching their now 2 kids for them, for free. MIL also watches my daughter but significantly less that their son's. 2 years would pass after Danny was born and everything seemed OK. There would just be hints in they way he talked about who he really was. He would say something in casual conversation like "man, there seems like there are too many black people in commercials these days" or "I don't know why we are forcing women's sports to be a thing." Bigoted stuff like that, but veiled enough so there was plausible deniability. I would often call him out on it, so he really grew to not like me. This all changed at his 30th bday. He had a big party with a lot of alcohol and weed with dozens of friends. My wife and I didn't go because we are not party people. Lana and Ruth went to the party. Sarah was also there. During this party BIL went outside and decided to "mud" his jeep through the creek beside their house. This was possibly with Karl but I'm not sure of that to this day. Karl has recently come into the picture prior to this event and was previously friends with BIL for a long time. The jeep got stuck and flooded for obvious reasons. After trying to get it out of the creek by multiple means, they gave up and left it there. I believe it took almost 2 days to get it out. He went back to the party and as everyone got progressively drunk and high, my 2 sister-in-laws Lana and Ruth (I believe) criticized BIL for getting his car stuck in a creek while playing. BIL verbally assaulted them and demanded they get out of his house. They left in tears. They drove separately, and Lana had gotten buzzed so they both got in Ruth's car and drove to my house. They sat and vented to my wife and I for a while, and eventually I offered that we should go do something fun to take their minds off of it. My wife and I drove them to Taco Bell and we got some food and drove around town for a while and made jokes in the car. After they cooled off and were in a better mood they said that Lana needed to go get her car from the party. In a flurry she accidentally left her keys inside her sister's and BIL's house. We drove them over just in case anything sketchy happened but Lana and Ruth didn't want us to go inside, so we waited out in the car. She didn't think it would be a big deal to walk in, but as her and Ruth did BIL immediately got in her face and demanding she gets out or else. Ruth went to talk to someone else at the party and didn't notice this at first. BIL shoved Lana against a wall and held her there. Everyone apparently stood in stunned silence as this happened. He then shoved her to the ground, grabbed her around the ankles and started pulling her across the floor. As he was threatening to do even worse, Ruth ran up and jumped on his back and gave him a head lock. She screamed at him to stop but before BIL could anything about this everyone finally woke up and pulled them apart. Ruth helped Lana up and they ran out of the house onto the front porch sobbing. My wife saw this and got out of the car and yelled at them to get back in our car. We drove up to the in-laws house. By then it was past midnight. MIL was about an hour away working her job and FIL was up in his room asleep. The sisters went and woke him up and explained the situation through tears. They also called MIL to inform her of the situation. He got ready and ask me to go with him down to the house to get some answers. The sisters stayed up at the house. We drove down in his car and when we got out the entire party was ready for us and greeted us at the car. Literally over a dozen people, most of whom I did not recognize started screaming what happened at both of us simultaneously. Everyone was clearly very drunk. FIL looked overwhelmed, so I raised my hands and tried asking everyone to stop for a second and go one by one telling their bit of the story. BIL stopped me mid sentence and pointed his finger in my face. I noticed he had his other hand on a holstered hand gun. He yelled out "You don't have a say here! You're barely even part of this family." For context, I had been with my wife for over 11 years at that time and he hadn't even married Sarah yet and had been there about 2 1/2 years. FIL backed up and told me that I need to stop talking and that I was being a problem. I backed off and went over the yard to Sarah and Karl. I asked Sarah what happened and she told me that she didn't see what happened and that she wasn't very aware of what was going on now. Karl would barely answer the same question. I walked back over to FIL but he told me to back off and that I really wasn't needed there. Admittedly I felt pretty insulted and just decided to walk back to his house and get my car and go home with my wife. We eventually left after FIL came back to the house. We found out later that BIL had pulled his gun out and threatened to kill himself if FIL didn't leave. Out of fear of what he would do, my in-laws were pretty afraid to take action at this point. A lot of the situation was his word against someone else's and Sarah went on a tour around to the friends and convinced them not to take any of this to the police. She then tried to smooth things over with the family and offered that BIL would apologize to everyone. He then refused, stating that Ruth was the real aggressor and that she assaulted him. He eventually agreed to apologize to just FIL for causing a problem and I think some half-hearted apologies to Lana and Ruth. The whole situation was swept under the rug but an unease has existed over the family since then. He stopped coming to family events pretty much altogether. About 4 months after this situation, prior to my daughter being born, he told MIL he was going to bring Danny up to their house so she could watch him for a few hours while he took a nap. His job works long hours so this wasn't out of the ordinary. However, he didn't show up for a while and my MIL started questioning what going on. She called but there was no answer. She drove down to his house and knocked but there wasn't an answer, only Danny crying in the background. She let herself in and found BIL asleep on the couch with Danny actively trying to wake him up. MIL tried to wake him up but nothing for a few minutes. She gave up and wrote a note to let him know where Danny was. BIL didn't notice Danny was gone for 2 hours. He finally woke up, drove up to in-laws house, and yelled at my MIL for just taking Danny without informing him. He took Danny and then left. A few months after that, after my daughter was born, He fell asleep while watching Danny again. This time we found out because when he woke up the front door was open and Danny was gone. He called in-laws for help finding him. My in-laws have a large property (about 200 acres) with a ton of it forested. Danny wandered 1/4 of a mile into the woods and I believe it took roughly a little over an hour to find him. Family questioned him hard this time but he just recoiled back into their house and didn't talk to us much. Sarah continued to defend him and said it was just an accident. Again the police were not notified about any of this. There was always this idea that if we went to authorities about any of this they would just run for it. They would then surprise everyone with the news that they were pregnant again, despite the fact that Sarah had used the morning after pill. This whole time they hadn't married yet. They announced that they were getting married but Sarah told Lana that it was mostly just to help BIL not have to go through bankruptcy a second time. I wasn't sure if this would do anything to help that situation, but that's what Sarah said at one point leading up to the wedding. About a month before the wedding, however, he threatened Sarah that if she insisted on inviting my wife to the wedding he would demand to invite a friend of his that Sarah hated. This friend also used to date BIL I believe. This was his ploy to force Sarah to not invite my Wife or me. The 2 other sisters and MIL all stood in solidarity with us and said that they would also not go if we weren't invited. He eventually relented and they got married a little before Aaron was born. As more kids were added, MIL's childcare duties got much harder. Eventually my wife and I started paying her (not much but something at least. $150 a month) to watch our daughter, but we also did chores for her, bought her food often, and eventually my Wife started taking a few shifts to watch all 3 children. To date, BIL and Sarah have never compensated any of us for our work. It's a little frustrating but we've tried to understand because Sarah and BIL seem to be bad with money. They objectively make more than us yet can't afford to pay MIL anything. Last Thanksgiving, in the middle of dinner, Sarah and BIL decided to have an "intervention" and talk about how we were not treating BIL fairly. They addressed everybody but really honed in on me specifically. This seemed to be because the rest of the family kind of dance in eggshells around them, while to be frank I'm pretty honest about how I feel about them. They seemed to think I was causing the family to turn against him and questioned why I would do that. I told him he lacked humility. He said he didn't understand. I told him that if he admitted to his mistakes and actually apologized about any of the stuff I previously wrote, instead of blaming everyone and everything else then the whole family would feel a bit different about him. A lot of talk was about the 30th b-day and other times when I just ignored him and how he had already apologized about the party. I reminded him that he didn't apologize to most of the family and he blamed Ruth. He then stated that Ruth was the cause of a lot of the problems at that party. He also made a big deal about how the family doesn't trust him with my daughter and kept emphasizing how he has never held her. We finally tried to come to an agreement. I told him I would try to talk to him more and try to understand him better and he said he would try to come to family events more. He also wanted more of a relationship with my daughter. We left and my wife and I were skeptical but we said that if this is who Sarah really wanted to be with, as long as BIL wasn't perceived as a threat he could have more contact with our daughter. We have had way more of a relationship with his kids than he has had with our daughter so I tried to sympathize with that imbalance. Karl also stated later that having known BIL for a long time, he thought he was very sincere. To date, BIL has not asked or tried at any family events to spend any time with my daughter, despite having numerous opportunities. Now to the current situation. About a month ago Lana and Karl announced that Lana was pregnant. This was a revelation due to Lana having a medical condition that made it harder to get pregnant. A lot of excitement was brewing in the family because of this. Karl has been seeming like a good partner to Lana, and proposed to her a little before the pregnancy happened. This is especially pertinent because Lana and Karl moved into a house together right beside BIL and Sarah. A few days ago they were over at Sarah and BIL's house when an argument broke out between Sarah and BIL. BIL demanded that Sarah wasn't an "obedient enough wife" and that if she wanted there marriage to work then she was going to have to get better at serving him. She was upset and they weren't coming to an agreement so he was going to leave, but apparently he was very high so Sarah refused to give him the keys to his car. He got extremely mad and then got a gun, held it to his head, and threatened to kill himself if she didn't hand over the keys. Fortunately, Danny and Aaron were taking a nap during all of this. Sarah called the police during this whole exchange and the operator heard a lot of what BIL said over the phone so based on that they arrived at the house. He apparently drove away and it took the police a bit to find him but once they did he turned himself over. They admitted him to a mandatory 72-hour stay at a psychiatric ward for a mental health assessment. Sarah then came up to the rest of the family (not me or my Wife) and gave them Danny and Aaron. She then went and confided with Lana and Karl about how abusive BIL had been and how life was just miserable right now. A lot of us, especially Karl and my in-laws, were telling her that she needs to leave BIL and file for emergency custody of her children. She seemed to be listening to us and turning a corner, but inexplicably the psychiatric ward allowed BIL to have a phone call with Sarah and they had a long conversation. Suddenly, Sarah shut us all out and completely changed her story. She started defending BIL again. BIL was then let out of the psychiatric ward a day early. Since Karl was working at the time, Lana came to stay with us and then over at her in-laws. We are especially concerned about her safety around BIL due to her being pregnant. They have since cut nearly all contact with us for 4 days now. They have only told Karl that they were getting a new TV because the old one mysteriously broke somehow. They have continued to post on social media like nothing has happened. They have spent 2 days with BIL's family so we aren't sure what their opinion of this is, though we do know a sibling of his has also told Sarah to leave him prior to this latest situation. We don't know what their plans for childcare is because they are wholly reliant upon us. Lana is very reluctant to ever be home alone. Ruth is as well. There are so many other details I haven't mentioned. There have been holes in walls they've had to fix. There is some evidence that BIL is cheating on Sarah, but that evidence is somewhat inconclusive. The bigoted comments for a while now have gotten increasingly misogynistic. It's a lot of 'we need to respect proper gender roles' kind of stuff. There's just too much and I've already written a book on here. I don't really know what to do at this point. Because a lot of this stuff has been swept under the rug it's hard to tell how seriously CPS or police would take our claims. FIL has threatened to kick them out of their very cheap rental they're in now. Who knows what they would do in that scenario. I know this post is detailed and because of that BIL or Sarah might see it, but at this point I wonder if I even give a shit. They've already eluded to keeping their sons from us in the past and the vibes we are getting now is that they are already doing it. And from the bottom of my heart, fuck BIL. 

Hey so I need to create a topic for a short 2-3 page essay pertaining to “The complete Maus” by Art Spegilmen. The topic needs to be very specific, I was thinking of somthing along the lines Arts trauma of being the second generation of a holocaust survivor or somthing about living in a dysfunctional family and his mother’s suicide. I need help to come up with a specific topic and put it into a cohesive statement. Please!

Gender: Male
Age: 20
Height & Weight: 6"2 and 70kg.
Marital status: Single.
Education: Studied Islam for a year after FSc. Trying for Uni rn.
Profession: Freelancer,Property Dealing(Jack of all trades).
Hobbies: Games, Cricket,Football.
Do you want kids:-Unsure(Will go with partners mind).
Religion: Islam.
Deal breakers:
Interesting facts about you: Im a pet person (birds,cats...)
City: Islamabad
Residence (Own/Rented): Own
Family details: 1 younger brother 1 older sister. Mother Housewife Father businessman.
Joint/nuclear(Optional): Nuclear.
Requirements: No height, caste etc problems.
Expectations from the partner: Well mannered and educated.
Timeframe in which you want to marry(Optional):1-3 years.

I have literally binged watched the entirety of True Blood in like 2 months… I just started season 7 yesterday and broooo idk what it is specifically but I just can’t get through it. Like I’ve been watching episode 2 for 3 days... Everytime I start it again, the whole vampire kidnapping plot just bores the hell out of me. Does this season get any better as it goes on or should I just expect the worst? I’ve heard that the final season is the worst and so far I can see why. I really do love this show, even seasons 5 and 6 are towards the bottom of my favorites but I still love them!

How were you introduced to The West Wing?
For me it was just after the show ended. I had heard about it, but never seen an episode. My brother invited my mother amd I (I was still living at home while going to college) and said he had gotten a dvd set of this show we had to watch.
Like most here, I was hooked from the first episode. I spent the next several months borrowing the dvds and coming home from working nights (had to pay for school somehow) and watching at least two episodes.

I got diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia about 3 years ago (I'd have to dive into my notes but it's been over 2 years) and it was life changing to finally know what was wrong with me and how to help it. For years before it I just knew it would help sometimes if I had something savory (protein) to absorb the sugar, and just felt like i was going crazy so much of the time. I'd crash, get hungry, angry, couldn't stop crying, even self harmed.
It isn't exactly easy to go to a low carb diet but I felt so much better it was worth it, learning I actually felt less hungry if I DIDN'T eat white bread or other high carb/sugary stuff and actually felt more full when I ate less as long as it had enough fiber and protein. I wasn't on a keto diet but I quickly learned that anything keto or Atkins was usually safe to consume and some actually tasted good.
My father is a narcissist and noticed I was losing weight (like most Americans I'm over weight but I was happier about feeling better than getting closer to a healthy weight) and not eating the trash he would buy or make (besides all the carbs and salt he doesn't practice any food safety like handwashing so I don't like to eat what he makes) and to try to force me to eat his food he'd throw my low carb food in the dog dish. That was just one of many ways he tried to control my life. Fortunately a little less than two years ago I was able to get into a group home.
At first there were some misunderstandings in the group home about my dietary needs, but this place was all about setting people up to become independent and healthy and with my Endocrinologist's notes I was able to work things out to have a low carb diet and didn't have crashes.
Unfortunately this first group home is only supposed to be transitional living so I had to move out and landed in this second group home. And this place has been hell. The first group home was setting people up to move on, would teach life skills like cooking (I already knew how to cook before coming to the first group home, helped teach others, it was a good environment) here people just come to rot. It used to be a nursing home and refuses to let anyone forget that. I can't even go into the kitchen, much less cook anything that can't be microwaved.
My dietary needs would have been on my application for this place. And I told them my first day here that I have reactive hypoglycemia and need to have a low carb diet.
They don't care. The only bread they have is white bread and they have white bread with every. single. meal. Shepherd's pie get a side of white bread. Pasta gets a side of white bread. If you don't like what's for breakfast you can get cereal- and don't expect something like Cheerios, the only cereal they have is sugary cereal, this morning I tried to get a cereal that isn't sugar and all they had is Fruity Pebbles and Cinnamon Toast Crunch, one morning they gave me Capn Crunch. If you have researched life with reactive hypoglycemia by now you know sugary cereal is on the don't eat list, and having sugary cereal first thing in the morning on an empty stomach is possibly the worst thing you can do, expect maybe hard drugs. No protein besides the milk they pour on it.
If you don't like what's for lunch or dinner you can get peanut butter and jelly- on white bread.
I calculated what this place feeds us in a single day and it's over the recommended amount of salt, sugar and carbs and below the recommended amount of protein. The only vegetable I've had in over two days was a little corn in the shepherd's pie and potatoes. They give us potato chips at least once a day.
I'm disabled (claim keeps getting denied) so I have no income. My endocrinologist got insurance to cover protein shakes for me, but the insurance only covers one of those a day. I bought a jar of peanut butter the other day so I can get some protein and have been eating straight peanut butter to the point that I'm sick to death of peanut butter.
Today I had an appointment so I had lunch over 2 hours late. They decided that i didn't need dinner. Didn't even ask me, I just went to dinner and had no food.
If you're wondering how I'm eating like this without crashing- I'm not. I've been having episodes pretty much daily since I got here. My mental health has gone to hell, I struggle to think straight. I keep dropping things. My joints all hurt. I'm supposed to have a job orientation later this week but I don't feel up to it at all since I'm always too hungry to even think.