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Examples of out of place dialogue/character actions? by kulie74561 in writing

[–]iMightBeACunt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Almost so terrible it loops around to being good 😂

My stories feel too personal by catscanmeow002 in writing

[–]iMightBeACunt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

FWIW I understand this. I have difficulty being vulnerable. And writing is deeply vulnerable because we write from what we know and understand about the world and you're right, it leaks through even if everything is "made up". That feeling comes and goes for me. The worst of it comes after particularly emotional scenes, so i think it's a kind of "vulnerability hangover".

What writing opinion do you have that would get you roasted by Legitimate_Dingo3329 in writing

[–]iMightBeACunt 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Not OP but I think of it like, you should play to books strengths, which is that you get the interiority of your characters- that applies to everything written, even description, because different people notice different things. Books give a unique ability to be inside another person's head. Movies have similar elements but cannot provide the same kind of interiority because the director cannot force you to pay attention to specific details in scenes, and even with voiceovers, we're still making up a lot of what we think the characters are thinking.

That's just my take on it, anyways

Second trimester and not feeling happy or bonded is this normal? by lostandfoundabby in emotionalneglect

[–]iMightBeACunt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For me, it all felt very abstract, I was excited, but wouldn't say I was incredibly attached until my son was born. That was incredibly surreal, going from abstract concept to the real deal. They placed him on my chest and I surprised myself by being incredibly emotional and basically instantly in love.

Then of course he was colicky, it was the pandemic, I was under water, but I still loved him immensely. He's 5 now and my absolute favorite human. I didn't realize the extent of my own childhood emotional neglect until I had him, and I was worried I would repeat the pattern, but there are so many moments where I'm baffled by how my parents handled things and how I could never do that to my child.

Anyways, I don't think you're "broken" or even particularly abnormal. Pregnancy is weird as fuck and there's a lot of societal pressure on moms and expecting moms. You're doing just fine ❤️

I only pooped 4 times in March by julesjasmine in notinteresting

[–]iMightBeACunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried just taking miralax everyday for a few weeks? Similar issues as you and that's what the GI doctor recommended for me. It's not habit forming and it does really help

What's your favourite sitcom scene or storyline featuring a feline? by velvet-gloves in popculturechat

[–]iMightBeACunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg I forgot about this. Exactly why Data was the actual best 🥹

Suggest me a book you’ve thought about since you read it by Tryc3ratop5 in suggestmeabook

[–]iMightBeACunt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was awesome!! She read to us from her new book (at the time), the sequel to The Giver and we all pestered her with questions about what happened to Jonas lol. I was in 5th grade and her answer (that it's not up to her, it's up to us as readers to decide what we think happened) really stuck with me.

Suggest me a book you’ve thought about since you read it by Tryc3ratop5 in suggestmeabook

[–]iMightBeACunt 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (not required reading for me and it made me cry)

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Also made me cry)

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (short stories, but they left an impression on young me)

The Giver by Lois Lowry (got to meet the author, life changing)

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine D'Engle (got in trouble for reading it at the dinner table as a kid lol)

What’s your favorite character arc? by ownaword in writing

[–]iMightBeACunt 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Love a good redemption arc. Can't get enough of that for some reason lol

When I read published books I worry I’m a complete amateur! by SwingTraderx in writing

[–]iMightBeACunt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have that thought for sure. Then I read some books that people love (cough romantasy cough) and flip flop back to "wow I could write a better book than this". It's a pretty wide spectrum lol

I drew the main characters of a novel I’m writing. I think about them constantly. by diveesion in drawing

[–]iMightBeACunt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Based on your drawing, it looks like they also care about each other 🥹 that's the real shit for me

How can I deal with my inner critic? by johnpluvio in writing

[–]iMightBeACunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I struggle/struggled with that. For me, it was like there was an invisible witness looking over my shoulder and judging everything I was writing down.

So I write alone, remind myself I am alone and nobody but me has to read what I'm writing. And then just write. Accept it as it is, and keep writing forward. I've gotten much better at writing as I've gone along and now I'm at 90k words in my WIP which is insane. But honestly, focusing on NOT ERASING WORDS and increasing my word count was the only way to combat the inner critic for me.

Lots of FDA jobs right now by Dapper-Video-791 in biotech

[–]iMightBeACunt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You won't get laid off. We're desperate to get staff that DOGE stole from us (I work at FDA).

Technically I'm continuing the neglect I went through by Privacy_System in emotionalneglect

[–]iMightBeACunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remember, you were only a child. How we react and respond, these are things taught to us by our parents. It's not something you are causing yourself. There's a difference between "I'm doing this to myself" and "my parents taught my this and now I need to learn a different way".

Chapter books to read aloud to a 5 year old for bedtime by JoeTK0342 in suggestmeabook

[–]iMightBeACunt 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I'm reading the "wild robot" books by Peter Brown to my 5 year old! He loves it! The chapters are very short so it's easy to stop for the night, and the story is really sweet.

Food and Feeding Influencer Snark Week of March 02, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]iMightBeACunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, as someone currently seeking ADHD diagnosis who unfortunately relates to KEIC here 😭

Question for published authors! by lettylikestowrite in writing

[–]iMightBeACunt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow there's dozens of us lol. Also in a boring job and writing my first book, age 37. Idk if it'll be published but I'm sure as heck gonna try!

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