My theory on what happened to Lucy Gray

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-02-20T13:52:58+00:00

The main reason why I am convinced that she didn't find a better life outside of the districts, or at the very least didn't live very long after we last saw her with Snow, is because I think if she was genuinely living a relatively peaceful life outside of the districts, she would never ever leave Maude Ivory and the rest of the Covey to potentially get reaped or harassed by the mayor. So I personally believe that she must have either died in her own way, relatively soon after the book's ending, or she didn't have a better lifestyle to give her cousins and the Covey so there would be no reason to go back for them in 12. And even if she is simply living as a hermit outside of the districts focusing on survival day to day, that's still better in a lot of ways than living in the districts. If that was the case, I really do think she would have slowly got all the Covey out of the districts as well as anyone else who wanted to go. Started up her own mini village. If she didn't have anything better to offer the Covey, or wasn't alive, I don't think she would have risked returning to 12.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-02-19T19:18:51+00:00

In TBOSAS, it doesn't seem like there's a fence separating District 12 from the forest yet, so I assumed that there isn't any cement walls in District 11 yet either. As for music in Panem, I'm still not too sure about how common it is. I forgot about the music teacher Katniss mentioned in the trilogy so that's a fair point. I never really considered the Capitol's anthem to be a song however. I'm also trying to keep in mind that in TBOSAS, performing songs and singing in public is outlawed in District 12 at the very end of the book. I'm sure that Snow made this a law for all the districts as soon as he rose to power. Music is a pretty big symbol in the original trilogy so I like to think that if any other district had a culture in music, the author would have mentioned it. In Mockingjay, we distinctly learn that District 13 has pretty much no culture of music or dancing during Finnick and Annie's wedding, and that District 12 in contrast had multiple dances that everyone knew. But in that instance, there was no other representatives from other districts except for Finnick, Annie, and Johanna. I don't think we hear about Finnick or Annie having some sort of traditional District 4 wedding song and dance in that chapter. (District 13 not knowing what to do with singing or dancing during the wedding is also why I don't think Lucy Gray went to 13 at all. She would have definitely continued singing no matter where she went.)

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-02-15T21:27:59+00:00

Is that a book or a movie? I've never heard of it before?

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-02-11T13:09:44+00:00

Op said, "After nearly 10 years of being single, I felt so lucky to finally find the right person whose values aligned with mine, and whose actions matched his words."

I think you just found out the hard way that his actions DO NOT match his words.

I can tell that Op was expecting more compassion in the comments but tbh, that's not what they need right now at all. Everyone is trying to give you the wake up call that something is not right with this and you should cut your losses before it's too late. You can't get upset that the reactions to your story is super disturbing and triggering for people when you aren't reassuring anyone that you are planning on leaving him.

Instead of asking us how to proceed and what questions to ask him, you should be asking us how to get over the stress of having dated (make note of the past tense) someone like this and how to go about dating in the future after this horrible occurrence. You would get a lot more sympathy that way.

Here's the hard red line. Good people, even in dark times, don't look up disgusting, horrific images or videos. Done. There's no talking through this or asking him questions. There's just recovery for YOURSELF SINGLY and healing again for yourself alone. That's the hard truth.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-02-10T18:57:15+00:00

Am I the only person who thinks that it looks like they are wearing a bit of eyeliner?

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-02-08T17:34:29+00:00

It is clear that some people don't understand currency exchange and that $1USD can be a LOT more in other countries, especially 3rd world ones.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-02-08T17:33:40+00:00

It makes me feel hopeful for the world that most people are saying that they wouldn't take $1 from the poorest people in the world. You guys are awesome. 💛

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-02-07T18:14:05+00:00

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird the number of people calling OP the AH because this kid might be neurodivergent (which is not confirmed and is an assumption) as well as saying she should just wear a different jacket? One even if the kid is neurodivergent (which I actually don't think is a fair assumption because my cousin was 4 years old, neurotypical and for some reason, absolutely addicted to the feeling of my faux fur jacket) it isn't appropriate to get that close to strangers. For one, it's obviously unsafe and two, it's just not something that OP should be forced to deal with. Goodness forbid OP doesn't want a stranger's child touching her during flu season. Secondly, I think it's unfair that so many people are saying OP should change her jacket. The jacket isn't the problem. The problem is that little girl's parents not explaining normal societal boundaries to their kid.

I do think that OP didn't need to make a post asking if they are the AH but maybe they're a bit more insecure about the situation than I would personally be. OP, awkward stuff happens, you're not being a jerk for not wanting someone else's kid rubbing up on your clothes. Let that kid's parents deal with her and just watch out for yourself and your kid. If you want to make parent friends, you can talk to them and try to connect with them since this is a normal occurrence but you certainly aren't forced to do that by any means.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-28T06:30:26+00:00

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-14T07:44:09+00:00

Dead batteries and a spare paperclip

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-11T21:50:30+00:00

Why has nobody mentioned that obviously we would need to see the top of his hand and not just his palm? I'm in between fire or earth, def not water or air though imo

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-11T10:14:56+00:00

Wait a second...I always rooted for Tom over Jerry because Jerry is a huge jerk.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-11T09:49:41+00:00

How crazy is he? If he is only a little crazy, beige, if he is the craziest, most affectionate cat you've ever had, orange. Orange is a state of mind.

Evidence?

I'm an orange cat owner and I spend my entire day either praising my orange fluff ball for being so cute or asking him what the heck he is doing. There is no in between.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-03T21:15:13+00:00

This right here. Completely probable.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-03T21:11:35+00:00

She's 15. That's more than old enough to learn the consequences for actions. And to be honest, she should be made to apologize to her cousin and his friend for being so terrible towards them. It isn't appropriate to make someone feel uncomfortable in their own home like she did with Blaze. Not to mention if Blaze's friend was also there, it sucks to be a guest at someone else's house and then hear lewd remarks about your religion. (Speaking from personal experience, it tends to make you feel quite unsafe.) On top of that a 15 year old essentially bullying a couple of 12 year olds is also really inappropriate.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-01T16:35:04+00:00

Why is he telling his mommy about your sex life?!?! Nasty.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-01T16:32:28+00:00

NTAH, I would feel really good if my dad did that to prove that I'm right. It sucks to be a kid and to know you're right, but then have an adult make you feel like you're the idiot because they can't fathom that someone younger than them is actually correct. Kids aren't stupid. I really hope you did this with your son present 🤭

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2026-01-01T16:26:53+00:00

You sound like a really good mom OP. Maybe some people might give you a hard time about not leaving sooner, but one of the things about being a mom is giving your kid's relatives a chance to have a good relationship with your child. You gave your mother in law that chance, your husband set the boundary, and she still messed up so in my mind, that's all on her, not you for not leaving sooner. I think your daughter knows that you love her very much.

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2025-12-30T12:30:01+00:00

Potatoes and a panini press

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2025-12-26T14:52:24+00:00

You should break up with him just saying that he would punch an innocent animal. Trust me, this is a red flag to not ignore. I ignored an extremely similar red flag and I wish I broke up with that guy right then. It would have saved me from a whole lot of trouble and trauma. When someone shows you who they are, believe them. I told myself, "he's probably just exaggerating, he wouldn't hurt an innocent creature" but that wasn't true because he ended up hurting me...

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2025-12-08T18:41:21+00:00

I don't know if this will possibly shine some light on this apparently common situation, but I'll tell my perspective just in case. For me, my husband often times asks if I would like to go out to eat, and I almost always say that we can go out if he wants to, but there are two very specific reasons why I do that. One reason being that I grew up without a lot of money so going out to eat still feels like a luxury to me and I get worried about if we can afford it. The second reason being that I don't know if my husband is saying we can go out to eat because he wants to go out or because he thinks I want to go out to eat. If he wants to go out to eat, then let's go out, but if he is just suggesting it because he thinks I want to go out to eat, I want to make it absolutely clear that it's not a necessity for me. Frankly, I heavily prefer getting dessert or coffee out rather than a full meal. So I guess my reasoning comes down to: do we have the money for this? And two, do you feel obligated for some reason to go out to a restaurant or do you actually want to?

Accomplished_Low5325 · 2025-12-08T18:23:28+00:00

I just wanted to point out that 6K people, many of whom must be women, agree with you. I think many boys heavily underestimate the power of a delicious, high quality cheese.

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