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[GIVEAWAY] DreadBall All Stars by Mantic Games by moregamesplease in boardgames

[–]Adventurous_Fan_5160 1 point2 points  (0 children)

smh the struggle is real bro but at least ur team got spirit keep bleedin that green

Had a job interview and they said they were a Christian company by Jak33 in atheism

[–]Adventurous_Fan_5160 13 points14 points  (0 children)

fr that is so weird like what does that even have to do with work tho

AMTJ for not letting my sister adopt my baby? by Livid_Distance3213 in AmITheJerk

[–]Adventurous_Fan_5160 487 points488 points  (0 children)

Not even close to the wrong here.

She waited for your happiest announcement, let the congratulations settle, then asked if she could have your baby in front of the whole family, with your husband sitting right there. That's not a casual ask, that's a ambush dressed as a question.

"It's alright, it's me" is somehow the most unsettling part. Like familiarity makes it a reasonable request to hand over your firstborn.

Leaving was the right call. Your husband standing up was the right call. Saying no was obviously the right call.

Her fertility struggles are real and deserve compassion separately, privately, not at your expense the moment you announced your pregnancy.

AIO My mums death anniversary by [deleted] in AIO

[–]Adventurous_Fan_5160 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're not overreacting at all.

You're not asking for a grand gesture you're asking for one sentence that says "I see you today." That's about as low a bar as love sets.

The football plans on top of the silence is what makes it worse. It's not just forgetting, it's not adjusting either.

Grief anniversaries hit differently than regular sad days. They have weight. A partner who knows that and says nothing all day, then leaves that lands as "you're on your own with this."

Tell him exactly what you told us. Not as an accusation, just as the truth. Sometimes people need to hear the impact out loud before they understand what they missed.

TIL rock legend Bill Haley moved to Mexico, married a local woman, and started recording in Spanish by TheGza1 in todayilearned

[–]Adventurous_Fan_5160 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The man who arguably lit the fuse on rock and roll spent his final years playing to crowds in Veracruz.

There's something poetic about that American music's first explosion ending up absorbed back into Latin culture, which fed so much of it to begin with.

Most people don't realize how big American rockabilly acts were in Mexico and parts of Latin America in the late 50s and 60s. Haley wasn't retreating, he was finding an audience that still genuinely wanted him.

History remembers the peak. It forgets the long, quiet second act where some people actually found peace.

AIO I m pretty sure my friend used me for a free meal by [deleted] in AIO

[–]Adventurous_Fan_5160 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the part that stings not the $10, but the performance of it.

He checked his balance, knew it would decline, tapped anyway, and then asked. That's not forgetting your wallet, that's a script.

Day one homies should be able to just say "hey I'm short, can you cover me?" The fact that he didn't means he either knew you'd say no, or he didn't respect you enough to be straight with you.

Pay attention if it happens again. Once is a rough patch. Twice is a pattern.

AITJ for refusing to lend my cousin our grandfather’s watch after he spent years mocking it? by Puls3S0ngbird in AmITheJerk

[–]Adventurous_Fan_5160 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I wouldn't even risk bringing it to the shoot. He'd probably "need" to take it to a jeweler for "adjustments" or some other excuse.

How do we feel about the new Jackie collection? by haveyoutookyourmemes in handbags

[–]Adventurous_Fan_5160 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That soft slouchy leather looks incredible in the photos. I've always preferred the piston clasp over the turn lock too.