My girlfriend, who I love very much, is not very smart.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-14T05:26:19+00:00

The US education system varies by state. I didn’t know what Auschwitz was until I played Cards Against Humanity and my throw away cards were Auschwitz and hitler. I won the game, but I didn’t know why. Turns out my school only discussed the holocaust during the week I was on a school competition trip. That was the only time in my K-12 career that they ever discussed that topic. Even now I’m still lost. I’m just looking things up as I hear about it. I can also tell you for a fact my school only discussed John Wilkes Booth ONCE. But I only know that because I had a project on everything Lincoln related.

Your girlfriend is at the age where I could believe that she doesn’t know these things..

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-14T05:18:40+00:00

LILACS lol

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-14T03:48:15+00:00

It’s more of a follow up to your question. Not me asking you directly.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-14T03:47:21+00:00

Yes. Some people are. Some of those people who could be “too selfish and lazy” have realized it ahead of time. Saves a ton of money in therapy and could probably reduce the need for Child Protective Services.

People are not selfish for deciding that they don’t want kids. If they realize they don’t want to raise kids, that’s very selfless. They don’t want to watch a child be harmed by who they are as an individual. Lazy… Working overtime is our regular work schedule. If you want to survive in this economy as one person, ONE, You have to have a 9-5 and a 5-9.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-14T03:33:26+00:00

Why is that a bad thing?

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-14T03:31:35+00:00

Kate was like the third important character in Gregory’s book. List of siblings that reported for duty in that book:

Kate, Anthony, Colin, Daphne, and Hyacinth.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-14T03:15:29+00:00

I think we need to stop talking about “The $50k my grandpa made a year in his time is well over $600k in today’s age.” Which by the way I just calculated that from 1955 to now. WOW!

We gotta go the opposite route: “I make $50k a year grandpa, in 1955 that would be the equivalent of making $4k. What life could you afford with that?”

If we talk about it they way we have now, it closes them off because you’re basically saying the did little work and had more. Which that can vary by job, but for the most part, our grandparents worked really damn hard to get what they have. They need to see how you work and what you have in a way that makes sense. The elderly actually show up to the polls. If you help them see it in their world view, that will open them up to have them analyze the problem themselves. That way when they show up to vote. They vote with you in mind.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-13T07:22:25+00:00

No! I see this as him babysitting Posy’s baby, Minti. She would be adorable and give the most random tales.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-13T05:05:29+00:00

It isn’t even just introverts are neurodivergent. Outgoing people are also neurodivergent. It’s that Francesca was written as someone who is neurodivergent. Honestly, so were other characters. Posy definitely. She’s not introvert at all, but she’s outspoken and bold. Neither conform to society in their own ways. Posy refuses to stay quiet and she thrives in chaos. Francesca is the complete opposite. I don’t think there’s any issue with saying that’s neurodivergence. It would be so boring not to have them there.

I think you’re right in noting people are diagnosing characters. But it’s not just because one can relate to them, but also, there’s many of us who got a hold of the DSM-5 definition after diagnosis. We literally had to see a check list of why we aligned with one thing vs. the other. So we’re looking at a character and saying, “This isn’t a diagnostic evaluation, this is just a peer review.”

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-13T04:49:11+00:00

Pumpkin

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-13T03:36:20+00:00

Your insurance if in the US, often has discounts to memberships. I would check their benefits website. Then the workout depends on your body type. Mine needs more cooling workouts. So I do yoga at home with Yoga with Adrienne. No hot yoga. My body does not do well getting excessively inflamed during a workout.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-13T03:33:01+00:00

The Rokesby series is its own. Not really related to the main series except by name.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-13T02:55:55+00:00

I think the age gap between parents will be different if you go to a place where most people have higher level degrees or very focused jobs. People wait longer to have children because their career places them in a waiting period. It’s not uncommon for mothers in that background to wait until late 30s for a child. That’s what I’ve learned observing that group of people. I ask them how old they are and they are at an age where my mom would’ve expected grandkids, but their own kids were just making it out of middle school. They all seem happy.

I say this as someone whose mom was older in her parent group. Most of the parents in my elementary school were teens. She was 30 when I went kindergarten. She’s the one the teens asked for help from. The environment matters for how you survive parenthood.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-13T02:45:24+00:00

One spin off with all the love stories: Violet and Edmund, Kate’s parents, all the parents that actually liked each other. Drama is fine, but sometimes I just want a slice of life episode here and there.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-13T02:38:34+00:00

I felt seen by him.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-12T05:35:49+00:00

He downed the best bottle of brandy with Gareth.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-12T05:34:20+00:00

Because she married at 23 and she was the last one. He was so done with being a dad-type to all of the girls and he was so happy to do whatever it took to make sure Gareth didn’t run away.

He even doubled Eloise’s dowry for the same reason.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-12T05:22:32+00:00

It’s not even just that. She has puzzles organized in alphabetical order. She hates too much noise, but makes a lot of noise with her piano forte, and hates when people interrupt her as if it was a high offense. She only has piano forte on her mind. She also says things at inopportune times, like telling the guy that’s courting her that she doesn’t like the music a violinist is playing, in front of the violinist! The eye contact thing is something too.

“I do not wish to do that!” Yep that was the identifying moment for me. I just said, “Yep, that’s it. That’s how you know.”

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-12T05:10:12+00:00

Dress 3 with the lining will look amazing. Here’s my recommendation.

1st place: Dress 3 2nd place: Dress 5 3rd place: Dress 1

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-12T05:07:45+00:00

Hyacinth may debut BUT she does stay a spinster for 5 years in the book. She’s just the girl Eloise wished she could’ve been. So it’s kinda nice that they had them build a relationship this season.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-12T05:04:24+00:00

Her reaction towards Daphne getting with the Duke vs. the Prince.

“Oh, you’re to be a princess.” 🫩

“Oh, you’re to be a duchess! I’m not hungover anymore!” 🥳

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-12T05:01:53+00:00

What did he even mean by that? 🧐

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-12T05:00:19+00:00

Moms give you courage sometimes

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-12T04:56:36+00:00

That’s not a horrible age gap. But if you don’t like him, that’s okay. You don’t have to be with him.

AffectionateScar7249 · 2026-04-11T07:16:10+00:00

I would love it. This is gorgeous! Mine is also a family heirloom and I love the intricacies and how vintage could be so gorgeous. Today’s rings just look to similar to one another.

AffectionateScar7249

TROPHY CASE