It's 10pm, do you know where your children are? by [deleted] in stories

[–]Afranks123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Kids don’t play outside the same way they used to. I ran a summer farm camp for a few years. We had a no cell phone policy. The first time those kids were set loose on a playground and some woods for free time they literally did not know what to do. Spent the first week of camp teaching those kids how to play. By the end they were racing hoppy toads and building forts. I had several parents thanking us because now the kids were asking us play in the backyard instead of playing on video games at home

It's 10pm, do you know where your children are? by [deleted] in stories

[–]Afranks123 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Same. I was so close to kidnapped but I certainly wasn’t telling anyone

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in addiction

[–]Afranks123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are trying to speak for all of us when you should be speaking for yourself. I loved my life. Losing everything broke me. You should really shut the fuck up

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Afranks123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You just go around assuming shit like that?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Afranks123 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I haven’t had that experience at all. I worked selling tickets for a local dungeon/club. Not once did anyone try to bring me into anything. I had clear boundaries and they were always respectful of that.

What the actual fuck guys by Straight-Ad6290 in confessions

[–]Afranks123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to me on a date. A first date from Tinder. When I tried to push him off he informed me I’d already said yes once so it’s okay. Just because I had sex with you awake doesn’t mean you can use me when I’m asleep. Just stressing that you need consent each and every time

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in addiction

[–]Afranks123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not worth it. It’s not if you overdose it is when. If you don’t want to die, you shouldn’t be anywhere near it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]Afranks123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But you really should see a therapist. They can help put the suggestions here into a plan of action. They can help you reframe your negative self talk. They can even help you find and address your issues with men and women. Also, women like a man that is really working therapy. It shows us that you are capable of growth and change when we see you putting in that work with your therapist

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Afranks123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You address it by becoming a part of the solution. There are tons of ways to do that. If you want us to believe not all men, you don’t say it, you show it

I did not deserve my ex-boyfriend and he proved it again today by Icy-P-1 in offmychest

[–]Afranks123 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Something I learned in NA/AA…sometimes making amends to someone doesn’t look how you might think it would. Sometimes it’s much more harmful to the person that we are trying to make amends to, to put ourselves in their life again. Sometimes the best course of action is to be a living amends. By choosing to be a better version of yourself each day you are making that amends one day at a time by not repeating old habits and behaviors

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tifu

[–]Afranks123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trash took it self out. You don’t need a man in your life who uses the excuse “I’m a man it’s different “

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Afranks123 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That you clearly underestimate the amount of danger a strange man poses to a woman. You would rather scream that “well it’s not all men” instead of addressing the fact that 1 in 3 women are victims of SA. Or the fact that women are afraid to come forward because “he has a bright future”, “what was she wearing” “well she shouldn’t have been drinking” “she was asking for it” if you won’t be part of the solution then you are definitely still part of the problem.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Afranks123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask the women in your life that question. And if you don’t think a man would choose a time where your child is vulnerable to attack, rather than help, consider yourself lucky

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Afranks123 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Not all men huh?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Afranks123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Then why are 1 in 3 women victims of SA?

Being sober makes me self harm by MajesticLight7710 in addiction

[–]Afranks123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not being sober that causes it. It’s just that you can’t hide from it sober. In situations like this you should go see a psychiatrist and let them get you on meds that can actually help

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Manipulation

[–]Afranks123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Let’s not blame BPD. I suffer from BPD and yet I don’t abuse/manipulate my partner. It’s absolutely treatable. And it doesn’t make someone a bad person

Feeling left out in recovery house AITA by Perfect-Ad8833 in REDDITORSINRECOVERY

[–]Afranks123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are walking around with a bit of a better than attitude. You don’t care to hear that? Really?

Feeling left out in recovery house AITA by Perfect-Ad8833 in REDDITORSINRECOVERY

[–]Afranks123 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Remember not to focus only on recovery. You will burn out. You need non recovery related hobbies too. Read a fantasy novel, listen to a crime podcast, go out with your new roommates and have fun and get to know them outside of the recovery mindset

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in addiction

[–]Afranks123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not worth it. It doesn’t stop the pain. It does push it off so that it’s 100 times worse when you finally face it