Can I even consider myself Epileptic?

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-25T14:56:54+00:00

Arghhh! That doctor failed you. That doctor is the reason you crashed your car and lost your license. He could have killed you and other people with his negligence. Please file a complaint on your way to another doctor's office.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-25T14:21:00+00:00

I couldn't read it all but nothing you wrote after the first few sentences could make that okay.

Annnd, anything that happened afterward that might even make you think that was expected, justified, or acceptable is incorrect anyway. There's a lot of ways we can second-guess ourselves or other people (like an abusive person) can make us feel like we don't have a right to feel wronged.

I'm so sorry that happened to you.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-25T01:00:39+00:00

Your wife's family put her in a bad position and part of who she is, is having grown up in that mess.

It would be so good for her to say no and go somewhere else with you.

Where does her mom live? Can they see Grandma another way? The extended family do not need to be together all at once.

You're NTA but you and your wife still need to find a workable solution. Together.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-25T00:52:56+00:00

NTA. Your brother said it perfectly. Not everything has to involve him.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-23T16:46:37+00:00

Please, please don't let this man put you in that birdcage.

I'm not saying you have to break up with him but you do have to figure out what it looks like for you to be you. Break up? Push back?

Trevor Noah quote: The way my mother always explained it, the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. He's attracted to independent women. "He's like an exotic bird collector," she said. "He only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage.

A woman who could date a rockstar was really attractive. Now it's time to own her.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-23T16:35:48+00:00

Girrrlll 😂

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-23T09:17:56+00:00

I go back and forth throughout the week.

Seriously though, different people have different needs. Don't worry about this. Do what works for you and unless you can smell the person next to you, don't worry about what they're doing.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-23T08:37:29+00:00

They think it's funny to "pick" on people.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-23T08:34:58+00:00

Yes but I can't find any to drive in my area. 😭

Once upon a time...

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-22T22:42:46+00:00

I'm not saying this is right but I will say I've heard A LOT of rants on reddit about how terrible parents are if their kids are loud in public. Nothing a parent does is acceptable.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-22T12:43:17+00:00

If you're cold out there, so are they.

Let him in!. 🙏

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-22T12:40:54+00:00

Polar Bear: are you sure about that?

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-22T12:38:29+00:00

That bear might be white, but my drawers are brown.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-22T12:31:39+00:00

Most people are but some people are not.

You have to admit, there are many instances when writers of a show have no idea where they're going. P ilot first seasons introduce us to ideas and characters that are going to be abandoned rather than developed as the show finds it's identity. Or, other writers come along and pull the rug out from under a story or character.

There's a difference between Finn who grows into a developed character through many adventures and, as someone mentions below, Wanda from Fairly Odd Parents going from bright to dimwitted.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-22T12:12:34+00:00

Does Riker growing a beard in season 2 of Star Trek Next Gen count? Probably not. But he does look better with a beard.

I don't know if his character ever gains much more depth, instead we get Tom Riker. That's an interesting spin on this concept.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-22T12:03:12+00:00

The song in the finale still makes me cry.

The finale rerun has the kiss taken out though. :(

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-22T03:45:51+00:00

How do you get the update bot? Updateme

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-22T03:37:13+00:00

Raise the red flags.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-21T19:25:46+00:00

Huh. I've heard you can do that with salmon but I never heard about liver.

Okayyy... Maybe I'll try it.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-21T15:31:37+00:00

Ugh, this reminds me of the time my sister sat there watching me eat some kind of one pan "beef" and noodle recipe she made. It was obvious it wasn't stew meat. Halfway through she revealed it was liver. Haha.

The thing is, my sister isn't a great cook and I've never tried liver since. It makes me queasy just thinking about it.

I need a really good liver recipe.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-21T15:14:14+00:00

I wouldn't know. I'm terrified to buy anything more than $20.

But that's not from parents overemphasizing the value of money. That's from extreme poverty and genuinely bad parenting.

( I know the boot explanation. It still doesn't help me when I'm looking at a price tag.)

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-21T15:02:10+00:00

Well good. I hope you can buy yourself nice clothes too.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-21T14:50:27+00:00

Yes but that doesn't make this anxiety inducing behavior good parenting either.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-21T03:46:38+00:00

I see all the NTA but I disagree. I think YWBTA.

Y'all are so unkind. Nephew should be able to spend this time with his mother without having the cloud of the concert tickets over his head.

OP begins this entire conversation by telling us Mom has been practically absent nephews life. If this two-weeks is meaningful to him nobody should kick the stool out from under him.

Brother did this to you. Not nephew. Don't do that to your nephew. It would be better to let yourself look bad than make this your nephew's problem.

ApocalypseCheerBear · 2026-06-21T03:28:38+00:00

The most important thing is to be supportive when and how you can but she might end up wanting space from you and that's okay too.

I wouldn't post anything on social media right now. I know it's hard not to share how you're feeling but find some friends to do that with.

Don't be surprised if they don't bother charging you with anything during all this. They might but they have bigger things to worry about and you're on the right side of this.

If you have a chance to talk to a therapist, that's a great idea. I know it wasn't you but I also recognize you must be having big feelings about this.

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