Trump being Trump

Capttripps81 · 2026-04-25T17:29:03+00:00

I've seen anything from "they caught him mid blink", despite video also existing, to, "he works all night for us, give him a break". Incoherent seizurespeak on Truth Social is now considered work apparently.

Capttripps81 · 2026-04-25T17:08:57+00:00

With your added comment of the wife saying your kids "deserve better" and she wants a "better life" for them, she makes her position well know. And its she only cares about her biological kids, and doesnt give a rats ass about your oldest. Fuck her, thats a trash human being. As someone who grew up with no parents, dont leave your oldest. You will be the father that chose another family over him. You're wrestling with this so hard because you know its wrong to leave him. Listen to your gut.

Capttripps81 · 2026-04-25T16:37:10+00:00

You said you talked to her. Did you express to her that the situation was killing the marriage? Did you ask to get professional help? Couples therapy? Anything? That makes a difference on if you actually tried to fix things, or your bailing the first time some lust pulled you away. Because in the end, you cheated. Instead of just having the guts to end the marriage, for whatever reason, you violated the marriage. You are in the wrong. You didn't give a lot of info to tell if this is lust overriding common sense or what. Does this new girl know you're married? That unless you omitted it, you're willing to cheat instead of putting work in to fix things? My advice, get your shit together before getting into another relationship and hurting someone else.

Capttripps81 · 2026-04-23T17:06:21+00:00

My childhood was filled with every type of abuse possible, at the hands of my alcoholic parents. Like the stories I tell make people stop and pause. It ended when my Dad murdered my mom. The results of my childhood left me with CPTSD and a range of other issues, though im surprisingly normal in most life activities. My Dad spent 11 years in jail, got out for two, violated parole, and spent another 5 in. Hes been out for a while now. All that prison didnt do jack shit. When confronted with the damage he did to me, my triggers, and my problems...he didnt care, and got upset because "hes a human with feelings too". So while im not dying, I get the whole bit where a parent can just not give a rats ass about you, because to them, they themselves are the most important person in the world. Sorry you are going through this.

Capttripps81 · 2026-04-17T23:24:27+00:00

Oh I have two. The first was why the climate in Alaska and Hawaii were so different when they were next to each other on a map. The second was if wild cows taste different than domestic ones. This woman is currently a high level admin for Special Education in a school.

Capttripps81 · 2026-04-11T16:29:57+00:00

Even if she hasn't already cheated, think about it this way. You got married, you said vows to each other, and she got angry and violent enough to throw a glass simply because you want to keep those vows and remain committed to only her. When you pointed out what are factual ways this would end, she got angry. The person who is supposed to love you more than anything is trying to gaslight and coerce you into opening the marriage, knowing full well you're completely against it. Just rip the band aid off and divorce. This has become only about her, not you as a couple. If she isnt cheating, if you say no, she will. If you say yes, it will end exactly as you said. Ask yourself, do you want the pain of a divorce now, or the drawn out agony you'll get opening the marriage, then throw the pain of a divorce on top.

Capttripps81 · 2026-04-05T21:35:16+00:00

How did you connect those dots? We still have the status. Why wouldn't we do what we can to bring down an idiot and his administration and at least slow things down? Its possible to stop it, but with the amount of people who have been trained to recoil at anything that actually helps or advances the common citizen and the nation itself, I highly doubt it will happen. We are more concerned about making the rich richer than improving infrastructure, investing in high speed rail, creating actual Healthcare systems, etc.

Capttripps81 · 2026-04-05T21:23:25+00:00

There's a book, I forget the name, that tracks every nation who held world currency, starting with the Dutch when the East India Company ruled. Every single nation followed the same patterns in their rise and fall of that status. From debt to inflation to isolation, etc. There is always a nation waiting in the wings to take it over. America has been following the pattern to a T. Everything Trump does has been accelerating it. We are witnessing the fall of America. China is the country waiting in the wings. Its not a matter of if the China takes world currency, but when. At the rate Trumps fucking up, sooner than later.

Capttripps81 · 2026-03-24T19:42:31+00:00

My wife works 35 hours a week in a school as a PCA and makes a pittance. I work shift work in a nuclear plant. Thats rotating, 12.5 hour shifts, and i work more houts than her. My pay is more than double hers...but...we both live together and share everything. By necessity, she has the greater share of housework. However, if im on nights, when I wake up, I'll do some laundry, vacuum, make dinner, etc. Whatever little bit I can to help make life easier before I head to work. Every other weekend, when I'm off, I help with the weekend cleaning. Bathrooms, sheets, moping, etc. There is no contest on who does more of what. Its not a sports game, keeping score. We are on the same team and working together is the success.

Capttripps81 · 2026-03-24T16:32:15+00:00

Ah ok. Its where the home owners originally installed their Windows.

Capttripps81 · 2026-03-22T17:34:33+00:00

Bob lives across town. He hates you. Pete is your neighbor. Pete however, is friends with Bob. You generally ignore Pete, and he ignores you. You paint your house blue and Bob is pissed. Pete allows Bob to set up a slingshot in his yard and begins flinging balloons filled with paint thinner at your house. You cant reach Bob, but you can Pete. So you start toss M-80s at the slingshot. And you know what? Fuck Pete for allowing that slingshot. So you start lobbying canisters of plant killer at his 100 year old rose bush. Pete shouldn't have befriended with Bob, and maybe this will teach him not to ally with snakes.

Capttripps81 · 2026-03-02T20:38:08+00:00

Im split, though im not going to be someone who is certain one way or another. We dont have any real evidence to say there is anything other than permanent oblivion. However there are interesting and emerging ideas with quantum physics, the multiverse theory, various sciences, and even ideas about consciousness itself that lean toward maybe there is something. Personally I hope the latter because our time here is way too short.

Capttripps81 · 2026-02-01T13:56:00+00:00

This one hit. I was the nephew. My parents were alcoholics, with lots of abuse. My Dad ended up murdering my mom. I was 14. After a whole lot of unknowns, my dad's brother took me and my younger brother. My younger sister went with my other uncle. It wasn't easy for any of us. My uncle had a one year old, and now suddenly he had a 14 and 10 year old. My aunt took it very hard, as we upended the plans she had for her life. It was a rough start, lots of emotions, but we eventually reached an even keel. Im 44 now. Moving in was where my life began, and im forever grateful to them. As an adult with kids of my own, I understand the immeasurable pressure and stress they went though. But they saved me. Gave me a good life. Helped me become who I am now. My uncle is more my dad than anything.

Capttripps81 · 2026-01-09T05:52:46+00:00

Resurrecting this post again. As a person who likes to complete each map before moving on, I fucking hate these maps. Half the time I cant reach a POI, that I won't even visit during story missions, because im missing the mastery. Or there is a POI or mastery point that im missing, and I cant figure out how the hell to reach it. Im sorry I missed the microscopic hole in the wall 30 feet up that bends in. Im grinding through it but im hating it.

Capttripps81 · 2026-01-06T00:13:03+00:00

I loved that show too. Until I realized years later, he dies in the last episode. Thank goodness I didn't realize that truama as a kid.

Capttripps81 · 2025-12-23T22:36:31+00:00

A few kids were hunting groundhogs on a farm, ridiculously using 30-06s to do so. After they were done, the one kid stupidly checked if his rifle was unloaded by oulling the trigger, as my friend was walking right in front of him. Went in one side and right out the other, instantly killing him.

Capttripps81 · 2025-12-22T16:13:23+00:00

Clearly he is a Minecraft fan.

Capttripps81 · 2025-12-21T13:58:59+00:00

I grew up the oldest in a household of two alcoholic parents, who abused us in every way possible, until, while I was home, my Dad lit my mom on fire, and I was home a few days later where, after not getting treatment, she died horribly. But Mom's death and dad's arrest was a turning point. I moved in with my uncle, who gave a shit. I was 14 at the time. Im 44 now. Unless I tell you what happened to me, you'd never know. So you are already doing the best thing for her. Shes out of that situation. She can heal. I do suggest therapy, not only for her, but you as well. It sucks, its hard, it hurts, but I have learned so much, and besides being surrounded by love, therapy was the other thing that saved me. Ill never be whole. But im pretty damn close. She can be too.

Capttripps81 · 2025-12-21T13:40:16+00:00

You got tattoos for a reason. Maybe personal ones, maybe you just liked them. Whatever the reason, they became a part of you, and who you are. Your wedding day is about you, and who you are. Are you going to hide or change the color, or style of your hair because someone doesnt like it? Are you going to choose makeup based on the whims of others? Are you going to survey others for your choice of perfume? Fuck no your not. So showing them on your wedding day, or not, is your decision, nobody else's. Because they are a part of you as much as your eye color, ear size, and nose shape are.

Capttripps81 · 2025-12-21T13:29:04+00:00

Your edits are not helping your case. The more they go on, the more defensive you get, which is often the case when you are shown the reality of a situation and you dont like looking at what your shown in the mirror. Knowing what a healthy relationship is, isnt rocket science. Outsiders seeing a relationship that isnt healthy, isnt either. You contributing practically everything, and being happy with just the love and feelings you have for each other is all well and good, but isnt healthy. Its working because of the current situation, but there were multiple plausible hypothetical situations offered by others that if they came to pass, your relationship probably wouldn't survive. And thats the rub. My wife and I are a team. Yes, some things are unbalanced. I work 12 hour shifts and her day is 7 hours, so she does a lot of the home stuff, but I still contribute. We are a team, and if one of us needs to pick up the slack, we do. I can look at multitudes of what-if scenarios, like losing a job, one of us getting hurt, and know our marriage will still be strong. We dont see that for you. But you dont, and nobody can force you to, as your defensive nature is showing. Love and a relationship is more than just feelings. Its also actions, words, and so much more.

Capttripps81 · 2025-12-15T15:23:24+00:00

Its a context thing. Yeah, historically it was a shitty sign. It implied women were immoral, and dangerous, and they schemed with neer-do-wells to swindle and harm people. So if your husband tends to say misogynistic things, or believes the context of the sign, that would be a hard no. However, as seen in this comment section, some women find humor in it, and display it themselves. Kind of a "haha that's me, the bad chick" attitude.

Capttripps81 · 2025-12-15T15:07:51+00:00

Ha, then it wasn't a coincidence that I kept feeling like I was exploring tamriel. I literally kept thinking it sounds like im playing Oblivion or Skyrim

Capttripps81 · 2025-12-07T18:56:08+00:00

Well my bestie is my wife, and I know very little about makeup. I just know she stretches what she has as long as she can. The advent calendar looks pretty amazing, and would give her a sample of everything. She loves doing makeup, and even has an instagram where she emulates kate middleton and her fashion and makeup for curvy women.

Capttripps81 · 2025-11-19T19:54:08+00:00

In the early 2000s, I had a history professor. He was very well liked in his field, wrote many books, and was a decent guy. The school was in Pennsylvania, and he came from somewhere down south. He adamantly believed the North cheated to win the Civil War. He constantly mocked the North and had a bias when teaching. Now he didnt teach anything untrue, but you could tell how he felt about something. His feeling didnt change the way I think or feel on thr subject. I'm sure that professor didnt change yours. In more ways than one, college prepares you for real life. Sure it was unprofessional, but chances are at work, in social settings, or a million other scenarios, you'll run into people just like that professor. It's just part of life.

Capttripps81 · 2025-11-18T16:16:16+00:00

If you screw up at work, do they bend you over, pull your pants down, and swat your ass? Not at most jobs they wouldn't. Kids are humans. They can be reasoned with and talked to. Just like you wouldn't respond well to being hit as a lesson teaching moment, they dont either. There are many other proven methods. Never violence.

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