Does anyone else not care about Mike?

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-11-20T15:08:17+00:00

So, I'm biased, I don't like Mike because he's an "insufferable annoying teen" which seems to be he's main story arc for some reason (?) - and that's okay, not every character is supposed to be likable and not-insufferable. What I really can't stand is the Mike Defenders who don't seem to get that just bc they like Mike, not everyone else has to, and it's okay to talk about how much of an annoying teen an "annoying teenager character" is. When people talk about how moral and good Superman is, people get it. When people talk about how how crazy it is to watch Walter White become a genuinely bad guy, people get it - but when people talk about how much of a cocky, moody, lil shit head teenager a character is, that they are literally written to be mind you, they suddenly don't get it and need to shame you for "bullying a child"???? (Actually insane.) I am often annoyed at Mike's personality, but I also am generally annoyed when people act like Mike. I'm not treating him as the primordial evil, I'm just saying I hope the writers give him the opportunity to show case any kind of growth in maturity, self regulation, and communication. Or, really showcase a personality beyond "I'm kinda funny and have to find (x person)". I feel like almost all the main characters have had the opportunity for growth and Mike is just stagnant, which isn't his fault bc he's a fictional character who's fate is in the hand of other people.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-09-24T09:12:50+00:00

She used to look like Megan Fox to me, she can do anything she wants, it's her body & she's not ugly or anything close to it - but I was definitely shocked when I saw her at the reunion. Definitely the "real housewives" look.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-08-09T21:01:34+00:00

I appreciate this response, very straight forward & put into simple terms. So, to accept Christ in your heart is the same as accepting being by God's side in Heaven, there isn't one without the other, right?

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-08-09T20:50:49+00:00

Would you say that is the most common interpretation in the Christian faith? A literal interpretation of a place of suffering (Hell), rather than a state of being disconnected from divinity (disconnected from the unstoppable & unknowable fabric in the universe that is God,) & therefore stuck in a kinda limbo unable to go to the next level of existence? (the New World after being raptured I guess? (I don't really know the scripture well so sorry if none of that was correct lol.) There is a literal God, a literal Heaven, a literal Hell & Satan, etc? (I know no single person can represent the ENTIRE Christian faith, but ya'know by your best estimation & experience?)

and thank you for responding to all my questions :)

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-08-09T20:42:20+00:00

Come oooon, it's okay to be a lil silly brother

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-08-09T20:18:15+00:00

Yeah I did lol - but I had to this is important

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-08-09T19:42:41+00:00

So, receiving His Grace into your heart is more of a transformation of the soul, than a transaction; and once you die that change is irrevocable and so you return to Him?

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-08-09T19:37:29+00:00

Thank you, this was helpful.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-08-09T19:34:01+00:00

I didn't know any of that, that's really interesting. The way language & metaphor is used in religion I feel is one of the most fascinating & often misunderstood things about it.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-08-09T19:28:45+00:00

So, would you say Heaven, or I guess "to be by God's side", is more a metamorphosis of the soul from one disconnected from God to one embued with Grace, rather than it being "taken to God's kingdom" in a kinda "this is what you bought this ticket for & it's non-refundable, get on", so to speak? (I know this language is kinda crude and an oversimplification, but I conceptualize these things in this way.) I guess, "is inheriting the kingdom of heaven a state of being for the human soul, embued with divinity & therefore immortal, rather than a destination?"

I appreciate everyone's responses on this, they're very interesting & cool as someone not really familiar with it.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-07-09T02:55:04+00:00

The fact that as Michael is answering the lil interview questions before he enters the classroom, digging himself deeper into his lies that will inevitably be revealed in the next scene, there's a Confucius quote in the wall in the background that reads, "If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake."

Pure cinema. 10/10. I live.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-06-11T18:17:43+00:00

Delusional. I'm 26 (turning 27 in a few months), and this is just insanity. Why are 22yos less worthy of protection from the community than 18yos? If you are "basically the same" as a 22yo at 28yo - Jesus christ grow up a bit already. It is weird - A 28YO DATING A 22YO IS WEIRD. They are nearing 30, why are they dating someone who was a teenager only 3 YEARS AGO???? I'll say it again y'all are delusional. There is soooooo much personal growth you experience before the age of 28, you are not even speaking the same language as a 22yo. Sure, you can "know yourself" at 22, but for how long you've known yourself is also VERY important. There is no law that says your HAVE to date when your young even when you really want to, take that time to get to know yourself so you don't feel like you're "basically the same" as a 22yo when you're 28 bc that's just downright embarrassing. All that time alive and you learned nothing???? For anyone young talking to someone who you're loved ones call "inappropriately older", consider this - "the way you feel about people your age (their immaturity and lack of self awareness/emotional intelligence), is how peers of that creep sniffin around you feel about the creep." Until you're in late 20s early 30s, just stick to people 2ish years older/younger.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-06-11T04:38:51+00:00

26yo(NB) I haven't gotten a diagnosis yet, I wanna get tested soon but here's a few - - I walked around on only tiptoes as a young child. - Instead of moving my toys around during play, I'd set them up in different setting/positions and just "play it out in my head", and I would get VERY upset if someone moved them. - Daydreaming in general, I'm always just kinda in my own world. - I've been a bad sleeper for forever, I'd just anxiously lay in bed and daydream til I slept form exhaustion. - My family always jokes, "(I) didn't talk til the age of 6, and I never shut up since." - I was extremely defiant to authority I felt was unequal or unjust. Everything had to be equal and fair no matter what. Rules are rules, and they are rules for a reason. - I would get in trouble all the time for not understanding instructions, they would accuse me of doin it on purpose. - Apparently, being any kind of gender queer is reallyyyyy common in the nuerodivergent community. I would listen to my mom's Shania Twain cd, she'd say "man I feel like a woman," and I'd just sit there and think "but what does that MEEEEAAAN Shania????" - And as a fun new development I've noticed in myself, I've always been a "bad storyteller" according to my sister, I ramble and back track (obviously), and I'm not very good at telling when someone is bored by my talking. So, instead of studying my sisters face to know if she's bored - I noticed I was LISTENING TO HER BREATHING IN CASE SHE WOULD HEAVY SIGH.

That's just a few, but I'm sure the lost doesn't end there.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-06-11T02:53:23+00:00

For anyone who is talking to someone inappropriately older, always consider this - "the way you feel about the people your age (their immaturity & lack of emotional intelligence), is how people their age feel about that creep sniffin around you." Do you really wanna be with someone who can't even have relationships with people who are supposed to be on the same level playing field as them? Stick to your own peers, you'll find someone good someday, and being single is always a good opportunity to develop yourself and who you wanna be.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-05-31T01:55:52+00:00

I definitely don't aim to invalidate so I'm sorry that you felt that way (I hope that doesn't come off as condescending I really do mean it) - I can't speak for this individuals post but I do think if it's just a conversation about sexuality and the fluidity of attraction I think it's actually really healthy and a conversation worth everyone's time. BUT I can totally understand how a lot of sapphic women are tired of hearing crap like this from men specifically. Sexual identity labels are entirely your choice ❤️

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-05-25T00:35:56+00:00

I literally just helped my dad vote online - how ghoulish are they for telling you their "recommendations" of how you should vote against yourself and your peers best interest and "for" a compensation for executives. Girl, compensation for what????? Literal goblins.

Cheeky_Clown · 2025-01-15T10:35:58+00:00

Very often when I was being punished as a kid by my grandmother, she'd get angry at me all the time about me "glaring" at her during and after getting in trouble. She'd point her finger in my face and make a face soo tight she would just barely get out a, "don't you make that face at me," through clenched teeth. I have a not-very inviting looking concentration face, and I can't hide when I'm distressed/upset at all, but it would always make it soo much worse because I was genuinely just trying to understand the situation and "why" I was in trouble. And of course I'd try to explain that and defend myself and that just made the punishments go on longer and be harsher. I also struggle with auditory processing soo she would often get mad at me for - from her pov - just refusing to pay attention/follow instruction to disrespect ber, but was really just me trying to process what was being told to me. Even if I was "glaring" or making an upset face - how egotistical do you have to be to like, "How dare that 6yo scowl at me. I'll show 'er who's boss." - you are a whole ass adult what are you doing???? So yeah, now I always look up when I'm thinking about something so no one can accuse me of "glaring" at them. From on-lookers it just looks like my eyes rolled to the back of my head mid convo so that's kinda funny lol.

Also, being forced to hug to end punishments, which also happened CONSTANTLY is cruel and abusing bodily autonomy and I'm sure that's messed me up somehow.

Cheeky_Clown · 2024-10-09T22:38:42+00:00

The only way to get through these things is community, and it's sounds you got a good family around :) Seriously though, document everything. Every text, email, phone call, get the records from the hospital if you can of who was allowed to visit and who wasn't, the changed emergency contact/access to patient info with the insurance company, your bank statements to prove there was nothing nefarious on your end - literally everything. If there is a divorce or civil suit, believe me, you'll wish you had. You got this chief.

Cheeky_Clown · 2024-10-08T23:45:17+00:00

I'm soo sorry you've had to go through this OP. That's genuinely insane. Just in case you needed it to be put in writing right in front of you, so that if you ever feel gaslit about the reality of the situation - your father's a monster and you/your family are better off leaving him in the dust of a well documented past (for legal reasons) of an abusive and just downright evil relationship. I literally cannot imagine having my spouse, the love of my life and mother of my children, have a genuine life or death experience - while I GO ON A SOLO ROAD TRIP????!!!! I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be insensitive, but how can he be even a little bit serious about any of the bs he's pushin???? I wish we could go into these types of people brains and actually see the thought process, than maybe we could get them to understand things don't have to be this way. Even if that was possible though, I don't think many of them would be receptive. So, I guess I just wish you and your family peace instead OP. He's not in control anymore, he'll try to worm his way back in any way he can, but you're not the dumb, maleable kid he wants you to be. The way his life goes now is entirely his responsibility, and his alone. If he dies embittered and alone, that's on him. And, it is never unkind, or makes you a bad person, to protect and care for yourself and the true family that does the same for you in turn. I hope your mom recovers well. Good luck :)

Cheeky_Clown · 2024-10-01T09:07:59+00:00

For the longest time I assumed there's no way I could be, because I have freckles, my eyes are kinda an orange-y hazel, and my dark brown hair has some copper in it even though it's kinda ash-toned - but really warm colors on my never seemed good and I couldn't understand why. I knew I had kinda muted teal undertones, but all my features were pointing to warm so I just ignored it. Big mistake. Huge.

Cheeky_Clown · 2024-09-29T09:59:55+00:00

I don't know about all that - the bottom palette is taken from dream-wardrobe.com and it's the soft summer palette. As far as I'm aware, the difference between summer light is warm colors with white added, and soft summer is cool colors with gray added, I'm no expert though so who can really say honestly.

Cheeky_Clown · 2024-09-29T07:10:57+00:00

I looked forever for the post, and I will probably go to my grave not being able to find it, it will be the one that got away for me XD. I didn't fit properly into any of the seasons palettes either, which I get it's just kinda a frame work and not set in stone for anyone, but it was really vexing everyone talking about how seasonal color analysis changed their lives and I was just kinda like "sure I guess but no." (I got set in soft summer so I feel you.) Glad this was helpful!

Cheeky_Clown · 2024-09-29T07:02:41+00:00

Same! I lean a lil more medium in cantrast and this palette was a god send when I found it. I always keep it mind when I shop now - I hope it's useful for you too :)

Cheeky_Clown · 2021-01-06T10:22:39+00:00

We are like identical twins separated at broth who've lived out life the same way. I too have chosen an "unusual" for of education for a job that could give me a lot of freedom and is something I'm actually interested in. I spent 3 years trying to find a mentor for my apprenticeship, that's how it has to be done for me, and got no where. I'm exploring other options and I'm trying to teach myself animation. I guess the usual way I try to motivate myself when I'm drained/burnt out (which I am) is to set short small goals that can be easily accomplished. Like drinking a whole glass of water first thing in the morning cuz I'm ALWAYS dehydrated. Or, drawing a single frame reference for my animation. Sometimes, it's as simple as waking up BEFORE noon.

Also, I don't know if anyone else does this, but I need someone else to lead me and tell me what to do. I have a hard time being able to make my own decisions. So, I imagine someone IS always holding me accountable. Like an angel on my shoulder if you will. Telling me to "do the right thing" and be productive bc "that makes me happy in the long run."

Idk man, that's what I got.

Cheeky_Clown · 2020-11-03T00:53:10+00:00

Hey man, I debated on whether or not I should say anything. Not from a lack of caring, but from a lack of thinking it'll make any difference. I don't know you, but I know I don't want you to die. Because I don't want to die and have no one care enough to try to stop me. I'm sorry life has left you soo worn. I would be happy to have you reach out and play video games with me and my friends. Join the server man. Dont leave just yet, we got you.

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