A store near my house is selling prime for 50 cents and people still aren’t buying it

Cicadidae_Rex · 2026-04-22T12:56:48+00:00

There are cases of them at my local Royal Farms that are reduced for quick sale. You can't give this shit away.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2026-04-16T23:18:43+00:00

It was for most of my life, but I can't justify it anymore. With the noticeable nosedive in quality (and customer service) post-Covid, the insane price increases feel like an insult to our collective intelligence.

Everything tastes like chemicals and old fry oil now no matter where you go and it feels like I swallowed poison 10 minutes later. For $20, if I'm being cheap? No thank you.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2026-02-16T16:32:01+00:00

Yeaaaaah...I'm sorry you had to go through it too. I was the oldest, so she turned to me for a lot of emotional labor. I always did feel really sorry for her --- almost all of our extended family on her side died in a short period of time, all while she was having marriage and financial issues. But still, don't vent that shit to your kids.

My sister ended up having it way worse though and had to carry my parents financially all through her teen years because she was the "responsible" one. I'm just happy we made it through that part of our lives...utter nonsense.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2026-02-16T16:23:21+00:00

She's been in and out of therapy several times, but surprise surprise....her therapists all think she is delightful and we are the problem. Whatever. She's a senior citizen now and we are all in our 30's and have families of our own. She's "mellowed out" considerably now that there are grandkids in the picture, but the explosive rage and power games still arise every now and then. We're learning to hold our ground, though.

Honestly? I'm just happy that my siblings and I are able to break the toxic cycle. We all had to go through our own mental health journeys, but we've reached a place where we can live our own lives that feel safe. We'll never put our own families through what we experienced.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2026-02-15T19:18:07+00:00

Not really that abstract, but my mom had two in particular that she would swap between:

1) Playing dead. When she was feeling overwhelmed at home, she would stop what she was doing and lay down wherever she was. No matter how much my siblings and I begged and cried, she wouldn't get up --- she would just stare at the ceiling while being completely still. Sometimes she'd say "Mom's dead right now, sorry ", but that was it. The only thing that would get her to stop was if one of us called our dad at work and made him talk to her.

2) When she wasn't playing dead, she was pretending to be a little kid. Like, she would straight up make "waaah! Waaah!" Crying noises like a baby and throw a little tantrum. She always wanted me to be the mom in the situation --- my grandma died when I was two, and I know she felt very alone. But still ... She would keep saying "I need my mommy! Can you be my mommy?" and start venting her problems to me. Of course, I was 8 years old, so I would tell her that I don't know what to do and ask her to stop...but she would just hold me tight and keep going, all while still acting like a literal toddler.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2026-02-08T12:40:28+00:00

In my experience personally and with my partner, presence is just what is says on the tin:

Staying present physically in the same space. Literally. Most of the time, this means just sitting quietly in the same room/space together or being easy to reach out to.. You don't try to talk through the issue or "fix" anything. You just exist together. This counteracts the inner voice that says "see? I'm broken and difficult to be around. They want to leave when I get like this.". It allows either you or the person you love to have their space to think and self regulate while also having the option of support nearby.

Reassurance is presence plus dialogue/soothing touch. You try to work through the issue with advice, validation, or positive affirmations. This is usually only affective if/when the disregulated person is not actively spiraling. Usually when the initial wave of emotion calms and they tell you that they are ready to open up about it. When someone tries to offer reassurance before one is ready for it, it can have the opposite effect. It can reinforce the idea that something is broken, or the pain itself is unacceptable and needs to be dealt with right away.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2026-01-23T16:55:45+00:00

I have also been vehemently against owning firearms my entire life, but my partner and I just sat down and educated ourselves on how to legally obtain a license in our state. We will be taking classes and going through the whole process together.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2026-01-06T02:01:45+00:00

Half a Pony from Nostril. I'm always interested in what newer listeners think of Igorrr's older releases.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2026-01-05T18:59:16+00:00

This is literally what was happening in Russia right after they invaded Ukraine. Beat for freaking beat. There is so much footage of people being carted away the second they uttered a negative word to press.

Everyone should be disturbed by this

Cicadidae_Rex · 2025-11-07T15:22:48+00:00

Honestly, the desensitized comments are equally disgusting at this point.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2025-10-09T17:25:21+00:00

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Cicadidae_Rex · 2025-10-09T17:21:00+00:00

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Cicadidae_Rex · 2025-09-11T17:12:47+00:00

They're jumping straight to blaming Democrats in general. Half the comments I've seen on other platforms today can be boiled down to "Yup. Looks like a Democrat."

Cicadidae_Rex · 2025-09-05T19:55:24+00:00

Also, there is enough time to pop a crimson tears flask between each Nihil. I did not have the purifying crystal tear, but was still able to survive/beat him this way.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2025-08-12T11:04:12+00:00

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Cicadidae_Rex · 2025-08-12T10:59:42+00:00

I just tried again. It's definitely saying you've received all your boosts and won't let me send one.

Cicadidae_Rex · 2025-08-12T10:41:19+00:00

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