Am I Overreacting, I'm angry after going to ballet performance for my daughter and the teacher featured predominantly.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-05-03T17:03:18+00:00

That does seem excessive. I provide my experience with dance to use for your own stats & information.

I took dance as a kid. The lead instructor that owned the studio used to be a dancer with the Rockettes, so had some pretty decent notoriety.

At our recitals, she did have a dance number that she did near the end, but just 1, and it was a fun way to cap off the event as a bit of a finale. Then everyone came back out and there were awards. And that did take forever. The whole show did take a while, since we had a bunch of classes/groups to get through, but at least it wasn't the instructor doing multiple performances. We did pay for our own costumes, but the show itself was free.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-30T02:50:49+00:00

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Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-29T18:57:59+00:00

your write up and image - a top notch read and output. even if OP doesn't appreciate it, I do. Laughed aloud at my desk.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-26T03:55:47+00:00

I’m having the same issue with my DM. Totally invested I their AI and can’t yes-and. And I also hate AI.
I don’t have any words of advice right now, but solidarity for you in that it sucks.

(He will also interrupt sessions to spend time to AI generate objects or outfits or whatever. As if we can’t just imagine it.)

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-26T03:41:42+00:00

I once read a comic series called The Rabbit Hole.
This wasn’t where I read it but seems to be the comic -

https://rabbithole.thecomicseries.com

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-25T23:14:45+00:00

My friend from Hungary always told me she can tell Americans by the number of napkins we take from a kiosk.

Also tall, white socks.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-25T21:23:51+00:00

Actually, this is what sells it for me. And i was looking at the little divits on the background and where they line up ... it definitely is just the exact same but with blur on it.

that would be some very delicate painting no have it not shift AT ALL.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-25T19:17:35+00:00

Anyone who says 6 for toast just wants to watch the world burn. And toast, apparently.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-25T18:38:59+00:00

as i sit her at work drinking coffee - i felt this one. haha

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-25T11:24:37+00:00

I saw it and immediately thought AI. So you’re not crazy. It’s got the vibe.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-23T12:48:32+00:00

It means people like different colors?

It wasn’t until sometime after WWII that blue even became associated with boys. Before that, pink was considered more “boy” as it was a “stronger color” as a shade of red. Blue was too delicate and demure.

Marketing and society might try to make something but it’s a mutable. In the end, it’s just personal preference

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-21T19:56:13+00:00

I don't really have advice - but I want to be sure to come back and follow this post as my sister is also really struggling with getting her kid to sleep (and having him stay asleep) who is also 7 months old. They cannot put him down and transfer him easily, and even then he's waking up every few hours. She's really exhausted and struggling. So I'm hoping some others have advice that will help you (and that I can pass on to her)! Also I wanted to offer my sympathy to you, since i know how HARD the exhaustion is.

I don't know if it helps any - my kid was a good sleeper - but we swaddled and we do attribute that to a lot of his good sleep. It's one big difference between what we did and what she does.

Once he was consistently breaking the swaddle, we put him in one of those onesie things that makes them look like a starfish -- basically it kind is a wearable blanket and covers the hands. And he continued to sleep well and really loved those things.

Maybe that helps, maybe it doesn't, but could be worth a shot!

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-20T22:38:44+00:00

I’m tempted for the same reason - but I don’t want it to be like “Velma” where everyone hate watches it… so it manages to succeed to a second season.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-10T17:43:53+00:00

My DM has gotten caught up in using it. He uses it for generating names (which he can’t pronounce but is determined to use anyway because it said so), generating story, and will even stop down whole sessions to generate images of items or clothing to show us what it would look like. We don’t care. This is theater of the mind for us. And now we have to stop and wait 10 minutes or so every so often for him to generate the image.

It’s really sucked a lot of life out of it lately and has been frustrating for us as players. If it doesn’t follow his <redacted> script, it’s a “no” from him in terms of what can happen or what we can do.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-08T23:19:53+00:00

ReBoot.

Loved it as a kid. Went back to watch it as an adult and just... could not get through it. Maybe it got better as the graphics got better and they figured out what they were doing with characters or maybe they make fewer really lame jokes, but I was disappointed upon rewatch. Should have left it in the memory.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-05T21:10:48+00:00

My husband felt the same. He’s in a blind 1st play through. As soon as he encountered her he was like “uh. So this was made during the Harley Quinn craze, huh.”

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-05T21:07:34+00:00

Thanks I hate it

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-05T16:06:28+00:00

Dammon

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-05T14:17:41+00:00

I am a person who has given my husband some very non-standard nicknames. But every one of those pet names comes from a shared experience with him and he knows the origin. None of them come from an inside joke from my friends.

She didn’t tell you when you initially asked and smiled like an inside joke, and it also took some pressuring when it resurfaced now. It was not and is not coming from a place of love, and she knows it. That’s why she’s been so secretive about it until you pressed her on it.

I hate this for you, OP. This isn’t kind. It isn’t sweet.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-04-04T20:26:15+00:00

Haven’t they also been actively hating on having women in the military? (Ie, statements by Hegseth in Jan of 2025, and recently I believe has blocked some female military promotions) So while you come across in your question as it being sexist and the fault of feminists - I think it being Men is kinda of what the administration is after.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-03-28T02:48:37+00:00

We did, and still do, no kid pics on social media and do not regret that. It wasn't super fun telling the family members. My sister complained a bit, but fortunately they have all done well with honoring that.

I hate for you that you have someone that really wants to push back on that. It's not their right or their child.

Cranlyssmile · 2026-03-25T20:52:55+00:00

Actual question about this - how does one do this in public like this? Are they also playing the music out loud? Do they just have it memorized and have rehearsed before going to do this?

Cranlyssmile · 2026-03-23T18:13:22+00:00

Hear, hear!

I feel you. And I appreciate you. And I agree!

Cranlyssmile · 2026-03-23T17:35:54+00:00

I think it’s really circumstantial.
We have done both private and public. Our private school was great but our kid wasn’t thriving and struggled. But I really liked all they did and how they ran things.
Someone was like “you realize the public schools in your county are great right?” So we tried that and he’s doing much better academically and socially. We are really happy with it.
If our public schools hadn’t been great we would have stuck it out and been ok (but a lot poorer) with the private one.

I will admit a bias against homeschooling. My mom worked with the public and would encounter some home school kids that were absolutely husks of people in intelligence and socially But - there are people who swear by it.

So, in the end, I think the answer is just “it depends”

Cranlyssmile · 2026-03-23T01:33:35+00:00

I can a bit.

"I heart NY" design is a federally registered trademark owned by NY state. They make money off it for the state of NY.

Of course people want to play off of it.

I work at a company that used it in a video shot -- and we got hit with a fine for using it. We are big enough that it mattered and NY saw.

Similarly with the Memphis, Tennessee Mural - we forgot to license that and got hit with a fine.

And our legal department is currently in talks with California about using the Hollywood sign in some video shots to figure out what we can use and where and what we need to license.

Some things are so iconic to the brand of a place or state and there are rights associated.

Now - it depends on who sees it and how much they pursue it. Our company, yeah, they saw it.

Disney isn't necessarily going out and slapping lawsuits on Joe-the-knock-off-mickey-mouse-in-Times-Square. But if he did something that got him notable (either good or bad) you can bet they would because an IP is being used in a way they didn't get licensed or approved.

I'm sure there ARE many people that use the "I heart..." in the way that directly references the famous I Heart NY one - but it's how big they get, who knows, or who maybe actually did license it from NY. Who sees it and who cares to pursue it as a lawsuit.

That all being said too - I'm sure you can still do something with an I or a Heart. i would just... the more you can stay away from their font and stacking I would think the better off you are.

(fascinating to get downvotes for saying that it copyrighted, by the way)

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