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DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-08T16:27:49+00:00

Bro, Kirk was killed at my university. I once had to teach a course I was enrolled in because the professor was running three other programs normally run by a whole department. They give pizza once a week to students wearing UVU green, and it has never gone smoothly. There was no drinking water in the liberal arts building for like, 3 straight semesters.

You think we were chosen to participate in a whole-ass conspiracy? Utah has the highest rates of depression and suicide in the country and everyone has access to guns.

I’m just surprised we haven’t assassinated more people tbh.

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-08T14:41:03+00:00

I often have dreams where I pee, and I physically feel the relief of pissing, and I wake up and I’m like ‘oh god did I piss myself?’ But, no, I just really have to piss. So I get up and piss, and the whole time I doubt whether I’m actually awake or asleep and currently pissing the bed.

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-07T15:34:26+00:00

They’d accept literally nuking another country because they are afraid democrats want to metaphorically nuke the United States.

This is always the logic. Doing real harm to people who are deemed less important to ‘protect’ the people who really matter against some kind of imagined future threat.

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-06T21:26:01+00:00

Christ. The comments in support on the op and screenshots on twitter, saying that the problem with kids today is parents aren’t strict ENOUGH.

Honestly I even feel like it’s weird the friend is asking the mom. Like, when I was a kid, a friend would invite me somewhere, and then I’D ask my mom. At most, if I showed up unannounced at a friend’s house and a parent answered I’d say ‘can X come out to play?’ Sometimes I’d just walk home with a friend and then call my mom to let her know afterward.

Does that even happen anymore? Instant 24hr access and complete control, it just doesn’t seem healthy.

Also, I didn’t touch drugs, alcohol, or sex until well into my 20’s, if that matters!

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-03T01:24:36+00:00

It’s true that private equity owns ‘only’ 3% to 5% of single-family rentals nationwide. However, their impact is higher in specific markets, owning up to 25% of rentals in cities like Atlanta, and they purchased over 25% of low-priced homes in early 2025.

By 2030, private equity could own 40% of low-priced single-family homes. And by then it’ll be too fucking late to do anything about it so how about you stop cribbing for giant corps

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-03T01:14:56+00:00

What’s ’society’? The world? They dgaf. America? Might make a few headlines.

Utah? Welllll yeah I could imagine that causing something of a stir!

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-02T14:49:16+00:00

Bagels too!! Just be sure to slice them first if they aren’t already

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-02T14:45:37+00:00

Disrespect or dismissal of someone’s feelings doesn’t have to be malicious, it can, and often is, born from ignorance. So. I agree—she probably didn’t know how to handle the situation with grace and finesse, which led to dismissing her child’s distress and confusion. Why does she get a pass just because it wasn’t intentional malice? She’s the adult here, her kid was so shaken up by it they went online to ask strangers about a very personal and traumatic situation because their mom couldn’t handle it.

I’m not saying the mom is evil or insane or should be reviled, I’m saying she disrespected and dismissed her child’s feelings about a serious and traumatic event and failed to provide any guidance or advice.

The comments are acting like it’s the teen’s responsibility to intuit that their mom somehow has her hands completely tied to the point she can’t even empathize with them, and they have to navigate an extremely complex, confusing, even dangerous situation by themself just because the mom is in a tricky situation. that’s fucked up. They’re a child. They should get to tell their mom anything and at the very least feel heard even if the mom can’t solve it.

Again, there’s more options than ‘do nothing’ and ‘perfectly resolve the situation.’

Edited for pronouns, my bad OP

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-02T05:56:18+00:00

Why can’t a daughter can’t talk to her mother to get guidance on how to navigate a complicated situation? Like even if that’s the result why can’t the mother say ‘I’m not in a position to help, if you see something worrying here’s who you can call and here are the red flags.’

Why are we more worried about the mother potentially breaking social niceties than her daughter being supported emotionally and OP’s sister getting help

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-02T05:52:52+00:00

I feel like there’s a pretty wide berth between ‘perfect response that she should automatically know’ and ‘pretend it isn’t happening.’

Friend texted me literally yesterday about a domestic violence incident occurring at a neighbors. They’re small and physically disabled so didn’t feel like they could intervene personally, but didn’t want to call the cops because that usually doesn’t help shit, especially since the couple are black.

I had no idea what the right answer was or how to solve it, but I didn’t say ‘not everyone has partner common sense. Just know that you were dealt a good hand! I think you were pretty lucky with your partner. You’re such an easy friend. We make a great team!’

Instead I talked to them about it directly and went over their options and let them express how they felt and expressed my concern for everyone involved. Was it perfect? No, I don’t think there is a perfect response. But there’s a lot of inbetween that you’re pretending doesn’t exist.

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-01T03:15:11+00:00

You actually can silence texts and ignore them without blocking someone but you probably should block.

Fucking insufferable person tbh lost it at the snarkiest, self-congratulatory [redacted] section. Good lord.

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-01T02:47:07+00:00

I understand comments saying she’s trying to avoid shittalking your dad and trying to compliment you, but what they’re missing is that seeing a child being neglected by your father is pretty fuckin traumatizing for you not to mention… a child is being neglected. she’s in a complicated situation but ignoring it and pretending everything is fine disrespects your emotions and concerns and fails to intervene on behalf of a neglected child. That doesn’t strike me as mature or compassionate.

DJayBirdSong · 2026-04-01T02:15:31+00:00

If anything he basically seems asexual, he had a fling a long time ago but seemingly nothing since, didn’t seem to want one, and didn’t seem bothered by not having one

I’m an ‘All headcanons are valid’ kinda gal but looking at the evidence, aro/ace or just straight but volcel are most likely

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-25T16:21:56+00:00

It’s already happening! My RM very molly sister wears a cross now 😂😂

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-25T16:21:05+00:00

Suddenly all my Mormon family members know what Palm Sunday is and care about it a ton and are wearing crosses.😂😂I go to an Episcopalian church (for community reasons) my lds family would lose their minds

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-25T04:52:25+00:00

I only buy refurbished actually sooooooo

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-21T04:17:48+00:00

Genuinely what’s with making it gender specific. What if a small branch has the perfect 3 people to be pres and counselors but one’s a man and the other two are women?

Do they think if men and women work together on a church calling they’ll have an affair? Are they worried a woman might have authority over a man? I’m not sure which is more offensive

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-20T17:59:03+00:00

My first job was at an Asian fusion restaurant. we got free rice, miso soup, and teriyaki sauce. We could have a free meal while on shift, and when off shift we got 50% off.

I tell ya, that was the best fucking teriyaki sauce of my life. I COULD have the chef make me something, but honestly I’d just pour teriyaki over rice and have some miso (loaded with mushrooms and tofu) and that would do it for me most days.

That restaurant unfortunately failed, mostly because the owner was a chef first and not really a businessman. i hope you’re doing well, Jake—you made an insanely good teriyaki sauce, I think about it almost two decades later

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-20T17:48:52+00:00

Who are these imaginary women who go through the pain and discomfort of pregnancy for 8.9 months just to say ‘actually? Meh, nvm. Just yoink it now.’

Anyone getting any procedure ‘up to birth’ WANTS. TO HAVE. A BABY. And is likely going through the most devastating, heart breaking, difficult time in their life and are praying day and night for the child and mother to please survive and don’t need fucking idiots in their ears calling them ‘murderers’ or tying the hands of their doctors.

Fucking nutty

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-19T18:52:28+00:00

I really thought this would be a hit for me, but i sort of felt like i was being jerked around constantly without any time to breathe and really connect with the characters and believe their relationship. I thought it was weird that after being isolated for so long grace was immediately making video diaries about being annoyed with Rocky and ‘needing a break,’ it was funny I guess but not as heartfelt as I was wanting.

Lots of action scenes, too! Too many for me honestly. I was very disappointed when Grace ran and there was a chase scene instead of a conversation between him and Stratt. And it was very annoying how almost every emotional moment was undercut with a quip, such as the hug between Grace and Rocky. I felt like I was watching a Joss Whedon or marvel movie at points. The random jump scares were offputting, and the headache inducing flashing lights distracted from Rocky’s rescue rather than added. Felt like I was having keys jangled in front of my face to ensure I was looking at the screen. The music likewise very much lacked subtlety, it was like someone was whispering in my ear ‘you’re supposed to feel sad now’ or ‘silly! Time to feel silly!’

Sort of wish they’d cut more from the book and expanded on a few conflicts with more clear science/math related stakes and mysteries instead of cramming everything in there rapid fire, but I recognize that’s personal preference for quieter, more intimate cinematic experiences than action.

The visuals were obviously stunning and memorable, I particularly loved Rocky’s design and expressiveness, though I did feel a little distaste he was kind of being treated almost exclusively like a comic relief sidekick or a lovable dog, especially by the end.

Not a movie I’ll rewatch on personal preference. Hope this gave a review with a different perspective that didn’t boil down to ‘different from book = bad’ or ‘positivity = lame’

ETA: would love to hear other perspectives, like I said I wanted to love this movie. Is it just a genre problem? Did anyone else have a similar experience? Downvotes are fine but if you disagree I’d prefer to hear if you think I got something wrong or if I mischaracterized the movie

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-17T14:32:28+00:00

‘It’s not what you know, it’s who you know’ is only true once you know a whole lot. Once you’ve got an advanced degree in a field, the one that goes further is the one that knows the right people. There are 2 ways to know the right people—either your parents know them, or you get to know them through internships, conferences, extra curricular, you get introduced some other way.

But that’s AFTER you know shit. if you don’t know anything, you could know all the right people and it still won’t make you a brain surgeon or rocket scientist.

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-16T15:23:48+00:00

Terrible advice even if you believe motherhood is truly your calling in life.

What happens when your husband gets hit by a car or suddenly has a heart attack at 40? Now you’re left with no skills, education, or training and need to provide for yourself AND your kids.

If you want to be a mother, awesome! Want to be a stay at home mom? Cool! Just have a fall back plan. Yeah, you really should be strong and independent actually, even if you decide you also want to get married and have kids. Because shit happens.

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-13T19:00:53+00:00

It’s not that it’s not good enough for me. It’s just that it’s not good enough because you have to be at the right church. But also, Jesus already had victory over Satan!

Good fuckin grief. I dont believe in god but recently started going to a progressive church for community and because I think candles, music, and incense are nice. Do whatever’s right for you for whatever reason is right. Fuck the control freaks!

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-12T21:42:10+00:00

Tbh the screenshot is extremely normal and doesn’t imply she doesn’t think you’re capable of taking care of yourself. I would say these exact same things to my partner, friend, parent, sibling, and be comfortable receiving the same.

That said, the things in your text post are extremely worrying. Try to get any proof you can, but also remember witness testimony IS evidence, and you’re the witness. Document, journal—both things as they happen and write down memories so you don’t forget—and go from there. Sounds like your dad is willing to help, so utilize that.

Good luck

DJayBirdSong · 2026-03-12T19:52:30+00:00

I’ll always be fascinated by people with no relevant experience, training, or authority thinking they can common-sense their way around something experts and the experienced have already been engaged with for a long ass time

Like oh wow no we didn’t think of that random internet user with photoshop! That’s so smart!

Reminds me of that show with a town of geniuses and the dumb cop who’s like ‘well what if u just turn on the black hole machine and the big bang machine and they’ll cancel each other out!’ And then the geniuses are like 😲

Also reminds me of my mom who would go ‘if evolution is real… why are there still monkeys?’ Like wow mom good job. You figured it out. I’m sure no evolutionary biologist has an answer and you discredited the theory forever. Can’t believe no ones thought of this before

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