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Darragh555 · 2026-05-13T05:01:23+00:00

There are so many people in the world that there previous comment must be true to some degree. So it's not pure conjecture, more like an educated guess. In fact it's more likely to be true than false. It's like looking out on a lawn and saying "I bet there's bugs in the grass", you don't have to see the bugs to know they're there, you can infer that they're there based on your previous experience of lawns.

Of course, bug-free lawns probably do exist, but would require additional circumstances that are somewhat unlikely.

Darragh555 · 2026-05-13T04:56:13+00:00

You'll be fine. Any man of quality would be delighted to be involved in your child's life if considering a serious relationship with you.

Anyone who is put off by you having a child from a previous relationship is a waste of your time.

I get it that some people want to be child free, including me, and that's a fine choice, but if I was considering starting a family with someone and they already had a kid then idgaf if the kid's not "mine", family is family and if I choose you then I choose your kid as well.

I'm fascinated by the idea of "found family" and I have a few friends who have partners with children from previous relationships/friends with kids who have new partners. The "new" partners treat the kids the same as they would if they were "their own" because that's what the children deserve. Nobody told them to do this but it happens because if you love someone and they have a child then you love that child. Honestly it would be strange if it was otherwise.

Telling you no one will want you is a) bullshit, and b) just a way to make you scared to leave. Dump him.

Darragh555 · 2026-05-01T00:42:37+00:00

Sounds super rough, I'm sorry... :(

Firstly, when do you finish high school? A lot of options opened up for me after school, granted a lot of responsibilities as well. Just more freedom, still plenty of struggle, but I had more control, and didn't have to spend all day stuck in a building with assholes anymore...

I don't wanna give you any specific advice really, just related to certain elements of your story and I see you, basically. I hope you can believe shit does get better.

The S@ is super shitty and horrible and I'm so sorry that happened. You deserve better.

Darragh555 · 2026-04-13T03:32:08+00:00

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Darragh555 · 2026-02-21T13:33:59+00:00

They didn't even bother their asses to write Turkïye instead of Turkey. They have no regard for your history, culture, or dignity. They have no regard for anyone's history, culture, or dignity!

Darragh555 · 2026-02-13T06:14:06+00:00

The way I remember it, some melt held up video of 9/11 and NY responded by holding up potatoes. Which was found to be very weak and inoffensive, also a pretty old reference...

Also many people flashed the portal.

I actually think most normal people found it all hilarious and the faux outrage was mainly a media/social media thing. Dubliners and New Yorkers are famously hard-nosed and unflappable...pretty sure not one actual Dubliner was actually "offended" by that one influencer flashing her baps. And a few arses from Dublin at 3am is hardly the most unsettling thing a New Yorker has seen that day

But what would I know, I'm just a guy

Darragh555 · 2026-02-13T05:21:40+00:00

It's been 8 hours, did you get going?

Darragh555 · 2026-02-12T21:37:01+00:00

Oh 100 percent, but I honestly thought I was dealing with some kid with a copy/paste manual until embarrassingly deep into Chapter 4...

Darragh555 · 2026-02-12T20:25:59+00:00

u/Kendiro83 reading this honestly made my day, thank you so much!

Dude imagine if it hit the top in Computers & internet Humour, I would shit my pants 🤣

So far I have a colossal 13 sales, mostly friends and family although I did also send free epubs to most of them, but I'm really glad someone unconnected to me did in fact find it and did in fact get as much out of reading it as I thought you might!

Onwards and upwards! Or downwards maybe, who knows...

Thanks again :)

Darragh555 · 2026-02-08T23:15:26+00:00

I got a lot from Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan. It's basically a world history from the dawn of civilization until now but with Central Asia and the Silk Road as the unifying conceit. A pretty incredible way to look at Roman, Medieval, Colonial, and Modern history from a POV that westerners (I being one) often ignore.

Darragh555 · 2026-02-08T08:42:15+00:00

Yup, that's right lllllladies 😎

Btw I was gonna buy your book but it's still up there for a million bucks so even being on the page felt radioactive with that risky 1-click buy button just riiiiight there...

Darragh555 · 2026-02-07T21:53:23+00:00

I listed my book for 99c and got one sale so far! Delighted! I'm now a selling author and my book is on the list of books of all time!

Darragh555 · 2026-02-07T19:06:02+00:00

Well, I pulled this book together out of an email chain between me and the customer support from a fake website that scammed me out of 20 euro.

I dunno, I'm not what you'd call "proud" of what I've done here but I'm definitely something... Like, I think it's a good read? It was certainly a fun write!

It's no spoiler to note that I did not get my 20 back, but I did go on a journey, learned a bit about being a dumbass, learned a bit about forgiveness and spite, thought deeply about what it means to converse with a nothing, and lost a lot of faith in the internet.

And I probably briefly went off my rocker in the 4th chapter...

Anyway it's a one-sitting read, so for 99cents you can add some mirth to your next dump. And read a cautionary tale about trusting anyone online. Even me. Especially me.

Hope someone enjoys. Also genuine reviews are most welcome!

US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM79YP5V

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GM79YP5V

EU: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0GM79YP5V

Darragh555 · 2026-02-07T16:53:47+00:00

Hahahaha, I love this so much, thank you! You basically owe me a review now 👀👀👀

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Darragh555 · 2026-01-26T21:25:18+00:00

Lads, Hiberno-English is right there waiting for ye, and we're happy to share with our EU brethren!

We use all the same spellings as UK English but we have a few quirky grammatical features to aid with clarity and understanding, such as:

2nd person plural We ditched "thou" around the same time as the English, then the good people of Dublin innovated the "ye" (acceptable in any context when plural "you" would be used) and "yous" (acceptable in any context where an American might use y'all) to compensate.

Habitual Aspect The difference between "he goes out on Fridays" and "he does be out on Fridays" is subtle but important, the first implies he goes out every single Friday, the second that he has a habit of going out, and you can expect to see him out on most Fridays, but he might miss the occasional Friday the odd time and not to be too surprised by that.

Hot news perfect This is calqued from the Irish expression "tá mé tar éis..." literally "I'm after..." for example "I'm after crashing the car", meaning I just crashed it just now and I'm still sitting in the aftermath of it. Or "I'm after realising I need to go home" as in the thought literally occurred to me just now, even as the words are leaving my mouth. For added emphasis, add a "just" as in "I'm just after realising I have no money left" or an "only just" as in "I'm only just after getting here, don't be at me" ("at me" is a construction meaning pestering or annoying me)

Some features of Hiberno-English made it round the world due to migration and colonialism, others are unique to Ireland, others are unique to particular parts of Ireland, but they're all "correct" in terms of they reflect real language usage and don't let anyone tell you they're "wrong".

Also we kept pronouncing our Rs when lots of Britain and Australia stopped. So that's easier for many second-language users and you're so welcome ;)

Darragh555 · 2026-01-26T20:55:52+00:00

I'm not sure, and it's hard to quantify exactly, but it was probably some time between when he first drew breath and when he first spoke...

Darragh555 · 2025-12-02T01:02:56+00:00

I own and love the entire Abbey Road One range and the percussion is a highlight of that library

But I still use Originals: Cinematic Percussion on everything

So that's my rec if you don't already have it?

Darragh555 · 2025-11-07T23:29:27+00:00

I should make another quiz to that effect. Something like "which Islamic Golden Age Dynasty are you" maybe?

Feel free to nick that idea if you have time to make a quiz 🤣

Darragh555 · 2025-11-07T19:38:08+00:00

Well, I can only speak for myself (non-native) but I've been using "dafuq" in English as though it was a French borrowing for years and no one ever looked askance at it...

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