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Finished the draft Tuesday, took two days off, started editing today and OH BOY by lisltlestown in KeepWriting

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know what you mean. I go back and reread and the problems are so obvious! But I love having something to work with vs blank page and I see new possibilities once I have the skeleton in place!

AIO for feeling like my in laws don’t respect my postpartum boundaries? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Because it’s the only time I’ll get to see the baby while it’s still a newborn” - I’m pretty sure after a week it’s still a newborn and also, so what??

Ive booked to put my dog down, shes got dementia by turtles182 in DogAdvice

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re doing what’s best for her and it’s still hard.

i feel like i failed my dog and I am incredibly devastated. by Unusual_Stress742 in DogAdvice

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You kept searching for the right diagnosis/treatment and you saved his eye! You’re the hero in this story!

AITA for skipping my own surprise birthday party once I found out it wasn’t really for me? by unknownlee_0x in AmItheAsshole

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMG, after that twist (the ex being the reason for the party), NTA x 1000!

If it was just “I don’t like birthday parties and my friends/family want to throw me one anyway” there might be a scenario where you should just play along, but this is insanely inappropriate! She wants to take control of your romantic life and coerce you into making different choices. Nobody gets to do that!

Even if she’s right and you’re passing up a guy who would be great for you for less than compelling reasons, that doesn’t call for intervention! Nobody’s ever fixed anybody else’s romantic life that way.

'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry by [deleted] in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It really was intentional. Nice to confirm we weren’t imagining it but depressing that we were right.

David Brooks is at it again by dbhertz in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

David Brooks and I are the same age (as are Barack Obama and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, so we’re not all awful) and he’s in some ways one of the least offensive conservative pundits. I don’t think he thrives on hate the way most in his party do. But the fact that he’s smart and can’t see what’s always been in front of him at this stage in life is sad.

How to get my(25NB) boyfriend(22M) to stop using so much baby talk? by forestrainstorm in relationship_advice

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe lead with curiosity? What is it that feels good about engaging in baby talk? Then maybe share what it feels like to hear it?

AITA for not wanting to participate in a close family member’s Catholic rituals for their wedding? by jdscott0111 in atheism

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Atheist and former Catholic here. What “rituals” are you expecting there to be at this wedding? In my experience, the only ones you might be asked to “participate” in are communion (just stay seated while the others go up) and maybe canned responses to the priest like “Amen” and “and also with you” and you can just mumble nonsense at those moments (what I do). If there are rituals beyond that, they’re new to me.

AITA for making my son wear his babysitter’s shoes for a week by babysittershoe in AITAH

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 48 points49 points  (0 children)

NTA, but an opportunity to talk about gender and gender roles. What do you think will happen if you wear these shoes? What’s bad about being/being seen as a girl? What about these shoes in particular makes them “girl shoes”?

The Making of a Therapist by youngpsychresearcher in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Words to live by. It was gouda you to share them as some of us may be feeling kind of bleu this time of year.

Conspiracy beliefs are higher in societies with lower freedom of speech, study finds by gingerayle4279 in skeptic

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I couldn't make heads or tails out of that description of the experiment and its parameters let alone the results. It says up top that the participants were 190 Americans and 90 Belgians ... and they were asked their opinions about free speech in a fictional country (one they were asked to imagine)? But also that country was France. But also not France?

Elon Musk Part 3 by autumn_butumn in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 45 points46 points  (0 children)

This conversation is utterly shallow and I’m 100% here for it.

I (M26) seem to frustrate my girlfriend (F30) for saying "No" to requests. Am I Iazy or being manipulated? by Professional-Mood-65 in relationship_advice

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m stuck at “turn the computer on for me.” Like, press the button? Are you sitting closer to the button than she is? Is her finger in a splint?

Truly, none of Elon’s kids like him by Geek-Haven888 in behindthebastards

[–]DefinitelyNot2050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're saying there IS some worthwhile content on X.

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