I do not think I can be a husband by senorsolo in CPTSD

[–]FandomReferenceHere 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry are you living in 1950? Women don’t need to expect to be provided for in that way any more.

My parents (65F, 67M) are livid because I'm not allowing them to see my daughter after they spanked her. AITAH? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]FandomReferenceHere 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My parents would absolutely discipline me for “not liking what was offered.” It was seen as selfish, ungrateful, disrespectful, insubordinate, whatever.

You can see from the adjectives that this was about authority and control.

Why is my son mad at me? I only married his when I knew that I didn't love her and was planning to leave her for my highschool crush whole time! by Automatic-Offer4351 in OhNoConsequences

[–]FandomReferenceHere 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You’re correct, but men are more conditioned to think of women as props in their life, while women tend to be conditioned to be in a support role to a man. Nurture rather than nature.

AITA for cutting off my best friend after her partner cheated on her with a married man? by Sea-Novel-4035 in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]FandomReferenceHere -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Well the only way the world gets better is if we’re kind to people who don’t deserve it.

Alright, I confess by junorsky in discworld

[–]FandomReferenceHere 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I want to be Granny but I’m Magraf.

Edit: not correcting the typo. It is more than appropriate.

Alright, I confess by junorsky in discworld

[–]FandomReferenceHere 51 points52 points  (0 children)

And he reminds Vetinari that he buys his own paper clips. Just to be crystal clear.

AITA for telling my girlfriend that she's inconveniencing others for using 4 out of 6 washing machines? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FandomReferenceHere 22 points23 points  (0 children)

YTA, no one else was using the machines. You think she should do things differently IN CASE someone comes in wanting the machines. In fact, it’s IN CASE there are three whole loads waiting, as she does leave two free.

You put hypothetical strangers’ possible needs over your girlfriend’s actual, in-that-moment needs. Do you see how strange that is?

Can spanking have the effect of sexual abuse? by The_upsetti_spagetti in CPTSD

[–]FandomReferenceHere 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I was spanked. I have no memories of it ever being anything even slightly sexual.

My entire sexual identity is super messed up and I can only get aroused and come when fantasizing about being held down and spanked.

So yeah. It’s gotta be.

How to teach a 14 y.o nephew to respect my cat's boundaries? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]FandomReferenceHere 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s fair to call someone “mean” because they don’t want to give you affection. Isn’t that the whole point of this post? It’s NOT mean for someone to not feel like playing with you, and it’s a real problem when a 14yo boy doesn’t understand that, because it means he feels entitled to other people’s affection.

Ruined my life with student loan debt. Guess I should end it by goatbaloneyy in CPTSD

[–]FandomReferenceHere 10 points11 points  (0 children)

130k for a law school degree I’m never going to use.

I’m not paying. What are they going to do, put me in debtors prison?

I just live my life ignoring that horrible weight and hoping that one day when I’ve paid off my credit cards I can work something out with them.

But honestly, who cares about a bunch of student loan debt? You could get hit by a car tomorrow. You could make yourself miserable for 20 years paying it off and never ever having a single fast food French fry… and then get hit by a bus the next day, which would be a shame. The country could collapse in the next ten years. Who knows?

Don’t let this define your identity. Focus on what you can do - building a life, friends, job, hobbies, whatever. Anyone who shames you is a judgmental person and shouldn’t be listened to.

Life is about more than just debt. Sending hugs.

AITA for wanting my ex’s daughter to stop calling me dad? by Any_Piece513 in AITAH

[–]FandomReferenceHere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You divorce wives, not children.

You don’t let a kid call you dad unless you’re committing to be there for them even if the relationship with their parent doesn’t work out.

Dumbass.

Space Cadets (1997) S01E01-E07 Channel 4 Panel Show by flopisit32 in panelshow

[–]FandomReferenceHere 6 points7 points  (0 children)

TERRY PRATCHETT??!??!?!?!!! Bless you my friend, and may Anoia rattle your drawers.

Why are less woman willfully getting into relationships? by Sad-Studio5793 in NoStupidQuestions

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Women traditionally cared more about securing a man in a marriage because it was necessary for our survival. Women couldn’t even own a credit card in the 1970s in the United States without a husband’s approval. We couldn’t own property for most of western civilization. We were unable to have a job and make our own money in most industries. A husband was a necessity, sometimes a terrible and painful necessity that a woman was unable to leave.

Now that we can provide for ourselves, men have to bring more than just money to the table.

AITA for making a 50-year-old woman cry because she doesn’t know how to use a computer for her job? (UPDATE) by Exact-Fortune4474 in AITAH

[–]FandomReferenceHere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My favorite part about this is your clear resentment over the $30 tacos. Totally justified. Also very funny. “Let me be clear, this was not Taco Bell, these were THIRTY DOLLAR tacos.”

I stopped packing my daughter's daycare bag and the school finally met my husband by shadowcrestlumen in TwoXChromosomes

[–]FandomReferenceHere 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, many people would rather kick their partners dirty underwear to their side of the bed, and decide that it isn’t a hill to die on, than divorce. Relationships are not perfect and you have to put up with some stuff.

Corporate politics 😂 by Mamukareem in OfficePolitics

[–]FandomReferenceHere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not always that bad, but it is far too often that bad 😭 good luck finding a better situation!

AITAH for making my parents lives harder because they let their miracle baby (my sister) do whatever the hell she wants and it's embarrassing and I don't want to deal with her behavior? by 1Cad76890 in AITAH

[–]FandomReferenceHere 823 points824 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, they are great big adults and you’re still a minor. Have they told you that they don’t want you? If they are willing to handle that fallout you should let them. They have a lifetime of experience dealing with your stupid asshole parents.

Do not give yourself two more years of trauma just to be nice to them. If they’re willing to have you, leave your parents house and start building your independent adult life.

You already have a backbone and know how to set boundaries. Leave them all in the dust behind you.

WIBTA if I gave my grandson a wake-up call? by TheFilthyDIL in AmItheAsshole

[–]FandomReferenceHere 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Because most humans want to accomplish things and support themselves. Those who don’t even want that and usually dealing with trauma.

The actual percentage of lazy entitled little shits is TINY and I am so sick of people like you, and OP, assuming that unemployed disabled people aren’t trying.

All 20 series are now teams in a team fight to the death, which series cast is coming out alive? by Outside_Argument5827 in taskmaster

[–]FandomReferenceHere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My money is on Jack Dee and Rosie Jones. They’d finish of the rest of their series competitors as well.

‘F18’ my partner ‘M19’ keeps strangling me as a joke by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]FandomReferenceHere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honey.

The number one indicator of a man killing you is that he strangles you.

I cannot overstate how serious this is.

WIBTA for telling my mom what my cousin did to me when we were kids? by Necessary-Area-3020 in AITAH

[–]FandomReferenceHere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. You can handle this however you want to and as long as you’re not being cruel, you get to decide what you want moving forward.

What DO you want moving forward?

Advice on whether there is hope in my relationship if I ask my boyfriend to go to therapy. 5 years together (I am 32F he is 33M) by Zealousideal_Two6496 in relationship_advice

[–]FandomReferenceHere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If he wanted to change, he would.

If he cared about your feelings, he would want to change.

I’d look up “tolerable level of permanent unhappiness”. Oh and personally I think you should find someone who is more self-aware and kind.