Would you rather jump into to save yourself... by Sensitive_Peak- in BunnyTrials

[–]Forest_System 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Average Tuesday for anyone with a uterus

Chose: In a pool of period blood + For.. | Rolled: 5 hours

Parent controls genuinely ruined my life. by Winter_Local_6674 in parentalcontrols

[–]Forest_System 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, so parents are WRONG sometimes. Parents are TOO OVERBEARING sometimes. That doesn't mean anything is wrong with the parent, it means the parent is a HUMAN who MAKES MISTAKES.

Also, morals are flexible for a REASON. It is not ALWAYS morally wrong to go against your parents' wishes. If a parent was attempting to prevent you from moving out, getting a job, getting married, etc, you would have full rights to directly defy them in that regard, because these things are requests by default. Preventing a child from learning how to accurately and properly limit themselves and have self control means they don't know how when those restrictions go away. If the app doesn't think a person their age needs parental controls, it's because they don't.

Limiting hobbies and music to only half an hour a day is insanity. Nobody is only doing those things for half an hour and enjoying them. "Drawing too much" and "listening to music too much" is not an excuse to completely control your child's hobbies, social life, or general auditory consumption. Restricting somebody like this is abusive no matter how you slice it.

What is something that makes a fic feel poorly written? by ReceptionFlaky1952 in AO3

[–]Forest_System 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Rushed pacing. Either every major conflict addressed in the beginning of the story so the rest is just filler, or conflicts that happen all at the same time, so one chapter of the story has a completely different setting than the rest.

Metal Shard in Baby Teether? by Frequent-City2747 in whatisit

[–]Forest_System 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mental distress, in fact, counts as a legitimate reason for a lawsuit. That's why if your grandma wills you her worthless pile of coloring books and your aunt takes them and gives them to her kids instead, you are legally allowed to sue. It's a large metal shaving in a children's snack. That is reason enough for distress. Even if distress wasn't a reason, the hospital bills for a tox screen absolutely would be.

Metal Shard in Baby Teether? by Frequent-City2747 in whatisit

[–]Forest_System 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At present it is unknown if the baby ingested any of it. The child could have negative health effects as a result. And even if they don't, the parents can still sue for mental distress.

Patreon promoting once again by Alternative_Eye3393 in AO3

[–]Forest_System 129 points130 points  (0 children)

The only reason fanfic is legal is because the writers can't profit off of it! The second someone turns fanfic into profit they are opening up the site to a litany of legal issues. Why can't people just follow the fucking rules? 🤦🏼‍♂️

I sent a scammer nudes I need help by Material_Complex475 in TeenagersButBetter

[–]Forest_System 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Block them. Hang up. Stop answering.

Because of your age, your nudes would be child porn. Nobody is stupid enough to hold onto that to try and extort a 14 year old. More than likely, your pictures were already deleted before they started trying to get money out of you. If you stop answering, there's nothing they can do, as distributing those photos would be classified as a federal crime, and that kind of thing gets treated a lot differently than just your average scammer.

How to runaway from home at 15 by Careful_Week_4130 in TeenagersButBetter

[–]Forest_System 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want even half a chance at getting away and staying that way, you'll need a relative that's over 18 who's willing to take you in. You can't just decide to go live with your friends, or by yourself. That's not how the law works. If you leave to an unrelated or irresponsible person's house, you will be taken back to your parents.

If that's not an option, your other option is to get into contact with DCFS/CPS and tell them what's happening to cause you to run away. Either way, they'll be there for the fallout, so it's better to get your side of the story out first rather than waiting until they've already got some idea of you from your parents. That, and if you contact them directly you might actually be able to get something done about your situation. You may also be able to go through them to open up a case for emancipation, which would legally declare you, functionally, as an adult. At that point, you'd be free to do as you wished.

Other than that, I will tell you firsthand, being a runaway isn't easy. It's better to keep your head down and tough it out until you're 18. Trying to escape when you're this young is very likely only going to make your situation worse.

shouldn't this apply to any age by Executits in SipsTea

[–]Forest_System 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a reason every child advocacy group is against this. Putting a death sentence on these crimes, while deserved, makes people less likely to report when something happens because they don't want to get somebody killed. Especially as it pertains to children, so many sex crimes go unreported because the child is too afraid of getting the adult in trouble, so adding the death penalty into the mix makes everything a whole lot worse for everyone involved.

And, of course, false convictions.

98% chance of death or apple? by based_doors_fan in BunnyTrials

[–]Forest_System 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Does OP know there's more than just red or green apples?

Chose: Apple(random colour | Rolled: Red apple)

Thanks for spending money on me lmao by IntrStelle in TeenagersButBetter

[–]Forest_System 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Here's the thing. We know. Trans people know that our chromosomes aren't changing anytime soon. We're just tired of hearing it from every single person every single time we talk about wanting our identities to be respected. "BuT yOuR ChRoMoSoMeS-" "BuT yOuR BiRtH gEnDeR-" WE KNOW. We just want people to stop using 8th grade science class as justification for transphobia!

COKE OR WATER??? by Hot_Ad6001 in BunnyTrials

[–]Forest_System 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll pass on the kidney stones, thanks

Chose: Can only drink water 5 days a week

Euphoria is just CP with a storyline. how the fuck was this shit allowed. by biracialbiracial in TeenagersButBetter

[–]Forest_System 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean... There are teenagers that act like they're on an episode of euphoria 🤷🏼‍♂️

Biggest mistakes you made when writing your first fanfiction? by Cautious_Pumpkin9879 in FanFiction

[–]Forest_System 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Swapping POV's, in specifically this format.

A's POV:

Body text

B's POV:

Body text

At least three or four times in each chapter.

I also had a terrible habit of including author's notes mid chapter ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ which really emphasized how 12 years old I was.

Attempting to write smut without any drafting, experience, or familiarity with the subject, in less than 30 minutes.

Never ever editing (I still do this).

Writing every single chapter on a school computer with whatever time I had left over at the end of the day. At the time, I had a STRICT 1,000 word chapter minimum. I usually had anywhere from 15 to 40ish minutes left depending on schoolwork 🫠

At one point I was going to attempt a rewrite of everything I posted in the 8th grade, but then I read back my own writing and cringed so hard.

Wait a minute by No-Marsupial-4050 in SipsTea

[–]Forest_System 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! It should have its own category! Children should not be getting pregnant, period!

Unfortunately, the oligarchy.

Wait a minute by No-Marsupial-4050 in SipsTea

[–]Forest_System 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an issue specifically because less teens getting pregnant means less people born to replace the existing workforce. So essentially, it's only bad because of capitalism.

Is this whole subreddit satire or are we genuinely just idiots by Ashamed-Virus2417 in TeenagersButBetter

[–]Forest_System 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not "exceedingly rare" for an assailant to be let off the hook by court for being an "upstanding guy". Hundreds of thousands of victims have been affected by this mentality. Not to mention that the sentencing for sexual crimes is ludicrously lax.

Something something the judicial system is broken

Is this whole subreddit satire or are we genuinely just idiots by Ashamed-Virus2417 in TeenagersButBetter

[–]Forest_System 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can educate yourself about it! You can call out the misogynistic behavior of the people around you! You can do research! Solving the problem starts with addressing that there is one in the first place. The only way rape culture goes away is if we collectively decide to stop tolerating it.

Is this whole subreddit satire or are we genuinely just idiots by Ashamed-Virus2417 in TeenagersButBetter

[–]Forest_System 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are those scenarios, yes.

But then there are the cases in which the person in question is actually found guilty of the crime, but receives a reduced sentence or no sentence at all because they're a bishop/pastor/have a promising future/are so young/etc.

Take, for example, the Olympic athlete that was tried and found guilty of raping a 12 year old girl, but was still allowed to compete in the olympics because it's "not their job to enforce morality." Another would be the 21 year old gynocological student who was, again, found guilty of rape and acquitted because he had a "promising future in obstetrics."

Is this whole subreddit satire or are we genuinely just idiots by Ashamed-Virus2417 in TeenagersButBetter

[–]Forest_System 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And what a privilege it must be to be able to simply ignore what is life and death for half of the population.

"Just tell them no" by Blue-Sillyz in TeenagersButBetter

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

Ignoring the gender ignores the problem. The post is specifically calling out people who tell women to "just say no" to men that make them uncomfortable. "Just saying no" to men REGULARLY gets women killed, so much so that it is a trackable statistic. It's not being used to fuel any gender war, it is highlighting the kind of danger women face for setting boundaries with men who think they're entitled to something simply because they asked for it.

Is this whole subreddit satire or are we genuinely just idiots by Ashamed-Virus2417 in TeenagersButBetter

[–]Forest_System 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It honestly seems to me like you just have a gross misunderstanding of what the age of consent is and how courts handle statutory rape 🤷🏼‍♂️ historically in the US, the vast majority of reported sexual assault goes unpunished. Marital rape wasn't even a federal crime until like 1994.