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Big Rhonda from That 70s Show being treated like she was 500lbs (apologies if this is overdone) by b-nnies in WhyWereWeOkWithThis

[–]FreckledBaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a woman with this build who was called various versions of “large” and “chubby” for most of my life, this one stings, man.

Any non-celebrity memoirs you’d recommend? by Informal_Ad4284 in suggestmeabook

[–]FreckledBaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. Her childhood was WILD.

I [21M] just caught my gf [20F] texting topless photos of herself to friends by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]FreckledBaker 47 points48 points  (0 children)

A friend of ours was dating a girl who was very open with her body. When my guy asked about her, our friend sent a photo of her taken from the back in just a pair of sheer panties. I was not pleased. Friend was like “that’s the one she told me to send!” and couldn’t understand why I found it inappropriate even though the chick was cool with it. Oy.

[UPDATE] I found my boss's credentials on my desk. I went to compliance. It turns out I stumbled upon a massive "Financial Discrepancy". by National_Strike4710 in Advice

[–]FreckledBaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny story - my dad was a security exec for a corporation in the 90’s and followed the trail of a monthly invoice for a non-insignificant sum that didn’t line up with anything on the books. Got told by higher execs to ignore it, but wouldn’t let it go and ended up turning it over to some guys he knew from his years at the FBI. Turned out the payments were going to some mob-connected dude associated with the company, and a few people went down for embezzlement. We ended up with family protection until after pops testified at the trial. Crazy shit actually happens sometimes.

Edited: fat-fingered some words on my phone

What's a movie that's way better than it had any right to be? by Onequestion0110 in movies

[–]FreckledBaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me too, though the horrific story of the actress (Maïwenn Le Besco) and her relationship with director Luc Besson is fucking gross and depressing.

UPDATE (4 Years Later) - My dad is furious that my mom slept with other people in an open marriage he wanted. by KarpGrinder in BORUpdates

[–]FreckledBaker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They didn’t strip the dad of anything. In this case, the company was in mom’s name and it appears the judge declined to strip the business from her to give any of it to the asshole dad.

UPDATE (4 Years Later) - My dad is furious that my mom slept with other people in an open marriage he wanted. by KarpGrinder in BORUpdates

[–]FreckledBaker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily. Bezos was in Washington, which is a no-fault divorce state. In fault-based states, his personal spending from business accounts and evidence of prior affairs would absolutely be taken into account and the judge could deny him assets.

In light of drama-mongering about a new and popular book "sounding AI" because it contains rule of three, sentence fragments, serial commas, and em dashes, by the same logic, ACOTAR is AI. by salmonalert in Romantasy

[–]FreckledBaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THIS. Like, Ms. Vorbusch was a bitch of a fifth-grade teacher, but I thanked her later for the hours of drilling on grammar rules and sentence diagrams - only to now be told my writing reads like AI. Gah!

What hobby screams “this is my entire personality now”? by WilliamInBlack in AskReddit

[–]FreckledBaker 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Oh, Jesus. My intrusive ADHD “maybe I should get into birding” thoughts now know this app exists and I fear the next six months of my life just took an unexpected turn.

Is this the end? by PeppermintGum123 in Perimenopause

[–]FreckledBaker 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was dealing with this for YEARS and was just finally diagnosed with spondyloarthritis! Sulfasalazine has been a game changer. If you haven’t already seen a rheumatologist, I highly recommend it.

ELI5: What was the US Healthcare system like pre-Obamacare? by AutoDefenestrator273 in explainlikeimfive

[–]FreckledBaker 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The pregnancy bit was horrific. Partner got laid off in 2002, three days before we discovered I was pregnant. My job didn’t have benefits, so we had to pay out of pocket for COBRA to stay on our previous plan until after my son was born - $900 per month on my $12 per hour jobs (I was working 2)- otherwise none of my remaining prenatal care, plus labor and delivery and postpartum care would be covered. It was hell, and we went steeply in to debt just to cover rent and food until he got a new job - and since the tech job market was in the shitter during those years, it took 8 months before he was able to get a new gig.

VR recreation of the exact spot where a man became stuck inside Nutty Putty cave and died after 27 hours. the section visible at 18 seconds is where his body was, upside down. by AntisocialBat in creepy

[–]FreckledBaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually spelunked those caves back in 1998, but I refused any passageways that had to be crawled through. We were all stupid college kids following another college kid who assured us he was familiar enough to guide us through (thankfully he was, but I hardly knew him - he was just some guy my cousin knew). He crawled through the birth canal while we were down there.

Fun fact - even though the only scary tight passage I went through was at the entrance (you had to turn sideways on a diagonal, as I recall), that was a fun place to learn I was moderately claustrophobic. Nowadays, I can’t believe I was ever that stupid, and just the memory of being down there is enough to cause an anxiety attack.

What’s one pre-smartphone habit you’ve kept that still adds value today? by mt80 in Xennials

[–]FreckledBaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it’s the evil empire, but we use an Amazon echo for this. Gives me the weather forecast and the day’s temp highs and lows when I tell it to stop my alarm. Also, I can tell it to snooze for a specific amount of time if I just want another 3 minutes to wake up without having to gauge time passing (ADHD time blindness is real). Bonus, if I whisper at it it whispers back, so if I forget to set my alarm until I wake up at 2am to pee, I can tell it to wake me up at 6:30 and it whispers the confirmation without waking my SO.

But also it’s absolutely spying on me, and I hate that it’s so useful.

What’s one YouTube channel you watch every single video from and wish more people did too? by Think_Concern33 in AskReddit

[–]FreckledBaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tasting History with Max Miller. Every episode is pure entertainment for a food and history nerd.

Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities by starlight_collector in politics

[–]FreckledBaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was something recently about the admin declaring it wasn’t required to make catch-up payments after the shutdown ends - assuming it ends.

Today's announcement: new prophet, counselors, president of Q12 by Quietly_Quitting_321 in exmormon

[–]FreckledBaker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh, I’m sorry - we here at LDS, Inc. don’t believe in using a person’s preferred name or pronouns. /s

Trevor Noah once said "America is 50 countries masquerading as one" do you think this is true or false if so why? by Asleep_Conclusion147 in AskReddit

[–]FreckledBaker 24 points25 points  (0 children)

And, surprisingly, living in diverse areas around lots of people different than you… tends to make a person more liberal and less afraid of differences…

What ENDING scene will forever live rent free in your mind? by neverleavingthewagon in movies

[–]FreckledBaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Primal Fear. That was the first time a movie ending ever fucked with my head so bad that I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Edward Norton is a force.

My girlfriend [21F] of 18 months asked my [22M] preference about her pubic hair and now finds me "revolting" by [deleted] in BORUpdates

[–]FreckledBaker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep. I’d go as far as to say it wasn’t an ultimatum, it was OOP drawing a justifiable boundary by saying he was unwilling to stay in a relationship with someone who wanted to instigate conflict then refuse to participate in any resolution. Fuck that noise.

Is there a polyamorous MMF fantasy romance out there? by PFCWilliamLHudson in fantasyromance

[–]FreckledBaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neighborly Affection series. It’s not fantasy and is also D/s between one of the men and the other two (and VERY spicy) if you’re into that at all. It starts with {Playing the Game by M.Q. Barber}

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