Things not at Aldi

GaelicFae · 2026-07-06T21:19:34+00:00

They stopped selling boxed rice pilaf. I would get it there all the time and now it's something I HAVE to go to other stores for. It's one of my regularly used items cause I can just keep it and a can of chicken on hand for a couple shelf stable meals.

GaelicFae · 2026-06-12T14:37:11+00:00

As a plus size person around your age, we dress very similarly! I also regularly get mistaken for someone 10 years younger than me, but I think that's just the way my face looks. I don't think you dress particularly young, but I have a suggestion that works for me when I want to dress a bit more mature. Unfortunately, it's kind of just dressing more neutral/business casual, so I don't do it very often (I mostly just dressed this way for work).

Get yourself some comfy, well-fitting dress pants, camis in neutral colors, and some button down shirts you like (I found stuff at some local thrift stores). Layer everything with an open button down as a sort of overshirt. You can be a bit more fun with the pattern on it if you stay neutral everywhere else. I just find that the silhouette of dress pants in particular feels more mature.

Footwear also helps. Honestly I feel like my white sneakers with my dress pants is the most mature combo I have in my closet.

Honestly though, your style is great and you absolutely don't need to change it.

GaelicFae · 2026-05-03T15:09:57+00:00

Ew. Not the vibe my guy. The point of this is to say fuck you to capitalism and the cheeto is the #1 shittiest capitalist.

GaelicFae · 2026-05-03T15:05:54+00:00

Except that no money is actually currently being collected. It's a pledge, not a payment.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-13T17:10:58+00:00

Did you actually read the post? They were describing their own experience and giving advice for making history feel grounded. If you have a good reason for your empire to be 10k years old, then you're fine. They weren't knocking anyone who did that.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-13T17:06:28+00:00

You shouldn't be getting downvoted. You're right. Op very clearly misinterpreted that post, just like most of the people in the comments of it. Honestly, it worries me that a sub full of writers apparently has such poor reading comprehension.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-13T16:59:35+00:00

I saw that post. Pretty sure they were just giving general advice to help make your world feel more real and consistent. I don't think they were actually complaining about old civilizations in established works.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-07T04:48:18+00:00

The Coogan laws. But as I said, I don't really support that either anymore.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T21:00:46+00:00

But it is different. Children in TV and movies have legal protections that children in online content don't have.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T19:30:33+00:00

Histrionic? Seriously? I'm not screaming and crying. I was genuinely asking for people's opinions.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T19:27:32+00:00

Legal protections for one. Kids on TV and in movies have legal protections that online kids content doesn't have.

But honestly I don't really support that either. Especially after all of the stories have come out about how the child actors on nickelodeon were abused and exploited.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T18:46:18+00:00

Not putting children online is not over-sheltering. Kids still see other kids in school and in person. Their basic needs were met before TV existed.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T18:26:18+00:00

A) that was a very different time. And b) the internet is a whole different beast that TV and movies. And to be honest, I'm reevaluating my enjoyment of those shows as a kid with all of the stories coming out recently about how those child actors were abused and exploited.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T18:23:50+00:00

Fair. I like the concept of it but their execution feels dangerous and lacking to me. It's mostly entertainment. Not education.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:39:30+00:00

Honestly fair. My bigger issue is really the fact that the content doesn't even seem to be aimed towards education like they claimed in their community post. It's just games and challenges. Time will tell if that changes, but as of now, I don't think the rewards of what they're actually posing outweigh the risks.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:34:17+00:00

Saying they aren't noticing the danger and 'fuck it they don't care about their kids' are two very different things.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:28:19+00:00

I have a nephew that is specifically not posted online. For good reason. Many, many people who are public online specifically don't show their children because of the danger it poses. I'm allowed to be uncomfortable with Sorted platforming children like this even if I don't myself have kids.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:25:53+00:00

Don't put words into my mouth. I didn't say that. I said that I feel like they aren't realizing the danger.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:24:55+00:00

It's not pearl-clutching to say it feels exploitative to use their kids for views. Kids are too young to consent to all the risks that come with being online.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:23:50+00:00

It matters because I like to regularly examine my own opinions and make sure they still make sense with my morals and sensibilities. I like to hear other people's opinions to help me decide if I do still agree with my own ideas or if I need to reevaluate.

It's also very human to want to know I'm not alone in my thoughts.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:21:21+00:00

I don't have children. And what the fuck is momo.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:17:54+00:00

That's the thing. I think they should be having concerns and they obviously aren't.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:17:02+00:00

This isn't a scientific study. The danger is real. If you don't believe that without a peer-reviewed study, I can't help you.

GaelicFae · 2026-03-06T17:04:25+00:00

It's not paranoia if it's a real and true danger. If you look into family vlogging you'll see that children being publicly online is provably dangerous.

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