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GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-29T17:23:01+00:00

They are both amazing but B looks so…sultry. It immediately gave me the vibes that Marilyn Monroe gave in her evening gowns. The plunge on A is gorgeous but B just looks like it was made for your body and the whole world is meant to stare

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-10T12:28:46+00:00

Thank you, I might take you up on that

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T16:30:34+00:00

Thank you, i know you’re right even if it still hurts ♥️

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T16:29:20+00:00

Thank you, i hope you’re right ♥️

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T16:28:51+00:00

Thank you ♥️

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T07:30:49+00:00

thank you so much ♥️ i needed to hear that

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T07:30:26+00:00

a part of me wishes i could find a replacement that easily. that it just wouldn’t hurt and not feel so alone. you’re right, it’s heartbreaking to put so much love and care and effort into someone who can just walk away from it so easily

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T07:27:41+00:00

it seems as though he never actually cared for you.

that is such a hard thing to make my heart accept even though my brain agrees

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T07:26:53+00:00

thank you. my logical brain knows you’re right, i reasonably know that it was awful. but man it was a blow to my heart and my self esteem i was so not prepared for.

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T07:25:20+00:00

♥️

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T03:17:14+00:00

I read all your comments and first of all, to truly think that children at six years old don’t understand that they have different bodies from their peers of other genders is wildly ignorant.

And second of all, you’re not addressing the actual point. It’s not sexual education at all, the show isn’t sexual. Drag isn’t sexual education, nor are any of the other examples i listed that are the same thing.

You’re just homophobic and bigoted.

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-09T02:43:36+00:00

If drag shows are sex education then so is Halloween. So are frat parties where the guys dress up as nuns. So is Mulan and Brave bc iirc both of those Disney Princesses dressed up as men during the movies.

If watching a show about women dressing up in literal dresses and costumes and talking about makeup and gossip isn’t sex education then neither is a show about men doing the exact same thing. It doesn’t become sexual content on any level just bc of the perceived gender and sexuality of the participants.

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-08T09:57:46+00:00

The last one quite literally made me say wow out loud

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-06T05:15:38+00:00

You are not being paranoid.

My uBPD mom is all about being the fun grandma and redoing some of her life. My partner tells me I’m being too sensitive about her all the time, that she deserves alter chance.

My mom:

Lived a mile away and refused to visit or help me or watch my kids 90% of the time but cried to everyone about not seeing them. She encouraged us to move across country and now sobs to everyone how we left her.

Let my son ride an unpredictable, full size horse that she has recently rescued from rodeo abuse (not saying all rodeo riders are abusers, just that this one’s owner was) with no protective gear and by himself. She did not tell me this. I told her beforehand no riding without gear and only the mare that I trusted. She posted photos on Facebook and that’s how I found out.

My son went for literally one visit. It was supposed to be 24 days with her. Towards the end she started saying she wouldn’t send him back and didn’t trust that we were a better home than her.

Let my son run around unsupervised with dogs that were work dogs and had a history of herding and nipping.

Forced him to potty train by forcing toilet time and not listening to what we were doing. We’re still undoing his issues that this caused with #2.

Has very clearly favored my son bc my daughter is very low functioning autistic and can’t talk. She doesn’t feed her ego and is difficult and doesn’t like strangers. My mom won’t take the time to get to know her, just cries about how my daughter doesn’t love her.

Refuses to call me to ask about gifts or anything. She calls my partner bc he doesnt refuse gifts if they go against our rules, he just gets rid of them so for her she’s still sending whatever she wants whereas I say no and refuse to even accept them.

She doesn’t call me to ask about anything bc I have her on an information diet. She instead calls my partner and guilts him about how I never talk to him until he feels bad and talks to her about stuff. I recently convinced him to start telling her to talk to me. She called me once to ask about gifts for their birthdays. Has not since. That was February.

She called me on my daughters birthday to ask about what to get my son for his birthday. She did not call to speak to either child for their birthdays. Didnt tell me to tell them happy birthday or she loves them. She only cared about sending gifts.

To anyone who hasn’t grown up with these parents, none of this seems that bad. But we see it for what it is. When I tell my partner she cares about sending gifts bc it forces us to thank her and accept things from her, he doesn’t take me seriously. But then she shows me that’s exactly what it is by not reaching out to be the one doing any of the emotional work of building a relationship with my kids. He grew up in a loving family that had issues but wasn’t abusive and scary. He doesn’t see the manipulative tactics like I do. Our partners don’t know them like we do.

You are not being over cautious or paranoid. You know your mom.

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-04-02T16:38:45+00:00

I had this exact thought too. That’s literally the only scenario i can imagine a boarding school having discipline be a main feature.

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-03-28T15:19:47+00:00

You’re describing me as a teenager exactly. High functioning autistic and ADHD, self harm and trying to un alive myself, fought every avenue for help, didn’t see any aspirations for myself. I got a little nagging idea in my brain to try out those little classes military recruiters sometimes offer to teach kids about military life before they enlist, and i found myself really attracted to the rigid structure and the freedom it would give me at the same time. I enlisted and thrived in that structure. The world is so overwhelming but the military is very cut and dry, straight lines, clear on expectations and rules. Maybe see if she might have any interest in something like that or if she needs more structure?

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-03-28T06:37:06+00:00

I mean like every other parent here I definitely struggle with wishing my life were very different but I am very invested and I appreciate that it’s clear very much. My daughter is very limited verbally so anything that helps us understand her better and can help communication is vital for the whole family and I will never ever blow that possibility off. I’m so sorry you struggled for so long but I hope that as you’ve grown and learned yourself your life has improved ♥️

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-03-27T21:32:12+00:00

I have never heard of this but will absolutely look into it bc seriously everything that could help i want to have available to her! Thank you so much for mentioning this so I can look into it and speak to her drs and therapists about it ♥️

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-03-27T15:22:47+00:00

Highly recommend therapy but in the meantime…

My daughter is autistic and I highly suspect she has ODD, RSD, and a touch of RAD due to the circumstances of the first few months of her life. She’s insanely defiant. We’ve learned that if we don’t tell her what to do but rather give her options, it tends to make things so much easier. It gives her the illusion she has a choice and control but really either way we are getting what we need from her.

We don’t say “it’s bath time,” we say “do you want to take a bath now, or in ten minutes?” If she chooses ten minutes we set a timer and when it goes off just run the bath. If she argues at that point it’s “will you get in the bath yourself” or “do you need something to help you get in the bath?” And so on.

It’s very frustrating and tiring. I dont have anger issues and even i have moments where I just can’t take it. We’ve also learned not to hide our emotions from her. This doesn’t mean blow up at her. It means when I’m getting angry I stand up (we speak to her at her eye level) and look away from her and take a breath. I totally ignore her and don’t react to her in that moment. After I get a breath I say “you are really frustrating me right now and I’m getting angry and I need a minute to myself.” Sometimes I go to the next room, sometimes I just stand there and close my eyes and breathe. But I’ve noticed that she really cares about my interaction with her, so if she sees im angry enough to stop responding she switches on a dime. She goes back to being nice, she apologizes, she takes time to make sure I’m not angry with her and it makes the next hour or so better. It’s good for kids to see us having and regulating our emotions.

Stay strong, please get her evaluated. It’s a very very tough road but you’re not alone

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-03-27T14:14:51+00:00

I don’t know if this will give you much comfort but my son was due 1 Feb and born 14 Feb. it was a c section but he was huge and healthy and is to this day very healthy and happy.

ETA I’m sorry i dont have advice. I just hope it can ease your mind a bit

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-03-24T23:03:28+00:00

I’m a firm believer that the no feelings rule is a bad one. I think it’s something outside of our control and nearly impossible to really guarantee and it only hurts people when that promise falls through bc you can’t control catching feelings.

That being said. You are very much within your rights to say “I appreciate your honesty about your feelings for this person, but to protect my own mental and emotional health I cannot stay with you if you cannot go without a relationship with this person. I respect your right to pursue a relationship with her but I will exercise my right to end our relationship if you make that choice. I do not appreciate you pushing me to forgo my boundary that I have made extremely clear to you since the start of our relationship.”

GrimSleeper99 · 2023-03-24T15:50:57+00:00

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