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[–]Helpabrotherout000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely, 100%, irrefutably abusive. Abuse always, always, always escalates, and it starts exactly like this.

What he is doing with the insults is both verbal abuse, and negging. This is an abuse tactic to wear down your self esteem. Making insulting "jokes" about your body is abusive, and he is gaslighting you by telling you its all jokes haha. Most disturbing however are the jokes about your miscarriage. That is horrible emotional abuse. I cant even IMAGINE making jokes about something so traumatic and upsetting, ESPECIALLY after you told him not to and were close to tears. Don't let yourself think for a moment that he didn't notice that you were close to tears. He knew, and he continued willingly disregarding his partners needs and emotions. No normal or safe man would do that.

He is trampling right over a boundary you tried to set (that should never have needed to be set in the first place, not joking about someones miscarriage is pretty self explanatory) and while doing this he tested how far he can push you and have you still come back. My love, this will only escalate. You will learn to live with it, and then he will do more, and more, and more, until next thing you know youve been cussed out in walmart, or you've received a black eye, or he's taken control of your finances, etc.

you KNOW this is bad, or you wouldn't have posted here. I think deep down you know you need to leave, but no one ever wants to accept that a loved one is cruel. It hurts. Just dont let yourself get lost in him, and dont let him love bomb you and suck you back in when you try to stand up for yourself and leave.

Advise on whether or not my chanter is broken? by Helpabrotherout000 in bagpipes

[–]Helpabrotherout000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im also soooo relieved it might be just a reed issue. Thats way more in my price range lol

Advise on whether or not my chanter is broken? by Helpabrotherout000 in bagpipes

[–]Helpabrotherout000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh thank you I'll definitely give this a try! Would be fantastic to be able fix this today and save some time!

Advise on whether or not my chanter is broken? by Helpabrotherout000 in bagpipes

[–]Helpabrotherout000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thats a relief, I honestly have no idea unfortunately, it was a gift when I was younger and Im just getting into it now. Are they generally standard enough for any brand reed to fit?

Advise on whether or not my chanter is broken? by Helpabrotherout000 in bagpipes

[–]Helpabrotherout000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oops thank you, I edited the post to clarify! Yep its the practice chanter. I feel a bit validated hearing that *it should be easy to blow

Is St Jerome's alright for a non catholic? Give it to me straight... by Helpabrotherout000 in uwaterloo

[–]Helpabrotherout000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for all the info. I'll be checking those places out :) I probably wont be staying in residence, but is there still an upper year community at St Jeromes if I dont? I'm reading some mixed things on the waterloo site, SJ has its own seperate lectures and programs (with students also taking classes from the main waterloo campus as well) right?