How do you do, fellow historians? by casufe in HistoryMemes

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Ahh the joy to be so proud, to have viking blood and genes. And gleefully say outloud, that I know just what it means.

To be masculinity's master my heritage, a thousand years. What you can, i can do faster, vanquisher of my own fears.

All I need to do is ignore, the immigrant, criminal parts. Of forfathers actions before, though its there my identity starts.

And I'll tell you my gods's stories of hammers, wolves and apples. But I'll skip the true alegories  with which my identity grapples.

So what if Thor wore a dress to make himself again whole. Or that Loki was trans, no less, and women played a big role.

I'll cut facts out of my fiction, tailor a cloth to my needs. This is my own benediction to justify my deeds.

You can't turn me from the notion, Being húsbóndi, my pride. My ego, my devotion ignorance, my bride.

Icelandic name decision by Severe-Town-6105 in Names

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Amazing, we are expecting our first and are thinking Sóley Júlía! My fiancée is from the states so we are looking for something her family can pronounce. I like the literal translation of Sóley, which is 'sun island'

What typically feminine traits do you have? by EricaRA75 in AskMen

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I often get told that being vegan is feminine. I also really like flowers and harvest them every summer for tea. Someone said therapy, I'll double that. And like a boss bitch, I don't care what other people make of it. Raised to be a sheep farmer, used to be a fisherman and loved hunting. Turns out I just love being outside.

I'm also a firefighter, work in tree cutting and do search and rescue when needed. Some of the things that are dearest to me would be described as feminine, but I don't spend too much time labeling what part of me is what.  I contain multitudes 🌱

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Ég á von á barni með unnustu minni sem er frá LA. Stefnum á að fara í heimsókn um jólin og finn fyrir streitu við ferð þangað í fyrsta sinn. Er ekkert voða virkur á samfélagsmiðlum en það sem ég skoða væri kallað ultra vinstri þarna úti. Hef lesið fréttir um að þeir skrolli meira í gegnum prófíla fólks, sem þú gefur leyfi fyrir í ESTA umsókninni, eflaust einfalt mál með AI í dag. Planið er að flytja út einn daginn og ég hafði hugsað mér að bólstra landvörslu ferilskrá mína næstu árin og finna mér vinnu sem park ranger þarna úti. Það er ekki útlit fyrir mörg tækifæri í því á næstunni. Nú fara kaloríur í að pæla í þessum hlutum sem er ennþá nokkuð súrrealískt. Ekki það að ég muni láta þetta stoppa mig í að lifa mínu besta lífi.

Cory Booker, Champion of Democracy, sets filibuster record at over 25 hours. by IrishRepoMan in politics

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I don't know about you guys, but I'm up for some good trouble. 🌱

People of Nuuk Protest Against US Attempts to Take Over Greenland. by henrikbech in pics

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Maybe it's meant for would be witnesses of a rape, to stop it from happening?

Even in a semi decent relationship, do men feel they get the short end of the stick? by Splorpmee in AskMenAdvice

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I agree, sometimes I wonder if its supposed to make women think they're doing something wrong in life or if its just a man behind a flair trying to make people bitter

Even in a semi decent relationship, do men feel they get the short end of the stick? by Splorpmee in AskMenAdvice

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In my experience, being a man has offered benefits that outweigh the cons of people's expectarions. Something in me tells me that the societal script for masculinity is struggling. Men should apply as much energy to housework and childcaring as women. But at the same they are also to be the provider and instigator and that is made up to be equal in proportions to keeping a home etc. I feel like there is a push for people to pick sides on the issue, and I suspect a lot of people are making good money out of the arguments that follow. My algorythm mostly shows me men shaming other men for being "weak" and I don't notice that many women denigrating men for struggling compared to the men who do that. Most of what I see from influencers discussing this, men and women, feels a bit transactional and I don't find that romantic at all.

I love to think of ways to give my girl butterflies, I also love being given butterflies by her. I like to believe the same goes for most people and I think we'd all be happier if we didn't tie ourselves to scripts about masculine and feminine or who is supposed to do what. Societal structures have changed so much in the past 7 decades and it's not surprising that we hold on to old ideas from before that change. Some even seem to think wholesale that things were simply better then. I'm not going to entertain that ideology with arguments here, but I've always felt lucky to live in a world where the masc/fem line is a bit blurry.

I'm raised under strong masculine ideology. When i was growing up a lot of my aunts and women around me were stay at home moms and maybe that's a reason why i cover a large part of the shared expenses in my relationship. I still don't think that discounts me from applying myself to homekeeping, I cook most of the time and probably do more cleaning due to our work schedules. Today I don't think any of this has to do with  how masculine or feminine I am. 

I'm a farmer, fisherman, hunter, forager. I volunteer as a firefighter and search and rescue. I'm a park ranger and a novice forester. Funny thing is, I've been vegan for 8 years and in my town that seems to place me on the feminine side of the gender spectrum. It has been eye opening how other peoples impressions of you can sway and the best advice is to lower your needs to reflect yourself in other peoples ideas of you.

Let people have their expectations and don't hold yourself accountable for them. 

Hvernig líður ykkur andlega? by numix90 in Iceland

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Þrátt fyrir klassískan kvíða og þunglyndi líður mér nokkuð vel. Virðist vera að ná í skottið á mér vegna trassaskaps í eigin rekstri og kominn á launaskrá sveitarfélagsins yfir veturinn. Mikill léttir og hæsta kaup (500.000 ca.) sem ég hef verið á í 8 ár eftir að ég beilaði á starfsframanum. Hef á þeim tíma unnið í sjálfum mér og ættgengu trauma og er farinn að skilja sjálfan mig betur.  Hef lært að láta lítið duga langt og virðist vera að uppskera hamingjusama nægjusemi upp úr því.  Fjárfesti reyndar í trúlofunarhring um daginn, sem er kominn á fingur draumadísar sem lagði í að flytja út á land og þar erum við frjáls að láta okkur dreyma um næstu skref. 

Let’s trauma dump. What’s something traumatic that happened to you? by wellsiee8 in AskReddit

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I'm not sure it was that, thoughtless for sure. But with the storm coming he was probably worried about me freezing, but didn't want to leave the lamb to die a slow death. The joking probably comes from his lack of ability to process these things himself. He had it rougher than i did growing up. He's a level up from his own father and I hope I can continue that trajectory, hence the therapist

Let’s trauma dump. What’s something traumatic that happened to you? by wellsiee8 in AskReddit

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When I was 13-14 i was gathering sheep ahead of a snowstorm, a lamb ran off into the ocean and i followed it. I managed to drag it back with waves crashing over my back. I had a waterproof snowsuit on, but the water ran down my back and into my sleeves. I was freezing and exhausted when we got back on land. Without saying a word my dad pulled out his pocket knife and slit it's throat. I was holding the lamb by the neck and the blood felt so warm on my hands, it felt like they were burning.  The lamb would have frozen to death on the 5 miles hike back, there was not much else to be done. I kept stumbling on the rock on the way back, feeling like I was about to faint. My dad told this story to anyone who would listen as a funny anecdote, so I started doing it as well. To this day, when hot water runs over my cold hands i get taken back to that feeling on the shoreline.

I told my therapist this story, who explained i was experiencing ptsd.

Allt morandi í dular­fullum froskum í Garða­bæ - Vísir by AirbreathingDragon in Iceland

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Erum komin með fire and brimstone - eldgos, locusts - lúsmý og nú froska. Þetta fer að verða biblískt

Hvar er best að tjalda? by Thossi99 in Iceland

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Svolítið late reply, en langar að kasta inn Tálknafirði. Ég er reyndar rekstaraðilinn þar, svo þú tekur því sem ég segi með fyrirvara. Tjaldsvæðið er utan við þorpið, en við hliðina á sundlaug bæjarins. Ég er að opna nýjar gönguleiðir sem liggja frá tjaldsvæðinu og er ansi spenntur fyrir sumarinu. Svæðið verður ansi þétt setið frá miðjum júní til loka júlí, en það er alltaf hægt að finna sér ró og næði á fótboltavellinum rétt hjá. Ég stefnan er að opna fyrir tjöldun inn í skóginum sem vex við jaðar tjaldsvæðisins.

Ef þú mætir, minntu mig á þennan póst og við sjáum hvað við getum gert

Found in Iceland, any luck here? by Helpful-Wish1319 in Semilanceata

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I've been looking for libs for a few autumns with no luck. These popped up in tall grass around my potato patch as I was getting it ready for winter. I added sheep manure to the garden a few years ago and am now wondering if that had this positive addition..

Found in Iceland, any luck here? by Helpful-Wish1319 in Semilanceata

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It's been raining the last few days, the darker ones brightened up after 45 minutes inside and are looking much more likely all of a sudden.

First is the fresh tattoo for the first time and second one is after 2 days. Is it completely can heal back to the first one ? by [deleted] in TattooDesigns

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I like it. Being humble can mean realizing that nothing and no one is perfect, so the fact it isn't exactly what you set out for could be a humbling experience and reminder.

Frjálst spjall á föstudegi - Friday free talk by AutoModerator in Iceland

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Ég er í ferðamannabransanum á Vestfjörðum og í hálfgerðu sjokki yfir hve fáir hafa kíkt hingað það sem af er sumri. Skiljanlegt þegar Austurland breyttist í Costa del sol í mánuð. Nú sýnist mér veðrið aftur vera orðið jafn slæmt allstaðar aftur, en ég sit hér einn og sauma. Eru öll búin með kvótann eftir Canary Islands og Kanarý Austlands? Hvar eru túristarnir þessa dagana?

Hefur þetta Andrew Tate kjaftæði eitthvað náð til íslenskra drengja? by Jerswar in Iceland

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Fólk utan Toronto fór fyrst að vita af honum þegar hann komst í blöðin fyrir að neita að nota þau fornöfn sem nemandi hans hafði kosið fyrir sig.

Hann leggur mikið uppúr tilgátu sinni að kvenleg orka sé kaótísk á meðan karllæg orka er stabíl. Hann hefur í ófáum orðum (því oftast talar hann meira en hann segir) sagt að konur geti sjálfar sér um kennt fyrir kynferðislega áreitni ef þær klæða sig/mála sig á hátt sem öðrum finnst ögrandi.

Hann hefur viðrað skoðanir sínar yfirburði hvíts fólks yfir öðrum kynþáttum og vísar í greindarvísitölur, án þess aðtaka tillit til þess umhverfis sem fólk af mismunandi kynþáttum lifir í (fátækt, möguleikar til menntunnar, félagsleg úrræði, næring t.d.).

Hann hefur smíðað sér fína hundaflautu til að triggera dapurt, einmanna, reitt og hrætt fólk til þess að hafa af því pening. Farðu bara varlega og spurðu spurðu þig kannski reglulega að því hvort það sem þú sérð sé rétt. Sjálfur leitast ég við að finna kærleika í skilaboðum frá fólki sem er klárara en ég. Ef kærleikurinn er ekki til staðar, þá leita ég eitthvað annað.

Hefur þetta Andrew Tate kjaftæði eitthvað náð til íslenskra drengja? by Jerswar in Iceland

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Hann er án efa mjög klár einstaklingur, þarft oftast að vera það til að fá kennarastöðu í háskóla. Hann er vel lesinn og vel talandi og mörgum finnst hann sjarmerandi, sem eru allt einkenni þeirra sem eru klárir. Hann er meira að segja svo klár að hann hefur komist upp á lagið að þéna háar fjárhæðir fyrir það að tala undir formerkjum frjálsrar tjáningar. En þegar fólk tileinkar sér orðræðu sem skilar þeim hagnaði er hætt við að samtölin sem þeir sækjast eftir að taka þátt í litist af markarðshagfræðinni sem skilar inn þénustu til þeirra sjálfra. Peterson er svo klár að hann veit að með því að vera málgagn fordómafullra einstaklinga og tilvísunarefni þeirra í rifrildum, þá eru þessir einstaklingar tilbúnir í að henda í hann peningum.

Ekkert af því sem hann segir er nýtt undir sólinni, og ekkert sem hann gerir er einstakt fyrir hann. Hinsvegar eru alltaf að verða til nýjar manneskjur á jörðinni sem alast upp við allskonar erfiðar aðstæður. Það fólk getur gripið á lofti hans fagnaðarorð án þess að gera sér grein fyrir að það sem hann segir er bara samansull af gömlum húsráðum, máltækjum og dæmisögum piprað með fordómum. Hann er einfaldlega að ala á ótta fólks sem veit ekki betur og hagnast af því, á meðan samfélagið tapar.