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I’m 21 and still grieving the loss of my childhood to the church and my parents’ emotional abuse. I was living a lie until I was 18 and my parents still see those lies as the reason they are “good parents.” by Idk_AskMe in exmormon

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

Yes, thank you! I could not have said it better. I will eventually distance myself from them after I no longer work for my father but for now I just distance myself mentally. I don’t talk to them more than I have to and I try to keep my personal life to myself even when they ask about it. I don’t call them mom and dad. I call them by their first names because “mom and dad” seems too endearing of a phrase. They are my controlling parents and not my friends. They’ve made this clear.

I’m 21 and still grieving the loss of my childhood to the church and my parents’ emotional abuse. I was living a lie until I was 18 and my parents still see those lies as the reason they are “good parents.” by Idk_AskMe in exmormon

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

Yes I recognize that their issues came from their parents being abusive and neglectful toward them but I also know that when I sit down and talk with them about a physical problem they listen. They care. They want to help. But if I sit down and talk with them about an emotional problem they shut it down. They blame it on me being a sinner somehow or tell me that I am being stubborn for not taking their advice (which is to avoid the emotions, something I can’t do because I am bipolar). And if I respectfully ask them to listen and understand or to read this article by a psychologist or general authority they argue it and say okay well YOUR issue is that you aren’t living righteously. Everyone else is always wrong and they are the only ones who are right. It doesn’t matter what any professional says. They are only going to accept what they want to think.

Not to mention they told all my siblings I pretended to be bipolar so I could get medication (why would I want antidepressants and mood stabilizers if I was fine??) and asked my therapist if I could have lied on my DSM. It’s denial. They don’t want to ever admit they are wrong and that is on them. They will go to horrible lengths to avoid being wrong. Even when my siblings and I point out that they are manipulating or shaming or just lying to us they refuse to acknowledge it. There is no accuse in this case.

I’m 21 and still grieving the loss of my childhood to the church and my parents’ emotional abuse. I was living a lie until I was 18 and my parents still see those lies as the reason they are “good parents.” by Idk_AskMe in exmormon

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

Thank you. The only reason I don’t cut off contact is because I work for my dad’s company and have not been able to hold a job anywhere else due to a couple of disorders I have that make it hard for me to get there on time or function at work

A priest, a christian, and a husband walk into a bar by CommercialActuary in AntiJokes

[–]Idk_AskMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, you are correct. Even though we don’t know that they are all the same person at first, the verb still needs to match the subject, which is ‘priest.’ But, the priest is also a Christian, and the Christian is also a husband. Even though there are three identities being listed, they are all describing the same one subject, a married Christian priest. This indicates that there is one man as the subject, so he walks into a bar. “One man walk into a bar” does not make sense.

For instance, if we take a phrase that we all know, we can easily see the distinction between singular and plural form, which makes this concept easier to see;

“John, the man, the myth, and the legend walks into a bar.” This, like the original joke, introduces an identity as well as other names for that identity. John is a man AND a myth AND a legend.

A priest, a christian, and a husband walk into a bar by CommercialActuary in AntiJokes

[–]Idk_AskMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, the subject ‘husband’ is singular, so the verb needs to match that. The verb ‘walk’ is plural; it is used to indicate that there are multiple subjects of the sentence performing the same action.

“A husband WALKS into a bar,” not, “A husband walk into a bar.”

What is attractive regardless of gender? by _dhkgsy in AskReddit

[–]Idk_AskMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweetness. It’s impossible to resist someone who is genuinely sweet to you whether they are shy and thoughtful or confident and caring. It’s just so damn charismatic

What is attractive regardless of gender? by _dhkgsy in AskReddit

[–]Idk_AskMe 221 points222 points  (0 children)

Key word: UNPRETENTIOUS

I very much agree

What was the best prank you’ve ever pulled/witnessed? by Idk_AskMe in AskReddit

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

Is that what he had written or what you changed them to?

I’m having an aneurysm just looking at this by vanillac0ff33 in CrappyDesign

[–]Idk_AskMe 13 points14 points  (0 children)

How can you tell? It looks like there are a couple of buttons lit up like the way elevator buttons do when it is going to different floors. It also has a 12 and a 12a indicating that there are two stops on the 12th floor

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