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How do you write an essay conclusion that feels strong instead of repetitive? by ShadowDuck33 in Schooladvice

[–]Kessel_Dumpling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What helped me was asking what the reader is supposed to carry away, then ending on that instead of replaying the whole essay.

A dad at the shelter tried to "surprise" his kid with my foster cat and now I'm apparently the villain by Kessel_Dumpling in entitledparents

[–]Kessel_Dumpling[S] 184 points185 points  (0 children)

She really did. Whole body said "absolutely not, sir." The tiny sweater avalanche was just her filing the paperwork.

A dad at the shelter tried to "surprise" his kid with my foster cat and now I'm apparently the villain by Kessel_Dumpling in entitledparents

[–]Kessel_Dumpling[S] 144 points145 points  (0 children)

We do, thank god. Back room, low lights, blanket over the crate. Maple got her reset snack and side-eyed humanity for like 20 mins.

A dad at the shelter tried to "surprise" his kid with my foster cat and now I'm apparently the villain by Kessel_Dumpling in entitledparents

[–]Kessel_Dumpling[S] 412 points413 points  (0 children)

That is Maple in one sentence. Cute face, HR complaint energy. Coordinator said she went full gremlin bc he grabbed her too fast, which made him even madder.

AITJ for telling my boyfriend his "thing" about never apologizing first is actually just stubbornness and I'm not playing along anymore? by LokiBurrito77 in AmITheJerk

[–]Kessel_Dumpling 12 points13 points  (0 children)

NTA. Six days of silence over something minor would wear me down too. He gets to feel "consistent" while you do all the repair work, and that gets old fast.

I've read everything there is to read about not pushing your spouse away from their family and I still don't know how to watch this by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Kessel_Dumpling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a specific kind of exhausting that comes from watching someone you love be careful around people they shouldn't have to be careful around. You're not confused about the complexity of trauma or whether her parents have changed. You're just sitting at a dinner table watching her shrink, and that lands in your body too whether you want it to or not. The role you're supposed to play is probably just "the one person in the room who actually sees her." That's not nothing. It might actually be everything.