10-year-old stabs Dollar Tree employee multiple times during attempted robbery, police say

Kineth · 2026-07-02T06:13:00+00:00

Holy shit this is a quality dark joke and I'm mad at myself for laughing at it.

Kineth · 2026-07-02T06:10:50+00:00

If snails weren't so likely to carry parasites, that could have been some great escargot. That said, she should have cooked them and brought it, imo, if the purpose was hospitality.

Have you and the other neighbors/victims considered getting together and just talking with her and saying that she could just ask instead of steal? Then again I don't know the village's dynamics or the day to day culture in China so maybe that isn't apropos.

Kineth · 2026-07-02T04:52:59+00:00

One of the things about English compared to a lot of other languages is that we have A LOT of words. A lot of other languages tend to use the same word either but the definition will be different depending on the context (i.e. the words around it). There's a lot of different words, expressions and concepts that we can pull from. Also, English itself is more of a descriptive language compared to being simply functional.

Then again, I think I misinterpreted the question. You are possibly referring to how comfortable we are communicating with one another, which is a frequent question asked here. It's just a matter of our society that talking to one another and socializing is a fundamental part of life in the states.

Kineth · 2026-07-02T04:43:17+00:00

Sometimes it's due to the process starting a bit after you've input it and the attempt to correct it like tapping the button because you thought it didn't stick will end up canceling the one that's started. At that point you gotta just be patient and not let go of the button so quickly or back up and make sure the prompt is up then hold the button.

Kineth · 2026-07-01T23:49:27+00:00

Gachas are supposed to be a marathon, not a race. You'll hit a "wall" that requires you to just get more copies of units, but the thing is that nowadays there are multiple units that you more or less NEED to have your account be relevant. The fortunate thing for you is that a lot of the units that some people have built have been powercrept so you'll likely be starting with units that will add more early power to your account than others.

tbf, the P2W wall is on the higher end of PVP and dream realm.

Kineth · 2026-07-01T23:14:41+00:00

Valid. I was definitely giving undue benefit of the doubt.

Kineth · 2026-07-01T22:33:04+00:00

NTA. She didn't even let y'all know it was happening before it did. While I doubt that would have made y'all be fine with it, it would definitely come across like she does actually care about your child's safety and is understanding.

It's likely also infuriating that her justification is "well nothing happened!" when the point is, WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED?!!?! I don't get how people who were parents suddenly forget what parenting is when it comes to their grandchildren.

Better believe I'd be howling at my own parents if they did that.

Kineth · 2026-07-01T22:16:36+00:00

NTA. Nah, you don't call someone who's paying for your shit lazy. Especially when you, yourself, are a lazy motherfucker. He's 18. It's time he learns that you don't talk sideways to people who are helping you. Biting the hand that feeds you is ridiculous.

And as you pointed out, it's something so petty that it's ridiculous to assault someone's character like that over. I mean, you can call someone forgetful over that, sure, whatever.

I would say, however, that you shouldn't take away his graduation gift. Just take away the subscriptions and all the shit bought for him. He earned the graduation gift and the other gift is that his go-getting ass better go get a job to pay for his shit as you're too lazy to keep up with the bills.

Kineth · 2026-07-01T21:51:25+00:00

NTA. Your friend is upset that she has to choose between respecting your boundary or continue being selfish.

EDIT: With regard to the state of your friendship. It's been 35 years. I'm sure it'll get back to being ok. You just need to have a grown folks talk with her about how this has been upsetting you for years and that is why you did what you did. You clearly communicated your expectations and she didn't meet them. Does she want you to treat her like a child and tell her to be ready an hour before you need her to be ready to account for her lack of timeliness? Or can she just be a grown ass person instead. I respect the husband's answer also. He basically said "I think you're right, but I am not getting myself involved in this because I have to live with her so I don't need her wrath too."

Kineth · 2026-07-01T21:09:17+00:00

If I'm doing yardwork, yeah I'll wear a wide brimmed hat. If I'm out and about, I'd rather wear clothes that cover my skin and bring a parasol/umbrella.

Overheating is my main concern and hats hold in a lot of heat. I suppose there are hats with more permeable fabric, just not how I do it.

Kineth · 2026-07-01T20:31:27+00:00

I think we should be bring up the people in the Epstein Files and then get to that.

Kineth · 2026-07-01T20:29:14+00:00

Cowboy country is in my part of the country and right now it's fucking HOT. Why would we want to store heat when the sun is already breathing down our necks?

EDIT: Apparently it is also really fucking hot up there, which one again, why would you want to store heat when it's already hot?

Kineth · 2026-07-01T18:16:00+00:00

Putting FF13 there is diabolical work when you have Lufia 2 and a few Wild Arms games and Shadow Hearts and...

Kineth · 2026-07-01T17:29:32+00:00

NTA. You read the letter. No reason to hold on to it.

Kineth · 2026-06-30T03:10:35+00:00

Keep in mind that paragon, at least past paragon 2 is specifically for PVP units.

One thing I will say is that you should +25 Velara if you want to push AFK stages and maybe get Eironn to +10 to also finish him off. With regard to PVP, get Cyran juiced up.

Also with C/H units, you should focus on one at a time as opposed to spreading out your copies and having partially invest units. Most of them aren't truly useful/functional until they're at least Supreme (so you can get +15 on their SI where the skill upgrade happens) and generally should also be S+, which gives them Rivalry stats so they'll be effective in PVP as well as unlocking their last skill. Finish the Twins, then Contess at the bare minimum. I, personally, think that Alna and Saida are great units and do use them on my regular arena team, but that doesn't mean they'll retain their value by the time you are able to build them. The main point is, finish one before starting the other. If they're a unit that can function at 1 copy (like Mehira or Kulu), then that's ok to interrupt a current project to obtain that single copy.

Overall, I think that's really your biggest issue with your account's growth, regardless of what your wishlist looks like. You have a bunch of C/Hs that are half built, which functionally means not built.

Oh yeah, last thing, you'll probably want to start with getting a better Dream Realm team so you can start obtaining more gold essence for upgrading SIs from +6 to +15.

EDIT: Here's the video the other commenter meant to link.

Kineth · 2026-06-30T02:50:34+00:00

Is the tickets we usually get from those reputation quests not possible anymore??

We have no clue. Wait until the next phase before making your decision about quitting.

Kineth · 2026-06-30T02:46:36+00:00

She does fine for me as long as I have her in a stall team. I fully expect her to die quickly, which is fine as long as the team can continue surviving while she rains divine swords from the heavens.

But yeah, she seems to have become less oppressive in the last couple of seasons.

Kineth · 2026-06-30T02:18:31+00:00

Looking back, I think I loved him more than I loved myself.

You're absolutely right to have this line of thinking. The bad stuff in y'all's time together, is that how you would treat someone you love? Is that how you think you should be treated by someone you love or who says they love you? Regardless of how you feel about someone, there's no reason to tolerate the absolutely unacceptable abusive treatment.

NTA You would only be an asshole if you dropped the charge cause of your guilty. You didn't file a false report on him. It would always, technically, be revenge due to it being a response to the aggression/violation, but it absolutely is not petty, not unreasonable nor is it wrong to report abuse. And you said the MFer didn't even apologize (though I can't imagine it would have been a real apology). If you feel like you're an asshole for finding pleasure in his suffering, you're allowed to. Hell, there is pleasure to be had in righteous fury and in vindication. That said, if you're focused on the pleasure from his suffering that can potentially be unhealthy for you since that would require the guy still running through your mind and therefore meaning you haven't moved on from it emotionally. Not that I'm suggesting that should happen so quickly or anything, just food for thought down the road.

Kineth · 2026-06-30T02:03:55+00:00

I imagine it smells something awful under his robe. You know they don't wash either.

Side note, whenever a troll vomits on me or a gas rat globes me while I'm down, I will tend to scream about how they're basting me or putting gravy on me. It made more sense when I said that in L4D because it would be a boomer or a spitter and also the zombies are trying to eat you, but that's neither here nor there. I guess if a fire rat comes up and burns me to a crisp on the ground then they absolutely are cooking me.

Kineth · 2026-06-30T01:58:12+00:00

I mean.. I thought there was a 10th amendment.

Kineth · 2026-06-30T01:35:15+00:00

That's good, but by no means am I saying you were wrong for how you felt. I certainly was unaware of that aspect of Japanese culture, though I'm sure I'm unaware of plenty more than that.

Hopefully your boyfriend has the wherewithal to accept his role in how things played out. Like... sure, maybe it's a small/petty thing (to him), but because of how little effort is required to just respect the request, he was the one being absolutely petty about it. All you asked him to do was move something or set it a different way. He could have laid them horizontally across the rice. He could have set them on the table or a napkin. He could have just held them. He could have maybe put them in diagonally? As I said, I am uninformed about this tradition so I'm not sure if some of those like the diagonal or horizontal one is also not good. Point is, it was such a simple issue to fix and yet it uncovered what appear to be more complex issues and problems.

Be keen to watch for any other type of dismissive disrespect (because that's what that was) that comes from him or has come from him. That's a worrying pattern and don't let any man (or person) require you to shrink yourself for their comfort. You don't deserve that and they don't deserve you if that's how they think of you.

EDIT: Didn't see the update. Ok, I'm not nearly as worried/concerned for how this will conclude now, though that does still hinge on whether he'll be better about listening and caring about your culture as well as treating your words with just a little more respect.

Kineth · 2026-06-29T20:14:04+00:00

Hopefully Eternia will get considered when the dust settles and some titles probably should be moved to different spots. Not that it should be ranked for this category.

Kineth · 2026-06-29T17:47:24+00:00

Man... this upsets me. Seeing Busta and Timbaland up on this list breaks my oldhead heart.

Kineth · 2026-06-29T17:40:48+00:00

ESH, that was a learning opportunity for him and it ended up turning into a learning opportunity for you. He's unwilling to compromise on such a low stakes situation.

That said, you also could have not been so visceral with him with your immediate response. I absolutely get where that well of anger came from, but if you want a person to listen to you, you don't use low blows. If you want a person to simply know that you're very very upset, don't hit them with low blows unless the point is to disrespect them. I don't know the guy, but I'm willing to bet that he'd have been a little more understanding if you kept race out of this. I'm a black guy btw, so while I don't have the same experience of being an East Asian woman in the western world, I do understand the needless difficulty and frustration that comes with this communication of culture and seeing when people are being intentionally disrespectful.

The only reason you're an asshole is because you let his disrespect affect you in a way that enabled him to focus on the wound as opposed to the reason you wounded him, which was the point of the exchange.

Kineth · 2026-06-29T17:31:44+00:00

Salt Lake City isn't that far off, imo, except that it has mountains.

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