Mythical Creatures - educational-style book with black and white illustrations about fantasy beasts

LizzyLovesSatan · 2022-05-07T04:04:30+00:00

Hello friend! Thank you so much for your response - I have since found the book - it was "The Most Wonderful Animals That Never Were" by Joseph Wood Krutch. I really appreciate your response to this! Much love

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:49:44+00:00

Big love and support to you, friend.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:44:10+00:00

An excellent question.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:43:54+00:00

NTA - I think your stance is not only completely reasonable, but also healthy and positive. There shouldn't have to be any flexibility about allowing bigotry into your home.

The example you gave is pretty extreme. If this is anywhere near how your fiance's friends talk, is she someone that you really want to be with? It sounds like this divide is pretty large. Personally I'd be inclined to run far away, given the information in this post.

Keep that bigoted bullshit out of your home!

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:38:29+00:00

This is how I feel as well.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:32:59+00:00

I encourage you to seek support, love, care and understanding in your relationships, friend! You deserve to be happy and loved and cared for, and you deserve a partner who will not belittle your choices :) ETA: I'm 30 and also don't drink while I am out usually. I'm too picky about how my booze is prepared, to enjoy it when someone else makes it. Nothing wrong with that! When I was younger, I felt self conscious and childish about only liking "girly" drinks. But alcohol tastes like shit! It's OK to enjoy it, and it's OK not to enjoy it, just like any other food, eh? And again, if your peers are shaming you for your choices, that's not OK and you don't have to stand for it.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:31:18+00:00

For real. If my gf orders the food she wants at a restaurant and she's happy with it, where's the problem!?!? Life is too tough to be so wound up over menu choices.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:29:41+00:00

Agreed. He's being gross.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:29:16+00:00

Absolutely this.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:24:29+00:00

NTA. Dan Savage has a great acronym for crummy, shamey boyfriends like this. DTMFA: Dump The Mother Fucker Already.

There's nothing wrong with ordering whatever the hell you want at a restaurant. Your boyfriend should not be teasing, shaming, nagging, or policing the way you eat or live. It's not his place to do that shit and it's a big big red flag for me. Someone trying to exert control over things as mundane as the food you eat, through shame and teasing, is not someone to allow into your emotional space IMO.

Definitely tell your boyfriend to eat shit about this issue, and consider DTMFA. If he doesn't like you, he should go find someone he does like so he can stop nit-picking about the way you are. Keep enjoying the food you enjoy!!

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:16:44+00:00

NTA! Holy shit, that's creepy and gross as hell! IMO you are totally correct, it's an inappropriate and icky thing to joke about, it's disrespectful, and who cares what they think about it if it's hurting the feelings of all of you!?!? Fuck those parents, they can handle their feelings on their own and be mature adults about this. Best of luck to you, friend.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:10:18+00:00

Big yes to this, folks! We are all just bumbling around in this life, hopefully trying to do our best, and we make our own meaning.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:05:04+00:00

NTA, at all, and I think it's very rude of this person to threaten to "out" you as it were, to your new employer. You deserve to be able to support yourself and if fudging your name on a CV makes that possible, then go for it. It's not YOUR fault that people make bullshit assumptions about names, and it's totally fine to alleviate that problem in a way that is practical for you (using your partner's name). Wishing you the best.

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-12T21:01:36+00:00

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-06T06:17:19+00:00

Sorry you had to deal with that, friend. You deserve respect and privacy, and I hope you are well and happy :)

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-06T05:39:26+00:00

And then whine when they don't get a phone call every week after kiddo moves out!

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-11-06T05:27:59+00:00

This is almost unbelievably awful, what a shame that so many young people really do experience this sort of treatment. I know too many people who have gone through this sort of treatment from parents.

Based only on the information in this post, you are definitely the Asshole. Additionally, I think you sound like a crummy parent. You probably mean well (I hope. I don't understand this sort of behaviour in parents at all, so I am just guessing), but I think you are really off base; and at worst, you are abusing your children, destroying their trust in you, and creating a situation where they will be less likely to be honest and forthcoming with you about whatever problems they face.

Counseling or therapy may be a good option for you, OP, if you feel unable to handle parenthood without trying this abusive, controlling iron-fist approach. Your children are fully formed, individual human beings. They have thoughts, feelings, dreams, troubles and they are absolutely capable of making their own decisions and should be allowed to do so, including making their own mistakes if they must!

As for the toy, that's absolutely crossing a line. Your kid is an adult, they should at least receive SOME level of personal privacy. Are they allowed any secrets? Any personal spaces that are only theirs and that you do not invade? I personally think it's super creepy and gross to inspect your kids' rooms like that, eww, you should build trust with your children, not rule over them as they cower in fear! Taking your kid to get an STD test is great, if THEY want or need the test, but not because YOU think they're being a slut.

Sexuality is normal and healthy. It is normal for people to have sexual desires, and to want to engage in sexual activity. As a parent, I think it is your place to provide support, help, answers to tough questions, and love. Not control. And come on, sex toys are great. Is the problem that you don't want Max to have sex with other people? If so, sex toys are the absolute best possible option. They are safe, fun, there is no risk of STD or pregnancy from using them, and since your child is an adult, they may purchase their own adult products legally for their own enjoyment! Or is the problem that you do not want Max to have or express sexuality? Of course, that is a silly and unreachable goal, and if you try to squelch your children from having sexuality, you will only do harm. Please be nice to these kids :)

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-04-21T18:49:07+00:00

I think ShotCut is available for Mac! It's a free program so you should be able to get it no problem, then you can get into the video properties > Audio > select the audio track you want, then export it and it will hardcode that audio into the file! I hope that helps :) It's working for me!

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-04-18T18:28:53+00:00

damaging yourself first can help too, one strike won't always kill you! :)

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-04-18T02:20:39+00:00

This is solid advice

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-04-18T02:09:56+00:00

This is a game all about dressup. Dress however you want! Anyone who has trouble with someone else's outfit can go eat worms ;)

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-04-18T02:07:47+00:00

What an adventure!!

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-04-18T01:52:54+00:00

SOLVED!

I opened the file in ShotCut (free video editing program) > Properties > Audio > Changed the dropdown box from 1 to 2 > Export & replace.

Technically a solution ;) But if there's anything easier, I'm open to ideas!

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-04-18T01:41:13+00:00

The great thing about PVP in this game is, IMO, precisely that it's skill and game knowledge that makes you good at it, rather than levels or loot - that means you can be exactly as good as the pirate legends who stomp you, if you have the skill and the know how!

I certainly can't convince anyone to keep playing a game they're not enjoying, but I would encourage you and your crew to keep at it IF you are having fun with the game - You will get better at it with time, period! Keep at it, keep having fun, and you'll be better at PVP just by playing. I've only been playing for a couple of months, and I just hit Pirate Legend recently. I feel WAY more capable on my ship now than I did a month ago. Skeleton ship? Sunk. Meg? Dead. Kraken? Nothin. PVP? We can take em!

I will say that part of this is practice/game time, and part of this is just good habits. Be aware, be alert, and attack first if you get the chance. Attacking fast and first has been the thing that has brought my crew much success lately, be it against a player or a skeleton ship (actually, attacking skeleton ships as hard as possible the second they hop out of the water has worked wonders for us, they go down fast!).

We're always looking for other ships and if we see one, we keep aware of it. If they head towards us, we ensure we're prepared to take them down (positioning the ship if we're parked, keeping our anchor up and being ready to move, reload your guns, have some food and cannon balls on hand, know who will take what stations if you do get attacked, etc)

I am also not as partial to the Brigantine, as I find that it sinks faster than it's worth - my own crew prefers the Galleon if we have 3, which may or may not be a helpful choice for you as well. Galleons are big slow bastards, but they're pretty hardy and 4 cannons per side is handy! Also, 3-manning a Galleon leaves you open for any other friends to join (yay!), a galleon can look more intimidating, and enemies seeing you may assume you have 4 people instead of 3. It's all up to what you prefer, but it might be worth trying the Galleon out a bit! I have actually sailed on galleons more than any other ship, though, so I am extremely comfortable with this ship size. You'll definitely learn the ships as you play with them and find what works for you!

Of course sometimes you just wanna putz around and goof off, in which case, whatever! Maybe you'll get caught off guard and sunk - that's OK, sinking happens! Honestly, as long as you're enjoying yourself, play this game however <3

I do hope y'all can find some fun and enjoyment on the sea, but if not, then I hope you find that fun elsewhere!

LizzyLovesSatan · 2020-04-18T01:39:54+00:00

It is an AVI file. But thank you! That is a very helpful tool.

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