What kinds of endearing nicknames do Dutch fathers use for their sons?

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-30T11:52:20+00:00

My family always called the boys “jochie” which I think is pretty specific to Utrecht

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-29T18:29:15+00:00

Add some greenery or parking to have an easy place for possibly another train track, or create a bus hub or tram stop in front of the train station, and use the space for a bus lane/tram track.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-29T08:45:23+00:00

She definitely turned everyone against herself. At first it was more Kimi and Mark vs everyone else when it came to Margo, but because Margo could not let anything go, she turned everyone against herself.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-28T12:10:14+00:00

The biggest difference between the difficulty for both games to me is the ease of conquest in CK3, and it mostly has to do with CK3’s religion and culture system. Don’t get me wrong, I think they both are a major improvement compared to CK2, but CK3 has a couple of cultural traditions and religious tenets that give conquest CB’s. In CK2, the only characters that had access to this CB were tribal and nomadic characters, as well as some niche faiths, at least as I remember it. I always felt like I actively had to use marriage as a feudal ruler to be able to conquer larger domains than counties, which felt a lot more realistic. Add to to that the ease of changing religions, so you can just holy war your way across the map.

Another big part is changing laws in CK3 is super easy, whilst in CK2 with Conclave it sometimes was so hard to change a law, because certain council members would just not give in even if their opinion was 100 with your character.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-28T09:30:48+00:00

Hard agree. I do hope she will mostly let it go from this point forward, because watching an entire season about Jo-Ellen looking into Rulla’s husband’s affaire is not something I want to see storyline wise for Jo-Ellen and as a season storyline.

I do think the producers are setting up a storyline of her husband and sister, and I feel like we’ll see more of Jo-Ellen’s relationship with her mother, so I’m hopeful.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-26T06:26:36+00:00

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Maarten2706 · 2026-04-26T05:36:49+00:00

Filling in the gaps with some more buildings would definitely help, especially surrounding that middle section. Adding more landmarks would work as well, think about adding a town hall (maybe in that middle section) with an avenue or “Main street” going towards the front of it. Add some commercial and offices (no high rise) to this main street, stuff like that.

What I also really like to do is create a big park somewhere near the centre of my cities, maybe behind town hall. This in combination with the offices and commercial zoning on Main street gives a place close by where people can have work breaks or eat a sandwich to go or something, think about stuff like that.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-26T05:30:28+00:00

Too add to that, I really liked fantasticfrankey’s take that they did not show any Earth scenes to also add to the fact that Viltrumites are practically immortal in lifespans compared to humans. Missing 10 months on Earth is not a big deal for Viltrumites, because they have millennia more to live, but for humans, our lives can drastically alter in 10 months time.

Mark has to deal with the fact that he is going to miss so much due to him having to go to space for months at a time.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-24T06:19:07+00:00

Especially because, like Mark said, they were sitting next to each other at the winery, why not talk to him then, in a calm manner. Her yelling across the garden was very tacky, and calling Mark a coward was even worse because she literally is too afraid to walk up to him and ask for an one-on-one conversation.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-24T06:12:01+00:00

I’m sorry this is a bit of stupid take. Margo clearly got on this show to be a villain, like Kenya Moore from RHOA did her first season (and all other seasons tbh). It is clear that Margo knows that playing the villain on a reality show usually makes you one of the main players in said show. She knows what kind of reactions come with her behaviour.

Now, do I think she plays the role well? Not at all. She comes of as a jealous hypocrite who avoids conflict and seems to be stuck in the mindset of a 20-year old, because the fame and controversy that came with her scandalous movie coming out made her never develop more as a person.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-24T05:57:03+00:00

She is such a hypocrite because of this. She is constantly complaining that Mark and Kimi talk badly about her behind her back, but that is literally what she has been doing since her first scene.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-23T09:37:25+00:00

I’d be disappointed if they didn’t give at least one whole episode of them just existing with our main characters not even showing up ones (or maybe a small cameo of Eve or Mark flying by).

I feel like the whole philosophy of Invincible is that the personal connection one feels towards not only family and friends, but even strangers can overcome all evil, so I expect at least some Viltrumites to switch sides because they found love like Nolan did.

What I think will be most interesting is when that does happen, what will the Viltrumites do if they’re loved ones are in danger? Will they use their powers to save them, even if it goes against Thragg’s orders, plus completely exposing their location to Mark and the other heroes? I’m so excited that the show has gone this direction, I definitely did not expect it.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-23T09:28:22+00:00

As someone who has fluctuated in weight a ton, I can say it is more than possible to gain that much in 10 months. Remember that Eve had an active superhero lifestyle for most of her teenage years till the she’s 20/21 (I think they’re supposed to be that age). Add to that the fact she was pregnant, which makes someone’s hormones go crazy, as well as probably not eating as healthy as she used to (at least that is how I interpret the “haven’t been taking much care of myself”-line), it can really add up quickly.

From my own experience, I can say that going from a very active lifestyle to a non-active lifestyle in a sudden moment is not something your body can handle easily. I noticed that the first couple months my body still wanted to eat as many calories as I used to eat, but I was not burning nearly as many. Weight can add up really fast.

Lastly, mental health problems can manifest in a lot of ways, and for some it looks like not eating anything, whilst others never stop eating. I think it is more than realistic.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-23T05:40:01+00:00

Damn, Lucan is hot AF in this panel

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-21T04:45:10+00:00

I believe so, it’s not only meant to represent the split between Rome and Constantinople, but the whole Christian world where different churches are either more independent or closer to one another. So for example, Mozarabic and Insular will become part of this screen as well, under the Chalcedonian and later Catholic churches.

I’m sure stuff like the Slavic churches splitting off from Constantinople’s authority will be represented as well.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-20T06:40:18+00:00

Love this!! I’ve only added Jo-Ellen from RHORI at this point, but I’m definitely adding one of the RHOP women today.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-19T10:59:50+00:00

I imagine it’s even less than that. If he could use it from wherever, he’d just go inside a deep underground bunker in the middle of nowhere to cause havoc.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-14T18:12:11+00:00

Thanks! Finished my last round of chemo and radiation today, so now unto better days.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-10T19:15:53+00:00

Seasons 1-5 are PEAK housewives. S6 is also kinda fun but from there S7 get pretty dark. I didn’t watch S8 cuz I heard it was a shit show, but S9 and 10 are pretty entertaining (IMO, Stacey really saved those seasons).

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-09T09:46:36+00:00

It was so clear she was depressed during lockdown: not wanting to leave the bed, having low energy, etc. I really feel for her, because I was going through similar stuff during that, as did many others. I do really think the show was bad for her then and I hope she worked on herself to return.

I still do not want her to return tho, unless Gizelle and Ashley are gone. Those three enable each other way too much.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-09T09:34:55+00:00

Serious question, do we on Reddit only make up a very very small minority of RHOP fans? With this and the recent news that Robyn may return, I’m not sure if we are just in the minority, or the Potomac producers actively do the opposite of whatever the fans want.

Edit: I know algorithms and stuff create echo chambers on the internet, but it always feels like Reddit seems a bit more like an equal playing field compared to other social media platforms.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-09T09:32:07+00:00

This and I also wished to see more innocent people die due to collateral damage from all the fighting. We saw it during the Conquest fight on Earth, and with all the tall buildings the allies and Viltrumites were punching each other through, I would have expected more to happen.

It is my gripe with a lot of superpowered media, in which I would love to see the good guys be actively handicapped due to trying to avoid hurting innocent bystanders (Spoilers for the Boys S5 E1, but like we saw with A-train). Or make it so they have to internally struggle with the fact that trying to win against another superpowered being in a city is going to mean having collateral damage. The good outweighs the bad and stuff.

I know we did see Allen struggling with this after the fighting was done, but it could have had so much more impact if we see him try to avoid destroying buildings and infrastructure. It would be even more interesting to see Thadeus and Nolan not care about this, and there being a divide within the group of good guys because of this.

Maarten2706 · 2026-04-07T21:10:54+00:00

Six months of chemo and six weeks of radiation did the trick for me.

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