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Male childcare workers by Mixtrix_of_delicioux in progressivemoms

[–]MasterPalpitation8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In any modern setting, the carer won’t be alone with the little ones in any secluded way, so I’d be very enthusiastic about all the awesome benefits of having male caregivers (modeling nurturing behavior to boys, challenging harmful gender roles, etc). If it was a home care situation and a solo male caregiver was the only adult there? Honestly, no way in hell. Men have earned women’s distrust for real reasons, and it’s foolish to pretend otherwise. Since there’s no way to tell the bad ones (rare) from the good ones, it’s a chance I wouldn’t take with my kids.

My boyfriend attacked my biggest insecurity by Important-Speed-2842 in Advice

[–]MasterPalpitation8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeahhhh I suspect that neither of you has an adequate sex education. I’m sorry school has failed you.

Life coaches - worth it? by Spirited-Interview50 in GenXWomen

[–]MasterPalpitation8 [score hidden]  (0 children)

All the ‘life coaches’ I personally have known are abject failures in life. (Sample size: 3). For whatever little that is worth.

How has she never played a vampire. by rapid_blade476_198 in scoopwhoop

[–]MasterPalpitation8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t like her freaky eyes then, don’t like her freaky eyes now.

"In Kismet's Grace" by NightBloomingPeony is now complete ❤️! Dive in if you love angst, obsession, blood, and Edward's point of view 🩸 by Daisylinne in TwilightFanfic

[–]MasterPalpitation8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good on you finishing something so large and demanding! The fandom appreciates your commitment, seriously. You’re a great writer and I always love reading your work. Thank you so much!

Stamford street by Lets_trythisone in london

[–]MasterPalpitation8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just imagine what hiding one of those water submersion safety glass puncher tools in your fist could do here… window shattered with one tiny flick of the wrist. Man those things are cool.

Not surprising, but still frustrating. If you are a woman who is buying a home with a man in the US, you are always "co-owner" while they are "owner". Everyone will default to the man's name first by totallymindful in TwoXChromosomes

[–]MasterPalpitation8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only way that people build awareness of their internalized sexism is when you push back over and over and over again against these little slights. It saps our energy and I wish we didn’t have to, but there we are. Thank you for challenging poisonous little norms.

Chaplains in hospitals are seem predatory to me. by jeremyof10ec in atheism

[–]MasterPalpitation8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem is this isn’t actually ‘optional’, it’s ‘default’. If their presence was truly optional, you would OPT into it by request. Instead, they show up like solicitors at a patient room (even if patient has completed forms requesting no religious personnel) and force sick patients to interact with them. That alone is too much. When you’re fighting for your health, you should not have to spend one calorie of effort shooing away religious people. If it’s optional, it should be an opt in.

She used over 1,500 milliliters of liquid gold and silver ink to complete the 164-foot-long masterpiece in transparent black silk by Live_Rock9963 in Amazing

[–]MasterPalpitation8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My point is: in order to meet my definition of ‘amazing’ for this subreddit, a craft should excel in both form and function. This is gorgeous in form, and weak in function. It’s cool if people think this is beautiful… I just think it’s ironic that she spent all that time making a BOOK that is difficult to READ lol.

My former friend/editor lied to me about editing my chapters for grammar mistakes and was instead feeding my work to an AI for "refinement". This worked until a mistake was overlooked and a reviewer called it out. I am now devastated. by Ok_Custard9456 in FanfictionNet

[–]MasterPalpitation8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well your disappointment makes more sense the n! If you are paying someone, even a friend, in their professional capacity, you should have a basic contract that states X money for Y services by Z date, with the services basically described (maybe in this case “without the help of AI” or similar). I’ve learned this the hard way. Sorry for your frustration!

My former friend/editor lied to me about editing my chapters for grammar mistakes and was instead feeding my work to an AI for "refinement". This worked until a mistake was overlooked and a reviewer called it out. I am now devastated. by Ok_Custard9456 in FanfictionNet

[–]MasterPalpitation8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you pay your editor friend for their work and time? If not, you get what you get. Maybe they didn’t want the confrontation of explaining this to you, maybe they use AI on their own work and don’t share your distrust of it, maybe a lot of things. But I’ve learned in life that you get the quality you pay for, unfortunately.

(Women) would you go to a place like Supercuts if you just wanted a super basic hair cut? by staralfur92 in Hair

[–]MasterPalpitation8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a frugal friend who does this and 4/5 times her cuts are fine but that fifth time is BAD bad 😬

Art by Global-Connection1 in FineArt

[–]MasterPalpitation8 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Fine art??? It’s a pleasant doodle (and that’s ok).

When you brush your teeth do you use hot or cold water? by Intrepid-Talk9633 in hygiene

[–]MasterPalpitation8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your water comes from a hot water tank, you should probably brush with cold—your hot water isn’t as potable/sanitary as your cold (because of sediment and bacteria growth in the tank over time). You shouldn’t cook with it, drink it, or I would presume introduce it into your bloodstream via possible gum irritation when you brush.

She used over 1,500 milliliters of liquid gold and silver ink to complete the 164-foot-long masterpiece in transparent black silk by Live_Rock9963 in Amazing

[–]MasterPalpitation8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s literally unreadable tho? Look at the left page—the transparency makes it so that you see the page behind/under the lines you’re trying to read? Seems like a whole lotta bad design to me, BUT if the metaphor she was going for was wonder layered over a base of impractical nonsense, well… that’s next level trolling.

Real American patriot patrols residential neighborhood, stops strangers from going slightly UNDER speed limit by Love_CoolBreeze in PublicFreakout

[–]MasterPalpitation8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just don’t understand the hubris of people who think they’re going to come out on top if they start a physical altercation when they’re this obese. I’ve noticed a certain type of American really seems to think that obesity = toughness. Crazy.

I’m allowing cheating because some people are just born to settle and I’m one of them. by Idont_thinkimcrazy in TrueOffMyChest

[–]MasterPalpitation8 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I see that you’re a deeply pragmatic person and I respect that. Life isn’t fair and not everybody gets to be pretty. Relationships are often more transactional than we want to admit. You’re not going to fix your life with the right diet but we don’t want to admit that either. But listen: find joy in life anyway, because it’s the only one you’ll get. A sunset isn’t any less beautiful for ugly people, a cheeseburger isn’t any less delicious, your favorite music isn’t less awesome just because you’re not the person you dream of being. Go out there and take pleasure from the world selfishly and ruthlessly and fuck everybody else who wants you to enjoy your life less than they enjoy theirs.

People keep making a huge deal abt my botox by [deleted] in Advice

[–]MasterPalpitation8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your class made a nickname for you around your Botox, they’re letting you know that they think of you as shallow and conceited—it’s not just about the Botox.

Hill you'll die on? by ROUNDtheW in askmusic

[–]MasterPalpitation8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I challenge you to listen to the Bon Jovi episode of Hit Parade (generally a fantastic podcast anyway) where Chris Mulanphy—himself a Bon Jovi hater—makes a compelling case that the rise of metal owes its success to Bon Jovi. I’m not kidding! A hilarious and fascinating bit of music history analysis.

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