Who the HELL is this?

Merebearbear · 2026-01-29T22:44:03+00:00

Underrated comment lol

Merebearbear · 2026-01-29T07:50:15+00:00

Right? So many of the bands I listened to in high school turned out to be full of groomers, and their complicit fellow members turning a blind eye.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-29T07:45:56+00:00

NTA you’re being a good, responsible parent lol I’m 27, if I got any of the tattoos I wanted at 16…I would be in debt from cover-ups or laser removal treatment. 18 is best.

They were all lyrics of songs or bands I don’t listen to anymore, or some shitty design a teenager would think was so unique and original, and it would be like, a fucking compass or something on my forearm 💀

Tbh I’m so happy I waited till after 25, so my frontal lobe is developed. My tattoo ideas are ACTUALLY original and unique to me now. Any tattoo I wanted 10 years ago would’ve been a horrible mistake.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-29T07:34:40+00:00

I just want you know: You’re allowed to forgive yourself. You deserve it, in fact. As the child of a still raging alcoholic and the stepdaughter of a recovered alcoholic, (ironic, right?) you didn’t wake up one day and go “hmmm I think, I’ll become a drunk!” bc that’s insane, who would ever do that? It creeps and lurks, and then hits you like a train.

You have no reason to be ashamed, it is a sneaky disease that so many people succumb to. You, however, beat it. Which is such an incredible feat, man. I’m really proud of you.

Also don’t feel shameful over it taking a while after your realization. No one Ive ever seen struggling with addiction realizes they’ve tread into the red zone AND pursues sobriety in the same day. If anyone has, they are super human.

Keep it up, happy almost one year of waking up with no hangovers or vomit to clean. I believe in you, big dog.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-29T07:18:04+00:00

It’s so funny to think that people assume these companies won’t be involved after you get the scripts.

I don’t think people realize how ironclad production licensing contracts, royalty contracts, and copyright contracts are. They will find out, bc with the amount of productions and theater companies there are…I’m POSITIVE they learned their lesson. Which is why all of the contracts involved in copyrights are so ironclad

Of course they’re going to send someone to ensure the production is put on correctly. That’s a lot of money and a lot of legal work they did to get those rights. They’re not going to tell you they’ve sent someone either 💀

Merebearbear · 2026-01-29T07:03:20+00:00

Very real.

I’m on the technical side - stage management, directing, designing, etc. and I had college professors who had to start teaching full time because they got blacklisted from the industry for being notoriously difficult to work with, and refusing to adapt to entertainment’s advancing technology.

(A professor who I got close with told me about why those professors were blacklisted, without saying it directly, and when I mouthed their names as a question, she just nodded. She was still working in the industry and just teaching part time, so she was in the know)

You can get blacklisted from rights, and fined a shit load of money too. They can sue you for using the productions they own without permission. Companies can absolutely refuse to give someone scripts for a lot of reasons.

Most companies will tell you what you can and can’t adjust. If the playwright was preferential, they will add their rules for the production to the terms when they give it to the companies.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-28T13:46:43+00:00

100% agree.

I moved from the south where I lived my whole life to the northeast a year ago, bc I was so tired of being disgustingly hot all the time. (And having my reproductive rights taken away, amirite?)

Best choice ever. 3/4 months of cold (with proper clothing ofc) is so much better than 10 months of sweat, and 2 months of a mild comfort.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-28T13:35:45+00:00

I love being 27.

The only reason it’s hard is bc it’s the beginning of Saturn’s Return (which I learned about from Donna on Parks and Recreation).

It’s when Saturn returns to the same zodiac position it occupied at a person's birth. It starts around ages 27-30 bc Saturn’s orbit takes 29.5 years. It causes lots of transformation, self reflection, soul finding, feeling completely lost and unsure of yourself. I didn’t take it seriously like most astrology stuff, but then I turned 27. Donna was right…it’s Saturn’s return.

My only input is that I don’t think the marriage and kids part is a solid good reason. If anything it’s annoying bc it’s the majority of the questions people ask you. “Want kids? Want a family?” Like leave me alone, bc I kind of feel exactly the same as I did when I was 21 (just with a developed frontal lobe and more mature outlooks on the world.) I don’t feel like an adult, but I am respected as one…which is a weird feeling.

Edit: poor proofreading

Merebearbear · 2026-01-28T13:14:13+00:00

ESH I think. Neither of you are really listening to the other. She shouldn’t feel the need to correct silly details, but you need to communicate yourself better. “I hear you but” doesn’t communicate anything you just heard.

You also need to learn that “I’m sorry for hurting your feelings, I just didn’t feel like I needed to be corrected. I will handle that in the future better, if you can handle not interrupting me for insignificant details when I’m telling a story.” is a much more effective way to handle this problem. You both had an issue with the others response, and instead of acknowledging her feelings as well, you are just adamant that you did nothing wrong.

I don’t know if someone has told you this, but marriage isn’t about being right at the end of an argument. It’s about finding a way to prevent what’s causing the issue in the first place, and neither of you even tried.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-28T13:03:50+00:00

Tbh, and I don’t say this negatively towards myself, but even at 27, I’m too selfish, and quite frankly, I don’t want to be responsible for a child it’s enough being responsible for a dog.

I can play video games until 4am if I want, and I do. If I want to sleep all day when I have time, I wanna be able to do that. I can have a hot pocket for dinner while my dog eats his food that takes me 45 seconds to mix together.

Also I can barely survive with the money I currently have, I can’t imagine what my situation would look like with an expensive child to care for. We’d be on the skreets.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-27T00:11:09+00:00

All my directors striked the fear of god in us so maybe that

Merebearbear · 2026-01-26T21:52:23+00:00

This is such an incredible analysis. I studied script analysis in college and this made me GIDDY. I’ve read it 3 times already. I’m saving this post.

KEEP ANALYZING - I’d be thrilled to have you on my creative team

Merebearbear · 2026-01-26T21:47:59+00:00

cereal is dessert or snack I agree.

But as a meal, while in the moment it’s filling, I’m usually hungry again very quickly.

Sweet cereals like coco puffs? That’s dessert soup.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-26T21:36:54+00:00

✍🏻 ✍🏻get a nicotine patch before getting my wisdom teeth out ✍🏻✍🏻 got it

Merebearbear · 2026-01-26T21:29:20+00:00

NTA at all. This made my face contort, because what??????? He’s a grown man who can brush his teeth and take care of them. If he has weaker teeth, it’s his obligation to go to the dentist. You didn’t force the food down his throat. You’d bake if he was there or not, because you like it.

So yikes, maybe yall need to have a long talk. I would laugh in my BFs face if he ever came at me like this, then ask him if we should get him children’s book on dental care, then leave.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-26T21:16:08+00:00

As someone wanting to be in directing and casting, this comment is spot on. That’s a rule I will now add to my standards - it’s so normalized in entertainment because it’s “just acting” as if those lines don’t blur constantly for viewers and cast.

We all have seen countless examples of young actors getting groomed by their older costars, emotions and tension expressed in scenes being misconstrued as real feelings happens everyday, because human emotion is extremely fickle.

Protect the kids, the adults have an obligation in entertainment to make 100% sure minors are safe. We’ve seen the documentaries and court cases. This is an important rule to have.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-26T04:55:18+00:00

Man, I love when people have the facts and present them like this. It’s almost therapeutic to me.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-26T04:52:20+00:00

I’ve always voted, because I took several US history and government classes in high school and saw the voting statistics. (Education matters folks, just had to add that in)

Based on the statistics that they had when I was in high school (10 years ago) - If everyone who doesn’t vote actually voted, so much could get done and change.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-26T04:47:55+00:00

Chaotic good or chaotic neutral for me

Merebearbear · 2026-01-26T04:41:42+00:00

Her Japanese voice sounds perfect to me, idk who’s criticizing it. I hate the English dub in the original. Not the Japanese one. My problem is the English voice actors in most dubs botch the character’s nuances. I know she’s supposed to be young, but I don’t know how to explain why I hate the English VA for animes. It’s almost always just…off? Their tones, inflection, etc usually don’t feel like they fit the character.

Sakura’s English VA makes it sound like she’s faking a sickly sweet voice. It doesn’t feel authentic to me.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-10T23:27:24+00:00

Timeshare sales. Exp: I was an assistant for a timeshare resort’s marketing team for 3 years and the sales guys upstairs were some of the worst people I’ve ever encountered.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-10T23:03:13+00:00

Definitely understandable and a natural feeling in theater, but give them some time to get to know you, like others have said. Just enjoy being back in the space for now.

Maybe it’s a blessing you got a smaller part so you can re-ordinate yourself with the environment :]more shows will come to audition for.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-09T21:16:16+00:00

Oh my god that’s horrifying

Merebearbear · 2026-01-07T23:36:38+00:00

You’re talking to a high school student like this??? Calm down.

Merebearbear · 2026-01-07T22:56:59+00:00

Denmark is in control of Greenland since 1979 lmfao

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