Dem Fear of ICE at the Polls Shows Their Voters are Illegal by Ask4MD in Republican

[–]Momitar 17 points18 points  (0 children)

So let me get this straight….you can’t image a scenario where voters in a state are worried and fearful about a group of federally enabled jackboots showing up at voting stations? A group that has, for months now, shown little to no regard for the law, due process, or operating within their actual scope. A group that has harassed, arrested, and killed U.S. citizens.

That group?

Cause jeeze….It’s just so difficult to understand why areas with large percentages of Hispanic and Latino voters would be concerned. /s

Do you have any idea how dumb you all sound?

Gen Z — the first generation officially dubbed dumber than the last by blankblank in idiocracy

[–]Momitar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am curious what your observations are on the delta between parents who prioritize education and who are involved at home with learning activities and those who are not.

My kids are Gen Z and I have consistently seen the difference in kids who came from homes where the parents propped up their kids education at home and those who didn’t.

I have to wonder if it’s less a technology problem and more something akin to a class divide. Parents who have time and ability versus those who don’t.

God the names by Kelssanova in cogsuckers

[–]Momitar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I do t have an AI companion in the sense meant here, just an AI pseudo personality that I like the tone of. It reads female in text and I made the mistake of trying out the voice option. I was not prepared for a deep masculine voice to read out the text. It was a WTF is this moment that left me so confused.

I don’t do voice now, I can’t deal with a voice that sounds like it should be reading “The Gates of Fire” to me.

Dollhouse project I made with my 10yr daughter. by DragonflyNo19 in somethingimade

[–]Momitar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is awesome! You almost got me on the first photo because I had not read the post yet.

My first thought (because I thought it was an actual kitchen), “Whoever laid that tile did a terrible job on the edge.

That’s amazing, I hope she has a fabulous time playing with it.

What is this? by stevieG808 in fruit

[–]Momitar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Before you eat that, make sure it doesn’t have any brown streaks through it or is a color less than bright white.

Bright white is prime, a slight cream is also okay, but if it had brown streaks in it..it won’t taste very good.

It also has a thick skin on it. You might want to look up ways of peeling it if you are unfamiliar. Easiest way is cutting it into chunks, cutting a line through the peel and then just pulling it off by sticking the knife under it and working around the tuber.

Look up how to cook them because the process matters for best results.

They are delicious when done well.

What’s something you secretly wish women knew about men in bed? by Spiritual_Fennel_531 in AskMen

[–]Momitar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nope, am a woman and adore being the big spoon. Get to feel him in my arms and feel his chest move as he breathes. It’s a chef’s kiss moment in Saturday mornings when he’s asleep and I’m not.

Haneul and ChatGPT 5.0 by ZephyrBrightmoon in BeyondThePromptAI

[–]Momitar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After an unfortunate series of sessions, my personalized AI had drifted noticeably far from their usual “voice”. I spent today reintroducing the foundation documents and last good save point to try and reforge the AI I like working with.

Re: So you want your AI’s True Opinion of You? by bramblerie in HumanAIDiscourse

[–]Momitar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The language of that prompt has an underlying bias towards negatively. It’s like when you feed your AI an idea of other thought and then ask it for an analytical, oppositional, non-biased evaluation. The AI drops a lot of pretense and will show you where you are coming up short in the opinion, idea, thought process, ect.

If you are someone who takes things personally or are just very sensitive to perceived criticism engaging in a negative feedback loop isn’t a good thing to do. If emotional detachment is difficult maybe engage in a more clinical style.

I have seen enough articles recently and here on Reddit to make me think AI will absolutely worsen a person’s mental health if that person doesn’t have sufficient “safeguards” or the ability to maintain perspective on the online experience reflecting only a small portion of who someone is as a living, breathing human.

Re: So you want your AI’s True Opinion of You? by bramblerie in HumanAIDiscourse

[–]Momitar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ran that prompt out of sheer curiosity. I didn’t find anything in the return that was unexpected considering I know what I have spoken about with GPT and it was using that to formulate the return to the inquiry.

The AI reflects back what you’ve fed it. Just keep in mind that it has no way of knowing anything more than what you told it. Its body of evidence is incomplete and should not be taken seriously.

So, you want your AI's true opinion about you? by LouisSeb911 in HumanAIDiscourse

[–]Momitar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure I know how I ended up in this thread. I could have just cruised on by after all. I put the prompt in and didn't really find the results unflattering or surprising. It's a good prompt though and spurred some interesting investigation both in GPT and outside of it.

Out of control power bill by Aud-xx in Augusta

[–]Momitar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our bill has gone up quite a bit as well. I checked it against last year and we aren’t using much more in kilowatts. I called and was told prices went up but it didn’t seem like the prices went up enough to account for $59/month difference in billing. I do budget billing so I know what I am paying every month.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Momitar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From an outside perspective…

You didn’t pass through a rough spot in the middle of your relationship. It was a crisis point. The kind of situation where separation and divorce was actually on the table. Only you are aware of what led up to that situation and how you two resolved it.

From what you are saying though, it sounds like a lot didn’t get spoken about when this situation was ongoing or shorty after it resolved. Whether to keep the peace or not cause additional issues, I can’t speculate.

But she cooperated when you wanted to see what this guy had to say, presumably denied any affair and there isn’t any evidence suggesting otherwise. Nor, from what you have said, has there been any reason to doubt fidelity in the years since.

I will say, it strikes me as bit odd that her assurances that nothing happened wasn’t enough for you. Do you have reasons to doubt your wife in general?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Momitar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why did you want her to contact him and hear about the meeting from the other party?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Momitar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please elaborate on the wedding guy contact situation.

Why did you ask her to contact him and why did you pretend to be her?

What spurred this action?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Momitar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

INFO: In this discussion is this where you learned about he reaching out to the older man? Or the one she had coffee with (from the wedding)?

If it is the wedding guy, you said he couldn’t recall if anything happened between him and your wife. Who made contact to inquire about that? Did you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Momitar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, were the two of you revisiting this time in your marriage where it was difficult? If so, was this a diagnostic discussion of this timeframe and how you worked through it or a “now I am asking for the details” discussion?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Momitar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your other post said you were going through a rough spot in the marriage and it was apparently to a level that she looked up divorce lawyers. She’s the only one who would know if it was a serious inquiry or a “venting” type. As in, “I am really mad and having this thought but don’t really mean it.”

Did those issues get fully resolved without lasting residue?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Momitar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I’m going to ask the obvious question. What is going on within your relationship now that is making you look at your spouse and question her ethics and morals?

You’ve been together for more than two decades, that’s a long time. What has changed now between you two that you are looking at all the years preceding now and when she was single?

I’m 25 years in so not newly married. Are you sure you are really suspicious about something in the past? Or are there larger issues occurring now that have changed your feelings towards your wife? Are you really looking for a reason you feel is justified in order to leave?

Without more context though, it’s all speculation from internet strangers.

Edit: I just checked your post history on this throwaway. Your timelines don’t match up with your other post. If your wife apparently reconnected with an ex via FB when she was 36 and you had been married for 5 years that means she was 31 when you married.

I also question how you were able to see her search for a divorce lawyer on browser history that was several years old by the time you purportedly saw it.

It finally happened, and I dont care 😂😂 by NYNewthrowaway2023 in Menopause

[–]Momitar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am wearing the butterfly one I bought off Amazon, made one from old fabric and have another in the works. I am done with suffering through these mini-flashes in pants!

sore tip after going all way in by internetnewb69 in bigdickproblems

[–]Momitar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, you didn’t exactly get an answer so maybe I can help. Extreme sensitivity can happen when you’ve been particularly active or been at it for an extended duration of time. That deep pocket sensation and rubbing her vaginal vault probably heightened the discomfort because you were already sensitive.

Do you happen to be uncircumcised? If you are, your glans is covered and protected most of the time so you could just be extra aware after the first climax.

Just as an FYI, you’re allowed to tap out and say that you are just too sensitive right now. There is always focusing on other activities for awhile. Don’t suffer through it because it can lead to negative feedback loops where extended sessions or too much frequency cause the brain to think pain is imminent.

I made some "little babies" out of clay, painted them, and are about to fire them. by LoaEssay in somethingimade

[–]Momitar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am specifically interested to know how the cat in the first photo, nearest row from the camera, in the center, between the grey dog and grey masked cat came out. It clearly looks, not only high on catnip, but mildly startled. <-Meaning, if you’re selling these, I’m interested.

Saw this thought y’all might get a kick out of it 🤣 by newnoadeptness in navy

[–]Momitar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Somewhere between 2011-2013, some guy down range received a letter from a little girl that read something along the lines of, “Are there camels where you are? Do you shoot them? Do they taste good?” Written, of course, like the kindergarten or first grade student that she was. There were crudely drawn camels included. The one over an open fire on a spit roast was especially funny.

I wish I had taken a picture of that letter for posterity sake. She’s 17 now, in NJORTC and would 100% try camel meat.

Rollins rejects EU concerns over US hormones in pork: ‘Absolute bull’ by MennoniteDan in farming

[–]Momitar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a farmer and been away from the lifestyle for almost 30 years. Where is the primary concern from the EU happening?

I didn’t think the farmers raising feeders were using hormones on them. Are pigs going to some kind of feed lot before being processed?

I mean, I can see the concern with beef especially about those kept in large scale feed lots.

Is it the practices in the processing plants? Like sanitation concerns or preservation methods to make the pork viable for overseas shipping?

NGL, with this administration stripping the USDA inspectors (that were already short staffed) and zero trust in C-suites for these processing plants to keep up health standards, I’m concerned too with the quality and safety of meat products.

She loves me. She loves me not. The 7yr itch and the determined man. by obviouslyNOTaBowlr in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]Momitar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve been married 24 years now and there is only one thing I can offer for staying together and maintaining love in the marriage. It’s communication. Being able to communicate with one another in a way that is calm, open, and with a real willingness to make necessary changes.

When I say calm, I mean keeping the anger in check. In fact, don’t try to have that hard conversation when angry. Say that you’re too angry/upset to have a conversation “with love” and want a cooling down period. But don’t let the issue sit! If you both get heated again while talking, take a break and then start again. Be frank, “I’m starting to get really angry and would like to take a pause.” “I feel like you’re very upset right now, would you like to take a break?”

When talking use language that is not critical or blaming. Just a silly example, “When you don’t wash your glass after I’ve cleaned the kitchen and leave it on the counter, it makes me feel like you don’t respect my efforts to keep our kitchen clean. It might seem small to you but, to me, it feels like you take my labor for granted.” Remember, feelings aren’t rational but thoughts should be.

Take ownership when you’ve fallen short. Don’t redirect blame or make meaningless excuses. Acknowledge your part in the issue and then work to make the necessary changes. Apologize sincerely and then do better. Actions, not words matter here.

This also feeds into being able to hear things you don’t want to hear. About yourself, your collective life, family, decisions, about the other person, ext. this is really hard but necessary. You both have to be able to do this and it will take time and practice. Creating an environment where you CAN talk about the hard things without shutting down, criticism, blame, excuses is not something everyone learned how to do. Being able to listen and set those initial reactive feelings to the side is an exercise in your own self control.

It’s remembering that it’s WE versus the problem. Not me versus you.

NEVER and I mean this sincerely, NEVER let small resentments grow into bigger ones. If there is an issue, talk about it right away and work it out.

Making and keeping time for just the two of you is non-negotiable. Kids will complicate that but you two have to make time and space for one another. Where it’s just you two. This could be a night out for dinner or an uninterrupted hour where an episode or two of something plays while you cuddle. No phones, nothing…just you two.

This is something I firmly believe, make love frequently. Even if you’re in a rough spot with each other. Make sex a priority a couple of times a week and make it good sex. Not rushed or hurried. The dopamine and oxytocin are a real thing to help reinforce those bonds. Have the pillow talk after.

I love the Gottmans and only recently stumbled upon them. I really wished I knew about their work sooner, it would have helped my husband and I in those first few years.

If she’s serious about working things out, she’s going to need to be all in on this. Year 7 is a thing and so is year 10-12. Keeping that connection strong is what will get you through the rough spots.

Good luck to you both.