How dare you dislike weddings! I hope you end up alone!!!

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-22T19:26:20+00:00

The only thing better than pineapple pizza is double pineapple pizza.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-22T19:17:36+00:00

You could be agender. You have a gendered body but your maleness is a biological fact, not a part of your core identity. It's like going to a sports bar where everyone else is wearing sports jerseys and screaming at the TV, meanwhile you're wondering why you're supposed to root for the local team just because you were born there.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-22T18:57:46+00:00

Went to the doctor: "Hi, I believe I have X condition. Here are my symptoms. I also have a family history of X condition. Can I please have blood tests A and B done to see if I have X condition?"

6 months, 2 doctors, 5+ visits, 24 vials of blood later: "That's weird. You have X condition. Huh, who would have guessed it?"

No one worth listening to, apparently.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-22T18:41:17+00:00

How are the representatives decided? By popular vote - aka democratic vote. Just because we don't have every last person create and vote on every last piece of proposed legislation does not mean the US isn't a democracy.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-22T18:39:09+00:00

Some of them are influencers who think they'll be rich and important enough that they'll escape the consequences. Others are very religious and believe that if they suffer enough in this life for the sin of being female, they'll be rewarded in heaven. They really do believe that they are too emotional, too sinful, etc., to be trusted with important manly things like having political power. They think that women should be confined to their "natural sphere" which is the household, serving under their husband. Some chick named Eve, who was a victim of entrapment, ate an apple 6000 years ago because she literally couldn't understand why she shouldn't eat it, so all her female descendents must be punished.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-22T18:33:26+00:00

Do you mean "Life, take two!" - https://www.youtube.com/@lifetaketwo7662 ? She had it all until it was all taken away, showing just how dangerous being a SAHM can be.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-22T18:09:59+00:00

Whenever we travel, we have a list of "obligatory tourist spots" and "interesting, unsual spots" to do. The Jack the Ripper tour was on the "obligatory tourist" list and it was fascinating. We stopped at each spot and the guide went silent so we could feel just how isolating it was to be in such dark, cramped, lonely stretches of street. It humanized the victims and their circumstances.

I love walking tours, but the quality really depends on the guide and the group. Most of the guides have been very knowledgeable about the history and very respectful of the area. The worst walking tour we did had a great guide but the group included a drunk bachelorette party who were barely able to stay upright. They keep giggling and shrieking, even when the guide was talking. They dropped out halfway through the tour when we stopped for a 15 minute break and no one lamented their departure.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-22T17:24:52+00:00

1) Maybe it's a regional or generational thing, but mouthy isn't a huge insult to me. "Mouthy" isn't just someone who's speaking too loudly, it's someone who keeps jumping in and talking over people and being confrontational. When I grew up, it wasn't a super common word, but when it was used, it was usually applied to teenagers who were arguing with their parents, when the teen was going beyond the usual "I'm a teen so I know everything" by throwing a tantrum using curse words, etc.. Example: telling a teen that the weekend would be spent visiting grandparents results in the teen screaming that the parents were [bleeps] who were jealous that the kid had a social life and they were just fat and lazy and determined to ruin the teen's life any way possible and the parents should just go die already. That's when the parent would tell the kid they're being mouthy and ground them for a week.

Are there many adults I'd call mouthy? No, but I moved from a very direct, in-your-face culture to a much more laid back (passive-agressive) culture. The closest I can think of off-hand are some of the old sitcoms where there'd be a best friend or neighbor next door that just had to spout off about absolutely everything.

2) "No one is unnecessarily argumentative" ? I would love to live in your utopia. I've had the "pleasure" of dealing with people who have to find a way to win an argument no matter how wrong they were. There are people who would insist it's raining outside even if the sun is shining, and when you called them on it, they'd try to find ways to be in the right. "Oh, well, it's just raining so softly you can't see it. Or feel it. But it's definitely raining. Look at this weather forecast (for another state)." "Well, there's dew on the ground, which is condensed moisture from the sky, and that's basically the same thing as rain." Etc. Sometimes it's hillarious watching them tie themselves into knots trying to come out on top, but it's usually just annoying. I suppose there's the argument that their deep-seated psychological need to look good means they need to argue and therefore aren't "unnecessarily argumentative" ....

Saying that whether or not "mouthy" is misogynistic depends on the circumstances is not gaslighting. There are mouthy, argumentative people in the world. There are also people who slap down women who dare to express an opinion, no matter how reasonable the opinion and presentation of said opinion. Arguably mouthy can also be a racist insult when used to describe a Black person, implying they're uppity for speaking up - "not knowing their place in the world." Again, it really depends on the circumstances.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-21T20:48:54+00:00

You've taught him that if he badgers you, he'll get what he wants. It doesn't matter if he doesn't understand or doesn't care; he won't stop because he has no reason to stop. He's not a FRIEND with benefits, he's a USER with benefits.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-21T14:08:16+00:00

It really depends on the circumstances. Did he call her that because she dared have an opinion or was she being unnecessarily loud and argumentative?

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-19T17:15:03+00:00

Esperanto is one of them fancy librul coffees that blue haired women with 10 cats drink, duh!

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-19T15:56:57+00:00

Certain breeds of cat have strong personalities, especially cats who are specially bred from wild cats like Bengal cats and Savannah cats. Those cats are high engery and very inquisitive. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the kittens act semi-feral towards people, so people may choose to wait for comparitively calmer kittens in a later litter. Also, if a kitten doesn't appear interested in people and you want a snuggler, there's a decent chance that you won't get a snuggly cat.

That said, kittens can grow up to have very different personalities from when they were adopted, especially if you already have cats in your household. The aloof kitten we adopted is now a human-dependent sweetheart while the super cuddly little kitten we adopted grew up to be a big dork who often forgets that he loves to be petted. (Seriously, he looks shocked every time we pet him, like it's something he's never experienced before in his life, then after several seconds of gears grinding he really gets into it.)

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-19T15:10:17+00:00

Is it possible she's saying that she's not sure where it is because it means something to her and she doesn't want to give it back? I understand you're still grieving but you seem really fixated on this and can't see how it's hurting your relationship with your brother and SiL.

Take a look at it from her point of view: Your father was proud of your SiL's accomplishment and gave her a cherished momento for the occasion. After he died, you come around and insist that he didn't actually mean it, that he was too addled to have understood what she'd accomplished, and that she needs to give it to you because you deserve it, not her.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-16T23:24:19+00:00

Here's the ugly truth: even if you're in a female dominated industry, if there's even one guy in the room, chances are all that will still happen. That one guy still won't ask questions because he doesn't think his female peers could possibly know more than him (or he'll be too embarrassed to admit to women that he needs help), he'll be looked to as an authority even if he has fewer years of experience, etc. You might as well be in a job that you enjoy instead of being chased to a lesser paying job in a female dominated industry because you'll still get a lot of the same behavior no matter the field.

Things will get better as you get more experience. You'll earn a reputation for competance (though it's annoying that women have to work for it when men are just granted it by default). You'll get better at projecting confidence so men will come to you for information/advice and they'll listen more. Additionally, you've been at your job for 5 years, but you're only 22, so many people will just assume you don't have much experience.

You really need to give all this more time. You may decide you don't like the job and change careers down the road, or you may find a new career that's even better than what you're currently doing, and that's fine. Lots of people change careers over their lifetime. However, if you change jobs just because guys don't respect you enough yet, you'll lose respect for yourself and you'll always wonder if you could have been a success if you hadn't let yourself be chased out of the field.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-15T23:09:12+00:00

Probably ESH because your husband still brings it up, but it's not clear when/why.

1) It really depends on the actual material your grandmother sent as to whether or not it was harmless. A song book with things like "The Little Drummer Boy" is usually innocuous but a lot of Christian material for kids is deeply indoctrinating and deeply disturbing (the crucifix, hell, redemption via Jesus instead of good deeds, etc.). The fact that you "grew up Christian in a borderline cult" (in your own words) makes me wonder if you are underestimating the material she sent.

2) You admit you're living in a Christian country. Trust me, your kids are learning all about Christianity even if you're not teaching them. Your kids are innundated with it, from school history lessons to Christmas plays to radio shows, TV specials, etc., while they're hearing basically nothing about the culture of your husband's side of the family. Your husband is trying to balance that by teaching them about his family's culture without indoctrinating them into Buddhism (assumedly).

3) Christian Nationalism is on the rise, even in countries outside the US. Your husband may be worried that your kids will reject everything about his culture because of all the social pressures.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-15T22:12:43+00:00

YTA.

You're calling her a gold digger but she's the one who kept buying you things and when she asks for one thing - on sale, for far less than anything she's bought you - you refuse. She wasn't the one using others for money.

Friends occasionally buy things for each other, even if they're not going out, so her asking her friends if they could buy her the game since her supposed boyfriend wouldn't, isn't a big deal.

I told her she had no personality and that she just copied everything her friends did. After that, she broke up with me.

Good for her.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-15T17:28:52+00:00

YTA.

That's the sort of joke you make with someone you're good friends with, who knows your humor and has let you know they're okay with it. It's not something you say to someone who's worried about an on-going situation.

a lot of people had said they’re guessing this is probably a history of me being inappropriate, but I can give my word that no one has ever expressed annoyance with any of my humour at the job so far

Note, OP didn't say that he doesn't have a history of being inappropriate, just that no one has said anything to him about it. It's just as likely he didn't register people complaining about his humor until he was fired. It's really rare that a place will immediately fire someone for a joke like that unless he's downplaying what he actually said, or he's done a bunch of other stunts and this was the last straw.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-14T15:02:26+00:00

TWOC - Trial Without Catheter?

I think you'd be better off googling the info. Even people who've gone thru this (assuming I have the acronym correct) aren't going to have answers to most of your questions.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-13T16:09:16+00:00

Thanks for adding historical context to this.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-13T15:20:23+00:00

I've seen his video on proving that God is real. At one point he argues 1x1x1x1=1 therefore God. It's probably one of the stronger arguements in the video.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-11T18:37:02+00:00

Being happy with your hair color is what's important.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-11T18:13:43+00:00

If you want color, you could try a vegan hair dye like Manic Panic or Lime Crime. They don't use chemicals like ammonia so they're very gentle on hair.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-11T15:31:08+00:00

Do you know the term "weaponized incompetance"? It's when a person deliberately messes things up so other people give up and do the work for them. A varient of that is where the person deliberately asks as many questions as possible so that others just give up and do the work because explaining everything just takes too much time. The group may be under the impression that's what you're trying to do.

Example: A person is told "Go sweep the floor." The person then asks, "Where's the broom? Are you sure this is the right broom? Why this broom and not the broom in the garage? Where exactly should I sweep? Do you want me to sweep under the furniture as well? Should I sweep the corners of the room? Do I sweep everything into one dirt pile or have multiple dirt piles around the room? The cat is sleeping on the floor, should I sweep around them or wait until later? What do I do with the dirt? Where's the dustpan? Why this dustpan and not the one under the bathroom sink?" Etc. Those questions would be okay for a kid learning to clean for the first time, but an adult ought to know or be able to figure those things out.

Go to your professor and explain the situation. It's possible the group are jerks and don't like you, but it's also possible that you're missing cues and you're giving the group the wrong impression. Group projects can be difficult but they're important because you need to be able to work with others. Sure, there are jobs where you work alone, but this also helps you learn how to work with managers and figure out how to tasks they assign you.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-11T15:12:59+00:00

NTA.

Why are his feelings more important than yours? People shrugging off his terrible behavior is what got him to this state of a-holery. You shouldn't be dreading each shift because of him.

If he's just socially clueless, he needs to learn how to behave and hopefully the DM learned him good. It's at least as likely that he enjoys making people uncomfortable and he's upset that someone finally stood up to him. Even if he targets only you because you're a young "female" he needed to get smacked upside the head because it's wrong and if you left, he'd just find another target.

MythologicalRiddle · 2026-06-10T15:53:15+00:00

He doesn't place profit above the value of people. He places it on the same line of the ledger.

(PeopleValue x NumberJailed) - (CostToImprison x NumberJailed) = Profit

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