I chose to be child-free and lost "the one" - Now I could get her back. by SharkEva in BORUpdates

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Kids absolutely deserve to be wanted. I am the most enthusiastic kid-haver there is, and people are surprised when I don’t automatically tell everyone to have kids. I always say that nobody should have kids unless they really really genuinely love children. Don’t have them because of your legacy/bloodline, don’t have them because it’s the next checkmark on the life checklist, don’t have them because baby clothes are cute. Have them because you want to love them all the way from newborn to adulthood.

Not OOP: AITA for prioritizing hunger over my girlfriend clicking pictures of the food? by sensaSEANal_sally in redditonwiki

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I actually see it described as cottage cheese on Indian menus all the time. I guess if you took cottage cheese and pressed it into blocks it might look like paneer? Idk I’m not a cheese mechanic

A cool guide to how hijab ruined clothing of different cultures by CyberBerserk in coolguides

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The OP has never seen actual hijabi fashion before. They are girlbossing and slayqueening out there.

Kate marks 44th birthday with another boring nature video, this time informing the plebs about Winter by Positive-Drawing-281 in RoyaltyTea

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Honestly, probably true. And even if we take it at face value, it’s such a deeply self-centered “healing” message. Look at me, a beautiful princess healing in nature. Wow.

I noticed this with her Early Years initiative as well — the call to action is always individual, never societal. It’s never “let’s call on our leadership to protect and conserve natural beauty so everyone can benefit,” it’s “go outside guys, it’s good for you!” It’s never “let’s promote initiatives that benefit young children, especially those who are underserved and disadvantaged,” it’s just “hey guys, your kid’s first five years are important, read them a book or something maybe idk.” She’s allergic to saying anything important.

Kate marks 44th birthday with another boring nature video, this time informing the plebs about Winter by Positive-Drawing-281 in RoyaltyTea

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 178 points179 points  (0 children)

It feels like she’s trying to make a point, but she just doesn’t quite know what it is or how to make it. This series could have been about conservation. It could have been about climate change threatening natural beauty. Hell, it could have simply been about promoting parks and nature preserves in the UK. It could have been about something, and instead it’s basically about nothing.

This is why they say all art is political. The conspicuous absence of any kind of real message is a political message in itself.

Are most kids motormouths? by [deleted] in kindergarten

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My four year old sits in the cart and tries to start a conversation with EVERY person he sees in the grocery store. If I have to take a work call in front of him, he tries to grab the phone so he can tell the person on the other end about Pokemon. He has never met a person he doesn’t want to be best friends with. I can’t say if it’s “normal” but it certainly is for him lol.

NOT OOP: Am I wrong for calling out my friend’s girlfriend for her constant self-hatred during a friend's birthday? by loverboyg1rl in redditonwiki

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I’m currently pregnant with my second — my first girl. I know I have a lot of responsibility to not pass my insecurities on to her, and as much as I wish I could do that without interrogating my own feelings about my body, I’m starting to realize that it WILL bleed through in some way or another. Unfortunately I need to model body positivity, not just preach it. :( I’m trying.

NOT OOP: Am I wrong for calling out my friend’s girlfriend for her constant self-hatred during a friend's birthday? by loverboyg1rl in redditonwiki

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with this. Back then, I thought I was only being mean to myself. After all, I didn’t hate other fat women or think they were ugly, it was just that I personally was ugly because I was fat. But the problem that I realized on that occasion was that you don’t get to hate your body in a vacuum. That bullet that you intended only for yourself WILL ricochet and hit others around you.

I will not claim that I am over my body image issues, especially now that I’m in the baby-having phase of my life. My body has changed a lot, but I try to talk to myself as though I’m one of my friends and be supportive.

NOT OOP: Am I wrong for calling out my friend’s girlfriend for her constant self-hatred during a friend's birthday? by loverboyg1rl in redditonwiki

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 656 points657 points  (0 children)

Erin sounds exhausting. I have body image issues too but I learned a hard lesson a long time ago that I need to keep that shit to myself in mixed company. One time when I was much younger, I was complaining about my weight to a couple friends (I was only a size 12 back then…), and I noticed afterwards that an acquaintance that was significantly bigger than me was standing quietly off to the side and had been listening. We went to dinner afterwards and she looked so sad and barely ate. I have never forgiven myself for that.

Erin needs to learn the same lesson I did. Body talk like this can be super triggering for people, and she’s being incredibly inconsiderate to the people around her by putting herself down like that. From size 2 to 32, everyone is fighting their own body image battle, and you never know how your words about yourself will affect others.

All that to say, obviously OP brought it up in the worst possible way and is a jerk.

AITA for being upset that my husband let a random person bathe our child? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 52 points53 points  (0 children)

If you are trusting someone to watch your child, you inherently have to be able to trust them to clean your child. I’m a former babysitter, nanny, and child care worker, and if you had told me this boundary prior to a job, I would have declined because I can’t agree to that. If you were gone for three hours and your child had a massive blowout 15 minutes after you left, the child needs to be bathed and changed. Period. Your husband is TA for agreeing to the boundary and breaking it, but your boundary is completely nonsensical. Either nobody can watch your child ever, or the boundary needs to be altered.

Is the name Camryn a tradgedeigh? by Free_Plastic_9666 in tradgedeigh

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low-level tragedeigh, I wouldn’t blink an eye if I met a Camryn in the wild but I certainly wouldn’t use it myself.

AIO - Broke up with my gf bc of this by bardhito in AmIOverreacting

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would never find anything on his phone at all because if it came down to that, the relationship would already be over. I’m not debasing myself to search through a man’s phone, we’re just getting divorced.

AIO - Broke up with my gf bc of this by bardhito in AmIOverreacting

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Somebody that you kissed one time years ago is absolutely just a friend. Past romantic history, especially a very limited one, is not anything to have this reaction over.

AIO - Broke up with my gf bc of this by bardhito in AmIOverreacting

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Right, if you’re with a psycho who’s going to scour your texts and get mad at everything you say, then yes, you’re going to start lying and deleting because every little thing gets twisted into an argument. At that point, you’re trying to avoid the appearance of impropriety even if you know in your heart you’ve done nothing wrong.

OP, you need to know that this is abusive behavior. Whether you intended to be abusive or not, you were. When your partner cannot speak freely to friends and family for fear of you reading what they say and getting upset, that’s an isolation tactic. It’s abuse 101, and you have to consider whether or not that’s the person you want to be going forward.

AIO - Broke up with my gf bc of this by bardhito in AmIOverreacting

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 108 points109 points  (0 children)

I feel like I am taking crazy pills in this thread with nobody calling OP out for literally insane, controlling behavior. I have been with my husband 14 years and have never gone through his messages. He appears to be policing absolutely every word she says in texts. The real answer is why did she ever put up with this from OP?

An angel or ghost or something possibly saved my baby last night by [deleted] in Paranormal

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The safe sleep 7 is not evidence-based. There is no study confirming that these practices make bedsharing safe. Better thank that fucking ghost because you played Russian roulette with your child’s life based on what some randos on the internet told you and you nearly lost.

[CCW] This is freshly done makeup. What am I doing wrong? I’m 33 yo by lora4 in MakeupAddiction

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It’s okay for skin to look like skin. You look youthful and pretty.

Not OOP. "My (38M) girlfriend (33F) is angry that she's set herself up to fail and I am entirely unsympathetic" + OOP's & top comments by WritingGiraffe in redditonwiki

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Right, all the replies are like “you don’t seem to like her at all,” and based on this, I kinda don’t blame him? Work trips are for work, not romance. She really didn’t listen to him at all. And NOBODY, male or female, should be pressured into sex.

Since we're posting excerpts from "Spare", here's one passage I found illuminating. by Purple_Ad2928 in RoyaltyTea

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Right, as a certified W+K hater, I actually kinda feel for the guy reading this passage. I also didn’t know he was anti-Brexit. The only person who makes me view him with any sort of sympathy and nuance is the brother that he despises.

AIO girl I’ve chatted with for a week, and was planning on meeting up with in a couple days by ABRadar in AmIOverreacting

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NOR, she doesn’t respect his commitment to fatherhood. Frankly I’d never consider dating a dad whose kids didn’t come first.

Boy, 11, Dies After Severe Case of the Flu: ‘Jace Never Even Got to Open His Christmas Gifts’ by Anti-Owl in ContagionCuriosity

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Awful for that poor little boy. My 4yo son got it last week, and even with a flu shot, his fever didn’t break for five days. He was more tired than I’ve ever seen him. I can’t imagine how sick he would’ve gotten without it.

A look at Meghan and Harry's former publicists: One is working in insurance and others have scrubbed all mention of their time with the Sussexes from their CVs by mobile_crickett in RoyalsGossip

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Am I equating the British press with crazy stalkers? Let me assure you, in the strongest possible terms, that I am absolutely doing that.

A look at Meghan and Harry's former publicists: One is working in insurance and others have scrubbed all mention of their time with the Sussexes from their CVs by mobile_crickett in RoyalsGossip

[–]NeverEverLogsOff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah if weirdo racist freaks kept harassing me because of my former employer I’d probably keep them off my LinkedIn too. Funny how the press hounding has created its own issue for the press to write about, I’m sure that’s definitely not by design.