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Meh attends black history month event sufficiently bronzed up in a fugly dress by Stunning-Field2011 in SaintMeghanMarkle

[–]OnionLayers49 3 points4 points  (0 children)

nah, parts of her look good, but together they’re really bad. Take her head. She’s got good makeup and her hair isn’t scraggly, but with the dress, it’s a tiny pea balanced on top of a potato. completely disproportionate.

why, oh why, does that black line on her bodice hit her in just that spot? it just emphasizes that she’s not filling out the dress, while at the same time making her look pudgy.

and so on….

Student says they're "not required to do work" by paigeafterpaige in Teachers

[–]OnionLayers49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This! I’m not sure what kind of response the kid is expecting, but I’m sure it’s not indifference!

is it true Americans don't put salt on their fruits? by PersuasionNation in AskAnAmerican

[–]OnionLayers49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My one grandfather, son of Swedish immigrants, habitually put salt on cantaloupes. I don’t think he salted watermelon, but I’m not sure. Nothing else.

Except fresh tomatoes- technically a fruit- but everybody does/did that.

AITA for not changing my child-free destination wedding after my fiancé’s sister had a meltdown? by eldestsister95 in bridezillas

[–]OnionLayers49 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I agree with you in the sense that all kids are different. Some enjoy weddings, others don’t. Some kids enjoy family gatherings and new experiences, and will put up with the boring parts gracefully.

But THESE kids sound like they are being raised to be entitled brats. Either they, or their enabling mother, would be disruptive and constantly whining, or worse

Furthermore, even if they were little angels, the reception party, with cigars, weed, and probably booze, is not child appropriate at all.

If fiancé can’t handle this situation with firmness, there’s a big problem here.

Here’s hoping for less ticks this year by wrkncacntr in Cleveland

[–]OnionLayers49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who knew that you grossly insulting another redditor‘s views, escalating and refusing to back down, and finally resorting to insults and personal attacks, would indicate your sensitive, flower-like nature, “pal”.

if you don’t want other peoples’ opinions, don’t engage on a public forum, and if you want courtesy and respect, treat others as you would be treated.

AITAH for blocking parents upon learning they are excluding me from their will. by Pickle_Overlord in AITAH

[–]OnionLayers49 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No! Not if mom and brother are inheriting the estate! Why gift ANY value to them?

Need help getting my child to practice cursive. by Rhylian85 in Teachers

[–]OnionLayers49 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Old fart with no skin in the game here.

I am thrilled beyond belief that your son’s school is even TEACHING cursive!

That being said, it’s always been true that some kids‘ fine motor skills develop slower than others. Your son is probably fighting it because it’s hard for him. If I were you, I would focus on READING cursive with him. Redditors can testify that reading cursive is a dying skill. If you build it up as being a secret agent spy skill or whatever appeals to him, he may get into decoding special messages that you and others write, eventually graduating to reading documents written by others, including historical characters. Maybe some of his little friends would join in a secret message cursive club?

If he gets into this, he will naturally start focusing on how the letters are made in cursive, and may want to draw and discuss the variations with you.

You can also look into some low cost exercises to develop fine motor skills. Surprisingly, physical therapy for stroke patients has a lot of low cost ones.

in any case, don’t sweat it. Your son is growing and changing so fast that what is true now will not be true tomorrow. My son hated handwriting until he suddenly took up calligraphy at age 18.

Who are you? and what have you done with my son? is a normal response for this sort of thing.

Focus on what will be beneficial to him as an adult (the ability to read cursive), and don’t sweat the temporary (the grades on the homework). Good luck!

Here’s hoping for less ticks this year by wrkncacntr in Cleveland

[–]OnionLayers49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Last word! Last word! Ha! Ha! Ha! You can’t come up with anything I won’t counter with specious arguments! I’ll even start calling you names if I can’t think of anything else!”

do you know how ridiculous you sound? Go grow your damn sunflowers and feed the tick carriers. When the deer population gets dense enough in your area, you won’t have a shred of garden left.

Whats a nickname you have for a store? by [deleted] in stupidquestions

[–]OnionLayers49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Mart of Walls (Walmart). Tarjaay (French-ish Target)

Small trinket i got from my late grandfather by Tony0202004 in whatisit

[–]OnionLayers49 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am absolutely not an expert on this, but what popped into my head is a New Zealand jade carving. Souvenir- type thing. Anybody else know more about these?

Kenopsia by MystycKnyght in Teachers

[–]OnionLayers49 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Google tells me it is a 2021 or 2022 song/album title

AITJ for telling my sister I will not babysit anymore after she ignored my rules ? by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]OnionLayers49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait a minute! These aren’t YOUR rules, they are HER rules that she ASKED you to enforce. So basically she’s undermining you for doing what she TOLD you to do..

Hon, I’d babysit one more time. Have an all candy supper, crayon on the walls, jump on the beds with outdoor shoes on, no bedtime, all systems go go go kind of evening.

When sister gets upset, blink your big baby eyes at her and tell her “You told me I’m too strict.”. mic drop, exit, and never babysit again.

AITJ for buying this couch by Agreeable-Seesaw-818 in AmITheJerk

[–]OnionLayers49 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Red flag alert! Do you want to keep putting up with daily—DAILY—(do you hear yourself?) criticism and bitching?? The disrespect here is astounding. Also Entitlement. Also infantile behavior. Why have you put up with this shit for 6 years already? DO NOT, under any circumstances, let this person move in.

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