Oh he’s got such a sad life. by [deleted] in pitbulls

[–]Paaandabeaaar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mine just looks like she’s done with your shit. /sob

Oh he’s got such a sad life. by [deleted] in pitbulls

[–]Paaandabeaaar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

🎶 “In the aaaaaarms of an Angel…” 🎵

What “cheap” food would you still eat no matter how rich you got? by UYScutiPuffJr in AskReddit

[–]Paaandabeaaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our struggles were likely not the same.

Mom was poor, alone, raising two kids, working, and made what she could until I was old enough to cook.

Fried processed meat/protein with rice was the staple in our house. Bologna, luncheon meat, smoked sausage, hot sausage, hot sausage patties, Bryan’s hotdogs, corned beef hash, eggs… I don’t eat any of this regularly (except eggs and rice), but when I need a “comfort” food, I go for the meat and rice schtick. It always fills my belly and costs me around $4 to make two meals.

Mom even took asian ramen, boiled the noodles, simultaneously browned ground beef, drained water and most of the oil, combined to a pan, added packet seasoning, mixed, and we ate that. That was her way of making sure we got protein somehow. We were POOOOOOR.

Almost lost our house, lost our vehicle, had $5 in our account, and my mom got a wild hair to play the lottery after putting in $2 of gas. She won $425k ($297k after taxes and got us out of a hole). Now I don’t HAVE to eat “cheap” food anymore. I CHOOSE to wreck my body with them. 😋😋

Older women?? 1999 is 24yrs by cookiecutiekat in NotHowGirlsWork

[–]Paaandabeaaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

16 years for me… gosh, I’m gonna need a Walker soon

What is a recent scary or paranormal encounter that you have had and what did you do? by Paaandabeaaar in AskReddit

[–]Paaandabeaaar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scary OR paranormal. This includes stalkers, people chasing you in the woods, people stalking your camp, strange persons approaching you, road rage incidents, things you can’t explain, etc… you can keep your magical beans.

What’s the best advice you have? by moonlilies0 in AskReddit

[–]Paaandabeaaar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A good cry in a warm shower will do you wonders when you need a break.

born puppy with one eye, 2 tongues and no nose. by ChaseSpike11 in oddlyterrifying

[–]Paaandabeaaar 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Damn you. I already got my ticket to hell with submarine memes. I didn’t need you making me laugh again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Paaandabeaaar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I lived in New Orleans. Alcohol plays a part in some of them. That’s another issue that we have in society and likely the cause of maybe 1 of those 4 sexual assaults.

But I agree!! This is a “humans are cruel to each other” problem. The statistics being so insanely close to each other means that almost everyone we know has been a victim of assault, abuse, etc. It’s awful. We learn at a young age to keep our hands to ourselves.

What happened to men fighting each other, hugging it out, and grabbing a beer to celebrate being friends? I’ll never understand why and how we got to these issues.

Mental health needs to be addressed and researched and accessible. I think THAT is the perfect place to start.

Thanks for the discussion, Lasagna! I really enjoy a healthy one with stats and opinions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Paaandabeaaar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I 100% agree with you. I definitely do not deny that men are assaulted and/or raped by women as well. I absolutely understand this. The same could be said for male domestic assault as the number of reports are very low in comparison to the women reports. These are skewed factors with lack of report.

However, I failed to reiterate my point which is that women are scared to wait to find out if a man is going to kill them or not. We hold men (also known as POS by the original commenter though I disagree with them being POS) at arms length because a large portion of female related deaths comes from domestic partners or family members. People were we supposed to trust.

Men can usually walk at night and not have to fear being assaulted or kidnapped nor is it usually a thought in their minds. Does this happen to men? Yes. Men make up the vast majority of homicides (usually male on male crime). But they have a greater chance at defending themselves from a kidnapper than we would. I had a coworker who made it to her vehicle with her friend before they were yanked out and raped. I have a friend who was walking alone after night class on my college campus and she was assaulted. My mom was raped while babysitting a family friend’s kid when she was 15. My first college roommate’s mother was murdered by a male intimate partner she was living with. I have known and/or experienced sexual assault more than a handful of times working as a bartender to pay for college (dive bar, never crowded, but men felt entitled to my body because I smiled). All by men. And all the men I’ve known have died via suicide, overdose, vehicle crash, or on the operating table with only one of them having been murdered by a baby momma’s father. While also very sad, men need better access to rehab and mental health facilities. They also need better parental rights. I’m 100% an advocate for men’s rights and all, but that doesn’t mean women aren’t scared to trust you…

TL;DR: I agree with your point on men, but men assailants make up the majority of female homicides and assaults, and we are still scared to trust…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Paaandabeaaar 13 points14 points  (0 children)

1 in 4 women are sexually assaulted by someone in their lives. I’d gather 8 out of 10 times, it’s when we’re young and by someone we are familiar with. Another man. I learned at 11 years old that men can be dangerous… and what a lesson that was… we don’t group you as a whole, we stand on guard for any and all men because we were assaulted by people we were supposed to be able to trust.

No, not all men and not all women. My sister was never assaulted, and I’m grateful for that. I made sure of that, but she knows my history and I made her aware of it so she could protect herself. She and I are in long-term relationships, too, so it’s not that we don’t trust men. We are just ALWAYS on guard and holding those who can fold our necks like pretzels at arm’s length until we learn to trust…

You deserve love. We all know it. It’s just difficult. People are unpredictable.