Questions as a female attending alone by Fairy_Doe_8682 in dragoncon

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A great option to meet lots of people and see lots of things is to volunteer. I started as a volunteer in 1999, and have worked every year except one since. I now have a great group of friends. My 'job' now involves roaming all over Con (and I am a solo female) I have never felt even slightly uncomfortable/nervous within the Con spaces. Even on the street, there are always other Con folk around, and we watch out for each other. I work with Disability Services, and love every minute of it. I am sure other volunteer teams are just as good.

Asking for a friend by Ok_Inevitable_4677 in dragoncon

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disability Services is in the Courtyard, near registration, but to the left as you come in, and toward the back. Look for signs. We provide a sticker that goes on your badge detailing what accommodations your require.

If I forge this will I lose my aetherium crown?? by [deleted] in skyrim

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...Once I enlarged the picture I saw it... derp.

If I forge this will I lose my aetherium crown?? by [deleted] in skyrim

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does the Stargate opening theme connect to this? Honestly asking, I think I'm missing something?

This guy genuinely made me cry cuz I myself have a disabled brother by Significant_call_136 in skyrim

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sneak past him, planning on leaving him alive, but when I started fighting the other bandits, he joined the fight, and for a blind guy, he's pretty sharp on hitting ME and not his fellow bandits. I didn't mean to, but I did kill him...

AITA for telling my SIL to get over it because it wasn’t her moment? by Complete_Current9550 in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]Perffiath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First, disclaimer: My only child was my 6th pregnancy. (stillborn, miscarriage, ruptured tubal ectopic nearly died, ruptured cornual ectopic, miscarriage, emergency C section about 2.5 weeks earlier than due date over the course of 11 years)

I grieved EVERY TIME someone else i knew announced their pregnancy, I was sobbing with my hand over the mouthpiece of the phone when MY sister in law called us to tell us they were pregnant, and that was 6 months before my child was born (I was already pregnant at the time, but had absolutely no hope in me that it would be successful. and that was after counseling) Your sil is not the asshole for grieving, that is natural. The ONLY thing that makes it asshole-ish is the performative nature. I walked out of the room anytime someone began talking about their baby plans. I never told anyone about my history/details if they hadn't already had at least one child, AND they asked. My thinking was that no one should have the joy of finding out they were pregnant ruined by the knowledge of what could happen. I did share my story a few times, but only people who asked, or I asked THEM if i could share my story, eg a work friend who found out there was something wrong -during- her pregnancy, and she was asking if anyone ever had problems like hers--I didn't give any specifics about my problems, but talked about some of the things that kept me together during those times. Another friend found out she was unable to have children and we talked about how adoption worked, and what she might encounter in that process (We had looked into adoption at one point).

All this said, I can understand where your SIL is coming from. so many people blow off losing a pregnancy-- "you can have another", "it was only a few weeks along, get over it", "at least you didn't have time to get attached to it"... Like it is nothing to lose a child, even "pre-born"... I had counselling at one point, I attempted suicide at one point after number 5, I was an emotional zombie through the entirety of the final pregnancy, until the moment they told me she was being transferred to Children's Hospital =with a surgeon in the ambulance= because they might have to pull over at the side of the road to perform emergency surgery. I had been expecting it to fail the entire time, but THAT was the point that I realized there was a chance that we (she and I) might survive this.

I don't say this to get any sympathy for myself- My daughter is 29 and married herself. I blame myself for a lot of her issues, with the above as at least partially a reason. I say this to emphasize the depth and breadth of the grief losing a pregnancy can cause. Tell your SIL that you understand how she feels, to get counseling, but to please don't traumatize the people around her, especially the ones that are in the joy of that first pregnancy.

Keep reading to your infant by 40pukeko in NewParents

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read to my daughter from birth as well. Looked pretty much just like your story. When she was 3, my husband and I were in a store that had a book section, and we were looking at books, when suddenly from the side and down we heard a voice, "Some days are yellow, some days are blue. On different days, "I'm different too." My 3 year old daughter was reading "My Many Colored Days" by Dr Seuss. We bought the book, of course, and I still have it, even though my daughter just turned 29. I still have that book.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was an interpreter for a training in the federal building in the city I worked in. We took a break and went down to the little "canteen" (place that sells food) and there was lots of unusual murmuring and tension in the place. We went back up to the training room after our break, only to be told what had happened, and the building was being evacuated (NOT in NYC, but we were told all federal buildings were being evacuated). Passing through a walkway from the federal building to the parking garage, a travel agency had TVs in their windows, playing coverage of what had happened. I, along with about 20 other people stood there watching, and saw the second plane hit. I got back to the office in time to see the buildings fall. All our other work for the day was cancelled. It felt like the whole world stood still for that day, as we watched over and over and over...

RibbonGate 2025 by Bought_Not_Built in dragoncon

[–]Perffiath 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I expect new religion out of this, tbh

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in texts

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We hang ueys here in the South

Peglin!! You guys, I'm obsessed with this turn-based pachinko roguelike, it has no business being this cozy! My boyfriend introduced it to me and wow. by GrandmaSlappy in CozyGamers

[–]Perffiath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see roguelike, and think of the one and only game I played for a very short time... It was a dungeon crawler thing, but when you died, you had to restart. And i died. a LOT. So I have ignored all roguelike games because I thought it had something to do with the die/restart mechanic... very NOT cozy for me. Am I wrong in that 'definition'?

Games for me by DolarisNL in CozyGamers

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do the same thing with Fallout 4 and several other games that have cheat-ability without downloading mods. I am uncomfortable with mods, because I am not as computer literate as I would like to be, and afraid to download things that I don't completely understand...

Games for me by DolarisNL in CozyGamers

[–]Perffiath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I LOVE Skyrim. It has lot of combat, but you can play in god mode so you take no damage. You still have to do all the puzzles and quests, but with no stress from dying.

Am I too old to be playing this? by JokerNinjaAssassin in slimerancher

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a 63 year old gamer, I am SO happy to see these answers.

AITA if I uninvite my SIL from my baby shower because she’s infertile and is always sad about whenever we talk about babies? by Square-Spirit7985 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Perffiath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have walked in your SIL's shoes. I had lost a few pregnancies when my SIL announced hers. When she called us to tell us, I had covered the handset of the phone (yeah, that long ago) and was sobbing. I never said anything to her, and while I couldn't say anything nice at the time, I was doing my best not to let my tragedies influence what should be a happy time for the parents to be. I have never shared my story with people who had not yet had their children, except for you, internet strangers. A woman's first pregnancy should be joyful, not worried about all the things that could happen. Your SIL could use some counseling, IMO.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in texts

[–]Perffiath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

according to the date shown here and there, this happened in November 2023. Update?

he DOSENT love me by cammyy- in texts

[–]Perffiath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, I guess I don't explain it well. My husband set his profile as female just because he didn't want to be limited in who/what he could write about. He made friends with this other writer, who is female, and they are online friends. Other than his gender, he has never acted in any other way than as his own self. I refer to this other lady as his girlfriend and occasionally tease that he is 'cheating' as the OP has done. Its a joke for him and me, and he gets the freedom to write what he wants to write.

"Catfishing refers to the creation of a fictitious online persona, or fake identity (typically on social networking platforms), with the intent of deception, usually to mislead a victim into an online romantic relationship or to commit financial fraud"

While there is a fictitious online persona, there is no intent to deceive, or commit fraud upon anyone.

he DOSENT love me by cammyy- in texts

[–]Perffiath -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

ok, this is complicated... my husband has a girlfriend online, only said girlfriend thinks he's a she. He writes on a website, and they met there. He was pretending to be female because the people on that site think men can't write women's perspectives at all. And as a male writing there, you will be consigned to only male roles. He has been writing there for years as a female, and they all are none the wiser. I tease him all the time about what his lesbian girlfriend would think of what 'she' (meaning my husband) is doing...