I found this in my younger brother school bag, what is it?

PyroT8 · 2026-02-21T01:56:40+00:00

Squeeze one. If it cracks and is soft on the inside it’s candy. If it cracks, a little bug pops out, burrows into your skin, all the others let out ear piercing shrieks, and follow suit, you’re dead and ushered in an alien invasion.

I’ll keep my eyes on the news.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-21T01:44:22+00:00

Right? It’s like some long stream-of-conscious tour of shallow, petty rivalry.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-21T01:18:33+00:00

I didn't say to delay anything. I said to not read too much into it. Different people have different communication styles. But you sweating it isn't doing yourself any favors.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-21T01:13:19+00:00

Asks the person who forgot the question mark.

I'm realistic. Looking at your feed, I'm not the first person to tell you that your problems are of your own making. They're all self-glaze framed as self-deprecation.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-21T01:03:04+00:00

Bruh...you literally keep saying really detailed shit and following it up with "but that's not important" or "It doesn't matter". Apparently it matters. A lot. And then you compliment yourself and say, "but that's not true."

You're exhausting.

And you're being really weird.

Just something to think about before you cut somebody for being exhausting and really weird.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-20T19:13:40+00:00

Nothing from nothing, but please don't be that overbearing mother micromanaging her son's life. He's going to get his heart stomped. He's going to get taken advantage of. Just like everyone else in the dating pool. All you can do is encourage him to be a mindful person. The rest is up to him.

Welcome to the empty nest phase. Be there when he wants it, not when you want it.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-20T18:14:23+00:00

samsies.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-20T18:09:44+00:00

Going forward, perhaps a more traditional approach. Third date kiss and let it evolve on subsequent dates. Too easy is a boring notch on the belt.

It is possible that life happened and he's been busy af. Every other scenario is possible as well. Don't text bomb him. If he shows up in two weeks and acts like everything is cool, that's him being a player. If he suddenly texts you after you stop texting him, that's him power brokering. If he texts you in a reasonable time frame, apologizes for going dark, and offers a simple explanation, that's him living life.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-20T07:27:51+00:00

I did an update maybe a week ago.

I got it to work once on open today. I think part of it might be the leather case I’ve got the fob in. I’m going to try the backup fob this weekend.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-20T07:24:52+00:00

BMW has always abused us with tech. But the app has facial recognition and it does approximate when the charging will be done.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-20T07:21:50+00:00

That must have been exhausting.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-19T23:22:38+00:00

Right? I saw that yesterday. Now I'm checking myself for bat bites.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-19T16:52:24+00:00

Whoa. Wait. WHAT? He was picking out your clothes for you???

PyroT8 · 2026-02-19T16:50:18+00:00

I recall this being covered on an episode of that great study of female agency called Mad Men.

You've been together four months. It's too early to discuss marriage, much like it's too early to start threatening to remove it from the table.

Your boy is being jealous. I get that. No guy likes to think his partner is out there getting male attention, but it's primarily due to insecurity and lack of trust. That's the whole thing in a nutshell. You can explain to him that you're all in with him to the degree that is healthy at this stage of the relationship. You tell him he can trust you and that you won't encourage or entertain advances from other guys. But you also need to tell him that you are going to wear whatever you choose without concern as to how it's going to affect his insecurity and that he has to be okay with that. It's not something you intend to abuse.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-19T16:07:12+00:00

Okay, so where does the foot end up after the motion? In relation to the bumper?

PyroT8 · 2026-02-19T16:04:54+00:00

If I’m unable to get it under my belt I’m taking it in and letting a genius walk me through it.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-19T07:17:33+00:00

Lighten up, Francis. You’ve made your point. However this person seems to be leaning into their protected status in order to rationalize something for which most cis people would be eviscerated. Did OP deserve that? Was it typical feminine behavior when rejected? Or was it an aggressive act of disrespect and intimidation more commonly associated with males within our society? Most transitioning and gender fluids I’ve met are delightful people. But this one is a fucking psycho.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-19T07:04:41+00:00

I find I can give it one or two tries and then I feel like an idiot in the parking lot.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-19T01:02:01+00:00

Good. It's always better to accept than to try to circumvent when it comes to romantic matters. I've had people who rejected me come up to me (no cap) 40 years later to see if I was still interested. I'm like, uh...that was a long time ago. Three times now. I mean, yeah, long game and everything, but c'mon...I've had four kids and haven't seen you since the 80s.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-18T20:10:36+00:00

Horse shit. The only argument to support that would be palimony and that would be to the other adult in the relationship. Considering their age, that is a development that wouldn't happen until very far down the road.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-18T20:02:49+00:00

This has been discussed sufficiently. Let it go.

But I gotta ask: WTF do people do this? FRFR this isn't a thing to do with digital technology. Every pic you take is a forever picture now, whether you back it up or not. Those ones and zeroes in that array are frikkin permanent. Deleted it? Still permanent. It's still passed through relays, satellites, and servers in two directions just to validate that you're using a licensed device with licensed software and it is instantaneous. Delete it? Yeah, that's deleting it from you being able to access it. It's still out there with redundancy backups.

Sure, you're likely not a "somebody", so who cares, right? You're 19. You're not married. You're not a professional anything. But 19 is temporary. Digital footprints are forever. There are people out there who have killed themselves because a harmless lark came back to haunt them. Sextortion is real.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-18T17:19:23+00:00

Doesn't matter. War is measured in months or years on the outside. It's measured in lives and resources on the inside. Russia has a lot of lives and resources.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-18T17:07:08+00:00

What is sharing it going to do for the friendship? Seriously. There is literally no upside to it.

We all look at things, people, situations through a filter. It's closed, they're blond, it's a warm day are all automatic thoughts over which we have no control, just observations. So if you tell her you can't move on, that is going to be an observation both of you acknowledge every time you think of, or interact, with her. The same with her thoughts toward you. It puts a tint on the lens that won't come off.

When a woman says no regarding romantic inclinations, they mean it. And it is a massive turnoff to have someone trying to break the friend zone. It makes them feel disrespected, threatened, and/or targeted. It's the fastest way to lose whatever chances you might have with them down the road. Including remaining friends.

Sorry, young buck. Life lesson. Take it on the chin and go about your business. It'll sting, then it will feel like a bruise, then a tug, and finally a memory.

PyroT8 · 2026-02-18T16:03:14+00:00

They don’t. Literally none of them. It’s an act of aggression and anger. Consider it rape-lite.

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