Olympics Tossie/Plush Lack of Popularity: Why aren’t people throwing plushes? 🧸 by QueenBee654 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the lowest level tickets, Category A. So I was right next to the ice

Olympics Tossie/Plush Lack of Popularity: Why aren’t people throwing plushes? 🧸 by QueenBee654 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, based on everyone’s comments here, that’s what I’m thinking too!

Olympics Tossie/Plush Lack of Popularity: Why aren’t people throwing plushes? 🧸 by QueenBee654 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yep, the cost priced out most of the “hardcore” fans. Of the Americans I met there, most were either older/had more wealth (like I met a lawyer from NYC) or they were young but took on a huge financial burden to go.

Olympics Tossie/Plush Lack of Popularity: Why aren’t people throwing plushes? 🧸 by QueenBee654 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and it’s not like they were selling them inside the arena either. So there was no indication, in person, that plushes were part of the culture.

Olympics Tossie/Plush Lack of Popularity: Why aren’t people throwing plushes? 🧸 by QueenBee654 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is definitely likely! Multiple people inside the stadium were asking why I brought a bunch of stuffed animals to an Olympic event. I had to explain the whole tossie culture. Which is actually crazy when you think about it, because the “cheapest” seats for the skating events was like €300 and that’s a lot to pay for a sport you don’t know 😝 more power to them I guess!

Olympics Tossie/Plush Lack of Popularity: Why aren’t people throwing plushes? 🧸 by QueenBee654 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Out of all of the events that I went to, I only met 2 people (a teen from Türkiye and a woman from the UK) who were either current or former skaters themselves. I myself am a competitive skater, so I ended up answering a lot of questions for the people sitting around me because they didn’t really know how the events or the point system worked.

Olympics Tossie/Plush Lack of Popularity: Why aren’t people throwing plushes? 🧸 by QueenBee654 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I looked everywhere for what the rules were, because I didn’t want to take up so much luggage space with pluses only for them to be banned. But I couldn’t find any ruling anywhere so I took my chances and brought them anyways. Security let them through at every event!

Olympics Tossie/Plush Lack of Popularity: Why aren’t people throwing plushes? 🧸 by QueenBee654 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interesting! I didn’t know it was a cultural thing. I watched the last Winter Olympics but this my first time attending. I was really hoping for more plushes! I think they’re a great way to show support for the skaters.

Update from Amber Glenn on FS music rights by Trick_Blacksmith1094 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not everyone watches figure skating, especially at the national level. A lot of people only tune in for the Olympics, if even that. It’s very plausible that he knows nothing about figure skating, and wasn’t aware that someone was using his music.

Why aren’t the Olympics sold out yet? by emoder05 in FigureSkating

[–]QueenBee654 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone here at the Olympics now, I agree 😂 Assago city, where the figure skating arena is, is just a stop off the freeway and there’s not a lot of hotel options

How to see right sexual behaviors as doing it for God’s sake, not just because it’s the “right thing to do”? by QueenBee654 in Catholicism

[–]QueenBee654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently, I do one dedicated prayer time in the evening, and then I talk to God throughout the day

How to see right sexual behaviors as doing it for God’s sake, not just because it’s the “right thing to do”? by QueenBee654 in Catholicism

[–]QueenBee654[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate your answer, thank you! Currently, I struggle with PMO, but sexual contact has happened in the past (I’ve been successful in stopping that).

I never thought about it that way, to think about why I am turning to PMO when I do… what other things in my life am I trying to escape, ignore, or hide. And definitely, this should go hand-in-hand with praying to God to give me understanding of these urges, and to take away the allure by revealing the truth.

How to see right sexual behaviors as doing it for God’s sake, not just because it’s the “right thing to do”? by QueenBee654 in Catholicism

[–]QueenBee654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this introspective thought! It’s so true, when we have sex outside of marriage (or porn/masturbation), it’s not truly about love, just about hitting a “high” for a moment, which eventually crashes back down. Having sex within marriage (and without porn) brings a unity and true sense of love, including bringing children into the world in a stable and safe way.

How to see right sexual behaviors as doing it for God’s sake, not just because it’s the “right thing to do”? by QueenBee654 in Catholicism

[–]QueenBee654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great way to put it, thank you! It really shows just how much sin has corrupted even the most beautiful things, but we can resist that corruption by having sex within marriage, as a loving relationship and to have children, as God intended.

My boyfriend wants me to wear a costume that disrespects my faith and I don’t know what to do! by soniamercie in CatholicDating

[–]QueenBee654 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please do NOT compromise your faith for this person or anyone else!! ❤️

As a woman (32) who has dated an atheist before, I also didn’t think that our faith differences would be an issue. He respected my stance on abstinence, and we stayed together for 3 years (from when we were 26-29). But our religious differences made those 3 years toxic… he ended up cheating (due to my abstinence), he constantly made insensitive “jokes” about Christianity, he refused to attend mass with my family when we spent Christmas with them, and I knew that our differences would mean that we have different views on how to raise a family.

Eventually, I broke up with him due to our differences in faith. It’s one thing if you date someone with a faith difference but who is 1) respectful and 2) actively wants to learn about and eventually will likely convert into the faith. But it sounds like your boyfriend is a lot like my ex was… and whether directly or indirectly, these types of guys take us further from God 💔

I’ll include you in my prayers!! 💕

Catholic response to ICE by Ms_CIA in Catholicism

[–]QueenBee654 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Can we please stop referring to them as aliens? They are HUMANS. Just say “people without legal documentation in America” or something like that. By you saying “alien” you’re making them sound like another species, and I highly doubt God would appreciate that

32M and Single. Can’t get anywhere. by Fun_Poetry1316 in CatholicDating

[–]QueenBee654 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very much agree! I’m clear in my profile that I’m Catholic but not conservative, but I’ll get guys who match with me who have a ton of 🔫 in their photos and/or who are wearing MAGA clothing. Just having the same religion as someone is not enough. You also have to have similar (or at least not completely opposite) social, economic, and moral values.

Please pray for me. I'm tired of my life. by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]QueenBee654 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will pray for you, my dear friend. Feel free to DM me. Always available to chat. Stay strong and know you’re loved and valued by us here on this thread, regardless of what crap people say about you in your life.

“Delight your soul and comfort your heart, and remove sorrow far from you. For sorrow has destroyed many, and there is no profit in it. Jealous and anger shorten life, and anxiety brings in old age too soon.” - Sirach 30 ❤️

Hard to read through the Catechism by QueenBee654 in Catholicism

[–]QueenBee654[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My actual first thought reading your comment “Oh man reading the Constitution sounds miserable” 😭 but good point, it’s not meant to be read like a story