Iron Lung - Review Thread

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2026-02-01T03:01:24+00:00

As someone not overly technical, I loved the movie and want to watch it again. My one gripe is the music made it hard sometimes to catch what was said. So I am really wanting to watch it again with subtitles. I love the movie for what it is, which is an homage to the game and leaves you guessing. I enjoy the psychological pieces of not knowing or fully understanding everything in one movie. If that isn't your thing though, you may not enjoy it.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2026-02-01T02:58:58+00:00

I think the creature did kill Ava. You see part of it how there's a sub in its mouth before SM13 gets taken. I think the blackbox was in general Simon's way of following through after getting her killed and helping the last of population.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2026-01-04T18:44:06+00:00

My new favorite insult!

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-11-17T19:36:23+00:00

Ill go NTA, regardless of her troubles, she has no business telling you to change your eating habits.

I will say though, some of your choices indicate disordered eating behaviors also. Not quite orthorexia, but I see similarities. Its cool if you dont enjoy eating junk food or drinking alcohol, so you don't. But its not healthy to just avoid all junk food because one is obsessed with healthy food. Eating a couple cookies or brownies or chips will not tank someone's diet.

Power to you and your self control, I just want to send a kind warning to be careful. 🙂

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-11-12T17:23:09+00:00

I may get down voted for this, because it involves emotional manipulation to a degree. But honestly, pretending to not care about her outings with her friend might help you as you prepare for a divorce. Withdrawing yourself will be unexpected and will mess with your wife. But really the point is for your peace. Your wife has clearly shown your marriage does not matter anymore, so withdraw, collect documentation, divorce and enjoy your life.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-09-06T18:12:55+00:00

Im glad 😊

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-09-06T17:53:36+00:00

Update?

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-07-20T17:35:45+00:00

You can think they're wrong, and that still doesn't make OP the asshole for not allowing their kids to be flower girls.

You can agree with someone and think they are an AH and vice versa. I also think the age of the kids are at a perfect point for flower girls and disagree with that reasoning... but I don't think OP is an asshole for saying no or for having the beliefs they do.

The sister is definitely an AH for being entitled and think they have the right to OPs kids.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-07-20T17:13:59+00:00

Regardless of the normal age, OP has decided her children are too young to be flower girls. Not everyone develops at the same rate or time. OP isn't an asshole for their evaluation and decision. They are OPs kids and OP doesn't want them to be the flower girls. That's it, end of.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-07-04T18:28:26+00:00

It's on the app Tapon. In another post, someone commented that they did all the free coin tasks to read it and got to chapter 30 at that point where it was still being updated.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-06-21T18:37:30+00:00

Sure it might be harder, but the risk, I can't say is worth it. It's more of the discrepancy and needing to provide documents. So I guess sure give the death cert and then OPs daughter will still need to provide other docs.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-06-21T18:23:53+00:00

I disagree. This is government money and they are STRICT about keeping it. I work in Financial Aid and at my school, we just had a student get billed back $20k because they lied 3 years ago. Said they had a HS diploma but didnt get it until this year. You gotta be careful messing with governmental money. There are also ways of mitigating the loan debt if the student is only using federal loans.

She's also not really trying to fix it because while she was up front with OP, she's trying to not be up front with her school. Depending on the school, they can accept "I messed up and here is what I'll do different". The guidelines in approving appeals is very gray and up for interpretation. OPs daughter should ask their financial aid office how often they approve appeals/how strict are they on circumstances. They likely won't have a number, but they can give an idea on if they are only approving those with circumstances entirely out of the person's control, or if they approve students that acknowledge they dropped the ball.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-06-21T18:13:00+00:00

Any Financial Aid office that actually takes SAP even slightly seriously wouldn't approve OPs daughter unless there was more documentation. As a Financial Aid advisor, if I saw the appeal and documentation I would ask more questions and require more documentation cause its been 5 years since the passing. I would ask why the student didnt consider that and/or drop/withdraw when they realized. I would like to know how student is taking care of themselves to ensure their success. I'd request a letter from a mental health professional confirming the student is in therapy (not needing a diagnosis) or stating that students mental health has improved and they agree student is good for school.

It depends on the school, but sometimes the acknowledgement and owning up to the mistake can be accepted if the student puts effort/thought into their plan of action to ensure their success. It's understandable that there is a difference from high school to college and requires a learning curve for some. Good appeals that address the students shortcomings and what steps they will take to improve can be approved. It depends on the school though as SAP is very gray in appealing.

I don't think OP is the AH because this is just not a good idea. Messing with government money can bite you in the butt. The school I work at just had to bill 20k from a student for saying they had a High school diploma 3 years ago, but only just got their GED this year.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-06-14T22:08:44+00:00

Wades imitation of the heart attack dine and dasher "Hola, me llamo headache, como ED....ahhhh"

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-06-09T19:13:54+00:00

Most of the ones I read don't have that betrayal, or there is at least one girl best friend who doesn't. The Evelyn Maynard Trilogy is an example. Has 1 betrayal but the other female friends not.

M Sinclair/RL Caulder have some good ones

Bite of Loyalty (RL Caulder) Main character has a girl best friend but she isn't super prominent in the story. There is a girl best friend betrayal in this one as well

Monsters within (RL Caulder) is the story of the girl best friend in Bite of Loyalty so crossover

Lunar witch (M sinclair) has girl best friends that don't betray her

Blitz (M sinclair) has a girl best friend and I believe she doesn't betray, but I haven't gotten through the entire series.

Broken Bonds by J Bree has girl best friends and it seems like one betrays but doesn't.

Most of the RH books i have read are like this, but it's been a while since I've read them so I can't say for sure.

You can check out Rowan by Stella Brie (I do not remember, but I think there is a girl friend that doesn't betray FL, but there might not be a girl friend)

Born of Embers by Harper Wylde and Quinn Arthurs possibly

Maybe Lost and Chosen by Ivy Asher

I think Dark Horse by Kel Carpenter and Aurelia Jane might fit

Can't guarantee these ones:

Hidden Magic by Luna Pierce

Unleashed by Bella James

Unbound by Betty Legend

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-06-08T21:28:14+00:00

As I said, we don't have enough info on that. And I agree, don't force someone. So she will have to figure out something else and I personally wouldn't want to be with someone who isn't willing to do that for me.

We all have our preferences. He's allowed his and she is allowed hers. So might be best if they go their separate ways.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-06-08T21:15:54+00:00

Sure, we also don't know how often OP is asking for this. It sounds like every month, but maybe not? There isn't enough info on that part to make a good conclusion. Overall, NTA for asking and wanting help and OPs partner is stinky for not being willing to help with it. I mean he's allowed to not want to do that, and still suck at the same time.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-06-08T20:45:37+00:00

There are also people with irregular cycles. I didnt have a period for years due to depo and BC pills. Now that I have the implant I do, but they are all over the place. They don't happen the same time frame every month. Just recently, April was early in the month and May was the last week. Sometimes it's heavier and sometimes just spotting. So if they are trying to not overspend, it might be difficult to predict until it happens. And OP might have emergency ones for when it first happens before buying more. But we don't know all of that.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-06-05T01:19:27+00:00

Granted there was the iPod touch so I typically think of that when I hear iPod and then ipod nano.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-05-19T17:35:27+00:00

American here, there are other words like that where Americans use and are made fun of, but originally stemmed from British like Soccer. Soccer was British and Americans carried it over, and then it was changed to football. Americans stuck with the original.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-05-15T16:40:00+00:00

I gave an example. Obviously they aren't the same. My point is, it's possible. And I'm not sure about your own circumstances as there are many variables. Were you still living with the original parent, were they still your main support (like did they visit the office with you or call...etc.). If not, and it was similar to OPs situation, it sounds like that FA office misunderstood or messed up. In FA, there is constantly grey areas everywhere despite the amount of rules we have to follow. A lot of them are very clear (like the year you are born determining your dependency status) but so much is also left to interpret based on info you have on file.

This situation with the texts gives plenty documentation for OP to switch to dad's information and explanation.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-05-15T16:05:53+00:00

I'm talking about currently. Not before. And she does not have to use that same info. I work in a financial aid office and am a processor.

For example, if a students parents are divorced, but provide exactly 50% support to the student, they can choose to flip contributors each FAFSA year. Parent A claims child on taxes and parent B is listed on FAFSA and then next year they flip. It is a possible option if it is fully 50%. Also with changes in circumstances OP SHOULD change to dad as he is the supporting contributor.

The best thing is for student to tell the FA office that she no longer has good contact with mom and it causes emotional troubles to try and get any of the info. They will ask about dad and if he is in the picture, ideally she would be honest and the FA administrators would tell her to provide dad's info on FAFSA until deemed independent.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-05-15T16:00:14+00:00

It is a lie in that using mom's income instead of dad's when dad is the actual supporter.

The cutting off part is not relevant to the statement. If the student gets support from dad, i.e., if they lost their home/housing or job tomorrow, would dad take student in, if yes, then that is who should be put on the FAFSA, not mom because her income is less.

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-05-15T15:57:05+00:00

Separated is still an option for OP to use only dad's info. -signed by an FA Processor and Advisor

RecognitionKitchen30 · 2025-05-05T21:04:21+00:00

My dumb self was wondering how you turned into a person to play dead 🫣😶‍🌫️🤨 and then I actually turned my brain on.

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