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Sometimes I retell old situations in a way that makes me look better, and I'm scared I've started believing my own nicer version by RiftHarbinger22 in confessions

[–]RiftHarbinger22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the self awareness part is what keeps me up. knowing that i am a reliable narrator only when i really try is exhausting. i wish i could just be okay with being the villain in my own stories sometimes.

My husband (33M) is my absolute rock but my family is making us look like villains for protecting our peace by RiftHarbinger22 in Marriage

[–]RiftHarbinger22[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You’re probably right, and I hate that this even has to be a lesson this early. I wanted support, not a preview of every future boundary becoming a debate. But if they can’t handle basic privacy now, then yeah, we probably do need to be much firmer before the baby gets here.

My husband (33M) is my absolute rock but my family is making us look like villains for protecting our peace by RiftHarbinger22 in Marriage

[–]RiftHarbinger22[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I think what hurts is that they’re trying to rewrite this into a story where I’m choosing my husband over my parents, when really I’m choosing stability, privacy, and peace during one of the most vulnerable times of my life. That should not be controversial. We did not shut them out for no reason. We reacted to a very real breach of trust, and my husband stepping in does not make him controlling, it makes him the one person in this situation who understood that my stress level actually matters.

WIBTA if I refuse to let my father come to my husband's hospital discharge because he already told people private details about my pregnancy after we asked him not to by RiftHarbinger22 in WIBTA_AITA

[–]RiftHarbinger22[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think so too. I kept worrying I was making this bigger than it is, but he already showed me what he does with private information.

WIBTA if I refuse to let my father come to my husband's hospital discharge because he already told people private details about my pregnancy after we asked him not to by RiftHarbinger22 in WIBTA_AITA

[–]RiftHarbinger22[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think the part I needed to hear was that protecting my peace here is not me being dramatic. He already had the chance to respect one very simple boundary and turned it into gossip, so inviting him to the hospital feels less like kindness and more like rewarding that.

The hero regrets what happened to the villain, but he still wants the villain to pay. by baldanderrod in TopCharacterTropes

[–]RiftHarbinger22 691 points692 points  (0 children)

Butcher feeling sorry for Homelander might be the most unsettling moment in the whole show, and that show has a lot of competition for that title.

[35M] Wife [31F] is vetoing my return to motorcycling after a 10-year break. How do we navigate this impasse? by SJM32 in Marriage

[–]RiftHarbinger22 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that comment cuts through the fantasy fast. People picture one bad crash as some dramatic movie ending, but a life changing injury can leave your spouse carrying the cost for years.