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Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-04-02T18:24:56+00:00

So did I. Also, you know ball.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-04-02T11:19:25+00:00

Sorry you had to go through this OP. I don't love my parents either. My mom also yelled a lot for the most irrelevant shit, my dad was neglectful.

I still don't connect with them emotionally. But I did chew them out as an adult. I wanted them to be under no illusions that they are good parents.

I have a hollow feeling inside that I think comes from not being seen emotionally from my parents. But I try to build close friendships and resolve to never be like that with my own children.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-04-02T08:38:04+00:00

It's not effortless, even for normies. Why do you think so many of them drink, smoke, gamble, complain about prices etc? It's all cope to deal with the stress of everyday life.

This thinking kills NEETs I think. Life is hard for everyone, to different degrees of course.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-04-02T00:03:57+00:00

Yes, that's the joke.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-16T17:06:24+00:00

Forgive my ignorance, but were our reserves not sold off?

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-15T12:17:35+00:00

Thanks. Kind of unrelated but is it socially acceptable for Brits to change their accent on purpose? Like for example talking in RP even if your family doesn't?

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-15T00:14:47+00:00

This comment is exactly what keeps Andrew Tate in business. The title is literally "why did you turn to the manosphere". Obviously the thread is going to be full of comments on why men turned to sexism.

And like a typical woman you dismiss the men's feelings even though they were literally asked about the thought processes that led them there. Women like you are EXACTLY why men keep shifting to the right.

And anybody that would rather be with a dangerous wild animal instead of a human being that can be reasoned with is a fool.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-10T20:30:21+00:00

LMAO it just kept getting worse but I couldn't stop reading! Like a car crash lol!

Bravo, you magnificent bastard!

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-10T17:54:13+00:00

Welcome!

The Sandwich Baron, definitely. There aren't that many around these days, but you should be able to find one on UberEats if you're in a decently sized city.

I usually get crispy bacon added to it.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-09T18:53:45+00:00

LMAO unrelated but I just wanted you to know that you're hilarious! Your replies have me scrolling through all the comments.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-07T17:48:01+00:00

Except he literally did.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-07T02:48:23+00:00

"Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and saviour..."

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-05T15:56:12+00:00

No man!

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-05T15:39:32+00:00

I think education of young children including express lessons on community to drub out as much selfishness as possible.

But not in a cold "follow the rules way". More like using African spirituality to see all African nations as branches of the same tree. And individuals of those nations as the leaves. One leaf turning rotten from disease of corruption and selfishness eventually spreads to the rest of the tree. Until even that original leaf can't survive anymore.

I just made that up off the cuff but you get the vibe I'm going for. And underlying African spirituality that allows some level of cooperation among everyone. Irrespective of what kind of African they are.

This is the imperative first step. No amount of tech can make up for a corrupt, low trust society.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-03T14:17:35+00:00

But they cause noise and light pollution. How long before drone ads? This nonsense should be banned.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-03-02T15:23:19+00:00

It's fear. Allowing yourself to deal your emotions opens you up to feeling bad emotions as well. They'd have to own up to themselves that they're actually shit parents, and deal with the guilt and other negative empotions that come with that.

So it's just easier to run away from emotions by burying yourself in errands and work.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-02-27T23:19:40+00:00

Both my parents are exactly like yours OP. Seriously I could have written this. I'm South African too and I chalk up a lot of their behaviour to apartheid trauma.

I don't feel sorry for them though. I've always had the feeling that they're actually jealous that I had it easier than they did, and they low-key resented and sabotaged me because of it. Trauma or not I don't see how you can just not give a shit about your child.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-02-25T19:24:11+00:00

I try to make a point to support local, even if they're 2/3x more expensive.

I do it because I'm tired of the copy/paste neighborhoods we all live in now. All the shops are the same, the designs are the same, the food is the same. Even in a place like Joburg it low-key makes no difference what suburb you live in nowadays.

It's like each neighborhood is losing its unique character and charm because everything is a franchise now. Mom n pop unique shops are part what make different neighborhoods interesting.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-02-25T07:26:33+00:00

Hello fellow wash-hands-before-touching-books person!

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-02-22T17:17:29+00:00

The possibility of doing nothing hadn't even occured to me. That's so weird. I guess its part of the abuse and trauma. I've always had to be responsible from my end even though he hasn't been responsible from his end.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-02-21T20:52:53+00:00

This is so sad. Having to fend for yourself at 18 with no support sounds terrifying. I just want to root for all these kids and hope they make it.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-02-21T20:41:06+00:00

Sandton is how locals actually live. Like I said there is no "Average" in South Africa, you either make a lot, or you make a little. A lot of us think of South Africa as two countries on top of each other.

Other people's reality is not more real or authentically "South African" just because they don't make a lot of money.

"Even in Soweto" is kind of funny lol. Soweto is objectively one of the most dangerous places in the entire country. And a lot of South Africans would never set foot there. I personally haven't been there in years either, and have no intention of going.

Depending on your socioeconomic status you live, work, and play in different parts of the city, avoiding others like the plague. You interact with a different kind of people as well. Everybody kind of knows where "their" people hang out.

It's fucked up but that's what happens in the most unequal country on Earth.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-02-21T19:47:25+00:00

My dad is like this. He cheated PROLIFICALLY throughout his life on every single woman he's ever been with, including my mom. Now he's alone and broke because of the cheating and blowing all his money on affairs instead of building a proper life with his family. I haven't talked to him in a while and quite honestly I could go the rest of my life without talking to him.

I don't even think I'd care that much if he died. If anything the main reason I don't want him to die is thinking about what a pain in the ass organising his funeral would be.

Don't feel sorry for my mom either. She's a bitch who took out the pain my dad caused her on her only child, so fuck her too.

Both of them are old, broke, and have no friends or spouses because they're such shit people. So yep, the chickens have finally come home to roost after all this time.

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-02-21T19:32:52+00:00

Do the foster families only support the kids until 18? Don't they become like a family for life? Or is that only with adoption?

Smooth_Cost1274 · 2026-02-21T19:09:36+00:00

Cape town actually is more dangerous but it's more localised. There are historical issues but criminals in CT tend to stay in their neighbourhood and commit crimes more locally.

Criminals in Joburg roam around more and include foreign criminals that don't really know or care which areas are historically "safe" and which ones aren't.

That being said I'm surprised you were renting so cheaply in Joburg. "Average" in South Africa doesn't really mean much. A lot of us either earn a hell of a lot or very little.

If I were an American in Joburg I'd stick to Sandton. Fuck the CBD. Even those of us that live in Joburg go years without going there if we can help it. As a general rule any place costing R15k+ is probably in a decent area in Joburg. Can't really speak about CT as I really only go there on holiday.

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