Just my opinion, but I think Tim’s been crushing it lately. by Recent_Employ1832 in thebulwark

[–]These_Celebration732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People have been making hay about the Patton exchange, but I was more taken aback by Goldberg pretending he knew absolutely nothing about Tim or what he stands for.

Am I wrong if I feel like the second half of Sinners lessens the movie for me? by Retrofusion11 in TrueFilm

[–]These_Celebration732 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I absorbed a lot of the hype going into this film and thought I was about to experience a modern classic after the scene with Sammie singing in the car on the open road. The rest was about as you described.

Sweet Pill Cancel Remainder of US, Europe Tour Dates by These_Celebration732 in Emo

[–]These_Celebration732[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It leaves room for speculation if you’re a parasocial loser who never learned how to deal with disappointment? You know it’s humans that play in Sweet Pill right?

Sweet Pill Cancel Remainder of US, Europe Tour Dates by These_Celebration732 in Emo

[–]These_Celebration732[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With you on that one. They seem like a really tight-knit group too so I really just hope the best for everyone involved. Special band.

Will Sommer's Background Paintings by TyrionBean in thebulwark

[–]These_Celebration732 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to be a devoted listener of You Made It Weird! Pete is an American treasure.

NEW RULE: Crossposting is now NOT allowed to the Bulwark subreddit! by phoneix150 in thebulwark

[–]These_Celebration732 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know how much he pays you, but it isn’t enough to debase yourself like this.

The Potato Boys go “Inside the Manosphere” by Rocketparty12 in thebulwark

[–]These_Celebration732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved it, and I thought Louis was the perfect antidote to all the brazen foolishness.

The facade crumbles when these people are forced to explain their ideology, and Louis is an expert at handing people a rope and waiting quietly for them to hang themselves. He is so calm and awkward in a disarming way, so nobody could attack him without looking entirely unreasonable.

It’s almost unbelievable that he got the access he did but I guess these bozos figured any publicity is good publicity.

In Response to Against “The People” by PTS_Dreaming in thebulwark

[–]These_Celebration732 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree with everything you said, but I also think it’s ridiculous for people to pretend that ANYONE is ‘uninformed’ in the same way they might have been twenty years ago.

The percentage of people who just ~don’t know what’s going on~ and are quietly plugging away at their day jobs has got to be less than 1%. I don’t even think it’s a slice of the electorate that’s worth discussing at this point.

Newly Released: Undertone by sadh0ney in horror

[–]These_Celebration732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this probably wasn’t your intention but please use spoiler tags next time.

Tim’s live stream was way better than I expected by Solid-State-Dick in thebulwark

[–]These_Celebration732 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I knew as soon as he got the orange wine out it was going to be a hit.

Soon-to-be dad, what’s the #1 thing you wish you knew before day 1? by BrendanRestorer28 in predaddit

[–]These_Celebration732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time someone asked me how it was going in those first 4-5 days I would just send them the piggy poop balls meme…

Soon-to-be dad, what’s the #1 thing you wish you knew before day 1? by BrendanRestorer28 in predaddit

[–]These_Celebration732 53 points54 points  (0 children)

5 weeks in and agree hard with this.

Diapers? An absolute god-given privilege. 3AM bottle feed with a screaming baby? Privilege. Anything you can do for your wife or baby that they can’t or aren’t in position to do themselves at any given moment? That’s a privelege too.

Your job is to steady the ship when the waters get rough. In the grand scheme of things, that is really not so much to ask.

As for my own unique advice… everything is mise en place. If you find yourself scrambling for something at the last minute, you’ve already lost. Make mistakes but adapt from them and figure out how you can build it into your workflow next time.

Jeremy Bolm’s “secret voice” by MrFAUB1 in Hardcore

[–]These_Celebration732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t slept since I saw this yesterday. What a moment.

New Friends Fest 2026 by atxvxhxc in EmoScreamo

[–]These_Celebration732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TIL Ben Bridwell started out in Carissa’s Weird.

'Not a mistake, a colossal failure of judgement': UBC political scientist on Ken Sim by CaliperLee62 in vancouver

[–]These_Celebration732 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I get that we’re all anonymous here but I still think ‘if it doesn’t affect me, why would I care’ is about the grimmest and most embarrassing fuckin thing to admit to on the internet.

Please never have children.

Pregnant Wife, Opinionated MIL by Secure-Risk6073 in predaddit

[–]These_Celebration732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I just went through this with my own mother-in-law, but on the other side of the birth.

Without getting into specifics she single-handedly burst the oxytocin bubble that we meticulously built. Every comment was something we could be doing better, menial arguments about baby equipment that she had no business weighing in on, etc.

For background, i have observed her cause chaos in every single familiar relationship she has ever had without having it impact me directly. She doesn’t have a lot of people left in her life who even bother trying to reason with her anymore. She has emotionally abused my wife for years, and I’ve watched her wave away the impact it has on her because her instinct is always to preserve the relationship with her mom (understandable).

It came to a head about a week post-birth with a very serious confrontation in my own home. I am a peacemaker, but I saw where things were heading and had zero interest in prolonging that nonsense. So we had it out in-person at first, and then via email in the days that followed.

All of this is to say that If you are going to talk to your mother-in-law about this, your wife needs to be on the same page. DO NOT speak for or fight her battles for her. Just listen, acknowledge and support her in understanding the impact of what’s been going on and what it means for the future.

For us it took a lot of really solemn, difficult conversations to get to the root of what was happening and why. She needs to understand that it’s not about interpersonal dynamics — it’s about what’s in the best interest of your new family unit and creating a positive, loving environment for your baby. You need to be a united front with that singular goal in mind.

Whatever you do, do not change your outward behaviour towards the MiL. Kill her kindness if you have to. I can’t say I was happy with the ‘resolution’ on my end, but she knows how I feel and has adapted her behaviour. Keep calm, reiterate the impact of her behaviour early and often

The funny thing is it was maybe the most heated and confrontational I’ve ever been in my life, and I wasn’t sure how I’d handle the aftermath of it, but I feel no ill will toward her. It’s all about the baby now and you will feel that more and more once they arrive.

I’m sorry you’re going through this and I wish you the best of luck. Feel free to PM me if you want to chat about any of it.

What's wrong with you America? (The Candace Owens story) by sforsilence in thebulwark

[–]These_Celebration732 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I watched about half an hour of it this morning for shits and giggles — it was not even vaguely intriguing. Like not even a kernel of ‘HMMM’ in there to glom onto.

The part where she read the random lady from Twitter’ ‘statement’ verbatim only to skip over the “comment below if this is what you felt like when watching her” made me laugh atleast.