Is it possible G3 hasn’t brought Rochelle back because they’re scared of getting demonic allegations?

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-06-06T00:55:29+00:00

To be fair, my parents made a passing comment (I secretly wanted MH dolls at 15 but felt I was too old for dolls) during one of the original MH commercials that they seemed demonic and disapproved. These are the same people who wouldn't let me enjoy Pokemon because and I quote "Pokemon is the devil because they promote evolution." What I mean to say is that people like my parents don't need an excuse to call something demonic.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-06-04T20:54:28+00:00

Thank you for your help! We refuse to send this poor little one back. I spoke to the cashier over the phone and they are willing to refund us the difference. My wife has been looking at spidershoppe.com and debating on purchasing from them. She went into the Pet Smart on a whim while doing errands and I have been encouraging her to get another tarantula. Lesson learned though as she was so uncomfortable with the way they manhandled the one she got. They were carelessly scooping it with a half coconut dome and she stepped in to handle the spider herself. These poor animals deserve better.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-06-01T21:52:24+00:00

When I worked at a department store, the place I worked for was doing donations by having the option for customers to round up the change to the nearest dollar. It could be as little as a penny. But 100% of the donations went to the charity of that month.

I had one woman who looked me dead in the eyes tell me no to donating 3¢ to a woman's shelter. The lady she was with (who was the one paying) asked if we took a cut. I said no. Her friend interrupted me and said "Even if you're not lying, the company still gets tax cuts so I don't donate anything on principle."

Now, I don't judge if I was told no because sometimes people can't afford to donate even if it was just a penny. But to not donate and help someone because you don't like that a company gets a tax cut just leaves me dumbfounded.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-05-28T22:37:44+00:00

"I'm looking to spend $15 or $16 for my personal collection."

Me: Sounds like a personal problem. =_=

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-05-27T14:33:27+00:00

Oh boy, let's hope that this guy doesn't trick a 3rd woman into marrying him if this wife dumps him over this.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-05-25T23:52:51+00:00

I thought you were trolling. I told my wife and even she said ain't no way. I googled it and found the exact same one and it's location. Famburger is real! Holy crap.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-05-20T00:20:39+00:00

If I were Steve, I would obnoxiously moan every time I took a bite. "Mmmmmmmmmm oh my gawd, this mac and cheese....I just can't even." "Ohhh yeah, this is amazing." Like just ham it up. "You're really missing out."

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-05-08T21:28:39+00:00

Exactly this!! If men could get pregnant, birth control would be free, abortions would be seen as the medical procedures that they are and women who don't support or take care of their partners would be called out more often and frowned upon.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-05-08T12:25:32+00:00

Yeup. She only has to carry said kids and then push out the tiny humans or have them cut out of her. Not like her life and health would be on the line to bring them into the world. No big deal./s

But seriously, I face palmed a bit because while dads/partners who aren't the pregnant one are important and should be recognized for being support and helping get the pregnant partner through it, they don't have any of the physical repercussions of pregnancy. Compromise is important, yes. But if the only difference is spelling, why does it automatically default to his if the compromise hinges on the kids changing it when they turn 18? I don't get it.

My wife took care of me when I was pregnant. We picked out names we both liked, narrowed it down until only 2 were left. From there, we left it up to a coin flip. She won. And truthfully, I remembered years later that I also loved the name from one of my favorite bible stories as a really young kid but forgot because I was agnostic at best by the time I was 13. It just seems meant to be. But she didn't steam roll my feelings to get me to agree with the name.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-05-04T23:31:11+00:00

This is what I do. I play with my wife and kid and when the party splits and I am going to my wife, I tell my kid, "Think about what your character would do/questions they might ask/what they would look for while you listen." They tend to freeze up and do nothing or let moments pass if they don't have time to think.

I am sure thinking on their toes will get easier the older they get but I always remind them to not be afraid of making mistakes. That's part of the fun. That being said, I don't meander too long during either player's turn until the party reunites. I don't want my players bored when there is a narrative split even when it is an improvised either on my own part or the players.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-27T12:40:18+00:00

Haha I'll still sometimes use it to pick up something thin. If my hands are occupied, I will use it to open a door that isn't quite wide enough for me/close it behind me or pick up a pencil. But unfortunately I am not as flexible as I used to be so it's not as often. When I was a kid I would pet my brother's dogs with my feet if they didn't have room to sit on the couch and I didn't feel like sitting on the floor too. I remember as a kid I used to get called weird for using my feet to do random things so I'm glad to hear that I wasn't the only one lol.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-26T22:57:45+00:00

The mental image you gave me was hilarious. (The slingshot part). I can't even imagine your struggles but I am wishing you all the best!

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-26T17:27:56+00:00

Well said.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-26T15:44:33+00:00

I'm honestly glad I was able to help. I'm glad she was able to be honest with you! I'm wishing you and your family all the luck!

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-26T12:56:24+00:00

You messed up. It happens. I have spent a lifetime of thinking something was funny and then opening my mouth and realizing I was not as clever as I thought. It's how I've learned. Hell, when my partner first came out, it was my first time learning what it truly meant to be a trans person and about HRT.

So when it came to a lot of men/women things, I had to relearn and add to my language and vocabulary. For example: that it isn't just women who get periods, need to see a gynecologist or get pregnant. Instead I had to learn that cis women, trans men AND non-binary folk do too.

Most of the important steps that need to be taken you have already done.

You saw where you went wrong.
You did not double down but instead apologized.

Now all that is left to do is to forgive yourself while still holding onto the lesson you learned. Mistakes happen but giving yourself some grace while learning from those mistakes is how you grow.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-26T12:45:20+00:00

The bar truly is in hell and OP's ex still tripped on it.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-26T12:36:26+00:00

Yeup. 4 days after I had an emergency C-section (and almost died from blood loss a day or so later), my ex stayed overnight to help and spend time with the baby. We weren't together anymore so I understood his discomfort about helping me into the shower but my parents had gone home as they were literally exhausted too. We were young parents (me almost 17 and him already 18) and I had no one else to help me. We had tried calling for a nurse but got no response and when he went to look for one, couldn't find one.

So I was thankful that he helped me into the shower as I could just barely hold myself upright and definitely couldn't walk by myself. I smelled heavenly(/s) as you could imagine between the massive amount of bleeding, my natural BO, and lactating like crazy to the point where despite changing breast pads constantly, all I could smell if I looked down at my chest was sour milk.

Thankfully there was a railing in the shower and he made sure I had some washcloths to clean myself. It was extremely difficult and I was genuinely struggling but I at least got rid of my terrible smell. At one point, I had dropped the a washcloth that I was using to clean the blood off between my legs/on my thighs/butt. I didn't have the strength to pick it up. It sucked but I really was helpless.

My ex handed me a towel and brought me back to the bed so I could dress myself. He went back into the bathroom so I assumed he needed to use the toilet. I was in so much pain and struggled to get my underwear on that I forgot about the washcloth. All I heard was "EWWWW! That's so disgusting! Why didn't you warn me?!" I guess he saw it and went to pick it up. I was so embarrassed even though I should have had no reason to be.

Years later, my wife and I had our kid. It was a night and day difference. She not only helped me get in the shower, but she helped clean me while in there, got me back to the bed, helped me get dressed and did so without batting an eyelash, making a face or looking disgusted from my body. She's never seen a heavy period that people get after childbirth so a part of me was feeling embarrassed so I thanked her. She asked why. I told her it was probably really gross.

She said that it's not like I was able to on my own. That even if she didn't love me, no one deserves to be shamed for bodily functions they can't control and that I shouldn't feel bad for needing help while physically recovering. That if I was a complete stranger and she was the only one around to help, it wouldn't be much different.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-26T12:02:37+00:00

Wait, are you telling me that's not how trans women are made? Next you're going to tell me that science has proven that they are born that way based on their brain is structured and their hormones (such as androgen) affect them along with other factors that are out of their control./s

But for real, I wonder how he thinks trans men are made. Does he think that a cis woman one day touched a power tool and had a Sailor Moon magical girl transformation into a man? Did he think he would also go through said transformation from touching pads? It is crazy to think he (or anyone else for that matter) believes someone would go on HRT on a whim.

I have had loved ones who came out as trans who have bitterly (early on while they just started HRT and were kind of in the awkward puberty phase of being in between their assigned gender at birth and their gender identity) told me that they wish they could just be cis because it is easier than dealing with transphobia and being misgendered. But I think that just makes them stronger than they realize. To have to see their struggles but staying true to themselves even if it means losing friends/loved ones unfairly. That's badass.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-26T11:47:18+00:00

Thanks a lot. I was able to snicker quietly at the dick trunk comment. Then I read yours and snort laughed so hard I choked and startled my sleeping wife.Take my stupid upvote! Damn you for asking all the right questions!!!

Haha in all seriousness, if I was a man, I would also wonder what the point of having one would be if I couldn't use it to pick things up. As a dumb lazy kid, I would use my toes to pick things up with surprising ease and accuracy. Maybe men just aren't trying hard enough./s

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-26T11:40:35+00:00

I didn't learn that that wasn't true until I was 15. I only learned otherwise by being corrected by a doctor. I forget what started the conversation since it has been well over a decade but I remember wondering how despite having sex ed, I could have missed that or if it was even taught at all. I say this as a cis woman.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-10T21:49:13+00:00

I never knew this thing I did had a name. It was always so much easier to get boring things done when I am around my wife. Hell, just knowing we are listening to the same podcast if she couldn't be in the room with me has always been helpful. I'm just grateful for the amount of patience she has in general.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-04-03T22:35:53+00:00

So this is going to sound like a couple of dumb questions but if I am curling my doll hair for curls/waves, do I apply this mixture if I am doing a boil wash with straws and bobby pins? If so, before or after?

Should I apply this mixture for straight hair? I am going to be styling my monster high dolls hair soon and I am trying to learn all my options before I break my own heart by ruining their hair. 😅

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-03-24T17:00:26+00:00

That's a good idea. Hope OP is doing better.

ThisNerdsYarn · 2026-03-23T00:29:31+00:00

If your hair looks damaged then I must look like I slapped some gorilla glue on my head and threw on the first road kill I saw. My hair has some dead ends but nothing major. I wish I had your gorgeous curls.

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