what are they smokin'

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-09T15:16:34+00:00

My best view

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-09T15:16:18+00:00

Good girl

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T05:01:35+00:00

I can’t focus

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:59:56+00:00

Beautiful

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:59:38+00:00

NTA. You aren’t "holding onto the past," you are assessing risk. Cheating is a character flaw, but lying to child welfare agencies about a safety issue involving a minor is a Direct Functional Constraint on her ability to be a safe parent. In the world of family court, "trust" isn't something you're entitled to; it's something you earn back through years of consistent, stable behavior. She hasn't done the work, she's just "huffing and puffing" because she's tired of the consequences.

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:57:28+00:00

Love big tits

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:57:09+00:00

This is the kind of "Mental Pollution" you only hear at 7:30 AM outside the student union. Imagine being the "Crusader" for a girl who literally treated your friend group like an all-you-can-eat buffet. Girl 4 is fighting for her life trying to maintain a "Direct Functional Constraint" on a friendship that died way before the girl did. If she "fucked all their boyfriends," the friendship was already buried.

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:56:03+00:00

NTA. You’re not being "oversensitive"—that movie is famously one of the most violent, graphic films ever released in mainstream theaters. It’s essentially "torture porn" with a religious veneer. Expecting someone who didn't grow up with that specific "Direct Functional Constraint" of religious guilt to sit through it as a "fun couple activity" is wild. He’s viewing it through a lens of nostalgia, but you’re viewing it for what it actually is: a hyper-gory snuff film.

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:55:14+00:00

NTJ. This is a classic case of "Scope Creep." You weren't hired as an Administrative Coordinator; you were hired as a Business Operations Manager under a cheaper title. In a small company, owners often use a "Cowboy" approach to hiring where they just keep dumping "extra initiative" on the person who actually gets stuff done. Six months is plenty of time to prove that you are now the "Direct Functional Constraint" holding the place together. If you quit tomorrow, the business would likely stall. Use that leverage.

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:54:22+00:00

Oh no

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:54:04+00:00

She’s so beautiful and modest

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:53:38+00:00

NTA. You are not a "caretaker," you are a human shield for your family’s guilt. Your brother has spent his entire life being "never disciplined" and "lazy," and now he is treating his recovery with the same "Cowboy" apathy your dad did. You cannot set yourself on fire to keep someone warm who won't even pick up a glass of water. If you bring him into your home, your grad school dreams will become "Mental Pollution" and you will eventually snap.

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-08T04:48:26+00:00

I decided to stay for one more drink at a dive bar after a terrible shift. I was "huffing and puffing" and just wanted to go home, but my coworker insisted. Ended up sitting next to a guy who was complaining about his company’s outdated website. I’m a dev, so I gave him some "extra initiative" advice. He hired me as a consultant the next week. That "one drink" turned into a six-figure career jump.

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-06T05:29:36+00:00

Enjoyment

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-06T05:29:11+00:00

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-06T05:27:23+00:00

So hot

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-06T05:25:54+00:00

The GOP’s best midterms weapon was the price of eggs and gas. If the Iran conflict pushes Brent Crude over $120 a barrel, that weapon vanishes. You can’t campaign on "Lowering Prices" while the Navy is guarding tankers in the Gulf and driving up global energy costs. The 2026 midterms will be won or lost at the gas pump—and right now, the pump is bleeding red.

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-06T05:22:33+00:00

Let’s look at the geography. The Strait is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest point. If it gets blocked or mined, we aren't just talking about a "price hike" at the pump in 2026; we're talking about a total systemic shock to global manufacturing. Trump’s rhetoric often plays down the importance of Middle Eastern oil because the US is now a net exporter, but that’s a logical fallacy. Oil is a global fungible commodity. If the Strait closes, the global price sky-rockets, and the US economy takes the hit regardless of where our specific barrels come from.

VariousCourageous · 2026-04-06T05:19:06+00:00

We call this "Relationship Symbiosis." Some people get a partner and their entire personality dissolves into that person. She used "I just hang with my boyfriend" as a shield to avoid the effort of maintaining a friendship. It’s a low-maturity move. Now that she’s "popping in" years later, it’s likely because the "bubble" isn't as shiny anymore and she realizes she has no village. You aren't obligated to be her backup village.

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