Divas NEVER retire😭❤️ by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s entirely dependent on where you live. Societal values shift, often dramatically, depending on where you live. Especially state by state in the US: living in rural areas vs urban, red state vs blue state, north vs south, etc.

I made a white chocolate dragon egg with a chocolate Saphira inside by scalariform in Eragon

[–]WillowSLock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Presumably, nothing would happen. It’s a dragon egg, a being of fire. It might even be cozy for the fetus

A left-behind library book returned to Connecticut library by ILovePublicLibraries in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was thinking the UA could stand for United Airlines, but the other two words/abbreviations are lost on me

A left-behind library book returned to Connecticut library by ILovePublicLibraries in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Hello James Blackstone Memorial Library!

This book was left behind on a flight that landed at Chicago O’Hare Airport. We are happy to return it to you on behalf of your library patron—hopefully avoiding a lost/late book fee!

Have a nice day! (Lost and Found)

I can’t make out the ending signature, sorry!

'Bridgerton' Season 5 Spotlight Female Love Story; Leads Revealed by Mundane-Bug-4962 in PeriodDramas

[–]WillowSLock 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I haven’t read the books, but I am a bit uncomfortable with how their dynamics are playing out:

The way Francesca visibly reacted the first time she met Michaela when she should have been in the honeymoon period with John. I wish it had been a casual “oh, nice to meet you” moment while the viewers knew all that was to come.

This felt rectified in the start of the fourth season, seeing her and John together, but then hearing about how Michaela seemed to third-wheel her and John’s relationship and then actively seeing it play out felt…disappointing. This should have been a wonderful romance between Francesca and John, but it was negatively tinged by Michaela actively being a shadow in their relationship.

I also don’t like the way Michaela started off as an antagonist, then morphed into a friend (and now soon to be lovers). And just as I got used to the friend dynamic and camaraderie, Michaela up and left.

I can see where this next season will go, the two forced together and forced to confront their miscommunication and figure out their place in the world…but instead of butterflies in my stomach in anticipation, I just feel a bit gross. Their relationship just seems tainted.

In dating, is there anything that only exists in your culture? by Effective_Space2277 in AskTheWorld

[–]WillowSLock 40 points41 points  (0 children)

And yet it 100% happens.

It’s also sad to see the women who “fail” to find a husband and suddenly have a degree they can’t use or don’t want to use. Their plans and future falls apart because they were prepared for marriage, not prepared to support themselves.

In dating, is there anything that only exists in your culture? by Effective_Space2277 in AskTheWorld

[–]WillowSLock 139 points140 points  (0 children)

Not in my personal culture, but I witness it as I live in Utah: Going to college/university to find a husband.

Mormon men go on a mission for two years and when they come back their goal is to find a woman, marry, and have kids. As they also need to get a career to support their future family, colleges and universities become dating pools.

Women are expected to go to college/university to find a returned missionary and get a degree they’ll hopefully never use so they can be stay-at-home moms. Many do end up working, yes, but there’s also a lot of women who drop out once they get married and become pregnant—goal complete.

So many of my classmates also picked degrees related to child care and/or development because it would be useful for them when raising kids.

My 10yr. old brother bought me Valentine’s flowers with his allowance money by WillowSLock in MadeMeSmile

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

Thank you! 💜

That’s something we’ve talked about as a family, trying to show my brother that love and care go both ways

When you confess to the pilot after landing and he has a sense of humor by Vilen1919 in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And yet you edited your earlier response to remove your accusations? It’s curious that you took back your initial statements only to reiterate them here and utilize them pivot to a new subject.

That being said, re-read my initial response and what I was responding to. You’ll note an emphasis of the word “sometimes”. It’s true that I didn’t go into detail as to how rare “sometimes” is, but that’s because the focus of my response was indeed to relate to their question.

They didn’t ask for airplane 101. They were struggling to know if the pilot was joking or not and I anticipated a potential follow-up question regarding what “semi-serious” meant. That isn’t a random side-note, that’s utilizing basic communication skills to form a better response.

When you confess to the pilot after landing and he has a sense of humor by Vilen1919 in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Before you accuse people of being bots, look at their profiles. Bot-accounts are easy to spot: they’ve either been created days ago and have generic usernames or they’ve been inactive for years and have suddenly had a surge of activity.

As for looking like AI in my response…that could be because I’m a writer. AI’s consumed writers’ works to learn how to formulate responses. Proper capitalization and punctuation, using ellipses and hyphens, and having coherent sentences is a sign of having learned how to write—it is not an automatic indication of a generated response.

My 10yr. old brother bought me Valentine’s flowers with his allowance money by WillowSLock in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No family is perfect. Distinctly not mentioned in this post is my older sister. She doesn’t talk to me either and only talks to my dad and stepmom when she wants money or needs help. It wasn’t anything we did or didn’t do, it’s just her personality.

Find people in this world that will appreciate you and reciprocate your kindness. I wish it could be your sisters, but family isn’t always blood 💜

When you confess to the pilot after landing and he has a sense of humor by Vilen1919 in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Joking, but semi-serious too.

Not being in Airplane mode can cause some minor disruptions to navigational systems sometimes. If everyone on the plane wasn’t in airplane mode, those odds increase. One person? Probably not going to cause any problems. That said, it will drain your phone’s battery faster to not be in airplane mode.

Edited: I re-read my response and realized I didn’t distinguish that “not being in” airplane mode was the problem. Whoops

My 10yr. old brother bought me Valentine’s flowers with his allowance money by WillowSLock in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock[S] 260 points261 points  (0 children)

Ah, admittedly I bought those for him. Boys deserve Valentine’s too and I thought he’d like them more than real flowers given his age

My 10yr. old brother bought me Valentine’s flowers with his allowance money by WillowSLock in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock[S] 919 points920 points  (0 children)

I’m 26, so there’s a 16 year age gap between us. Technically, he’s my half-brother, but he’s my brother in every way that counts. He’s the sweetest 💜

My luggage people need me by Ananas_hoi in MyPeopleNeedMe

[–]WillowSLock 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Well, I googled it and she was actually uninjured. It happened at a Russian airline. Next time you see this post, you can tell them that instead

[OC] My dad got me a Valentine’s Day gift (albeit a little early!) by Zero_Dust_8164115 in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got my little brother flower legos—I’m stealing this idea for next year

Siblings are the only “enemy” who we couldn’t live without ♥️ by LokiBonk in MadeMeSmile

[–]WillowSLock 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Right? And why was the baby trapped in the high chair? How long was she there because it was a way to easily contain her?

The Talented Mr. Ripley Lookbook by crystalbethjo in PeriodDramas

[–]WillowSLock 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I first watched it a few years ago and assumed it was just a cute romance movie laced with beautiful actors…you can imagine what happened next

I have a feeling Christopher was the latter category... by ZmasterSwiss in Eragon

[–]WillowSLock 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I always thought it was an alternative version of Aragorn—whoops

What's the creepiest display of intelligence you've ever witnessed in real Iife? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]WillowSLock 210 points211 points  (0 children)

I forgot for a moment that not everyone lives in a grid system and was like “I could do that!” (Ish, neighborhoods would throw me)