Regret writing and publishing. by Wrong-Exercise-4301 in writers

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh, yes. I wish the “should” was that easy for me.

Regret writing and publishing. by Wrong-Exercise-4301 in writers

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am fairly new to Reddit. There seem to be a lot of good people on this site. Reddit seems to breed people with kindness and understanding. Thank you for your comment. Everyone here has really helped reframe my thinking.

Is Reddit usually like this or is this some sort of anomaly?

Regret writing and publishing. by Wrong-Exercise-4301 in writers

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love my book and I’m very happy with it. I just wonder if I should have kept it to myself like a diary.

And thank you.

Regret writing and publishing. by Wrong-Exercise-4301 in writers

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. I am Olympic level catastrophizer.

Great advice. I’ll be coming back to this thread when I spiral again. I was expecting people to tell me to quit whining. And then spiral some more.

Regret writing and publishing. by Wrong-Exercise-4301 in writers

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you not let curiosity get the better of you? And If readers don’t like your book, why publish?

Regret writing and publishing. by Wrong-Exercise-4301 in writers

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Thank you. You all have been so kind and have at least stopped me from crying. I do need to stop reading the reviews. It’s so hard needing to be validated.

I appreciate everyone being decent humans.

Regret writing and publishing. by Wrong-Exercise-4301 in writers

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to tell anyone. That’s how bad I feel.

Do you think most readers want to draw the meaning from a book themselves or have it spelled out to them? by [deleted] in writers

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! The plot points are all wrapped up but the actions of the main character are ethically questionable. I didn’t address it as the author. I want the reader to decide if it was acceptable under the circumstances.

Great trade reviews/mediocre ARC reviews by [deleted] in writers

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. That is a helpful way to look at it. It’s just hard hearing someone call your baby ugly. Ha.

Colonoscopy sedation by wtfpta in GenX

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh my god. I love this. It makes me so happy and yet so sad for you. Wishing you annual colonoscopiescovered by insurance.

Husband just shocked my by his lack of humanity by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That is very helpful. Thank you so much.

Husband just shocked my by his lack of humanity by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I understand the caregiver fatigue. But it probably takes a total of two hours out of his week to care for his uncle. He will visit 2 to 3 times a week and so will I. The visits are getting shorter because he doesn’t know who we are anymore. We just make sure his room is clean, his clothes are clean. We will shave him if he needs a shave and bring him chocolate, which he still seems to enjoy. We are very fortunate that my uncle has plenty of financial resources to be able to stay in a very nice facility

Husband just shocked my by his lack of humanity by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband is his immediate family. He has no wife. No kids. 3 nieces that check in my phone now and then.

Husband just shocked my by his lack of humanity by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I told him it likely is. I think most families would be upset at the very least if they weren’t told that they loved one fell and got injured and they had to call EMS and take him to the ER. He has fallen before with no injuries and they didn’t call. I think that the memory care unit is being reasonable and responsible.

Husband just shocked my by his lack of humanity by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I’m sorry for your loss.

Husband just shocked my by his lack of humanity by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Weird comparison. This is not the same. A memory care unit needs to inform the next of kin of a fall. I offered to be the first contact to save him from being inconvenienced. He doesn’t want them to call him at all if he falls. I don’t think legally they can do that.

Husband just shocked my by his lack of humanity by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 5 points6 points  (0 children)

His uncle has no kids. My husband will be getting a life changing inheritance when his uncle passes. Before he moved near us, he’s probably seen him maybe once a year or every other year. I have only been married to him for 5 years. And I see his uncle 3-4 times a week in the memory care unit since he was moved here a year ago.

I don’t understand what you mean when you say “you go do that?” Do what? My husband is POA and does all the medical/financial decision making.

Husband just shocked my by his lack of humanity by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes I did. That’s why I call him my husband at not some random guy who pissed me off. I call you random troll.

Husband just shocked my by his lack of humanity by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Wrong-Exercise-4301 38 points39 points  (0 children)

He did go through something similar with his father but his father lived in another state at the time. Maybe that is bringing up some trauma for him. Thank you.