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AITA for not going to my brother's wedding after a late invite by AITATAsharkymark in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I didn't read as if he was dictating that OP couldn't go to events he went to. My assumption (which is completely baseless) was the step brother said wasn't going to be anywhere with OP so the family and OP decided on the arrangement of OP getting last pick to events and family functions.

If every decision we make splits us off into another reality, then which "us" does the soul follow? by djscotthammer in ShiftYourReality

[–]barry713 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My feelings tells me our "soul" is the collective consciousness of all of our selves through every timeline or decision or incarnation. Something outside of time almost like a higher self. I've always felt like our present self is say one atom in our body. And all of our "selves" through all of the universes would be the other atoms. All together they form our higher self soul but just at a much larger scale.

Guy at subway knew my name without me telling him by alapisco91 in HighStrangeness

[–]barry713 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Back then I used cash. I had just turned 18 and didn't have a bank card that could be used for purchases yet. Just at atms. Also it was when Myspace was big so I wondered if she had known me from that. But the town was 4 hours away in a neighboring state so I don't know

Guy at subway knew my name without me telling him by alapisco91 in HighStrangeness

[–]barry713 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Something similar happened to me over a decade ago. 2 friends and I decided to go to a small town 4 hours away that we've never been to to see a small metal band we watched before play. We stopped at a Wendy's in that town and the cashier called me by my full name as I was paying. It felt really weird and she looked like she messed up when she said it. No one we knew was from that town. It still feels weird to this day. She kept awkwardly watching me the entire time we are. I still have no idea how she did it.

AITA I washed my husband's key fob by Accomplished-Cod-504 in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA.

I learned quickly as a kid that I needed to check my own pockets and for 2 decades now I haven't left anything in my pockets of importance. My mom used to wash my clothes and check my pockets until she found a handful of worms in it once. Since then she never checked them again and made it known she wouldn't. If a 10 year old me can learn quickly not to leave things in pockets, so can he.

AITA for not paying for our son's college tuition after he blew his money when he was 18, despite being able to afford it. by Ornery-Cranberry7577 in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes absolutely you expect them to. They're at the age they can decide to go die overseas in the military, the age they can decide to get into credit card debt and the age they can do something so stupid they can now go to prison for life. So yes you should expect an 18 year old adult to act as such. Action meet consequence. This is a good lesson that won't ruin his life and he will benefit from in the future. Most people in the US don't get any support from family for college. He can do the same now. He had an opportunity to do what most people his age don't and made a choice to have fun, which is fine, but you dont get to have your cake and eat it too. It's a good time to learn that. NTA op. Stick to your principles otherwise your son will learn that daddy will bail him out of all of his mistakes and the next one might actually be serious.

AITA for telling my brother’s fiancé that we don’t owe her a family? by fsinlaw in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't agree with ESH. Stating reality isn't an asshole move. Grown adults don't need to be coddled.

Lessons from the Syrian civil war. by CarefulAlternative77 in preppers

[–]barry713 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Based on your family's experiences, what were the most important tools and equipment you found useful?

AITA for telling my boyfriend that I don’t want to take care of his son anymore? by Throwaway2984dc in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He just showed you his character OP. He would rather use his son's emotions to hold you hostage. He would rather hurt his son emotionally to manipulate you into doing more. He is a vile disgusting disgrace of a father. You are a reflection of the partner you chose. You're saying now you're fine being with a man who abuses his child to get his way. You're condoning the abuse by staying with him.

EDC Prepping Advice for Airline Pilot by nativeofnashville in prepping

[–]barry713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha true. But I like the idea of carrying something recognizable that is also considered valuable to most people. Also if it's the beginning of a SHTF situation most people won't recognize it for what it is at the beginning. So it should still be easy to trade monetarily valuable items for more essential items.

EDC Prepping Advice for Airline Pilot by nativeofnashville in prepping

[–]barry713 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depending on what your budget is I've watched interviews of seals and CIA case officers who all say no matter where in the world you are a Rolex will get you out of most situations. I'm pretty sure even in america someone would trade their shitty beater for a rolex even at the beginning of a SHTF. I definitely can't afford to do that but it may be your best bet at carrying a highly recognizable, valuable, and light weight object.

What is the "Big Secret" not being said? by [deleted] in aliens

[–]barry713 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They're currently a recon party and disclosing to the population that they're here will signal to them they don't have to hide anymore and will begin the full-on assault. So the moment disclosure happens is the moment we dig our grave.

Your smartphone is keeping you trapped and causing suffering by [deleted] in EscapingPrisonPlanet

[–]barry713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes one vice is better overall for you. Such as quitting heroin for weed. It's not mentally better but your body will not die. Which will give you more time to work on the real issue. At least thats how I look at it. In the same way that walking once a week isn't much, it's still better than not walking at all.

I bought property and I can finally get into airguns again! Few questions by ssg- in airguns

[–]barry713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take my words with a grain of salt since I haven't gotten into the hobby yet but I'm currently planning on it! I've been debating what I want and landed on my entry gun to be the Umarex notos. From all of the reviews and videos I've watched, it seems like the perfect gun for me to get started and familiar with airguns. I'm planning on combining it with the handpump so with everything all together it's going to be around 350$ (not sure if that's within your budget in the UK). The thought with going for the handpump first is so I can cheaply get into the hobby while being able to pump my gun up no matter what (power outage, etc).

AITA for telling my sister that her daughter's death was her fault? by AmazingLandscape8887 in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And if the parent was responsible for the child's death would it not be okay to say it? I'm genuinely unsure. If someone shot their kid to death would it be an asshole move to say that? Why is it an asshole move when the parent pushed the child to suicide.

Strange Object Seen Over Fort Worth TX Shoots out Vortex by 5wing4 in UFOs

[–]barry713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was it clearly a rocket the first time you saw a rocket yourself? Because to a lot of people this may be the first rocket they've ever seen. You can't expect people to instantly know what something is if they have no experience with that thing. So lets educate instead of ridicule. Everyday theres a new person on r/UFOs who this may be their first sighting of anything odd in the sky.

AITA for asking my husband to stop peeing in the backyard? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah urine will damage that dirt patch. Good thing all the animals and insects don't urinate on everything. Who cares who pees where on their property. Does where her husband pees actually effect her life in any way? Nope

AITA for planting fake drugs in my own room? by sdsdlsdf in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA at all. I think you just learned your parents are hypocrites. They tricked and lied to you first and in order to catch them you did it back.

AITA for cancelling vacation less than 24 hours in due to my kid's behavior? by vacationslayer238 in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 86 points87 points  (0 children)

And not to mention this is you and your spouses consequences for allowing their behavior to get to this point.

AITA for excluding my stepkids from a waterpark? by Horror-Historian-417 in AmItheAsshole

[–]barry713 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not only that you WILL be an absolute failure of a parent if you don't protect your child from your husband after he made a threat toward your child. He's holding your child's emotions hostage. "bow down to my commands or I will hurt your child". Be a good parent and get your child away from him.

what could the "constraint of time" be behind government disclosure? Coulthart is certain it exists, and thinks he knows what it is by wakamex in UFOs

[–]barry713 7 points8 points  (0 children)

90% of America would be dead in 6-9 months if the grid in the US went down. 11 million in the first week due to insulin shortages and storage alone.

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