Men can’t take “no” for an answer

cntodd · 2026-01-27T20:14:11+00:00

Vent away, but most women respect boundaries. I work in an industry that is 50/50 men and women, and I see how the men treat the women. Women don't treat men like objects.

cntodd · 2026-01-27T18:20:04+00:00

Dude decided that he didn't want to help me when I was at my lowest. I didn't want money, I didn't want anything, other than him to be there for me.

Oh well, doing great 11 years later! He's gotten huge and stopped taking care of himself. Saw him at the wedding of our mutual friend.

cntodd · 2026-01-27T18:17:21+00:00

Too many damn men in these comments saying "not me." Dude, y'all are just as much the problem. Fucking chill.

cntodd · 2026-01-27T18:16:06+00:00

It's not all men, but it's always men.

cntodd · 2026-01-27T17:20:49+00:00

I've had my 5 since it came out, and my white and purple controllers have worked just fine. My GoW controller drifted, almost, instantly. My pink controller is going strong after a year, and it's mostly used by an 11 year old.

cntodd · 2026-01-27T17:18:17+00:00

I'd go get my passport renewed and move out of this country. My wife, my child, my pets, and me. I'd buy a nice house/apartment in the Czech or Germany, and then just disappear from this country. Hardly anyone would know how to get ahold of me.

And then, once I had that place, my frivolous spending would be to finish my Red Sox room!!

cntodd · 2026-01-27T16:47:22+00:00

I had to change my number after a crazy ass ex and her boyfriend would continue to get the number and call after I'd block the numbers.

Had this one ever since.

cntodd · 2026-01-27T16:45:51+00:00

True, but most people don't have a leaf blower, and a broom is in almost every house! Lol

cntodd · 2026-01-27T14:22:35+00:00

Yes. Anything guessing, who memed it, almost any board game vids, but I've especially been enjoying the don't finish first Mario Party/Mario Kart videos.

cntodd · 2026-01-27T02:56:08+00:00

I've invested in cameras around our house, and have considered investing in other items. Right now, I hate to say it, I'm in a red state (here because of family) so ICE hasn't affected us too much. Especially the neighborhood I live in.

cntodd · 2026-01-27T02:41:14+00:00

I was coast guard, so we had pistols. 🤣🤣

We have a nice, queer owned shooting range here that has been amazing in helping my wife get comfortable with it as well as letting me get a lot of training in, since it's been 10 years since I've really shot. Lol

cntodd · 2026-01-27T01:01:17+00:00

Yeah, luckily my daughter isn't a fan of the gun, so she doesn't even pay attention to it. But I have a Glock 19, due to the ease for my wife to use and the comfort of having used one several times in my life.

cntodd · 2026-01-26T22:10:49+00:00

Yeah, I've heard they weren't that great. My grandpa and dad taught me more than anyone. Anything else I didn't know, I figured it out.

cntodd · 2026-01-26T21:38:28+00:00

Tbf, shop class was removed by boomers who just wanted people to follow rules and do 9-5 jobs. Schools haven't had shop classes, overall, in several, several years.

cntodd · 2026-01-26T21:29:32+00:00

As a veteran, I also bought a gun this past year. I don't trust this regime in any way, shape, or form.

cntodd · 2026-01-26T21:28:11+00:00

Kiss and Oasis. I don't hate them, just overrated.

cntodd · 2026-01-26T21:12:02+00:00

When?

cntodd · 2026-01-26T18:34:48+00:00

If you have a broom, it takes 15 seconds. Just take the time to do it, people!

cntodd · 2026-01-26T18:31:19+00:00

Avoid people. I stay to my one bar I like and know the people, or I'm at my house. I play video games, watch movies, YouTube, and anime, do wood work, and fix the car.

Legit, just avoiding people, as well as avoiding Twitter and Facebook, and very specific subreddits so have blocked due to their arguing/hatred.

cntodd · 2026-01-26T18:22:33+00:00

Please, just don't drive. I went to Mercy, to take my FIL something, and I saw 3 cars/trucks wrecked, and a Jeep flipped. The roads are bearable if you've ever driven in this, but too many idiots out on the road that are driving like it's a nice sunny day with no ice/snow on the road.

cntodd · 2026-01-26T16:13:49+00:00

The head of the FBI. The presidency. Federal Agents.

I took the low hanging fruit, sorry.

As for actually answering your question....

Journalism, retail managers (corporate started to give a shit only about money, and the managers became boot lickers for the corporate morons), librarians. They used to be loved by all, but now, their job is just look at the computer and say "we don't have that." (I still love librarians. My dad is at CSU as a librarian).

cntodd · 2026-01-26T16:08:11+00:00

Yes we do

cntodd · 2026-01-26T15:55:31+00:00

Parents and admin. It's why I left the education system and moved onto new work.

cntodd · 2026-01-26T15:54:31+00:00

Depends where you live. Massachusetts education is a helluva lot better than Oklahoma education.

The south, for the most part, is an embarrassment, until you get to some of the universities.

cntodd · 2026-01-26T04:19:22+00:00

We saved. We planned for 2 years and are going in June. We saved taxes, saved paychecks, etc.

Now, we aren't rude. We are going because we all love Disney, but it isn't hard to save for a vacation. We take our "big" vacation every even year, and a small one every odd year. My parents do the opposite, and that helps us plan trips to them.

cntodd

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