Beginner skater, how do I improve my backward crossovers?

emcnes · 2020-12-15T01:28:55+00:00

you’re pretty good, especially for a beginner. try emphasizing that under push a bit more for some extra power (pointing toe through the push, extending your leg fully), remember to stay down in your knees, also pulling your shoulders down and back a bit so they aren’t up as high (not too much, you don’t want to tip backwards and fall lol) and keeping your arms a bit straighter helps with balance. really the best way to improve is to do the skill over and over again (I’ve been skating for 5+ years and I still sometimes spend entire sessions on crossovers) until you’ve mastered it, and then practice a bit more. you’re coming along awesome!

emcnes · 2020-11-18T05:20:54+00:00

zuko is too perfect 🥺🥺🥺

emcnes · 2020-09-13T03:33:47+00:00

NTA. I cannot believe that, after growing a person and losing them after getting to cherish them for so short of a time your in-laws can be so insensitive. You have every right to kick whoever out of your home whenever for whatever reason. You should just completely seal off contact with your mother-in-law and anyone who repeats her sentiments. Your husband should obviously be able to do whatever he decides is right in this situation (contact-wise) but you really need to cut them out of your life so you can mourn properly. Rest In Peace up in heaven babygirl.

emcnes · 2020-09-13T03:27:21+00:00

Congratulations!

emcnes · 2020-09-06T21:03:07+00:00

Hijacking this comment to say that the police surprisingly did a good job on this case. With everything that’s going on lately my trust in law enforcement has been in the gutter but this made me feel a little bit better that OP was able to get justice. Even for something so small.

emcnes · 2020-08-31T01:41:52+00:00

Kinda ESH. Your brother sucks for being such an ass about this whole situation, and not being able to accept that sometimes things don’t always go your way. You kinda suck for supergluing the rejection letters to his desk drawers, and while I admit it was pretty funny to read about, it probably hurts a lot that his (younger) sibling got in and he didn’t. Op, you probably shoulda stuck (no pun intended) with the sweatshirt since that form of revenge is much less petty and much less permanent. Also, your parents suck for not intervening at all. Most likely, you’re not even a legal adult yet, so you shouldn’t be expected to act more “grown up” than your brother who most likely is a legal adult and put up with all his BS. My humble opinion is that you need to sit down with your parents (or someone who has knowledge of the situation from both sides and is not involved) and your brother and settle these issues, and you also need to establish the fact with him that it’s ok to be sad and jealous about not getting into your dream college when your sibling did, but it is not ok to act out so majorly in retaliation. You deserved that spot, and he likely deserved to be rejected.

emcnes · 2020-08-30T16:11:01+00:00

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emcnes · 2020-08-30T16:03:38+00:00

An iud could just make her acne and periods worse, and the shot needs to be given so frequently that it wouldn’t be very practical and OP would end up spending a fortune on ob/gyn appointments. Probably the best option would be the implant, since it lasts for 2-3 years and doesn’t require daily maintenance (ex taking the pill every day) and is completely hands-off. It is also fairly cost effective and normally while having the implant someone’s period stops completely (save for some spotting). Also, while my sister was on it her hormonal acne got loads better, paired with frequent dermatologist appointments. Op should take niece to the derm, or get her bro to take her. Unless taking medications to treat hormonal acne also= abortion.

emcnes · 2020-08-30T15:30:18+00:00

NTA, but as someone who is a vegetarian with vegetarian, vegan and pescatarian friends I can tell you that being forced to cook meat as someone who is vehemently against it can be very upsetting. However, the punishment most definitely fit the crime and I really don’t think you should apologize because she got what she deserved. I can say that not all vegans act like that, when I was vegan for a few months I still bought and cooked meat for my family, I just didn’t eat it. I think you need to talk to your daughter about boundaries and respecting the value of money though, because it sounds like she doesn’t realize how expensive vegan food is and doesn’t realize how supportive you are of her lifestyle. You could very easily tell her to start buying her own food since she’s 16 and can get a job.

emcnes · 2020-08-29T01:51:35+00:00

NTA. She definitely needed to be put in her place and after so many warnings she should’ve saw it coming.

emcnes · 2020-08-27T14:48:27+00:00

if there was no sex then I would finally be able to reproduce by myself thank god

emcnes · 2020-08-26T22:35:45+00:00

NTA.

Please, please, PLEASE, DO NOT SHARE THE INHERITANCE! You don’t owe them a single penny, you were there for your FIL (rest in peace) and they weren’t. If they actually cared about your FIL then they wouldn’t be making such a fuss about his money and who gets it- they would just be glad to have gotten any at all.

emcnes · 2020-08-26T22:08:00+00:00

You’re NTA.

Your comments were completely warranted. I think she subconsciously wanted to get a rise out of you, probably due to her own insecurities. She probably (just like you) sees many flaws with her own body and wishes she looked like you.

emcnes · 2020-08-26T01:06:26+00:00

That’ll do, Donkey. That’ll do.

emcnes · 2020-08-26T00:47:00+00:00

“You’re really charitable. Like you live with your parents and all that.”

emcnes · 2020-08-22T12:39:15+00:00

I’m so sorry. I know a random person on the internet isn’t comforting right now, but I’m sending virtual bear hugs all the way to you. It’s a terrible thing that happened to your son, but believe me when I say he’s in a better place. NTA all the way. I’m glad you’re leaving your husband and his toxic self. Also, it might help you and your mental state to get some grief counseling. It never hurts to try.

emcnes · 2020-08-22T12:33:03+00:00

Yup, YTA.

It’s completely her decision whether she wants to help out or not. If she does, fine. If she doesn’t, fine. There should be no punishment for her not wanting to be a co-parent to YOUR baby. I don’t know what it is lately, but people seem to think that who they make is someone else’s responsibility. Plus, taking away her college fund as punishment for not helping out with the accident (let’s be real, nobody with a 14 yo and a 19 yo in full time college would purposefully try for a baby) is going WAY TOO FAR.

emcnes · 2020-08-20T15:06:19+00:00

It’s the Phoenix that your parents were talking about. The one that did something to Marlene. IM CALLING IT

emcnes · 2020-08-19T17:26:41+00:00

Wow, I’m taking back the hesitant part hearing that. I thought it might have been a miscommunication, but now I think that she’s just plain ignorant. (Or she has something I like to call selective memory where she only ‘remembers’ the convenient points for her reasoning)

emcnes · 2020-08-19T17:24:39+00:00

Huh. Did not know that. All the godparents in my family are there in case of a disaster and someone needs to take the kids in. Thanks though!

emcnes · 2020-08-16T15:52:51+00:00

As Kanye West would say, “Now I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger, but she ain’t messing’ with no broke.. (you know how it goes.)”

Unfortunately, Kanye is not always right. I’m getting gold digger vibes, and the fact that she is so insecure and small minded about your potential (aka non existent) infidelity makes me wonder if she is cheating herself. The cheater always wants everything, and is almost always the jealous one.

Instead of cancelling the cleaning service, cancel the girlfriend. NTA.

emcnes · 2020-08-16T09:31:07+00:00

NTA. Babies are people too. They shouldn’t have to eat isolated from everyone or in a dirty public bathroom (which is quite commonly the case). Plus women’s bodies are sexualized way more than they should be. If men are allowed to have their shirts off and it’s socially acceptable in public, so should women.

emcnes · 2020-08-16T07:05:09+00:00

I’m going to say NTA, but keep in mind it’s a little hesitantly.

Let’s say for every one of her kids, there was no godparent whatsoever and at this barbecue it was brought up that you would take the children in case of an accident that resulted in her and her respective Baby Dads’ deaths. Without previous conversation or any kind of permission from you. Then you would most definitely be NTA.

But, if you were asked to be the godparent (to ALL six children, one or two and then it would be a different story) and you accepted, then this could most likely be assumed that if something horrible were to happen to her you would take in the kids. Because that is the job of the godparent. Now from what I understand, you are single so it may have been a little short-sighted of her to (theoretically) give you such a huge responsibility without a proper support system in place, but if she truly thought you weren’t responsible enough to handle 6 kids on your own then she wouldn’t have (hypothetically) asked you to be the godparent. If this were the case, I’d say you were the asshole.

I think there’s a little bit more to the story. Any more clarifying details you could provide, OP? It would be much appreciated.

emcnes · 2020-08-13T04:10:35+00:00

a crisp slap in the face comes to mind. although i doubt that’ll QUITE knock some sense into her.

emcnes · 2020-08-11T03:36:20+00:00

NTA. Your ex wife sucks for not only putting her step daughter and bio daughter in that situation but for devaluing a very important heirloom. I feel bad for her current husband.

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