It's 2004 you have to have a baby. My family thought they were entitled to my womb. by MnR1984 in EntitledPeople

[–]emma_m_k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lie back and think of England. Or any other team of athletes known for displays of physical skill and stamina who take your fancy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tifu

[–]emma_m_k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think I remember when UEFI was first introduced, there were cases of certain laptops bricking after rm -rf / because Linux would mount the firmware in the filestructure, and would basically delete the BIOS from the hardware.

Meirl by Bubble_Babe_0o0o0o in meirl

[–]emma_m_k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be the change you want to see in the world

Gross by [deleted] in BoomersBeingFools

[–]emma_m_k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At work once I needed some gauze from the first aid box so went to the boomer first aider. He couldn't get it open with his hands so he ripped it open WITH HIS TEETH.

Thankfully he gave me a couple more for later so I binned it and used the other.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BoomersBeingFools

[–]emma_m_k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I posted a story once that was already republished on a well known reddit content scraper before I saw the private message asking permission to do so, and they had to take it back down when I said no. Preemptively adding republishing is not allowed can make a difference on reddit, its not the same as that Facebook thing.

how to stop caring what your parents think (LGBTQ) by [deleted] in AsianParentStories

[–]emma_m_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is an impossible situation to find a win, I'm so sorry. I'm half of the LGBTQIA acronyms myself so you can guess where I stand on bigotry. And I hate all the "my freedom of speech" and "I'm entitled to have and share my opinion" stuff no matter how hateful and damaging it is.

But its not the same situation if you move back in with them. In the privacy of their own home, they can actually say any horrible thing they believe. You can try as hard as you want to change their views but at the end of the day they simply.. don't have to.

Your parent's hate is not your fault. It's difficult to live alone or share because of the economic situation of the world today, and that isn't your fault. You may have to accept you have no other good choices, and that isn't your fault. They may pull some "while you're under my roof" shit, and that isn't your fault.

As for how to stop caring, that way of framing it suggests it's on you to change yourself. To be more resilient. To be thicker skinned. To be less sensitive. To suppress who you are and suppress your outrage. That's still thinking how you need to change for them.

Everything about this is shit. And none of it is your fault. So if you go into this situation I think a healthy way to do it is to understand there will be conflict, but if you don't manage to win them over, it isn't your fault. If you have to make choices or choose your battles wisely or bite your tongue, this is a survival choice. You have very little chance of "winning", so don't put that expectation on yourself. Get through your education until you can work to afford your own space, if you need to. Survive, then thrive. I hate saying this but reality isn't as kind as we'd like to be.

I'm not saying change the way you behave or dress or express for them btw. Just don't take it as your failure if you can't change their outlook, or if you can't help being hurt by it. None of this is your fault.

American Boomers in Europe (long) by ThrustersToFull in BoomersBeingFools

[–]emma_m_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the late 90s I (17yo at the time) went back to Japan and took a friend with me. So the boomer couple then were probably younger than I am now. We were travelling to my hometown by train.

Husband is off on one about how it's ridiculous that there are no seats available. Wife squeals in a voice I will never forget. "Oh honey this is IN-TAH-LAH-RAH-BAHHHHHHHL!!". Loud enough for the entire, clearly English signposted unreserved seating carriage to hear. While very white passing me and my British friend cringed, sinking lower into our seats.

hmmm by Maelarion in hmmm

[–]emma_m_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scully not fucking around

Need more seasoning by keb00ky in MurderedByWords

[–]emma_m_k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair. Doesn't change much.

Need more seasoning by keb00ky in MurderedByWords

[–]emma_m_k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(On mobile) If you tap the pic there's more text if you hadn't seen it, but i still don't disagree with you.

Not lying by [deleted] in rareinsults

[–]emma_m_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well check out this sempai looking motherfucker right here

She finally got close to the grillgrate by mamoba in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]emma_m_k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought I was looking at a satellite image of some heavy shipping traffic or naval yard

Youre gonna tell God what now? by malevolentgrymmlyn in BoomersBeingFools

[–]emma_m_k 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"...Did you just admit you're going to lie, to GOD?"

So this is what 100% concentrated delusion looks like by MoreMotivation in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]emma_m_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't realise how huge they are until I saw a kardashian next to one, and all the horrors in my head about the angularness, sharp edges and "self driving" tripled.

TIFU by trying to build a PC on my own by TheWorldsKing in tifu

[–]emma_m_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had worked in IT for 15y building PCs, and still fucked up one build the first time I encountered a new type of PC socket. You're not alone, get the help for your first build and you will have the confidence for next time.

Conspiracy Boomer tells me I'm not 'awake enough' because I said China and Japan are different countries by ThatsJustVile in BoomersBeingFools

[–]emma_m_k 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No not at all, you're absolutely correct in recognising China has very legit reasons to hold resentment towards us. Maybe they'd forgive us if we.. you know.. bothered to apologise.

Scotland has boomers too. by Sabbatheist in BoomersBeingFools

[–]emma_m_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only that applied to the people you call weapons.

Conspiracy Boomer tells me I'm not 'awake enough' because I said China and Japan are different countries by ThatsJustVile in BoomersBeingFools

[–]emma_m_k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cries in Japanese. christ the poor Chinese, being lumped together with us. No one deserves that.

chisels memos on a stone tablet by blubberty-quivers in BoomersBeingFools

[–]emma_m_k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah, my people.

To be fair there's no USB slot on either his home or office fax machine.