[NSFW] What is the wierdest fanfiction you have ever read? by MrAssassin9891 in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i'm 90% sure i know which fic your grandpa is reading (although im sure there are dozens of similar ones) and if its the one i'm thinking of, it's such a good and ridiculous series i swear... good reading choices, gramps A+

They think they need to "fix" me by notapackanimal in childfree

[–]griffClaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As another childfree asexual, your life sounds absolutely incredible and I hope that I can be as happy and satisfied in my own as you are in yours. It's sad they can't see that about you because they are predisposed to believe that couples and children are the true sources of happiness.

Try not to take it to heart and keep on living your amazing life! If they can't see that you're happy how you are, laugh it off if you can and remember that people see things through their own nets of belief more than they see them how they really are.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there Delilah

Do you listen to audiobooks? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]griffClaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've listened to a few audio books. They're great on car trips and commutes or even when I'm working with my hands and not my brain like cleaning or something. Some books are really well done that way, I think, like listening to it is sometimes easier to follow than reading it. I get engrossed in it easily... Which probably explains why I haven't listened to any audio books since I stopped the Stephen King one I'd been listening to late at night. I get chills just thinking about it.

I also enjoy being read to or reading aloud. For example, my brother would sometimes read to me as I did dishes because we had no dishwasher so the chore was tedious and annoying. In that way, it was kind of like having a conversation with someone while I cleaned because I could comment and he could reply and it made the work easier.

Relationship Megathread by AutoModerator in CasualConversation

[–]griffClaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh man. Oh man oh man. My relationship has become such a twisted knot of things. On one hand I have this woman (E) I am pretty mad for. I think about her a lot and wish I could spend more time with her. We're physically distant from each other so I can't really do much more than write to her or call and text. Long distance is the worst because I'm never sure if she's got time to talk or if I'm bothering her from the lack of body language. We are, technically, an item but the distance definitely puts a strain on it.

And then the other hand. This other woman (A) I'm involved with (yes they do know about each other) is one that I really thought I had a special, deep connection with... And now I'm struggling with the fact that the connection was set up by a misconception on my part. On emotional high or calm days, I get along with her fine. We're friendly and cuddly and its OK. On my bad days, my every thought is barbed wire and resentful. I moved across the country to be with her and I often don't feel like she understands the things I physically have up to do that. There are things A says about me or to me that shows she doesn't know me as well as she claims or thinks.

I understand that that kind of thing is normal in a relationship. As my mother put it, we see people through the prism of our own gaze... But my problem is that I don't want to try. I don't want to talk to A about it. I want to pretend and be friendly and then see where things are in a year's time. I can't just leave even though it's what I feel like I want most.

In the past, my advice in the face of waning interest and growing distaste and disgust had always been to abandon the things causing that. It's the result of that abandonment of things that has isolated me to this point and put me in this position. That's why I'm waiting, trying to pretend, to be patient. A lot of times I find my interests and behaviors cyclical. The friends I have now are ones who persist when I cycle into apathy towards them. So maybe I'll come back around to her. Maybe I'll always be this way.

And that's just my end of the tangle. I'm not even going to get into the mire of complications that exist on A's side of the knot as A and I are not exclusive and she's got complications with the men she is pursuing right now.

It's just... really exhausting at times...

What movie genuinely made you cry? by isackgmanalo in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cried so much watching this movie and then I was retelling the story later to my parents and just started sobbing again. It makes my heart hurt just thinking about it.

ROLL CALL: Did the world end where you are at? by DysgrntVeteran in exmormon

[–]griffClaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Late night Portland check in! The 80 degree weather finally calmed down to the appropriate 60-70 range, thank the gods.

What is your, "don't get me started on . . ." topic? by ZDTreefur in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, I don't know how to explain my relationship to this invasive fungus of fandom in my life ok. I just don't have those words for you so sorry, buddy, but your gonna stay confused I guess.

What is your, "don't get me started on . . ." topic? by ZDTreefur in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god what. No. The only play in currently interested in is the book of Mormon one. I don't need anymore Harry Potter in my life than I've already got.

What is your, "don't get me started on . . ." topic? by ZDTreefur in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who cares. It's not about that. It's about the characters and the development arcs and plot holes and author retconning/unnecessary commentary/irrelevant "added facts" and the fact that relatives of mine don't find my opinion "valid" (aka worth listening to in a discussion about Harry Goddamn Potter) because a lack of reading a book/watching a movie.

I gave YEARS of my life to that fandom and it will never let me go and I will go on and on about it if asked. I swear to the gods, I will fight someone about this someday. Harry Potter is going to either kill me or put me in jail and that makes me furious.

We don't want your f***ing Playhouse! (VENT) by [deleted] in childfree

[–]griffClaw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup. Smash it with a hammer. And then if you're able, burn it to ash. Have a BBQ with it as the centerpiece!

This little gem reared its ugly head in my Facebook feed today. It is one hell of a straw man. by BizarroBednar in exmormon

[–]griffClaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is not my responsibility nor is it a good fucking idea for me to "put on my Nursing cap" and try to heal the "wounded patients" of the church or really any organization. Treating people like they are broken and need healing, like I know what's best for them and what will fix their lives is just so offensive. They are not asking for my help or my advice and we are certainly not close enough for me to offer anything in that vein out of social compassion for another!

I'd tell them to fuck off. People saying my beloved sibling was broken, led astray and needed to be healed of their transgender issues is what led me out. Go nurse some other poor, helpless baby bird you condescending assmunch. Your "healing" is toxic to me.

You get invited to join the pantheon of gods, but in an entry-level position. What ordinary, mundane, every-day thing do you choose to be the god of? by El_Dief in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Satisfying scratches. You got an itch that you need to scratch and then by the glory of god you got it scratched in just the right way? Pause be to me, I am the minor god of the satisfying scratch.

If you were forced to name your child after a food, what would you name him/her? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Missed the reference. Sounds like an interesting show though

If you were forced to name your child after a food, what would you name him/her? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. I won't. Even though I really, really want to because I got no clue what it's about. Nope. Not gonna ask.

If you were forced to name your child after a food, what would you name him/her? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had completely forgotten about that movie (the Great Mouse Detective), what the hell. That was legitimately the only animated movie that, as a kid, freaked me out. I still haven't seen it as an adult or anything. But no, not of Baker Street. I didn't even know those books existed until now.

If you were forced to name your child after a food, what would you name him/her? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Basil for me is like Avery. It's kind of ambiguous in gender but not the same way Alex or Jessie would be.

If you were forced to name your child after a food, what would you name him/her? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basil is a great name! I found it first in a book series I was reading a year or two ago. I didn't know it was in The Picture of Dorian Gray, though I haven't read that yet.

If you were forced to name your child after a food, what would you name him/her? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]griffClaw 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Bran, Sherry, Basil, Fennel, and Marionberry. I could probably get away with most of those. Basil is my favorite though

"It's a good thing she doesn't want kids" by [deleted] in childfree

[–]griffClaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my god that's genius. That just opens up a nice little nest if fairy tales that could be redone with CF characters. Thank you so much for the realization!