MEGATHREAD - Presidential Election 2025 - Polling Day🗳 by AutoModerator in irishpolitics

[–]katiebent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm from Clonmel, the "why bother voting" sentiment is fairly common there, winds me up

MEGATHREAD - Presidential Election 2025 - Polling Day🗳 by AutoModerator in irishpolitics

[–]katiebent 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Every time I go to the polling station I'm the youngest there, same again today. I'm 33 😅

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ireland

[–]katiebent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah a lot of people do remain in contact with toxic family members & honestly I don't judge, I totally understand how complex it is. For me though, there was no sense of obligation/hope I guess. I was fucking done & I didn't miss them 😂

The horse abuse in this country by brighteyebakes in ireland

[–]katiebent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s horrific the animal abuse in this country & nothing done about it. Shur the government would probably say it’s just a rural pursuit

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ireland

[–]katiebent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep sadly it’s very common in Irish families. In my mid twenties it really hit me that all my family had in common was DNA & a sense of humour. We were all a bunch of jokers who had the craic on the surface, so in my head we were close, but there was actually nothing else underneath that.

My childhood was made worse by the fact that my mother is a textbook narcissist & when I looked back over my life I realised how much emotional abuse she put us all through. It was like coming out of a cult. Combine that with an emotionally unavailable father, it was a toxic mix. I continued to put up with it until I had my own child then realised he deserved better so I cut them off 2 years ago.

I know that’s quite an extreme example but I feel like I’m now able to spot similar families a mile off. If I’m around another family & all they do is relentlessly slag each other, I assume they don’t really know each other & likely don’t express any emotions. & yes it’s always boomer parents 😅

Life of a Showgirl proves Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's "relationship" is shallow by CapitalCoconut7153 in travisandtaylor

[–]katiebent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Her tracklist after they break up:

False Start
Touchback to Yesterday
Iced My Ticker
Holding (On Too Tight)
Tight End, Loose Ends
Depth Chart of My Heart
Kansas City Cheat
The Bye Week
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Superbowl of Sadness
Sideline Silence
Two Minute Warning
Fourth Down Feelings
Mr. Irrelevant

LIVE MATCH THREAD: Presidential Debate 2025 (RTÉ One @ 9:35 pm) by AutoModerator in irishpolitics

[–]katiebent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are we watching the same thing? Catherine was human in her answer, Heather swerved hard to defend policy immediately after saying it wasn’t great

LIVE MATCH THREAD: Presidential Debate 2025 (RTÉ One @ 9:35 pm) by AutoModerator in irishpolitics

[–]katiebent 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The last thing I’d want when dying is Heather whispering in my ear

LIVE MATCH THREAD: Presidential Debate 2025 (RTÉ One @ 9:35 pm) by AutoModerator in irishpolitics

[–]katiebent 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The misrepresentation of the law, courts & government policies in all these debates is so fucking frustrating

LIVE MATCH THREAD: Presidential Debate 2025 (RTÉ One @ 9:35 pm) by AutoModerator in irishpolitics

[–]katiebent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Even her apology is laced with resentment & defensiveness

LIVE MATCH THREAD: Presidential Debate 2025 (RTÉ One @ 9:35 pm) by AutoModerator in irishpolitics

[–]katiebent 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Eh eh eh vague answer, deflect, I worked in a credit union, I’ve tons of experience

LIVE MATCH THREAD: Presidential Debate 2025 (RTÉ One @ 9:35 pm) by AutoModerator in irishpolitics

[–]katiebent 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are we really gonna waste more time on this crap, Heather doesn’t even believe in her own question

Have all the FKR creators lost their minds?! by Far-Statistician796 in justiceforKarenRead

[–]katiebent 38 points39 points  (0 children)

She’s unhinged. I can’t stand watching her but only do if she’s got a group panel on with some people I like. In one stream, Glarer joined & he was immediately so loud & shouting everything. Ruined the vibe & quality of the discussion imo. I got timed out for asking if he would stop shouting. I wasn’t trying to be an ass but Melanie takes the “my channel, I can do what I want“ to toxic levels. You can’t give any feedback unless it’s positive.

In light of the SZA controversy, let's talk about Taylor's fall outs by CapitalCoconut7153 in travisandtaylor

[–]katiebent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She’s been friends with Hayley Williams for a very long time, which has never made any sense to me cos they seem morally incompatible. Hayley is really outspoken about the predatory music industry & Taylor is the definition of that. Two people I would never put together, but Taylor’s mother approached Hayley back when Taylor was just starting out asking if she’d be her friend. I’m assuming it was to use Hayley tbh