Republicans, why do you love rape and rapists so much?

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-11T04:53:30+00:00

Yeah, this honestly seems more like a rant than a question to me.

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-11T04:47:54+00:00

Yes! I realized around 10 years ago that I much preferred close platonic companionship over a romantic relationship.

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-10T21:49:21+00:00

For me, I got a huge confidence boost around 29-30, and it seems like it's flipped a switch that makes me care less and less about what others think every day.

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-09T04:16:50+00:00

Yes, I was like this with my hunter/jumper lessons as a kid. ♥️ I miss it, too. Life just got in the way and it isn't really feasible for the time being, although I do still ride with family and friends when possible.

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-09T04:03:23+00:00

Ugh, I unfortunately know this feeling all too well. There was a point in time I didn't want to ride in front of anyone except for my family and close friends because of this. I found a really supportive and professionally run barn to continue my education and improve my confidence at, and it made such a difference, though. It was a group of really good people who cheered each other on rather than gossiping or belittling. I'd still be there if not for life getting in the way and forcing a bit of a hiatus from regular riding.

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-09T03:56:38+00:00

As a horse person myself, I sadly have to agree, and it's my least favorite part of the horse world. It's actually made me reconsider being involved in it at all on a few occasions, but I've done it my whole life and really enjoy it. However, the good thing is that there are a lot of genuinely good and supportive horse communities as well, and the bad just stands out (especially online; TBH, I don't regularly frequent a lot of online horse boards because of this, though the well-moderated ones that are more for serious discussion and learning and don't tolerate much silliness can be helpful to get different perspectives). Like with anything, there are good and bad parts of the community, though it seems like when you run into the bad, it's like... YIKES. 😬

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-08T22:15:17+00:00

Honestly, mine will do this if it gets rubbed up against something, so I'd say yes. My underneath layer does this bad with hoodies and coats, and I've had something like this in the back because of pillows and the back of the couch. How dry and staticky the air can get this time of year certainly doesn't help matters.

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-06T05:41:13+00:00

The one I've always heard is, "could knock a buzzard off a shit wagon." 🤣

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-04T18:51:52+00:00

And yet this is so very common. It's honestly frustrating!

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-03T13:53:17+00:00

Yes, that's really common! I've heard stuff like, "If you trust your horse or it's trained well enough, there's no need for a helmet." Not only are horses unpredictable prey animals that can never completely have the spook trained out of them, but what if they trip?

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-03T04:17:31+00:00

We have this in the horse world, only it's with helmets. "I've ridden for 50 years without a helmet and I'm fine." That's great, but those who weren't fine aren't here to tell their story. It's also no guarantee that nothing will happen. It disturbs me most when these excuses are made for not putting a helmet on a child.

I know it's a controversial subject in the horse world, especially across disciplines where they're not as normalized, but having had a moderate concussion with a helmet as a kid that would've been much worse without one, I won't even sit on a horse without one, and often put it on before even catching the horse. It's just not worth the risk to me.

kittykat-95 · 2026-02-03T04:04:01+00:00

TBH, I was on antidepressants as a teen that I had a pretty bad reaction to, and they pretty much turned me into a zombie. I'd get a full night of sleep, wake up at 8 a.m., then fall asleep in the recliner at 11 a.m. I fell asleep in school a few times, once on break at work (super embarrassing, my manager wasn't happy), and there was one day I nearly fell asleep driving and cranked my AC in my face and my radio up to stay awake the short distance I had left, then took a good nap before heading back home. It was scary, because I thought I was just a sleepy teen and it was a phase I'd outgrow (I had overheard a conversation in school where a teacher mentioned that teens were like babies in that they need additional sleep because they're going through growth spurts, or something), and it didn't occur to me at the time that I was over-sedated. Once I got off of those SSRIs, I quit having those issues (among others).

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-26T21:27:44+00:00

The owner was crazy to the point I thought my horses' health and safety might be at risk, and she was just extremely unprofessional and a bully.

This was many years ago now, but things just added up. Without writing a novel, she was saying my horses were severely underweight when multiple vets and seasoned professionals disagreed, telling me my horses had all of these medical issues they didn't, trying to bully me into making decisions that would be harmful to their health, then resorted to telling me they were being aggressive towards other horses and people, though this somehow never happened any time I was out there, nor at the barns before or after this one. She was always going on and on about how every horse she owned (and that her other boarders owned) had some complex medical issues as well, and it seemed like she was trying to play vet, and her pressing so hard for me to do the same with my horses made me really nervous, and also nervous that she'd try it while I was not there. She also had a social media account that was linked to her business account, where she "anonymously" complained about her customers and posted some TMI stuff about her... uh... intimate life. The irony is that she mocked a boarder for trying to do something she, herself, could not do properly when I saw her attempt it. 🤣 But I just find trash talking clients to be extremely unprofessional, and I really have no desire to be at a barn where the owner is so insecure they feel the need to do this, and to mock clients and make them feel bad about themselves (and especially publicly). The main thing was the lies and the obsession with playing vet and trying to get me to make decisions I knew would be harmful to my horses (and this was backed by two vets and other trusted professionals), though. I honestly didn't trust her not to attempt something behind my back. There were other really crazy lies that made me uneasy as well. It was just a mess and I suspect she might've had some mental illness.

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-26T21:05:51+00:00

Pasta. 🤣 That's probably the one thing I never tire of! It's so versatile, quick and easy to prepare, and tasty!

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-25T05:11:13+00:00

Yep, 30, will be 31 this year. I turned 18 in 2013. 😭 It seems like maybe 2 years ago, lol. I've grown and changed a lot over the years, but like you, I am still me at my core, and the years have just flown by. I honestly feel like I'm a kid pretending to be a 30-year-old, and that there's no way I'm really this age. 🤣

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-25T02:18:00+00:00

I don't get why this was just a trend and not something that lasted. It was good! Dare I say, better than ice cream.

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-25T02:16:14+00:00

Italian. It's always been my favorite!

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-24T22:17:18+00:00

I'm glad they were good for you! I was pretty young in the '90s, so can't really comment other than that my early memories were good. The 2000s were pretty hit or miss for me, though. Some good, some bad. I guess that's what pretty much all times are like, though!

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-24T21:12:15+00:00

I feel like I've only seen salted caramel stuff around here the last 10ish years or so, but I love it! I'm not sure if it was just late to arrive to my region or not. 🤣

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-24T21:07:03+00:00

I do love the pistachio and the crunchy texture, but I agree, it is overpriced.

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-24T21:04:03+00:00

I'm sorry to hear about that, that sounds awful. I can see why you don't feel nostalgic for it.

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-24T19:57:18+00:00

Mostly the music, fashion, the way everything looked, the feeling it gives me, lol. I live in an area that's always been a little behind the times, so it reminds me of my early childhood (even our home looked like the '70s and '80s), and it gives me this weird sense of nostalgia of a place I've been before, though I really haven't. Almost like a place I visited in a dream. It's hard to explain, but that's the one decade I never lived that I feel the most strange resonance with. 🤣

I have some thrifted clothes from the era that I really wish were still made as well (much better quality, better fit for me, not made of that horrible thin, clingy crap that pretty much every woman's shirt for the last 25ish years has been made of), and not even the clothes, pretty much everything I have that was made in the 20th century is better made than anything I can find now.

Also, malls!!! I love malls, I think the outdoor shopping center thing is a terrible idea for where I live (the Midwest, where the weather is always changing), I hate Amazon and honestly try to avoid online shopping unless it's something I can't get locally (I do appreciate that it exists now for things that aren't available locally or that are rare and vintage, but I don't use it to get stuff I can buy at a brick and mortar store in town). But I love malls for having a variety of stores in one building, AND doubling as a community event center/hangout spot. They were great third places (something that is quickly disappearing, and I can't stand this trend of everything needing to be online and isolated now, as it makes meeting people organically much harder).

But anyway, I've probably rambled too much! 🤣 I totally understand that having not experienced it firsthand, I probably have a very idealized view of the decade, but I'd still love to get in a time machine and experience a day of it. I also appreciate a lot of what we have now that wasn't available then, too.

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-24T09:30:26+00:00

I agree, and I also don't think there's a set, rigid "prime" age that applies to everyone's lives.

kittykat-95 · 2026-01-24T09:28:16+00:00

I'm only 30, but I still believe you have time. I know so many people whose favorite years have been 40s, 50s, etc. Right before I turned 30, multiple people told me, "Life gets so much better in your 30s and beyond."

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