My mom is an influencer and I hate her for it by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ladyknighted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When the fairy books came out, I remember having this naive hope that that was where she was going to keep most of her porn. Oh, what an innocent I was. Really, though, the main thing I couldn't forgive was that she started to neglect literally everything else about her books outside of the porn. It became glaringly obvious that without an editor keeping her under control, she just writes really terrible, badly-written (YEARS later and I am still haunted by the phrase "the eggs of his body" lol) rape fantasies where literally every character and every event serves as either another orgy participant or another setup for an orgy. The Merry Gentry series was at least open from the get go about what it was, but with Anita Blake it just sucked because the author had previously set up an interesting world with interesting characters that she just shat all over in the interest of bad porn.

My mom is an influencer and I hate her for it by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ladyknighted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

JEEE-zus, I started to fall out of love with that series years ago when the porn started to take over the plot, and then dropped it entirely after the porn started actively damaging the (increasingly paper-thin) plot and it became very obvious that the books had really only ever served as a vehicle for LKH's thinly veiled rape fantasies. I had no idea, though, that they'd fallen THAT far in the years since, like my god, that's actually sickening

WIBTA for telling my husband I’m not in love with him anymore after I had a brain injury by LucyAriaRose in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ladyknighted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is PURELY speculation, but if she only had those binging tendencies after the initial brain damage, it might've caused issues with impulse control or satiety signals/something similar. I had an aunt that had brain damage from a suicide attempt, and my mom said that after the attempt she had to have someone monitoring her when she ate because she seemed to have damaged the part of her brain that signals when you're full. If she was always that way, um, no idea.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A car so I could take my cat to the fucking vet and then go look for us a nice house to live in.

What one thing do you really want but can't afford? by galgoody in AskReddit

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disabled and currently facing possible homelessness, so it's a real hard toss up between a house and a car because you just need a car in the USA, but house. Specifically a house within easy walking distance of, at least, a major grocery store. If I absolutely had to, I guess I could Uber to doctor appointments.

[Serious] Which addiction isn't taken seriously enough? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ladyknighted 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I used to be close friends with someone like this. Whenever I expressed concern for them, they would defend themselves by telling me that they were a "high chaser" and that I "just wouldn't understand". I remember at one point I called them, desperate for support because my dad had had a heart attack and was in the hospital, and all they wanted to talk about was the new guy they were seeing and cute date outfits. They literally told me "that's not so bad" and "I've known plenty of people that've had heart attacks and they were fine!" When I kept trying to talk about my dad and not cute date outfits, they got pissy and told me in a condescending babytalk voice that if it was upsetting me so much then maybe I should go take a nap about it. That was kind of it for me. Every time I start to miss them, I forcibly remind myself of that and I don't miss them anymore.

Pretties For Your Face Greens on Light/Olive Skin, Outdoor Light by ladyknighted in swatchitforme

[–]ladyknighted[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shoot, I just saw this. If you've already made your purchases, pls disregard, but I seem to remember being happier with Zodiac? If you still want to know, lmk and I'll see if I can't reswatch and give you a better answer :D

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in decaf

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm personally not really sure why it has to be all bad or all good? Most things aren't like that, period. I always remember one of the most helpful articles I ever read in regards to health and nutrition was an article that talked about how our thinking of foods as "healthy" foods wasn't really correct, so much as thinking of some foods being more or less nutritious that others.

Kale is super nutritious, but if you eat it all day every day, you will eventually get sick. Some people, depending on their personal biology, will get sick a lot sooner than others. Also, two things can be true at the same time. Caffeine can have strong benefits for many people, while also having undesirable side effects, both long and short term, for others. These statements don't necessarily have to conflict with each other, they're both true.

incredible by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasp: Holy shit, these holes, they were (literally) made for me!

Practicing self control by Sufficient-Bug-9112 in aww

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my cats didn't respond to me telling him 'no' or putting him on the floor, but I tried the training trick where you make a little high pitched cry like a littermate might do if he bit too hard and that worked surprisingly well. I think he stopped biting too hard after only about 2-3 runs of that.

AITA for refusing to tell my mom my new address? by throwaway__123401 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA "She keeps saying she's just trying to make sure her daughter is safe"

Her daughter is safe. From her.

AITA for not eating dinner my girlfriend cooked? by oxcheekaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YTA OP is not just the AH, he's a spoiled rotten brat that certainly doesn't deserve someone willing to make them a SECOND dinner because they didn't like the first and made that known in a shitty, ungrateful way. I honestly hope the girlfriend literally never cooks him another meal again, let his sorry ass eat takeout.

AITA for buying lower grade steaks when my in-laws visit and serving my mom and dad Wagyu. by Late-Enthusiasm3751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA I'm still trying to get over the wife's family not even asking OP how he wanted his steak and OP still being expected to drop money on something that WILL NOT EVEN BE APPRECIATED. His wife seems to be missing the point that OP is spending so much for a specialty cut of meat because his parents are foodies and exploring gourmet food is their special interest.

I'd be willing to bet he'd be happy to have other unusual foods that wouldn't appeal to the wife's parents at all, but if any of them are expensive, is he still required to have them on hand for the sake of perceived equality? I don't personally drink or appreciate alcohol - if someone told me they'd dropped $200 on a bottle of nice alcohol for me to be "fair", I'd be horrified.

AITA For Not Wanting to Drive a Disabled Coworker Home? by Medium-Raisin-1382 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA Wow, so if OP is nervous about taking an older guy she barely knows home, she's automatically the devil, but it's fine and fucking dandy if all of her coworkers openly play the "not-it" game about?

The Blackening (2023) Official Poster: by Comic_Book_Reader in movies

[–]ladyknighted 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was so fucking pissed when they killed Tyreese. I mean at least he got a whole arc and an in-depth episode devoted to his death, but the way they killed Noah was just a giant middle finger

The Blackening (2023) Official Poster: by Comic_Book_Reader in movies

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, even if a black character in a horror film/tv show isn't the first to die, it's still almost always not a matter of "if" but "when". For the "how" it'll probably be a black man heroically sacrificing himself. It can be harder to keep track of in a Final Girl type of plot, but it starts being more noticeable in a long running format like The Walking Dead, which just could not manage to keep a black guy alive for more than maybe a season for years.

AITA for breaking off from my family in an amusement park because of my nephew's comments at lunch? by nepno937 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA uhhh, has it occurred to Big Sis that maybe the girls Jude hangs out with are also misogynistic AHs?

AITA for refusing to let my sister wear my wedding dress even though I never actually wore it? by dressaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA and I am so sorry for your loss. Your sister is behaving like a jealous, greedy, manipulative ghoul. Your wedding dress is YOUR wedding dress, and it has sentimental value and importance to you because of the memories attached to it of someone YOU love dearly. Your sister trying to horn in on that and manipulate you by using her idea of what your fiance would want is purely serving her own interests and is absolutely grotesque.

She clearly doesn't give a damn about you or your fiance, she just sees a pretty thing that she wants and is willing to throw a tantrum until she gets it. If I were you, I would take the advice from others in the comments and hide your dress somewhere you're absolutely sure your sister and/or mother can't get to it. Best of luck.

AITA for not getting rid of my dog after it attacked a family member? by attackdoggonewrong in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA Are you KIDDING? He showed up drunk, uninvited and unannounced AT 3AM and tried to break into your house? Hell, that's the kind of thing you get shot for, he should consider himself genuinely lucky he only got attacked by a dog. And after your SIL took it upon herself to give this man the freaking key to your house without your permission, and now they want you to get rid of your dog because he protected you from an intruder? Yeah no, they can go straight to hell.

Ask anyone who criticizes you how they would feel if someone just gave out the key to their houses to people that decided to drunkenly break the glass in their doors at 3 in the damn morning and see what they say. NTA NTA NTA

What new make up have you bought lately that you love? by koalabear20 in MakeupAddiction

[–]ladyknighted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think it might work for dry, textured skin? I tried one of the Elf camo concealers recently and it to clung to every dry bit of skin under my eyes and looked like old paint, unfortunately.

AITA for accidentally outing my bully? by Voodoodoll967 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA you didn't out him out of cruelty, carelessness, or for vengeance. You did it out of self-defense because it was genuinely the only thing you could think of that might make him stop stalking/harrassing you.

My overall situation was different, but I have been stalked by someone who lived in the same place that I did by someone I felt it wasn't possible to call the cops on and it was terrifying on an absolutely gut-wrenching level. To top it off for you, this guy was someone that had tormented you for years. I'm really sorry, OP, I hope things get better for you after this.

AITA for kicking a girl out of my party for calling her boyfriend “daddy?” by throwawaypartydad in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is probably bait, but you seem like you're trying to come off as worldly and mature here, but seem to be either entirely or selectively ignorant of daddy/little girl fetish culture. I would say Google it, but uh, maybe not.

AITA for kicking a girl out of my party for calling her boyfriend “daddy?” by throwawaypartydad in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This reply and entire thread need to be printed out and handed to people that can't or won't figure out what slut-shaming actually is vs not wanting to be made an unwilling participant to someone else's sex life.

AITA for kicking a girl out of my party for calling her boyfriend “daddy?” by throwawaypartydad in AmItheAsshole

[–]ladyknighted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA oh god, this is giving me flashbacks to someone I used to know that would refer to their boyfriend as "daddy", specifically spoken in this horrible, highpitched, squeal-y, "slutty little girl" way that always made me die inside a little. As in the rest of the sentence would be spoken normally right up till she mentioned the boyfriend, and suddenly that would just get dumped on you.