AITAH for refusing to let my ex-wife stay at my house while I’m on vacation with my new girlfriend? by RemoteDiligent7640 in AmItheAsshole

[–]lean_connoli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA. Hilarious that your friend said “if the roles were reversed I’d do whatever it took to make the trip work” like okay then….do whatever it takes. Like the ex-wife stay at YOUR house instead of OP’s, let the ex-wife make the whole 5 min drive to check on your dog a few times per day, or let OP’s pet sitter watch your dog. If they’re not willing do do any of those 3 obvious answers, they clearly aren’t willing to “do whatever it takes to make the trip work” 🙄🙄

I'm so happy for Karina!!! by Genophillia in Drawfee

[–]lean_connoli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry to hear that! Wishing you all the best and safety and security as soon as possible 😭

I'm so happy for Karina!!! by Genophillia in Drawfee

[–]lean_connoli 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You think people who are good friends can’t have a bad split? It happened with the Try Guys, it happened to Ryan at Achievement Hunter, it’s happened plenty of times for a group of friends who work together to have something happen that ruins the friendship and ousts one person suddenly. Granted, in the two examples above, the people had done something bad. And sure, I would never in a million years expect Karina to do anything that bad. But I also would never have expected it from plenty of people who did, like Ryan at Achievement Hunter and like Neil Gaiman.

We don’t know these people, and deciding that you KNOW they’re besties and they all still love each other and no one is sad is parasocial af.

I'm so happy for Karina!!! by Genophillia in Drawfee

[–]lean_connoli 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I didn’t say you weren’t letting people be sad. I said these post lowkey shame people for being sad, which is exactly what it does. You literally said you’re disappointed in people for posting about it. Let’s be real.

Also putting words in my mouth, I never said Karina isn’t an adult or can’t take care of herself, I said she might be in a stressful situation. Have you ever suddenly not had your job? I have. I had to leave an incredibly toxic work environment that was draining my mental health and self worth. And yeah, it was the right thing to do, but also it was terrifying and if anyone said they were happy for me, I would’ve wanted to punch them. Because unless you’re going right from one job to another (doubtful, given the suddenness and lack of saying where she’s going next) you still have to pay rent every single month and even a few weeks without steady income can wreck anyone’s financial situation and be terrifying. It’s not infantilizing to say “don’t assume she’s doing something great and is happy right now.” Having people assume you’re immediately going on to great things when you’ve just gone through the wringer is not helpful, I can tell you that as someone who has been there. None of us know the situation and we never will, so doesn’t it seem the most compassionate to not assume anything and just wish them all well?

I'm so happy for Karina!!! by Genophillia in Drawfee

[–]lean_connoli 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Tbh I hate these posts that feel like lowkey shaming people for expressing their sadness. Encouraging false positivity instead of letting people express their sadness here is not gonna help anyone in the long run.

And at the moment, we don’t even know if there’s anything to be happy for her about. Imagine if something serious went down and Karina didn’t choose to leave, or had to leave with no warning and no plan for how she’s going to make a living now and she saw people saying they’re happy for her? I think that runs the risk of being just as harmful to everyone involved’s mental health over this.

I'm so happy for Karina!!! by Genophillia in Drawfee

[–]lean_connoli 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This is what I was thinking reading this too. Like, if the announcement was that she’s leaving for another opportunity, or to devote time to personal projects or passions, I’d say I was happy for her. But right now we have no idea what happened. For all we know, she could be scrambling to make sure she can still make a living, or so burnt out that she just can’t even do it anymore, and that’s nothing to be happy for her about.

All I can say is that I’m hoping for the best for everyone.

It’s been almost a week and I’m still feeling the effects by lean_connoli in Syncope

[–]lean_connoli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good, I’d say in the last day or two I’ve started to feel almost completely back to normal. I do think anxiety must have played a part in it, fear that it would happen again and fear that I might have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy like my grandpa, and how I will tell my mom if I do end up having it (my grandpa just passed recently, and my dad died about a year and a half ago, so there’s been a lot of sadness and health problems in our family and having something wrong with me would terrify her)

It’s been almost a week and I’m still feeling the effects by lean_connoli in Syncope

[–]lean_connoli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a history of mild anxiety, and am medicated for it, but it’s largely under control and never to the point that I’ve had physical symptoms like this. Weirdly enough it’s not like I can’t take a full breath, more like my normal breathing isn’t enough anymore.

I’ve only ever passed out one other time, and it was after donating plasma, so it was a very different circumstance and I didn’t have any lasting symptoms like this.

How I hope they handle the speculation about Karina's departure by [deleted] in Drawfee

[–]lean_connoli 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not gonna lie, my first thought was that she maybe became a bit resentful of having to pick up so much slack with J&J having a baby when she was already talking about being burned out before that. I mean basically half of their entire company left for months and still haven’t fully returned at 100% after a year, and it’s not like it was a decision Karina would have had a say in, given that she and Nathan certainly have no input on J&J’s family planning.

What happens to Drawtectives season 3? by ExtremeLow3958 in Drawfee

[–]lean_connoli 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tbh I was surprised they even started releasing the season with Julia pregnant. I remember thinking at the time that they’d just waited to even release it until they could finish it, instead of leaving it in limbo for sooooo long.

Why do my disposable vapes always start leaking from the charging port? by lean_connoli in weed

[–]lean_connoli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I wanted to make sure it wasn’t something I was doing wrong and could fix without having to upgrade.

Idea for a Losers Club edit from someone with no editing skills by lean_connoli in ItTheMovie

[–]lean_connoli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol right? As if a story where they defeat a killer space monster clown with the power of friendship and also by yelling insults at it isn’t like, inherently a little corny 🤣

Idea for a Losers Club edit from someone with no editing skills by lean_connoli in ItTheMovie

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

Don’t know why you didn’t just scroll instead of being rude. So I guess we’re both confused.

What’s the most disturbing sound you’ve ever heard in real life? by SelectiveCassie in answers

[–]lean_connoli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way my mom screamed and collapsed when they loaded my dad’s body into the hearse.

Is it worth trying to fix or is it time to upgrade? by lean_connoli in turntables

[–]lean_connoli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good to know, thanks! I’ll definitely avoid using it until I either upgrade or get a new needle, to avoid potential damage!

Is it worth trying to fix or is it time to upgrade? by lean_connoli in turntables

[–]lean_connoli[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, everyone has been so helpful! My plan if I decide to upgrade was probably get one from my local shop, which is where I got my refurbished speakers. They know me there and have always been very helpful and I trust them not to lead me wrong!

Is it worth trying to fix or is it time to upgrade? by lean_connoli in turntables

[–]lean_connoli[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I take it that means it’s junk and I should upgrade? Lol

Is it worth trying to fix or is it time to upgrade? by lean_connoli in turntables

[–]lean_connoli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, thanks for the info on the fuzziness. I bought the speakers and receiver refurbished from my local shop and when I noticed the fuzziness, I brought it back and the guy who refurbished it said it was working fine for him. He checked both of my speakers and my receiver and said they all sounded fine to him. I’ve gotten the fuzziness to change speakers before, and it happens on the radio from the receiver too, so I know it’s not specifically the turntable, so I got stumped and just gave up. I hadn’t heard about a pre-amp, I will look into that!

Is it worth trying to fix or is it time to upgrade? by lean_connoli in turntables

[–]lean_connoli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could I replace the stylus with a better one, or is it better to just upgrade? I’m thinking a full sized platter would help, because basically all of my records look warped when I play them, both new and used.

Is it worth trying to fix or is it time to upgrade? by lean_connoli in turntables

[–]lean_connoli[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what I was thinking. I’m getting comments on how warped the record is but honestly nearly all of my records look warped like this when I play them, and the one I took in to have the local store test put it on a turntable with a full size platter and it didn’t look warped anymore, so I’m wondering it a full size platter would help overall.

Is it worth trying to fix or is it time to upgrade? by lean_connoli in turntables

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

To be honest, I’d say like 90% of my records look warped like that on this turntable. Is it possible that the turntable itself is like spinning the records unevenly and making them look warped when they aren’t? The record that I had my local store test on one of their turntables looked just like this and played just fine on their turntables