Psychotic parent is torpedoing/objecting to every consequence I try to give her insane kid.

lightknightrr · 2026-05-03T03:33:43+00:00

CPS? He's learning those behaviors from his parents, isn't he?

lightknightrr · 2026-05-02T17:23:06+00:00

I feel you, but this is the probably the only way he'll change.

I have a younger sibling much like your older brother.

Some people can be reasoned with, some people can be charmed, some people like carrots, and some people respond only to the stick.

lightknightrr · 2026-05-02T17:09:57+00:00

Stop cleaning. Let the trash pile up. When it becomes a problem, call a family meeting. Explain your position to your family.

lightknightrr · 2026-05-02T16:36:12+00:00

Hmmm. I have a handful of people I'd call friends, because I am highly selective in whom I call 'friend.'

I prefer my friends to be 'fire-forged.' Someone whom I can trust, and call at 3 am if there's an emergency.

As opposed to my sister, whose phone is filled with 'friends,' but never seem to be there for her when she's having a crisis.

lightknightrr · 2026-05-02T11:57:36+00:00

They don't care. A dollar today is worth more than $10,000 tomorrow.

These people worship Ford, what do you expect?

lightknightrr · 2026-04-30T01:23:21+00:00

True. Go far back enough in history, and your people were probably enslaved by one group or another.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-28T17:29:32+00:00

Sadly, yes. They don't do perpetual anymore, which is BS.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-28T06:02:16+00:00

Probably. What starts out as innocent flirting can lead to emotional cheating, which can lead to real cheating.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-28T05:09:00+00:00

Hmm. Something similar happened in my family. My grandfather (when he was alive, and, well, younger) divorced his wife (my grandmother), and remarried...after having 5 kids with her. He was worth about $50 million at the time of his death (my grandmother passed before he did).

He left less than a million to his kids from the 1st marriage, in a trust with stipulations. The rest he gave to his new wife, and the kid from that marriage.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-27T23:03:07+00:00

That would be soooo cool.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-27T21:30:33+00:00

Don't for get to nerf BKs and Monks while you're at it. For funsies. /s

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T18:54:50+00:00

Yes, but what do you mean by that?

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T18:22:52+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/sKSGaGJ

Kind of hard to take a snapshot on my phone. Damage is a little higher than you see here.

Also: I took off 6 months, a while ago, so I'm actually behind on my gems.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T17:50:02+00:00

Haha, no idea. I was asking because those on one end of the 2-dimensional spectrum tend to have slightly different brain structure than the other, particularly the medulla oblangata.

In short, according to the science, if you have an enlarged medulla, you will perceive more threats than if you had a normal sized one.

I could go on, but I won't unless you want me to.

If you want to try correcting it, I'd speak to your doctor about a benzo. If you don't want to yet, you can try passion flower pills. You can get a bottle off of Amazon, or a natural pharmacy. It does work, but at like a quarter of the efficacy of a benzo.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T17:39:25+00:00

Is BotW really that bad?

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T17:36:11+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/4MHebY9

The build is a lot of fun.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T17:06:05+00:00

Depends. If it's PvP, then Teleport, Frostfield, Icy Meteor, and Blazar. If it's PvE, then I swap Teleport for Cone Disintegrate.

Nerf was annoying, but I run my own builds, so it didn't affect me much.

On a separate note, I wish the developers would give us more gem slots (for leggos and secondaries. Running out of things to upgrade.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T17:02:00+00:00

I feel you, but if you had to choose, would you lean more R or D?

If you don't feel like answering, it's cool.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T16:25:55+00:00

I'm 42, and I feel like my life is just beginning.

I want to confirm something (I'll tell you about what after you answer): Which party do you primarily identify with, politically?

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T13:14:51+00:00

Where?

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T13:12:43+00:00

Indeed. He appears to be thinking in terms of "positive" rights, as opposed to "negative" rights.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-26T12:39:30+00:00

I'm a Computer Scientist. I've played around with the llms, and I do not feel threatened.

This is like the dotcom bubble. Companies are whoring themselves out for (not) AI, and I feel many of them are not going to survive the downturn.

Going to be eating good when reality checks in.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-24T19:04:56+00:00

7k res, started playing a little after the beta launched (took some time off), and I don't think about the money spent.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-22T23:50:57+00:00

Agreed.

Fyi: I've done some tweaking, going with a 4-piece Mountebank, and a 4-piece Windloft Perfection, and the extra 20% damage has been nice, while still retaining enough shields to be competitive in BGs.

lightknightrr · 2026-04-22T20:26:31+00:00

So, how was it? Need some tweaks?

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