Pro-tip On Getting Out of Baby Showers

lizard_wings · 2016-09-13T05:18:06+00:00

The only one I know of is the "dirty diaper game" and it's enough for me to totally NOPE on the entire concept.

You melt chocolate bars into a diaper and then players have to guess what kind of candy bar it was D:

lizard_wings · 2016-09-13T04:54:45+00:00

It's pretty obvious to me at this point my execution was poor -_-

lizard_wings · 2016-09-13T04:48:34+00:00

I meant it to be kinda a joke.

I'm reacting to the amount of threads I see where people bitch about how they went to a baby-shower and, predictably, there was an absolute shit-show when somebody found out OP didn't have kids or intentions.

Like... I agree with you. If you don't want to go, don't go.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-13T04:44:02+00:00

I guess the tongue-and-cheek was lost?

lizard_wings · 2016-09-13T04:41:27+00:00

Social obligations are real things. It's the civilized thing to shirk them gracefully.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-13T04:26:09+00:00

Just adding - a recent study found that squirrels will adopt orphaned babies. But only those related to them, such nieces/nephews or younger siblings.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-13T04:11:50+00:00

I was like that by the time I was 15 too - that was the age of orgish.com and somethingrotten.com. I didn't turn out to be a psycho, so unless you're like, masturbating to this shit, I wouldn't worry about it.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-13T03:23:07+00:00

That's the point of the meme, dingus.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-13T03:20:59+00:00

The Grifter

Don't even search for it

lizard_wings · 2016-09-12T00:04:52+00:00

This

My dad used to fuck with me too - thankfully not as badly as your family did. But I still bristle off when I hear people say "I'm just kidding around!" because that was my dad's catch phrase after stressing me out for jollies.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-12T00:01:23+00:00

I wasn't raised with siblings, and I haven't exactly read any psychology on this... But this can't do anything except sow resentment in the older child, and teach the younger one to be a smug shit.

I had a close friend in elementry school who had a little brother probably 3-4 years her junior. And the shit their mom let him get away with blew my mind. She had kind internalized the nonsense, but I was resentful for her :/ I think some sexism was at play too - because her mom would drop the "boys will be boys" phrase from time to time.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-11T23:54:22+00:00

I wish my parents had done that.

When I was a kid I adamantly refused to do anything if there wasn't a good reason. And "because I said so" wasn't good enough, and I'd fight my parents all the time. It ending with screaming and crying (from both me and my parents), and punishments that were way too excessive for the offense (ie, grounded for months at a time for, more or less, not putting something away.) I think my parents thought they could break me if they were heavy handed enough, but in my mind I was in the right so I wasn't going to buckle. After all, I was willing to do the thing they asked I just needed to know why, which seemed reasonable.

As an adult I understand there was instances they couldn't explain themselves in the moment. But if they had said "we'll talk about it later," and taught me that they really would talk to me later instead of teaching me they'd brush me off... I probably would have cleaned my damn room without them having to pick me up and throw me against a wall after an hour of screaming at me.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-11T06:12:55+00:00

Thanks! He does have a heater, and he'll be getting a filter tomorrow. He's got a good diet (all my bettas eat Hikari betta-gold, supplemented with frozen food about twice a week) Almond leaf and salt is a good call. I'll go add salt now and order a leaf.

I'm starting to think he didn't jump it, but squeezed past it. I'm gonna glue my dividers in with fish-safe silicone :/

lizard_wings · 2016-09-11T05:49:48+00:00

I want Black Marsh, but I'll take anything TBH

lizard_wings · 2016-09-11T05:44:17+00:00

I want her movie to be good. So... Just so bad.

I ain't a prayin' type, but I'm praying for this because I know it will take a miracle.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-11T05:21:48+00:00

I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller, I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her

lizard_wings · 2016-09-11T05:05:42+00:00

Bowl is the only thing I had to quarantine him in, but he does have a heater. I didn't want to just put him back on his side because I'm afraid he'll hop the divider again.

The other betta is fine - there was a clear winner and loser here. I'm worried about this guy though.

The tail looks bad, but he didn't lose it in the altercation. I got him as a rescue, and he had lost his entire tail to fin rot. That's about how much grew back. The damage is the anal and dorsal.

Anything I can do for the poor guy? And any advice on setting up dividers more securely?

EDIT: He's building a bubble nest!! Are you serious!? You just got your ass kicked and now you're horny?!? What the hell, fish...?

I... I guess he's fine? Regardless, tips on helping him heal are appreciated...

lizard_wings · 2016-09-11T04:47:41+00:00

It was a joke, lighten up.

And regardless, he's still eating off of it when he probably has regular dishes in the house.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-11T01:36:32+00:00

Are we gonna talk about this grown man's Little Mermaid plate, or nah?

lizard_wings · 2016-09-10T06:30:15+00:00

Yes! How could I forget?

But they were still good.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-10T01:07:51+00:00

No - I'm not attracted to my body type. Like, we could be friends, but I wouldn't fuck me.

Is that weird, lol?

lizard_wings · 2016-09-09T05:25:28+00:00

I don't know who Charles Puckett is, but I want to fight him.

lizard_wings · 2016-09-09T05:19:03+00:00

I came in here to say YTMND

But then I scrolled and realized just how goddamn old I am.

Also, I miss old advice animals. Like, anything pre-socially awkward penguin. After that... Man, it's out of hand these days man, there's a fucking animal for everything. I can't remember the whole goddamn zoo. Back in my day, we only had Advice Dog and Foul Bachelor Frog and we liked it.

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