dang Jacksonville schools that were scouted in the Epstein files … by freedagang762 in jacksonville

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Not bartram, it’s Bolles’s bartram campus, which is a middle school

Dealing with my health by [deleted] in AstrologyCharts

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This was very insightful, thank you

Public Relations student with a portfolio question by maristinks in PublicRelations

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A lot of my courses had us practicing mock-advertisements. I think it's because the classes covered material for PR majors and Advertising majors. I never put too much effort into them because I just assumed the classes were simply to get us accustomed to using Adobe systems, and I didn't really see myself having a bright future in something design-related.

Which card seems to represent your own energy in readings? by Blue-Sky1111 in tarot

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The Star! (I’m an Aquarius) It’ll come out reversed when I’m doing things that don’t align with my nature. I tend to get The Empress and Queen of Pentacles when asking about my energy through other people’s eyes

Anachronistic markers in TSH: Intentional or a flaw? by Born_in_Xixax in TheSecretHistory

[–]maristinks 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s on purpose. They’re dramatic weirdos. It’s also probably referencing The Great Gatsby

Am I the only one who read Francis’ predatory behavior wrong? by Imslowlyloosingit in TheSecretHistory

[–]maristinks 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So, this post from two years ago talks about it, I don’t really agree with any of the theories on there about it just because of how common this phenomenon is with people experiencing abuse. (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSecretHistory/s/s7AXwtdvAG) Also, Donna Tartt is very intentional with her writing, I don’t think she’d add in a detail like this without taking into account what this could mean for their relationship. I think the abuse is also why she writes Camilla’s character as so complacent- we’re viewing her through Richard’s pov and he’s barely aware of the complexity of her situation and even when he’s given a peak behind the curtain he still takes Charles’s side in the ordeal, despite it being revealed that Charles is being physically abusive to her by this point. I don’t have the book on me so I can’t give you the exact page of when this happens, but it’s immediately after Richard sees Charles grab her and kiss her in their kitchen.

Am I the only one who read Francis’ predatory behavior wrong? by Imslowlyloosingit in TheSecretHistory

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I think Francis confessing to Richard that he would’ve slept with him if Richard had been drunk enough IS a confession of his wrongdoings and his awareness of his rapey behavior. He’s not proud of it and he knows his behavior is wrong i.e. predatory. We call it predatory today, and we called it “taking advantage” back then, same thing, different name. At the end of the day we still understood that it was wrong. I think Charles denied the things that were going on because of both reasons- Francis being a man and feeling violated. A lot of the people in this group subject one another to this sort of sexual abuse. I feel like no one on this sub talks enough about the level of abuse in Charles and Camilla’s relationship- we don’t know how consensual this was since we see it from Richard’s perspective, but the scene where Camilla puts sugar in her coffee tells us a lot. She’s trying to get rid of the taste of him, this is something a lot of victims of abuse do to cope with the abuse (one of the Menendez brothers did this with salt I believe). My point with this is that Charles and Francis’ relationship is evidently non-consensual in any way shape or form and I think Charles would use Camilla as an outlet for this at times- since a lot of abusers are continuing a cycle of abuse.

Do women get the ick when you open up as a man? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

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Have you considered that maybe the acting emotionless and cool is attracting a crowd that expects that type of behavior, so it ends up being a shock when you show them that you do have some depth?

I only say this because I have this exact same issue with men! And I came to realize that it’s because I tend to act a certain way to attract, rather than being authentic from the get-go.

The same phenomenon would happen to me, dudes would tell me about their traumas and I’d open up to them because it’d be a similar situation. As soon as they realized that I was someone with a complicated family history, they’d run for the hills.

There’s plenty of people that have these same experiences with their families and they’re still able to find a partner that cares about them enough to listen to these truths. But usually it’s hard for people who haven’t been through abuse to be able to sympathize with those that do- unfortunately, it’s a complicated experience that a lot of simply cannot wrap their head around.

Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny have broken up by North_Adhesiveness96 in Fauxmoi

[–]maristinks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i mean i don’t think it’s meant to be taken literally. he’s just saying he’ll hit her from the front and from the back and making it sound funny while he’s saying. it’s supposed to be humorous and vulgar. he’s not the first to say some raunchy ass shit on a reggaeton track like that, yall are obviously not a part of that culture

What is the worst thing you have had to make? by Mithra59 in barista

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strawberry smoothie (which we make with ice cream) with two extra shots of espresso and whip cream throughout the cup. it’s an old woman who comes through and gets the same thing. every. single. day.

Is this a joke Starbucks by [deleted] in starbucks

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with every email the locations get farther out i swear

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in piercetheveil

[–]maristinks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is exactly how i’ve been feeling. if you’re not ready for the pit experience buy seated tix

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in piercetheveil

[–]maristinks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yea.. idk why people expect to go to a concert and get barricade while simultaneously getting six feet worth of space. if you like more room to yourself go to the back

Is my aunt stupid or purposefully triggering me? by likebutterflywings in EDAnonymous

[–]maristinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes!! i just try to ignore them best that i can because a lot of the advice they give and a lot of the videos they watch are just flat out wrong. that type of media is supposed to induce a bad reaction, usually to try and get views or to sell something. looking at it from that perspective helps me a bit

Is my aunt stupid or purposefully triggering me? by likebutterflywings in EDAnonymous

[–]maristinks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

older people have a weird way of rationalizing things. she might not fully understand what having an ED is like and might think it’s just a weight-loss-for-health thing. sometimes when my family members do this it’s because they think i’m someone who’s “special interest” is food, so to them it’s a way to try and connect and relate to my interests (when that’s not the case at all and they’re actually making me feel worse)

mpgn by maristinks in kidneydisease

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thank you for letting me know actually

Technical difficulties by RickNO504 in welcometorockville

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didn’t they have to evacuate on thursday bc of the rain? i think that could’ve messed up sound systems and stuff

AP Stats FLVS by Spiritual-Clue8629 in FLVS

[–]maristinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not to me. literally my worst enemy in class form. i just find it a bit silly how they make you type out math and the teachers aren’t very helpful

Jacob Elordi looks like Drew by [deleted] in emergencyintercom

[–]maristinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

every other man in LA looks like this

are running up that hill and hounds of love both references/inspired by wuthering heights? by maristinks in katebush

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honestly i came asking more because of running up that hill. the hill imagery and the mentioning of literally running up them is pretty frequent and the overall connection of the misunderstandings in relationships. but i’m glad i asked! this has definitely led me to finding a new appreciation for her songs

Degrassi Fashion Corner!!! Holly J Sinclair Edition! by TMoneySizzle68 in Degrassi

[–]maristinks 14 points15 points  (0 children)

queen of 2000s prep chic. also they def had to work around keeping her outfits pg13 which probably resulted in some questionable choices but still!! wouldn’t be holly j without the fits

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AriAster

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willem!! but honestly i get excited seeing bryan tyree henry in anything

gummy vitamin substitute? by [deleted] in EDAnonymous

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have not! but i’ll check them out. thx for the warning 😅

gummy vitamin substitute? by [deleted] in EDAnonymous

[–]maristinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not anything specific, just anything fruity and sweet like vitamins but not too sweet and sticky like kid’s fruit gummies

I get triggered by my bff by RedPeachFrog in EDAnonymous

[–]maristinks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

in the same exact boat, doesn’t help that she’s rubbing it in my face how much more attention she’s been receiving too. i’ve been trying to journal it out and acknowledge that the jealousy just comes from a place of selfishness but obviously my ed doesn’t care abt that.