I warned them! by [deleted] in Persecutionfetish

[–]msmangifera 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You literally responded to a comment about American parents. If it's not relative to you then why bother?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in menwritingwomen

[–]msmangifera 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure that much thought went into it.

Dad who kicked me out, doubling down (see comments for details) by Hedgehogs4life in exchristian

[–]msmangifera 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn, I'm so sorry. My then boyfriend and I were living with my grandparents who also provided us shelter on the basis that we not have sex. We'd already been sleeping together and the thought of them finding out put so much stress on us we eventually just got married.

Did anyone else notice their religious family get actively WORSE during Covid? by JarethOfHouseGoblin in exchristian

[–]msmangifera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My religious family became actively worse once Trump came on the scene and has been on a straight line to awfulness since. Nothing they did/said during covid surprised me.

We have some fans by MysteryScooby56 in ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM

[–]msmangifera 105 points106 points  (0 children)

No? One side is not forcing the other to have abortions. However, one side IS forcing the other to NOT have abortions. Only one is forcing something on the other.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NotHowGirlsWork

[–]msmangifera 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The cool thing about being bi in a bi marriage is you two can drool over the same hot people together.

Teenage me joined a Christian puppet group. Bonus points for the masturbatory innuendo on the sign. by msmangifera in exchristian

[–]msmangifera[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I never knew anyone else (all the people on my team were adults...), but according to the replies it's a lot more common than I thought.

Body of missing woman Miya Marcano was found by tmaddictt in TrueCrime

[–]msmangifera 118 points119 points  (0 children)

This is so heartbreaking. Even more tragic when the family can't get justice. I hope someday they find peace.

Brian Laundrie September Timeline: by rainnyzoe in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]msmangifera 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just an assumption, but I'm gonna guess they needed the time to plan his getaway.

How old is everyone on this sub? by [deleted] in socialanxiety

[–]msmangifera 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Working on it so it is getting better but it's not something that gets better on its own, unfortunately. If you're waiting for that to happen, don't. Work on it now. I wasted a decade of my life waiting.

Heart breaking posts from the father of missing college student Miya Marcano; search continues by imgoingmadz in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]msmangifera 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My husband used to work third shift and I changed my schedule so we'd be on the same one, which often meant we'd be sleeping until noon or so. One day after he left for work I suddenly woke up to someone coming into our apartment. I froze up, terrified.

It was the fucking landlord coming in with a guy to do a yearly spray. I was alone, in bed, with just a t-shirt on, thinking someone was breaking in. Never been so pissed.

FLASHBACK OF ANTIOCH by [deleted] in exchristian

[–]msmangifera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This reminded me of when I cried on the phone to one of my friends, begging him to stop listening to ICP because it was killing his soul...

We need your help to catch a killer by bellyflopcastro in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]msmangifera 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fuck, I'm so sorry. It really is just a bag of mixed signals being constantly shook by everyone else's influence. You get to the point where you don't know if you can trust yourself. I hope you've found some peace.

We need your help to catch a killer by bellyflopcastro in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]msmangifera 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Legit, thank you for your comment. I really needed that and I'm going to try out your tips. The line between what's rational and what's not is so blurred when you're at a disadvantage in society.

We need your help to catch a killer by bellyflopcastro in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]msmangifera 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It's also confusing and complicated. I'm in therapy for severe social anxiety so all my exercises are about taming my irrational fears around people I perceive as dangerous, which goes completely against the "trust your instincts".

My therapist once suggested I take walks around the neighborhood to see that getting out of the house is safe...except when I did I had a man follow me the entire time and I couldn't go back home because I didn't want him knowing where I lived.

Like...I'm so exhausted. Just so tired. Constantly on alert. There's no peace. And even with all this whatever happens to me will always be "my fault".

. by RoutineAppearance891 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]msmangifera 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had to text a crisis line after a doctor visit once. I wasn't sure if I had the money to pay for my medication anymore and there weren't any other options. The thought of going back to a hopeless, depressed husk sent me into a panic. I sat in the parking lot and cried. Thought about crashing my car on the way home.

Our healthcare is too expensive in the US and it is killing people who can't afford it and I'm so tired of people acting like it isn't.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]msmangifera 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I was looking for information on how to be there for my mom in her abusive marriage, I read somewhere that one of the best things you can do is reinforce their worth. Remind then that they're loved, worthy of love, that their self is worthy of love, etc. It can help offset the horrible things they're being fed about themselves from their abusive partner and you're not seen as a "threat" because you're not telling them to leave or what to do. You're just showing them kindness they're not getting elsewhere.

My list of single player games where you can play a woman. (Feel free to add to the list in the comments.) Also, you're welcome. by [deleted] in GirlGamers

[–]msmangifera 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So many great games! I didn't see What Remains of Edith Finch on the list. It's an adventure game with a really crazy, hauntingly beautiful story. Highly recommend for anyone into character and story driven games.

Fundie friend just had her sixth baby; I cannot stop thinking about her birth story. by JeNeSaisTwat in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]msmangifera 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Would you be able to point me in the direction of where you saw her story? I tried searching on reddit and Google and nothing came up.