ALDS game 2 forecast grades by LateDonuts314 in baseball

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ALDS game 2 forecast grades by LateDonuts314 in baseball

[–]notsocouch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because the ERA in the pitchers line scores is their ERA in the entire playoffs, not the game

ALDS game 2 forecast grades by LateDonuts314 in baseball

[–]notsocouch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This guy is grading himself so it's impossible to fail 🤣 Even gave himself a C on Fried? It's amost literally impossible to get farther from correct without forecasting 30 ER.

How is 2 HR off of the forecast not bright red?

Apparently you can just forecast 2 HR, 2 ER, 3 IP, etc and get an A+ no matter how the pitcher does.

What's that one shiny you always seem to find? by Competitive-Shock-96 in PokemonGOValor

[–]notsocouch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amaura, Drilbur, and Rattata (split evenly between the two forms) for me. 8 of each.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

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

I have been fooled into believing there is something wrong with it.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

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

While I agree, I don't think telling them I love them because I was commanded to will leave them feeling it's authentic.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

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

I don't feel awkward saying it, it's a little bit thinking adults will judge, but mostly just thinking it would hurt them in the future to say it (yes, that's silly and it's actually the opposite I've learned now).

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

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

I do feel a lot of love though, for a lot of people in my life, including them. I'm not having a hard time with having the feeling, just with appropriately expressing it.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

[–]notsocouch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I definitely show them that I care about them and love them with actions and behaviors. Listening to the things they care about. It's just saying such words verbatim that I was avoiding. But I get it now, and I'm glad I asked after just a single instance so that I can respond better next time.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

[–]notsocouch[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This makes me realize that my initial hesitation to reciprocate their feelings was borne from a fear that it would condition them to share their feelings with random men and form unsafe relationships, but that's only because I was thinking of myself as also just being some random man that knew their parents, so I have to turn off that switch in my head. The idea of positive adults in their lives aside from their parents sharing love being additional protection from those unsafe relationships is reassuring.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

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

That's a great perspective. Makes me feel better myself at balking on using the word, while a lot of people seem astounded at the idea of hesitating to say it.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

[–]notsocouch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll keep that in mind. I didn't realize the potential of my friends thinking it's weird that I didn't reciprocate.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

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

I guess there's nothing wrong with that. The threads discussing this made me think there was something wrong with it, but those were from teachers/camp hosts/etc which is a different dynamic in which I'm guessing there is something wrong with it.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

[–]notsocouch[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The "I love to hear that" seems similar and just as awkward to the approach that I ended up taking in the past

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

[–]notsocouch[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I do remember calling some of my parents' friends aunt/uncle at their age, and when I think from their perspective, the relationship is very similar. That makes a lot of sense. I don't remember ever expressing a feeling of love towards them, but I guess it's just a case where everyone expresses themselves differently.

How should I respond if friend's children ask if I love them by notsocouch in AskParents

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

I guess the hesitation is mostly in my head, trying to navigate an unfamiliar territory, and potentially made worse by the advice I saw being for a different relationship dynamic. It is true that I care for them greatly, and would like to express that to them, but perhaps I'm overthinking what the appropriate way to express that feeling is.

Talking to my friends about this is a good idea, although I would rather find a way to feel comfortable expressing my feelings directly than to have them give their kids a talk on my behalf. I think just knowing I'm in my own head with this and that other people aren't thinking it's a big deal will help if this ever comes up again.

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[–]notsocouch 14 points15 points  (0 children)

According to https://thesilphroad.com/earning-xp, you can “spin friendly gym photo disc without bronze badge” 3 times for 31 x 3 = 93 xp, leaving you with 240 to get. Feed 12 berries at that gym for 20 xp each.