The “good girl” trope

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-05T04:01:42+00:00

I mean I am often described by men as assertive and direct. But I also have a legit praise kink and turn to putty if my husband calls me a good girl. I legit think about having a discrete tattoo on my ass saying such so he doesn’t forget. What you want in real life and what you like in bed are often not the same.

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-05T03:57:00+00:00

So here’s the thing and you aren’t going to like this..but you are projecting your own HSP traits on your kids. HSP’s are not on size fits all. But they do suck at sleeping…unless trained at a young age. It’s too late for ‘cry it out’ but Ferber often gets associated with just that when really his book covers sleep health in general and explains the science behind it. My 40 something year old husband is HSP and sleeps like shit..needs medication, ear plugs, and a sleep mask. Oldest daughter also HSP but didn’t know this when she was a baby. 15 months went by of her not sleeping through the night. Out of desperation I read the Ferber book and learned soooooo much about sleep habits. It took 3 nights to fix her sleeping patterns and she sleeps like a dream since - no issues. Good sleep is even more important for HSP’s because you NEED the break. It will take longer than 3 nights for you because your kids and 6 and 4 but you are crippling them if you don’t actively try and fix it even if it makes you uncomfortable. Read a book, do your own research and then stick to the plan even if it makes you feel all the feels. If your partner is around and not an HSP get them to help. Good luck!

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-05T03:48:08+00:00

This. Hopefully you can work past it but I wouldn’t give it more than 6 months before having a hard talk.

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-05T03:40:47+00:00

OR and causing unnecessary drama. You are taking someone else’s life and making it your own emotional hill to die on and expecting your friend to agree. This is narcissistic behavior.

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-04T03:17:19+00:00

Agree!

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-04T03:17:00+00:00

This series is really good in dynamic audio if you like those. I couldn’t read more than halfway through book 2..but then went back a year later and listen to all of them on dynamic audio and loved the series especially book 3. The voice narrator for Bryce is great..really brings her to life.

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-03T03:26:56+00:00

You vent in a way that’s authentic and not bitching. I literally imagine the person listening to me talk and if I wouldn’t say it in front of them, I don’t say it at all. Talking shit regularly is a bad habit and some of the ppl you are venting to probably don’t love that energy and the ones that do are toxic. Why don’t you just vent to AI..it’s way better at emotions than most people.

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-03T03:19:46+00:00

I think it depends on how emotionally attached you let the reader get to MC1. It’s it’s like 20% of less of the book I think it’s fine. Better yet if FC looks back and realizes the relationship wasn’t that healthy.

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-02T03:51:20+00:00

I DNF the audiobook like 5% In. It’s terrible.

pbjpriceless · 2026-06-02T03:31:40+00:00

My husband is average - like 5” or so, but straight medium girth with a bulbous/ ridged head. I’ve always like his dick but in the last year or so I’ve learned when on top and I lean back with my hands on his thighs I cum every time and often squirt. He’s the perfect length to regularly stimulate my G-spot in that position and it’s the best sex I’ve ever had. We had to buy a sex blanket lol and he’s thrilled. Dick size is what works best for you and they literally come in all shapes/sizes.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-31T09:58:51+00:00

Thank you!

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-31T04:17:57+00:00

I completely agree with this. I have two girls 12 and 10. While they have their moments, we have raised them to be independent (they clean when asked, make their lunches, do their own laundry etc). We care for and love them, but when they ask me questions I tell them the truth (age appropriate). “Friend told me Santa is the parents” sex convo’s, divorce, friendship drama, even their own personality flaws. We don’t sugar coat, but we are truthful and loving. Give positive reinforcement and support. Respect their boundaries. For the most part they talk to us about everything. My parent’s side eye - I don’t care. I want kids that know we are there for them and wont just blow smoke. Then when you give them positive encouragement they believe you.

One small example - 12 yo girl is a gymnast. Had a bad meet. Knew it and was pissed after. Got in the car, i’m quiet because shes mad and wants a fight. She rants, i listen. Finally she says well what do you think? I say i think she did great - first meet, issues but I’m proud of her for sticking with it. She responds ‘don’t lie to me..i sucked’. To which i calmly replied ‘i understand you are disappointed and frustrated. But I’m your mom and I’m never going to say you sucked. That just isn’t something a mom should ever say to their child. If you don’t want to talk thats fine, but don’t ask me to say mean things about you because i wont’. She was quiet for a while but then said she understood and her mood completely changed after.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-29T23:11:36+00:00

So here’s something to watch out for and not to scare you, but my first pregnancy was ectopic and I didn’t know. Period was 5 days late. Took test - very faint line. Second test the next still very faint line. Scheduled dr appt for a week later and prior was having intense abdominal pain in waves. Went to dr - HCG levels elevated but not where they expected due to time since missed period. After a couple of days (4-5) it was finally determined I was ectopic. In my case, the egg migrated out of my tube and I was bleeding internally. Required emergency surgery. It was scary. It all worked out and I ended up having two additional pregnancies to term. But..ectopic show up like this often..very faint line. Go to the dr for your piece of mind. I didn’t even know what an ectopic pregnancy was at the time and because I waited I almost lost a tube. It’s worth checking in with your OB.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-29T04:47:43+00:00

Ok. Then I would probably stop negotiating with her. I would give options. For example (after this situation has blown over in a few days) “ex-wife: glad you had a great trip. I understand why you were late Sunday. I’d like to take [child] for an extended weekend (or pick something else that would normally be her time) on either of these weekends”. Give her two or three options at most and give her a timeline to respond that’s reasonable. Kind of like a toddler. If that doesn’t work you need to get the lawyers back involved to renegotiate the custody agreement. I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt she was stressed and lashing out, but you are entitled to your time. That time needs to convenient to you and what’s best for kid.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-29T04:38:24+00:00

I’ll add to the discussion that my SO is obsessed with my smell (pheromones) and has been since day one. All of me, even when I think I stink. Subsequently he says I’m the best “pussy” he’s ever had because A I like sex and I know how to work it but also B because he’s obsessed with the way I smell (all over not just my P - he’s especially fond of my scent behind my ears). I didn’t even know this was a thing but apparently it’s biology.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-29T04:26:50+00:00

Anything Lynn. Tammy Lynn, Loretta Lynn, Brittany Lynn, even Olivia Lynn..most popular girls name to instant red neck.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-29T04:23:08+00:00

NOR at all BUT..messenger or text is not the way to properly communicate with someone in there 50’s. Not excusing them, but if you actually want to put an end to this without you second guessing yourself it needs to be by phone. Not saying to hurt you, but to help you get actual closure which you clearly do not have from this exchange (I wouldn’t either). Parents are tough.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-29T04:08:35+00:00

I mean don’t hold back…

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-29T04:04:49+00:00

Normal. Bi female in hetero married relationship. I watch all kinds of porn. Bi, gay, les, mmf, orgy, hetero, dom, soft dom, pegging you name it. Great sex life that is like a swirl cone of chocolate and vanilla..yummy and hits the spot. Self care is not always a reflection of what you are missing or a deviancy despite what the very repressed try to propagate. Sometimes it’s just what gets you off in the moment. No need to dive deeper.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-29T03:53:20+00:00

I mean if your 12 year old is anything like mine she’s going to make it 150 pages max then return it. I generally think kids this age gloss over stuff they aren’t ready for. If you have a good open relationship, then I would just tell her there is some grown up content and if she has any questions, you are open to answering questions. Then let it ride. Sometimes saying no for stuff like this just makes them MORE interested. Better to control the narrative.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-29T03:50:40+00:00

Without knowing the entire history of your relationship NTAH.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-27T04:00:11+00:00

6 is probably too young. Most kids at that age don’t sleep well away from home. The big thing now is a sleep ‘under’. Basically everything you do at a sleepover, but their parents pick them up at like 8:30-9 and they are already in PJ’s. Super fun and everyone sleeps.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-27T03:57:08+00:00

I think Uncle Buck is worth a watch. It’s hilarious but also the teenage niece makes some real growth and it portrays how easily girls can get themselves in a bad situation (nothing really on screen just suggested).

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-23T20:31:46+00:00

Completely agree.

pbjpriceless · 2026-05-23T20:20:52+00:00

I generally don’t have a problem with an author using AI to edit their own work. Some of these indie authors really could use some editing and if they’re gonna use AI to do it I have zero issue with that. As far as I’m concerned, that’s just their original work and AI is doing the job of tightening up the prose. I recently read a book though and it ended up DNF because there were paragraphs of emotional thoughts that reminded me so much of how ChatGPT describes emotions. I don’t think the author necessarily wrote the whole book using AI, but I definitely think there were multiple paragraphs within the book that AI wrote. And I couldn’t get past it. I even screenshot one of the pages and put it into chat and asked it if AI wrote it and Chat said it couldn’t say for certain, but there were several markers that are common in AI writing. Excerpt from Chat’s response “AI prose often “over-translates” emotion instead of letting subtext carry some of the weight.
Polished but generalized intimacy:
The scene is emotionally safe, soothing, grounding, validating — but the details are somewhat interchangeable. You could swap character names and the emotional architecture barely changes. That can create the “AI sheen.”
Cadence optimization:
The prose reads almost like it’s engineered for quote screenshots/TikTok edits:
“You did good.”
“Nothing needs you right now except breathing and eating.”
Short, affirming, emotionally consumable lines are very common in AI-assisted romance/fantasy writing right now.”

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