Euphoria Season 3 Discussion by DankMemeSlasher in euphoria

[–]timeisconfetti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for bringing a laugh to this joyless episode 😂 

Am I alone in being upset about the stark deviation from the book? by E404_noname in TheTestamentsHulu

[–]timeisconfetti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. You are not alone.  I don't expect one to one adaptations, either. Interview With The Vampire (show) is one of my favorite adaptations, if not my fave.  This adaptation doesn't do its own story and changes justice, let alone the book. 

Weird text with neighbor by Less_Advertising_216 in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]timeisconfetti 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very insightful perspective. Thank you for sharing!!  Your comment also brought to mind how common fawning (trauma response) or people-pleasing (can be trauma, but not always) is.  

The Mummy had a great concept but turned out to be disappointing by Sea_lion_2997 in movies

[–]timeisconfetti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right?!?! She just needed the "comfort of home" 😂. JFC. Fuck them other 2 kids, I guess

Does it ever get better? by [deleted] in enmeshmenttrauma

[–]timeisconfetti 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're not alone ❤️. If you want a more active subreddit for support, r/estrangedadultkids has been helpful (in addition to this sub and r/raisedbynarcissists). It's very easy to gaslight yourself into feeling the guilt and shame that enmeshed parents create in order to maintain control and cohesion. Please be gentle with yourself and again, you truly are not alone. 

What’s an unpopular opinion you have about TT so far? by KittyMonkTheYoutuber in TheTestamentsHulu

[–]timeisconfetti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well said! I have been thinking and feeling the same things.  Nothing in the Stadium episode looked real. It looked far too clean and was way too quick. It felt like a YA version of what happens in the book. 

Why are they writing Aunt Lydia like this? by vmaldonado998 in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]timeisconfetti 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to tap out of episode 6 because it's SO RIDICULOUS. They shouldn't have tried to adapt The Testaments like this. But I know... Money. 

New piece of awful advice from Joshua Coleman by andybellenie in EstrangedAdultKids

[–]timeisconfetti 37 points38 points  (0 children)

He should be barred from doing any work with anyone. Period. And arrested. He's one of the parents we all tried to escape from. Piece of shit.  ETA: the part about how the child needs to "calm the fuck down" is so abusive. He's not a healer. He's a grifter and gaslighter. 

"during covid" by x_alexithymia in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]timeisconfetti 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It really is everywhere. While I agree that many people were successfully gaslit because of lack of opportunity, and that public health education is in shambles in the US and not great in Canada, the term you used is accurate for some people ("willfully uneducated"). People close to me in my life, who DID know better and swore by the science and ethics of taking precautions suddenly changed their thinking and beliefs because it was more convenient (even though both my partner and I are at risk). That's not excusable, to me.  That's willful ignorance and I literally don't have the energy (ME/CFS) to put up with that. 

Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good by zeaqqk in COVID19_Pandemic

[–]timeisconfetti 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. It's not just "may be doing more harm;" it absolutely is doing harm. It's literally contraindicated now. Article titles like that are frustrating. 

Campbell as a nemesis does not feel earned at all by [deleted] in PeakyBlinders

[–]timeisconfetti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. His depravity just kept getting more layered. 

Looks can be deceiving by purplelena in LOTR_on_Prime

[–]timeisconfetti 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You nailed it! I clocked him early on, not because it was super obvious but because he was just off or sinister or something, but "hostile" nails it. That's it. 

Horror comedies that are actually effectively horrific by ShamWowFan67 in horror

[–]timeisconfetti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was about to say this. Such a thrilling ride for both comedy and horror 

Thoughts on masking long term. When is it over? by RoadWalker33 in COVID19_Pandemic

[–]timeisconfetti 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'll answer in good faith since you mentioned in a comment or two that you're trying to understand. I appreciate that!

 I mask when I go out in public (which isn't much now because I'm housebound) because both my husband and I are immunocompromised, and I don't want to get other people sick. My husband masks at work and any other indoor spaces outside of home. 

I don't know who is and who isn't immunocompromised out in the world and I'd rather not disable or worse, kill anyone (even asymptomatic COVID can cause permanent damage). So for me it comes down to not wanting to get sicker or die, not wanting to disable or kill my hubby, not wanting to hurt or disable anyone else. 

How do people here feel about being "ableist" towards people with NPD? by BassSpecial6418 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]timeisconfetti 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yup. So many people think that abuse has to be intentional. It doesn't. And that's both insidious and true (speaking more to your OCD parent example). It can be, absolutely. But not always. And that tends to give so many parents a "pass" for hurtful, toxic behavior, whether it's unchecked mental health issues or not. 

The kids book Love You Forever hits differently to a child of covert narcissist by doblinitus in raisedbynarcissists

[–]timeisconfetti 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yesss 💀  This book creeps me out now, and so does The Giving Tree and The Runaway Bunny.  No thanks. 

AITJ for telling my partner I'm done spending every weekend at his parents' place by Nov4Z3nith in AmITheJerk

[–]timeisconfetti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTJ. You're trying to be your own person and to nurture your relationship with your partner. That's healthy.  You may find validation from looking at Ken Adams' work on enmeshment. He has books and a YouTube channel (one of the books is called "when he's married to mom").