Watching people die

Here's the episode.
In the discussion they kept bringing up the Mormon belief that people outside the Mormon church aren't really happy, because real happiness of course only happens if you are in lock step with the brethren.
Further, if someone leaves the Mormon church and says that they are happy, that is only because of the influence of Satan. This is just my own personal experience, but if that is true, then Satan is knocking it out of the ball park.

I’ve watched videos where people kind of lightly pinch the back of the neck and do two at a time, but mine wigs out if I grab her like that. Her nails are getting pretty long and I feel bad that I haven’t been able to do this for her.

Here are the five Questions to my stake president for which we unitedly agreed to pass up the chain and for which they sent back down to him and said these should be answered by him to me and not answered by them. And for which he responded by admitting he is unable to answer them but is stuck not able to get answers from up the chain.
1.) If Homosexual members of the church didn't choose their homosexuality as the Church now acknowledges at least in the case of most homosexual members, is it realistic to expect them to be celibate their entire lives? Before answering please consider the following. It is simply human to be connected intimately with another human being. It is “not good for man to be alone”. Even our Church leaders in the case of when their first wife dies, most of them soon marry again. There is a recognition that being alone is not desirable and even prophets and apostles after having checked all the boxes of the gospel plan still find themselves not wanting to be lonely and marry again for the sake of of not being alone. And yet we ask our gay brothers and sisters to be alone. To intentionally not date, not hold hands, not kiss, not marry, not have companionship. Can you help me understand why the very people who no longer need to check any box in the gospel plan and yet are uncomfortable with their loneliness that they again seek to enter into a new relationship, how these same folks who think our homosexual brothers and sisters should confidently be able to go their entire lives being void of the very thing Church leaders could not be without? Is it in fact possible our homophobia is getting in the way of seeing these folks as Jesus would see them?
2.) By what source do Church leaders know that the past doctrines of race (such as those of color being less valiant, or having a curse, or that interracial marriage was sin) are false theories? In other words past leaders confidently taught such theories as Doctrine (see the 1947 correspondence with Dr. Lowry Nelson & 1949 First Presidency Letter). By what source did current leaders received word that those past doctrines are false? It seems confusing that if we claim the Holy Ghost or god as the source, is it not the Holy Ghost that confirmed those past false theories taught as doctrine to those past leaders? In other words is not both sides claiming spiritual certainty? Did not those past leaders speak by the spirit? Did they not also have confidence from God when they stated such things? And if we are sure they were wrong, could not we in the exact same way be wrong about the things we impose about Homosexuality? Could not our current leaders interpret their bigotry and bias as from God just as past leaders did?
3.) We now now that Joseph Smith's 5 translation productions contain direct borrowing from sources not within things the Nephites and Lamanites had access to. The Book of Mormon has too much 19th century material, phrases, and theology that even our scholars say we need to re-frame how we see that book. The Book of Moses borrows so heavily from the New Testament Books of Mathew and Luke (written long after Moses). The Book of Abraham certainly was not translated from the Egyptian papyri and also has source concerns, the Inspired Translation of the Bible borrowed heavily from a contemporary source, Clarke's commentary, and the Kinderhook plates were a fraud to trick Joseph. Is the Church prepared to honor the data and make space for people to be both not convinced by historicity and also to be fully seen as faithful and fully participating? Or at the least to be open to completely reframing the narrative of what these “translations” are and howthey came about?
4.) Joseph Smith had a relationship with Fanny Alger a maid in the Smith household 2 years before sealing keys were restored. Joseph Smith proposed to 16 year old Lucy Walker after sending her father on a mission and essentially adopting her and a few of her siblings as his children. There are other cases of young people as well including telling 9 year old Mary Elizabeth Rolling Lightner that some day she would be his wife. Today we recognize how vulnerable young children are. Their minds not fully developed. We grasp how easily a child can be coerced. Can we acknowledge or at least make space that Joseph Smith may have operated in ways with young girls that is understood as unhealthy, predatory behavior, and that these young girls were in a vulnerable state and that pressure of one kind or another used on young people when they are vulnerable and susceptible to coercion is not appropriate or healthy. In light of the data of such can we make space for Joseph Smith to be have at times possibly acted in ways unbecoming of a priesthood holder and unethical behavior towards children? Or is he untouchable even when the data points to deep unhealthiness and unethical behavior?
5.) There seems to be a tension in Mormonism for how a member can express serious concerns of unhealthiness in the Church. The acceptable method seems to talk to your file leader and if he takes the concern seriously, to pass it up the chain. The flaw in this system is the pressure through things said and unsaid for those leaders up the chain to be loyal and it becomes easy for those higher to make the messenger passing the concern to feel shame and guilt for doing so. Elder Packer for instance stated “"Either you represent the teachers and students and champion their causes or you represent the Brethren who appointed you”. Such teachings make it difficult for serious concerns of systemic issues to be heard and validated and addressed. So with that said, could you lay out an effective way for serious concerns to be heard, validated, and addressed?

Tbh I'm very new to the game and I want to watch someone play it whilst I'm have 0 clue what I'm doing. But when I play games I love to have someone else playing the same game in the background idk why i just prefer it. All the people I try watch however already know what they are doing and are all serious, but I just want to watch a long playthrough of someone who has no clue what they're doing, but I learn along with them. Again Idk why I prefer that, it probably sounds weird lmao. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I have found the best way to connect with my newly retired father and 92-year-old grandfather is through baseball. This keeps us away from politics and family drama when we chat on the phone and via text. I grew up watching and going to games with them but focused my attention away from all sports as an adult and physically left the area.
They are both die-hard LA Angels fans, but I live in Colorado these days. What is my best bet for watching most games throughout the season? I don't know much about MLBtv or Fubotv. Price isn't really an issue, but I'd rather not sign up for a cable tv package.

Begging for help Sooo…my MIL and I could probably not be any more different. So far I have always been polite and kept quiet over everything because my husband’s family are all about that superficial “good” time together. Which in my case goes as follows: to start with we have a longer way to their place (1.5-2hs each way) - they never visited my husband where we live, until about a year ago - we arrive there and then the questionnaire begins. I don’t know whether she prepares beforehand her questions (seems like it) as she seems to run through a mental list and hardly listen to what I have to say in response…mind you, this is in a different language I hardly speak and there are always FIL, BIL1 and BIL2 and gf. The ENTIRE conversation at table is her questioning me (nobody else gets a topic, nobody else asks or speaks much) and my DH stepping in to translate where necessary and adding explanations to my response. This was always more or less like this but got worse during my pregnancy. Every other member of the family speaks some English and/or I can understand as they try to speak slowly, but she is unable to do so, or to cue in when I’m getting lost (I make it very visible) because she speaks too fast or with difficult words…or sometimes even disparate topics, really. I hadn’t a problem until August last year when they came over and literally she asked me 3 times whether I was vegan or vegetarian and I said I’m not strictly (thereby no!) either…at first I thought I had failed in my response, but then I realised she flat out ignored my response and went on a rant about the importance of children growing up eating meat etc plus other xenophobic comments she made regarding other European peoples (which I didn’t understand at the time! DH mentioned later). DH’a brothers leave and they stay and she proceeds to send me off to a spa and she’ll take care of my baby. I was like WTF. Up until this point I had made her participate in the pregnancy, though she came touch my belly without asking permission (we don’t know each other so well nor for so long and I hate how everyone feels allowed to touch you just because you’re carrying a baby). After this I started feeling annoyed at all the texts she would send and realised that she doesn’t give a damn about me (doesn’t care to understand me, hear what I have to say, know me as a person…) she’s just ensuring to have access to grandchildren (or so she thinks…with this behaviour I want to move as far away as possible from her!). And also her questions are just a way for her to confirm what she already thinks or an introduction for everyone to hear her effing opinion on anything - she’s worked as a nurse in the children’s section and she believes she is the utmost authority incl. over doctors. The list of offences goes on…along the same lines. Postpartum she pushed and pushed for a visit, she had to voice her opinion on her disagreement with our hospital’s NICU on and on, texted me about it while I was in hospital too…I warned my husband I did not want to hear about it when they visited and she just had to go for it while holding my baby (which I gave to her!) until I burst into tears and had to leave. (I hate this drama!) I then took my baby and left the room to change him as I needed a moment to myself and the damn woman followed me to ask about breastfeeding. Leave me the f*ck alone! But no, she knows not how to read a room, a face or anything that is not shoving her feelings and wishes down anyone’s throat. Since then she has constantly texted about “offering” her help - basically begging for alone time with my child while masking it as help to us. She does this to my husband and to me separately as if expecting a different response. I politely thank her and decline but then she invited herself to my effing birthday! Mind that last year she didn’t give a fuck about it when there was no baby and also used another excuse to come by to my husband (they were supposedly coming to our city for shopping)…and while my mum was there and we mentioned my sister is expecting her second baby in another country this damn woman tells my mother “then you can go live there with two other grandchildren and I stay here with mine two (my son and BIL’s daughter). I was so fucking offended by this, besides being hurt that my mum will leave at some point - it may seem like a silly comment but I see deeper into it how she sees children as objects (numbers) of her possession. She had since continued being along the same lines and even texted my husband About how she feels in second row next to my mum (which is not the case, I am just extremely independent…and actually have pushed my mum aside just to be fair as I don’t want my MIL in there as much). Finally my husband had to step up and write back that we do things differently and she puts pressure on us, etc. She took her sweet time to let us know she was unhappy/offended and then wrote she understands. Weeks have passed snd she’s started again. We visited a month ago for FIL’s bday and she hovers over me and rhe baby like a fucking vulture. Suggesting to me constantly that she can “help” by taking him, coming next to me while I breastfeed, kneeling between my husband and my seat to play with newborn etc. finally she had to ask me whether it was possible to hold the baby and I gave him to her and went to the toilet (I had too). When I came back she was holding him, rocking him while walking and whispering in his ear which made me very uncomfortable and then went into another room. He had clearly started complaining and she wanted to keep him was saying maybe he wants his mama ir rather his mama wants him while looking at me while I was ready to take him. All because we told her he only falls asleep with me and she tried to prove a point but didn’t work that she could make him sleep I guess…. I couldn’t speak when we were finally on the train. I was so drained, so tired, so annoyed…bear in mind this is hour 8-9 away from home and 6hs in a different language responding to questions about how I do everything and anything with my baby, and all of our decisions. UGH. Then my husband was unhappy with me because in his view it’s my fault that I didn’t give the baby to her sooner and that it was clear she wanted to hold him and she was like high fiving me and I wasn’t doing it back etc…I.don’t. Feel. Comfortable. With.her therefore I don’t want my baby with her. It’s like a visceral instinct. Not because she will harm him but because for her it’s an object she wants to hold tight and be a mother again to. All she’d want is for me to leave him to her and that makes me feel more protective. Her whole demeanour, things she says, how she acts tell me that she believes this is somehow at least in part her child - and it is not, it is mine. The way she questions about every detail tells me she believes she is a third parent or some authority to judge. I want to be left the fuck alone. She’s texted last week several times to update me on the flowers we sent and to ask about my sister’s pregnancy (she doesn’t care…in fact, she never responded that what I told her! She just demands some attention from me). Yesterday they called and basically told my husband that the doctor is not a good advice about what the baby should eat and when (I have a plan and do trust my doctor!) and she should stick her nose OUT of my decisions. My husband announced to then that my mother is leaving the country (as she wanted right?) and she wrote me to tell me how deeply sorry she is for me and how she hopes I will consider her a second mum. First of all my mother is not dying! She’ll just be living far away, second How delusional can she be that I’d consider her a second mum?
I’ve composed a response where I intend to thank her and talk about connection being superior to physical presence and the sort and that since we are on the topic I want her to know I notice she wants to establish a relationship with me but that I need time and perhaps a different approach and that if she’s interested I’ll share with her what I perceive as obstacles in our way to have a relationship so we can hopefully work it out in the future (where I intend to tell her my experience detailed above). Thank you if you have read this far..I tried to be concise but sharing enough to provide a fuller scenario for comments.
Anyone any suggestions on how to handle this? It boils my blood and leaves me sleepless at night.
Fun fact: during my months of constant sickness she texted me a song of God and to trust God this is how it should be and it’d get better. I’m an atheist. Fun fact #2 by week 35-36 of pregnancy she slipped and stoped welcoming ME to my 35 week of pregnancy and just welcomed “baby” to it and how she looks forward to meet him/her Shit fact: my mother called her worried sick as she had heard nothing from us in like 16 hs during my giving birth and MIL dissed her saying we just have to be patient. My mum is still sore about this, she says it’s clear she did not care whether I had died in birth…

"I intuitively felt whoever or whatever was holding me down was trying to "KILL" me, or something must be wrong with my physical body. I was scared, very scared. I wanted to return to my physical body. But I couldn't move.
After struggling with this strange paralysis and choke hold for what seemed like about 10 seconds, I finally decided to just completely relax and "will" myself back to my body. A few seconds later, I felt the weight of my physical body. I woke up and immediately felt my face. I remember recalling my name to be sure it was still me inside my body. It was.
Never had such a heavy, solid matter (my body) felt so good. I awoke scared and relieved at the same time. Although it is said that there is a thin, silky thread that connects our astral body to our physical body, I have never seen it, so I have my doubts as to its existence, but nevertheless, had my astral body been severed (somehow someway) from my physical body, that would have been the end of my life on this physical plane; my physical body would have died. People would have said I mysteriously died in my sleep.
I never "willfully and consciously" astral projected again.
Lesson: To "willfully and consciously" astral project is dangerous. When we "unconsciously" astral project, which we do all the time when we are asleep, unbeknownst to us, we have with us (for lack of a better word) "spirit guide(s)." These guides are with us to protect us during our adventures. However, when you "willfully and consciously" leave your body, these (your?) spirit guide(s) are not necessarily around to protect you, hence, you expose yourself to the dangers that inhabit the astral plane, and there are a lot of bad/evil-minded entities on the other side (more on that later.)
I think what may have happened to me was that some astral entity was trying to take over or possess my physical body. Could this be how someone can become "possessed?" Maybe this idea of being "possessed" is a real possibility after all. Imagine, all of a sudden your personality changes for no apparent physical reason (auto accident, etc.) How could someone explain it? Drugs? Alcholism? Bi-polarism? Satan? Possession?
In any case, I learned afterwards that before you attempt to astral project, you should always ask for protection. Good advice. Perhaps this is an example of why you should learn these occult mysteries with a Master and not by yourself, or on your own.
My advice to you: Be careful; Astral Projection is serious business. It is not a game or something to play around with" - http://www.rickrichards.com/Astral.html
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Could this something have actually killed this guy? I always thought that you attract beings on astral plane based on your mental state and your emotions or something of that sort, is that correct? If so, does the danger simply lie in an untrained mind attempting astral projection? Although what does it mean for you to die on the astral plane then because I've heard so often that your soul can never die but is that not your soul dying then? Or did that being try to kill off his physical body through his astral body or something?

I've been watching his streams in EUW for a few days, and my god is this guy still toxic. this guy just insults and trashtalks everyone, spams ff, disrespects the opponents after his wins, wishes other players and riot members cancer. And now after he's banned from chatting, he's adding people to insult them after the game. And riot still tolerates this guy, even organizes tournaments with him and sponsors him professionally

How I wish I could watch her suffer some more before she died.

It has been more than nine years since Grand Theft Auto 5 hit the store shelves. Only about four years have passed since Red Dead Redemption 2 wound up in the hands of fans of the old west game. Most people have played through all the content of both, or at the very least watched streamers and content creators do so. Some people think that there should be new and big updates to Red Dead Redemption 2.
For TakeTwo Interactive subsidiary, Rockstar Games, both of the titles have been practically printing them money, but between the two GTA V has definitely been far more lucrative. With both of the online installments continuing to add content and making it so that there is more to do and play within the universe of these games.

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Hi all, I need to know if I am being unreasonable and can use some advice. A few years ago we moved to the same state as my mother in law. [My family is a 3 hour plane ride away and visit as often as possible]. We now have a 16 month old and we live about 30 mins from her. We typically see her once a week, at the very least once every other week (it's more than enough for me). We have always been civil, but never close- she absolutely stresses me out, for a number of reasons. Extremely manipulative, very loud with political views which STRONGLY differ from mine, says inappropriate things that I do not ever want my child around (racist, homophobic, transphobic- yet is a "Christian")- I feel that if I am at least present, I can monitor what she says. My husband has said that she has always been this way, has always been manipulative, and tells me stories about his childhood that honestly make me really, really sad for him.
Lately, she's getting more and more pushy about babysitting. She hasn't said too much to me until this past week, but she definitely has said stuff to her son- in an argument recently, he blamed me for "ruining their relationship" because I don't let her babysit. More manipulative crap (from her to him....trying to make him feel guilty and manipulate him into getting me to say yes). I just don't trust her alone with my baby!!! She lies about things (like, a lot), doesn't respect my boundaries (only if her son repeats something I've asked her not to do- and then she pouts about it), and has a VERY different parenting style than me. I even struggle to let her come watch the baby while I WFH, because she just stresses me out soooo badly. She's never even changed my kid's diaper or done any other kind of care stuff, either. She argued about getting the flu and tdap shots when she was born, doesn't believe covid is real, and has a chronic cough that she coughs in the baby's face ("it's not contagious").
Anyway, this past week she told me that she wants to "have set time" each week to see her grandchild because she just "went almost 2 weeks" without. She said that she is "hurt" and that it's not fair. WE WERE SICK with 2 different viruses over those 2 weeks. And, 2 weeks is NOT that long to me, yall. I am very very busy and do not want to begin some "set" schedule that I can't get out of and will stress me out more. I wanted to say "well, you get to see her way more than my own parents, so...."
How do I deal with this?? I'm so over it. My husband is pushing me to let her babysit and doesn't understand why I don't feel comfortable with it. Despite him telling me sad, upsetting stories about his childhood. He gets upset because the only people I allow to babysit (thus far) are my family members, when they come to visit or when we go there. Am I being unreasonable about it? Am I being unreasonable in thinking that seeing her every 1-2 weeks is plenty? Especially when we both work full time and barely get time for the 3 of us all together. How do I deal? How would you deal?

Y’all. I’m re-watching Nilsa tell the roommates she’s pregnant and I’m literally dying at Gus’ reaction. The man had to sit down he was so sick. 😂

I think I'm suffering from OCD. 2 months ago I had bitten by my grandma's black dog - at my grandma's house, the dog is not vaccinated against rabies - he bit my hand lightly, the wound didn't bleed or hurt, just a little swollen. I went to the hospital and was told that after 10 days if the dog was fine there was no need to concern about rabies, and today, after 60 days, the dog is still alive. But I started to imagine other scenarios like whether he was my grandma's dog or not, because I was bitten while standing in the yard. I started to only remember that the dog was black. At first, I could be 100% sure he was my grandma's dog and "boom", suddenly I started to wonder "what if he's not my grandma's dog but another dog of the same color? I will die?". In short, it would follow a process like this: + Step 1: I worried about my grandma's dog biting my hand. Worried about rabbies. + Step 2: I started to wonder that he was my grandma's dog but another black dog. + Step 3: I started to forget the color of the dog and think about other colors, not only black dogs.
I used to afraid that I had a disease, but in the end, after going to the doctor, I did not have it. I read on google that one of the risk factors for HA is the possibility of a serious that turns out to not be serious. I always try to find reassurance from people that I don't have diseases, always look at the negative side and always think that those diseases will kill me. Sometimes I forget that worry and enjoy life but suddenly my brain reminds me: You have forgotten this problem for quite a long time, think about it, try to figure out proof that you are not infected, otherwise, you will die. And then I kept thinking about it again and again, I was afraid that I would die of rabies.
Do I have HA? What can I do next? Thank you to everyone who replied.

TL:DR Slim, mature, responsible, and intellectual guy seeking a petite to average size (as in, not overweight, not that you have to be short haha) younger girl (18 or older) that's going to graduate HS this year, or did recently (i.e. the last few years or so) that wants the build the deepest, most romantic and loving relationship with someone that genuinely wants to get to know and understand them on a deep level! Also, someone that will DEEPLY appreciate them, on a level most boys her age could only dream of. Someone that will THOROUGHLY enjoy spending TONS of time with you, savoring every second, loving the memories you're making together, and the things you learn about each other as you get to know and understand each other that much better! A girl that wants to experience a "young love" style of romance, and by that I mean going on all sorts of dates, including some cheesy ones, holding hands a lot while we walk around in parks, at the mall, even at the supermarket if you wish (if you're super shy we can hold off on the PDA such as hand holding until you're more comfortable). By "young love" I also mean just being very romantic, excited to see and spend time with each other, and also lots of hugs and cuddles and kisses (only in private is fine at first if you're shy). Do all sorts of things in life together, cuddle, travel, explore, and just in general enjoy life together and spending time together. Also trying lots of new things together and really appreciating the memories we're making together! Basically just going all-in on the romance / relationship and giving it our all, and just thoroughly enjoying the ride as we get to know each other better and better, and hopefully we click well enough to stay together forever! <3
So that gives you a decent idea of who and what I'm looking for, but there's still more details I'd like to go into, as well as telling some more about myself, so you can better understand who I am.
Ideally I'm looking for a girl that just graduated HS (or did in the last few years), but anyone up to ~25 or so is welcome. If you're shy, even extremely shy, or have strict parents [those aren't requirements either], this could be a great opportunity for you, as I used to be extremely shy when I was younger too (and also had strict / controlling parents, so I understand how that can be too). If you're outgoing, and/or just want to explore new things and places in life, that's cool and fine too! Size wise, as I'm a relatively slim guy myself, I'm attracted to girls that are petite to average weight. I want to be able to do some athletic things together like walking/jogging/perhaps some sports (and/or other things, depending on what you're into). So it's not just an attraction thing that I'm not interested in people overweight, it's a matter of lifestyle / mentality / and being able to do certain things together. Of course I expect my partner to have the same expectations of me, that I don't get fat either.
Anyways, moving on, so thanks for reading my post so far, and if you're looking for what I'd described, hopefully you'll read on and find me interesting, and if so, PLEASE send me a message! It's fine if you are just curious and want to ask some questions and learn more first, before making any decisions / jumping into anything! With that in mind, let me describe myself a bit. I'm a slim, intellectual guy, often been called cute, and I'm pretty upbeat and optimistic, but I've been a bit lonely lately and would LOVE to find a girl that wants a deep, loving, emotionally and mentally close relationship, and is willing to put in the time and effort to build that - assuming of course we click well enough. That doesn't mean we need to rush into things, and I'm not looking to - I'm just saying that should be our end goal. If we date for a while and then decide we're not a close enough match, well, it happens sometimes, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try! So, to address the elephant in the room, yes, I would be a good bit older than you, so obviously you need to be OK with dating a middle aged guy, and I realize that's not for everyone - and that's fine. I'm not looking to pressure anyone into anything. But I also know that there most definitely ARE some girls out there that are open to that, as well as some that specifically prefer that. There's advantages to dating someone a bit older than you, such as them being a lot more mature, responsible, considerate, respectful, and, perhaps most importantly, appreciate life and a deep relationship sooooo much more. Someone whom knows when they have someone special with them, and can appreciate and enjoy that on a level that someone your age can't. Anyways, as long as you're genuinely open to a deep, serious relationship with someone my age, hopefully someday leading to a serious LTR and kids, that's fine. Like I said, I'm not looking to rush into anything, I want to spend some time chatting and getting to know each other first, so we can get comfortable with each other before meeting. So if you're shy, even extremely shy, don't worry, it's OK! I actually used to be EXTREMELY shy when I was young, so I totally understand how that can be, and I usually can get along well with shy people because I've been there and understand where they're coming from. Also, if needed I can carry the conversation until you start getting more comfortable and more talkative. ;) If you've been too shy to talk to guys you like (or possibly you do like older guys but are WAY too shy to approach one) - but genuinely DO want a relationship and would love to find someone willing to spend the time to get to know and truly understand you, this could be the opportunity you're looking for! On the other hand, if you're outgoing and love to chat [and looking for a relationship], that's totally fine too! haha Both sides of that coin can be fun, so I'm cool with either way you are. ;)
Alternatively, maybe you had a bad time at prom (or some other romantic event you were looking forward to), or didn't go, or didn't have anyone to go with, or maybe it was OK but didn't nearly live up to your expectations, and would love to get to have some romantic evenings and memories. Or maybe you just didn't get out much (or had super strict parents that didn't let you) and want to get out into the world and explore new places and new things, etc. and would love to have a romantic partner to share all those experiences and memories together with!
...or maybe you had suuuuper strict parents and want to finally get out from under the rock you were living under and finally get to see and do many of the things you've wanted to for a long time! (I would totally understand this one as I had very strict parents)
Maybe you've had a few relationships before but you never clicked very deeply with any of them (and/or they were just too immature), and you're looking for a relationship that's much deeper and more meaningful than that. Or maybe you've never had anyone that you've connected well enough to to feel that they really understand you. ...while I can't promise that we'll click well enough for that to happen, I'd like that to be the goal, and there's certainly a non-zero chance of it happening haha.
Perhaps you're REALLY wanting to be able to fully dive into a relationship as soon as you graduate, and are looking forward to, not necessarily Prom [although possibly that too], but also/mostly just would love to be able to take a long romantic vacation / visit once you're done with school and have some freedom. An opportunity to be yourself and learn about both yourself and your romantic partner.
Or, lastly, maybe you're just single and would love to have someone to cuddle with, talk to, share everything with, watch movies or shows together with, play games together, and travel or explore together!
Anyways, whatever the case is for you, if you think I'm interesting and would like to explore some or all of those things, I'd love to hear from you! Before I get too far ahead of myself, let you tell you a little about me. I'm 39 (but I look a bit younger), white, 5'11" and relatively slim at 165 lbs. I enjoy walking and jogging in the park, as well as exploring new parks / seeing new places and new scenery. Although it's 100 times better when I have someone to enjoy that with and talk to meanwhile! <3 Anyways, I do have a number of nerdy interests - games, movies, anime, computers, science stuff, etc., but I can also enjoy long conversations with a date, walks in the park - or on the beach, playing board, card, or video games together, or sports, etc. Plus I'm open to learning some interests of yours - I can't promise I'll be interested in all of your interests, but it's extremely likely that I'd at least enjoy hearing you talk about them, and some of them I may be happy to join you in (this is very likely). We don't need to share ALL of the same interests, as long as we share a few haha. As far as games go, I'm primarily (almost entirely) a PC gamer, but I occasionally play some console games (primarily older consoles). My favorite thing to do is to cuddle up and watch something fun or interesting, such as movies, YouTube (I watch a lot of YouTube), Anime, Netflix, or Kdramas (occasionally). So you need to at minimum be someone whom would enjoy cuddling up and watching things together with me haha ... but then, almost everyone enjoys doing that. Oh, and I also have a relatively newfound love for Theme Parks and water parks since I recently started going back to them for the first time as an adult recently, and there's many more I'd love to go to - as well as re-visit the ones I've been to with someone special going with me to share the experience with. <3 I'm also curious to try out some amusement parks now that I'm getting more comfortable on rollercoasters.
Anyways, that's a bit about me, I'd love to hear some about you and what your interests are! And maybe note some shared interests that we have! Of course I do have some additional interests, I haven't listed EVERYTHING haha, nor do you need to in a first message haha. Just because my post is long doesn't mean your messages have to be haha. ;)
As for requirements for you, I'm pretty open minded on most things, so I'll try to keep the requirements pretty minimal. Ideally I'm looking for someone that's white or Asian, or some mix thereof (i.e. if you're 50/50, or 50/50 white or Asian and something else, that's fine). I'd consider making exceptions to this for the right person, if we really clicked otherwise. ;) Age wise, while it would be nice to find someone about to graduate HS (and is excited to use their newfound freedom to explore so many new things in life and the world), I'm willing to consider someone a bit older, up to early to mid 20s, as long as we share a number of interests and you feel like you're looking for something similar to what I've described. It's more that I'm looking for someone with a certain mindset and/or at a certain point in their life, not necessarily that they're SUPER young. My main requirement is, as someone that's slim (and sometimes athletic, when I have time to get more exercise), I need you to also BE [as opposed "working on it"] average weight or below, and plan to stay there (but also to expect me to as well - I don't expect anything from a partner that I don't have at LEAST as high expectations of myself about). I find petite girls super cute, but average size girls are fun and cute as well! Both sizes have their fun and interesting points haha, so I'm fine if you're either one.
Anyways, I think I've talked long enough for now haha, but that gives you a decent idea what I'm looking for plus some basics about me. As the title says, while ideally I'd love to find someone within 3 hours of Harrisonburg, VA, I'm willing to consider someone anywhere in the US (probably just the lower 48 states). Drives longer than 3 hours are definitely still very plausible, possibly even 8 or 10 hours perhaps, and flying is an option if you live significantly further away (plus points if you live anywhere remotely near a major airport, but that's not a requirement). Anyways, my point is, if you're further away than a few hours drive, I'd need you to be willing to travel / work with the distance when the time comes - particularly with the drastically increased costs of gas/travel these days. For example, if you're pretty far away, then after the first visit or two, we'd probably need to be planning longer visits when one of us travels to the other. Anyways, I'm not looking to rush into meeting, but I'm also NOT INTERESTED in an online only relationship. We need to start meeting in person in the relatively near future (i.e. a few weeks or so (possibly several weeks if you're far), assuming we talk a good bit during those few weeks). Also, I'm willing to come to you the first visit (or perhaps more) if you're far, but after the first visit or two you'd need to be willing to visit me (I might be willing to pay for your flight if you can't, we'll see), as that's going to be a LOT cheaper than me flying out somewhere, getting a hotel, and renting a car. On the other hand, if you're much closer, within a reasonably driving range, if needed I could pick you up in my car once you're ready to visit (and I can just drive to you for the first few visits). And if you're within 3 hours or so drive, I'm happy to drive to you for several visits at first, until you're ready to visit me. Regardless of the timing, I'm not going to pressure you do visit me before you're comfortable doing so, and it's something we can play by ear. For example, if you're someone that's super shy I understand if it takes a few extra times of me visiting you before you're ready to visit me, or perhaps we need to chat some extra time first, etc.
Well, thanks for reading my rather long post haha, hopefully I've piqued your interest, and if so, I'd love to hear from you! Certainly feel free to ask me any questions you may have, either if you're interested, or if you're curious but need to know some more before you know if you're interested haha. Also, I'm happy to exchange some (clean!) pictures of each other after a few messages. On that note, when you message me, please tell me at least a little about you (i.e. age, race, height/weight, and a little about you and what you're looking for). Thanks again, and hopefully this can be a great opportunity for both of us, and the start of something amazing!
P.S. To the SUPER shy and lurkers out there - yes, you, you know who you are - if you've been looking and wanting a relationship for a while, but have been too shy to ever post yourself or respond to a post, but you find me / what I'm looking for interesting, THIS is the post for you, THE one you've been waiting for. I've talked to a few VERY shy girls occasionally, and it was such an amazing experience for some of them to talk to someone that understands them and is willing to take the time to get to know them, and give them time to get comfortable before meeting. Someone that can help them slowly come out of their shell, gently nudging them to try new things and slowly be more outgoing, but without being pushy. So if that's you, you fit what I described that I'm looking for, and you're THAT shy but really DO want to be in a relationship, THIS is the post that's the opportunity for you. You've found the person that's willing to spend the time to get to know you and let you get comfortable, and also the guy that's going to enjoy and appreciate spending time with you in person if/when we get to that point (hopefully, that's the objective). I understand that shy girls, if you can get to know them well enough that they get comfortable with you, can often build some of the deepest emotional connections, because they appreciate the few close friends they do have SO much moreso than average people. So, if that's you, and you've been wanting a relationship for a while but been too shy to message anyone, PLEASE do this time! <3 I can carry the conversation if needed, but you need to at least say "hi" so that I know you're interested! [If you're too shy to say much, just say "Hi, I'm shy but I'd love to chat" or something like that]. :) Romance doesn't have to be just something you read about in books or watch in movies, YOU CAN experience it yourself! <3

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TL:DR Slim, mature, responsible, and intellectual guy seeking a petite to average size (as in, not overweight, not that you have to be short haha) younger girl (18 or older) that's going to graduate HS this year, or did recently (i.e. the last few years or so) that wants the build the deepest, most romantic and loving relationship with someone that genuinely wants to get to know and understand them on a deep level! Also, someone that will DEEPLY appreciate them, on a level most boys her age could only dream of. Someone that will THOROUGHLY enjoy spending TONS of time with you, savoring every second, loving the memories you're making together, and the things you learn about each other as you get to know and understand each other that much better! A girl that wants to experience a "young love" style of romance, and by that I mean going on all sorts of dates, including some cheesy ones, holding hands a lot while we walk around in parks, at the mall, even at the supermarket if you wish (if you're super shy we can hold off on the PDA such as hand holding until you're more comfortable). By "young love" I also mean just being very romantic, excited to see and spend time with each other, and also lots of hugs and cuddles and kisses (only in private is fine at first if you're shy). Do all sorts of things in life together, cuddle, travel, explore, and just in general enjoy life together and spending time together. Also trying lots of new things together and really appreciating the memories we're making together! Basically just going all-in on the romance / relationship and giving it our all, and just thoroughly enjoying the ride as we get to know each other better and better, and hopefully we click well enough to stay together forever! <3
So that gives you a decent idea of who and what I'm looking for, but there's still more details I'd like to go into, as well as telling some more about myself, so you can better understand who I am.
Ideally I'm looking for a girl that just graduated HS (or did in the last few years), but anyone up to ~25 or so is welcome. If you're shy, even extremely shy, or have strict parents [those aren't requirements either], this could be a great opportunity for you, as I used to be extremely shy when I was younger too (and also had strict / controlling parents, so I understand how that can be too). If you're outgoing, and/or just want to explore new things and places in life, that's cool and fine too! Size wise, as I'm a relatively slim guy myself, I'm attracted to girls that are petite to average weight. I want to be able to do some athletic things together like walking/jogging/perhaps some sports (and/or other things, depending on what you're into). So it's not just an attraction thing that I'm not interested in people overweight, it's a matter of lifestyle / mentality / and being able to do certain things together. Of course I expect my partner to have the same expectations of me, that I don't get fat either.
Anyways, moving on, so thanks for reading my post so far, and if you're looking for what I'd described, hopefully you'll read on and find me interesting, and if so, PLEASE send me a message! It's fine if you are just curious and want to ask some questions and learn more first, before making any decisions / jumping into anything! With that in mind, let me describe myself a bit. I'm a slim, intellectual guy, often been called cute, and I'm pretty upbeat and optimistic, but I've been a bit lonely lately and would LOVE to find a girl that wants a deep, loving, emotionally and mentally close relationship, and is willing to put in the time and effort to build that - assuming of course we click well enough. That doesn't mean we need to rush into things, and I'm not looking to - I'm just saying that should be our end goal. If we date for a while and then decide we're not a close enough match, well, it happens sometimes, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try! So, to address the elephant in the room, yes, I would be a good bit older than you, so obviously you need to be OK with dating a middle aged guy, and I realize that's not for everyone - and that's fine. I'm not looking to pressure anyone into anything. But I also know that there most definitely ARE some girls out there that are open to that, as well as some that specifically prefer that. There's advantages to dating someone a bit older than you, such as them being a lot more mature, responsible, considerate, respectful, and, perhaps most importantly, appreciate life and a deep relationship sooooo much more. Someone whom knows when they have someone special with them, and can appreciate and enjoy that on a level that someone your age can't. Anyways, as long as you're genuinely open to a deep, serious relationship with someone my age, hopefully someday leading to a serious LTR and kids, that's fine. Like I said, I'm not looking to rush into anything, I want to spend some time chatting and getting to know each other first, so we can get comfortable with each other before meeting. So if you're shy, even extremely shy, don't worry, it's OK! I actually used to be EXTREMELY shy when I was young, so I totally understand how that can be, and I usually can get along well with shy people because I've been there and understand where they're coming from. Also, if needed I can carry the conversation until you start getting more comfortable and more talkative. ;) If you've been too shy to talk to guys you like (or possibly you do like older guys but are WAY too shy to approach one) - but genuinely DO want a relationship and would love to find someone willing to spend the time to get to know and truly understand you, this could be the opportunity you're looking for! On the other hand, if you're outgoing and love to chat [and looking for a relationship], that's totally fine too! haha Both sides of that coin can be fun, so I'm cool with either way you are. ;)
Alternatively, maybe you had a bad time at prom (or some other romantic event you were looking forward to), or didn't go, or didn't have anyone to go with, or maybe it was OK but didn't nearly live up to your expectations, and would love to get to have some romantic evenings and memories. Or maybe you just didn't get out much (or had super strict parents that didn't let you) and want to get out into the world and explore new places and new things, etc. and would love to have a romantic partner to share all those experiences and memories together with!
...or maybe you had suuuuper strict parents and want to finally get out from under the rock you were living under and finally get to see and do many of the things you've wanted to for a long time! (I would totally understand this one as I had very strict parents)
Maybe you've had a few relationships before but you never clicked very deeply with any of them (and/or they were just too immature), and you're looking for a relationship that's much deeper and more meaningful than that. Or maybe you've never had anyone that you've connected well enough to to feel that they really understand you. ...while I can't promise that we'll click well enough for that to happen, I'd like that to be the goal, and there's certainly a non-zero chance of it happening haha.
Perhaps you're REALLY wanting to be able to fully dive into a relationship as soon as you graduate, and are looking forward to, not necessarily Prom [although possibly that too], but also/mostly just would love to be able to take a long romantic vacation / visit once you're done with school and have some freedom. An opportunity to be yourself and learn about both yourself and your romantic partner.
Or, lastly, maybe you're just single and would love to have someone to cuddle with, talk to, share everything with, watch movies or shows together with, play games together, and travel or explore together!
Anyways, whatever the case is for you, if you think I'm interesting and would like to explore some or all of those things, I'd love to hear from you! Before I get too far ahead of myself, let you tell you a little about me. I'm 39 (but I look a bit younger), white, 5'11" and relatively slim at 165 lbs. I enjoy walking and jogging in the park, as well as exploring new parks / seeing new places and new scenery. Although it's 100 times better when I have someone to enjoy that with and talk to meanwhile! <3 Anyways, I do have a number of nerdy interests - games, movies, anime, computers, science stuff, etc., but I can also enjoy long conversations with a date, walks in the park - or on the beach, playing board, card, or video games together, or sports, etc. Plus I'm open to learning some interests of yours - I can't promise I'll be interested in all of your interests, but it's extremely likely that I'd at least enjoy hearing you talk about them, and some of them I may be happy to join you in (this is very likely). We don't need to share ALL of the same interests, as long as we share a few haha. As far as games go, I'm primarily (almost entirely) a PC gamer, but I occasionally play some console games (primarily older consoles). My favorite thing to do is to cuddle up and watch something fun or interesting, such as movies, YouTube (I watch a lot of YouTube), Anime, Netflix, or Kdramas (occasionally). So you need to at minimum be someone whom would enjoy cuddling up and watching things together with me haha ... but then, almost everyone enjoys doing that. Oh, and I also have a relatively newfound love for Theme Parks and water parks since I recently started going back to them for the first time as an adult recently, and there's many more I'd love to go to - as well as re-visit the ones I've been to with someone special going with me to share the experience with. <3 I'm also curious to try out some amusement parks now that I'm getting more comfortable on rollercoasters.
Anyways, that's a bit about me, I'd love to hear some about you and what your interests are! And maybe note some shared interests that we have! Of course I do have some additional interests, I haven't listed EVERYTHING haha, nor do you need to in a first message haha. Just because my post is long doesn't mean your messages have to be haha. ;)
As for requirements for you, I'm pretty open minded on most things, so I'll try to keep the requirements pretty minimal. Ideally I'm looking for someone that's white or Asian, or some mix thereof (i.e. if you're 50/50, or 50/50 white or Asian and something else, that's fine). I'd consider making exceptions to this for the right person, if we really clicked otherwise. ;) Age wise, while it would be nice to find someone about to graduate HS (and is excited to use their newfound freedom to explore so many new things in life and the world), I'm willing to consider someone a bit older, up to early to mid 20s, as long as we share a number of interests and you feel like you're looking for something similar to what I've described. It's more that I'm looking for someone with a certain mindset and/or at a certain point in their life, not necessarily that they're SUPER young. My main requirement is, as someone that's slim (and sometimes athletic, when I have time to get more exercise), I need you to also BE [as opposed "working on it"] average weight or below, and plan to stay there (but also to expect me to as well - I don't expect anything from a partner that I don't have at LEAST as high expectations of myself about). I find petite girls super cute, but average size girls are fun and cute as well! Both sizes have their fun and interesting points haha, so I'm fine if you're either one.
Anyways, I think I've talked long enough for now haha, but that gives you a decent idea what I'm looking for plus some basics about me. As the title says, while ideally I'd love to find someone within 3 hours of Harrisonburg, VA, I'm willing to consider someone anywhere in the US (probably just the lower 48 states). Drives longer than 3 hours are definitely still very plausible, possibly even 8 or 10 hours perhaps, and flying is an option if you live significantly further away (plus points if you live anywhere remotely near a major airport, but that's not a requirement). Anyways, my point is, if you're further away than a few hours drive, I'd need you to be willing to travel / work with the distance when the time comes - particularly with the drastically increased costs of gas/travel these days. For example, if you're pretty far away, then after the first visit or two, we'd probably need to be planning longer visits when one of us travels to the other. Anyways, I'm not looking to rush into meeting, but I'm also NOT INTERESTED in an online only relationship. We need to start meeting in person in the relatively near future (i.e. a few weeks or so (possibly several weeks if you're far), assuming we talk a good bit during those few weeks). Also, I'm willing to come to you the first visit (or perhaps more) if you're far, but after the first visit or two you'd need to be willing to visit me (I might be willing to pay for your flight if you can't, we'll see), as that's going to be a LOT cheaper than me flying out somewhere, getting a hotel, and renting a car. On the other hand, if you're much closer, within a reasonably driving range, if needed I could pick you up in my car once you're ready to visit (and I can just drive to you for the first few visits). And if you're within 3 hours or so drive, I'm happy to drive to you for several visits at first, until you're ready to visit me. Regardless of the timing, I'm not going to pressure you do visit me before you're comfortable doing so, and it's something we can play by ear. For example, if you're someone that's super shy I understand if it takes a few extra times of me visiting you before you're ready to visit me, or perhaps we need to chat some extra time first, etc.
Well, thanks for reading my rather long post haha, hopefully I've piqued your interest, and if so, I'd love to hear from you! Certainly feel free to ask me any questions you may have, either if you're interested, or if you're curious but need to know some more before you know if you're interested haha. Also, I'm happy to exchange some (clean!) pictures of each other after a few messages. On that note, when you message me, please tell me at least a little about you (i.e. age, race, height/weight, and a little about you and what you're looking for). Thanks again, and hopefully this can be a great opportunity for both of us, and the start of something amazing!
P.S. To the SUPER shy and lurkers out there - yes, you, you know who you are - if you've been looking and wanting a relationship for a while, but have been too shy to ever post yourself or respond to a post, but you find me / what I'm looking for interesting, THIS is the post for you, THE one you've been waiting for. I've talked to a few VERY shy girls occasionally, and it was such an amazing experience for some of them to talk to someone that understands them and is willing to take the time to get to know them, and give them time to get comfortable before meeting. Someone that can help them slowly come out of their shell, gently nudging them to try new things and slowly be more outgoing, but without being pushy. So if that's you, you fit what I described that I'm looking for, and you're THAT shy but really DO want to be in a relationship, THIS is the post that's the opportunity for you. You've found the person that's willing to spend the time to get to know you and let you get comfortable, and also the guy that's going to enjoy and appreciate spending time with you in person if/when we get to that point (hopefully, that's the objective). I understand that shy girls, if you can get to know them well enough that they get comfortable with you, can often build some of the deepest emotional connections, because they appreciate the few close friends they do have SO much moreso than average people. So, if that's you, and you've been wanting a relationship for a while but been too shy to message anyone, PLEASE do this time! <3 I can carry the conversation if needed, but you need to at least say "hi" so that I know you're interested! [If you're too shy to say much, just say "Hi, I'm shy but I'd love to chat" or something like that]. :) Romance doesn't have to be just something you read about in books or watch in movies, YOU CAN experience it yourself! <3

If you ever go back and listen to some of OLD Shuli, you will see that he tends to say "dawg" and he said it all long island like, "yo dawwwwg" ugh it made my fucking skin crawl. It's like me talking to my teenage son "hey bud how was school today, was it LIT" and I raise my eyebrows and in like huh huh whaddya think? Cool huh?
Ugh it was so sickening, even during the argument with Artie when he called them the hack pack, Shuli let loose with the DAWGS, a lil bit. C'mon Dawg???
Here's the deal.... Shuli is a fucking Chameleon and a rat.... A rat chameleon hybrid... And what do we know about rats ...they are crafty lil kritters.... So PAY ATTENTION to Shuli..... When he's with anyone who has a particular talking style or flair about them, you'll see Shuli start to slowly slip in the accepted vernacular of that culture....oh yea it's sickening.... Rumor has it Shuli used to hang over at Shade 45 at use the N word at times cuz he felt like one of the people... 🤣 I mean probably lol
What drives me crazy about the guy is he ISNT HUMBLE OR GROUNDED or funny.... I watched a stand up set where he did crowd work on a guy "you alright bro, you look crazy, don't kill me after the show" .... Wow .... Wow ... But john going "hey ya fuckin" is cringe to Shuli... As if few comedians point at a guy in the front row and go "hey bro, u alright.... Ya sure ... U look crazy ... Don't kill me" ... Wow.... I mean that's legendary unique stuff right there.... 🤣🤣
I'll feel better when Shuli says "my names Shuli Egar, and im not funny"

I'm sorry if this is kinda a basic question. I've done a bit of research but it's kinda hard to search for what I want for this season specifically
I've watched maybe half a dozen hockey games in my life. Born and raised in Maine. I have one friend who is really into the Bruins and I've been trying to familiarize myself with the game and the team to connect with him better. We chat about a lot of this stuff, but I was thinking it'd be good to hear some other opinions
After reading up and watching videos and games, I've at least got a decent grasp on the game itself. What I'm interested in is to hear from a few people on this sub who their favorite players on the team are (and maybe why), and maybe some of your favorite standouts for this season specifically
If this is too dumb or common, please feel free to downvote or remove the post. Just trying to feel a little less lost in terms of the roster and figured this could be a good place to ask

My mother told me recently that her and her long-time partner are planning on getting married.(20+ years) They were going to do it in secret and go to the registry office, this is something they have talked about for a while as he wants her to have his army pension when he dies rather than his first wife. Nothing will change they won't live together so fine.
I do not like the man my mother is planning to marry, I do not like being around him and find him and his family disgusting. From as long as I can remember he is a horrible vulgar person he would call me fat, a know it all and a bitch from when I was very young. As recently as a few years ago he was thrown out of a bar for the way he spoke to me. My mother had a previous abusive relationship, she knows how I do not like him but has never done anything about it.
I kept my mouth shut when they were discussing it a few weeks ago (when she told us)
I cant be a part of it I'll just be seen as negative and selfish. I get an anxiety attack before any event with him as I just dread it. She's made her choice obviously and that's it but I just won't be taken seriously by my family if I try to step back. I'm panicking at the thought of having to have any kind of celebration and it's only an idea that was thrown around. I know I'm probably being selfish but I just can't.
They have booked a date (that's very soon) and decided to have a party to celebrate after, I have just been told this by other people as she hasn't told me yet. I told my brother that I didn't think I would go. I wouldn't cause a scene or object to anything I just don't want to be there. He said I had to or she probably wouldn't talk to me again. She knows I hate him and there is no reason for her not to think that. I'm having anxiety attacks at the thought of it but maybe should just go and avoid the fights that are bound to come.
I accepted a long time ago that she has chosen him, but I actively avoid being around him so the idea of having a day that is meant to celebrate their relationship just makes me feel sick.

Thank you so much in advance.
My son is in 9th grade. He was followed outside during lunch by his bully who started a fight with him. My son also participated in fighting with his bully, but he did not start the fight. There was a large group of students who came outside with the bully and watched and made videos.
My son has hit people two other times before. It was determined that the school was not following the IEP by placing my son in a PE classroom with 60 other teenagers and a frequently absent teacher (one teacher).
This PE class was right after an English class with a teacher who agitated my son. My son goes to therapy to learn coping skills to deal with stressors. Based on this teachers comments she said he would often walk away and not respond to her, which is exactly what his therapist taught him to do when faced with a situation that would lead to violence.
He was not supposed to be in either of those classes. He was put in general education classes without any of the supports that he had in middle school. It was not until he had hit a student twice in one week that they realized they needed this IEP. His classes were subsequently changed and supports put in place.
Last week, he was followed outside and the fight happened. Today, I have a meeting with the school and they are suggesting my son go to an alternative school for the rest of the year, and he can come back next year.
My question is, do I really need to send him to an alternative school? Can I request that he remain at the school? Is there anything I can do?
We are in Alaska, if that makes any difference. I do know that I have the right to press charges against the bully, but I would really just like to have my son remain at the school he wants to go to and everything to go back to normal.