@AmiEverAfter
My abuser largely behaved in public but had public slips.Although it looked a lot like Kelce’s behavior we pay these players to be aggressive; Kelce was “in character,” so to speak. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt until I hear otherwise from his partner or former partner.
@theclassicwife
We dressed that way in the 1980s (and my husband’s classmates in the 70s) and the rainbow didn’t mean gay. It makes me so sad I can’t let my kids dress like this without people thinking I’m making a political statement.
@lindsayfickas
Sales of scented tampons have got to be nearly 100% accidental. You buy them unsuspecting and at some stage, whether in the car, when you’re putting them in the cupboard, or when you need them desperately, you’re hit with that unmistakable smell.
@CarissasNewLife
I had this mom, too, and then she’d turn around and be angry if there was something wrong that warranted more treatment and more spending of money!
@Alicia_Bittle_
They’re right; I considered stopping at 3 and my precious 4th baby unexpectedly rounded things out. I also don’t regret my sweet late in life twins who brought it up to 6.
@NataliaAntonova
Top five:
1) Ice cream machine broken at McDs
2) Internet cut out during gaming*
3) Taco Bell stop selling Nacho Fries
4) Late from work
5) Did not find joke from “Big Bang Theory” funny
*I was blamed for internet lapses if I was using my phone or the TV, which weren’t on wifi.
@pravdapolina
I feel like this is an unpopular take, but I left an actually abusive marriage and I would have stayed if this was all he was doing. Maybe stop doing the housework so diligently, not in a passive aggressive way but learn to live with a little clutter? Yes. Divorce? No.
@pot8um
@FenixAmmunition
You’ll easily find an attorney to represent you. If dude is in the US, he’ll be found liable for legal fees, emotional damages, and the profits he’s making using your likeness. Keep it straightforward and make your emotional damage argument concise and direct.
@mtnhousewife
Those who matured with today’s sex education and porn consumption may take “whatever” to mean anal sex, which damages the body, “eating ass,” which causes disease, and nonmonogamy, which damages the soul. A wife should say no to these. Do things that make babies.
@whorriblytired
You won’t like this, but people are making a risk vs reward assessment. Hanging out with friends, networking at work are worth infection risk and to wear a mask would bring social/economic consequences. Grocery store? Not worth infection and who cares if you’re seen!
@EruditeElf
Can attest. He did not try in the birthing suite but my baby was readmitted to NICU and he tried in the sleep area of the NICU because “needs.”
@morethantracyt
Just as bootstraps mentality lends itself to believing fat is a problem that can be fixed with hard work, socialism slides into this belief when distributing limited healthcare resources. If fat impacts health, your value as a worker is diminished and you’re less worthy of care.
@abbythelibb_
Guess you never had 45 minute sex with a husband who thinks he’s entitled to it, has been watching hardcore porn, expects you to make up for depriving him on period week, & will be angry if you don’t orgasm. Sex isn’t a load of laundry. I have senses & emotions. I have a soul.
@raisintinybabes
I have been abused and intent matters here. If the intent is to control the wife against her will, that’s abuse. If the intent is for the wife to have a mad money account and not have to worry about budgeting, and she’s loving it, leave them alone.
@girlziplocked
Fuck yeah.
I mean, I recovered in that my card don’t get declined at Kroger no more and I don’t use the $1 auth for gas. But “contributing to a 401k” recovered? Oh, hell to the fuck no.
@TheEcho13
@Capt_Jack_Hayes
It should be about the man, not the venue. You know who’s good at picking the fanciest, most impressive restaurant? Abusers, because superficial charm is all they’ve got. The man who could take you to Starbucks or Maccas and keep you interested in him, that’s your husband.
@leamaric
I’m a fan of the Tostitos lime ones and only the Tostitos ones. The more expensive organic ones indeed taste like the stuff my mom used to clean the sink!
@opinionatedobs7
@CartoonsHateHer
@cheer_wine
Perhaps skewed by being an older millennial, I think it’s the opposite. Graduating into a recession robbed us of proper adulthood, we likely won’t recover, and being forever young is a concession.
@beeeeerittttt
@EruditeElf
Yes. This killed our sex life. I don’t think I had anything other than coerced duty sex after he badgered me for it before I’d healed up postpartum.
@GraceMothering
Agree. I think there’s a misconception that Juneteenth is a new or invented holiday. It is not. I am in my 40s, grew up in Chicago, and many of my friends and classmates celebrated Juneteenth before it was recognized as a national holiday.
@fklein907
Oh. My. Goodness.
My autistic son ran up $80 of “free lunch” at his school, came home, ate a second lunch at home, and I didn’t figure it out until the kindergarten teacher approached me asking me to fill out a form.
@Cluffalo
I was a homely girl in the 90s. I was on the receiving end of such insults many times. I felt unfeminine. I felt like my sexuality and puberty were a joke. If I’d have been offered an end to periods and a chance to make mocking me a hate crime by saying I was a boy, I would have.
@bastard_brian
Yes. As a Jenny, I swore I would never do to my kids what my parents did to me. I did it without even knowing I was—what sounded fresh and unique to me also sounded fresh and unique to the rest of the Jennifers and Jessicas.
@girlziplocked
Raising wages doesn’t solve hopelessness if you did a four year degree and now have to work at McDonalds. Workers aren’t needed in the fields where young people want to get degrees. Make this readily apparent to young people; penalize lenders & schools that lie to them.
@Liberty_Vegan
@SWENGDAD
Yes.
In parallel, has no one ever warned you that men can have health problems that affect arousal?
If sex is all you have in your marriage, it’s not going to last long-term. Marry someone whose company you actually enjoy.
@pravdapolina
Fair enough. I do wonder in these situations what would happen if the neater partner left the chores for a bit to see if the messy person would pick up the slack in their own time.
@turnedchristian
If every hug arouses him, he’s never hugging her to comfort her. If he expects each hug to lead to intercourse, of course she avoids hugs; it’s not always the time for that. If he interprets a hug as a come-on, she won’t offer one unless she’s prepared to have full intercourse.
@realgirl_fieri
Property tax is calculated on an arbitrary value and the person doing the calculations does not have your best interest in mind. It should be based on sale price of the house. It’s worth more when it sells for more and no family gets forced out because wealthy neighbors arrived.
@NightDaily_
What’s happening here is that Twitter-oh, I’m sorry, “X”- can’t get legitimate advertisers anymore and the replacement advertisers are posting circular, AI generated clickbait about Elizabeth Smart’s dad being gay because we are dead and this is Hell.
@survivablyso
@EruditeElf
I tried. He was arrested later for physical violence and I mentioned it when the police interviewed him. It was too late to file charges.
@OldHollowTree
Please tell your father that I have a horrific allergy to the original and only the original; even a small amount, such as in a corn chip or taco shell using the original, had me on the toilet. I have not had this reaction since pre-2020. He is right.
@emilykmay
After 10 years of trying to get my family to move, when I finally moved, someone called our HOA about the dumpster and moving cubes in our driveway. The open HOA violation delayed the house sale.
@MurielBlaivePhD
A picture of the mask type would have spurred more on-target discussion. Including the person opens you up to speculation about her specific health circumstances.
@TohsakaPsycho
I come from a self proclaimed “rainbow family,” several branches of which had white parents adopt multiple Native American, Black, &Hispanic kids between the 1950s-1990s.
@JFGariepy
My father was an only child. I have one sibling who has chosen to be a “dog mom.”
I had six and single-handedly saved that genetic line. If you’re reading this, please try; you will have no regrets.
@RealCaloJones
To anyone raising a family out there, take every cent of government money to which you are “entitled.” You’ve paid into the system plenty; don’t make yourself worse off than the next family.
@DuckieLouise
My oldest daughter asked the safest spot in the basement during our last bad storm. As the winds rose, I went to hug her and she told me to get out, that was her spot.
@KevinKozlick
@micahcjames
I had the same problem she had, albeit a generation ago—men have made sex a prerequisite for dating, proposal, and marriage. When they learn you’re waiting for marriage, they’re no longer interested.
@Alicia_Bittle_
My husband is like this too. Many husbands are scared to do this because the prevailing wisdom is it’s not a man’s place to remind women about their hormones, even if the intention is good.
@Alicia_Bittle_
You’re correct, you will lose weight if you eat fewer calories than you burn. Metabolism differences aside, have you considered that those who struggle more than you might feel hungrier than you, to an extent where they’re literally fighting a different battle than you?
@NotAnyUse
I divorced a man who treated me like that, but he was also violent and a rapist. I feel for you; the resentment is bad enough. And heaven forbid the ice cream machine is broken because that’s your fault as well.
@StibsVfl
@Parkerlawyer
I don’t want this much info on my kids either, but we live in the woods in an earthquake prone area. I imagine I’ll do like I do for my husband—install it and only open Pandora’s Box if the unimaginable happens.
@_My2_Cents_
I think her disconnect is she’s not willing to compromise on sex before marriage. Even men who say they value virginity want “the test drive” before they propose. And then it’s in their hands whether they marry you or you’re back dating, this time with a body count.
@CaitPsych
I’ve worn a mask in certain high risk situations since my middle daughter nearly died of respiratory illness in 2014. I’ve never asked anyone else to wear one. I’ve been sick exactly once since 2020 & plan to continue masking in high-risk, low-reward indoor settings indefinitely.
@onlyyagirl_
The fingerprint lock was genius and proved the button doesn’t need to be a button. Eliminating the button entirely? Can’t do it. Current phone’s gonna have to break. If that makes me old, I’m old.
@brianatheroux
@TheEcho13
It’s telling that the study is about losing weight but the weight values aren’t made apparent. Depending on which figure you use, the study showed the women lost about 6-10 pounds over 2 months. Woo fucking hoo.
@datepsych
Because our diagnosis criteria are flawed and we need a separate diagnosis for men who’ve been in a warzone and women who’ve suffered abuse.
@Philosophi_Cat
Red Pill ended my marriage. Rape resulting from expectation of sex on demand, violence, & degrading of my intelligence when I was the only one working, combined with an end to affection without sex & acknowledgment of me as anything beyond a collection of female urges. So over.
@AbortionChat
I’m normally a “kids belong in society” girl but if your kid indiscriminately runs up to animals, you need to get off the phone and watch your kid so you can intervene.
@TheFoxMatriarch
The medical establishment can earn our trust by being transparent. During a twin c-section they took my daughter away for this reason, but didn’t say, and my son took his first breaths hearing me screaming, “Where’s Stella?! Where’s Stella?!”
@MelpomeneMel
First she fails to see that outdoor dining IS the compromise and suggests her husband acquiesce to indoor. And then she criticizes him for his outdoor mask wearing, which… doesn’t affect her, even if she doesn’t like it!
@glenn_vile
@ItsSamG
No one should date someone who repulses them, but I’m glad my husband gave me a chance even though I was bigger and taller than him.
@bilbosfootcomb
I’m keeping an open mind here but if I’m to respect you, please understand that I graduated into a recession and worked night shift at Motel 6 with a Master’s Degree. My boomer boss giving me a task wasn’t a negotiation…
@deestiv
It’s definitely a personal, situation based choice. I have four children with my former husband and twins with my current. Had I died giving birth to these twins, the older ones would be lost.
@jennnifersusan
I’m most concerned about his inability to admit that he values eating a burger and beer in a crowded room over not getting sick and explaining why. I’ve made sacrifices for my spouse, but not in response to dishonesty.
@ReasonVsFear
“Why isn’t he arrested” gets turned against us too, because we often don’t go to the police. Arrest doesn’t keep him in jail and then the guy who beat you when the ice cream machine was down at McDonald’s is out and you’re the one who disrupted 48 hours of gaming and DoorDash.
@ibdgirl76
I can’t compose a coherent thought on this that wouldn’t get me thrown off Twitter. Comparing the patients who aren’t seeking pain management on the street corner to grounded teenagers is all kinds of wrong.
@RobinMelz
@madmomma22
@EricTAuthor
I did feel the twinge of anger when I had four kids and didn’t qualify, yet saw people with nice phones in the grocery line. I believe it’s ok to acknowledge the anger and discuss, but let’s take it to the politicians, not other women. Most of us are doing the best we can…
@HannahPosted
@ASFleischman
Lol I used to say this about my own kid. I’d just say “he’s slow” to avoid discussion on why he didn’t talk. He’s now at the top of his class, he just wanted to make sure he could speak in full sentences before speaking at all.
@Tedoffthegrid
My old math teacher mocked me for “talking to cats,” which came from a grade school autistic interest. He was later arrested for not convinced of child abuse material offenses. He is on here interacting with other teachers giving them money and I desperately want to warn them.
@gifflasta
I was a homely teen and young adult. I didn’t have many dating or husband prospects. Feminism ensured that I could build my own financial stability. When I did marry an abuser I had the financial means to leave. I did not “divorce rape” him; I actually pay him alimony.
@Sblahov
Similarly, many of us try to climb the ladder only to be told they’re not manager material. For us, the autonomy to work from anywhere is “the top.”
@hutchleah
My mother thought that once I started wearing it, boys would start pressuring me to lose my virginity to them. My kids can wear what they want; they no how to say “no.”
@hollowearthterf
Sad, but true. I also never found a tribe of neurodivergent women, but I did find one good man who loves me and we have fun exploring our special interests together and having great conversation. I have a couple close female friends as well. Couldn’t ask for more.
@hilcrowder
Huh… I’d have given anything in the world for my ex-husband to be addicted to success and greatness instead of weed and video games, but each to her own.
@godlywomanhood
Yesterday I reminded anyone teaching their daughter to have unwanted sex in marriage to tell her she doesn’t have to do this. Wish I’d mentioned it’s more harmful to women than it is gay men. Article references coercion because no woman wants to do this!
@AlphaMasculini1
@mtnhousewife
My church considers threesomes, anal sex, analingus (“eating ass”), and even oral sex sinful. Do things that make babies.
@SFdirewolf
This is how our family got it—went in with something unrelated, came out with COVID. It does not have to be like this and it’s a shame. First an foremost I blame everyone who complied with a culture where we are expected to work sick.
@ThatAmberMoxie
@abbythelibb_
I think a lot of women aren’t having sex in their marriage because they experience some combination of the above. I surmise that the women who find it easy don’t have these issues.
@IAmCamero
@thatsreallyj
@The_Acumen
First class should be a left turn when boarding, coach a right turn. You could then board first class and the back of the plane simultaneously.
@noedenelsewhere
She concludes that although her “needs” are rest and she’s exhausted, she was being selfish and not thinking of his needs. That he closes with a cheer he remembers the cheerleaders doing at his high school speaks to his maturity level. Sis, blink if you need help.
@markallanbovair
I got internet-addicted early, around 2001. Only the weirdos and nerds were online then. Back then, you couldn’t carry the internet with you so it wasn’t this constant distraction like now. And as I said, not everyone was online; that makes it so much more pervasive.