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Elissimpark posted:I don't think the OP was saying the daughter was dumb, just that medicine may not be the field for her if it's taking a lot of work to just be average. Oddly, people can be smart at different things. There's a lot of stress and not everyone will end up being House. Think of the shittiest GP in the shittiest clinic - they completed medicine. The daughter may be dedicated and driven, but from all accounts, medicine can be a soul crushing beast. Honestly I get the impression she should go for it, seems like being labelled the dumb kid gives you motivation to be able to laugh at everyone, while being considered 'gifted' basically destroys your life.
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QuarkJets posted:then why did several runners post in this thread about how mad it makes them? it may not make you mad but I'm going to take them at their word These last few details you've painted quite a picture of your views on physical activity.
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You're all missing the point with the prank. She wasted alcohol on a prank, she should be kicked to the curb.
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I think everybody’s capacity while blackout varies because the exact point at which you stop forming memories can be different from person to person. The most complicated thing I’ve ever managed to do without remembering it is get myself home in a taxi, versus, I knew a guy who blacked out in one city and came to in another 150km away.
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Mar 25, 2019 07:10
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Stealing marathon valor is really funny. I'mma order the biggest number those dumb car stickers go up to.
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People cheating at marathons is a huge issue in that comminity. A lot of prestigious marathons like Boston Marathon require proof you can finish in good time and you can earn automatic acceptance to the prestigious marathon by winning those feeder marathons. Thus people who are woefully under qualified but want to say they ran in the Boston Marathon cheat to get spots, taking it away from the actual winners. This, in turn, has lead to a fascinating sub culture of people dedicated to exposing fraudulent marathoners. Edit: This also elides the people like tubbo here who say they did a marathon to "prove" their obesity isnt a health issue or impacting their life. Theres one fats right activist who proudly touts her marathons as proof of her health but had to find marathons which didnt set a "did not finish" time under 10 hours as her average travel speed hovered around 20 minutes a kilometer /30+ minutes a mile. Shes also only ever done two of these total despite being a "marathoner" for half a decade or more now Barudak fucked around with this message at 07:24 on Mar 25, 2019 |
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jobson groeth posted:You're all missing the point with the prank. She wasted alcohol on a prank, she should be kicked to the curb. Oh come on it's just vodka
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Doc Hawkins posted:Oh come on it's just vodka A bottle of vodka here will cost you over $30. poo poo's not cheap.
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Mar 25, 2019 07:28
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This bothers you more than, you know, the triggering someone to vomit on a bed you share?
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At least half this forum are alcoholics.
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jobson groeth posted:A bottle of vodka here will cost you over $30. poo poo's not cheap. Well, maybe they live somewhere where alcohol taxes aren't as high.
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Haifisch posted:AITA for telling my daughter to give up on her dreams? There is no point coddling someone into medoocrity in a profession with crushing hours, stress, and debt load. That being said, I'm 100% sure he did not convey this information in a kind, polite, or human way. Vim Fuego fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Mar 25, 2019 |
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Smirking_Serpent posted:AITA for suing my ex for child support that I don't need. LOL why even post the thread, lady. No, it's not an "rear end in a top hat" move for the non-custodial parent to pay according to the child support schedule.
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Pirate Radar posted:I think everybody’s capacity while blackout varies because the exact point at which you stop forming memories can be different from person to person. The most complicated thing I’ve ever managed to do without remembering it is get myself home in a taxi, versus, I knew a guy who blacked out in one city and came to in another 150km away. I sometimes black out incredibly early into drinking, to the point where I once woke up with more casino chips than I’d had the night before and no recollection of what I even played. 
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Doc Hawkins posted:What's the most sophisticated plan any of you folks have executed while blackout drunk because Im not sure I could have physically filled a bottle with vodka and placed it quietly on a nightstand, much less do it as part of a hilarious scheme. My friends tried to put me to bed, and I allegedly tried to con them into thinking they had succeeded by making cartoon snoring noises. They debriefed me the next day, and for all the guilt and shame it was oddly comforting to learn that your id is basically a 5-year-old.
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Barudak posted:Sadly the pussy trap hes caught in broke his leg and hell never walk again. Best put him out of his misery now. I mean, the dudes getting physically and emotionally abused and he doesn’t even realize it. That one makes me really sad 
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Doc Hawkins posted:These last few details you've painted quite a picture of your views on physical activity. I dislike running and prefer biking and weightlifting, yes. You could call that a picture
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jobson groeth posted:You're all missing the point with the prank. She wasted alcohol on a prank, she should be kicked to the curb. loving exactly. If you wanna gross him out/make him puke put some drat vinegar in there. Don't waste the vodka. Although I hate puke so I'd never do a "prank" likely to make anyone puke because that poo poo's nasty. Also on the doctor dad, I have met a ton of little kids who are so excited and enthused to be veterinarians one day and while we try not to stomp on their dreams, every vet I know would rather be doing another job. Hell every tech I know would rather be doing something else. I know human medicine pays better but I doubt the soul-crushing reality of it is any less heavy. Don't let your kids become veterinarians. People are stupid and cruel and animals pay the price every drat day. The money isn't worth it, unless you specialize and even then it's like you maaaayyybe break close to even. I'd guess human doctors have it just a bit better, but not by much. The tiny sliver of goodness is we get to cuddle cute puppies and kittens sometimes. Medicine is hard unless you heavily specialize and it sounds like this girl would have a poo poo time of that. It would be better if he had just taken her to his clinic for a while and let her see the full mental and physical load of it instead of making GBS threads on her dreams without evidence of how crappy the day to day grind is. But that would take, like, parenting or something. empty sea fucked around with this message at 10:20 on Mar 25, 2019 |
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Balogna Head posted:This one really speaks to me. My inlaws (MIL, FIL, SIL-2) all poo poo on my other SIL-1 for years (SIL-2 and FIL's new GF still do, regularly, to her face). I have heard SIL's sister and parents refer to her as the dumb one, to her face. When SIL-1 decided to become a paramedic, her family literally told her she was too dumb to go to school in a medical field. Being realistic about the capabilities of a child who is just following in the family footsteps without particular aptitude is good parenting. Why do kids do that to themselves? Pick the field several other family members have already excelled at, leaving you forever in the shadow. Just like, pick something different that can be yours so you’re not constantly compared to your perfect sister. Also being a paramedic is not a good job. Terrible shift work hours, physically demanding, poorly paid, and exposes you to shittons of trauma. I’ve known several paramedics who burnt out before 40.
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Because its what they grew up in so it feels like what families should do. If your whole family went to The Western Hemisphere Institute of Security Cooperation being told you arent cut out to run a despotic right wing regime is soul crushing.
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I would actually say it’s better the younger daughter doesn’t touch medicine at all. The complex is already there and the comparisons will always happen. It’s possible she could manage being a paramedic without any family tension but it seems incredibly unlikely as it stands.
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bell jar posted:it says a lot that you can't empathise with children and your response to them is violent ideation but goo goo gaa gaa me poopy me pants so what do i know he is from northern ireland
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Whorelord posted:he is from northern ireland so what you're saying is that he has issues with boundaries
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FAUXTON posted:so what you're saying is that he has issues with boundaries well im not sure english suburban people would appreciate a guy from northern ireland walking around with a knife i cant tell if he's catholic or proddy though, but i'd guess prod because of his persecution complex
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My boyfriend's (33M) mom cut his toenails until I talked about it and I (22F) find it really gross. He stopped doing that after I talked with him however I'm afraid he resents me. First, I'd like to say I have an extreme hate for feet. I dislike all types of feet and even touching mine is something I hate. Given that, I decided to post this and ask for some imparcial opinions. When we began dating, I discovered this as I entered their living room and saw his mother cutting his toenails. I was extremely grossed out and even felt like gagging. I talked with him about that when we were alone and he told me he didn't see any problem with it. I said it was gross and he told me I was exaggerating. After a month or two, it happened again and it really made me feel nauseous. We talked about it again and he said "I don't understand your problem, some women go have their feet treated by beauticians. I can have my feet treated for free. What's the matter?". I told him it's not the same. He agreed to never do that again. Despite being faithful to his word, I can see this situation might be harboring some type of resentment as he sometimes talks about this subject and he still says it isn't a big deal and I'm exaggerating. Should I leave the situation and never talk again about his mother cutting his toenails or should he never talk about it again? Who is in the wrong? Tl:dr: my boyfriend's mom cut his toenails until now. I find it gross and talked with him about it. After the second time, he told me he wouldn't allow her to do it again however he thinks I'm being a drama queen about this subject. I'm afraid he resents me. What should I do? Is this a hill to die upon?
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Coworker [F21] doesnt wear underwear to work. So, the other day I noticed one of my coworkers wasn't wearing any underwear. How did I notice this, you ask? Well...she tends to favour VERY short skirts and dresses, which, in our workplace isn't really that big of a deal. We work in pathology and wear laboratory coats. Except the other day I saw her trying to fit some cardboard into the recycling, and in the process decided to push it down with her foot...in which I got an eyefull of her snatch. Not really something I want to be seeing. Ever since then it's grossed me out. Does she always go commando? Is she always going underwear free? OMG, SHES SITTING ON THE LAB CHAIRS WITH NO UNDERWEAR ON??!! Look, I'm a woman, I understand discharge happens, but Jesus loving Christ lady, wear underwear at work if you're gonna wear short dresses/skirts that ride up when you sit down. Anyway, do I ignore this? Or should I anonymously let my manager know? It's just really loving creeping me out. Thanks in advance. TL:DR: Female co-worker who favours short skirts and dresses doesn't wear underwear, concerned about hygiene of work chairs.
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Smirking_Serpent posted:My boyfriend's (33M) mom cut his toenails until I talked about it and I (22F) find it really gross. He stopped doing that after I talked with him however I'm afraid he resents me. a lot going on here
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Whorelord posted:well im not sure english suburban people would appreciate a guy from northern ireland walking around with a knife Granted he wasn't exactly prowling the neighborhood looking for stray balls to stab, but I'm still on the fence about whether he's green or orange given his bizarre fixation on children's balls.
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Smirking_Serpent posted:My boyfriend's (33M) and I (22F)
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Smirking_Serpent posted:My boyfriend's (33M) mom cut his toenails until I talked about it and I (22F) find it really gross. He stopped doing that after I talked with him however I'm afraid he resents me. Foot repulsion is not a hill to die on. Breaking up with your 11-years-older boyfriend who has his mother perform basic hygiene tasks for him is the most important hill in the history of man and I compel you to die on it, friend
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I do wonder what it's like living in Northern Ireland and being Orthodox.
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I actually had to go look up what 5k was in miles because I'm a dumb American and lmao it's three loving miles You have to run that pace in less than 28 minutes to stay in the military and there are some people in pathetic shape in the military, I showed up in terrible shape hung over as poo poo and still ran it in 25 For ball dude, my hot take is that you live in England so the police probably won't kill you, just don't give their loving ball back, toss it in the trash or something and claim you don't know where it went
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AITA for telling my boyfriend he has a small penis? I know the title itself makes me sound awful but hear me out. I've been with my boyfriend for 7 months and he's small down there, like 4 inches give or take. He constantly asks me if it's big enough, if I can feel it, and I always reassure him and tell him he's fine. I tell him I'm not with him for his penis and he has nothing to worry about. However the last few days he got increasingly agitated and kept asking me if I was lying, if he's too small, and wouldn't take "You're fine" or "You're average" or "I don't care how big it is" for an answer. I told him to stop pestering me but this went on for a few more days until I snapped and told him he's below average but he has nothing to worry about. Obviously he didn't take it well. I don't lie to him and say it's big, I say he's average, has nothing to worry about, etc.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:I do wonder what it's like living in Northern Ireland and being Orthodox. You choose between being Catholic Orthodox or Protestant Orthodox Same with being Jewish, Muslim, Zoroastrian etc
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AITA for caring about "stolen valor" when it comes to computer science. lol, didn't know how else to describe it but I think that's a good comparison. I'm studying computer science at university -- third year. It's really difficult. My friend recently got a job in a tech support, where people call in needing help with their computers. It was a level entry job with no experience necessary. He keeps telling everybody that he "works in IT" and everyone keeps saying how impressive that is, and that they're really impressed. But it's a call center job, and meanwhile I'm busting my rear end off with real IT work. It pisses me off. Am I the rear end in a top hat for caring about this.
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Smirking_Serpent posted:AITA for caring about "stolen valor" when it comes to computer science. Wanna see this guy meet a computer or electrical engineer and become increasingly angry as he realizes that computer science has way more to do with math and algorithm design than actual computers
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AITA for being unsupportive of my boyfriend’s dream of being a Twitch streamer? Throwaway account because he knows my other user, and I apologize for poor formatting as I’m on mobile. TL;DR at the bottom. Now, the title sounds pretty harsh but let me clear up how this conversation went down. My boyfriend just turned 18. I’m 19. He has roughly 470 followers on Twitch, and he started a year ago. However he hasn’t streamed much in the past 5 months. So, fast forward to a few days ago when he wanted to pick back up on streaming. I didn’t question it, and after a few days I decided to question him on if his goal is to become a full-time, “big” Twitch streamer for Fortnite. He neither confirmed nor denied it, but based off of his reaction my assumption is likely correct. He basically just said “why, do you not support me?” to which I assured him that I do, but I told him that he should think realistically. I tried to nicely explain to him that I think he should go to college for Graphic Design (despite him saying that he doesn’t want to go to college months before we began dating). He actually started talking about going to a community college where we live after a few months of dating, but he’s apparently changed his mind again. His response was something along the lines of “I already told you I don’t want to go to college. All big streamers have only been streaming for a year or two and they’re successful because they were consistent”. He was implying that if he’s consistent for a year plus, he thinks he can be as big as some of the other Fortnite streamers. I then asked him what he plans to do with his life, and he had no idea how to respond other than saying that the only thing that really makes him happy is video games. So after a long pause, I sighed and told him if that’s what he wants to do then okay, but I still think he should get his life together first just in case this whole “streaming” thing doesn’t work out. Now he is refusing to play games or stream in general, and I feel like a complete rear end in a top hat for it. AITA? TL;DR - boyfriend thinks he can make it big in fortnite. doesn’t plan on going to college and wants to grind streaming for a long time to gain a fan base, but i told him to think realistically and suggested other things. now he’s refusing to play video games and stream. AITA? no it's not a repost, there's just an epidemic of these guys.
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Whorelord posted:You choose between being Catholic Orthodox or Protestant Orthodox Well, I did hear the old joke of "Yeah, but are you a Protestant atheist or a Catholic atheist?"
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