MerrySkeptic @ MerrySkeptic @sh.itjust.works

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A therapist shouldn't tell you what to do, just provide a safe space to explore your feelings, work through all the relevant questions you can think of, and maybe help brainstorm if you can't come up with your own options.

Your wife and daughter's situations are relevant, but so is yours. If your wife isn't in love either but neither of you want to divorce, it sounds like your options are to either work on repairing and rekindling the marriage within the constraints of her diagnoses, or mutual agreement to keep the marriage going for now but see other people. Both are full of challenges and risks. If she's not ok with either of those, then you may have to make a decision for yourself.

Reports say he walked to an unoccupied room, looked over his shoulder, and in a hushed tone said, "Biiiiiiiiiiiiitch..."

Article says they were arrested in 2022. Did the kids not realize it was for espionage?

Oh, Canada...

Project Hail Mary. Great sci-fi story and the narrator really does an outstanding job. No sex that I can recall. Maybe an occasional mild curse word? If so it wasn't overkill.

Good for you. It may not mean anything for national elections but it could make a difference in a local one

AZ law states that the governor appoints a replacement senator, and there is a democratic governor right now

It's 100% about beating Trump in swing states. Whoever Harris can get more votes from in those states is who I'd want her to pick. I would love a more progressive pick personally, but that's not likely to win the swing states.

I'd pick Kelly over Shapiro, though admittedly I'm way more familiar with Kelly than Shapiro. Having two former AGs on the ticket seems redundant. America loves astronauts and Kelly has personal experience with the issue of gun violence. Any sympathy Trump tries to get with his assassination attempt can be immediately countered. "Oh, your ear was grazed? My wife was literally shot in the head and had to relearn basic tasks. But do go on..."

Don't just vote, bring a friend!

The truth is that Trump has done more for conservative causes than any president prior. He installed the far right justices that have toppled Roe v Wade and affirmative action. He enacted things like the Muslim travel bans. In short, either they know he's a scumbag and don't care because he gets results, or they don't believe their own lyin' eyes because look at the results he produces. It's all about the bottom line, and the ends justify the means.

I wouldn't say there's a norm, everyone varies. What would probably help a bunch is some sort of validation for how that fight sucked for the other person, no matter who's right or wrong.

"Hey, I'm sorry we fought. I hate it and I know you do too. I don't ever mean to make you feel bad. I love you and want us to be ok. Is there anything else you need me to understand?"

A kid with his whole life in front of him is dead because some wannabe cop decided it was his duty to guard the parking lot that nobody asked him to guard.

And the icing on the cake: he did this while his own son was in martial arts class. Now this asshat is likely going to prison (there's witnesses and video surveillance and he's not a cop so he will get some kind of prison time) and his own son is going to miss out on having his dad in his life.

This country has a fucking problem. We sold our soul to capitalism and this is what happens. There's no hope for meaningful legislation. Any systemic reform that might hurt an industry with enough money has no hope.

But hey, thoughts and prayers, and all that bullshit

Just curious, what are his reasons for not wanting to upgrade?

A narcissistic collective intent on shit-stirring for lulz, immune to logic or any sense of morality? Suddenly Star Trek TNG makes a lot more sense