Having a Bad Day? Stop here for a Good Rant!

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Thank you both. If it's all the same to you guys I'm probably taking a forum break for today. I'm exhausted, dehydrated, and emotionally devastated, so I think I'm just gonna curl up with an MLP comic on my own for the rest of the day.

Self-care is never a bad decision.  *hugs*

 

 

Kaymyth is right. Do what you need to do. *more hugs* 

[+Slowswift]

I'm sorry, Kobold. That sucks. 

 

It really does seem to be a bad month for pets...

 

Thank you both. If it's all the same to you guys I'm probably taking a forum break for today. I'm exhausted, dehydrated, and emotionally devastated, so I think I'm just gonna curl up with an MLP comic on my own for the rest of the day.

 

You do that. I can only imagine how draining the day's been.

[Edgedancer he/him]

I've been quiet about this for a while but well my mother has cancer and has a very important operation scheduled for tomorrow and well that's pretty much it.

[+Slowswift]

I've been quiet about this for a while but well my mother has cancer and has a very important operation scheduled for tomorrow and well that's pretty much it.

 

Oh, man. I'm so sorry about that. Hope everything goes well for you all!

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

I've been quiet about this for a while but well my mother has cancer and has a very important operation scheduled for tomorrow and well that's pretty much it.

I'm sorry. I'll be praying it goes well.

[Kobold King he/him]

I've been quiet about this for a while but well my mother has cancer and has a very important operation scheduled for tomorrow and well that's pretty much it.

 

Oh dear. She'll be in my prayers as well.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Oh, man. I'm so sorry about that. Hope everything goes well for you all!

I'm sorry. I'll be praying it goes well.

Thanks guys.

 

Edit: Thank you as well Kobold.

Edited July 16, 2015 by Edgedancer

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Is there anything I can do? For…well, any of you?  

[Edgedancer he/him]

Is there anything I can do? For…well, any of you?

You could just be your usual kind self, that'd already help me a great deal.

[Guest]

I've been quiet about this for a while but well my mother has cancer and has a very important operation scheduled for tomorrow and well that's pretty much it.

 

Oh so sorry. I hope it goes well.

 

Hugs to all the lost animals 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

I've been quiet about this for a while but well my mother has cancer and has a very important operation scheduled for tomorrow and well that's pretty much it.

Hope it goes well!

 

And sorry Joe and Kobold about your pets

[Mailliw73 he/him]

Gosh, guys. I'm really sorry. Joe, Kobold, Lark, you have my condolences and prayers. 

[Silverblade5 he/him]

So... I've been talking recently. And reading things. Mostly youtube comments. And have noticed something: every time the subject of bronies comes up, the person is met with many insults left and right, from gay, to fag, to brain dead. This is insulting to me personally, on so many levels, and not just the ones that might immediately come to mind. This is so offending to me that every time I see it I want to have the ones doing it taken outside behind the shed and shot. These things not only insult me as a fan of the show MLP, but it's insulting to me as a person who's autistic, and it's insulting to me as a person who expresses free thought. However, I have find a way to cope thankfully. I personally also find it hilarious that some people can't get it around their little brains that some people actually happen to enjoy things that they don't. In fact, this is such a shocker to them that instead of being able to just move on or try to find out for themselves why people enjoy it, they have to call out people they've never even met on a show they've never even seen and insult their ability to form they're own opinions.

Edited July 17, 2015 by Silverblade5

[Kobold King he/him]

Thanks for all the sympathy, guys. It helps.

 

 

So... I've been talking recently. And reading things. Mostly youtube comments. And have noticed something: every time the subject of bronies comes up, the person is met with many insults left and right, from gay, to fag, to brain dead. This is insulting to me personally, on so many levels, and not just the ones that might immediately come to mind. This is so offending to me that every time I see it I want to have the ones doing it taken outside behind the shed and shot. These things not only insult me as a fan of the show MLP, but it's insulting to me as a person who's autistic, and it's insulting to me as a person who expresses free thought. However, I have find a way to cope thankfully. I personally also find it hilarious that some people can't get it around their little brains that some people actually happen to enjoy things that they don't. In fact, this is such a shocker to them that instead of being able to just move on or try to find out for themselves why people enjoy it, they have to call out people they've never even met on a show they've never even seen and insult their ability to form they're own opinions.

 

It's part of human nature to attack minorities, I suppose. It doesn't matter if the minority is separate because of race, creed, sexual orientation, or TV preferences--we're pack animals, and we pick on anyone we don't see as part of our pack.

 

Trying to reason with a lot of these people is like trying to convince a bonobo to stop flinging dung at you. All you can really do is shake your head, sigh, pray, and hope someday they'll be enlightened in this world or the next.

 

And then listen to MLP songs, because they're a good cheerer-upper.

[Silverblade5 he/him]

Thanks for all the sympathy, guys. It helps.

 

 

 

It's part of human nature to attack minorities, I suppose. It doesn't matter if the minority is separate because of race, creed, sexual orientation, or TV preferences--we're pack animals, and we pick on anyone we don't see as part of our pack.

 

Trying to reason with a lot of these people is like trying to convince a bonobo to stop flinging dung at you. All you can really do is shake your head, sigh, pray, and hope someday they'll be enlightened in this world or the next.

 

And then listen to MLP songs, because they're a good cheerer-upper.

Thanks Kobold. In the time between my last post and now, I've realized something. It's not really them who deserve my rage right now. It's really in fact the guy who decided to define the word "cool" and set up all these roles about what people of different genders should and should not do. Whoever that was, he needs to be taken outside and shot. In the knee. So he can't walk again. Ever. Is that cool? Have fun being cool.

[Kobold King he/him]

Thanks Kobold. In the time between my last post and now, I've realized something. It's not really them who deserve my rage right now. It's really in fact the guy who decided to define the word "cool" and set up all these roles about what people of different genders should and should not do. Whoever that was, he needs to be taken outside and shot. In the knee. So he can't walk again. Ever. Is that cool? Have fun being cool.

 

That's the thing about society. There was no one person who decided these things--everybody has tiny, sometimes nearly imperceptible prejudices, and when we add them all together we get societal rules and taboos.

[Quiver he/him]

To whom it may concern,

I have an aversion to dirt. My definition of "dirty" differs from yours. If I touch something I feel is dirty, I will, minimally, start scrubbing my hands for ten-fifteen minutes, and most likely feel upset for the rest of the day.

Kindly stop insinuating that I don't touch things to get out of housework or because I'm lazy.

[Briar King]

Have you ever tried to break it? Grab some dirt and will yourself to hold it for little time repeat once a day and increase time holding. Then do the opposite and will yourself to spend less time washing repeat and decrease washing time.

[Briar King]

This post has been reported for attempting to skirt the rules is Cassiopesa? My PC is infested and I can't get rid of it!!!

Ed: I'm confused why it says this. I've tried malware bytes, avast, and Adv systems care, and deleted the shortcut and yet it's still showing up even though all the above have deleted it so they say. My PC guy informed me he no longer worked on pc's. Perfect timing as all 3 of my towers are down thanks to my kids clicking everything that pops up.

Edited July 20, 2015 by Briar King

[Claincy he/him]

This is nothing compared to what some other people here are dealing with but it's been on my mind recently and I want to talk about it.

 

Hugs. Conceptually they sound so great, even the word "hug" or "cuddle" sounds warm and fuzzy but it's very rare that I can actually really enjoy a hug.

 

I'm not exactly what you'd call a massive fan of physical contact, high-fives, fistbumps, handshakes etc are fine, but when it comes to closer contact like hugs my social anxiety, fear of other people and discomfit (normally) overpowers any enjoyment I might otherwise get from a hug. I'm fairly certain I know why I feel this way, but I don't think I need to go into that for this post.

 

Anyway, what triggered this line of thought lately was when I realised that I am less likely to accept a hug from one of my closest friends than from someone I don't know nearly as well. Which seemed a bit weird and contradictory at first. I do prefer hugs from close friends to people I don't know as well. The difference is that it's a lot easier to reject a hug from a close friend. They won't be hurt if I push them away or refuse a hug, they know it's got nothing to do with them. But pushing away someone who doesn't know or understand that is a  lot harder to do without hurting them. It's much easier to accept 2-3 seconds of anxiety/discomfit than to try to reject the hug and explain why without hurting their feelings and being incredibly awkward. And if I do think that I may have hurt someone's feelings I feel bad about it for days afterwards.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

I forgot to edit my mom's blog. 

 

She's made me edit it every week since she started. I don't enjoy editing it, but I do it anyway and keep my thoughts to myself, because when I've expressed displeasure over editing it in the past, things have not gone well for me. So, today, when she told me to edit it, I was distracted. I had a pounding headache and my foot hurt so badly I thought I might've sprained it, so when she asked, I said "Yeah, sure," and went upstairs to elevate my foot. 

 

Now, rather than bring me the blog to edit like a normal parent would, mine decided to wait and, when I didn't come running down the stairs to edit her blog, posted it anyway. My dad came up to my room wearing his "You screwed up bad but I'm going to play Mr. Nice Guy" face and told me what had happened. Even though they could have waited a little longer. Even though they have waited longer to post it. He told me I should apologize. 

 

So I did. 

 

And I told Mom the truth: I was in pain, and she should have just brought me the stupid blog. She tells me "I know, I should have done that, but in the past when you've acted like you didn't want to do something and I've bothered you…." in her "I'm too tired to deal with you, just thinking about it wears me out" voice.

 

I hate this blog even more than I did before, and I cannot wait to move out. 

Edited July 20, 2015 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Delightful]

This is nothing compared to what some other people here are dealing with but it's been on my mind recently and I want to talk about it.

Hugs. Conceptually they sound so great, even the word "hug" or "cuddle" sounds warm and fuzzy but it's very rare that I can actually really enjoy a hug.

I'm not exactly what you'd call a massive fan of physical contact, high-fives, fistbumps, handshakes etc are fine, but when it comes to closer contact like hugs my social anxiety, fear of other people and discomfit (normally) overpowers any enjoyment I might otherwise get from a hug. I'm fairly certain I know why I feel this way, but I don't think I need to go into that for this post.

Anyway, what triggered this line of thought lately was when I realised that I am less likely to accept a hug from one of my closest friends than from someone I don't know nearly as well. Which seemed a bit weird and contradictory at first. I do prefer hugs from close friends to people I don't know as well. The difference is that it's a lot easier to reject a hug from a close friend. They won't be hurt if I push them away or refuse a hug, they know it's got nothing to do with them. But pushing away someone who doesn't know or understand that is a lot harder to do without hurting them. It's much easier to accept 2-3 seconds of anxiety/discomfit than to try to reject the hug and explain why without hurting their feelings and being incredibly awkward. And if I do think that I may have hurt someone's feelings I feel bad about it for days afterwards.

If you just say to a stranger "sorry, I don't hug people," they'll know its not personal. I've know people like that so I've been on the other end, and it's "ok, they don't like being touched, I'll hug other people and just smile and wave at them".

Do you accept Internet hugs?

Edit: Twi, I'm sorry. If she posted it anyway, that's her issue. And she should be considerate of you like, being injured and in pain!

*hugs*

Edited July 20, 2015 by Delightful

[+Slowswift]

I forgot to edit my mom's blog. 

 

She's made me edit it every week since she started. I don't enjoy editing it, but I do it anyway and keep my thoughts to myself, because when I've expressed displeasure over editing it in the past, things have not gone well for me. So, today, when she told me to edit it, I was distracted. I had a pounding headache and my foot hurt so badly I thought I might've sprained it, so when she asked, I said "Yeah, sure," and went upstairs to elevate my foot. 

 

Now, rather than bring me the blog to edit like a normal parent would, mine decided to wait and, when I didn't come running down the stairs to edit her blog, posted it anyway. My dad came up to my room wearing his "You screwed up bad but I'm going to play Mr. Nice Guy" face and told me what had happened. Even though they could have waited a little longer. Even though they have waited longer to post it. He told me I should apologize. 

 

So I did. 

 

And I told Mom the truth: I was in pain, and she should have just brought me the stupid blog. She tells me "I know, I should have done that, but in the past when you've acted like you didn't want to do something and I've bothered you…." in her "I'm too tired to deal with you voice, just thinking about it wears me out." 

 

I hate this blog even more than I did before, and I cannot wait to move out. 

 

At what point is it acceptable to call CPS or whatever? 'Cause that just sucks.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

At what point is it acceptable to call CPS or whatever? 'Cause that just sucks.

 

Eight years too late, I'm afraid.  

[Guest]

I forgot to edit my mom's blog. 

 

She's made me edit it every week since she started. I don't enjoy editing it, but I do it anyway and keep my thoughts to myself, because when I've expressed displeasure over editing it in the past, things have not gone well for me. So, today, when she told me to edit it, I was distracted. I had a pounding headache and my foot hurt so badly I thought I might've sprained it, so when she asked, I said "Yeah, sure," and went upstairs to elevate my foot. 

 

Now, rather than bring me the blog to edit like a normal parent would, mine decided to wait and, when I didn't come running down the stairs to edit her blog, posted it anyway. My dad came up to my room wearing his "You screwed up bad but I'm going to play Mr. Nice Guy" face and told me what had happened. Even though they could have waited a little longer. Even though they have waited longer to post it. He told me I should apologize. 

 

So I did. 

 

And I told Mom the truth: I was in pain, and she should have just brought me the stupid blog. She tells me "I know, I should have done that, but in the past when you've acted like you didn't want to do something and I've bothered you…." in her "I'm too tired to deal with you, just thinking about it wears me out" voice.

 

I hate this blog even more than I did before, and I cannot wait to move out. 

 

Why are you editing your mother's blog? It is her blog, not yours....