There’s an original poster for each post. When you’re talking in one post about another post, there is another original poster from the other post. What you call that other original poster is up to you, but OOP is what the BORU sub settled on.
The person who posts a repost is an OP for that specific post, to differentiate them from the other commenters in the post. It’s not like Original Content, which his the root source of all reposts, it’s just a term that (automatically, by the site’s own labels) refers to the person who made that specific post, regardless of its content.
Lmao now I’m definitely not going to bother. Not least because a Google search will come up with multiple answers, because acronyms have multiple uses, so I still won’t know what you’re talking about.
Seeing as you’re not really arguing in good faith in any way, shape or form, I’m out.
This may go against the general tenor here, but parents are people too and make mistakes, sometimes big ones. Your life is finite, and so is theirs. When they are gone, you'll never have the chance to see them again. I would let them back in, maybe at least hear what they have to say. Could be just me though.
Sure, they’re human and humans make mistakes. It doesn’t mean I (or my husband and kids, in the case of OP) have to be there while you work them out. Work them out and try again in a few years. More likely than not, staying will just enable them and they won’t be motivated to fix the issue.
Life is hard. Parenting is hard. Being in a relationship is hard. Why would OP add an extra layer to that by having to worry when they’re going to demonstrate their shitty racist beliefs in front of the people she loves?
My parents are dead too and I still think my father being an abusive and racist piece of shit made him an abusive and racist piece of shit that I don’t really miss.
OP heard what they had to say: a slur and insult. You don’t double down on mistakes when you’re supposed to be asking for forgiveness.
queer people often learn that family are just people in your life… many of us have chosen family who love and respect us for who we are, because our family have let us down beyond measure. don’t ever feel obligated to stick around for anyone just because they’re family: surround yourself with people who love you, regardless of if you share blood relations or not
Yeah, I know. And I knew this would be the reaction here. And for many people what you suggest is the right answer. I am only saying, it might not be for everyone. There is a lot of nuance that tends to be left out of these descriptions, and a world of information we're not getting.
Finish that last thought. "I don't know what else you need... to never talk to your parents again, ever." People can change, and the grave is cold and final. (Although I just realized, I only read the TL;DR version. There might be stuff here I'm not getting. Did the initial post change after I wrote my first comment? Anyway, I may be wrong here depending on the full story.)
I was just responding to your last sentence, “maybe at least hear what they have to say”, and pointed out that they already did that and the results are already in the original post. By saying “I don't know what else you need” I was implying that this is probably enough to judge their character and make a decision on how to move forward with one's relationship with them. To never talk to your parents again, ever, is a legitimate decision to make after considering these variables, and it's not our place to force the author to constantly second-guess that decision.
Big yikes. They don’t agree and go no contact on their child, even going as far as to block her on most means to get in touch. “Aight immah throw away my child cause I don’t agree with a decision they made”. Insane.
I just can’t understand how parents can treat their kids that way. And worse, refuse to be in their grandkids lives!
My “mum” has always been a spiteful, hate filled birch. We haven’t had the best relationship and as a kid I used to get the utter shit beat out of me when I did anything wrong. So I’d act up all the time. Get told I was just like my “piece of shit” biological father, who tried to kill me and had never been part of my life.
Despite all this and despite a lifetime of being out down by her, I remained in contact. Big mistake. It all came to a head in January of this year. I’m 7 months no contact with her - I don’t have her bringing me down, deadnaming my kids and generally being a horrid bastard. So much better!
Same. Although it’s heartbreaking when the boy reaches the posting cap and I’m left on a cliffhanger. I’d rather not give Reddit the traffic if I can help it.
Across the board, I feel like there’s more bots, more spam, and more creative writing trying to pass for real stories. It was always there, but the mods and the tools in my app helped hide it from me and made the experience better. Now, those are more or less gone.
I was going to suggest looking for a job in Canada as I’m pretty sure we have accelerated processes for people in STEM, but good for you for getting a job in France!
That is so fucking stupid. My wife earns far more than me. That’s fine. She’s also smarter and more educated than me. I’m just happy to contribute to the family.
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