halfeatenpotato

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is a sect of Christianity, but a fair amount of protestants don't like to acknowledge that. I grew up in a very Presbyterian family, and I straight up didn't know that Catholics were Christians until I was an adult because I was always taught that they were sinners who were obsessed with meaningless rituals, who worshipped the virgin Mary and saints rather than god (i.e. "false idols"), etc.

I'm no longer religious, but my family still is and my mom - to this day - refuses to acknowledge the fact that Catholics are Christians.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

My pup straight up skinned a squirrel a few weeks after we adopted her.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

...why are you still talking to her?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Outer Wilds

 

Basically the title. A lot of us couldn't get together for proper 4/20 this year, so we're doing a make-up party on Saturday. What fun/engaging activities can we do?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Idk why but I've always legit found this guy sexy. Am I broken?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

...sooo I'm a decently attractive (child-free) lady that's historically been this way with my partners (granted, not every day. Basically all of my relationships have been long-term, so y'know, sometimes the mood just isn't there).

This is the first time I've heard of the mom fetish, and it also made me feel weird lol. But also made me reflect on why I've always kinda been that way, and wonder if this is maybe subconsciously the reason?

Turns out, the answer is a solid "no" lol.

I definitely had an upbringing that conditioned me to be the type of person that serves others. And so as I grew up, I guess that turned into a way that I show interest/love.

So maybe it was a similar thing for your girl? Ooooor maybe she was REALLY into feeling like a mom lol. The world may never know.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Hard disagree.

I get why people insist on comparing bad things to other things to gauge the level of bad - especially when we're talking about America. I say this as an American who was also spoon-fed the bullshit that America is "the greatest country in the world".

But I feel like the sentiment of "America is such a shitshow, we should focus on that and nothing else" is doing us all (regular people) a disservice, and creates something of a red herring.

Instead of having a single spotlight on America, maybe we should be looking at the shit state of an overwhelmingly majority of the world and ask ourselves why the fuck shit is as bad as it is.

How (and why???) does horrible/evil shit continuously prevail? Throughout all of human history, we as a species tend to get caught up in prejudice and useless (read: fucking stupid) hate.

At least to me, this feels like a pattern. Every generation of humans have a majority fall into the same dumbass bullshit (although the execution and severity of it varies).

Fuck America. From its shitty-ass origins all the way to its shitty-ass current state. But also fuck most other countries for a lit of the same shit.

There's this saying that people that should be in power are typically the ones that really don't want it, and therefore don't pursue it and/or reject it. This is the root cause of the problem. The ones that want power badly enough to be in politics (or in some cases resort to violence to seize it) tend to be the worst kinds of people. And they are the ones running the world.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I lost my dad (whom I was very close with) at 15, and my mom made my life extremely hard and confusing after that... I think I'd be mostly happy at how seemingly well-adjusted i am.

I'm objectively well-off, but turns out i care far more about non-financial things.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

30 years and 0 points

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Obey the walrus

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Idk if you've seen Euphoria, but that's the show that really made me like her as an actress. Didn't think much of her before.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I've always preferred "suspish"

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What's the point (lonestarlemmy.mooo.com)
 

Everyone knows relationships are hard work. Everyone knows that relationships hit roadblocks and whatever the fuck else. Fucking why. What's the point? Be with a person that you mostly tolerate most of the days that you exist? And even then, they still might betray you in a horrible way. I've dealt with a lot of pain and stress and loss in my life, and when the happy shit gets sour, I just don't fucking get it. Why not just live my life fucking off and dying eventually.

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Depressed Husband (lonestarlemmy.mooo.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

My husband is clearly depressed. He is also a proud man, and some degree of old-fashioned. I am 4 years younger than him, and am far more open to the idea of therapy and medication.

For context, he has dealt with his dad (whom he was close with) committing suicide when he was a teenager, a long-term girlfriend (whom he really wanted to marry) cheating on him with multiple men (including a good friend at the time) for years, and his best friend of 10 years (my brother) dying in a rafting accident that we were both part of. I've been struggling personally myself, but I have a few different things I'm trying, including therapy. He is unwilling to try therapy or medication, but isn't getting better, cause holy shit, that's a lot of unprocessed shit to deal with.

It's manifesting in really nasty ways, and hurting both of us. I don't think he means the things he says; I think he's hurting a lot and doesn't know what to do.

For what it's worth, I really have not been great to him or myself. I've been dealing with my own emotional baggage, but I'm not going to get into that. I'm working on it, and feel like after many years of work, have come through a breakthrough where I understand that I do in fact want this person in my life.

How can I help guide him to anything that will help him? Doesn't need to be therapy, medication, or a psychiatrist. Those do seem like the obvious answers, but I'm open to virtually any suggestions.

This man is amazing and a wonderful person, but he's really struggling and doesn't seem to want help, but at the same time, seems like he needs/wants help. Any thoughts?

Edit: I'm really touched by all of the thoughtful responses I've received. I don't like to talk about my marital issues with people in my life, and I know my husband wouldn't want others to know what he's struggling with. This is a great community.

I'm slowly working my way through each response. Seriously - thank you all.

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