Open Bar: Funnier Than White People Practicing Voodoo

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Trippin', your mom sounds like an insecure manipulative toxic person and I'm sorry both that she's interfered with your father's relationship with your half-siblings and that she's trying to use you as a tool to generate more misery and drama.

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Unrelated, but is it  just me, or does it look like there's a guy in blue pants standing behind me in my avatar? It's kind of creeping me out.

You mean there wasn't someone standing behind you? I thought there was, all this time.

There's something in blue pants standing behind you in your avatar.

Well, that's fucking weird.

1) something (ANSI) kneels in blue pants
2) there also appears to be a human face, with shades and beanie, over left shoulder

Distance between 1) & 2) would suggest two (2) separate entities, or one separated at the waist

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

The Coquette lays the smack down.

http://dearcoquette.com/post/88399276593/on-not-playing-the-victim

My friend is a lesbian who's very extreme in her views and is often quite offensive to me about being straight and how my relationship is 'boring and meaningless' because of this. How do I show her this is just as hurtful as a homophobic comment?


Um, you're straight. How the fuck would you know how much homophobic comments hurt?

And then it gets better.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

The Coquette lays the smack down.

http://dearcoquette.com/post/88399276593/on-not-playing-the-victim

My friend is a lesbian who's very extreme in her views and is often quite offensive to me about being straight and how my relationship is 'boring and meaningless' because of this. How do I show her this is just as hurtful as a homophobic comment?


Um, you're straight. How the fuck would you know how much homophobic comments hurt?

And then it gets better.

That needed to be said.

I wish more people understood that "That's hurtful and a dick thing to say" doesn't equal "That hurts me JUST AS MUCH as systemic oppression, exclusion, and violence". If the former is true, just say the former, and don't try to equate it to the latter.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Unrelated, but is it  just me, or does it look like there's a guy in blue pants standing behind me in my avatar? It's kind of creeping me out.

You mean there wasn't someone standing behind you? I thought there was, all this time.

There's something in blue pants standing behind you in your avatar.

Well, that's fucking weird.

Marrowman.

[trippinprincezz13]

Trippin, I'd be more upset at your mom than your dad.  Before you even get to the content of the letter, her actions of sending you and your siblings private correspondence without your dad's knowledge is not cool.

Seems such a confounding thing to share. This is the kind of thing I could see my mom doing back in the day (she couldn't stand a couple of my half-sibs). It's horrible and for the life of me, I'll never understand the thought processes that go into parents doing shit like this.

I'm noticing it more and more and I don't like it. That's not the person I try to be and typically not the type of person I tolerate. And really, I don't get it. She says it's "because of how they treated your father"...but I don't know. She always has to find something negative or take something neutral and try to spin it negatively. I really don't see what they "did" except maybe not be thrilled about Dad finding a new wife and having new kids and perhaps, possibly understandably, becoming bitter over it.

Again, I don't know the whole story, and I'm not trying to say my dad was a horrible father or anything. I don't know the situation, don't know what his ex was like, don't know what transpired during and after the divorce. But I do know that he doesn't seem to have this hatred for his kids that my mom does.

Tell your mom irrational hate makes you age faster so you gave it up in favor of LOLCAT pictures. And then tell her it was a dick move to steal your dad's letter and pass it around like rage!porn. It sounds like she has an inferiority complex since she wasn't "the first". The first choice, the first Mrs. Whatsit, whatever.

I don't actually know, though. So you can ignore the unsolicited advice and skip to the commiseration.

Man, that sucks, trippin. I hope it gets sorted out and you don't have to attack your mom with Duct Tape on Father's Day. Although if you happen to have a roll of the festive colored stuff, maybe it will add some zest to the festivities?

to the bolded, but it's true. And yea, I intend to confront her on that. I'm used to the biting remarks and all, but this is just beyond that in so many ways. And that sounds like it could be related to some sort of complex like that. It's got to be awful to feel the need to put others down to feel better about yourself, if that's what it is. I really can't believe she's trying to drag us into it.

Colorful duct tape does sound like a good solution though  Bright colors do make me smile

[trippinprincezz13]

Trippin', your mom sounds like an insecure manipulative toxic person and I'm sorry both that she's interfered with your father's relationship with your half-siblings and that she's trying to use you as a tool to generate more misery and drama.

I'm seeing this more and more and I hate it because I see the good in her too. But it's not like it hasn't been turned in my direction before, even if not often. I just really don't get it. Like I said it leaves a real bad taste in my mouth. I need to put my foot down on the negativity. I can't, and don't want to, deal with this shit.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Unrelated, but is it  just me, or does it look like there's a guy in blue pants standing behind me in my avatar? It's kind of creeping me out.

You mean there wasn't someone standing behind you? I thought there was, all this time.

There's something in blue pants standing behind you in your avatar.

Well, that's fucking weird.

Marrowman.

[Eater of Clowns]

Unrelated, but is it  just me, or does it look like there's a guy in blue pants standing behind me in my avatar? It's kind of creeping me out.

You mean there wasn't someone standing behind you? I thought there was, all this time.

There's something in blue pants standing behind you in your avatar.

Well, that's fucking weird.

Marrowman.

[P3nT4gR4m]

Trippin', your mom sounds like an insecure manipulative toxic person and I'm sorry both that she's interfered with your father's relationship with your half-siblings and that she's trying to use you as a tool to generate more misery and drama.

I'm seeing this more and more and I hate it because I see the good in her too. But it's not like it hasn't been turned in my direction before, even if not often. I just really don't get it. Like I said it leaves a real bad taste in my mouth. I need to put my foot down on the negativity. I can't, and don't want to, deal with this shit.

I grew up in the middle of a bitter divorce. My parents couldn't help themselves. Me and my kid sister were used as weapons constantly.  It's not fair and it sucks but it's not really their fault. Butthurt causes rage and irrationality. Doesn't make them bad people. Only weak.

[minuspace]

Unrelated, but is it  just me, or does it look like there's a guy in blue pants standing behind me in my avatar? It's kind of creeping me out.

You mean there wasn't someone standing behind you? I thought there was, all this time.

There's something in blue pants standing behind you in your avatar.

Well, that's fucking weird.

Marrowman.

No, no, no...  The Marrowman is Nigel's Sex-Slave.  Poor guy. 

[Cain]

I need to stop getting more jobs.  Shit, even filling out just the last 10 years is giving me carpal tunnel syndrome.

[UB]

Unrelated, but is it  just me, or does it look like there's a guy in blue pants standing behind me in my avatar? It's kind of creeping me out.

You mean there wasn't someone standing behind you? I thought there was, all this time.

There's something in blue pants standing behind you in your avatar.

Well, that's fucking weird.

Marrowman.

No, no, no...  The Marrowman is Nigel's Sex-Slave.  Poor guy. 

Haha... *that* was honestly my first thought.  It even looks like the person is strapped or something.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Unrelated, but is it  just me, or does it look like there's a guy in blue pants standing behind me in my avatar? It's kind of creeping me out.

You mean there wasn't someone standing behind you? I thought there was, all this time.

There's something in blue pants standing behind you in your avatar.

Well, that's fucking weird.

Marrowman.

No, no, no...  The Marrowman is Nigel's Sex-Slave.  Poor guy. 

Joke very over.

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