MysterionMuffles

Erin thank you for your insight on this. Then I guess my neice's mother is just very selfish. She only tried ONCE and called it quits because as you already know, she makes the whole thing more about herself than my neice. Was the pain and bleeding really that excruciating and was there even any sure fire way to keep the pain and injury at bay?

Has anybody watched the premiere of season 4? My GOD, man was it epic. I was considering dropping this show, amongst many others, because Equestria Girls really ruined the franchise for me for a while. But season 4 truly redeemed it. There's so much about the first two episodes that made it awesome: Return of Discord! and making it even more of a mystery if he really has reformed Reference to past and relevant events really respected the continuity of the mythos More insight on where the Elements of Harmony really came from You get to SEE the battle between Celestia and Nightmare Moon, and how she banished her into the moon The animation got even better! As you can see within that battle and many more sequences Twilight's growth into becoming an Alicorn Princess presents some natural and interesting challenges With sparse dialogue and visual language, even in the briefest moments, you can easily remember how every pony related to each other so far in the series Hinting at a grander adventure when they find a significant item at the end of the episode Since the 2 parter was more of an adventure and action based story, it didn't really show if they have retained its comedic edge as well. There were some comic relief scenes that I thought were really good, but hope to see some more slice of life episodes that bring back the funnies full force.

The guys in the clip sound like they're almost there. They are able to be honest about their experience that it was a crappy thing to be spanked, and even TOLD why they were about to get spanked. That IS torture. I just think they didn't go far enough into the topic to say it IS morally wrong to hit children and for Louis to say that he understands why parents, single mothers especially, would hit their kids. That was excusing evil with sympathy. You can still sympathize with them, but that shouldn't absolve them of the responsibility for having done what they have done. I think it's highly worth the effort to get an abusive parent (preferably one that isn't your own) to examine their own childhoods and begin to see how bad it really was to cause them to be abusive in the first place. It's my belief that once they see the truth about their experience, it's not a guarantee, but it does increase their chances of improving. They can still be abusive, but knowing where it comes from is half the battle, and the guilt will crush them tenfold if they ever do lash out on their kids. If they have developed any respect for their inner children, they can almost as easily empathize with their actual children.

Oh did you watch the entire series already? There's only 6 episodes so I held off between some, they were too compelling to digest in a quick amount of time, at least for me. I guess it was the lesser evil, but that entire hamster wheel society was evil all in itself. Do you think those people would strive for freedom if he DID kill himself on that stage or ever chose to during his broadcasts? They don't show what happens over a longer period of time after he gets that opportunity. Like does ANYONE start to open their mind at some point? Anyways what a trippy episode. Any other notable ones for you? I thoroughly enjoyed the one where that woman loses her boyfriend and talks to the virtual manifestation of him through her phone and other social media. Creepy ass idea to replace your dead loved ones with technology that only resembles them.

Yeah I think would be a lot less tragic. What makes it tragic is that he sold out a little bit to afford himself...well not freedom, but a bigger room with a better wall/window scenery. Instead of that childish cartoon farm, it was I think a vast forest and the horizon? A simulated image nonetheless. It's also tragic that when he had his own program, people just watched it for entertainment instead of thinking for themselves like he was trying to preach.

Wow flat out and simple. Thanks Nathan.

I didnt mean he should be the one in the clip! Though that would explain Isabella's IQ

Oh so for the circumcision one you put a clip of the procedure, but when it comes to breastfeeding, no visual example?? You monster! In all seriousness this was a great presentation that shouldnt have to exist. But unfortunately we are in a society that teaches parents to distance from their children as soon as possible. I asked my mom how long I was breastfed for and she said it took forever to get on to formula or cow milk. Turns out 4 months is a long time to my mother lol. Her excuse was the end of maternity leave and "no time" after work to continue. Then theres also my neice who gets constipated on a regular basis and I suspect it has something to do with her mother putting her on formula since birth. Dont know if its mentioned in the video but is there ever really a possibility that breastfeeding physically hurting the mothers breast? Her reason for putting my neice on formula was because it was painful. Anyways this is getting weird talking about my family members breasts lol

oh wow yeah that was another huge aspect as to why I had to disengage from this. I was recognizing that I was trying to shape her into an Atheist/Anarchist, when all along she just agreed to anything I said even if she disagreed later...but didn't have the damn guts to. I'm starting to see how she had attracted the other guys. Just submissive agreements to feed their narcissism that's influenced by her own narcissism. LOL and thanks for the Matrix dodge comment, that made my day!

How about a reputation renewal every month or so? There are some people with 100+ positive reputation and it would take a horribly wrong and offensive message to bring that back to 0, and same with people who have -30 or even lower would have to change drastically to change their methodology. That would also be time consuming to recover on neutral ground. While I agree that downvotes should require some kind of feedback system: there should be a mulitple choice reason with the addition of "other" of course where you have to provide a quotation of what you found offensive and why. But I think overall, if we reset everyone's reputation on some monthly or bi-monthly back to 0, the people who have a horrible rating can get the opportunity to start posting more philosophically. And anyone who has a super high reputation also has the incentive to just continue being awesome.

Yeah she's not reaching out to me, so I know where my disposability lies. You're right though, it is kind of crazy that I had this need to prove to her I'm a good guy even though I've always had a bad opinion of her. Childhood recreations at the works man... The fact that I FOUND OUT I was trying to change and control her is the reason why I couldn't stay friends with her. I would be fine hanging out with her normally, but when she unloaded her problems, a part of me wanted to understand why she's so retarded and that maybe she just needs the empathy she's never gotten outside of a romantic relationship. Playing this white knight friendzone role if you wanna go that far. I was highly aware of what I was doing. I could've banged her any time I was with her lol, but no way am I losing my virginity to someone who lost their at like 13 or 14. But yeah Cynicist, it was a bit of a recreation of my relationship with my mother. They're both irrational, dogmatic women with no clear understanding of themselves, nor of what they want in romantic relationships. I kept wanting to save this friend of mine from shitty relationships without having to lock her in one with me, which is really weird, so the whole situation was just too out of my hands to hold onto. It really is a bizzaro world, chose not to send any letter in the end and just unfriended her. If I meant anything to her, she'll message me about it. I highly doubt it though. She's happy playing future mommy with her new boyfriend and his son (that was a result of his exgirlfriend raping him, or taking the condom or something weird like that), while also trying to ward off the crazy baby mama. Where would I fit in in her world of dysfunctions? Nowhere. And I'm fine with that.

Lol what do you guys mean by role playing? There's big talk of it all of a sudden.

I've done some thinking...and I've concluded that he's a bit of a reminder of my father. He really set a bad template for my relationships with men in that it's always one way. He was a screamer, and even though this friend of mine never screamed at me, it was always passive aggressive dismissals of things I found important to me. They're both sexist, unenlightened, and most importantly find people's genuine experiences of them as inconvenient to them. Furthermore, my dad also likes to try and humiliate me in front of the family. Like when I get into spats with my grandmother, I feel really guilty about them, but my dad has no problem telling other family members that she and I have had disputes like it's something to laugh at. I would then yell at him to shut up and tell him it's not funny, and all of a sudden he acts all surprised that I'm angry, and says that I just shouldn't be angry. I tell him he's embarassing me, and he says no he doesn't. Much like this friend of mine, he shifts the onus on my sensitivity because he and my father both lack it...HORRIBLY! That part of me, I figured, is my wounded inner child. He wants to manipulate and abuse my dad through this friend by using philosophy in a way to crush him. To ask things such as "define 'everything'" but of course at that point it's no longer philosophical, rather abuse disguised as philosophy if that makes sense. I feel so superior to them because I'm on the path of self knowledge and honesty, while they are stuck in their narrow minded, sexist and insensitive ways. I already feel a wave of shame for elevating myself above them, but after spending so many years feeling like I was the one below them for not having a thicker skin, I think it's justified. Correct me if I'm wrong. My desire to respond to him is also a test to see how much more effort he wants to put. Either way it goes, I do not want to renew my friendship with him. I can just block him and be on my way, but I'm starting to see the waste of energy I'll be putting in even if I send my short messages that would prompt him to be more elaborate with his apology. I want to laugh and scorn at HIS feelings now either way it happens. If he becomes more genuine (which I still doubt) then I can scoff at him and be all like "too late for that now, isn't it?!" If he remains unempathetic then it's just "aha! See, you're full of crap!" Thanks for your input guys. I'm just gonna go back to having him blocked. This desire to fight him this way wouldn't be a good use of my time unless someone can tell me otherwise.

Hmm...that part of me wants to remain attached because it feels like I can hold power over him. I can send any tiny passive aggressive message like "define 'everything,'" or, "you're right, I didn't want to hear from you," or to an even lesser extent a simple "go fornicate yourself" wants to be said. I already know that I don't want anything to do with him and do not see him in my future life, but that part of me is vengeful...it wants to just get at him "one more time," like the night he brought those women over. I felt in control and powerful to be yelling at him over the phone later at night, telling him how disappointed I was in him. I got him to cry over the phone, but...I made such a poor choice and forgave him only a few days later. That part of me regrets forgiving, and wishes to have held him in my power during that time. I don't know why though. I already know how unhealthy it is to have someone around just to abuse, especially because they've abused me. I'll think more on this, thank you guys. I really should explore why I feel the inclination to start a fight instead of just letting my silence speak for itself. I already knew his apology was weak and un specific hence the "define 'everything'" approach. It would kind of like using philosophical questioning but for unjust means. I don't want to understand him, but I want him to spill his beans in a way where he feels pressured to.

JSD: yeah for me it's a nice invitation to brag about UPB

So I got this Facebook message last week... This is from a friend who I actually had to defriend TWICE to remove permanently from my life. For these reasons: Always cracked jokes at my expense at a personal level Even more so around others Shamed me for my musical preferences Dismissed any of my philosophical conversations; particularly about violence being learned and NOT human nature, as well as a talk I couldn't even get started on about masturbation draining your energy because I just kept getting interrupted Even though he inspired me to pick up the guitar and we were even in a band together twice, when we weren't, he'd always put me down for trying to improve new skills And on our last conversation over the phone, and after having ignored his calls and texts for a few months, tried to force me into being his friend again * He told me that I just can't unfriend someone for a certain way that I feel when I'm around him I concluded that yes I can because around other people I don't feel constantly scrutinized, nor do I ever feel the need to have to lie to get him off my back about aspects of my life He's a pure mysognist who likes going for women who already have boyfriends Or a track record of sexual promiscuity that set him into a jealousy spiral, like he would be with a girl and other guys would be texting her, that would drive him up the wall The only positive I could see in our so called friendship was the fact that he was the only drummer who knows my songs inside out, especially with their odd time signatures (but I'm sure I can find better ones if I try), we have a long history, we have a platitude of inside jokes that were a work out to laugh at. I dunno what else...I've spent so much time focussing on his negatives so I didn't feel compelled to let him back in my life, therefore it's tough to come up with any positives. Perhaps there aren't anymore than that, that run deeper so I've made the right choice. *Our last conversation on the phone was earlier this year, maybe January I think? He would make claims to know me more than I know my self, that I'm stuck up and can't do this. He was actually saying that it was arrogant and heartless for me to say that "we've outgrown each other as friends and I think it's time we just move on with our lives," when I really meant it. He mocked me for having mentioned that I've journalled about our friendship and examined it that way. I said "you have two choices: either accept we can't be friends anymore, or take the time and ask yourself...that if you were me? Would you even want to be friends with someone who's treated me the way you have?" Without hesitation he said, "yes!" When I meant for this phone conversation to end right there so he can DO that... And most importantly, I was actually almost agreeing to meeting up with him by saying "okay fine if you have time this week maybe we can talk in person. This could be the last time ever, or the first time ever on a refreshed and renewed friendship." Then he started whining that I can't do this to him because we've known each other for soooo long, and I just kept going on and on about how he can't play the time card and that it's irrelevant. How did that phone call end? Well he told me that I was impossible and hung on me. A few minutes later he called back just to tell me that "if I ever see you again I would shove my **** so far down your throat that it's not even funny." *click* What should I do? I feel like I already know the answer to this; which is just block him on Facebook and continue moving on. Yet a part of me wants to feel satisfied that he has suffered without my friendship, and that this apology for "everything" can be defined in more detail. This part of me, not knowing what it is, still wants to keep him away, but more at bay. Almost like I want him to apologize even more profusely and let me know what he's "been thinking." Your thoughts?

Damn that's powerful...only a part of me sort of envies that you got somewhat better treatment upon returns from little breaks from them. Good for you for stepping up and knowing that you had to free yourself. It made me think about how people try to justify their relationships, and how I don't think I could justify mine if most of the time my parents just sit around and play Candy Crush while listening to the TV. Never really connecting with their kids and stuff. My mom at least likes to have conversations with us sometimes, but my dad is and always has been absent in my life, although we share the same physical living space. There's nothing I can add to this thead, everything I would want to say has already been said. Though I do share the glimmer of hope that Lance D has in the idea that maybe your mother will come around and understand empathy, and that she would e-mail you again with more of a genuine approach. But again I doubt it unless she somehow decides to do the self work you have done to get to this point, Olle.

Yeah my bad, Stephen. My inner critic was quick to judge this post: as a passive aggressive response to when you said "that's a bannable offense." It was taking the situation more seriously than it should have based on a few threads STer has been on (particularly Thought Terrorist's empathy one) and got some down votes. But then I scrolled up to read his first post in this thread and realized it was just a nice silly joke going on. I would be the first one, don't know who the second would be.

Wow that made my head spin. Quite trippy. Good share! I'm bookmarking this site for more. Oh there's only one. But that's a scary thought, being killed in a transportation device. Having this consciousness I have get replicated into one that truly isn't my own but shares the same memories. Let's say there is a soul to simplify it. The soul I have now that is aware and conscious of the memories of my brain and the actions I take in this very moment--to have that murdered through a simple transportation machine would be heartbreaking. There must be SOME change to the copy that comes out of the end other than at the molecular level. Ok I dunno, again it's making my head spin. To the outside world those copies would be the same person, but internally, it would have a different soul so to speak.

I think laugh tracks are horrible. I think I would enjoy most of my sitcoms the same or even better without them. There was a scene in the Big Bang Theory where Leonard opens up to Sheldon about how invalidated he felt because his mom shamed on him for having a science project too similar from his brother's. He was very upset and intense about it and I didn't find it funny, yet the laugh track (actual audience no less) was so amused. Look at what happens when you add an unneccessary laugh track to one of the saddest scenes in Fresh Prince. I'll admit I laughed at it because of how misplaced it was, to actually put the laughter where the most hard hitting lines were delivered.

Sayo, I made the same argument on Facebook. Why aren't the parents teaching the kids about internet safety and self respect? Someone told me that some of these parents PUT their children in these online prostitutions willingly because it's an easy way to make money. Having government appeal to this it's just...it's dumb. It's too extra. All the resources put into the computerization and the tracking. It looks well and good on the surface, but that only catches current criminals. It doesn't PREVENT the cause, just attacks the symptoms.

Whoo it's my first time posting a thread in current events! But here's something I found pretty interesting. I got some thoughts on it, but would like to read yours first since I usually start most of my threads with giant walls of text.

Lol that's hilarious. Though I don't doubt the validity of even trying that approach, as tedious as it would be. Probably would be easier to just write a play with each part playing a character (as opposed to a character playing a part in the traditional sense). Heh, I guess that's what all fictional writing really is. An examination of the IFS.

It's kind of like Occam's Razor right? The simplest answer is usually the best one. Otherwise muddling it up in abstractions and complications creates its own set of problems when trying to tackle complex social problems. Not to say that that principle is always valid. I think complicated answers to complicated questions are required sometimes, but I can't think of a situation right now, so maybe that's just me trying not to be fully accepting of other philosophical ideas? I don't know! But basically, Peter Joseph for the sake of simply being understood by ANYBODY...needs to look into Occam's Razor. Theories with the least assumptions and the simplest line of reasoning should be preferred, but not always the answer when a complicated answer is truly required.

Yeah even when I wasn't full aware of the need for empathy towards children, that "prank" always bothered me. Kinda cruel and stupid. Have you guys seen the girl that reacts maturely? btw what's POS?