Shore-ing Up Sides
What kind of a name is this episode? Stupid title. It does give us a clue that this episode will show the demise of friendships and that the cast takes sides. They split up! The casts of NJ are all doing interviews online and on TV. A lot of spoilers are coming out from the cast including who switches sides. I know who. It's all-over social media. I doubt anyone cares if it's spoiled, but you never know. We got a long season ahead. Please! I hope the arguing isn't as bad as last year!
Now, on with the episode...
The cast is still down at the Shore. It looks beautiful and also fun! Of course, they are still divided. Jen and Bill A is with Dolores and Paul. Teresa and Louie went home because Gabriella is leaving for college. Rachel and John are with Adult Jen Fessler and her husband Jeff along with Danielle and Nate. Melissa and Joe are with Marge and her Joe--he really loves her, he's rubbing her feet, very clingy. I would hate it! But that's just me. Most women love to be pampered. Not me.
John asks Adult Jen F about the party the night before. He secretly wants to know why she is hanging around with the enemy, Teresa. Jen states that she never had a problem with Teresa, Rachel looks at her with daggers, she is mad as hell. She states in her talking head that Adult Jen couldn't stand Teresa and that now that Adult Jen has jumped ship, Rachel is done with her. She is very hurt and called Adult Jen F stupid.
Dolores asks Jen A what is going on between Melissa and her. Jen says she is not feeling her and is not a chump. Melissa tells Marge that Jen A spread rumors, so she is not happy with her. The bad feelings is mutual between these two women...
Melissa is throwing a Birthday Party for Joe. It's going to be an Italian theme party. She and Marge discuss what to do about Jen A because she might feel like the lone enemy there without Teresa. Melissa thinks she and Bull should attend. So, with that, Joe Gorga calls Bill and extends an invitation to him and his wife. Bill tells him thank you, but his wife Jen is still not in a good place with Melissa. Jen is not having it. She is still hurt from last year and thinks Joe's invite was not sincere. She is glad that Bill finally stood up for her. She says they are a team from now on. He will stand up for her or he will feel her wrath! Bill just smiles at her no matter what she says. Why is he always smiling?!
Teresa and all her girls are packing up for Gabriella. Gia is crying, all the girls are crying. Gia tells Gabriella that she is so proud of her for getting into the University of Michigan. It's a very had college to get into. Teresa is also crying. Teresa ex, Joe Guidice calls. Teresa can't look at him or she will cry. He tells them all this is a good thing. Louie comes in and tries to cheer them up too. Joe can't afford college, so Teresa and Louie are paying. I doubt Louie is paying, but Producers put Teresa on the spot and asked her if Louie is also paying. Of course she is going to say yes. Pretty sure only Teresa is paying. I saw a preview that Louie went through all of Teresa's money. So, there's that.
Teresa and Louie go outside. She tells him she is in her love bubble with him and no matter what happened at the party or with their enemies she has his love. What does enemies have to do with their love bubble? They are holding hands, clinging to each other while they bring up John Fuda, they rip him apart. Louie called him ugly and a loser. Louie you're no prize in the looks either so no room to talk. Teresa tells him he handled it with grace with John and she is sorry he has to deal with this. He says the same to her, she doesn't deserve any of this. I feel so bad what these two have to put up with. Not! Louie handled it with grace! What the... such an odd thing to say. Louie wrote on Instagram that Teresa has so much grace. I would not describe these two with the word grace.
Joe Gorga's party starts. It looks like fun. The men were doing shots on a blow-up doll's ass that John brought. Ass shots are not my style of fun, but to each their own.
Rachel is complaining about Adult Jen F's betrayal and Marge is talking about Jen A. Marge thinks Jen A should have shown up. Why? I wouldn't if I was her. Rachel agrees with me and says she wouldn't have shown up either.
Back home Teresa throws a going away dinner party for Gabriella at a restaurant. Louie's boys are there along with her daughters. It's a nice family scene. They all reminisce and have a nice time together. Cheers Gabriella! I hope she succeeds in whatever career that she decides to do. I am sure she will.
Back at the party John and Paul joke around with the other men and make up. Oh, and Frank is there. I thought he was off the show for good. He tells Joe that he misses him and that he is Starchy to his Hutch. What?!! Oh, and Frankie Jr. Isn't in Dolores' background family tagline. It's Paul and her daughter. Maybe Frank Jr. had enough of the show.
Marge, Rachel and Adult Jen F sit down. Marge is going to get her. She asks her about Teresa and Louie. Marge is going on and on about it, she is annoyed. Jackie sits down and takes Adult F's side. Marge and Rachel are not having it. Marge tells Adult Jen that she doesn't understand what she is doing, she hated them. Adult Jen is not budging, she now loves Teresa and will be friends with whoever she wants. Rache; starts crying about all of this. Adult Jen feels bad for Rachel, but she loves Teresa now! Rachel feels very betrayed, and Marge is not having what Adult Jen A is putting down. This is messy. Jen F told Marge she is not Marge's soldier, and she will do what she wants and be friends with who she wants. There is a lot of arguing going on and I am sure it will continue. Jackie is comforting Adult Jen and Marge and Rachel are talking about Jen F to Danielle, Rachel is still crying. The betrayal is real. Danielle agrees with Rachel and Marge--she says Adult Jen F isn't loyal and should never do that to her best friends.
Adult Jen F is trying with all her might to tell everyone that she is the best friend anyone could ever have! I don't know about that. What do you all think? Is Jen F a traitor or is Marge and Rachel being unreasonable? If someone does me harm and spread rumors about me. I wouldn't be too fond if my friend befriended that person who she knew for a minute and said she disliked. It's hurtful to do that to a longtime friend who you trusted. That's my take on this.
Oh yeah, and Joe Gorga gets a nice big Italian cannoli cake! Besides the arguing, there were a lot of people there having a lot of fun. Everyone wished him a Happy Birthday and it ended on a happy scene with the delicious cake! Who doesn't love cake?
To Be Continued...

I have been staying home a lot with a long term illness. I love hockey and baseball and football. Basketball was something my grandfather binged 24/7. We watched Michael Jordan when I was a kid. So of course the Bulls were my team then but, to be fair, whatever team MJ was on would’ve been my team then.
I’ve really gotten back into the NBA here the last few months. Widdling down my favorite team options. Bulls, Mavericks, Lakers, Pacers and Timberwolves are all still in the running.
I live closest to Indy. The Bulls for my childhood and MJ. Mavericks for my favorite color and jerseys in the league. Minnesota for mostly KG nostalgia and Lakers for Kobe.
What a game that was tonight and I got to watch it with family which was awesome. Basketball has evolved to where the Europeans are taking over. Big men can still grind inside like Shaq but some can even shoot threes too. Wild man. Super fun just wanted to share my thoughts.
So even though I’m coughing the entire time I’m really enjoying what we are seeing from the NBA playoffs.

Talking with my son about haircuts and facial hair; she jumps into the conversation:
I don’t like men with mustache, I had a boyfriend with one.

• silence

Nobody asked her opinion.

Link to Part 1- https://www.reddit.com/ShahRukhKhan/comments/1cvqb95/how_i_would_change_dunki_copypasta_from_my_post/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
ACT 2:
This chunk of the movie is a bit tough for me to completely crack. However, I have a solid idea of how it would play out. Basically, till the interval point, we would see the gang's dunki journey intercut with the modern-day scenes. When the gang is about to set out on the journey, they are part of a large group of a dozen people. Here we get a moment where some people collect the Indian soil in small containers. This confuses the gang, because they personally don't really have any positive feelings towards their country. The journey starts. In the actual movie, this whole portion is covered in just 20 minutes. In this version, atleast 40 minutes would be devoted to this portion.
When we cut to the modern day portions, we learn that the prime minister of the UK is on a visit to India alongwith some delegates. Hardy has been persistently trying to meet the PM, but due to security concerns, he is denied repeatedly. Eventually, a large group of people start protesting with Hardy to meet the PM. They use taglines to protest that as of now, the audience doesn't understand (this will get fleshed out in the second half).
The dunki portions will initially be on the humorous side, with the gang and the rest of the group escaping dangerous situations that are presented in a funny way. However, things get dark quickly. A lot of the members die due to exhaustion, thirst or starvation. They also encounter a group of donkers who capture them. Here, more members of the group die but our core gang manages to escape. Throughout all this, the dynamics will be fleshed out, especially Hardy and Manu's love story. Lutt Putt Gaya can be inserted into the eariler parts of the dunki portions. Sukhi understands that Hardy loves Manu, and the two men have a conversation. Here, we can establish that Sukhi gives Hardy the idea of proposing to Manu at the Big Ben (establishing Hardy and Sukhi as best buds). We get the same sequence with the border patrol, but this is where Sukhi's death happens. The film takes a more emotional note. Hardy, Manu and Baggu eventually complete the jouney, and reach London.
INTERVAL
(Disclaimer: Things get a bit messy here. This is where a strong screenplay would be needed, so imagine that only Hirani and Joshi wrote the screenplay, and Kanika Dhillon was not a part of the process. Also, in act 1 in the Laltu portions, through satire, we would establish how stupid the conditions to get visas are (I forgot to include this in the prev. post))
The gang goes to Big Ben, there they meet Balli like the actual film. Here, we see in detail the hardships the gang faces, ranging from unemployment to racism. This would need the Hirani magic, so we can establish the character arcs. This is where Hardy starts understanding the value of his own country and starts longing for home (insert an emotional song sequence). The rest still want to stay in the UK, however. Eventually, we get the whole church sequence, just with better screenwriting and pacing. Things go the same and the gang ends up in court. Here, when Hardy has a convo with the judge, he doesn't say that visas are stupid, he says that the terms and conditons for visas are stupid. Just like the film, Hardy refuses to take asylum, and we also see him explaining to Manu that his whole life he has been abusing his country, even to justify his own flaws, he is tired now.
We then see a sequence of Hardy reunitng with his motherland after a full two years(one year in dunki, one year in UK), intercut with Manu suffering in London. A nice 10-15 minute sequence is needed to establish Manu suffering in London and realising the importance of her home alongwith the mutual longing between her and Hardy. This would make their reunion at the airport much more emotional
Cut to 15 years later, Hardy is gearing up for a race, when Manu calls. Things play out like the actual film, where Hardy goes to Dubai and gets the gang back to India. That whole reverse-dunki sequence was great on paper, it just needed better screenwriting and pacing to make it more thrilling and humorous. We get the Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se song here, with the gang reuniting with their motherland.
We cut to the interrogation chamber, where Priya asks Hardy how did he get into this mess again. He starts explaining, and we go into flashback again.
5 years after he brought Manu back home, Hardy and the gang now run an old-age home for people whose children have gone to foreign and are now alone. Here, a lot of the people have children who went the dunki way, and are desperate to come back. but cannot due to several foreign countries passing severe laws like extended prison times before deportation. The leading country in all of this is the UK.
Hardy wants to help, but is also reluctant to get into this mess again. He goes for a race to another city with Geetu, and during the race, collapses, experiencing severe chest pain. After some checkups, Hardy and Geetu learn that it is a heart tumor, and Hardy only has 6 months left. The rest of the gang are purposely kept oblivious to this entire incident. Hardy sees this as a message from god, that he must fight for the illegal immigrants before dying.
Hardy and the gang set out on their journey, carrying out protests. When the UK's PM comes to India, they get desperate to meet him, carrying out rallies for the same. When the UK PMO digs up some old files and learns that Hardy was supposedly ousted from the UK as he was an illegal immigrant, they strictly deny him a meeting with the PM, fearing security risks. Eventually, the protests keep growing, with hundreds of people joining and Hardy even challenging the PM and his delegates to a live TV debate. They demand the UK to abolish its new severe laws. Throughout the protests, Hardy's situations keeps worsening and it becomes tougher for him to hide his condition from Manu. Geetu also wants Hardy to stop all of this, but Hardy isn't ready. After this latest protest, he was finally arrested.
There is a solemn silence in the room. Priya receives a call, and she tells Hardy that not only has he been bailed, but the PM has also agreed for the debate.
END OF ACT 2

In 2022 we dated and it lasted three months. I broke up with her even though I cheated emotionally and was very difficult because I was going through a mental illness that I didn’t know I had at the time. after I was released from the mental hospital, months had been gone and she moved on. I told her my diagnosis and that I’m going to therapy and that I wanna try again, notice she and I talked and she said if I go to therapy we will get back together. But this couldn’t work because she moved to another province. She agreed to be friends even though she lived across the country now. I told her I’ll try to see if I still have feelings as time passes by. since that’s happened her life has been constantly getting worse; injury leading to job loss, men playing her, mental health problems. we FaceTime and would talk about the guys she dates to the point of me starting to lose feelings because what she does isn’t aligning with who I want to be with romantically.
This is the actual event I wanna talk about. Just now, she and I were talked about meeting again and this is how the conversation went:
Me: “are you coming here?”
Ex: “in July, I’m going up north to a family trip”
Me: “that’s fun, are we gonna be able to hangout maybe you can stay one extra day so we can hike or something”
Ex: “i don’t think that’s a good idea”
Me: “why not?”
Ex: “if only you didn’t have feelings for me”
I told her I wanna do things like go on a hike or hangout, not something sexual. She is basically my only friend right now. How she responded made me irrationally angry.
Ex: “My roommate and I think that you’re subconsciously ruining my life because you send negative energy to me without realizing that you’re doing it”
Me: “the only negative thing I think about is your sex life because I know way too much about it like the details of the sex you’re having and you’ve slept with at least 10 more people since we first dated so it’s hard for me to process it but you still talk about it everytime”
Ex: “I still think you have feelings for me”
Me: “I don’t, maybe we should stop talking if you think I’m ruining your life”
Ex: “oh my god I can’t say anything without you saying you’re giving me an ultimatum about how we shouldn’t speak”
Me: “I don’t wanna be a friend, or even in your life if you think of me in that way”
Then she started punching the wall and said she had to go. She texted me saying “sorry I had a mental breakdown I had to hang up when I started punching the wall”
She didn’t apologize about saying I ruin her life, or about saying I have feelings when I am confident I don’t. When we dated I made a lot of mistakes that make me guilty and to make things right and prove I wanna be friends, Ive sent a total of $2500 Canadian to her. This was money she needed to pay rent and for food etc. not on lavish things. I feel sorry for her because her life is messy right now but I also feel violated as a friend and I am not sure how to go about it. I always wanted to be the few percent that make a bad situation like our 3 month relationship turn into a great thing, instead of just saying fuck my ex. But this is difficult
More context if you are interested: last Christmas she visited because she had family here and I saw her twice. Prior to this all we did was FaceTime and text. She could only make time to meet at night but I didn’t have an issue so I met with her and hooked up two times.

I am someone who lives with all men and I’m the only girl, generally I’m messy but not dirty however the rest of my family is DIRTY and they don’t mind the filth one bit. After coming back from university I’ve only been eating take out for the 3 weeks I been back due to the state of the kitchen and the fridge and no many how many times I clean it, it gets disgustingly dirty within 2 days. I don’t know if anyone has any advice cause I’m fed up and I’m tired of sitting in my room hungry cause there is old food and drinks everywhere encrusted on and in the fridge (shelves) and all over the counters that they just let sit there. I’ve already tried telling them. Not sure what else to do when they don’t care, I’m the only one cleaning up and I’m not eating either at all or well cause of it.

Okay, so I was born in 1999, and this story happened in either 2002 or 2003, when I was 3 or 4 years old. This was only 1 or 2 years after I was diagnosed, at the age of 2.
Music has always been one of my special talents, for as long as I can remember, ESPECIALLY Rock and Roll. Green Day was my favorite band when I was 4/5 years old (and I REALLY hated the Wiggles. I didn’t see the appeal of grown men living in a house with grown people in animal costumes singing about fruit salad).
I was always interested in classic rock/alternative/indie/punk music (I’ve always loved rock concerts and they have never really bothered me), and at the time one of my favorite bands was, as a 3/4 year old, the Ramones.
My preschool was hosting a talent show at the time and I wanted to participate. And though it wasn’t unusual for kids to get up and sing at the talent show, most of the time the songs were not wholly unexpected for kids to sing, like nursery rhymes or Disney songs.
Not me.
Of course, now that I am 25 and I was very young then, I don’t really have that good of a memory, so a lot of this story comes from my mom.
So, up I get on stage, and apparently, either one of the teachers said that I was gonna sing a song for them, or I was asked what I was gonna do, and I said that I would sing. (Again, I was only like 3 or 4 at the time, so my memory isn’t that great).
So there I am, a little 3 to 4 year old child, getting ready to sing. Some of the other parents in the audience probably were like, oh how sweet, we’re gonna hear another cute little Disney song or Nursery Rhyme or whatever hahahahaha…
And then, I start singing, quite loudly and proudly at the top of my lungs, The Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated” (one of my favorite songs at the time), and according to my mom and dad, I was parading around the stage like an inner punk rocker, apparently clutching the microphone tightly with my hands as if I felt like the microphone would be taken away at any moment. (Again, this is from my mom and dad, and I was only 3 or 4 at the time so I was too young to remember).
That probably shocked the teachers and parents there, that this little child knew all the words to a nearly 30 year old (at the time anyway) punk song about being so damn bored out of your mind waiting for a show that, well, you wanna be sedated and sang it at the top of their lungs in a small voice or whatever. Of course being 3 or 4 I had NO idea what the lyrics meant, but I didn’t care.
And I normally had quite a difficult time with expressive language and couldn’t exactly initiate or maintain a conversation or even talk and interact/socialize with my peers, but I memorized song lyrics and could sing them through like there was no problem.
According to my mom, though she and my dad (and perhaps the other parents as well) found this hilarious, the other teachers were not thrilled or found it funny, probably because they didn’t find it appropriate that a little girl would be singing about wanting to be sedated, but they didn’t know what to do because they had never really dealt with a situation like this before in their lives, or they just felt that cutting the act short would not be a great thing, so they just went along with it.
There was also, according to my parents, another kid (a boy) whose talent was to tell you where the train lines in NYC went and where their stops were located.
But anyway, that’s my quirky little wholesome story for you.

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First off, feel free to comment about your own experiences. I would love it if anybody can relate. I'm also open to questions, advice, whatever you wanna write. This is gonna be a bit longer, just fyi. Excuse lack of proper chronological order and maybe some wonky sentences, English isn't my first language.
I was parentified.
For context, my mother has three children, I'm the youngest one, then there's my older half-brother (30) and my older half-sister (36). Their father was a violent alcoholic with schizophrenic tendencies (official diagnosis), luckily I never met him. I refer to them as brother and sister. I'm 21 now. I'm the only child of my mom and my dad, my dad has three other kids who are in the same age group as my maternal siblings. Lots of history with divorces and family fights, I'm the center of a complete patchwork family, everybody moved towns a lot, it's all a bit messy and disorganized.
My mother has severe borderline disorder and has massive trauma from several age stages, especially involving men. She was heavily parentified and yet socially cast out by her family herself. I don't remember a time where I didn't act like her father, emotionally. This is made worse by the fact that I'm trans so I was like her bestie before I began socially transitioning in my early teen years. Of course, this was a massive issue for her. She told me she had only ever wanted daughters. Materially she was taking care of things until I was about 11 - walked me to school and took care of the household, used to work, everything.
I remember sitting next to her during a talk/fight she had with my dad while she was sobbing, I can't have been older than 3 or 4. They got divorced around that time. As I grew older, I came to be my mom's sole emotional support person. We had moved to an isolated village with my step-father and she developed a severe agoraphobia for some time. My step-father avoided all emotionality with both her and me and therefore I was now her only friend. I overheard conversations that she shouldn't be having with her child next door and was told about her most severe fears and traumas from a young age. I was lashed out at on a near daily basis and punishment came unexpectedly. It would consist of being screamed at for minutes on end until I would cry and hyperventilate, but she wouldn't stop then.
In spite of her idea of punishment and raising children, she was incredibly attached to me, still is. This would include massive anxiety fits when she didn't know where I was or when I was getting into activities she didn't approve of. One time, when I was about 17, I went to a party in my friend's basement. She knew about this and approved it, knew my friends and where they lived. I didn't have any signal in that basenent so she couldn't reach me. She proceeded to look up my other friends' parents' phone number and call them to contact me. There was nothing she wanted except to know that I had arrived there.
Whereas my other siblings had long left the household years apart from eachother, both with specific and complex fights and banging doors and screaming fits, I was, as the youngest child, turned into a confessional and a therapist. I would mediate fights from a young age. I witnessed physical violence between my brother, my mother and my sister. My brother was the perpetrator for the most part (however, I was neither hurt nor threatened myself). Nobody proceeded to remove me from the situation or stop me from getting involved. From then on, every fight and every drama caused me intense bouts of anxiety and it, to this day, remains to be the only thing that makes me cry and/or lash out.
In a household full of anger, my anger was not tolerated. I was raised with some old-timey sort of black paedagogy (edit: by this i mean some nazi-era remnants type of paedagogy) (I'm German so it is something of a generational curse for some): I was to have unwavering respect for my parents, I was expected to be obedient, "let him cry it out" type stuff. At least when I was a younger child. When I got older, my emotions did not matter either. After stressful situations or fights that I proceeded to witness for most of my life, nobody ever asked me how I felt or explained to me what had actually gone down. I was left alone while not being left alone at all.
If I failed to provide emotional security for my mother or even attempted to call her out, I was made to feel immensely guilty. This could range from her crying/yelling things like "Why is it always me that must suffer" to guilt-tripping texts and blocking my contact for a while to very action-based suicide threats, depending on the situation. Her emotions were forced to be my emotions if I wanted to "stay alive".
At the same time, I still proceeded to excel in school. I felt like dying but nobody, and I tell you, nobody, noticed. I was a teacher's pet, I still had some loose friendships, I visited my dad once a month or more ever since my parents divorced. Nobody realized what I felt. I felt alone and had the worst depressive episode of my life when I was 13. I neglected personal hygiene. I never opened up to my father for many years. To this day I think he doesn't know everything. Especially during covid, him and my ex-stepmother were my safe space. When I first opened up to them, they welcomed me with open arms, my father was very strict and cold when I was young, but he softened, changed, and is everything and more I could ask for in a father. He is among the most positive examples of masculinity and especially of fatherhood that I know in my circles. He sends me postcards several times a month, wants me to visit, hugs me and tells me he loves me and that he's proud, gives me space. The dad who remembers the names of our childhood stuffed animals. Literally. I love him to death. He was also the only parent who engaged in activities with me and would play with me, later on take me to the movies, go to bars and restaurants, go to museums with me etc.
My mother got worse both psychologically and physically, she is chronically ill and needs immense support in a lot of things now. For about a year, my stepfather worked in a town far away and only came home during the weekends. This was during covid. Within a year, I developed a hatred so deep for my mother that I had thoughts that scared me. I took care of our pets and the household, was not allowed to get into any activities after school other than coming home and spent hours after my day listening to her rants, anxieties, fears. I get hateful goosebumps when I remember the way she used to call my name when she wanted me to do something for her. Sometimes she would make me stay awake for longer, knowing that I had to get up at 6am again. It was usually already around 12 at night. She wanted me to walk the dog before SHE went to bed because otherwise it would ruin her otherwise horribly insomniac circadian rhythm. Therefore I was not allowed to go to sleep. At that point she had not worked for more than 6 years and stayed home all the time. My stepfather and I did grocery shopping. She rarely ever leaves the house if she can avoid it. This was during the German version of my GCSE's.
I was denied medical care that could have potentially fixed my posture issues and other orthopedic issues. My mother deemed physiotherapy as inefficient and got mad when I asked her about it again. Money was always an issue. We were evicted once. I was denied certain things and never asked for extra cash because we ran low on money, my stepfather was blamed for smoking and consuming a lot of meat (which indeed is pricy), but my mother never reflected on her online shopping addiction and I'm aware that she is in an ongoing debt. Has been for years now.
Things got a bit better when my stepfather moved back and Covid cleared up somewhat. Regardless, I used pure spite to continue studying hard while they were yelling at eachother from the top of their lungs for hours on end and did the best I could to get the hell out of there. I've had therapy with several years' of breaks for a total of nearly 3 years now, that I partially applied for myself and I'm working on tackling everything. I live in a different city, studying subjects that I love. I get all my shit done, for the most part, I know how to do paperwork and know how all of the chores work. I can regulate myself in terms of sleep and food and cheap thrills. I have a (milder) case of anxiety. I keep meaningful friendships in which I find myself capable of avoiding all the harmful behaviors and attitudes I was taught. I'm learning to stand my ground and take responsibility for my own decisions and actions.
When I establish my boundaries with her now, she turns into some sort of anxious-attached mess. She over-apologizes to me. She puts me on a pedestal and I'm living a life that she is jealous of. She is intensely attached to me and considers me her favorite child and also hasn't properly gotten over my father, over 15 years of them being divorced. She will do anything to support me materially and then tear me down emotionally. Everything I tell her is followed by her mourning the life she doesn't have and never had instead of properly celebrating with me. She gets noticeably sad when I refuse to give her my full attention, she yearns for what she considered a deep and important relationship to me. But it was all just emotional neglect and emotional abuse. Now I sometimes can't help but meet her with the same attitude she gave me.
This is not perfectly chronological and all over the place. I have complicated relationships with my siblings and other relatives, which I don't mourn, but feel guilty about. My father and I are very good with eachother although I need to confront him about some things as well. With my mother I do the bare minimum to avoid conflict, yet without throwing my sense of self out of the window again. She is the only human who can easily cause anxiety attacks in me, no matter where or when. I sometimes wish I was not in contact with her. I have a tendency for smoking too much weed and being just a bit too careless with other drugs (although I rarely do those in comparison), but I also try and regulate this heavily (e.g. not finding a dealer but asking friends every once in a while etcetc). I think this stems from these experiences. Apart from that, I think I'm coping very well.
To everybody: it does get better. It does. Even when your emotions are a rollercoaster sometimes. You will be in a different place, maybe you already are, and you'll escape from these structures. I think the hardest pill for me to swallow is that I create my own reality and that nobody will give me my stolen childhood back. I am an (albeit young) adult now and I must do everything I can to avoid becoming like her. Her life is not a life I want to lead. There's hope and you won't always be in this place.

Question, Is Ryan Reynolds A Movie Star?
I saw a comment on this and I wonder. One one hand, I enjoyed Ryan Reynolds, one another, he really doesn't have great success when it comes to tentpole films.
Let me explain, His 1st major film that got him attention, Van Wilder, it was modestly successful at the box office, it made 38 Million on a 5 Million Budget. His next major film was Blade: Trinity as Hannibal King, and that did not go se well with Audiences. His next tentpole film is X-Men Original: Wolverine, where he finally plays Deadpool, However, this version of Deadpool was very unpopular with Fans, and as a whole, the film underperformed, grossing 350 Million on a 150 Million Budget. His next major role was in Romantic Comedy, The Proposal, and that film was a real box-office success grossing 317 Millon on a 40 Million Budget, however you could argue that people went to see that for Sandra Bullock.
His next major film is Green Lantern where he plays Hal Jordon, and once again, people didn't like and was a bomb grossing 220 Millon on a 200 Millon Budget. His next major roles were in 2013, with The animated film, The Croods, Turbo, and R.I.P.D. The Croods was successful, while Turbo and R.I.P.D underperformed.
He next major tentpole is Deadpool, and a re-interpertation of the character and I think Deadpool finally got Ryan Reynolds into the pop-culture and was a Major Box Office Success, grossing 782 Million on a 58 Million Budget. His next major films were in 2017 with Life and The Hitman's Bodyguard and they were modestly successful, grossing 100.5 Million and 183.4 Million. Next is Deadpool II, and that film was a Major Box-Office Success grossing 786 Million on a 110 Million. Next is Detective Pikachu and that one was a success grossing 450 Million on a 150 Million Budget.
Now this is where we get tricky because when you look at some of his major tentpole, 6 Underground, The Croods: The New Age, Red Notice, The Adam Project, Spirited were all release on Streaming. His other films that I haven't list are also either mid-budgeted for Indie tier Films.
I think Ryan Reynolds is a good actor, but let's be real, he hasn't gotten a lot of success at the box office and when he does, it is when he does a more mid-budget type film.

Where do I begin. For the purpose of this post, I will use fictious names and locations as it is ongoing, and out of respect (even though she doesn't deserve any)
My name is Daniel. I am 35 years old, and i am dying. I have a disease called systemic sclerosis. I am currently on a supplemental disability plan, until I get approved for SSI (social Security). Until then, my income is about 4K a month. I own a home but after child support and bills, NOT INCLUDING gas, food, haircuts, medical appointments, and or emergencies like my fridge just broke. (which i never go out) I am left with $260 that has to last me a month. I also have three children who I have to take care of half the time per the 50/50 agreement.
Recently, I found out my oldest, (who is 13) is not biologically mine. I decided to look into it as I had concerns for a while since my divorce as her cheating was very rampant. I also had caught her in 2017 with a man in my house, which is what prompted the divorce. But FL being a no fault state, doesn't matter. I also had to pay child support since the beginning and WHILE LEGALLY Married since 2010 because she had applied for financial support like food stamps and government assistance then. I know what your thinking. Why didnt you stop it then? I tried. You cant take yourself off child support. I also never grew up with a father and wanted that two-parent household. I don't run from responsibilities, like he did. Its how I was raised. Anyways, I married her, tried to do the right thing, she lied numerous times. she never worked, and I worked 90 plus hours a week. To look into her cheating, was impossible at the time as I was never home. and to busy providing for my family.
fast forward to now. My disease started to become worse and over three years; it didn't reveal itself until last year fully to actually pinpoint what this was. for instance, I had in 2019 pain behind my eyes and horrible headaches to the point that I thought I had MS. following year, I had trouble swallowing for 3 months. next year itching in the skin for three months. But prior, I had visited various doctors to see what was going on, each time a flare up then would last 3 to four months, which again, when you don't understand what's going on, you need to take time off to go see doctors, run tests, but this illness was and still is very elusive. with that being said I had 5 jobs since its first flare up till last year to continue to support my family and to pay child support. as of last year. I'm having trouble moving on certain days, breathing and acid reflux and muscle atrophy. (disease progression) especially when this is going on, it worsens everything as this is flared up. I was working under the table to try and make ends meet as I was paying child support still. I should add that the child support with 50/50 custody was $1029 for three kids cause I was making six figures at the time of divorce in 2018. Last year however, I couldn't work anymore, and filed for disability.
In june of last year, I had asked Susan, to get the children school supplies, (which she never does) as I was still paying at the time $1029 in child support. She said she didnt have the money despite now making 70k and her new BF living with her and is working whom she cheated on me with. With me working under the table, I bought them clothes, haircuts, school supplies (ive done every year) but then, I noticed she went on vacation to puerto rico and got a giant leg tattoo. At the time, I had already known what I had, and I asked myself why the heck am I doing this? So i turned to an attorney to get it modified. Again, this is June 20th to be exact of last year. My lawyer, stated that this was only going to be a 90 day turn around for the temporary modification then we will go for the final.
Since then, I have gone for a DNA test. I had to know. I am dying. I wanted to know. And you may judge me for this. but i have filed for disablement for paternity, meaning I am removing myself from the birth certificate. However, in the state of Florida, a mother can deny this and so can the courts. before you judge me, I have many reasons none of which have to do with him other then his mental disability (Aspergers) This illness, as days go by takes more and more from me. As previously aforementioned, I am left with 250 a month. I cannot go get a drs appointment pay for groceries or start planning my funeral which I will start making payments on soon. He also eats three times the amount that we all collectively do (Not his fault) but I have paid enough both mentally and financially. He also has trouble communicating as my suspicions is, that he was born of incest (gross) which is why I was 'chosen' to be his father at the time. Before you ask how do you know? Lets just say she had an uncle 'leave' during that time.
anyways, in February, I had the temporary modification hearing for child support and needless to say it was a circus. My doctor was subpoenaed to be there by my attorneys request to better my argument, even though I felt we didn't need her, she advised me to have my doctor there. Well, he attorney attacked my doctor and me for an hour and 40 mins when the court case was only supposed to go for an hour. He said "you saw another dr Max so and so and they said it was all in your head" (again I had flare ups on a illness that hadnt revealed itself correctly since last year). So there argument was that I was doctor seeking to avoid child support. After I have paid for 13 years never missing a payment. Her lawyer also targeted people who are living with me. Now I'll admit that I said they were friends which is true but how else can I pay for my attorney? Cant work, cant sell drugs, cant rob a bank? So they want to take there income into consideration. BS. She also hired a private investigator to watch me exercise outside and stated that because I can exercise, I can work..... Ok. Where's the 23 hours of the rest of the day watching me in pain. or when do you have me on video of a flare up from this terminal illness? (that's what I wanted to say)
Although I was granted the temporary modification, of $209, I left the court thinking wow, this woman can cheat, commit paternity fraud, not give two craps about our children, live with her mom in a section 8 home, and here I am doing whatever I can and I've done nothing wrong but be lied to and this is how my government, my country treats me? No wonder men my age dont have children this is insane. The paternity issue wasn't even brought up they said that this isnt the place for this and that the disestablishment will be another trial for those wondering. My lawyer only spoke for 5 mins. Asking her about her income cause thats the only thing that has changed since 2018 since she didnt work at the time. Other than that, it was an attack on me and my disease arguing my ability to work.
after leaving that, I didnt eat for 96 hours. I have since been crying nonstop. Compilating suicide. I am already heart broken about my son not being mine. Sure does a terminal illness make me said, no question everyday. But a life wasted on another? Cause I decided to be a man and take up responsibility? thats soul crushing. And to say "well, there is a big chance the courts will deny your request' thats BS. If i go to prison because I was accused of a robbery for 13 years, and DNA evidence proves I wasnt there, I get out of jail and can sue. This is no different. If anything, DNA evidence needs to be more of a factor in family law than in almost every court of law if not as equally important. My bad for not investigating her infidelity not only in the beginning but also in the end. How about not being a POS. sorry rant over
gets better. Her mom and dad smoke in the section 8 house, kids reek of cigarette smoke and marijuana, all day. they dont take showers there, they were hand me down clothes, they live in the garage shared with there mother, that isn't air conditioned. and he makes only a few thousand less than I do a month. She stated in court that she pays her mom $500 in rent which is BS, she is only doing that now so that she makes herself look bad. I know she is doing pills, like oxy and what not. Id love to prove it.
after the temp hearing, in april, I had to go to court to contest my drivers license suspension as I hadn't paid child support since, august of last year. again, there is no way, I can pay my bills, feed my children, go to the doctor, pay my lawyer to end all of this BS and pay the current child support amount. and again, this final hearing is still not set yet. So they intercepted my tax return, even though the temporary modification was approved, the final is what gets it retro backed to the date of filing, so they took, a much needed 5500 tax return from me. I needed that cause one of the issues I failed to mention as well, hurricane Ian has destroyed my home and I'm still going through that process too. not to mention I am on payment plans with Mayo clinic and other various medical facilities. (no one cares) but the interest that accrues, makes it impossible to catch up. also, Florida department of rev is overstepping I feel, and asking for medical info to be sent to them as well as updated doctors letters to be sent saying that I am still on disability.
a few weeks ago, I got an email from my lawyer having a withdrawal notice from her lawyer. in the withdrawal, he stated that he cannot represent her, due to something she may have withheld or lied about (more or less wasn't worded like that but you can tell). In feb court appearance they never produced the PI report, or videos, they had medical info they shouldn't have had, and they had very outlandish comments about my lifestyle. So my lawyer filed immediately a motion to compel. meaning, we want to see everything you have on my client. this was filed almost immediately after court appearance on feb 20th. Susan has failed to provide any updated info requested by my attorney so on june 18th, we have that upcoming hearing.
in the mean time, I have sent my lawyer, a very heavily requested topics, such as "where did they get my medical records, if those were lies, what are the consequences if any"? What did exercising have to do with any of this despite various drs saying he has to or he will get worse.
I know wat you must be thinking, what about your oldest, how can you do that to him. Please listen. This woman has taken everything from me. And i mean everything but the roof over my head. I am seeing a therapist to help with the suicidal thoughts. it isnt enough. the reality of it is, I chose to be loyal and it bit me in the butt. This disease will rob me of everything, my teeth will fall out ( I had 5 cavities last time I went to the dentist) I haven't had a cavity since I was 30 and even then I was suspicious. And I am brushing 5 time s a day to save them. My skin is tightening, and my arms and muscles are wasting. I will literally be left with nothing. My organs will also start to harden, and I will have to start getting around the clock care.
I forgot to mention they (child support) recently, sent a letter to SSI (social security) saying that they would garnish my SSI before I even got it, totaling $1029. the incorrect amount. I sent this to my lawyer and she is looking into it. But it shows that child support will overstep and breaks every law or freedom you may think you have. I DO take care of my children. if they need a haircut i do it, school supplies clothes, anything I do it. And I do it, cause she wont. What I want to leave you with, is that woman can be dead beats too. Child support was designed to have woman off of government subsidized programs like section 8 food stamps and what not. Also to make the man pay for their children man or woman I should say, I know this. I am not running from my obligation. I just want Susan, to have to pay for what's she's done to me and the kids.
I would like to hear your thoughts on this, please comment and share, all names are fake, but everything else is unfortunately real. I know it was wordy, but I wanted to provide as much backstory as possible. And please. Respect my descions. When you are end of life, I hope someone would be kind enough to respect yours. You may not agree and that's ok, but I am asking you to respect them. Thank you for reading.

I've been waiting patiently for an audio version of this book and was thrilled to finally find one on Audible! It's quite good. I've been listening to it for the past several days and have loved revisiting this rich, interesting, many-layered story. It's one of my favorites.
I know people are uncomfortable with the age gap between Polly and Tom, I hear you. I think it's about 10-12 years (similarly there's about a 10 yr. age gap between Howl and Sophie - F & H came out in 1984, Howl's in 1986 so age gap relationships might have been one of Jones's themes at the time).
However, this time around I realized that though Tom is a very smart man, he was still a tween or young teen when he was, in essence, swapped out for his brother. He's sophisticated in his reading and music, but not that emotionally mature. Which is part of the reason he bonds with Polly at the funeral. She allows him to be the younger self he likely never got to be by playing storytelling with him. And too, he's a kind person that will probably always try to meet children where they are.
Also, Polly is very mature for her age in some ways because of having to be involved in her parent's and then her mother's conflicts. This is why this story is the most profound girl power story I think I've ever read (saying this as someone whose mother also had no boundaries and had moods and rages).
Also, I'm 60 now, and was 20 when the book came out. It was much more of a done thing to date older men back then (not the opposite, however, go Anne Hatheway!), and in Jones's era even more so.
Yes, he does use Polly, but he admits to it. And every time I read this story (or listen to it as I am now) I'm struck by how very real world it is. Humans, even good ones, are messy and flawed.
u/FloridaFlamingoGirl u/fallingoffalog u/thecrusha I'm curious if you've had further thoughts about it or have reread it in the past year!

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Link to Part 1- https://www.reddit.com/bollywood/comments/1cuq0i6/how_i_would_change_dunki_part_1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
ACT 2:
This chunk of the movie is a bit tough for me to completely crack. However, I have a solid idea of how it would play out. Basically, till the interval point, we would see the gang's dunki journey intercut with the modern-day scenes. When the gang is about to set out on the journey, they are part of a large group of a dozen people. Here we get a moment where some people collect the Indian soil in small containers. This confuses the gang, because they personally don't really have any positive feelings towards their country. The journey starts. In the actual movie, this whole portion is covered in just 20 minutes. In this version, atleast 40 minutes would be devoted to this portion.
When we cut to the modern day portions, we learn that the prime minister of the UK is on a visit to India alongwith some delegates. Hardy has been persistently trying to meet the PM, but due to security concerns, he is denied repeatedly. Eventually, a large group of people start protesting with Hardy to meet the PM. They use taglines to protest that as of now, the audience doesn't understand (this will get fleshed out in the second half).
The dunki portions will initially be on the humorous side, with the gang and the rest of the group escaping dangerous situations that are presented in a funny way. However, things get dark quickly. A lot of the members die due to exhaustion, thirst or starvation. They also encounter a group of donkers who capture them. Here, more members of the group die but our core gang manages to escape. Throughout all this, the dynamics will be fleshed out, especially Hardy and Manu's love story. Lutt Putt Gaya can be inserted into the eariler parts of the dunki portions. Sukhi understands that Hardy loves Manu, and the two men have a conversation. Here, we can establish that Sukhi gives Hardy the idea of proposing to Manu at the Big Ben (establishing Hardy and Sukhi as best buds). We get the same sequence with the border patrol, but this is where Sukhi's death happens. The film takes a more emotional note. Hardy, Manu and Baggu eventually complete the jouney, and reach London.
INTERVAL
(Disclaimer: Things get a bit messy here. This is where a strong screenplay would be needed, so imagine that only Hirani and Joshi wrote the screenplay, and Kanika Dhillon was not a part of the process. Also, in act 1 in the Laltu portions, through satire, we would establish how stupid the conditions to get visas are (I forgot to include this in the prev. post))
The gang goes to Big Ben, there they meet Balli like the actual film. Here, we see in detail the hardships the gang faces, ranging from unemployment to racism. This would need the Hirani magic, so we can establish the character arcs. This is where Hardy starts understanding the value of his own country and starts longing for home (insert an emotional song sequence). The rest still want to stay in the UK, however. Eventually, we get the whole church sequence, just with better screenwriting and pacing. Things go the same and the gang ends up in court. Here, when Hardy has a convo with the judge, he doesn't say that visas are stupid, he says that the terms and conditons for visas are stupid. Just like the film, Hardy refuses to take asylum, and we also see him explaining to Manu that his whole life he has been abusing his country, even to justify his own flaws, he is tired now.
We then see a sequence of Hardy reunitng with his motherland after a full two years(one year in dunki, one year in UK), intercut with Manu suffering in London. A nice 10-15 minute sequence is needed to establish Manu suffering in London and realising the importance of her home alongwith the mutual longing between her and Hardy. This would make their reunion at the airport much more emotional
Cut to 15 years later, Hardy is gearing up for a race, when Manu calls. Things play out like the actual film, where Hardy goes to Dubai and gets the gang back to India. That whole reverse-dunki sequence was great on paper, it just needed better screenwriting and pacing to make it more thrilling and humorous. We get the Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se song here, with the gang reuniting with their motherland.
We cut to the interrogation chamber, where Priya asks Hardy how did he get into this mess again. He starts explaining, and we go into flashback again.
5 years after he brought Manu back home, Hardy and the gang now run an old-age home for people whose children have gone to foreign and are now alone. Here, a lot of the people have children who went the dunki way, and are desperate to come back. but cannot due to several foreign countries passing severe laws like extended prison times before deportation. The leading country in all of this is the UK.
Hardy wants to help, but is also reluctant to get into this mess again. He goes for a race to another city with Geetu, and during the race, collapses, experiencing severe chest pain. After some checkups, Hardy and Geetu learn that it is a heart tumor, and Hardy only has 6 months left. The rest of the gang are purposely kept oblivious to this entire incident. Hardy sees this as a message from god, that he must fight for the illegal immigrants before dying.
Hardy and the gang set out on their journey, carrying out protests. When the UK's PM comes to India, they get desperate to meet him, carrying out rallies for the same. When the UK PMO digs up some old files and learns that Hardy was supposedly ousted from the UK as he was an illegal immigrant, they strictly deny him a meeting with the PM, fearing security risks. Eventually, the protests keep growing, with hundreds of people joining and Hardy even challenging the PM and his delegates to a live TV debate. They demand the UK to abolish its new severe laws. Throughout the protests, Hardy's situations keeps worsening and it becomes tougher for him to hide his condition from Manu. Geetu also wants Hardy to stop all of this, but Hardy isn't ready. After this latest protest, he was finally arrested.
There is a solemn silence in the room. Priya receives a call, and she tells Hardy that not only has he been bailed, but the PM has also agreed for the debate.
END OF ACT 2

Hi. After lurking for a while, here I am taking the plunge. I feel like this query might be too vague, but fear making it too big and messy by adding details. Each letter is personalized, but that doesn't show here. Also, I know the usual phrasing would be "a standalone with series potential" but don't know if it would really apply here? Thank you to you all!
Dear [Agent],
THE DARKER THE WEATHER (96,000 words) is a dual-POV adult romantic thriller, the first book of a duology whose second installment's complete as well. It will appeal to fans of Rebecca Zanetti's You Can Run, P.J. Vernon's Bath Haus, and the movie Nightcrawler.
The writing on the wall is clear—REMEMBER?—a copycat is after Detective Dowoo Kim. Aloof and guilt-ridden since the death of Amber, his former partner, Dowoo won’t work with anyone else, let alone the nuisance who’s been fouling his station’s air for months. Enter Minjae Han-Kearney, New York City-raised detective here to steal the show—or so Dowoo thinks.
When another body drops, Minjae is the one to remember. Forced to team up, Dowoo and Minjae struggle to find their footing around each other, especially since Dowoo’s misconceptions about Minjae are still so prevalent, and the ghost of Amber everywhere he looks.
With Chicago's every eye on them and the freshly-named Night Crawler—courtesy of the Tribune newspaper—Dowoo and Minjae are thrown under the microscope in more ways than one. Deep-buried emotions resurface and Dowoo finds himself weak to his partner’s ways. But bodies keep piling up while Dowoo can’t help fantasizing about Minjae’s against his.
Could it be that evil does bring men together? And, if so, isn't it more likely to ruin just about everything?
As a bi man, I strive for representation that isn’t only rooted in our pains and struggles, and would like to spread my writing out there before some FBI agent tracks me down for my shonky research history.
Thank you for your precious time,
[Name]

First 300 words
“All that bullshit about partners and all,” Dowoo goes on, a bitter sneer dying before it truly comes out, nausea pushing the knot in Minjae’s throat further up. “Fuck, what a joke.”

A few months earlier

“It’s always the same shit,” Dowoo gripes through gritted teeth, back against the wall and eyes set on not-so-distant silhouettes. “Right, kiddo?”
Leroy casts him a glance, but his attention soon wanders back to the meeting—the party if anything.
“Right.”
“You don’t look too convinced,” Dowoo pushes, and the reason’s easy to pinpoint, standing among people busy licking his Oxford shoes.
“C’mon.” Leroy’s focused on him again. Better that way. “You can’t say that when I’m the only one agreeing with you here.”
“Only one,” Dowoo repeats in a low voice. “A fucking shame if you ask me.”
“Don’t need to ask for you to—”
“I mean, look at that fucker—look at them, popping bottles for a bunch of solved robberies. Morons so close to dropping to their knees for that bastard, it sickens me.”
“See?” Leroy quips, having Dowoo contemplate the idea of flicking him. “Those weren’t just any robberies and you know it.”
“Yeah, well,” he mutters, unable to tear his gaze away from Han, all smirks and annoying features, a flute of champagne in hand. “It’s still our job, not some excuse to party.”
“I hear you, I do, but things are rough around here. Maybe they just need a hero?”
“Call that a hero?” Dowoo scoffs, then slants his head to the side. “And wouldn’t you need one, too?”
“I already have you.”
“Fuck off, Jenkins,” Dowoo retorts as he shoulders that punk, but it’s nowhere near enough to make him move. That’s what the Violent Crimes Section does, he guesses. Makes one rougher.

I'm M/40s, and I live near the Bellevue/Redmond border, and typically get my hair cut at the Great Clips in Overlake (next to Men's Wearhouse ). My haircuts are pretty basic, and I'm generally happy with their quality and price, but I want to reduce some of the grey in my hair and unfortunately they don't do hair coloring. Any suggestions on other places in the North Bellevue/Redmond area that do haircuts and hair coloring? I'm ok paying a little extra for a good experience, but I'm not looking for anything high end. Thanks for the help!

AC Miami vs Men City pre match thread
AC Miami vs Inter Miami
Venue: Campa Cola Stadium
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AC Miami crew
Ankara Messi, Penzema(C), Christopher Penaldo, Luizze Juaréz, Kunt Aguero, Bruce Wayne, Robben Dias, Wonaldinho, Gaka, Daddy Oodiger, Third Reiich(GK).
Inter Miami crew
🐐(C), Rojo, Suarez, Busquets, Alba, David Becham, Campana, Cresmasi, Reus, Ramos, Callender(GK).