This post is long overdue as I just kept procrastinating to do this for the longest, but finally, it's here.
The start is kind of tricky to figure out but the end is very easy. The start is most likely going to be with Richard Nixon's inauguration on January 20, 1969 and the end will be the Paris Peace Accords on January 27, 1973. I know early-mid 1969 does kind of seem like a stretch to include the transition (although some are even willing to start the 1970s in 1968, so maybe not a stretch after all), unlike late 1969-1972/early 1973ish, as that period still screamed "60s" in many ways with Woodstock, the Moon Landing, and such, but I think even that period had enough "70s" things to exclude it out of the "core '60s" territory, especially by the time you hit the summer of '69.
I know most will disagree with the timespan but this is just my opinion. This is gonna be much longer so this will probably be done in two or three parts, one again.
Let's begin.
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The inauguration of Richard Nixon - January 20, 1969

After the chaotic year that was 1968, with the incumbent president Lyndon B. Johnson not running for a second time, Richard Nixon had narrowly defeated Hubert Humphrey, the incumbent vice president, in the presidential election. Nixon became the first non-incumbent vice president to be inaugurated as president, something that would not happen again until Joe Biden in 2021. I'd say this is appropriate to begin the transition into the tumultuous decade that was the 1970s.
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Sly and the Family Stone's 'Stand' album releases - April 1969

In the spring of '69, soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone released their fourth album Stand. Written and produced by lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, Stand! is considered an artistic high-point of the band's career. Released by Epic Records, just before the group's celebrated performance at the Woodstock festival, it became the band's most commercially successful album to date. This album was another sign of the 70s era that was beginning to emerge with its soul and funk rock sound.
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Lew Alcindor becomes the #1 pick for the NBA Draft - April 7, 1969

The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. The first overall draft pick this year would be none other than Lew Alcindor (or later, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as we all know him as) from UCLA for the Milwaukee Bucks organization. This would be the changing of the guard for the National Basketball Association as the veteran Boston Celtics dynasty were about to come to an end while a new dynasty has officially been born.
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The Boston Celtics win the 1969 NBA Championship - May 5, 1969

After defeating the highly-favored Los Angeles Lakers team of Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jerry West, the aging Bill Russell-led Boston Celtics team win the 1969 NBA World Championship Series to end off the 1968-1969 NBA season, acquiring win their 11th championship as an organization. This was a significant Finals series as this marked the end of the Bill Russell Celtics dynasty that began in 1956. This would be their final championship as a team as Russell would retire shortly after this playoff series.
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Star Trek ends with the "Turnabout Intruder" episode - June 3, 1969

"Turnabout Intruder" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Arthur H. Singer (based on a story by Gene Roddenberry) and directed by Herb Wallerstein, it was first broadcast on June 3, 1969. In the episode, a woman switches bodies with Captain Kirk and then tries to take over command of the Enterprise. This was the last original episode of Star Trek to air on NBC.
"Turnabout Intruder" not only marked the final appearance of all main and supporting cast members of the show but also the last appearance of regular background actors David L. Ross (Lieutenant Galloway), William Blackburn (Lieutenant Hadley and DeForest Kelley's stand-in), and Roger Holloway (Lieutenant Lemli and James Doohan's stand-in). The episode drew Nielsen ratings of only 8.8, in contrast to rival shows Lancer on CBS and The Mod Squad on ABC, which gained ratings of 14.7 and 15.2 respectively, a drop of over fifty percent since the show premiered. Cultural theorist Cassandra Amesley states that this episode is "agreed to be one of the worst Star Trek episodes ever shown" by Star Trek fans.
The original Star Trek series ending would be another shedding off of 60s culture.
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Brian Jones dies - July 3, 1969

Rolling Stones star Brian Jones passes away at the age of 27 in the summer of 1969 after reportedly drowning in his swimming pool. Long story short, a lot of theories would surface surrounding his death years later saying that he was killed. And more importantly, this would be the beginning of the "27 Club" deaths that would occur with 60s musical acts between 1969 and 1971.
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The Apollo 11 spaceflight to the moon - July 20, 1969

Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later, and they spent about two and a quarter hours together exploring the site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing.
Humans walking on the Moon and returning safely to Earth accomplished Kennedy's goal set eight years earlier. In Mission Control during the Apollo 11 landing, Kennedy's speech flashed on the screen, followed by the words "TASK ACCOMPLISHED, July 1969". The success of Apollo 11 demonstrated the United States' technological superiority; and with the success of Apollo 11, America had won the Space Race.
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The Manson Family murders - August 8 to 10, 1969

The Tate–LaBianca murders were a series of murders perpetrated by members of the Manson Family during August 9–10, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, United States, under the direction of Tex Watson and Charles Manson. The perpetrators killed five people on the night of August 8–9: pregnant actress Sharon Tate and her companions Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and Wojciech Frykowski, along with Steven Parent. The following evening, the Family also murdered supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, at their home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles.
On the night of August 8–9, four members of the Manson Family – Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian – drove from Spahn Ranch to 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, the home of Sharon Tate and her husband, film director Roman Polanski. The group murdered Tate (who was 8½ months pregnant), and guests Jay Sebring, a celebrity hairdresser; Abigail Folger, heiress to Folgers Coffee; her boyfriend Wojciech Frykowski, an aspiring screenwriter; and Steven Parent, an 18-year-old visiting the guest house caretaker. Roman Polanski was not home as he was working on a film in Europe. Manson was a cult leader and aspiring musician who had tried to get a contract with record producer Terry Melcher, who had previously rented the house.
The following night, those four people, in addition to Manson, Leslie Van Houten and Steve "Clem" Grogan, committed two more murders. Manson had allegedly said he would "show them how to do it". Linda Kasabian drove the group to 3301 Waverly Drive. Manson left with Atkins, Grogan, and Kasabian in the car and told the others to hitchhike back to the ranch. Watson, Krenwinkel, and Van Houten killed the couple in the early morning hours of August 10.
The Tate–LaBianca murders "profoundly shook America's perception of itself" and "effectively sounded the death knell of '60s counterculture". Additionally, the ritualistic nature of the murders laid a foundation for the rise of the Satanic panic.
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The Woodstock festival - August 15 to 18, 1969

Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival, it attracted more than 460,000 attendees. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite overcast and sporadic rain. It was one of the largest music festivals in history and became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s.
The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history, as well as a defining event for the Silent and Baby Boomer generations. The event's significance was reinforced by a 1970 documentary film, an accompanying soundtrack album, and a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort.
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! premieres on CBS - September 13, 1969

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is an American animated comedy television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. The series premiered as part of the network's Saturday morning cartoon schedule on September 13, 1969, and aired for two seasons until October 31, 1970. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is the first incarnation of a long-running media franchise primarily consisting of animated series, several films, and related merchandise. This show played a huge impact on Generation X "70s kid" culture.
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The Brady Bunch premieres on ABC - September 26, 1969

The Brady Bunch was a new series that premiered on ABC for the 1969-70 fall season. It starts with the episode "The Honeymoon", which gives this description on Fandom:
"Michael Brady, an architect and widower with three sons (Greg, Peter and Bobby) marries Carol Ann Martin, a mother with three daughters (Marcia, Jan and Cindy). Mike and Carol have a chaotic backyard wedding, in which the boys' dog, Tiger, chases the girls' cat, Fluffy. Mike and Carol admonish their children, yelling at them to go catch their pets. The newlywed couple goes on a honeymoon later that day, while the children sit at home thinking that their parents hate them. While on their honeymoon, Mike and Carol realize that they were too hard on their children, and they decide to bring them along on the honeymoon. They also bring along Alice (the housekeeper), Tiger and Fluffy."
This show would give another huge sign to 70s culture as a whole.
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Sesame Street debuts - November 10, 1969

In the fall of 1969, “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut. “Sesame Street,” with its memorable theme song (“Can you tell me how to get/How to get to Sesame Street”), went on to become the most widely viewed children’s program in the world. It has aired in more than 120 countries.
The show was the brainchild of Joan Ganz Cooney, a former documentary producer for public television. Cooney’s goal was to create programming for preschoolers that was both entertaining and educational. She also wanted to use TV as a way to help underprivileged 3- to 5- year-olds prepare for kindergarten. “Sesame Street” was set in a fictional New York neighborhood and included ethnically diverse characters and positive social messages.
Taking a cue from “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,” a popular 1960s variety show, “Sesame Street” was built around short, often funny segments featuring puppets, animation and live actors. This format was hugely successful, although over the years some critics have blamed the show and its use of brief segments for shrinking children’s attention spans.
From the show’s inception, one of its most-loved aspects has been a family of puppets known as Muppets. Joan Ganz Cooney hired puppeteer Jim Henson (1936-1990) to create a cast of characters that became Sesame Street institutions, including Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Grover and Big Bird.
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The 'David Bowie' album releases - November 14, 1969

Originally released in the UK, David Bowie's self-titled album would be his second studio album released, which would be titled under the genres of folk rock and psychedelic rock. Space rock was another genre that this album experimented with due to its only released single "Space Oddity", which came out in July 1969 to capitalize on the Apollo 11 Moon landing, received critical praise, and was used by the BBC as background music during its coverage of the event. That song is considered to be one of the most musically complex songs he had written up to that point, it represented a change from the music hall-influenced sound of his debut to a sound akin to psychedelic folk and inspired by the Bee Gees.
David Bowie has received mixed reviews in later decades, with many finding a lack of cohesiveness. Bowie himself later stated that it lacked musical direction. Debate continues as to whether it should stand as Bowie's first "proper" album.
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The Altamont Free Concert takes place - December 6, 1969

The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert in the United States, held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway outside of Tracy, California. Approximately 300,000 attended the concert, with some anticipating that it would be a "Woodstock West". The Woodstock festival had taken place in Bethel, New York, in mid-August, almost four months earlier.
The event is remembered for its use of Hells Angels as security and its significant violence, including the stabbing death of Meredith Hunter and three accidental deaths: two from a hit-and-run car accident, and one from a drowning incident in an irrigation canal. Scores were injured, numerous cars were stolen (and subsequently abandoned), and there was extensive property damage.
The concert featured performances (in order of appearance) by Santana, Jefferson Airplane, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY), with the Rolling Stones taking the stage as the final act. The Grateful Dead were also scheduled to perform after CSNY, but shortly before their scheduled appearance, they chose not to due to the increasing violence at the venue. "That's the way things went at Altamont—so badly that the Grateful Dead, the prime organizers and movers of the festival, didn't even get to play," wrote staff at Rolling Stone magazine in a detailed narrative on the event, terming it, in an additional follow-up piece, "rock and roll's all-time worst day, December 6th, a day when everything went perfectly wrong."
Many people would mark this event to be the end of the cultural 60s.
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Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 releases - December 12, 1969

Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 is the debut studio album from Gary, Indiana-based soul family band the Jackson 5, released on the Motown label on December 12, 1969. The Jackson 5's lead singer, a preadolescent Michael Jackson and his four older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon, became pop successes within months of this album's release. Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5's only single, "I Want You Back", became a number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 within weeks of the album's release. The album reached number 5 on the US Pop Albums chart, and spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the US R&B/Black Albums charts. To date, the Jackson 5's debut album has sold estimated 5 million copies worldwide.
If none of the events that described previously had transitioned us into the 70s to any of you, then this certainly did.
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MAS*H releases in theaters - January 25, 1970

M*A*S*H (stylized on-screen as MASH) is a 1970 American dark war comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner Jr., based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The picture is the only theatrically released feature film in the M*A*S*H franchise.
The film depicts a unit of medical personnel stationed at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) during the Korean War. It stars Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, and Elliott Gould, with Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, René Auberjonois, Gary Burghoff, Roger Bowen, Michael Murphy, and in his film debut, professional football player Fred Williamson. Although the Korean War is the film's storyline setting, the subtext is the Vietnam War – a current event at the time the film was made. Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau, who saw the film in college, said M*A*S*H was "perfect for the times, the cacophony of American culture was brilliantly reproduced onscreen".
M*A*S*H became one of the biggest films of the early 1970s for 20th Century-Fox and is now considered one of the greatest films ever made and also won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, later named the Palme d'Or, at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
This film was a another huge sign of 70s culture as it inspired the television series M*A*S*H, which ran from 1972 to 1983. Gary Burghoff, who played Radar O'Reilly, was the only actor playing a major character who appeared in both the movie and the TV series. Altman despised the TV series, calling it "the antithesis of what we were trying to do" with the movie.
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Paul McCartney announces his break from the Beatles - April 10, 1970

On April 10, 1970, when promoting the release of his forthcoming solo album, Paul McCartney announces that he is taking a break from the Beatles, the legendary rock band he had been a part of for a decade. It wasn't that much of a surprise. The Beatles spent the better part of three years breaking up in the late 1960s—and even longer than that hashing out who did what and why. By the spring of 1970, there was little more than a tangled set of business relationships keeping the group together. Each of the Beatles was pursuing his musical interests outside of the band, and there were no plans in place to record together as a group. But as far as the public knew, this was just a temporary state of affairs. No one had yet gone on the record with a definitive break-up statement. Paul, for his part, hedged his bets.
By year’s end, Paul would file suit to dissolve the Beatles’ business partnership, a formal process that would eventually make official the unofficial breakup he announced on this day in 1970.
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The Kent State Massacre - May 4, 1970

In the spring of 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. The impact of the shootings was dramatic. The event triggered a nationwide student strike that forced hundreds of colleges and universities to close. H. R. Haldeman, a top aide to President Richard Nixon, suggests the shootings had a direct impact on national politics.
In The Ends of Power, Haldeman (1978) states that the shootings at Kent State began the slide into Watergate, eventually destroying the Nixon administration. Beyond the direct effects of the May 4, the shootings have certainly come to symbolize the deep political and social divisions that so sharply divided the country during the Vietnam War era.
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Jimi Hendrix passes away - September 18, 1970

On September 18, 1970, American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London at the age of 27. One of the 1960s' most influential guitarists, he was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."
Hendrix's death was reportedly due to him aspirating on his own vomit, later dying of asphyxia, while intoxicated with barbiturates. At the inquest, the coroner, finding no evidence of suicide, and lacking sufficient evidence of the circumstances, recorded an open verdict. Dannemann stated that Hendrix had taken nine of her prescribed Vesparax sleeping tablets, 18 times the recommended dosage.
Jimi Hendrix's death was another huge blow to 60s culture and he would be another number added to the new "27 Club" list of celebrities that would continue with none other than.....
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Janis Joplin passes away - October 4, 1970

On Sunday evening, October 4, 1970, Joplin was found dead on the floor of her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel by her road manager and close friend John Byrne Cooke. Alcohol was present in the room. Newspapers reported that no other drugs or paraphernalia were present.
According to a 1983 book authored by Joseph DiMona and Los Angeles County coroner Thomas Noguchi, evidence of narcotics was removed from the scene by a friend of Joplin and later put back after the person realized that an autopsy was going to reveal that narcotics were in her system. The book adds that prior to Joplin's death, Noguchi had investigated other fatal drug overdoses in Los Angeles where friends believed they were doing favors for decedents by removing evidence of narcotics, then they "thought things over" and returned to put back the evidence.
Noguchi performed an autopsy on Joplin and determined the cause of death to be a heroin overdose, possibly compounded by alcohol.
Joplin's death, just like Hendrix's, was a huge blow to the more optimistic culture of the 1960s, and the 27 Club list of celebrity deaths are continuing.
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Other events that also had an impact that happened around this time period (give/take) that I could not fit on this list:

• Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower passes away (March 28, 1969)
• Creedence Clearwater Revival's hit single "Fortunate Son" releases (October 1969), which was arguably the quintessential Vietnam War song.
• Pink Floyd's fourth album Ummagumma releases (November 7, 1969)

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And this will conclude the first part of this transition. Stay tuned for the second part to this.
I hope you enjoyed it and I would appreciate it if you would comment on these.

So suppose some billionaire wanted to fund the server space and programmers for this endeavor without an expectation of any return on investment.
It'd be a search engine made like it was still 2001. Pure PageRank or something for the algorithm, send out spiders to crawl the whole accessible Web to build the database of pages, then answer search queries people type in based on that. No personalization, no IP checks for location, the search query is bare text.
Would that work in a desirable way in 2024, or would modern trends in how websites are - modern SEO, existence of content farms, that one guy's project where he has a billion different domains that each have some random words and links to a million of these other different domains - make the old, unimproved algorithm fail spectacularly?
Does such a thing not exist because it wouldn't gain traction in the current market with established players if it was to start from scratch today, or does such a thing not exist because it'd also be completely worthless if it did?

I (26F) recently went out drinking with some friends in a group setting. This group really hadn’t met before, including my friend (27F), boyfriend (whom my friend had never met), & my coworker. A few days before, my friend (24F) had asked me if I wanted to go out with her, and I said yes & asked to bring my bf & coworker. She said yes & said she’d also bring a friend. When we got to the bar, it was me, my boyfriend, my coworker, & her date together. I spoke to my friend briefly when she arrived 45 min later and everyone made introductions, but quickly after she went to another area. About an hour after she arrived, me, my boyfriend, my coworker, and her date decided to move onto another bar. I invited my friend but she chose to stay at the 1st bar. Two days later, she texted me saying she was bummed that we barely talked & asked if us two could do something soon. I agreed and said that it was difficult to get that one on one time within a group. Today she asked why being with a group of people led me to ignore her. I said that it was a group of newer people and that I was focused on talking to the entire group, and that us two should hang out 1v1 soon. (I will be the first to admit my priorities were on my boyfriend, because I wanted to make sure he was comfortable bc hates big crowds, but I was engaging with the others with us just as much). She said that “wasn’t the point but okay”, & I didn’t respond. IMO, I invited her to spend time with me during every point of the night (she could’ve played pool with us, she could’ve come to the next bar, etc.). I was willing to make future plans to have 1v1 time, but her response makes me not want to spend more time with her. I don’t want to be in a friendship where I have to be worried about them getting angry easily. AITA?

(I already postet this on exmuslim, this is a repost)
I'm really bored so I'm gonna debunk these "scientifical miracles" in the Quran :3
Table of contents:

1. Big Bang
2. Life from water
3. Moon refllecting light
4. Iron from heaven
5. Embryology
6. Meeting of seas
7. Sun moving in an orbit
8. Pain receptors
9. Ants
10. Spiders house
11. Heaven smoke
12. Everything in pairs
13. Seven atmospheres
14. Chest-tightening in hypoxic environments
15. Mountains have roots
16. Pure rain
17. All animals live in communities
18. Expansion of the universe
    
19. BIG BANG
    

"Do the disbelievers not realize that the heavens and earth were ˹once˺ one mass then We split them apart?" (Quran 21:30)
According to Muslims, this verse tells us about the Big Bang and because of that, is an evidence for Islam being the true religion.
But the problem is: It is stolen. This saying that "the earth and the sky were once together and than seperated" are found in many religions. As an example, the egyptian mythologie. The egyptian mythologie tells us about the sky and earth being together a block and than being seperated. Another example is the summerian mythologie, which says basically the exact same thing the Quran says. Earth and sky were together, than seperated.
And if you paid attention, you will notice that both of these mythologies (egyptian and summerian) were also located in the middle east. And both of these mythologies were older than Islam. Who can add up 1+1 should now see that Momo just stole from other mythologies around him and put them in Islam.

1. LIFE FROM WATER In the same verse as above, it goes on and says: "And We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?" (Quran 21:30)

This Verse, according to muslims, says that life oroginated from water. Now, this verse doesn't really say that life originated from water but rather says that we are created from water... Whatever I guess
Thales, an ancient greek scientist, already knew that. No big suprise. Momo just did his thing, he stole it and put it in his own religion.

1. MOON REFLECTING LIGHT

"...placing the moon within them as a ˹reflected˺ light, and the sun as a ˹radiant˺ lamp?" (Quran 71:16)
Now, I take these verses from quran.com and whenever something is in these ˹˺ things, I'm suspicious because the words under them isn't really in the arabic original text, so I'm not sure if these verse really says "reflected" in the original text. But I'm just gonna pretend like it says that but I also heard some people saying that ot doesn't say that so... Idk ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Now, even if the text does say that the moon just reflects light and not produces its own light, this still wouldn't be a big thing. Because again, ancient greek men got our back. Like Anaxagoras, he speculated that the moon reflects light.

1. IRON FROM HEAVEN

"And We sent down iron..." (Quran 57:25)
Now, if you don't know, iron wasn't on earth always but rather came trough Supernovas (explosion of stars). Now, 'hOw cOuLd a dEseRt mAN 1400 yEarS aGo kNoW tHaT??'. Like the other "miracles", people already knew that. But not in the way we do now. Basically, civilisations like the ancient egyptians, already knew that iron came from heaven through metorites. Like I'm not joking, the literal name for iron in ancient egypt was "metal of heaven".... Great miracle Momo, really, I'm impressed

1. EMBRYOLOGY

"...then We developed the drop into a clinging clot, then developed the clot into a lump ˹of flesh˺, then developed the lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, then We brought it into being as a new creation." (Quran 23:14)
Now, this verse is allegedly a miracle because it is a good description of how babays are formed. Only problem, again, it is stolen. The original description comes from Gallen, again an ancient greek scientist. It's nearly the exact same thing as he said. And it also includes the mistakes Gallen make: 'clothed the bones with flesh' means that there are bones and the flesh comes afterwards, which is false.

1. MEETING OF SEAS

"And He it is Who has joined the two seas: one sweet and palatable and the other saltish and bitter; and He has set a barrier and an insurmountable obstruction between the two that keeps them apart." (Quran 25:53)
This verse shows that salt and fresh water in don't mix. Well, I've got some problems with that:
How you probably already expect, it was already known. As an example, Aistotle knew that fresh and salt water don't mix. Momo just took it. But the other problem is, that it's false. Well, if you look at salt and fresh water, they may seem like they don't mix. But they do mix. But Aristotle didn't know that and I guess Allah just knows as much as Aristotle knew.

1. SUN MOVING IN AN ORBIT

"And He is the One Who created the day and the night, the sun and the moon—each travelling in an orbit." (Quran 21:33)
This verse allegedly shows that the sun is in a orbit and moves, which is actually true. For those who didn't know, the sun doesn't stay in one place but moves trough space.
Now, if you read the verse and think rationally, you'll see what is really meant. From the perspectiv of Momo, it seemed like the sun orbits around earth. And that's what he wrote. You can see that because of the referemce with night and day.

1. PAIN RECEPTORS

"Whenever their skin is burnt completely, We will replace it so they will ˹constantly˺ taste the punishment." (Quran 4:56)
According to muslims, this verse shows that the quran knew pain receptors existed and that they are in our skin... I don't think I have to debunk this? I mean, you could have asked a caveman "because of which body part we feel pain" and he would have showed the skin. Not because he knew about pain receptors. It was just what people thought

1. ANTS

"And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.” (Quran 27:18)
"This verse is a miracle because it shows us that Momo knew that ants could communicate."
I'm really starting to think that Momo was a big fan of ancient greek men, esspecially Aristotle. Because, again, Aristotle already said before Momo even existed, that ants could communicate.
But besides that, this verse doesn't even make sense, it has some errors:

1. Ants can't speak, they can communicate trough chemical smells
2. Ants can communicate with eachother, but not like this. Never. Trough these chemical smells, they might give a warning signal, to indicate that everyone should go back to the nest, but they could never say something like it is shown in the verse.
   
3. SPIDERS HOUSE
   

"The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of a spider spinning a shelter. And the flimsiest of all shelters is certainly that of a spider, if only they knew." (Quran 29:41)
Yeah, muslims say that this verse knew that the spiders house is the weakest house of all. Sometimes I really think if muslims are serious when they say something like this. Ask a 5 year old child "what animal has the weakest home" and he would guess the spiders home.
Also, just a side fact, spidersilk is stronger than steel. If you would take 1 pound of steel and 1 pount of spidersilk, the silk would be stronger.

1. HEAVEN SMOKE

"Then He turned towards the heaven when it was ˹still like˺ smoke..." (Quran 41:11)
At the begining of the universe, there was a "gas state". The universe had a lot of gas in it, which formed than stars and other things.
But first of all, the verse doesn't say gas, it says smoke. And now, some of you may think that this is just a small thing, but gas and smoke actually can be very different. Also, why didn't god just say gas? It would be than correct and us kafirs would have nothing to yap about.
Actually, there is a bigger problem with this verse, and this is the previous verse, i.e. the 10th. Because there, Momo- I mean Allah talks about the creation of mountains on earth. But this 'gas-state' of the universe I just mentioned already had finished long before earth even formed, let alone the mountains.

1. EVERYTHING IN PAIRS

"Glory be to the One Who created all ˹things in˺ pairs—˹be it˺ what the earth produces, their genders, or what they do not know!" (Quran 36:36)
So, idk why this is a miracle. In some websites I take these miracles from, I see this a lot. So, everything is in pairs? I mean, I'm pretty sure the Mexican Whiptail Lizard doesn't have a male pair. These Lizards are just females and their reproduction also happens without the need of sperm. There are actually more animals which have no sexual conterpart. And also, if everything has a pair, what would be the pair of a phone be? A tablet? A television?

1. SEVEN ATMOSPHERE

"It is Allâh Who has created seven heavens..." (Quran 65:12)
The Quran says that there are 7 heavens and some muslims like to claim that this 7 heavens concept actually represents the 7 atmospheres.
I said "some" muslims because this is a really dumb "miracle" and you wont hear it from someone who has a decent knowledge of Islam, but because I still hear it a lot from muslims, I wanted to include it in here.
You can debunk this verse with another Quran verse, which says that the stars are in the lowest heaven:
"And We adorned the lowest heaven with lamps ˹for beauty˺ and for protection." (Quran 41:12)
("lamps" means stars)
Planes fly at the lowest atnosphere so according to this verse, than planes actially fly next to the stars?
Bonus fact: the concept of 7 heavens is stolen from the summerian mythologie :3

1. CHEST-TIGHTENING IN HYPOXIC ENVIRONMENTS

"But whoever He wills to leave astray, He makes their chest tight and constricted as if they were climbing up into the sky."
Ypu probably know that if you climb a mountain or are generally in higher places, the oxygen gets less because the gravitational pull isn't as stong.
Basically, you breathe harder on higher places. And this verse "shows that 1400 years before, when no one knew it!!"
That's a lie, people knew that. Also, Momo and his people would also have experienced it themselves, because of the environment there.
Not to forget, it is also wrong. If you were climbing 'up into the sky' your chest doesn't gets tight. It just feels like that.

1. MOUNTAINS HAVE ROOTS

"...and made the mountains as pegs..." (Quran 78:7)
Mountains have "roots" which are under the earth. And according to muslims, the refference with 'pegs' seems to show that.
And tbh, I don't find a logical way to explain this. I- I think I'm gonna convert back to Islam! Now I understand that not my eyes, but that my heart was blind all along! ALLAH FORGIVE ME! "Aschhadu an la ilaha illa-lah wa-"
Aristotle enters chat
"I knew that" he said with his magnificent eyes and with his 6.5 feet tall body when he enetered the room. His smell immediately filled my head. His body, so attractiv like the sun for Icarus...
(I'm sorry, I only slept like 4 hours, my brain is playing dumb)
Jokes aside, Aristotle already proposed the idea of mountains having roots under the earth. So it was nothing new.
~Aristotle seemed satisfied with the truth out and he left the room. As he closed the door, he looked at me and gave me a little smirk... and he was gone... But I knew that he would come back... Eventually... In another time, another place, another "miracle", I would see him again...~

1. PURE RAIN

"And He is the One Who sends the winds ushering in His mercy, and We send down pure rain from the sky." (Quran 25:48)
When water steams from the ocean to the sky and joins into clouds, the bacteria, dust or any other thing gets left behind and it's only water. And the Quran says that the rain is pure. Boom, miracle.
Not really, ancient people already believed that the rain was clean. And I know that the verse means 'pure' and not 'clean'. But the word used for pure actually also translates to clean and by translating to 'clean', I'm actually doing Muslims something good:
Because rain isn't pure. "But you just said and even explained why rain is pure" Yeah, I did, but this was just about the becterias which were already in the water. Because while the clouds are on the sky and driven by the wind, they collect new things. Like bacteria, dust or any other impurity.

1. ALL ANIMALS LIVE IN COMMUNITIES

"All living beings roaming the earth and winged birds soaring in the sky are communities like yourselves."
The sources, where I find my scientific miracles, says: "Animals live in communities and have their own languages. This was known recently, however this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered."
And if this islamic website says it, it gotta be true... I think I have to give up, Muslims won, bye atheism, hello Isla-
~With a sudden burst the door was open and he walked in... The one for whom I'd give my life, the one for whom I'd really sacrifice my son Isaak... "Hello again", his voice full of wisdom to advanced for his time... He said nothing, he just had a little smile on his face, that reminded the smile of an alone mother, getting to see her beloved child again after a hard day... He sat besides me, took a deep breath and started "The thought that animals live in communities comes from me. Of course not just from me. I'm sure many civilisations, many great people had that tought."
"Aris? Whither hast thou wandered? By the gods, reveal thyself! Ah, there thou art! What shadows have thou been chasing?" It was Plato, who was searching for his his student, but also his friend. Aristotle seemed rather angry about his appereance and I could see his expressions, telling him to go away. But Plato didn't seem to get it, he was more interested in the vynil.
"Lo, it hath been many moons since mine eyes have beheld such a sight. Behold, within its confines, a disc doth lie, a testament to times long past." He saw the disc in the vinyl, which skipped when I was listening. But I was too tired to care.
"Okay, Plato, I'm coming, could you just give us one more minute?" His eyes shined more anger than the sun light and warmth, so that even Plato understood he wasn't welcomed.
"Very well, very well! I'm going on my path!"
And with Aristotles pulling, he was let out the door. While Aristotle was again on hsi way to me, he also noticed the vinyl and the disc which skipped. He flipped it over... And sat a little closer... (Lovers Rock referece)
We talked some more, but because of Plato, he couldn't stay long, so he made his way. But before that... He pressed his lips to my cheek, and gave me a little kiss. From the point of his kiss, a warmth filled my body... And he was gone...
(If you really read all of that shit, I'm sorry. I'm currently writing this in school... With again, 3 hours of sleep👍, but this is the end of this... Weird shit) (I'm btw also a boy, so you just read a love story of gay Aristotle, yippie)

1. Expansion of he universe

"We built the universe with ˹great˺ might, and We are certainly expanding ˹it˺." (Quran 51:47)
This is maybe the miracle you will hear the most. And to debunk it, simply use one of their own arguemnts: wrong translation/meaning
Because the meaning of this verse changed, this verse can mean 2 things:

1. "We are certainly expanding it"

But also...

1. "We are able to extend/expand it"

And if you look at the most reliable tasfirs, they talk about it as the 2. one. Old tasfirs always understood this verse as "we are able to expand" and not "we are expanding". Tasfirs like Ibn Kathir or Jalal (the 2 most reliable tasfirs I think) and many more tasfirs talk about it in this way. But newer tasfirs, which came out AFTER the discovery of the expansion of the universe suddenly understood it differently. I wonder why...
I'm done, this took me days to write, not because it was hard but because I wrote it in school during recess. And I actually enjoyed writing this very much, I also wanna start another project, where I either debunk "prophecies" in Islam OR show things that are just wrong (like scientifically, historically etc). Again, I'm sorry because of this Aristotle love story thing :3
Btw. If there are still some "scientific miracles" which you couldn't find here, you could write them as a comment, so that I or maybe someone else could debunk it ;)

Hello! This is my first time doing this sort of thing, so I’m sorry if there’s some parts that are worded weirdly. Anyways, I (17F) is graduating from high school tomorrow, I have all my requirments and fees paid such as my tickets, diploma, and my cap/gown. I was really excited about this because this was a one time event for everyone. Now, they gave us five tickets, i knew who to invite so there wasn’t any problem, the school also said anyone can also live stream my graduation, I was excited and told my long distant friends and grandparents. That’s when my father comes in the story.
Before all of this, my father has been cheating on my mom ever since she was pregnant with me. I always thought he was the sweetest father, and defended him when my mom kicked him out. However, the reason she kicked him out wasn’t because he was cheating, he had sexually assaulted my aunt and blamed it on her because of what she was wearing. My mom had enough.
After kicking him out, my mother didn’t keep him away from me, as she saw how much I loved him, I was eight at this time, so she let me go to his apartment, spend the night with him, go to the park, etc. I was having the time of my life, until he moved away to another state and never contacted me again.
Several years go by, and i hadn’t heard anything from him, my mom gave him my number but he rarely contacts me. The only love he was giving me was buying me stuff on Amazon, I didn’t want to sound ungrateful, but my mom said he could put in more effort cause all he’s doing is gift-giving. He didn’t really make the time to call/text me for certain holidays either such as my birthday/christmas/thanksgiving. But acts offended when I don’t wish him a happy birthday???
I also found out he has another wife and two more kids, which make me feel hurt cause I was his first ever daughter and he treated them so well and did all the things I couldn’t do with him.
When I heard about my fathers actions from my mother, I was shocked, disgusted, and guilty, for defending such a man. But she said it was not my fault because I was young at the time. My mom also said she made several mistakes that took a toll on her life, but she grew to be a better person without him.
At first, I didn’t want to let my father go to my graduation because my aunt would be there as well, but my mom said that my aunt is a strong woman and he won’t have anything to say. I still objected into letting him come to my graduation and she respects my wishes.
Two days before my graduation, my father texted me that he won’t be at my graduation because he couldn’t, financially and that he wants the link to watch my graduation. I was mad on the other hand that he had all the time in the world to tell me if he was going or not, and two days before wasn’t it. But, I said yes, but he told me to “Please try” that made me feel angry. So I made a long message, talking about that it’s funny and sad how he wants me to try but he barley puts in the effort to love me himself, that this is embarrassing on his part and I don’t expect him to do better because this is not the first time he has done something like this, but I forgave him over and over again because he was my dad and I loved him. And that my own mother has to remind him to text me, and he “doesn’t want to bother me” which made me mad because I’m not a girlfriend or a fling, I’m his daughter and having to put in the effort to contact him even though that is not my job as a child. I also told him not to blame my mom for this either because I knew what kind of person he was.
After I sent that text, he told me he will leave me alone and that I put my mother on this pedestal. I was angry, not only because he wasn’t begging or at least trying after I sent that message. But because he likes to use the past to blames my moms actions and decisions to make his reasons valid when he can’t have anything to say in the present. I asked him why he was blaming her and that him leaving me alone feels like he was ready to let me go.
He told me he didn’t want to argue and that he’s asking to watch my graduation and that he’s getting shitted on. I told him that was real nice because I’m not a whole doormat to him anymore, he knew I would forgive him if he couldn’t keep his promises so he expected me to be okay with this now. But I’m not.
I told him he won’t be watching my graduation and he just told me good luck and congratulations. I feel hurt that he wasn’t trying or realizing that this wasn’t a game and that I had feelings too. But I couldn’t let myself be hurt over and over again. My mom told me that I’m valid for saying how I feel and being a doormat or a pushover is not a way to go through life. I was trying not to cry but my mom comforted me, and I’m grateful because I have a loving family to watch me achieve my dream and diploma.
But AITA??

Not sure if this is the right place to post but am seeking advice. I have 5 pieces of art made by someone i was in a long term situationship with where i got pretty taken advantage of. the art is pretty good (i won’t deny the artist’s talent) and some of it is personal to me do the content being the view out of my childhood window or of my cat.
i’m in a great place now with my current partner. we are getting married soon and moving into our new place, but i don’t know if i should keep this art or get rid of it. selling it seems super wrong, giving it back seems too weird (especially since all pieces were gifts and their creation were inspired by me —and we haven’t talked in a couple years), but also donating to a thrift store seems weird in case they or someone who knows them sees the pieces there (not sure that matters though, would love input on this specifically), and finally i could maybe give them to someone who knows the artist so they could go to someone who cares about them or originally back to the artist themself, but i’m not sure if that’s weird.
someone just tell me the best action to take please, i’m sure i’ve over thought this. but it’s just frustrating to be in a stupid position where the art reminds me of a shitty person but also good stuff like my cat or my favorite music and things

Got a question for you all… I (28M) was broken up with by my ex (26F) in late Jan this year after almost 2 years together and living together. Although they gave me the old “I need to work on myself and be alone” talk, I later came to find out that they had another guy move in weeks after I was kicked out (I was told by a friend of hers who expressed how “disgusted” she was by it). I’ve not been in any contact with her whatsoever for months now. No texts, calls, no watching her stories as I have her muted, and have been working on myself like crazy. But all the while, she has been watching all my stories across the only two platforms I have (Snapchat and Instagram) as well as liking posts I make. This is confusing me deeply. I do want her back, but I don’t believe I should reach out because she was the one to end it with me. When we did last speak, I told her I wanted to try and work through things (this is prior to learning about the new guy), so I feel I’ve said everything I need to say. Anyone have any advice or a similar story they’d like to share? PS- I appreciate you all, as without some of your stories of courage and strength, I don’t think I would have made it.

Hi! I’m a 28F from LA and have had a tough time finding a long term relationship here, so I’ve been single since college (not counting situationships). I’ve tried to be a bit more selective when dating rather than settling for someone who I don’t think is my person, but it’s gotten me nowhere, especially because most of the good/mature guys I’d go for in LA are already taken or won’t settle down lol.
Now onto my current situation where I have NO clue what to think…better buckle up for this one!
In February I was in Nashville for a girls trip. One of my friends with me on the trip had a college friend who lived in Atlanta and was also visiting Nashville that weekend with a group of friends all from Atlanta. We met up with them at a bar, and one of them was this guy who caught my eye immediately…so of course I asked my friend about him. She told me that he was single and that we were very similar personalities and very much each other’s type haha.
After that, one thing led to another. We had a blast hanging out together all weekend and ended up hooking up as well. The next morning (Sunday), we hung out for a bit, got Starbucks (lol we were hungover af ok), then he drove me back to my Airbnb and hung out for a little before he had to drive back to Atlanta.
He told me that he had a wedding to go to in LA in July and that he’d love to see me then which was exciting. A little after he left, he texted me and we continued talking for a week or so before I stopped answering. I was nervous that if I kept talking to him I’d start to get the feels and July felt really far away at the time so it didn’t seem super worth it to me. It was basically my way of putting my guard up…
Almost a month later in March, he posted on his IGS in Vegas and I responded joking that he should make a stop in LA after. This led to us talking again via IG over the course of the past two months nonstop and he asked if I would be his +1 at the wedding when he was in LA. Ever since I agreed to be, the convo has progressed more and more and we have gotten to know each other pretty well. Everything with us has flowed sooo easily and our banter never really hits a dead end haha. We’ve even had lighthearted convos about him potentially moving to LA after the trip, he’s joked about meeting my parents aka his “future in-laws”, and he’s made comments about me being his future wife.
Yesterday we had our first FaceTime which he intiated to start planning for the weekend he’ll be in LA and to chat about wedding festivities. We talked about the trip and ended up planning for him to be in SoCal with me for almost two weeks with trips to San Diego, Joshua Tree, and Newport in the mix.
I’ve had long distance flings before after meeting someone once on a trip and it usually fizzles if I don’t see them again in the near future…but this feels different in many ways. What I’m confused about is if he actually means what he’s been saying hinting about a potential future with me, because I definitely think we’re extremely compatible and I see the potential (I truthfully think he’s a perfect match for me if we lived in the same city🥲) but I don’t want to get hurt if he doesn’t actually mean it. I’d almost rather not go with him to the wedding at this point if he’s just looking for a fun date and for it to not really mean anything to him, after it’s starting to mean something to me and since he’s led me on to think that. I wouldn’t be overthinking this situation this much if I didn’t feel strongly about him…
What should I do? Is there a way to bring this up without it being weird? Any advice is appreciated :)
TLDR; In February I met this guy on a trip to Nashville through one of my friends I was on the trip with. We are super similar and compatible, had a great time together that weekend and hooked up. He lives in ATL but is coming to LA (where I live) for a wedding in July and invited me to be his +1. We’ve been talking nonstop for two months now and we’re joking about him moving here and marrying me, but I can’t tell where his heads actually at, which is scaring me because I feel strongly about him.

My GF of just over 2 years has made it entirely clear that she's not happy in our relationship, and has even left to go live with her mom, all because, as she said, she "feels like our relationship is at a stand-still and that our life has no future" (because previously, I had said that I don't want marriage for now, at least until our lives are stable and established, ie: until we have jobs we're happy with and some reasonable savings, and we're otherwise ready for it).
So the other day, she brought up that she wasn't happy in our relationship, explained how she felt, and crucially, said that she wanted me to be able to say that "she's the girl I want to marry".
Now, the problem here is, I don't care about marriage, so I can't earnestly say that, because I don't want to marry at all, at this stage in my life. Like, I'm sure that, in a few years' time, once our life was stable, I could change my mind and really *want* to marry her (and be just like almost everyone else), but in this moment, at this point in my life, I can't say that and mean it; I can only say that regardless of whether that would happen (as in, my mind changing and me wanting marriage), I would be willing to marry her, considering that it's so important to her (because, as she said, she'd been dreaming of a wedding and everything that comes with it like dress shopping and finding the perfect venue, etc., and ever since she met me, the face she was imagining in those scenarios was mine).
Also crucially, she said that she didn't care if it happened when we're 30 or 40 or whenever, and if she had that ring on her finger for however long, but she just wanted to know that there was a possibility of that in the future.
As I've mentioned, I told her that I can't say what she wanted me to (at least not just yet) and can't guarantee that I will be able to when the time comes (purely because of my thoughts on marriage and not because it's her, after all, I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her, which I've also expressed to her countless times), but that I will be willing to marry her and share that experience with her because of how important it is to her.
However, after some time contemplating it, she said that she's scared of the possibility that I won't even be willing when the time comes, and that I wouldn't marry her, even if our lives are stable and all of that. I tried to reassure her by saying that that's something I *can* guarantee (ie: that that won't happen), but she said that she's still scared of that, and that back-and-forth repeated like 3-4 times. In the end, I said that I can guarantee that, and that if she doesn't believe me, or it simply wouldn't be enough to her, that it's up to her to decide or figure out for herself, and she said that she'd need some time to accept/come to terms with that.
Lo and behold, 2-3 days later, I come home from work to her being fully drunk and not wanting to talk about anything (after I texted her asking if everything was okay and she said "no"), and the next day, she says that me being willing to marry her is not enough for her, and that she wouldn't be okay with me just being willing, that she'd need me to want it.
When I asked her why that's so important to her, she once again said that she's terrified that maybe in a few years, I won't even be willing anymore. When I asked her if she'd rather end our relationship now just on that maybe, despite the fact that I told her that there's no way that could happen, she said that minds change, not realizing that that fact would still hold true if I had said that I wanted to marry her. Although when I brought that up, and asked how that would be different, she didn't know how to respond.
Also, this shouldn't be because of any doubts of my commitment or dedication to this relationship, considering that just a month ago, she wanted to move back to her hometown until her paperwork was done, and when she did, I came with her. Mind you, that wasn't the first time I went to great lengths for this relationship; I mean hell, not even 2 weeks after meeting her, when she was being harrassed by an ex, I came to her hometown, catching the last train there, which was at around midnight, arriving there at close to 2AM (on a weeknight mind you, and I was still in college at the time), just to be with her and make sure that she's safe.
tl;dr: (I really disagree with this, but it's not letting me post without it) GF can't accept that I would be willing to marry her at some point in the future, she needs me to want it, or guarantee that I will
So, my questions are:

1. Is this relationship even worth fighting fosalvaging/saving? (because we both still love each other, and wish it didn't have to end like this)
2. How could I go about doing that?
3. If the relationship does end, how do I deal with the fact that a piece of paper, and my want for it, is more important to her than the relationship we build, and everything we had?

Sorry this is the first time I'm posting on Reddit. Long back story.
I have 4 brothers, but the oldest (M30) and I (F22) have never had a full friendly conversation or have gotten to know each other. I'm #4 and the youngest is the surprise child, being born 8 years after me.
I was the child my mother wanted (a girl) but, the opposite of what my parents were expecting. I grew up around guys and never cared about makeup unless I was at dance recitals. I grew up in sweatshirts and jeans.
Growing up my brother's thought I was the child who got everything, but when I was 12 I was working only one day a week for a family friend, which I still work there today.
I was the one offering people to go to the movies with me and I would pay even when my mom told me not to. When I was sixteen I was working 2 jobs in the summer trying to get a hefty savings.
When I was in elementary school my mom would say comments like, "if you wear makeup you would look prettier," or "don't eat like the boys,' or "boys like skinny girls," to me. When I hit 4th grade I start wearing sweatshirts and jeans to cover my insecurities.
When I was 14 my oldest brother got married, which my SIL asked me to be a bridesmaid, I accepted, but didn't know what it meant or know why should've been in involved. I was never included because I was young and remember one time being at someone's house and the adults talking about the wedding and I was staring off into the distance pleasing my mom.
When I was just turned 16 (I was born late summer) I had just gotten my license and my 2nd oldest brother was getting married to my (2nd) SIL. It was two weeks of vacation. One week for the wedding and then one week in Florida. I was hating it because I liked spending time at home. But I was out of state the whole time. My 2SIL said my skin tone was good and I didn't need makeup except mascara. I told my mom this and she said okay, but in front of everyone getting ready my mom was going at me about putting some lipstick on which would of made my mouth look non existent.
I kept telling my mom. I didn't need it and 2SIL said I'm fine the way I looked. My mom kept going and I blew up. I (I'm going to regret this) said, " no, mom SIL said I didn't need it, why are we even here she doesn't have a family anyways." Now at the time, I blacked out in anger and when I visit my 2SIL out of state when I was 19 turning 20 she told me she thought I hated her and when I asked her why she said the following and I apologized profusely especially when I didn't remember the part of the day. (I had very bad anger issues that my 2SIL and I only knew at the time. And had to work out on my own because of a separate story but we very good now)
We are very close so I don't even know why I had to say that, but I was a teenager. I didn't have stability. A journal was the only this is could give my thoughts to at the time.
Nobody cared to say this to me, but then it came obvious I was the blacksheep. I learned everything that was happening with my family, when it came to someone dying or when something bad was happening anger was told to me from my 2SIL who lived half way across the country.
When my brother comes in.... It start when I was 14. I came (middle school) after school and all my older brothers were around the table with my mom. I then say, "Why such sad faces?" In a funny tone. Everyone tells me to STFU. I then laugh and say rough crowd and start walking up the stairs where it's silent again and I ask my mom if she will buy soda for a party happening that weekend and everyone flips out on me. I then said don't be mean and I work up stairs. My mom then called me down angry with me. When I then argue with my mom I just asked about soda then I end up face to face with my college ( oldest) brother. He calls me a piece of (sh!t) and a fat cow while pushing me against the kitchen counter. I was yelling my mom to get him off of me, but she didn't so I screamed at him and ran upstairs to call my friend. My mom is trying to bust my door in and when my friend said her mom are coming I hold my phone up (taller than my mom) and run outside where my mom threatens to call the cops on me if I leave.
I walk inside afterwards to my oldest brother crying and apologizing. I say okay, but dont feel anything. (Btw at the time my dad was on a work trip) I was then grounded (for what? I don't know, still to this day) didn't talk to my mom for a whole year. Until she said "I think you hate me" closest thing I had to a mother was my 2SIL or my neighbors mother who was worried even if I got thinner. God bless her.
I got older barely speaking to my oldest brother or my mother and didn't get semi close till I got pregnant. I was 20 at the time and had to find my future by myself. I transferred to the school I wanted to because my parents pressured me into going somewhere else and found my calling.
My mom, tried to be, A mother at the time, but the only person I would open up to is my boyfriend. My brother still never talked to me. Especially after the situation....
Over a CRIB.
I didn't have a baby shower because of parents on Both sides so I was buying things myself. I made minimum wage at the time. I was looking for a baby crib on Facebook. When I told my mom that she said I shouldn't look there because I would want something that would last then offered to buy one.
I said okay if it was stained wooden. No whites or blues or pinks. I told the same thing to my dad and he said okay. That was a Thursday.
Sunday comes around I get a text from my mom saying I found a crib and I said we will be out there anyways so we will come over.
Well we get there and she shows me a Facebook ad of a white crib I look at my mom in astonishment. Baffled what she had shown me. I pointed out Facebook and the white crib (btw I moved out when I was newly 20 I wasn't pregnant in their house) my dad and boyfriend made a joke about the white crib and me knowing my anger level told my mom I'm done with the conversation.
My mom was persisting then my dad joined in after I kept telling them Im done with the conversation. When my mom looks at me (6 to 7 months pregnant) saying, "I guess you dont want a crib then." So I said, "I guess I'll buy my f**king own then." And she walked upstairs.
My dad tried to tell me not to talk to.her that way so I told him, "who tells A pregnant woman I guess you.dont want a crib then?" He couldn't say anything.
The next day is where my oldest brother and I hit heads.
I get a call from him (I never receive calls from him). Btw this man is almost 30. It's a 10 second phone call of him yelling and cussing at me about how I shouldn't talk to our lawyer there that way when I said hold on to grasp what he's talking about he said no then hung up.
So I went to the source of the problem and called my mother. Asked her what she said. She said that she didn't tell anybody anything and I said that was funny as I got the phone call from my oldest brother. She couldn't deny it at that point and wasn't giving me the whole truth.
She hung up the call to speak to my brother and I called 2SIL. She then tells me THEY BOUGHT THE CRIB.
FYI I never saw a physical crib. Where the story is being f*cked. I guess my mom said I was a spoiled brat even though she didn't even buy me my own bedsheets.
In the middle of talking with 2SIL I get a texted from my oldest brother uninviting me from my nephews birthday party....
Ummm I haven't said anything to him at this point so I texted my mom asking he what happened and she said she didn't want to argue with him anymore...
He never apologized and it's been 2 years all he had texted me was "I take back what I said" and a midnight text inviting me to his new house with all our family being there (recently)..... I guess he didn't want me to show up even when we did show up late.... So ATIA for resenting him? Or was I just childish

So I (17F) have been friends with my guy bsf (18M) for 3 years now. We go to the same school (same classes too) and became close because we both enjoyed watching anime. I didn’t really prioritise him because at that time our friendship was based on anime/games etc so he was just a regular friend. Fast forward to end of last yeathis year we became “closer”. Constantly texting, hanging out, sitting next to each other in class and he is one of the people I reach out to first when I need advice. He does things for me like carries my bags, buys me stuff and if I refuse he gives me money. He does sometimes try and keep his distance because they’re rumours that we’re dating (idrc about them). ANYWAY recently I have mixed feelings about him… I don’t hug him anymore because it feels too intimidating, I don’t walk him to his car anymore and I can’t look him in the eyes. This morning I woke up terrified because I had a dream about him. In this dream he was so… gentle and made me feel like the most important thing to him. It was WEIRD AND IM FREAKING OUT CAUSE IDK HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS. anywayyyyssss, thanks for listening.

I don't even know why I'm writing this, just have to vent I guess. Not to sound too dramatic, but my life is over and I'm a dead man walking. Or a dead enby walking, whatever. I have no goals, no prospects, no community, nothing to keep me going except my pets -- the only creatures on this dirtball that care about me at least on their animal level, and they are the reason I'm choosing to delay the inevitable. There's no one else to care for them when I'm gone and they deserve better than ending up on the streets in a country where people tend to be purposefully cruel to animals or dying of thirst and hunger in a closed flat with the corpse of their owner. So I delay as long as they're alive, but then that's it for me. I'm just worried I won't have enough strength and resources to go on long enough to give them all of the time they would naturally have. I'm kinda regretting having them because if they hadn't been in the picture, I would've ended it a couple days ago when it became readily apparent that I won't get a chance at having a life.
I tried though. I really did. But I'm just always too late. I'm 40, autistic, trans, AFAB, and ethnically Russian in Kazakhstan, which means my employment prospects are literally zero. Finding a job for a "woman" over 40 is hard enough in this sorry excuse of a country -- you have to either have relatives in the right places (I don't), have to already have an established career in a "socially acceptable" field where having been born with an "innie" doesn't automatically disqualify you (I don't, more on that later), or have to be suited for an unqualified low-paying people-facing job like a shop assistant (no one would hire my autistic butt for that kind of position). Also, getting a job has always been hard here because of the anti-Russian "sentiments", but the last couple years it has gone from a death by a thousand cuts kinda situation to people outright telling me to get out of the country even though I'm a several generations local in the city. One guess why. As to my recently ended career, I somehow managed to get into IT when I was 30, which took a lot of luck and a few connections I don't have anymore, but that field is sexist af. I initially wanted to get into system administration, but the guys who I thought were my pretty good buddies outright told me that they would never let a "woman" into their boys' club, and I really have never seen a single AFAB sysadmin in this country. So I went a different route, but getting a job was still always a struggle, and in every company I had to deal with aggressively sexist attitudes -- direct colleagues have never taken me seriously, and management and HR, especially the women, have always treated me as a "traitor" and "that slut out to get all of their boys" (I'm not even attracted to men, ffs), and overall it was never pretty, except my first programming job which still didn't end well because my then-boss made a few bad financial decision. I thought things were getting better when I switched from local office work to remotely working for Russian companies, but we all know what happened, and because of the sanctions I can't do that anymore. I tried to move further than that. Even while working for Russian companies, when I realised I was trans, and what all of that nagging misery that accompanied me my whole life was about, I thought I'd have a chance to move to a country where I'd be able to transition and finally have a life, but apparently I'm too late. The "IT deficiency" that was advertised doesn't exist anymore, and no one wants a 40-year-old pre-transition trans person from a 3rd world country without a university degree in Computer Science. So the brief period of hope has ended and I'm left with literally nothing except my pets. And I can't even go back into the closet because I can't un-know what I already know. So that's it. I give up. I'll see what I can do to feed my cats as long as I can, but when they're gone, I'm done. I know how. And I'll be sure to take as many bastards along for the ride as I can, because if nothing else, I'm a petty bastard. I just hope I have enough strength to go on as long as it takes for my pets to peacefully die of old age instead of something nastier.

Are you trying to follow for the imminent CAT examination but stressed approximately the steps? Worry no longer; by the stop of this blog, you'll thoroughly recognize the step-with the aid of-step guide on applying for CAT.
But first, let me tell you a tale. There’s a female named Nisha. Nisha has were given a sharp commercial enterprise mind and is seeking to practice for the CAT exam. However, she is barely confused about the way to move about the process. But worry not, this tale additionally has Archana who studies in an esteemed institute of control and can be assisting Nisha recognize every step.
Archana starts by way of stating that many but no longer all educational departments have a commonplace front exam, and that CAT is one of these. “The abbreviation stands for Common Admission Test and is performed by means of the Indian Institutes of Management”. Want to also prepare for CAT Exam, join the Best Online CAT Coaching.

Purpose and Particulars of the CAT Exam

As Nisha sits attentively, Archana begins explaining that the CAT exam is an entrance exam for purchasing admission to MBA schools or IIM institutes all over India.
Take observe Nisha, the examination for MBA entrance is carried out annually for college kids in India even as IIM is the only body that takes care of all reliable notifications, utility forms, undertaking and declaring the outcomes, talked about Archana. You ought to know who and why you’re writing the exam Archana says at the same time as she sips her coffee.
The senior student scrolls on line for the dates of the exam and asks Nisha to take down all of the particulars like -
MBA 2022 exam date is tentatively scheduled for November 27
The registration system will begin by way of the primary week of August.
And Archana exclaims, “consider Nisha utility mode is on-line”. Therefore, I anticipate you to sign up for reliable notifications to maintain music of the dates and essential bulletins.
In a feeble voice, Nisha asks, who can observe for the examination? While Archana smiles at her junior, she points out that a graduate from any circulate can observe for the CAT exam.
Any more doubts? Ask Archana. Umm, yes absolutely utters Nisha where will the exam be held? The MBA entrance is carried out in a hundred and fifty towns throughout India. And you could choose any 6 convenient ones as a result.

Detail Guide For Students Applying for CAT Exam

Now that we each recognize what the exam is, I’ll supply a simple student guide for MBA aspirants such as you looking to get into the pinnacle institutes in India.
Try to seize up with Nisha, Archana smiles playfully as she delves into the steps

Step 1: Online Application

Take notice, Nisha, step one is all approximately the web registration for the MBA entrance examination. Highlight this website iimcat.Ac.In to live-updated.

Step 2: Eligibility Criteria

That wasn’t so hard, was it? Let’s move directly to Step 2. With an assertive voice, Archana pats Nisha on the back and asks, “do you've got a bachelor’s diploma with an mixture percent of fifty percentage?” Yes, Nisha solutions to which Archana says, “then you definitely’re eligible to apply for the CAT exam.

Step 3: Keep Your Documents Ready

Well, now this step calls for your undivided attention, Nisha. It’s easy however tricky as properly, says Archana.
Here is a list of what you’ll want -

• Recent Passport Size Photographs
• Scanned reproduction of Signature (Black or blue)
• College Certificates (Marks Card)
• SC / ST / NC -OBC Certificate
• Contact Details
• Work Experience (in any)

Archana explains how she made the error of now not maintaining tender copies equipped and requests Nisha to maintain both tough and smooth copies ready.
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Few Tips For a Mistake-Free Application Process

Did you're making any errors whilst applying? Nisha asks Archana. Definitely yes, Archana sits again contemplating the careless mistakes. But don’t fear, all you want to do is keep an open thoughts and fill out the utility form readily.
In addition, I’ll even throw in a few hints to keep away from making any mistakes for the duration of the application system -
Since the process is performed on-line, make certain your browser is updated for immediate and clean outcomes. Google Chrome or Firefox are advocated to finish the registration.
Keep your scanned files geared up to be uploaded. Remember this Nisha! Archana exclaims to Nisha while she recalls her beyond mistake. Also, keep the documents in a separate folder with an appropriate label to avoid confusion. Yes, you want to do this Nisha, says Archana.
One detail applicants regularly omit is the dimensions and format of the pix. Therefore, take a look at for the size, print, and scan as in step with the necessities.
Since the examination happens throughout India, there are numerous centers to pick from. Ensure the cities you select are easily handy to you at the time of the MBA front exam.
Don’t leave out out on vital updates with the aid of counting on tentative dates. Keep a day by day check on any latest event at the reliable internet site of the CAT exam.
Last however now not least, continually double-check your utility form. Consider it a non-refundable flight price tag Nisha. You wouldn’t need to overlook your flight, Archana connotes the significance of the examination.

To Conclude -

Finally concluding this session with you Nisha, I would most effective suggest you maintain the stairs in thoughts. Right after the utility process, have a few a laugh with making ready for the examination, however of path, stay heading in the right direction constantly. Check the sample, notice the syllabus and resolve preceding years' query papers whenever you have loose time, Archana factors out whilst she seems at Nisha with desire.

I know I’m not interesting or important enough for people to conspire against me but perhaps people collectively hate me enough to warn others about me and to spread the message to all who I am in contact with.
These people for sure hate me, this guy I used to work with (M) continued to ignore my messages and bursted out in anger at me after I refused to sleep with him, but we stayed friends on social media, he’s also friends with my other good work friend K. K invited me to go quadding at christmas and at the last minute K says that this guy will be there so I told him “I’m sorry I can’t make it, you guys enjoy I’ll go with you another time” This guy isn’t working at my job anymore but I wanted to mend the bad blood to keep things civil, so I tried texting M a bunch of times but he would just read the messages, so I unfriend him. Then a few days later I’m sitting at my job and no one’s there and the place is all closed up lights off and these two cars pull up and I think nothing of it but they go to the back, then I see them peeking thru the front window and they saw me and I go outside and say hey to M and his friend and M puts his hand on other dudes shoulder and is like “oh this is my friend D he’s going to be working here” etc etc and M was fake nice to me asking about my family and pet etc and I say bye. It was awkward.
I have had this one crazy old woman (S) I work with whisper in my ear “I want to strangle you” and walks into my office pulls a knife out towards me as an intimidating tactic and says “oh the handle on this is broken, should we keep it in the back?” And her grandson named G has tried to get with me, but I just wanted to be friends. He’s an idiot who everytime we hang out or talk he tells people about it and brags that we are really close, but I’ve been paranoid and he gave me a camera detector so I can scan my house and he said he got it from a paranoid person who’s a crackhead and he told me that day that he’s worked for “secret societies” as a way to sound cool to me and I got scared and my back got up because I found out he sells drugs and he talks to bad people. He started acting weird though, like nothing was wrong and I kept ignoring his texts but he still texts me like we are great friends and doesn’t even ask me why I’m not texting him back or what’s wrong, just sending me paragraphs about his problems like he’s talking to himself. Another person who I believed was my friend (D) was at S’s house and G texts me that D was there and he said he felt that D was very fake and not trustworthy, and he asked if I agreed with him. I got angry and said to stop involving me in this shit I have my own problems and I don’t care about this drama, fuck off. It was odd that D went to S’s house cause I know they are “work friends” but 2 hours before I was at work telling D that S was being nasty to me. I don’t trust D, I can feel her vibes and how she studies my reactions and face. D is also Facebook friends with someone (V) from my past and another town over who over one year ago accused me of talking to her ex when I did because he somehow got my Snapchat and I was just making conversation but completely forgot who he was because I only remembered his first name, but this guy said that we were talking and that I was into him apparently to this ex friend of mine. A year ago I had to justify that nothing happened and prove nothing happened because I was scared she would say false shit about me and I felt hurt that she didnt trust me. She said she did in the end, but then like 6 months ago she texted me again accusing me of similar shit but this time I got angry at her. I live like 5 hours away, I’m in school, I’m trying to just get by, who the fuck am I to her anymore and why’s she accusing mee again? And then recently before I return to work I see she’s friends with D on Facebook and I’m like hmmm. I wonder why they’re friends? And I felt cold fake vibes from D from the beginning so I ask D how she knows V and blah blah blah I forget but I say “what has she said about me” and D denies it at first but then partially admits that V said something about me talking to this guy. And I get fucking angry because V is like hours away from here and I haven’t seen her in 5 years, why the fuck would she be telling D false shit about me when i just met D a year ago and we aren’t close? Just in general it feels like at work all the blame is put on me and that there’s a conception that for some reason everyone assumes im the one responsible for things I have no control over. Im the same age as these people but im technically the manager who doesn’t have the actual authority as manager but does more work for more money. These people only seem to be salty to me, not older people with similar roles to me. Anyways these people make backhanded comments like “I don’t know how you do it, it’s so boring doing this” just to hurt me. I’d like my job if people were nice to me, and S is like 67 and I’m above her but she always says “okay BOSS” as a mocking thing, when I try to make things easy for her and I just do my job and I’m easy going and always considerate and I’ve bought her creamer for work done shit for her and she doesn’t even say thank you she said “the creamer you bought is running out” so what the fuck do you want me to do? Do you want a young girl with student loans to pay for your creamer again? Or give you another ride just because your old and didn’t pay into your pension? She doesn’t ask anyone else but me for these favours and I’m the only one who gets to see her nasty side and only one who’s her personal punching bag. Also, all these people even if they’re not close to me will have the nerve to say shit about my mom to my face “I’m scared of your mom” “your moms so intimidating” “your moms a dry drunk” and then act like my friend. And I’ve let them do this. Other than that, well there’s a lot more but it’s 3am, so I’ll keep it brief, other than that I see on my people you may know is all the people who have absolutely despised me over the last 9 years that I have wronged in some way or we had different views on things and different personalities (it happened 5 years ago, I was going through shit that people go though so I was hot and cold with answering their texts and didn’t think before I spoke, I was always nice tho. they were all snotty anyways, but yeah once they started hating me it seemed that everyone started to hate me or pretend to be my friend but I’ve been bullied since I can remember so I wasn’t exactly well liked) but yeah these people are constantly on my people you may know and shit and it weirds me the fuck out. So that is all the real shit that has happened.
Now this is the paranoid thoughts I’m having: I’m paranoid that they’re all saying shit against me, like the ones from the past are either messaging current people I know, warning them about me and telling them to continue to slyly snub me when I have my back turned, and to continue to spread the word and eliminate all positive opportunities in my life until I give up and pull the trigger on my plans. I just think it’s really a damn shame they would do that. I’ve told these people I only have one person who I fucking love and who I need to provide for and make sure they’re okay, and they know I don’t have things easy. They know I need to be strong for my mom and they still find ways to hurt me, they still act like fake ass bitches to my face and they know I know they do it and that’s what hurts more. Because they try to personally make me feel alone in this world. But how could they know shit about my life? They know about my problems, why do they only know about my problems and not the good? Why am I still nice to these people and after one good day of treating me right I start to give them the benefit of the doubt but as soon as I do and let my guard down they immediately initiate some other tactic to psychologically hurt me and tear down my boundaries and and I tell them more about my issues and how alone I feel with it and how much the overthinking affects my ability to enjoy life.
I constantly live my life in fear. I wonder what made them hate me so much, I just pray that’s it’s all a coincidence and they don’t give a shit but it just feels off. I get bad gut feelings about it. I start to get angry. I want to install cameras in my house. I always feel watched at home. I go outside and threaten whoever is out there. Every bump in the night I believe is someone waiting for me to fall asleep. I am scared they know my Reddit. I talk to no one. The ones I trust I trust but I try not to bother them with my shit because I know it’ll drive them away and call me crazy. I have isolated myself from everyone pretty much. I feel better and I sort of feel how irrational it is but this work stuff just happened this week and I have to see these people. Idk what to do. I try to search how to se how I come across to make myself less desirable target me try to joke around and show my vulnerabilities to try and prove myself as a human to these people but I know they see it’s fake and they still chose to hate me when I’ve only ever been nice to them and all I ever wanted was peace and not involving them in this shit. Not “let me chat you up to see how much information I can get from you that I can use against you.” Because that how I feel people feel about me. I’ve tried confronting them on there weird behaviour but im always left feeling like im the weird one that im the one who’s acting irrational. This S character gaslights me I say “I want you to stop making me out to be the villain after I’ve told you I don’t make the rules I just follow them so I don’t lose my job” and she does it in a sly way and she says “what did I say? Huh? See I didn’t say anything, you can tell whoever you want that I’m a bitch” I I say “I will if you keep playing these games and carrying this shit forward” and she’s like “you’re the one carrying things forward” and I say “I’m going to take my 15 minute break” I go outside and call my mom upset and trying to get her to talk me down and as I go outside she immediately goes outside through the front door and then when I walk back inside she goes right back in, and the boss was right in the office and they heard all of this shit but they just tell me “oh don’t take it personal, S did the same shit to me last year” oh but now S is nice as pie to the boss and the boss gave her a ride home because she got her car taken because she’s had 3 duis in the last two years and she was caught driving with a suspended license but they still keep her there. It’s so fucked.

My husband's family owns a house with a very big garden that we decided to move into this year. There was a tenant here previously, he brought a bunch of domestic bunnies into the garden and moved out when we arrived but he didn't get the bunnies. He didn't care for them, feed them or make a safe place for them. I love animals, and have 4 cats and a dog. These bunnies live in the garden, eat every plant they see and have fleas since they have never been taken care of. And there's about 40 of them, a dozen of them babies. This is not the kind of responsibility I can take, so I'm trying to relocate them safely.
The man lived in a container,and the bunnies nested underneath it. He was supposed to gather the bunnies safely before taking out the container, but when the crane arrived to get the container we saw that they didn't prepare anything to gather them. When we asked about it, they said they'll just take the container and then remove the bunnies. Meanwhile the underneath of the container is pretty much empty from their nests, and we were told there might be casualties while lifting it with the crane. And they told us they'd just put the bunnies in a bag so we cancelled the whole thing.
I already contacted local government services and was told that they would only take care of cats and dogs. Wildlife control (of my country, not USA) says they cannot do anything because they aren't actually wild animals. I called the cops and a lawyer, both said that since the man owns the container, he has the right to come and take his container from our property anytime he wants. Bunnies possibly dying isn't law's concern.
We talked to the man again, he basically doesn't care. He'll come again with the crane this sunday to get his container. So it's up to us to gather the bunnies safely (and as the next step, home them). Is there anything that you guys can tell me that is fast and safe for about 40 bunnies, a dozen of them babies? They are all over the garden, but they come back to their nests at night. We don't have access to their nests, we only see the entrances
Btw I'm not located in the US or EU. I'm going to be calling a couple of non profits today. I normally dont have a reddit account, made one just for this so I'm sorry about the low karma. Hope it's okay.

Hey there, I just wanted to let some of my thoughts out that's been on my mind recently into text. I've always struggled to make friends and more importantly keep them, but since I've been in and out of some pretty severe periods of isolation where I had no form of contact with anyone, I feel like it's messed up my brain.
I'll often try and put myself out there nowadays, maybe meet some people and start chatting a lot, only for me to end up very fatigued and burnt out very quickly by the interactions and I have to withdraw myself back into isolation. I hate that that's become the comfortable norm for me mentally. I used to be able to handle this sort of thing a lot better and now it feels like it sucks out all the energy from me in an instant. How does one even manage to push past it all? It feels crippling, and I end up so frustrated with myself every time cause it feels like I'm the only one to blame for my loneliness.
Even worse so is when I find someone that I genuinely find myself able to put the energy into but then I just fumble because I have no idea how to hold a conversation and I just watch over and over as we drift away and feel powerless to stop it.
I know part of it is that I'm always afraid to fully be myself cause I know very well how weird I am and I've been made fun of in the past, these barriers I've put up to protect myself from harm, so no wonder I can't connect fully with people, but it feels like there's so much problems stacked up in so many different directions its easy to feel powerless and so I just give up. Despite being technically more able than ever in my life to push for and try and make friends, it also feels more daunting and impossible than ever. I'm so exasperated with myself, but I really hope I can push past this and it's just a small hurdle in the long run.

Let me tell you about the Elsewilds.
HISTORY
The Elsewilds is as old as creation and lies at the center of the universe, connecting all things—the sun, the moon, and even dreams like spokes on a wheel. It was once unreachable, but then eons ago the gossamer engines were created, which act as a bridge between our world, called the firmament, and the Elsewilds.
The gossamer are myriad, and float endlessly through space, unattended and in disrepair. They lay dormant, only activated through the collective dreams of sentient species. One such gossamer found its way to a young star, and caught up in a swirling storm of primordial dust, it fell into orbit around a small molten planet. As the planet cooled, dust settled around the gossamer and it became the moon, and the planet became the Earth.
“Our word for created is the same as inherited. All creation exists on already well-laid foundation.” -the Authors
At the bottom of a primitive ocean, a colossal being known only as the First to Dream awoke the gossamer. It saw the potential in harnessing the power leeched from the gossamer, and it learned its secrets. It was immortal, and consumed every member of its species until only it remained. Then it sought to remake the world. It started by creating the Malgarii, a race of bureaucratic, scheming humanoid cephalopods. They had the power to sing to stone, moving matter while erupting in patterns of bioluminescence. The Malgarii helped direct the creation of the humans, but the first attempts were failures. So, the Malgarii made the Simulacra to aid them. These were synthetic beings who represented humanity perfected, and acted as teachers and guides to the genetic development of humans.
Thousands of year later, Kur was born. He was the first human to be called a sleepwaker. Just as his dreams were fuel for the gossamer, he could pull power through the gossamer from the Elsewilds. He freed the humans enslaved by the First to Dream, then he banished the cruel and spiteful Malgarii to the center of the moon. Gathering the captured creature, his own tribe, and the Simulacra, Kur entered into the Elsewilds and closed the gate behind him. There he locked away the First to Dream in an impenetrable fortress.
MAGIC
Other humans, albeit rare, have also been sleepwakers. Many of them have dream walked through the gossamer to the Elsewilds, but few return. In order to do so, they must first conjure an animus—a spirit guide made from a physical object. The object must be a gift, and will manifest as a living embodiment of that object. Common animus might be coins or jewelry, taking the forms of mighty beasts or enigmatic human figures.
The Canon Corpus is the power they wield. These are abilities drawn from the first things every child feels when born. Sleepwakers will sometimes have a fraction of their ability while in the firmament, but can realize its full potential when in the Elsewilds.
Mind—also known as nightmare magic. The bearer can read minds and even command those around them. Its color is blue. When used, the temperature will drop and snow may appear in the air. When overused its drawback is mental decline and eventual insanity. It is powered by fear. This magic is described as dark and cold.
Body—also known as life magic. The bearer can imbue themselves with added strength and endurance and even heal wounds. The color is green. When used, condensation will appear on nearby objects and it may even begin to rain. Its drawback is physical exhaustion to the point of passing out or even coma and death. It is powered by hope. This magic is described as bright and cold.
Soul—also known as hate magic. The bearer can pull or repel objects. The color is red. When used, things become electrically charged and lightning may even appear. The drawback is added density of the wielder and possibly even turning into a black hole. It is powered by anger. This magic is described as dark and hot.
GEOGRAPHY
The Elsewilds is shaped by those who dream near the gossamer engines. In a cold, empty universe, humanity has near total influence on it—albeit unknowingly. It is covered in deciduous forests, deserts of red rock, tropical jungles, and rolling prairies. Since the defeat of the King of Nightmares, there is little farming, and much of the world has been reclaimed by wilderness. Since his defeat, a power struggle and sectarian violence has erupted, and much of the world is in ruins.
Beneath the ground is the ichor. This is the fluid that flows beneath the surface of the world. It is god blood. It can be consumed for supernatural and mind-bending effects. It appears in pools across the Elsewilds. For some cultures, it is the sole source of food.
A great sea called the Deadwater separates two sides of a great continent. There is no life in the Deadwater, and rather than salt, this sea is sweet, permeated with a high percentage of sugar in the water.
“We are all lost, drowning in these strange waters, drifting beneath unknown constellations.” -Finian the Malgarii
The Great Library—known as the temple of all knowledge, this is an enormous city. Books are in such enormous supply that they’ve become building material, used in place of bricks for many structures. This is home to the University, the seat of all learning, and lorded over by the Host of Many, one of the few alien creatures that exists within the Elsewilds alongside the descendent of the early humans lead by Kur. The Host of Many is an insectoid parasite that can only survive on a human host.
The Mechalith—a colossal smooth, featureless black pillar that floats just meters above the surface. This is home to the Simulacra. The seat of power is called the Discord, a tribunal of technocrats that rule a caste system, where the higher classes cannibalize parts from the lower classes. Effectively immortal, they lack the ability to repair themselves, and must take working parts to survive.
“You have made a powerful enemy.”
“Is that what you think you are?”
“You think me not your enemy?”
“…powerful.”
-Patriarch Oblivion to August Fish
Underhome—this is where the Duegar live. These are primitive humans, one of the first failed experiments by the Malgarii, who fled into the Elsewilds before they were exterminated on Earth. They are squat, stocky people, often with beards, who have a low intelligence. But, they overcome that limitation with what they call ancestral memory, where they take naturally to basic tasks without training. They are a monarchy ruled by a king, with a powerful group of witches acting as political and social advisors known as the Volga.
“Their intelligence is shaped like their bodies, wide but with a low ceiling. You humans are gifted with only potential—you can become so brilliant, but also remain so stupid. That is the cosmic justice of free will.” -Jack of Lanterns
The Circus—home of the bogie. Once ruled by the Goblin King and his sons called the Seven Jacks, it has fallen to total anarchy. After the Goblin King was slain, his eldest, the Jack of Cats, usurped power and murdered or exiled the other Jacks. The youngest, the Jack of Lanterns, roams in exile trying to find allies to reclaim his birthright and take his place as king. There is no farming, no order, and no hope in the Circus. The ravenous bogie rely on the soup to survive, a vast network of hot springs that flow just under the surface. They routinely kidnap and steal whatever they can to add to the soup, dropping in victims to be boiled alive, and drinking from it while singing and dancing is extravagant revelries.
“Beef, broth, brine! Anything edible! Anything edible! Beef, broth, brine!” -Bogie
The Cabaret—a paradise filled with beautiful men and women in white togas. They live a life of leisure eating grapes and perusing physical pleasures. These people are known for their cloudy eyes and vacant stares. Mostly secluded, they are happy to take in other people they deem worthy of their affections. Those who join the Cabaret never leave. The bogie and other creatures fear this place.
The Wrestle—the great forest, the deep dark woods, and the never ending sea of trees. This is where the fae reside. They are small insects, like grasshoppers and praying mantis, who wear crowns of twisting fungus that bloom into mushrooms who attack in great swarms. They may even lift their adversaries into the air and take them away to the center of the Wrestle to meet the King of Green, an unknown entity that rules over them.
The Terminus—a hole the size of a city. Carved from the earth, its depths are infinite. Great waterfalls pour in from every side, disappearing into a roaring white mist. Suspended at its center by massive chains is the Stronghold. This is where the First to Dream is imprisoned and watched over by The King of Nightmares, the strongest sleepwaker in all the Elsewilds. He has not left the stronghold in years, since his defeat, and some say that he’s nothing more than a rotting corpse alone in an empty castle.
Thanks for reading! I’d love any feedback and I’ll answer any questions. If people like this, I have a whole lot more I can share.

So we have been dating for 5 years. We were highschool sweethearts. When we got in a relationship, I was not very mature. I did not understand or appreciate all the efforts she was making for me. I would not get her flowers, take her out on dates. She was way more mature than me and did a lot for me and for us but I failed to recognise that. It took me 3 years and a breakup to know how wrong I was. After that I put everything I had into this relationship even though it was long distance. I would travel 500kms to visit her, get her beautiful gifts, her comfort food when she was down. Whenever she would text me, I would leave everything for her. If she didnt feel good, I would leave my classes to be for her. If I was on a trip and she was down, instead of being with the boys, I would be with her because thats more important. These things which I did were in no way special but bare minimum anyone should have done. But the more important thing is, I understood where I went wrong in the past and fixed it.
But she broke down a week ago saying all my efforts felt forced and that I never did anything thoughtful. Because of this she feels tired and exhausted. She also said she does not want to be in relationship but did not tell me why. I know she still loves me but she does not think this is what she wants. How do I convince her that I can be thoughtful. What are some things i should do? I made a beautiful reel showing our journey and how much I loved her. What else should I do? Write poems, make her a potrait. Anything which could convince her that I can change and I can be thoughtful. I am ready to go miles for her. She has given up but I havent. We had a really good thing and I refuse to give up so easily so I want to try my best. I know some of you might think it would be best for me to leave her alone but I might regret my entire life not trying once more. Can I please get help here?

Hello guys, this my first post on LinkedIn. I see many people posting their situation and getting suggestions on how to improves so I thought it is better to reach out and open up to you guys.
I am an international student studying in the UK. While studying I was doing different part time/ temporary jobs to support the living.
I left my last job where I had been working for almost 2 years because of always being under appreciated and their biases towards their people they like and mistreatment towards people they don’t like. Even after I left there was nothing of goodbyes/ byes and the people who were I though was “friends” with didn’t even sent a text and talked. So consider them being not my actual friends I guess.
It was a takeaway shop. It was busy in the academic seasons because of shop being present right in front of the university building. This Irani guy was an owner and was somewhat treated everyone fairly sometimes and made joke and kept environment fun to work for. But on the other days he was like every other Irani/ Kurdish person working there. They’ll talk in there language and will bitch about the other people behind their backs once they had left the shop. Sometimes the were even talking about the person who was present in the shop. And after the talk they’d come to the person which had been me plenty of time and will find a way to be patronising.
I finally left the job last Saturday. And I don’t feel like I left on a good note. Regardless, part of me says these people won’t matter to me anyways so it doesn’t matter even if I left on a bad note.
Note: I left the job without having another job on side.
I felt like after leaving this job I must feel good since I was away from all the toxic environments and toxic people but somehow I am still feeling burdened by something and not ease. I don’t think the income is the cause for this since I had savings to get me by for some time until I find the new job.
The Irani owner and me had an argument where I felt like I was respected so that was the final blow for me to quit the job. ( cannot attach the screenshot of the conversations I had )
Am I in the wrong here? And what I did was right? How can I improve if what I did was wrong. If you were in my shoes, would you had done anything differently?

So long story short, we were together for 4 years, engaged for a couple of those, but were constantly fighting, he has made some mean comments about my body (which I am fairly comfortable in and he’s no model either), acted very entitled and jealous on numerous occasions, would not hang out with my friends though would require me to hang out with his, etc etc.
After him admitting to have acted mean and manipulative towards me, I decided to leave him, as he would not agree to see a therapist (meanwhile I have been seeing one since almost the beginning of our relationship because of everything that has been bothering me).
I’m no saint either, I admit, though I would always support the man in his dreams, while mine would get crushed as soon as I would achieve something. I felt stuck and unloved, so I decided to end things, despite us having created quite a comfortable life together.
It has been half a year since I moved out, we still occasionally keep contact because we are still sorting things out regarding separation of our assets, on rare occasions we text on how both of us are doing, but nothing more. He has shown interest in trying to get back together or at least exploring the option, but I still feel tired of what has happened while we were together.
However, I keep thinking that I may have made a mistake or I should try to rebuild the relationship as we really had figured out a life together. I talked to some people online through tinder, etc., but I can’t seem to find anyone that I would be interested in, thus my thoughts go back to my ex. How do I manage this? How do I finally find an answer whether I made the right decision or not? Any help appreciated.