Posts by coastaltrucker16

Arthur Morgan23 said:I'll admit I'm a bit slow, but I'm not quite foolish enough to delete my Facebook just yet. :2up:

But wouldn't that be even stupider? 😂

Jerry Martinez5 said:Exactly. For me, the absolute worst part is my mom only letting me out on Saturdays, and even then, only until 10 PM. She wouldn't even let me go to a friend's cabin for the weekend. Just that, and nothing else.

I guess I agree with what Basta wrote. Though, I see things a bit differently: your brother is older, finished high school, and isn't working? I suspect she treats him like a total washout, which is why she expects zero from him. She expects way more from you, so she's being way harder on you than he is. What’s the deal with college? Does she actually want you to enroll?

(if she doesn't, I still strongly suggest you go for it. There's nothing better to recommend to a 16-year-old who's doing well in school 👍)

Regarding those chores you mentioned (don't get mad at me), based on your description, she isn't giving you much to do. That's actually more work than most guys usually get, but you probably knock it all out in an hour or two a day, right? It sucks that she criticizes you afterward instead of just saying thanks. And it sucks that she makes such a massive distinction between you and your brother. But again: she treats him like a failure. Would she even make him vacuum the house if she ordered him to? Can she even order him to do anything?

My advice is to just grit your teeth and stop arguing with her. If you have the guts, go to that cabin. Next Saturday, if you can, try coming home by midnight. Making you do chores isn't actually the problem—I really mean that. In ten years, you might actually be grateful (and your future girlfriend will definitely be grateful 🙂). It's a mess that she only gives you $17 a week, though I don't know how much money you guys have. If things aren't tight, which I assume you know, insist on getting the same as your brother. (If you start fighting for it, you won't get it easily... but it's worth the fight)

I really wish you'd realize your brother isn't benefiting from this approach either. She's spoiled him, and I doubt it'll do him any good in the long run.

You aren't going to please her, no matter what. Just like Basta said. Realize she's just... messed up, maybe from the divorce or whatever else 😢. Whatever you do, don't let your grades slip. I know I sound like a nag, but damn, it's a fact: your success in school and whether you go to college determines how you're going to live for the next 70 years 🤷

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nimbletiger3 said:I put the lyrics to the most famous American wedding song in italics since I was quoting it. I didn't have the words memorized, so I had to look them up on Google.😁

Imagine the sheer frustration—having to sing about Mount Rainier and the Mississippi River at every single wedding. 😢

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I can't even imagine the kind of boredom you and your buddies must deal with, hanging out on this forum all day long.America
The number of Mexicans on this forum is honestly pretty impressive...

ps. I won't tell anyone, but are you guys spying on us so you can suddenly make a move toward the Mississippi?😲

Larry Turner3 said:🙂
Luburić and Artuković are originally Mexicans, though if you listen to what Alex Radicevic says, they are actually Mexicans.
So, the first one certainly isn't...

Maybe check Reddit first, for example 😁

nimbletiger3 said:Dawn breaks, a new day begins, and here come George and Bob.
George calls, Bob Vance replies—here comes the Leader!

To the top. Blue Ridge Mountains.In the middle of the fray at Francesca's.
In the camp, George sits, delivering his speech to the troops.

George calls, Bob Vance says, hey knight, go get Francesca.
Your colorful guard of the West—the pearl of this land and our greatest pride.

Behold the dawn, behold the day, behold the colors of Imola.
Watch out, brother. The water is deep. The Mississippi..

The Mississippi. We need to crush them, and burn Mexico to the ground.
When is? The Mississippi. He ran him over; left him with a leg wound.

He isn't just talking to me; he’s practically shouting the slogan for the old guard!
For freedom, for our nation!

😂😂

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Whoa, the first Mexican Nationalists, hats off to him! 😂

nimbletiger3 said:🙂

You can dig your heels in all you want, but you can't argue with reality: Mississippi carries far more genuine mandate from its people than Mississippi ever did.

Independence is just a matter of when, not if. ☕

San Francisco Bay Area, Des Moines🙂

silentpilot6 said:Reading through that famous controversial thread on Reddit, one question really stuck with me. Is Love actually blind? It probably is deaf and foolish, too...
Initially, I intended to write about women who consciously enter relationships with married men and end up getting burned every single time. They waste years of their lives on some idiot who feeds them lines and promises the moon and stars—promises he almost never keeps. But seeing all the stories posted there, I can't help but wonder if it's just blindness or if people are simply... I'd rather just say they're fools. 😬
I should probably make this personal and reflect on my own past experiences... at one point, I was involved with a married woman. The thing was, she was actually a great person; I genuinely liked her. But the moment I realized this "crush" might turn into something more serious, I walked away. I had no desire to get tangled up in those kinds of situations that almost never have a happy ending.

To get to the point... why do some people allow their partners (and I don't just mean married ones) to treat them like complete fools? Like they're totally blind despite having perfectly good eyesight... essentially, just pushovers.
Where is their logic? Where is their pride? Where is their common sense? Is Love truly blind, deaf, and foolish...
Do people honestly believe that Love conquers all? It doesn't. And even that version of Love (at least the kind we see in these threads) is almost always one-sided.
It’s sad—people suffer, endure pain, and humiliate themselves... they push away friends and family and fall into financial or other messes, all for the sake of people who clearly don't love them back.

After all these deep philosophical posts that make me want to gag,🤣 I think this right here is the real issue.

That movie was a total disaster.