Today you kicked ass. Except for saying she ran away to not face the music- that’s pure assholery.

You taught a child who is experiencing terrible pain and likely neglect how to survive. She’ll have a chance at a normal life in her adulthood because of you. How do you think this would go without those skills?

man I understand your feeling of guilt. but you gave this girl, and by the sounds of it many other lucky kids, essential skills for life I wish I was taught. that poor girl is going through some stuff and she may have ran away anyway, even without the skills you taught her. so you may have inadvertently saved her life, if she gets into a bad situation, with the skills you taught her.

Your weed use almost resulted in a tragic accident, then when people commented on it, you lashed out and defended your weed use, rather than accepting that it was a contributory factor that was your choice.

That to me tells me there a future accident waiting to happen, let's hope no-one gets hurt the next time :(

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Way to put some more responsibility onto the shoulders of someone who already feels responsible enough and ISN’T.

When my wife was still with her ex, he asked her to go start the propane grill while he finished prepping the meat. She turned the gas on but didn't light the burners because she didn't know you have to do that. He lost his eyebrows that day, and she doesn't touch our grill.

Kickstart, amp, mountain dew energy, theyre all great

i feel like iam more than a person

Humans can lose a shocking volume of blood without it being a major problem. And, TBH, the bigger issue is the lost hydration for most people.

Yep, tonsillectomies are awful.

20 days of hydrocodone and basically being in a 20 hour coma day in and day out only waking to piss and eat jello was certainly... an experience...

As an Eagle Scout, you did good.

Knowing how to survive in an emergency is critical, and you taught them all the tools they need. You did good.

The thing about tools, however, is that you can't control how others use them. This goes for every tool, be it a car, skis, a hammer, or a gun. You can teach how to use them safely and properly, but you cannot control another person's actions.

However, if their family life is this bad, there's other problems that need addressed that you are most likely not qualified to handle. If she was going to run away, she was going to do it regardless of what you taught. You gave her tools to take better care of herself during that, however, which is a good thing. I'd rather have a runaway who knows how to not die than one who grabs their Switch and perfume and treks off into the wilderness.

I was born without a sense of smell and currently my entire kitchen is gas. My partner didn’t understand when I asked to buy a different house so here we are. Constant fear

CO doesn't kill because of asphyxiation. It fixates on the blood cells and prevents them to work correctly. That's why it's called intoxication/poisoning.

OP cottage isn't a hermetic minuscule vault, the gas outflow would never asphyxiate anyone, because there is an enormous oxygen volume and because the place isn't perfectly hermetic from the outside air. It's almost like saying the CO2 created by their breathing could have killed them. And once again the smell would wake anyone up way before the level of oxygen is low enough to be damaging.

Reddit is just tripping

This.

I was with my last longterm partner for six years, from the start of college until I was 24.

We hit it off, and our personalities were a perfect match.

But much like this story, we slowly drifted and talked less and less.

What started as a romance fit for the greatest novels just ended with us moving apart emotionally and in our life goals.

It sucks, but it happens. And unfortunately, dwelling on such things only brings you down. It cuts off your chances to go back out and be your full self.

You have to move on. Maybe not immediately, but sooner rather than later. It's what's best for your own health and social life.

I told myself to wait one month for each year at most. Six months tops. I was moving on in two, and back out in life in three. I took my time to process and evaluate, but came out knowing how to improve and ready to hit life head on like a bullshark.

I am not a bullshark, I'm more a fidgety raccoon, but you get the idea.

Youve never been in an actual relationship with Taylor and seen it not work out, so youre attached to the idea of being in a relationship with her

AFAIK, Poland is pretty traditional and Catholic. Would it make a difference if you could make a case that you are "faithful" and she is "unfaithful and promiscuous"?

Yup.

It's a very clearly abusive step-father, and she seems to have needed the wakeup call on it. Losing a child, emotionally or otherwise, can be incredibly hard. Losing them because your partner is a piece of shit gives you a bright, neon target to channel all that frustration and lights them up as the piece of shit they are.

Don't think you fucked up, you didn't choose your step father but your mother did. If anything this will be a win in a future as your mother has shown her true colours by siding with you her daughter. I wish you all the best and I hope your stepfather finds it deep within his heart to apologize to you.

I'm a stepfather myself and I would never ever treat my wife's son anything BUT my own son. In fact he is my son regardless what anyone says. Stay strong and keep this strong and close connection with your mom and I'm sure itll all work out

Fuck it, you're barely communicating with her as it is and you're stringing along your pain. Tell her about your journey, tell her you've realised what you actually want. Preempt it with understanding that she may not want to maintain contact and that her fiancé isn't comfortable with you being friends. Tell her you're sorry and exactly how you feel, then drop the bomb.

Like you say, two possible outcomes most likely - either you nail it and she feels the same which is a win for you, or she accepts/appreciates it but is happy with the other dude and you part ways. You'll feel better for finally telling her and if it doesn't work out, you can move on without being reminded about her all the time.

This is a selfish way to do things but at this point can you really see you staying friends considering her fiancé is already uncomfortable with you being in contact with her?

Just wanted to say thanks everyone for the well wishes. It’s been 2 days since the second procedure and I’ve had no more blood in my spit.

To be completely fair, I doubt masturbating was the sole cause of this. I had small amounts of blood in my spit the night before. My guess is that the scabs were coming off early, and my lotion up-ed hand was the killing blow. The second & third times were definitely due to jerking off. The clot that formed and slowed the bleeding was pretty weak—a little elevated heart rate was all I needed

I see my doctor tomorrow for a follow-up so he can take a look and make sure everything is holding. I’m debating asking my parents to leave the room and asking him lmao. If I do, I’ll let ya know.

Update: my doctor laughed his ass off and said that it was certainly possible. He said he would advise people to avoid that activity from now on. I did not tell him about getting it on in his bathroom to induce a bleed.

You only nut twice

It sounds like you're doing more to make sure she is safe and feeling cared for than her parents did. You aren't the one that fucked up here in any way.

Kinda like when I got my first period... Except, well, y'know, blood came out of another hole and I wasn't swallowing it. But yeah, pain, nausea, feeling faint and miserable and thinking you're going to die. If you ever wondered how the first period feels like, that's it, but it goes on for a week or more and you can't cauterize it. Glad you're feeling better, OP.

I'm just glad I'm not the only one who still swears by the Mountain Dew Kickstarts. Harder to find them nowadays, but I love 'em.

Lon to Cwl is a holiday. As you can go to Cwl and rent actual Holiday cottages.

Going away for a length of time to somewhere you don't live is Holiday Taking a week off work, sitting at home watching TV or visiting local attractions but returning home each night is a Staycation.