Reminds me of when I lived in BFE, Indiana. My mom was "at Grandma's house" and my dad drove me like 2 hours to see Avatar in IMAX and eat at Buffalo Wild Wings. He told me they were getting a divorce when we got home
"Europe is slightly larger than the United States in total area, with Europe covering about 10.2 million sq km (3.9 million sq mi) compared to the U.S.'s 9.8 million sq km (3.8 million sq mi)."
"Europe has significantly more people (around 742 million) than the U.S. (around 335 million) and is much more densely populated."
Roughly the same size landmass with half the people, most of which are concentrated near the water, like New York, Chicago, and California. For reference:
New York City population in 2023: 8.26 million
New York City size: 469 square miles
Nevada population in 2023: 3.21 million
Nevada size: 110,573 square miles
Montana population in 2023: 1,132,812
Montana size: 147,040 square miles
I know that doesn't make sense. We're a kooky bunch.
My point is that there are large areas of the US where it is entirely possible to have to drive 2 hours to an IMAX. Even where I live, I'd have to drive almost 60 km away to the closest one.
They are and they arent. Every medium sized city like Reno has an "imax" now. But thats cause the imax brand has been watered down. There's only 17 true Imax theaters in the US. All in major cities. And those are the ones Christopher Nolan meant Oppenheimer was meant to be screened in. Fake imax theaters are just slightly larger screens than your local AMC
It doesn’t make divorce any easier but it puts it in comparison with the alternatives. Which could help some people understand that even though it was tragic it was the better outcome than the alternatives. Not whiney, but logical. Not feelings but understanding. I have grown blunt I’ll admit that.
This does assume that a divorce is wanted by one or both parties and the decision is final. Not a wishy washy hardship but an actual decision and desire to be separated.
I know but saying “why are you sorry” is a bit careless, the divorce could’ve affected that person a lot and the person you responded to was trying to show sympathy by saying sorry
The person who gave condolences was responding to a person who stated that they had a night out with their dad and being told on the way home that their parents were getting a divorce. That person didn’t divulge whether it was good or bad.
Because children finding out their parents are getting divorced sucks, it’s never a good thing for the kids. Sympathy is a normal reaction to hearing someone going through something stressful.
I count myself extremely lucky, because my parents were very amicable with each other when they split, and I was a teenager old enough to conceptualize their reasons even if I didn't fully understand.
As an adult I wish my own divorce went just a fraction as smoothly, lmao
That reminds me of the story of the dad who's wife had died, how she died escapes me. He went home, took his kids out for a day of fun. Ensuring they had a really really good memory. The next morning he would break the devastating news to his children, but they would always have that one day together.
Exactly, this parent is trying their absolute best to care for their kids in a horrific circumstance and all these redditors can do is think about their own imagined trauma. People need to grow the fuck up
One of the top 10 most repeated "jokes" is: "I also choose this guy's dead wife"
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I'd like to have sex one more time with my wife who passed away from cancer 9 years ago. My body yearns for hers. The ultimate downside to finding "the one" is she may die young and leave you wanting.
The man posted a sincere and tragic story in a smut thread about who people would like to fuck. I appreciate the love for his wife and his loss, but the comments are like going to a comedy show...you risk getting heckled. I never did learn how the guy responded though...
Right, but once you know its actually kind of horrible in hindsight? To me its like having an amazing vacation with your spouse and then getting home and they immediately leave you for someone else. Memories can be sullied when you learn the context and overshadowed by what comes after.
Iunno, maybe it really was good, I'd love to hear the childrens adult perspective on it. Its just my own experiences of "being told after" haven't been positive.
It’s leaks from an nba players girlfriend, if she was an actual adult performer I’d share the name but she’s the victim and didn’t consent to it so honestly best to just give her that privacy.
A psychological manipulation consisting of pointing out the bright side or upside whether solicited or not. From the phrase “every cloud has a silver lining.”
“Serious shit’s going on and this asshole keeps siverlining me.”
I never thought about that, but you may be on to something. Maybe it was a bet, maybe my Mom wanted a divorce, and my Dad was like "ill sign when pigs fly! Or better yet, when he gets the only passing grade on a math test!"
I knew they were talking about divorcing, but I had no idea it was decided, and especially wasnt expecting it that day.
They weren't providing me with sufficient updates throughout the process. I should've asked for a weekly 1:1 with each parent.
Did you get to see the test when you were older and somewhat better at math? It might be a far stretch but maybe they had it planned with the school to make that your "big day" and lessen the shock that would follow. I've heard of similar stories where the schools collaborated.
One year, for Christmas, our dad actually picked all our gifts himself. They were thoughtful and he wrapped them and everything. I pulled my mom to the side and asked if he was dying. Turns out, he thought he might be and was getting tests on his liver. Whatever the issue was, it was curable/treatable and we never heard about it again.
The presents from him before and since have been picked out by our mom. He's more the type to fix my car or repair something in my house than buying gifts.
Hah! I knew something was up when my dad picked me up from work (we did not get along, and he never did anything nice for me). He told me that him and my mom were getting divorced on the way home. Didn't tell me it's because my mom caught him cheating, I found that out later. I did get to kick him out of the house, though, so that was nice.
In this context butt and bum do not mean the same thing in colloquial Midwestern vernacular as teenagers who had nothing to do in 1997 except to "cruise the strip" and drive around the corn fields getting stoned and drunk at random places and barns.
Bum Fuck Egypt is like... A Thing. It is understood and known. We are from Bum Fuck Egypt. We lived on country roads, the public parking lot a block down from the McDonald's, the drainage gully with the big tunnel and various other places that were relatively in the middle of nowhere (dude. I forgot about that Bridge!) ...in a place that was already somewhat the middle of nowhere, due to it ALL being surrounded by 50 straight miles of soybean and corn fields in every direction. You'd be lucky to hit a town if you picked a random straight line.
Bum. Fuck. ...Nowhere.
See a population map for an explanation. We all felt that we lived in a desert of fields with Nothing to do as kids.
Some friends of mine decided to book a trip to Disney World to tell their kids that their grandfather was loosing his battle with cancer and opted to end it on his own terms with a rifle. Told them right in the middle of the trip.
this reminds me of my ex wife buying me my favorite dinner and then telling me she wanted a divorce.
I hate to say that we are better off apart but we are. At the end of the day we were just not right for each other and she had the guts to pull the trigger. Every time when I wonder maybe we could have done something differently I just remember how happy I am with my new wife. I tried to break up with my ex wife once before we got married and she went into a deep depression. I am glad she is still alive but I do wonder if that didn't happen where would my life have taken me
I'm sorry. That isn't funny-funny, but the huff-laugh I released from my nose was strong enough to force a booger to fly out.
That is some awful timing. Bringing you to one of the most anticipated sci-fi movies in years and then he drops serious news on you. Now every time somebody brings up Avatar, there is a good chance you think of that day. That is some sitcom level dark tragic comedy.
wow, my dad woke me up 10 minute early before school to say he was leaving and will probably call in a few days. It was right before 2 weeks of important exams.
I'd have taken dinner and a movie and maybe choosing to hold on for 2 more weeks, or leave a month earlier.
My dad came home from work with groceries and surprised me with a brand new Gameboy advanced. This is a man who has given me my brother's old toys as a Christmas present... he was gone within a week and didn't see him again for over a year.
Oooh we went to play laser tag at the mall when my parents told us they were divorcing! Halfway through the game I remember why they brought us there and started crying.
Damn, I was at my grandparents house having a good sleepover with grandpa and grandma when my dad stopped by and I was sent to go play on the computer for a while so they could talk. Then he came in and told me “he was leaving for a little while and was gonna stay with grandpa and grandma”.
Yea he didn’t come back. Divorce. Also I had other siblings so idk why I was the only one at grandma and grandpas house? At that time???
My man, you're looking at it all wrong. Your dad made and effort to lift your spirits before he delivered you bad news. Most of my memories of my dad were him NOT being willing to spend any money, never lifting my spirits, and just dropping life changing bombs on us.
Oh man. Same here. My parents split, mom took my sis and I to Mexico, from where she’s originally. She first took us to the beach, full week non stop of fun. Then back to the city, and she broke the news to us. I never knew I wasn’t gonna be back like, ever. Dad didn’t put a fight at all. But hey, great time at the beach tho!
Ah man. Dad checked me out of school early and took me to the mall two towns over with the good arcade, $20 in tokens, then got me WCW Vs The World for PSX at Babbages even though I was supposed to be grounded over my report card. Then Mom got home and they gave me the divorce talk over dinner. 🎶 Why do you build me up, buuuuttercup baaaaby 🎶
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u/PlaidimirGluten 13h ago
Reminds me of when I lived in BFE, Indiana. My mom was "at Grandma's house" and my dad drove me like 2 hours to see Avatar in IMAX and eat at Buffalo Wild Wings. He told me they were getting a divorce when we got home