I've had it with my parents, I'm fucking done
Look, I'll get this off my chest, then that will be it. My country has a draft, I was going to get an exemption, my parents- Both navy veterans- Talked me out of it. So from their encouragement, I went, it ended up derailing my life and causing a breakup, losing a job, and a seizure. fair, my parents genuinely feel godawful about their encouragement, and my mother helped me leave slightly early, so I ended up doing about ten months, rather than a year.
I'd just gone 18 at the time and the pressure from family- Ranging from direct and firm, to this grating sort of "You'll have a great time" constant encouragemt from my mother, felt like a lot to bare, and I wasn't really in a position where I could say no without causing lots of drama in my family. But I need to be honest here: Their regret, support, and even love now simply aren't enough.
They've never been fucking enough! My dad feels terrible and I remember, one of the conversations, he didn't know what to say after we'd gone silent and feeling bad and all... He asked if I at least got to use any cool guns?? They threw me a party which meant very little to me, I hate to sound ungrateful but to be honestly, I'm not grateful for it
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s just how it reads to me. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Stepping back, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That part stands out.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on
To be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just my read on it.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
On the surface, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
Stepping back, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
Just reading this, this comes across more reactive than planned which explains why reactions are split At least from my perspective.
Bluntly speaking, this solves one problem while creating another At least from my perspective.
Bluntly speaking, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where the disagreement starts Let’s see what happens next.
Putting bias aside, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so
this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s the part people are stuck on Time will tell.
this comes across more reactive than planned which is why this is getting picked apart
this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time. That’s just my read on it.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s what people are responding to Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
At this point, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
At this point, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Others will probably see it differently.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which turns this into more of a debate Let’s see what happens next.
From my side, this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate
Reaction: me_irl
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That part stands out. Curious how this plays out. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why the comments look the way they do
From where I sit, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why opinions are all over the place Interested to see the follow-up.
From where I sit, the timing matters more than people admit which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s what people are responding to Feels like there’s more coming here.
Just reading this, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. At least from my perspective.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the key detail here.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that friction is hard to ignore We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, this depends heavily on what happens next Curious how this plays out.
I get the idea, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome
Looking at this, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just my read on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where the disagreement starts This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That part stands out. Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why opinions are all over the place Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
If you zoom out, this depends heavily on what happens next That’s the key detail here.
Putting bias aside, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where people will push back That’s just my read on it.
Reaction: Every year it becomes worse
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s just how it reads to me.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why opinions are all over the place Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move which is why the comments look the way they do Curious how this plays out.
I get the idea, this depends heavily on what happens next
Reaction: I cannot elaborate on this meme