I'm pleased things didn't escalate, which is the reason why I like to go to the teacher. That kind of 'man-child looking to prove themselves to themselves and the rest of the world' is often unpredictable.
I'm pleased things didn't escalate, which is the reason why I like to go to the teacher. That kind of 'man-child looking to prove themselves to themselves and the rest of the world' is often unpredictable.
Why are we here?
"Superboy Prime (the yelling guy if he needs clarification)..." - Postmania
"...dropping an orca whale made of fire on your enemies is a pretty strong opening move." - Nik
"Why throw punches when you can be making everyone around you sterile mutant corpses?" - Pendaran, regarding Dr. Fate
MoR, I’m also going to be really real.
From everything I’ve ever know about you over many, many years, you’re a really great person. That’s for real. There’s a lot of great people here and, in my ever-increasing cynicism about the state of humanity, thats a rarity and one that I always find surprising and refreshing.
Whenever I’ve been in a dark place (and heaven knows there’s been a lot of those over the past couple of years) I’ve come to this place for sanctuary and support. And I’ve found it. In this weird, quirky, little place full of people arguing for the nth time about Thor’s speed or whether Goku is a universe-buster or (heaven forfend) whether Bane and Killer Croc together could beat Lizard in a fight, there is an incredible community of people who care about each other. I know that the messages of support and good wishes that I’ve had from the people here, including your good self, have been a blessing to me. You’ve given that support to others, so please know that we all reflect it right back at you.
Let it be a blessing to you too, and, if you need it to be, a literal lifesaver as well.
Please, please, please do not rob the world of the great person that you are.
Life has dealt you a shitty hand. There’s no question about that. But please do stay in the game. And if you need to lean on one or more of us to lend you the emotional ante to do so, then please... lean away, my friend. We got your stake covered.
Sometimes when you’re in a dark place, all it takes is the wrong thing said at the wrong time to completely kick your feet out from under you. But from what I know of the people here, nothing that may or may not have been said was intended with malice.
But it’s really, really difficult to read intent into written words. We lack the context of facial expression or tone of voice. Authors struggle with this all the time, so we shouldn’t be surprised that others who don’t earn their living from their skills as wordsmiths struggle likewise. It’s one of the many, many reasons why I hate social media - people there seem to have no filter and are often quite prepared to be rude and hurtful, but even when they’re not trying to be, it can still happen through a complete misunderstanding of intent.
Nevertheless, trust me when I say that you are loved here. If you need to come here to sound off at us, I’m sure I speak for most people when I say that we’re more than happy to be your sounding board and at least some of your support network.
I get that you’re hurting. I get that it feels like you’ve got nothing to live for. But you have. Don’t take Plan Z. It’s not a solution, and it will only cause more hurt. I’m very proud to say that my wife is a Samaritan - she’s had to emotionally hold people’s hands while they’ve gone through that process, and it’s always such a distressing waste. More often, she’s also been there to give someone the strength to change their own mind and go on. Some hills you can’t climb from starting halfway up, but you do need solid ground to push off from at the bottom.
I don’t know what the equivalent organisation to the Samaritans would be in your part of the world, but I’m certain there is one. Call them. Speak to someone, even if it’s just to take the raw edge off until you can get some more substantial help.
I will reiterate again that Plan Z is not a solution. I knew someone from my school (the cousin of a good friend) who, after we’d left, decided he couldn’t face any more but also couldn’t ask for help. He felt his only outlet was Plan Z, so he went to a petrol station, doused himself in petrol and set himself on fire. The last thing the horrified bystanders heard from him was “Oh God. What have I done?!”
Don’t be that person. Seek the help you need, and if we can be even a part of your climb back to a better place, we will all be delighted to do so. Because you matter to us, and to many other people in your life. Remember that.
That's better than anything anyone else has written here, Beadle. By far.
Well said.
Why are we here?
"Superboy Prime (the yelling guy if he needs clarification)..." - Postmania
"...dropping an orca whale made of fire on your enemies is a pretty strong opening move." - Nik
"Why throw punches when you can be making everyone around you sterile mutant corpses?" - Pendaran, regarding Dr. Fate
I hope MoR is going to be okay and I hope he comes back someday, when he's ready. I wish him well.
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Damn, saw his post
Hope he gets through this
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Man, Capcom just out here making bizarre PR moves.
The Power Rangers Comic just recently revealed what exactly happened to Rita in her dumpster. Suffice to say, dark AF sums it up.
spoilers:end of spoilers
Rita was forced to live through the lives of her numerous victims while in the dumpster. She would live a love-filled life only for her own self to attack the planet she was on, kill her and then repeat the process. And Rita, as it turns out, has over four million victims to her name and went through this process for 10,000 years while an AI governed the whole thing. Finster, Squatt, Babboo and Goldar each went through their own 're-educations' but Rita's is what stuck out to me.
Like, Jesus, Zordon what the s-t?
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I mean, spoilers:end of spoilers
if she's really got 4 million victims to her name and if displayed the same general glee as she usually does whenever she doesn anything evil then I'd say she's kinda earned it.
Obviously it wasn't effective at all in re-educating her. But still. 4 million is a lot of lives.
Looking good as all damn.
I mean, if the spoilers I've heard about the ending are ture I'm a little less interested than I usually would be. Oh well, the movie is only canon to the anime anyway.
And again, it does look fun. Also, Johnny Yong Bosch!
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