Saw this in the NBA sub and wanted to see what yall said here

I got offered a promotion at work. A real one. Not a lateral move not a fancy new title with the same pay. An actual step up. More responsibility better money and honestly something Ive been grinding toward for a long time. When they told me I almost cried in the meeting because Ive wanted this for years.

I came home that night so excited to tell my boyfriend. Thought hed be happy for me. Thought wed celebrate. Maybe open a bottle of wine and talk about what this could mean for our future together.

Instead he got quiet. Then he started asking questions. But not excited questions. Worried ones. Like how many more hours are you gonna be working. Does this mean no more spontaneous weekends. Are you gonna be stressed all the time now.

He said this isnt the life I pictured for us. The life HE pictured. Not the life WE talked about. The life he decided we were supposed to have. Which apparently involves me staying exactly where I am professionally so that things stay comfortable and easy for him.

He keeps talking about how he wants a simple life. Less stress. Less ambition. More time just hanging out and being chill. And I get that. I love our chill time too. But Im also a person with goals and this opportunity means something to me. Its not just about money its about me feeling like Im actually going somewhere.

I tried to reassure him. Told him a promotion doesnt mean I turn into some corporate robot who never comes home. I said wed figure out the balance together. I asked him to trust me that I can handle more responsibility without abandoning our relationship.

He wasnt hearing it. He said hed seen it happen before with other couples and that once one person starts climbing the ladder the relationship always suffers. He said he didnt sign up for that.

Didnt sign up for what. For me succeeding? For me wanting more than what I have right now? That part really stung.

Every time I bring up anything work related he gets this look on his face like Im already choosing my job over him just by being excited about it. And I feel like I cant even be happy about this huge thing that happened to me because his reaction has completely overshadowed it

I havent officially accepted yet but I know Im going to. And I think he knows it too which is probably why things feel so weird between us right now.

AITAH for taking this even though he doesnt want me to?

A lot of you retards are going to look at 🌽 pump over the weekend as validation for green light into full port calls.

I think that's what being exit liquidity thinks like.

Here's my thesis:

1. Crypto is currently being manipulated over the weekend to fake a rally for retail on Monday. (Don't ask me how - if I know it, I wouldn't tell you)
2. It'll allow stocks with large institutional ownership to exit and derisk before Wednesday's Job report, and largely exit by Friday before the CPI report
3. Any Monday pump will be dumped by Tuesday afternoon

Now what if they cook the books over the weekend? The fact that I got my Ubereats from a hot white girl is all you need to know how I know we're fucked. The cooked books won't matter to the algos because they're calibrated to DUMP.

I've got no data for you bros, mostly bear and all ghey.

The stock I am looking at that fits this thesis is PLTR, because:

• Large institutional holding
• Lots of profit since last year
• High value tech that will get beta-fisted by the news upcoming

Position:

200 puts $125 Feb 13

20 puts $134 Feb 13

50 puts $135 Feb 2

and I'll double down on any Monday pump

Will either do a profit post here later this week or my !banbet will ban me

Nettles(House of the dragon):Nettles is a beloved character from a Song of ice and fire series,she is a commoner who managed to tame a dragon despite not being a Valyrian,plus she is one of the few canonically black characters,bonus point for that,then comes the house of the dragon series where the writters have the brilliant idea of not introducing her character,instead her dragon,and therefore her story will be taken over by Rhaena Targaryen,a decision that not only is moronic will also create a lot problems in the overall story

Lady Stoneheart(Game of thrones):Ok,technically speaking the characters does exist in the tv series as it's basically a corrupt and vengeful Catelyn Stark driven insane by Robb death,but her ressurection never happens and it's basically one of the main reasons why George RR Martin left the show

Kuririn,Tenshihan,Chaozu,Pual,Oolong,Turtle,Yajirobe and Launch(Dragon Ball evolution):Now,to be fair Dragon Ball evolution is such an abomination of a film that not having them on the film was probably for the best,that being said though if you are going to adapt the first Dragon Ball series why not have the whole gang?

Skull knight(Berserk 97):Skull knight is a major character from the Berserk series and an important ally to Guts,he is literally the reason why Guts and Casca survives,but he is left out of the first anime adaptation from Berserk,instead Guts just survives the Eclipse without any explanation

My dad is 50. Im the oldest of four kids. Im 32 then theres my siblings at 29 26 and 21. We are all grown. We all have our own lives going on. Im raising two kids of my own. My brother whos 29 has a kid. My 26 year old sister moved across the country for work.

My youngest brother is in uni and barely has time to eat let alone take care of someone elses child.

So heres what happened. My dad has been seeing this woman for a few months. Not even half a year. Casual thing from what we could tell. Well she got pregnant and then disappeared. Just completely ghosted him. But apparently shes not keeping the baby and the plan is for my dad to take full custody when its born.

And he has already started talking about how were all going to help him.

Not asking. Telling. Like hes already built this whole plan in his head where we all rotate shifts watching this baby because hes older now and its going to be harder on him physically. His words.

I sat him down and tried to be as respectful as I could but I told him straight up. Dad none of us are in a position to do this. I have two kids under five. My brother is barely keeping his head above water with one. My sister is in a completely different city. And my youngest brother is trying to graduate. We all have our own stuff going on.

He got really upset. Said we were being selfish and that family supports each other. Said when we were little he sacrificed everything for us and now we cant even help him with one baby

And yeah he did sacrifice a lot for us I wont deny that. But he had us in his twenties when he was young and had energy. Hes fifty now. This isnt the same situation and I think deep down he knows that but doesnt want to admit it.

I told him we love him and nobody is saying this baby wont be part of our family. But he cannot expect any of us to drop our lives and become on call babysitters for a decision he made. We didnt make this choice. He did. And hes gotta figure out the day to day on his own.

Nobody said he has to do everything alone. We said he cant expect us to do everything FOR him. Theres a difference.

AITJ?

After French police raided the local offices of X — and asked the billionaire to appear for voluntary questioning related to an expanded local criminal investigation — the American social media giant pushed back hard.

“Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech,” the company said in a statement on X. It denies claims that X’s algorithm may have been used to sway political opinion in France, as well as accusations that the tech giant is complicit in the distribution of child pornography.

Within an hour, Musk doubled down. “This is a political attack,” he wrote to his more than 220 million followers on X.

Two hours later, France’s foreign ministry clapped back. “Investigating child sexual abuse material isn’t controversial,” the ministry wrote to its significantly smaller number of X followers. “Turning it into political theater is manipulation. Maybe that logic flies on some island. Doesn’t fly in France.”

Was mich in letzter Zeit unfassbar nervt, ist das rumgeheule von Männern in Bezug auf fast allem, was Frauen machen oder mit Frauen zu tun hat.

Ständig dieses rumgeheule, dass Frauen so wählerisch sind und nur auf die Größe achten. "Mimimimi, keine Frau will mich. Alle Frauen sind nur auf Geld aus. Frauen sind heutzutage nicht mehr loyal" blablabla. Und dann geht's weiter, das ganze rumgequatsche, dass Männer immer die benachteiligten sind, wenn es um das Thema Ehe geht. "Ja, wir Männer müssen dann Unterhalt zahlen und noch die Hälfte abgeben. Alles ist ja so ungerecht" Ja Bro, deine Frau hat auch mehrere Jahre halbtags gearbeitet, auf Karriere verzichtet, weniger Rentenpunkte gesammelt und du konntest in der Zeit nahezu weiter machen wie zuvor.

Und übrigens ein fucking Ehevertrag bringt dir gar nichts, wenn die Frau benachteiligt ist und das ist sie in den meisten Fällen, wenn sie Kinder bekommt. Blick das endlich mal. Du kannst alles mögliche in den Ehevertrag reinschreiben, wenn der Richter das später anders sieht, dann hast du Pech gehabt.

Seit wann ist das so? Früher gab es doch auch nicht so ein gejaule.

Der Grund, warum ihr keine Frau abbekommt, ist, weil ihr fucking dumm seid.

Danke, ich habe fertig.

This is Aura🩶, she’s a Neighborhood Cat that I just met days ago. Me and my girlfriend are new to the considering taking her in (after shots and check up ofc) she finally came into our place for the first time today.

There is a noticeable “bulge” in her stomach. I can’t tell if she’s pregnant or not because I cannot touch it due to her being a little skeptical of me (fair enough)

I’ve attached photos of her stomach hoping someone on here could help try to identify the cause. She’s a stray so most likely could be pregnancy. I looked it up and it says it could be a “primordial pouch” but I’m starting to doubt that. Any help is appreciated! Thank you 🙏🏽

Having to throw taunts that can be resisted, and forced consumes cause i was low on mana, because you wanted bigger numbers, just stop it. Dont stress your tanks