[ SECRET POST #2661 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2661 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Injustice: Gods Among Us]


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[Game of Thrones]


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[William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus]


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[Welcome to Night Vale]


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[Crown of Stars]


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[Game of Thrones]


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08.
[Blade Runner/Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]


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[LOST]


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[Riff-Raff, Rocky Horror Picture Show]


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[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]


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[Breaking Bad]


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[Problem Sleuth]


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[Doctor Who]








Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 034 secrets from Secret Submission Post #380.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Non-fandom secrets

[(Anonymous)]

Been thinking more and more often lately about how society's turned toward "expect the worst" - online, offline. Post an unpopular opinion to a public forum - get called a troll, a shithead, an "-ist". People regularly leave their small children unattended at my workplace, and I'm afraid to tell them not to climb on that/don't pet the strange dog/no you can't have candy I don't know your medical status. If you ever try to help someone, you can be sued out the ass if they don't like/want your help. Can't be nice or open or honest with anyone, and no one gives a shit about you... Life sucks. You can't win. I wish I could work up the courage to just off myself before the slow stress-related death finally happens.

Re: Non-fandom secrets

[herpymcderp]

Except that's not at all how it usually actually works. People still have a sense of community even in the largest cities, within distinct neighbourhoods. People still help each other randomly all the time without persecution.

Denying candy to a child doesn't have to be a question of "I don't know your medical status" (as that's not going to make much sense to them anyway) as much as it can be a question of "your mommy didn't say you could have that". Telling them not to climb on something is protecting your company as much as it is protecting them, if you really want to worry about being sued.

I am routinely open, honest, helpful, and nice to relative strangers as part of my job and part of my life philosophy. It has never impacted me negatively. People generally respond to kindness with kindness, as it turns out.

I realize it might be hard to see this from your perspective, but it's quite true. When you are depressed it can be especially difficult to internalize that other people do care about you, and that your current emotional state and life situation is not static. Even if you're being hyperbolic about that last sentence, it seems to me that you could really use someone to talk to about your issues in person. If it's feasible for you, I would recommend at the very least that you seek out a therapist.

Re: Non-fandom secrets

[(Anonymous)]

DA

I don't know, parents border on neurotic about their kids, and will fly into absolute shitfits over the tiniest perceived slight. I work at a department store, where it's pretty common to see little kids get separated from their parents, and I have to say that about 75% of the time, woe to the person that tries to help the child by staying with them/bringing them to the customer service desk so we can page the parents. Usually it's the parents screaming at the helper (who are you, how dare you, I'm calling the police, etc.), but it's not uncommon at all for it to move into physical assault territory. All because we, as a society, have ground it into people's heads that everyone that even glances at your child intends on kidnapping/assaulting/murdering them. It's horribly disheartening.

Re: Non-fandom secrets

[herpymcderp]

On the other hand, if the kid climbs on something, falls off, and injures themselves, the parent is then in a position to sue the store. Which... isn't great for any party involved. Especially the kid with the inattentive parent.

It might be different where I live, but I've had solely positive experiences wrangling kids who were about to get into things they shouldn't. I generally get thanked for it.