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I (29M) have a sister (31F) who recently announced that she's pregnant with her husband. They've been trying for a while, and this is something she's wanted for years.

The problem is that I've also been telling her for years that she shouldn't have children.

It's not because I hate kids or because I think she'd be a bad mother. Honestly, I think she'd be an amazing mom. My issue is the world she'd be bringing a child into.

Housing is becoming more and more unaffordable, wages are stagnant, governments are increasingly corrupt, the cost of living keeps rising, and with everything happening around the world, I genuinely believe there's a real possibility of a third world war within our lifetime. I don't think it's ethical to knowingly bring someone into those conditions.

I've explained my views to her countless times over the years. She always told me that life has never been perfect and that people have always had children despite wars, recessions, and uncertainty. We simply never agreed.

When she told me she was pregnant, everyone was congratulating her. Instead, I asked if she was absolutely sure she wanted to go through with it. I told her that if she truly loved her future child, then the kindest thing she could do for them was not to bring them into a world full of suffering and uncertainty. I said that, in my opinion, not being born would spare them from pain they never asked for.

She immediately started crying. She asked how I could say something like that when she was sharing one of the happiest moments of her life. Since that day, she hasn't spoken to me at all.

For me school, like i saw the tittle and i was like hmmm interesting, even thought i am someone who hated school when i used to go, but yeah like, im interested in hearing it, i hope its a really catchy and good dancing song, knowing Madonna made it im sure she won't dissapoint me. What are yours?

I know a lot of fans are disappointed that Confessions II isn't a solo Madonna album and has collaborations with artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Feid. At first, I felt a bit disappointed too. I was hoping for another Hung Up-type moment.

But then I started thinking about it differently.

Confessions on a Dance Floor always felt like Madonna alone on the dance floor. Even though it's a dance album, it's incredibly personal. Every song feels like her confession—her heartbreak, her freedom, her thoughts. You're listening to one person's journey through one long night.

So what if Confessions II is meant to represent the next step?

Maybe she's no longer alone. Maybe the dance floor has become a place to connect with other people instead of just reflecting on herself. The collaborations aren't taking away from the concept—they're showing that she's moved beyond that solitude.

The first Confessions says, "This is my story."

The second could be saying, "Let's dance through our stories together."

Whether that's actually the intention or not, I think it's a much more interesting way to look at the collaborations instead of seeing them as a negative.

What do you all think?

I've been thinking about this ever since Confessions II came out, and I can't shake the feeling that "Sorry" and "Read My Lips" are intentionally connected.

In "Sorry", Madonna has reached her breaking point. The whole song is about being completely done with empty apologies. Every time she repeats "I've heard it all before," it feels like she's saying there's nothing left to talk about. The relationship is over because words have lost all meaning.

Twenty years later, we get "Read My Lips", and it almost feels like the other side of that same story.

Unlike "Sorry," this isn't a monologue anymore. Feid joins the song, turning it into something that feels like an argument between two people.

Madonna sings:

"I don't believe a word that you say."

While Feid answers from his perspective:

"Usted cuenta lo que le conviene." ("You only tell the version that suits you.")

That's what makes the song so interesting to me. It almost feels like we're finally hearing the voice of the man Madonna was singing about in "Sorry." I'm not saying that's officially the intention, but as a narrative interpretation, it fits surprisingly well.

There are also some cool lyrical parallels:

Sorry: "I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know."

Read My Lips: "Shut your mouth." / "Read my lips."

Both songs revolve around communication, lies, and words losing their value, but from different angles.

To me, "Sorry" is the moment someone walks away because they've heard every excuse imaginable.

"Read My Lips" feels like the conversation we never got to hear—the confrontation after the silence, where both people accuse each other of twisting the truth and neither one fully trusts the other anymore.

Whether this connection was intentional or not, I think these two songs work incredibly well as mirror tracks between Confessions on a Dance Floor and Confessions II.

I've been thinking about this ever since Confessions II came out, and I can't shake the feeling that "Sorry" and "Read My Lips" are intentionally connected.

In "Sorry", Madonna has reached her breaking point. The whole song is about being completely done with empty apologies. Every time she repeats "I've heard it all before," it feels like she's saying there's nothing left to talk about. The relationship is over because words have lost all meaning.

Twenty years later, we get "Read My Lips", and it almost feels like the other side of that same story.

Unlike "Sorry," this isn't a monologue anymore. Feid joins the song, turning it into something that feels like an argument between two people.

Madonna sings:

"I don't believe a word that you say."

While Feid answers from his perspective:

"Usted cuenta lo que le conviene." ("You only tell the version that suits you.")

That's what makes the song so interesting to me. It almost feels like we're finally hearing the voice of the man Madonna was singing about in "Sorry." I'm not saying that's officially the intention, but as a narrative interpretation, it fits surprisingly well.

There are also some cool lyrical parallels:

Sorry: "I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know."

Read My Lips: "Shut your mouth." / "Read my lips."

Both songs revolve around communication, lies, and words losing their value, but from different angles.

To me, "Sorry" is the moment someone walks away because they've heard every excuse imaginable.

"Read My Lips" feels like the conversation we never got to hear—the confrontation after the silence, where both people accuse each other of twisting the truth and neither one fully trusts the other anymore.

Whether this connection was intentional or not, I think these two songs work incredibly well as mirror tracks between Confessions on a Dance Floor and Confessions II.

Ask me any question :v

To start off, I’m a fan of Madonna and I have a friend who’s a huge Kendrick Lamar fan. I’m not here to say Kendrick is bad at all—in fact, I listened to GNX because I wanted to understand why so many people consider him one of the most important artists of his generation. It might not be my favorite style of music, but I made the effort to listen with an open mind. On top of that, I’ve always thought he’s a great writer and producer. I actually enjoyed the album, and I’ve never considered him a bad artist.

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What frustrates me is something else. My friend often says Kendrick is “objectively better” than Madonna and basically any other artist because of his critical acclaim, awards, and high review scores. However, he has never listened to a full Madonna album, and doesn’t seem interested in doing so. Despite that, he sometimes mocks her or tells me that I wouldn’t understand the messages in Kendrick’s albums, while saying Madonna’s messages are simple or shallow.

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So my question to Kendrick fans is: do you think it’s fair to call an artist inferior without actually sitting down and seriously listening to their work?

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I’m not arguing that Kendrick isn’t a great artist. I completely understand why he’s so highly respected and critically acclaimed. What bothers me is being told I should step out of my comfort zone, when I did listen to GNX to better understand Kendrick, while the other person hasn’t made the same effort with Madonna.

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Do you think awards and critical acclaim are enough to say one artist is objectively better than another? Or should other factors also matter, like cultural influence, longevity, innovation, and the impact an artist has had on music and other artists?

To start off, I’m a fan of Madonna and I have a friend who’s a huge Kendrick Lamar fan. I’m not here to say Kendrick is bad at all—in fact, I listened to GNX because I wanted to understand why so many people consider him one of the most important artists of his generation. It might not be my favorite style of music, but I made the effort to listen with an open mind. On top of that, I’ve always thought he’s a great writer and producer. I actually enjoyed the album, and I’ve never considered him a bad artist.

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What frustrates me is something else. My friend often says Kendrick is “objectively better” than Madonna and basically any other artist because of his critical acclaim, awards, and high review scores. However, he has never listened to a full Madonna album, and doesn’t seem interested in doing so. Despite that, he sometimes mocks her or tells me that I wouldn’t understand the messages in Kendrick’s albums, while saying Madonna’s messages are simple or shallow.

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So my question to Kendrick fans is: do you think it’s fair to call an artist inferior without actually sitting down and seriously listening to their work?

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I’m not arguing that Kendrick isn’t a great artist. I completely understand why he’s so highly respected and critically acclaimed. What bothers me is being told I should step out of my comfort zone, when I did listen to GNX to better understand Kendrick, while the other person hasn’t made the same effort with Madonna.

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Do you think awards and critical acclaim are enough to say one artist is objectively better than another? Or should other factors also matter, like cultural influence, longevity, innovation, and the impact an artist has had on music and other artists?

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Does someone know if there is gonna be a New single for the album? Idk if she is gonna release more considering she already released 3 singles, i would really like danceteria to be a single or read my lips, they both sounded really cool in the movie