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So for context, this is what happened, I got bullied for 1.5 years straight, it's been 1 year, but due to the lack of support, the experience still lingers in my mind cause it was damaging my belongings and a bunch of physical stuff (not like physical wounds, more like pulling my tie and throwing it around like every damn free minute they have, pouring water over me all the time, ripping my books) , and then I called a helpline tonight, the National mental helpline and the supporter was like 'Well, what career do you wanna pursue? What is your personality like? Have you taken online tests?' and I was like 'well, I'm an INTP and Enneagram 5w4 ad I really like medicine and engineering' and she went 'you're not stable enough for those careers, you're emotionally vulnerable' (mind you, I was just going through the stuff they did, point by point, and it was barely 5 minutes into the call) and then she went 'don't you like literature?' and I was like 'well, there are very little career choices if I study English literature at uni right? And they don't pay well either' and this person (a woman btw) went 'well, you're a girl you can always marry a rich man' I was like 'I am not marrying a guy for his money, and I want to be independent, that is my ultimate goal and money whether you are gonna believe it or not, is a crucial factor for that' and then I was like 'I have always scored higher in math/science subjects, often above 95% and for history, I'm struggling to keep an A (although I always have) I only study the night before, so it is tough when it comes to term tests. And she went 'Oh, well, STEM is a broad field, find something else -eh?' nd I was like 'well, Mediicne and Aerospace engineering are both STEM careers but are they alike?' and then I went 'so, since I'm so insane, would you mind suggesting a good, high paying career?' and she was like 'why're you asking me that?' and I was like 'You were the one who brought up careers'...I cut the call in a jiffy after that. (Hehe, using my cousin's account cause I don't have one cause I'm doing my O/Ls this year)

So for context, this is what happened, I got bullied for 1.5 years straight, it's been 1 year, but due to the lack of support, the experience still lingers in my mind cause it was damaging my belongings and a bunch of physical stuff like pulling my mask 10x a day, and then I called a helpline tonight, the National mental helpline and the supporter was like 'Well, what career do you wanna pursue? What is your personality like? Have you taken online tests?' and I was like 'well, I'm an INTP and Enneagram 5w4 ad I really like medicine and engineering' and she went 'you're not stable enough for those careers, you're emotionally vulnerable' (mind you, I was just going through the stuff they did, point by point, and it was barely 5 minutes into the call) and then she went 'don't you like literature?' and I was like 'well, there are very little career choices if I study English literature at uni right? And they don't pay well either' and this person (a woman btw) went 'well, you're a girl you can always marry a rich man' I was like 'I am not marrying a guy for his money, and I want to be independent, that is my ultimate goal and money whether you are gonna believe it or not, is a crucial factor for that' and then I was like 'I have always scored higher in math/science subjects, often above 95% and for history, I'm struggling to keep an A (although I always have) I only study the night before, so it is tough when it comes to term tests. And she went 'Oh, well, STEM is a broad field, find something else -eh?' nd I was like 'well, Mediicne and Aerospace engineering are both STEM careers but are they alike?' and then I went 'so, since I'm so insane, would you mind suggesting a good, high paying career?' and she was like 'why're you asking me that?' and I was like 'You were the one who brought up careers'...I cut the call in a jiffy after that (sorry, I'm not a native english speaker!)

You won't see anyone else hating on a Sri Lankan, more than other Sri Lankans, why? (it's a rhetorical quesiton people🥀)

Genuine question

All those 'Things I regret about my teenage years' videos on Youtube aren't really relatable for Sri Lankan teenagers, so I was wondering, what advice would Sri Lankan adults give to teenagers in the country?

In Sri Lanka what is the procedure to get the diagnosis? She eats tissue paper all the time, eats pens (literally dissects the pen and eats part by part), eats her clothes, eats literally everything she finds (she doesn't swallow any of this, but chews it and spits it out) and it happens involuntarily, apparently?

Since Triumph is no longer available, I tried Amante, but even though I've gotten it measured down to the millimeter, the straps dig into my skin and leave marks. Otherwise it's pretty solid.I wanted to know if anyone had any recs?

(why do people down-vote you for no reason) A couple of years ago, my cousin was severely bullied at school. Other students would pour water on her, tear her books (including storybooks), throw her tie and name tag around, and repeatedly pull and break the strings of her mask—sometimes around 10 times a day. She has braces and rhinitis, so she needed to wear it regularly. When she removed her mask, they would insult her, calling her names like “alien,” “goat,” and “weirdo,” among many other things.

We only found out after she began refusing to go to school, following an entire year of this ongoing bullying.

The group involved consisted of five students who were reportedly known as “doctor babies” and behaved very arrogantly about their backgrounds, even though they were medical officers (MOs), not consultants, like my cousin’s parents.

The teacher was aware of the situation but did not intervene properly. Instead, she scolded my cousin for wearing a mask and humiliated her by saying she should be in a mental asylum.

Academically, my cousin is strong despite not studying much except the night before exams. She maintained an 88% average, scored 193 on the Grade 5 scholarship exam, and achieved a CPE A grade, among other accomplishments. However, she was never given opportunities to participate in school competitions.

After the prolonged bullying, her academic performance dropped, and her average fell to 83%—a significant decline.

We are now taking personal steps to address the situation, but it raises serious questions about how schools handle such cases. She was in Grade 9 at the time, and the same five students later became prefects the following year.

I've been to 4 MUN conferences and all this time, I thought present was for those without voting rights but present and voting means you are giving up your right to abstain?

Shaving lowk sucks, and you always get cuts for some reason, so I was thinking of switching to waxing, but I couldn't find hard wax anywhere

I'm going to directly quote something a male redditor here said, cause it's already public information, 'Most of the time there feminists brainwash these women and try to make them the man of the house. The spineless husband then finally faces the final fate , s!xless powerless marriage.'

What the hell? Clear portrayal of Misogyny here, btw. So, feminism is giving women equal rights, not superior rights (giving superior rights is Misandry) . Why does the fact that the woman you apparently love, having equality in marriage, which is meant to be a partnership, irk and bug you so much? What is wrong with her having a say in decisions you make as a family? What is wrong with her not always being submissive of what you say? And FYI, a lot of people don't seem to be aware of the fact that s!x, when done without the consent of the woman, or forcefully done, it is r@pe, regardless of whether she is your wife or not. You don't own her and you have no authority over her.

Is it patriarchal? One of my female cousins recently posted something that goes along the lines of "A girl will kneel down and touch the feet [to worship] without hesitation only for a man who has truly touched her soul/blood." (ගැහැනු ළමයෙක් පැකිලෙන්නෙ නැතුව දණ ගහලා කකුල් අල්ලලා වඳින්නේ තමන්ගේ ලේ වලටම දැනුන පිරිමියෙක්ට විතරමයි !) As a girl I was irked at this, cause like love vs this, is different right? Like, no, your husband isn't your father figure 2.0. right? It's not a hierarchy but a partnership

So, I was in Aussie for 2-3 years when I was younger, when I came back (tropical country) I first turned red in the sun, but over time, because I was out in the sun for like 12 hours a day, I got super tan. I see patches of fading tan, will it completely reverse?

Do they? Like it's such an odd concept? Marrying a stranger.

Has ANYONE ever benefitted from it?

It's an online school in Sri Lanka

While our A/L syllabus has a lot more material compared to other countries, our O/L syllabus is way, behind. Do you agree?

Eg: Being kind to other people, not littering, community service, etc.