u/downtownx_04

Hopefully politics is allowed on here, if not then sorry. I just need to rant. My parents are republicans/kinda maga, I am NOT. I never actually knew my parents political views until the 2024 election. I truly had NO idea which side they were on, I actually thought that they were democrats but clearly I was wrong. Anyways, with the election my parents started talking about politics more, not like to me or my brother (well actually apparently they told him to vote for trump idk if he did or not) but just to other people like our extended family who is all very republican. It was driving me crazy. Before charlie kirk like got shot and yk died my mom had said something about how educational he was or something, and like now my grandma is always feeling bad for charlie kirk and said how my brother needed to get involved with turning point. I am just dumbfounded.

Well whatever none of it was directly towards me so I have just managed to get past it. I love my family so much so it’s so hard hearing this. My mom is my best friend.

But today my mom made a political comment towards just me. I had something about like LA and wanting to go for something and my mom was like no (obvi we’re from ohio it’s so far and expensive) then she said well if spencer pratt wins then we can go. I simply just said stop. Then she said no i’m serious if he wins i’ll book a trip. I just kept saying stop. My parents don’t like know my political views. I’m 17, I can’t vote or anything so it’s never come up. Then she said you’re 17 you don’t get it. Girl in 50 years I will still have the same thoughts I do now bc i’m actually educated with morals and don’t let fox news brainwash me all day. How are you going to bring up politics to me then also say I don’t get it??? like pick a side? I am the one who has to live with the effects of your vote. I have to go to school and hope I leave without getting shot.
I’m just so irritated by this and her getting political around just me. Why is everyone (well the republicans) obsessed with spencer pratt, like LA is blue and so is like the whole of california. Let LA and all the majority blue places have a democratic mayor (and vice versa) like that’s what they want, they’re the ones living there? Like what LA does isn’t really a concern to you. Literally just let them be, genuinely. You aren’t living there. We live in fuckass ohio, it’s already maga central over here and trump is already our president so just live it up over here. What more do u need oh my god. Like why can’t democrats exist too it’s not all about your views and the republicans.

My problem is I just have to live with this. My parents have a college fund for my brother and I and idk what they would do if they like found out I disagree with them. Like we’re family so I can’t see them being too crazy about it but i’m not risking that money I need it to help pay for college. And i’m planning on going to grad school bc yk I believe in science and education so that’s even longer I have to keep my mouth shut. All of my friends have parents that are also democrats so I can’t even say anything to them and relate. I have to hide this so my friends don’t hate me for my parents beliefs. I’m going insane. I have no one to talk to I just need to put this out there.

It also makes NO sense my parents have these beliefs. My family is lower income (we live a very middle class life tho which is weird bc my parents barely make any money) My mom also used to be a teacher. My parents own a business and work with different people all day. They’re also just generally very good people, always kind and whatnot. They support me and my brother in anything, they truly do not care what we do with our lives. Whether its going to college or pursuing something else, they’re not the kind of parents to like force us to go to school or anything. Like it makes no sense you’re just voting against yourself?

I don’t necessarily care what people want to believe in politically, just don’t bring it up around me and shove it down my throat. Keep your idiotic uneducated thoughts to yourself. Everyone’s entitled to their own opinions. Now that my mom said this, it’s just going to open the door for her to get more political in front of me and I just have to live with it. I just can’t take it anymore. I love my family but I just need my parents to keep their politics to themselves. I just need to put this out there before I go even more insane.

hi! I need some help. My hair is so broken and there are so many split ends. I follow like everything, I oil my ends every night and sometimes in the morning too, I have a hair bonnet, a satin pillowcase, I don’t sleep on wet hair, regular trims, etc. I don’t remember when but a few months ago I actually did a pretty big cut (well big to me) and cut off like 3 inches, but now i’m back to start and my hair is still damaged. I don’t know what to do anymore.

Part of the problem is bleach damage. I have gotten my hair bleached twice, the first time was last June/July, then again this January. Both times were called an all over blonding session, it was more than highlights but it wasn’t like a bleach and tone situation as foils were used (idk a lot about hair so that might be wrong idk). But I have decided to stop bleaching my hair, i’m naturally blonde I just like to be lighter.

The second time I got my hair bleached was by a diff stylist and my hair is pretty damaged because of her.
But I have had this split end problem even before I bleached my hair. It’s now worse and I’m at a loss on what to do. I recently got that hair botox treatment and it’s been a huge help with hydrating my hair, before this my hair was SO dry and frizzy I had to use like a pound of product after washing and drying it.

But my split ends are still getting worse and my hair like won’t get any longer because of this. What do I do?

- I don’t have any good pics of the damage and my hair is currently pulled back and braided, I will get a picture and add it like tmrw

I am in need of some white cheddar popcorn recs. Whether it’s store bought or a recipe.
I LOVE white cheddar popcorn but it’s so hard to find a good kind. Idk what smart food did but theirs is gross now. I’ve tried so many random brands but they’re all so flavorless, you can barely taste the white cheddar flavor. I like the seasonings you can add, but it’s not the same and just not as good.
Does anyone have any good recommendations? Or recipes? How do you go about making white cheddar popcorn at home?

Okay so I need some help on what to do.

I bought 4 tickets to see harry styles in Amsterdam, as getting nyc tickets was too difficult and going to Amsterdam is actually cheaper based on the nyc prices. We bought 4, 2 for my mom and I and 2 for my neighbors who we were going to try and convince to go. It didn’t end up working out for my neighbors so we’re trying to list 2 of them back up. Ticketmaster won’t let me sell the tickets because I’m under 18, I’m 17. I had gotten in the queue before my mom so we had me get them on my account it’s never been a problem. I don’t understand why they allow people to purchase under 18 but can’t sell, like what if you aren’t able to go? Your just stuck with the tickets? We’re trying to resell through ticketmaster it’s not like another website.

So we’re like we will transfer them to my mom’s account to sell but it’s not working it says transfer unavailable. I looked it up and it’s saying you can’t transfer until 48-72 hours before. That’s so little time to try and get the tickets sold. I feel like it’s let us transfer tickets sooner than that?

Is that right? Why can’t I sell or transfer? Is there anything else we can do??

Has anyone gotten off of the waitlist or heard anything about it? I’ve see updates for so many other waitlists except tennessees
Does anyone know in the past when tennessee has started taking people off of waitlists? Will it be soon? or I know some schools will even do as late as early august?

am I crazy or have shoe sizes gotten bigger?
I’m a women’s 6 in shoes and I feel like every 6 I have tried on recently has been too big. It would be fine if there were smaller sizes but a 6 is the lowest a lot of companies go. Like yeah I can get kids shoes but a lot of colors/designs are often limited to adult sizes and for heels, like they don’t make kids heels.
I had prom recently and struggled to find a cute heel that wasn’t too big. Does anyone know what brands carry smaller sizes in heels or make them more true to size?

I just have a really bad feeling I made the wrong college choice. I was completely fine with my college until now, I just felt like something hit me and i’m spiraling.
I know that I made a smart choice, I chose the option that was cheaper by like 12k as I received a lot of aid for my school. I didn’t really like any of my options that much, I had a bad application process and i’m planning on transferring anyway so it makes no sense to go somewhere more expensive.
I’m going to utampa but starting to regret turning down loyola chicago. I just love chicago and the city so much, also i’m from ohio so it’s closer to home.
idk any validation that i made the best choice for now would be helpful

for anyone interested in fordham I just got an email that they are now full for fall 26 🥲. I was offered a spot for spring with the study abroad semester. Just thought I would update!

does anyone know of any movement on the tennessee waitlist? i’m really hoping to get off 🤞

I just experienced a really weird situation and wondering if this had happened to anyone else before?

I had 2 tickets in my cart for olivia rodrigo and was checking out, the total matched up for 2 tickets. I buy them but then notice I only got one ticket? I purchased 2, yet they changed it without telling me and only gave me one?
luckily olivia is so popular i’ll have no problem reselling it but it’s so frustrating bc one ticket is pointless to me I am in need of 2 and the ones I had were a decent price 😭

obvi ticketmaster sucks and is such a scam we know that, but i’ve never had this specific situation happen before, and I go to a lot of concerts. I know there’s nothing I can do but i’m just curious if anyone else has experienced this??