The New Am I The Only One Thread

[LittleJerry92]

@CoolGuy1013 I highly recommend doing A LOT of research with PETA and you’ll understand why.

 

[LittleJerry92]

PETA is a lot like MeToo or ANTIFA: started out with a good cause, but ended up going so far into the extreme that they pretty much make themselves look worse than they really are.

In PETA's case, they get so bent over shape over the tiniest little thing they deem to be animal cruelty - they literally went after Obama for swatting a fly on live TV once.

It doesn’t exactly help that they’ve even made cover up stories killing animals to get out messages.

 

[fuzzygobo]

PETA is nothing new. Even back in the 80s it was a hot topic on campus.
Two things they were angry at the most:
1) in the 80s, it was still fashionable for ladies to wear fur coats. PETA shamed them.

2) It was common for cosmetic companies to test products by putting chemicals in bunnies eyes. It seemed unbelievably cruel.

But here’s the rub. PETA were only interested in saving the cute animals, like bunnies and otters. But then, like now, they have no problem wearing a leather coat.

The same argument can be made Bunny Lives Matter. But don’t all Animal Lives Matter?
Not for cows and cockroaches.

 

[D'Snowth]

I knew about the bunny thing, because I remember one of the many research papers I had to write in Grade 9 English class, one subject I chose to right about was animal cruelty, and as such, a lot of what I researched to write about dealt with animal testing for human health and beauty products - to this day, I still remember one of the quotes I read from one of the books I was mining research from (yes, despite this being the 2000s, most of us were still encouraged to research from books, and other print material, since the internet was not always reliable) was, "How many rabbits has science blinded in the name of beauty?" For what it's worth, I never buy such products like shampoos, soap, or the like that are animal tested.

As for cows, the vegans are in their corner for that.

 

[fuzzygobo]

Yes, the Draize testing. All it took to move me was a poster I saw of a lab technician saying “I never heard a rabbit scream like that before”.
The trouble was, what action do we take? At the time, 1989/90, one big culprit was Mary Kay cosmetics. They got some blowback, but as of 2020 are still in business.
Does such a list exist of companies that do testing on animals? I’d like to know who to avoid. Chances are good I might have some shampoos and stuff I wouldn’t mind getting rid of.

 

[LittleJerry92]

So I get we’ve all gone through phases where our parents get on our nerves, but am I the only one who’s held a grudge against my parents for quite some time?

Cause I gotta be honest, I was kind of that way last year when we were redecorating and selling the house. Like the minute I moved out I just didn’t speak to them or wanted anything to do with them for a good while. As of now all is well after having our space.

 

[Any Del]

Yeah, but then I just accept it for what it is and move on.

I can probably imagine the relief when you got your own place and didn't speak to them for a while.

 

[LittleJerry92]

It was definitely a breath relief.

 

[fuzzygobo]

So I get we’ve all gone through phases where our parents get on our nerves, but am I the only one who’s held a grudge against my parents for quite some time?

Cause I gotta be honest, I was kind of that way last year when we were redecorating and selling the house. Like the minute I moved out I just didn’t speak to them or wanted anything to do with them for a good while. As of now all is well after having our space.

I didn’t talk to my dad for two years because of his drinking. In his drunken stupor he said a few things about my wife and me. I came back with a few choice words of my own, and that was the last I talked to him for two years.

Holding a grudge against him didn’t do me any favors. It also hurt my mom we weren’t talking. I ultimately forgave him and buried the hatchet just before he died. So I don’t have any regret on my conscience.

Having an alcoholic father sucked. Forgiving him was the hardest thing I ever had to do. But I’m so glad I did.

 

[LittleJerry92]

I didn’t talk to my dad for two years because of his drinking. In his drunken stupor he said a few things about my wife and me. I came back with a few choice words of my own, and that was the last I talked to him for two years.

Holding a grudge against him didn’t do me any favors. It also hurt my mom we weren’t talking. I ultimately forgave him and buried the hatchet just before he died. So I don’t have any regret on my conscience.

Having an alcoholic father sucked. Forgiving him was the hardest thing I ever had to do. But I’m so glad I did.

Let me tell you alcohol is one of the worst ways to destroy your physical and mental health. It really can make you much more angry and abusive. I don’t blame you for feeling the way you felt with your dad, but at least you made amends in the end.