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Me when I tell people that there's nothing wrong with naming your child after yourself

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This might be an insignificant, minor piece of information, but I just typed "rumor has it" into my phone with my eyes closed. I wanted to see if I could do it, and I did. It took me three or four tries, though.

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these are KILLING me

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I need help finding out who this woman is from a reality show I once saw. I can't remember name. And I want to know what show it was I saw her in.

Basically, a few years ago, I believe, I was watching this one reality show on TV. I don't remember the name or the name of anyone in the episode. It wasn't a show I was familiar with, and I only vaguely remember the scene I was watching. In the scene, a woman and a few other people went away from the cameraman to argue in a room. The woman said "I come from royalty, motherf*cker!" in an angry tone, with the "motherf*cker" censored, of course. I think she left the house after that. I remember looking her up after seeing that scene, but I forgot her name and the name of the show.

I randomly thought about the royalty line recently, and then remembered where I heard it from. It was from that show I mentioned above, but I can't remember who that woman was and the title of the show or what it was even about. It's so frustrating.

I'm asking for help here. Does anyone know what reality show this was from and who the woman is?

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I can explain the relation too. It takes a bit of work, though.

Your grandparent's first cousin is your first cousin twice removed. Twice removed because of the difference in generations. Your parent and your grandparent's first cousin's child are second cousins to each other, because their parents are first cousins. In the case of the two women, one of them has a grandfather who has a first cousin. The woman's parent is second cousins with the other woman, which means one of the women is the child of the other woman's second cousin, hence they're second cousins one removed to each other. Once removed because of the difference in generations.

It took me me a while to come up with this explanation. I even got one thing wrong at first, but realized my mistake. This is interesting stuff, but it also makes your head almost start hurting because of how complicated it is.

I just saw a Facebook post of a picture of two women and the caption by the uploader said her grandfather and the other woman's mother are cousins. That post had me like:

I really can't wrap my head around it. What are those women to each other? I know what first cousins are, and second cousins, and the removed stuff, but that post still boggled my mind. That cousins stuff can get complicated and confusing fast.

I'm going to give myself a headache trying to figure out how exactly those two women are related. Sigh. I really thought I knew all of that complicated cousins stuff, but now I'm very confused. I don't know as much as I thought I did.

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I did some googling. I looked up what your grandparent's first cousin's child would be to you, and it's second cousin once removed. Those two women are second cousins once removed to each other. This is really complicated stuff.

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I just saw a Facebook post of a picture of two women and the caption by the uploader said her grandfather and the other woman's mother are cousins. That post had me like:

I really can't wrap my head around it. What are those women to each other? I know what first cousins are, and second cousins, and the removed stuff, but that post still boggled my mind. That cousins stuff can get complicated and confusing fast.

I'm going to give myself a headache trying to figure out how exactly those two women are related. Sigh. I really thought I knew all of that complicated cousins stuff, but now I'm very confused. I don't know as much as I thought I did.

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I did some googling. I looked up what your grandparent's first cousin's child would be to you, and it's second cousin once removed. Those two women are second cousins once removed to each other. This is really complicated stuff.

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FINAL DESTINATION 2 MOVIE REVIEW

SPOILERS AHEAD

Yesterday, I rewatched this movie for the first time in a long time. I first saw FD2 as a kid. That was years ago.

I really loved this movie. Let me say that now. A few times while watching it, I excitedly said, "I like this movie." Lol. That's how you know I loved it. Also, I vaguely remember me, my mom and my siblings loving FD2 when we watched it together back when I first saw it. It was a good day.

Anyway, I loved the teamwork in this. I loved the characters too. Seeing them being good to each other and working together to defeat Death made me like them so much more. FD1 lacked genuine teamwork and there was too much hostility between the characters in that movie, which made it harder for me to love. FD2 was different.

Like, when Officer Burke and Rory comforted Eugene after he tried to kill himself. And when everyone in the group was helping Eugene after he got wounded after the car crashed. Clear is even holding his hand in that scene. She also tries comforting by talking to him while he's being loaded into the ambulance. And when Kat is trapped in the car, she tells Kimberly that she's going to be okay. I think that's how the scene went anyway. 6/15/2025 EDIT: I got it wrong. It was Kat reassuring Clear that she would be fine, not Kimberly. END OF EDIT. And Rory requests that Kimberly get rid of the things he has that would break his mother's heart. She agrees to do it, then he thanks her. It's moments like those that made me like this movie even more.

And it was nice to see instances of affection here. Near the beginning, Kimberly and her dad hug before she leaves. When they reunite at the police station, he calls her baby. They hug and he kisses her forehead. And he kindly touches her hand in the kitchen scene at some point after that. Also, Nora kisses her son, Tim's forehead. And I loved Kimberly and Burke happily hugging each other in the hospital after the baby's birth. Her kissing his cheek near the end was sweet too. Whenever there's genuine physical affection in a movie, TV show, etc. I like it even more. There was a decent amount of that in this movie.

The characters were pretty likable. They were more heroic than the characters in the first movie. Rory even saved a boy when he didn't have to. And Kimberly blocked the street after her premonition in an attempt to save herself, her friends, and people she didn't even know. Also, Kimberly thanking Isabella and then kindly touching her shoulder after the baby was born was pretty sweet. Another sweet moment was the police officer holding Isabella's hand during the childbirth scene. Plus, Kimberly and Clear hugging shortly before Clear's death was sweet too. I loved how they went from disliking each other to being actual friends(or at least friendly allies to each other).

The deaths in this movie were good. I like the part when the gas from the news can causes that explosion. That horror drone noise that sometimes plays during scenes like that in this franchise played during that part. It was great. And I'm never going to get tired of the Rube Goldberg deaths that happen in this film series. They are so nice to see. And I liked the misdirection of the dentist scene. All of those things were happening in the building that made you think a death was going to happen inside of it, only for the death to happen outside the building. That was a great instance of expectations being subverted.

I loved the opening scene. It was far from boring. I loved the creepy, unsettling music that played as I watched the interview in the scene. The dialogue about Death was pretty cool. The opening in the first movie wasn't very good. It was just random, creepy shots of the things in Alex's room. FD2 actually gave us an opening scene that was interesting to watch.

Clear was awesome in this, by the way. I wish she had survived. Also, I prefer how she looked in the first movie. She was still looking good in FD2, though. Her character development was nice to see. She went from being reluctant to helping the survivors to actively assisting them, all while she didn't even have to.

I liked that part in Burke's apartment when the Rube Goldberg death sequence started after Eugene was being so skeptical. It was funny. It didn't lead to any deaths, by the way. It did make a window shatter, though. Also, I liked the part in the police station when Eugene is telling the story about the events of the first movie. Another cool scene was when Eugene tried killing himself but Death prevented that from happening. Death is a terrifying, powerful force in the FD movies, and it really shows.

I loved how Kimberly and Burke survived. They actually beat Death. This movie had a happy ending. Bittersweet ending?

The ending credits music was pretty good. I listening to the song until it ended.

This was a really good movie. There was so much I liked about it.

4 out of 5 stars.

6/17/2025 EDIT: Also, I'm pretty sure the first time I saw this movie it was a TV edit of it, which would have censored some things and changed some stuff. When I rewatched the film, I did see it on TV, but it was on one of the channels that doesn't censor anything or annoyingly edit things out. Which means I got to finally see the "real" version of Final Destination 2. END OF EDIT.

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FINAL DESTINATION 1 MOVIE REVIEW

I finally watched the first Final Destination movie. I saw it around a week ago. I had already seen a few YouTube clips of it and watched a movie recap. I still enjoyed watching it, though. Somewhat, anyway. I didn't like it very much. It wasn't a bad movie, but it wasn't that great either. I think the 6 out of 10 rating it has on IMDb is well deserved.

FD1 is a pretty bleak and pretty cringe movie. The characters aren't likable, and they're also weird. I didn't expect Clear to be this odd. At least she was nice to look at. I actually like how she looked in this movie more than she did in FD2. She was so beautiful in this film.

I didn't like how unlikable the characters were in FD1. The characters who weren't rude jerks were annoying. Billy was especially irritating. This dude annoyed tf out of me. And the group of survivors not working together made it harder for me to like this movie. There was no genuine teamwork here, unlike FD2 and Bloodlines had. It was frustrating.

This movie was too bleak. It was depressing. It had a really dark mood throughout. That hurt my enjoyment of it, though. FD1 isn't a "fun" movie. There was humor, but most of it was cringe. Plus, the movie was so depressing in content and tone that the little humor it did have failed to keep things from feeling too dark.

I usually don't complain when a movie is too dark and not lighthearted enough, but I really felt that with this film. If it had more heartwarming moments and people who weren't friends bonding with each other and becoming friends, it would have been better. That's why they should have kept the Alex and Clear romance in. Also, they should have made Carter and Billy become more likable and friendly to Alex and Clear. They tried to make Carter more likable, but they failed at doing that. And the cruelty of the other characters wasn't fun to see, like when that one FBI agent was being rough with Alex while putting him in the car. And Ms. Lewton and Tod's family being harsh towards Alex in the scenes after the plane explosion. The unlikability of the characters made me like this movie even less.

Also, that John Denver song was played way too much. It was irritating. Not the song itself, but the amount of times this movie kept playing it. It reminds me of The Dead Don't Die movie when they kept playing that one song and one of the main characters couldn't take it anymore and he threw the CD out the car window. LMAO.

Anyway, this movie was very creepy. It's so much creepier than all of the other FD movies I saw. I'm pretty sure it's the scariest one. The nighttime scenes give off a creepy vibe, and the whole movie was filmed in a creepy way. I wish I could explain why that is, but it's difficult to. There's a sinister feel to this movie. It's definitely a good horror film.

3 out of 5 stars.

I'm rating it 3 out of 5 instead of 2 out of 5 because this is the original FD film. It started the FD franchise, which I love so much. Plus, it wasn't THAT bad. I would give if a 2.5 out of 5 stars if I could, but I don't do that for 1-5 star reviews.

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I just finished reading the entire series. There were two books total. Both were short, but the sequel was definitely longer than the first book.

Here's what happened. After reading a random chapter of the first book, I read all of the ones ahead of it, all the way to the end of the book. Then I read from the very beginning until I got the random chapter I had read earlier. And then I read the sequel.

I had a lot of fun reading these stories, and there were a bunch of unintentionally funny moments that made me laugh out loud. And because there was so much I didn't remember, it was as if I was reading stories by someone who wasn't even me. I did write these Wattpad books, but I did that so long ago.

There was a ton of bad writing, and the stories were infested with grammatical errors, but I loved them anyway. While reading this series, I was actually feeling motivated to write a very similar story, like a remake of this series. I don't know if I'll do that, though.

Anyway, reading these old stories of mine was fun. I can't wait to write my next Wattpad story. It's been a very long time since I did that.

I'm reading some of the old Wattpad story I started nine years ago, very close to ten years. The writing is bad. There are grammar errors and typos, but the plot is good. And I'm actually having fun reading this thing. It was completed years ago, and I went a long time without reading it, so I don't remember everything about it. That's probably one of the reasons why I'm enjoying it so much. It's almost as if I didn't write it myself, as if it's some cool story some other writer wrote.

I actually laughed during one moment, and there's some unintentional humor here. I'm doing a lot of smiling as I read this story. Also, the writing isn't all that bad. I can tolerate this story, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone read it and thought it was terrible. There's some good content in it, though. I like the characters. And even the action in it. There's also some horror in it. This story has some nice suspense and intrigue.

I'm a much better writer than I was nine years ago. Still, I'm glad I wrote this story. Not only can I enjoy it now, but it's also proof of how far I came as a writer. I love it. Also, this story is definitely a story I would want to read if I weren't its author. Of course I love it.

Never delete your old stories, people. There might be some good things about them. Plus, they can be evidence of how much your writing skills have improved between the time you wrote any of those stories to now.

I'm praying the new Wattpad story I plan on writing soon will be fun for me to read nine years from now too.

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I'm reading some of the old Wattpad story I started nine years ago, very close to ten years. The writing is bad. There are grammar errors and typos, but the plot is good. And I'm actually having fun reading this thing. It was completed years ago, and I went a long time without reading it, so I don't remember everything about it. That's probably one of the reasons why I'm enjoying it so much. It's almost as if I didn't write it myself, as if it's some cool story some other writer wrote.

I actually laughed during one moment, and there's some unintentional humor here. I'm doing a lot of smiling as I read this story. Also, the writing isn't all that bad. I can tolerate this story, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone read it and thought it was terrible. There's some good content in it, though. I like the characters. And even the action in it. There's also some horror in it. This story has some nice suspense and intrigue.

I'm a much better writer than I was nine years ago. Still, I'm glad I wrote this story. Not only can I enjoy it now, but it's also proof of how far I came as a writer. I love it. Also, this story is definitely a story I would want to read if I weren't its author. Of course I love it.

Never delete your old stories, people. There might be some good things about them. Plus, they can be evidence of how much your writing skills have improved between the time you wrote any of those stories to now.

I'm praying the new Wattpad story I plan on writing soon will be fun for me to read nine years from now too.

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LMAO

SINNERS 2025 — dir. Ryan Coogler

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How it feels joining a dead fandom

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The stigma against people named after their parents(juniors) irritates me so much. Some people call it selfish, snobbish, egotistical, and narcissistic. They also say you're not giving your child their own name when you make them after you. I'm not sorry to say this, but anyone who believes all of that is a moron.

And "the child not having their own name" thing is a ridiculous point to make. How many Michaels are there in the world? Millions, I'm sure. How many James? How many Sarahs? How many Emilys? If you believe making your child be a junior is wrong because doing so means they don't have your own name, you should have a problem with parents giving their kids extremely common names.

As for making your child a junior being a selfish thing, I can easily say that giving your kid a name they can't consent to is selfish as well, as if your child is a pet and not a person. Parents give their kids names the parents love. That sounds pretty selfish, doesn't it? Really, it's the same amount of selfishness as naming your child after yourself. Making your kid a junior isn't more or less selfish than NOT naming your kid after yourself. It especially pains me to hear people calling it selfish when someone names their child after themself. When people say that, they sound unnecessarily harsh.

I think it's sweet when someone names their kid after them self, especially when a mother gives her own name to her daughter. I wish there were more instances of that happening. It's so rare. Shoutout to the show Gilmore Girls, whose main character, Rory, is named after her mother. I thought that was pretty cool.

I think naming a kid after yourself makes you feel more connected to them. I never had kids, and probably never will. But my technically half-brother is a junior. He's named after his father. And I'm a semi-junior. As in, the last few words of my first name is pronounced differently than my dad's, but the rest of the first name is pronounced the same. Our name is spelled the same way, though. I feel more connected to my dad because of this.

I don't feel any anger over "not being given my own name". No one is given their own name. Not juniors and not non-juniors. My identity isn't tied to my dad's. I'm my own person, and my name is still my name. I'm pretty sure all of the Michaels out there feel the same way about their own names. A name doesn't stop being yours just because someone else has it.

People who bash on parents who name their child after themselves because their child "doesn't have their own name" are being irrational. They're too dense to acknowledge the fact that many people have the same name as many other people. There are millions of Michaels out there. Maybe I should look down on the parents who gave their kids an extremely common name like Michael instead of a unique name that not many people have.

We can't have anything in today's society. Everything gets cancelled. Now people are acting like it's a crime to name your child after yourself. Years ago, I didn't know there was such a hatred for the act of naming your kid after yourself. I wish there wasn't a stigma against it. I don't agree believe that it's such a bad thing to do.

I had to make this post. I was reading some comments under a Reddit post where people were discussing why they hated the act of naming your kid after yourself, and that motivated me to make this post. I guess I'm a 75er junior.(Please tell me I'm the first person to come up with that term). That's the best way to describe my situation. I'm not a 100% junior, but I'm really close to being one. So of course I get pretty defensive and aggressive when people are so opposed to juniors being a thing. Plus, I mentioned my brother being a junior, and when people are trash-talking the parents of juniors like that, they're also talking about my parents and my stepfather. I'm not okay with that.

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Me: I'm going to write a web serial, and it's going to be well-written and popular. People will make memes about it and discuss it in forums. There will be YouTube videos about it. And it will have lots of fans.

Also me, doing everything except writing that web serial:

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I love the self-fulfilling prophecy trope, specifically when there's a literal prophecy that a character wants to prevent, but they end up making it happen because they tried to prevent it. It's so dark, but also very satisfying when that trope appears in a piece of fiction.

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When I'm reading a multiple point of view novel and the character I don't like gets their own POV chapter

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When you find a multiple point of view story where the narrators actually have distinct character voices and don't "sound alike"