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[–] LEONHART@slrpnk.net 49 points 4 months ago (1 children)

After "fear of getting ridiculed or mocked" I'd also add "or told you're going to go to hell."

Ugh.

[–] Rez@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What hobby/intrest got them to say that?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Anne Rice novels and heavy metal. My step dad quite literally thought I was in a cult.

[–] Rez@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ha, I was expecting heavy metal

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Honestly it was more the Anne Rice novels and witchy shit. Aesthetics.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was expecting the Spanish Inquisition.

[–] GregorTacTac@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition

[–] yrmp@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

OP be like, “You have to start slow and work your way up to the girthier toys.”