• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      29
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      5 months ago

      Making her think that there’s a scary stranger outside of her bathroom window as punishment for a completely banal offense is very normal, though 🤷

      • CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        29
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        5 months ago

        Did you have siblings? Because yeah, it kinda is normal. We torture each other, for little or no reason, while growing up. Totally normal.

        Disregard if you grew up in one of those mythical “functional” families I’ve heard about.

    • gmtom@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      5 months ago

      Seems like the poster is from the UK, where this normal.

      In fact in some parts of the country you might even have a complete stranger call you “my lover”

    • lseif@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      5 months ago

      its called having a healthy relationship with a member of your family. how is it weird ?

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        5 months ago

        The word “sweetie” must have different implications across our cultures. Where I am (USA), it’s more likely to apply to a romantic partner or a child than a sibling. At least, that’s my experience. Someone else mentioned this use (sibling) wouldn’t be unusual in the UK and I can accept that.

        • Buglefingers@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 month ago

          As someone who’s also in the USA, I’ve been called “sweetie” by family members as well as strangers and SOs. Context determines meaning, this comes across as a sarcastic endearment because “I’m (OP) a little upset”

        • lseif@sopuli.xyz
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          5 months ago

          well the assumption is that op is one of the dozens of people NOT from the US…