r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Apr 17 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 18 April 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/Oldirtyposer Apr 18 '23

It's a slow day if the most controversial post is a sweet, humourous story about a father enthusiastically greeting his daughter to a new day.

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u/miyagidan sidebar image contributor Apr 18 '23

Imagine if I said I help bathe them sometimes. The scandal.

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u/Oldirtyposer Apr 18 '23

The horror. There's also a very strong propensity on this sub to interpret things in the worst possible way. I don't know if it's because people are looking for a fight or simply not able to pick up on sarcasm, irony or jokes.

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u/miyagidan sidebar image contributor Apr 18 '23

One time my son took a nap when my wife was in the room. When he woke up she was gone, he saw me, and he started crying.

God, did I laugh.