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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Calling your sister sweetie is weird.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I prefer to think of the creator of the meme as an American and all the awkwardness and sexual undertones are fully intended!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 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"

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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 🤷

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Encouraged even.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A girl calling her sister "sweetie" is kind of normal

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Ahh, you're right. I might have misgendered the GP in my mind.