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[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 72 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I'm a very big fan

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Calling your sister sweetie is weird.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 51 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 5 months ago

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

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 25 points 5 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 🤷

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 27 points 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.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 months ago

Encouraged even.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 8 points 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 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago (3 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.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

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

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 5 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!

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 1 points 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"

[–] maurice@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Did you also place a big spotlight outside her bathroom window?

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

perhaps it was one of those giant gas balls in the sky... what is it called again, the sun ?

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago

Or a street light.