u/Donkey_Option

Hi Everyone! I am trying to do some research and am having a tough time of it. My dad is originally from Ashtabula, OH. He grew up going to the Church of Our Lady of Miracles (I think it was a separate church, but the history of it is weird.) It was closed down about 25/30 years ago and transferred to the control of the other catholic church and eventually was sold to the Knights of Columbus.

We were recently discussing the statue that was in that church, which is supposed to be the replica of one in Italy. But my dad's memory is pretty rough about it and we're lost contact with most of the extended family there, so I wouldn't know who to ask.

Does anyone remember this place? Does anyone have a picture or pictures of the statue or the processional for it?

I know it's kind of a weird thing to come to Reddit for, but I thought I'd give it a try. I was going to post specifically in the Ashtabula subreddit but the two that exist are more dead than the Ashtabula mall. Thanks!

Long time lurker first time poster. I hope I do this right.

The original post is: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/1t6klry/aita_for_telling_a_friend_shes_kind_of/

The OOP is complaining that his friend who recently broke her foot and is in a boot and on crutches has been a dower recently. She doesn't want to go to a nightclub! Or walking around the mall! So far, so AITA. Overwhelming response is that of course he's TA. But one user seems very sure that she is just whining and should be over her broken foot.

After comment saying that breaking a bone is very painful, one user responds:

>As some who has broken bones a number of times in my life, if she’s got a walking cast this is not a bad break. Sure, it might still hurt but they don’t do that for a serious break, they put you in an immobilising cast that keeps your foot off the ground so you can’t put weight on it.

>She’s being a fucking sook.

Of course, other users point out that it can be very painful and difficult to deal with.

>as someone who has broken many bones, had many surgeries with pins and screws to repair said broken bones, and my kneecap replaced, i have never had a fiberglass cast and always a boot or a brace. a fiberglass walking cast is different than a boot, though both function the same way; keeps the bone stabilized, and off the ground if needed. saying that her break isn't bad solely based on what apparatus she's wearing doesn't mean anything when both methods are used.

But apparently, being in a walking boot doesn't really count to our valiant bonebreaker.

>If she’s in a walking boot she can put weight on it, so she hasn’t snapped her femur. I had a walking cast, not a boot but a cast just on my lower leg with a grippy sole bit on the bottom, when I broke one of the cuboid bones in my foot. It was annoying, mostly because I couldn’t wear normal pants, but certainly not the only thing I could talk about for weeks. It’s extremely boring for someone to be hyper-focused on one thing like that and I don’t begrudge OP making a lighthearted joke about it to try to snap her out of it.

>Edit to add I have also broken either my tibia or fibula (can’t remember which, I was just a kid) and had to have a full cast and use crutches, I was not allowed to put any weight on it for weeks. You just fucking deal with it, it didn’t feel like my soul was being sucked out and I didn’t whine about it constantly.

Users point out that this seems really weird to say that "so because she didn't snap her femur, she doesn't have a real break?"

The response?

>See, you keep saying it hurts like hell. I’ve broken bones, both leg and arm bones at different times. It hurt when it happened but after a few days it did not. This woman has been whinging for weeks about it, I’d be bored if my friend only wanted to talk about her broken bone for WEEKS as well.

This goes on in a few different comment threads, but you get the idea. Luckily, most people respond with some choice comebacks for the bonebreaker.

Choice responses:

>
You are the specialest person of all time and we're all in awe of your pain tolerance and emotional fortitude.

>Now that I've delivered the attention your ordered, please go away.

>
Get stronger bones.

>Well, good for you.

>Aren't you the hero

>You are a callous asshole who should've had more shit broken

>Wow youre so brave and tough /s Your experience isn't everyone's, jackass. Quit humble bragging, you're embarrassing yourself.

And of course, my favorite:

>Are you seriously gatekeeping broken bones?

I hope this is a nice amusement for a Saturday, and I hope my post was clear and legible. I read through the rules multiple times to make sure I'm doing it right, but if anyone has any corrections or advice, let me know!

I am the AITA for telling my friend she should go to the director after a girl in her class have been bothering her and acussing her of faking being Bisexual?

(Firts of all sorry for my bad english, is not my firts Languaje!)

My friend (19 years old, female) and I (female, 19) go to different universities because the art classes she wanted to take weren't open at the university we were both going to attend. So, I ended up going to the one we were originally going to together, and she entered another. But thankfully, we were still close, so we could see each other when we got out, is important to say my friend is Bisexual and her family, friend and boyfriend knows this.

Now, in my friend class there is this girl we are going to call Sara, Sara was loud, dramatic and anti social, every time someone try to be nice to her she responded with intimidation, she passed all the time alone even in group projects.

My friend (bless her heart) decided to help Sara during a group project. S at first didn't speak much, but slowly they became friends. It sounded like S just needed the right friend but...we were wrong, during a lunch break a ceramic class, my friend got a text from her boyfriend, Sara saw it and got silent, too silent, she asked my friend who was and my friend simply say the true 'my boyfriend' Sara got silent all class and refuse to talk to my friend.

This go on for weeks when another girl from our class who we are calling Mary, showed my friend a picture of Sara tiktok were she uploid a photo of herself with the letters in all big burning red 'When stupid man steal your bisexual cookie so now you have to break them up' (This was also the way we discover Sara was lesbian thanks to her TikTok Bio) my friend was rightfully disgusted and i was too when she showed me.

So now after my friend explained all of this to me, I told her, "Go to the director," but my friend is too scared that would be too much. So, with her permission, she told me to post this to ask for advice since she doesn't have Reddit.

SMALL UPDATE: Thanks yall for the amazing comments, i understand now i was moving too fast with my advice of just going to the director, my friend is for now documenting everything, her boyfriend too, they are being careful and my friend haves succesfully started working with another group thankfully.

My firts reaction was wrong but i want yall to know it came from a good place since my friend use to be bully bad and i since be her shield and teach her how to protect herself when im not there.

For now everything is calm but my friend is simply keeping her distance.

[AGAIN IM SORRY IF THIS IS MESSY MY FIRTS LANGUAJE ISN'T ENGLISH AND IM USING A TRANSLATOR]