# Living with possible superhero/mutant, need answer fast **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899 "2020-06-25T02:14:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dark\_Sponge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dark_sponge/32/121_2.png) [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/1 "2020-06-25T02:14:55Z")
My wife recently got a tattoo on her wrist and while the ink appears to be bound to her skin she did not bleed at all. Not a single drop. She laughed it off but I’ve never, ever seen a tattoo not bleed. I then tried to think of times I’d seen her injured in the past and they were all from over a decade ago. I’m growing suspicious but I think I’ve ruled out zombie and vampire as her flesh remains warm. Her other obvious superpower is supernaturally locating objects in places I’ve just looked. She also denies this ability. I suspect she may be hiding her other powers from me. Has my wife developed superpowers or been replaced by a (seemingly) non hostile alien or mutant? What should I do? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/2 "2020-06-25T02:52:25Z")
Hmmm? I think you should take her to a comic book store. Just be non-chalant about it and keep your eyes peeled to see if she’s Marvel or DC. Yep, it matters. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/3 "2020-06-25T03:06:33Z")
Witchcraft is a possibility. Have you noticed your cow producing curdled milk lately? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/4 "2020-06-25T08:59:35Z")
So, your wife has a new tattoo that doesn’t bleed, or what appears to be a tattoo. Transfer perhaps? And you search for things that aren’t there when you look but they miraculously appear when she looks? You begin to exhibit paranoid ideation - my wife has super powers/is an alien. I assume when you mention your feelings she laughs them off or changes the subject. “Why are you so sensitive?” “You are imagining things, it isn’t like that.” Do you often feel isolated? Do you find it hard to trust your own judgement? Do you worry that you no longer feel happy like you used to? Are you afraid of “speaking up” , so you stay silent instead? Gaslighting, man. She plans to kill you. Or what you said. ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/5 "2020-06-25T09:17:03Z")
The lack of blood is annoying, as its colour might have been an obvious clue. Locating objects in places you just looked could also be down to those objects being cloaked, so please don’t listen to those weirdos mentioning witchcraft or superpowers. Occam’s Razor says she is Romulan. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/6 "2020-06-25T10:14:47Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Witchcraft is a possibility. Have you noticed your cow producing curdled milk lately? Well, there’s an easy way to tell if she’s a witch. Does she weigh the same as a duck? ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/7 "2020-06-25T10:35:04Z")
> [@Dark\_Sponge](#): > > Has my wife developed superpowers or been replaced by a (seemingly) non hostile alien or mutant? What should I do? Is everything else normal? Has the sex between you remained the same or are you noticing unexplained tentacles where they shouldn’t be ( like in ‘Galaxy Quest’ )? ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/8 "2020-06-25T14:14:37Z")
Have you found a tight-fitting costume hidden somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/9 "2020-06-26T06:48:16Z")
Make yourself useful! Be her Mission Control, working from your lair taking care of all of the unglamorous yet necessary parts of fighting crime while she’s out there heroically, er, not bleeding on people. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/10 "2020-06-26T08:00:48Z")
No, no, no. You’ll just end up as her ‘Alfred’, a butler. I say get in the game. Even Robin had to learn trapeze art. What are your major talents? Expand on them. Say you’re a flyfisher: Flyguy Or you’re into horticultural pursuits: Bonsai Boy You get the drift. Let us know how it goes. We’ll need pix, of course. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/11 "2020-06-26T12:25:50Z")
I expressed not a single drop of blood when I got my tattoos. Two tattoos, different countries, different decades, zero blood. You’ve been given a sign, I suggest you be very respectful to that woman. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Sponge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dark_sponge/32/121_2.png) [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/12 "2020-06-26T16:24:39Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > No, no, no. You’ll just end up as her ‘Alfred’, a butler. > I say get in the game. Even Robin had to learn trapeze art. > What are your major talents? Expand on them. > Say you’re a flyfisher: Flyguy > > Or you’re into horticultural pursuits: Bonsai Boy > > You get the drift. Let us know how it goes. > We’ll need pix, of course. I like this idea. I’ve been accused of having a very mild case of vampirism as I’m slightly allergic to the sun (late onset vitiligo) and look 10-15 years younger than I am. My powers would be running far and…troubleshooting computers? I think I need to work on my sidekick game. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/13 "2020-06-26T19:05:31Z")
Vampirism? , umm she doesn’t bleed?!!? This has turn very ‘dark’! I must consult my reference materials (comic books) and get back to you. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/14 "2020-06-26T20:17:24Z")
The aliens in The Invaders (A Quinn Martin production) didn’t bleed or have a heartbeat. Have you taken her pulse lately? Finding things where we just looked is just a regular Girl Thing. Happens to we guys quite frequently. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/15 "2020-06-26T20:34:50Z")
Clearly, you have this wrong Carni\* I’m the only one in this house who can find anything at all. Breakdown: 6 girls 4 boys \*nickname ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/16 "2020-06-26T20:49:46Z")
It doesn’t count if you go around hiding the things yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/17 "2020-06-26T20:51:19Z")
Oh, yeah. There’s that. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-possible-superhero-mutant-need-answer-fast/912899/18 "2020-06-26T21:51:24Z")
In your case, Beck, I think Mom Powers apply.