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  • Did you get "the talk" as a kid?

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  • Same here. I remember about once a year growing up the school would have a day or so dedicated to the topic. I remember once as a pre teen my mom tried to give me a book on puberty for some reason. I found it embarrassing so I never read it but I never felt I needed to. The school's teachings were sufficient.

    Iirc as a younger kid they focused a bit more on changes to your own body. And then as I got older, they got to talking more about the physical act of sex.

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  • Z Flip user here! I've been loving this phone. I've had a Z Flip since I think maybe 2022 now? Anyway, still enjoying the thing. Main reason I got it was the same reason you did... pocketability.

    Modern smartphones are just so ridiculously huge that they don't fit in the ridiculously small women's pants pockets. I love that I can actually bring a modern smartphone everywhere without needing a purse or bag. Bonus is that it's also just fun to open and close it... especially when hanging up calls lol.

  • What's the scariest experience you've ever had?

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  • I'm pretty sure some choking victims literally do die that way! As a socially anxious person, I feel that hardcore.

  • What's the scariest experience you've ever had?

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  • Somehow I've never actually fainted but I've had near fainting episodes tons of times. Literally every single time I've been too embarrassed to say anything to anyone or take immediate logical action bahaha! One time when I was a teen at dance class I started feeling that way. Decided to excuse myself to the bathroom. As I was walking down the hall, my vision went black and I had to literally feel for the bathroom door. No idea how I made it in there without fully passing out but it's funny how self conscious I am to do that. I sat on the floor for a few minutes before going back to class. 🙃

  • Some of us are forgetful!!

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  • Problem is I don't generally like to walk around with a backpack or purse unless I'm traveling or spending a very long day away from home.

  • What were you surprised to learn wasn't actually normal?

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  • Hope you're doing ok now!

  • What were you surprised to learn wasn't actually normal?

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  • I remember one day realizing it was odd that my dad would hug my mom but my mom would never hug him back. She would just stand there and let him hug her. Yeah he was an abusive husband and I was very happy for her when she finally left him after over a decade!

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  • Objectively you sound very successful and like you've really got your shit together! Not everyone at your age is as successful as you are! You should be proud of what you have accomplished from working hard. I'm sorry that your girlfriend's family are assholes. The road to success does not look the same for everyone. People find their way in the world in different ways and that's ok. I hope your girlfriend is supportive of you.

  • Is it wrong to not want to find a job if I never had a childhood?

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  • Maybe you might want to try out a different perspective. Because weirdly, being an adult can give you the freedom of being more childlike.

    Think of it this way...as a child, no matter what kind of home life you had, abusive or not, you had to go to school for much of the day. As an adult, the same thing applies. Except now you'll be at work instead of school. So realistically, that part is actually the same if that makes sense. The time each takes out of your day is roughly equivocal.

    Ok. So then where does that take us? The time spent during work or school is similar. So now the real differences are going to come outside of work/school.

    As a kid, what happened outside of school? Your life was hell. You didn't get to play and do kid things the way a normal kid does.

    Aa an adult, what happens outside of work? Believe it or not, you can do whatever the fuck you want.

    That's right.

    Want ice cream for dinner? Fuck it, you're an an adult and can do what you want. Want to buy some toys and play with them? Fuck it, you're an adult and can do what you want. Want to climb a tree? Fuck it, you're an adult and can do what you want.

    Use the now to live the childhood you didn't have. Difference is instead of spending your non play time at school, you'll just be at work instead, earning your own money to do whatever the fuck you want. :)

    Best of luck.

  • Me after c completing a single task today

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  • Relatable. I answered a phone call about work and then when I hung up I started hyperventilating and then had to put my head down for a few minutes. Rest of the day was chillin.

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    How bad did I fuck up?

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  • Some card companies don't boost it automatically. I had the same credit card for like 8 years. Always paid it off in full each month and used the card very often as it is my primary card. I had an incredibly low credit limit of like $1k and was hoping when in the world they would ever increase it since it had been literal years and years of frequent usage and on time payments.

    Yeah turns out I just had to ask and they increased it. Then only a few months later I asked for another increase and they increased it again to a much better number. So I mean it's not automatic at all companies, but they seem pretty open to raising it if you pay on time like you said.

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    How bad did I fuck up?

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  • Hope you're having a fun time lol

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  • I am amused but I also don't really think I get it. Am I dumb

  • They didn't have 32oz Mountain Dew Baja Blast either

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  • Oishiiiii

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  • I actually was in a corner store somewhere last year and "Deez Nuts" were being sold as a real brand.

  • Me too, thanks.

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  • Oh yeah, I definitely "forgot" it accidentally

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    who can be mad at that

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  • I saw something similar on my way to work. Some pedestrian was trying to jaywalk across a busy, high speed road. A car stopped in the middle of the road to "be polite" and help them cross. What the car and pedestrian couldn't see was that an additional car in the next lane was going very fast and did not have visibility of the pedestrian. Their view of the pedestrian was blocked by the stopped car. And the pedestrian's view of the fast moving car was also blocked by their position at the stopped car.

    The pedestrian crossed the whole way of the road, but came maybe a foot away from being hit by the fast car. I was afraid I was about to watch someone die.

    Don't stop for people at odd places in the road unless it's an emergency. Sometimes "being polite" for someone is actually dangerous.

    Edit: I will say that there is still partial fault with ALL parties involved. If you are driving the speed limit and see a car suddenly stopped ahead in the road, slow down. You don't know why they are stopped and there might be something in the road. But both the pedestrian and the stopped car should have done things differently.

  • According to my crippling living expenses, my existence is a burden to me.

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  • What the fuck?? How common is this because it is literally me??? I apologize so much and a lot of people don't know what the fuck I'm apologizing for. Basically I'm apologizing for existing.

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  • You got this!