People Discuss What Everyone Should Experience at Least Once in Life

Have you ever heard that expression before?

Now that I’ve hit the big 4-0, it makes a lot more sense than it used to. But I’m still relatively young, so I’ve got a lot of things I need to cross off my bucket list before I get out of here!

AskReddit users opened up about what they think everyone should experience at least once in their lives.

1. Learn about the world.

“Solo travelling.

You will learn about a lot of the world by doing this. Seeing different cultures , food , music , traditions that you don’t normally see on any given day.

Appreciate the beauty of the world.”

2. Everyone should do it.

“Working in retail or the restaurant business, if so just for a day.

Trust me, would give a lot of Karens a wake upp call. I hope…”

3. Gotta try it.

“Scuba diving, especially at night.

It’s like being on a different planet.

It’s exhilarating and deeply calming at the same time.”

4. Never forget.

“Everybody should visit a concentration camp at least once in their life.

It’s an experience that changes your view on humanity.”

5. You can see it all.

“Seeing the night sky without light pollution.

It’s almost a religious experience to see the stars and the stripe of the Milky Way from the top of a mountain.”

6. Be proud.

“Being actually proud of myself.

I’ve achieved quite a bit of things I didnt think I would but for some reason I dont feel proud about it.”

7. Live and learn.

“A period of real stress.

It teaches you to not worry about bullsh*t so much.”

8. Sounds scary.

“Getting lost in woods.

That liberating feeling when after hours of walking you find an asphalt road.”

9. How do you do this?

“Lucid dreaming.

You can literally do everything in this thread and more without ever leaving your bed.”

10. Cool!

“I’d have to say a solar eclipse.

I didn’t realize how life-changing it was until I saw it when it happened viewable from here in Nashville.

I didn’t really get excited beforehand but when it got dark and birds, crickets, etc started chirping mid-day, I was very emotional. It really forced me to remember we’re living on a rock in space and that everything we think is constant can change in a moment.

It was beautiful.”

11. The rundown.

“I’ve got a few”

Good s*x with someone you love

Watching the sunset/rise over a beautiful landscape

Deep friendship

Accomplishing a long term goal

Making something you’re proud of

Making music. (Especially with someone you jive with)

Exquisite food

An excellent live music performance. (Especially when the performers are incredibly skilled)

The feeling of progressing in a difficult discipline. (Noticeably getting better at something. E.g. musical instrument, martial art, craft, etc)

Helping someone else learn something or improve themselves.

Going through something that helps to humble you and give you more perspective.”

12. Interesting…

“Paradigm shift.

Go from believing one thing in your youth to disbelief to a brand new understanding that matches what you have observed to be the true nature of reality your whole life.

It is painful and the only thing that should matter to us thinking beings.”

13. Both are good!

“Two things come to mind, both are intentionally vague:

Completing something that at the onset you were not sure you were able to do (such as running a marathon or graduating college).

Realizing one day, after much practice, that you have become good at that thing you once sucked at.”

Are there some things that you think all folks should experience at least once?

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April 28, 2021

What Should All People Experience Once in Their Life? Here’s What People Had to Say.

We’re all different, but I think most humans agree that they have goals and things on their bucket lists that they want to accomplish before they check out for good…if you know what I’m saying.

Maybe you want to skydive? Or swim with the dolphins? Or see the Northern Lights? Or visit Europe?

The possibilities are endless. And maybe you’ll get some more ideas from the responses below.

Folks on AskReddit discussed what they believe everyone should do at least once in their life. Let’s take a look.

1. Get ‘er done!

“Starting a rather big and meaningful project and completing it.

I went through hell and high water for my town to build a disc golf coarse. Like fr I didn’t think I would win but I was persistent and eventually very successful. From that moment on something just clicked for me.

I got my life together and everything. Kinda wild what a project can do to someone.”

2. Could happen…

“I am not a vain person at all but once I was in a situation where I walked into a room and everyone looked at me in admiration.

I very much doubt it will ever happen again, but boy it was a rush.”

3. Winter wonderland.

“Experiencing snow.

I’m from a tropical country, so it has been a dream since childhood to experience making a snowman or be in a snowball fight.”

4. Total eclipse.

“A total solar eclipse.

To see a black hole in the sky where the sun used to be, with stars all around it in the middle of the day, is an unbelievable experience.”

5. Life-changing experience.

“I was held hostage by car bomb for about 14 hours once by a man who went AWOL from the special forces. I sat within feet of him the entire time the bomb was dismantled and then had to treat him as a medical provider.

At first, it was just terror. I had small children at home, a wife to go home to. But after the initial adrenaline wore off, it was very freeing. I could die at any moment and there was nothing I could do about it.

And, while thats an almost certainty for all of us, its usually not something so surreal and in the forefront of our minds. I wasn’t worried about my student loans or the rent or my credit card payment or the car loan… none of it. I took a nap for a bit.

Everyone should get to feel like that. Maybe we would all slow down and just give each other a break.”

6. Do it alone.

“Solo travel.

I am a woman, please do not discourage yourself from solo travel as a woman.

Just research a bit before you go, it’s very common for women to solo travel.”

7. Your body is a temple.

“The best physical shape you can possibly be in.

I’ve always hated exercise, but – about 7 years ago, I wanted to impress a guy I was seeing, and started training for a 5K.

I was running 9 miles a week and was in the best shape of my life – I looked SO GOOD in a bikini. But it didn’t last long (the relationship or the running. I hate running).”

8. Feels good.

“Helping a stranger who needs help.

No video, no pictures, no expectation of a reward.

Just knowing that you did something for someone who was in need and you helped them out.”

9. Powder!

“Skiing powder snow.

Did that for the first time this year about a month ago.

It’s so fun it’s ridiculous.”

10. On your own.

“Living by yourself, being single.

It’s freeing for some, scary for others, but I think it helps you realize who you are and what you want.”

11. Yes!

“Learning an instrument to the point that you can meaningfully express yourself with it.”

12. Wonderful.

“The Grand Canyon.

I talk to so many people who have never been and are seemingly uninterested…and I’m like, you know it’s not just “a big hole in the ground”, right?

It’s literally breathtaking. It messes with your preconceived proportions of how big Earth actually is.

They call it Grand for a reason. You should definitely go at least once.”

13. Live and learn.

“Have your heart broken.

You’ll be surprised on how much you learn about yourself during this time period.

You realize and self reflect on what you need to do and mature from it.”

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April 28, 2021

People Discuss Things About Themselves That Sound Made up but Are Totally True

Every single person on this planet has interesting stories to tell.

And I’d argue that most people have done or experienced things during their days that a lot of folks out there wouldn’t believe.

That’s what makes humanity interesting and what keeps the world turning!

AskReddit users shared things about themselves that sound made up but are 100% true.

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Quite a life.

“My great great grandfather was a Pinkerton Detective, acted on Vaudeville, and had 5 wives in 2 different states that knew nothing of each other.

He also slightly changed his last name each time and never got caught until the Ancestry website happened.”

2. What’s that smell?

“I can smell some illnesses and chronic symptoms.

My sense of smell is normally pretty average, but I can sometimes smell if a person is sick before they start showing symptoms, and have been able to identify/predict 2 seizures, a diabetic blood sugar drop, and multiple chronic migraines before they happened.”

3. Whoa!

“I lost my heel in a lawn mower accident

Here’s the story”

I was 4 at the time and I wont say who exactly did it. But he was mowing and it was a riding mower and the hitch on the back where you can hook a little trailer, I loved to stand on that part and ride.

Well this time I saw a frog in the grass and being the 4 year old I was at the time, I jumped off the mower and onto the grass and put my hands over the frog to catch it and he didnt realize I had jumped off and he backed up.”

4. Big winner!

“I won two TV game shows.

“The $10,000 Pyramid” (won $10,300) in 1975, and “Sale of the Century” (was on the show for 9 days; won $34k in cash and prizes) in 1985.”

5. Pretty creepy.

“When my mom was in grad school she took several labs where she worked with cadavers.

Because my dad worked nights she often had to take me to class with her, and she’d usually just plonk me down on the table with the cadaver while she worked on it.”

6. Drifting in.

“I ran out of gas outside of La Paz Bolivia.

Luckily it was down hill for about 6km into the city. I coasted the whole way on my motorbike, passed busses and drifted into a gas station.

Never missed a beat!”

7. A big baby!

“My grandfather got a award from Mussolini in 1935.

He was just born at 6.3kg (13 lbs 14.2 oz) and was awarded the award of “Italy’s Biggest Baby”.”

8. Okay…

“I’ve eaten a piece of the Berlin Wall.

It got me suspended from school and grounded for a few months.”

9. Hahahaha.

“My ex and I were having a huge argument in a hotel parking lot, my friend and exes dad were there as witnesses.

Two big buses pulled up and Justin Bieber got off one of them with a security guard and walked right past us, I was crying and my ex was yelling at me and JB said, and I quote “hey, stop that”, my ex yelled back at him “white ppl shouldn’t have dreads!”

And Justin just got onto the other bus w his guard. My friend was cracking up saying “was that Justin Bieber?” and sure enough, some people in his entourage or whatever were staying at that hotel and he was in town that night for a concert.”

10. Turned the tables.

“I was mugged in Belgium, and I mugged the muggers back.

Got my wallet and my friend’s purse back.

I’m a pretty quiet low key guy, so no one believed the story, and it’s so disappointing because I’m pretty sure I’ll never be that awesome again.”

11. Thanks, Mom!

“My mom drove me to the airport at 5 am for a booty call when I was 30.”

12. Rock gods!

“I bought a guitar amp from Brad Whitford, of Aerosmith, when I was 17. He and Steven Tyler served up cheeseburgers for me and my friends.

So, Brad’s son was a punk and I knew him from the scene. I was in a band that had some small local marginal success. This is 1997/98 in Boston. I needed a new amp for our first US tour but had very little money. I was getting drunk with his son and, on a whim, I asked him if his dad had any amps laying around that he didn’t need. We laughed and carried on partying.

The next day, I get a call at my home. It was Mr. Whitford himself. He was super nice but to the point. “My son says you got a band and need a good rig for your les Paul. I have something in mind for you. Just gotta have my guy get it from the warehouse. Come by my house in Norwell this weekend and check it out”. That was the gist of the call. Obviously, the whole band came with me. And our roadie.

We get to his house and it’s totally him. So weird. These guys were like gods in Boston. I wasn’t the hugest fan but knew him from his work with Wayne’s World. He takes me to (one of) his garage(s) where there is this cool full stack.

The brand is Bedrock. An old company from New Hampshire that made good quality amps in the 80’s. This one was custom made for Brad. Basically Marshall components. 4 tubes. All the knobs go to 11. Not kidding. Still has the “property of Aerosmith” stickers on it.

He plugs it in and rips a crazy solo on his les Paul and then hands it to me and I play a couple power chords. He asks for $300 for the whole thing. I pay him and he tells his son to give us a tour of the house.

This is where sh*t gets nuts. It’s just like you expect. Tons of gold records, platinum records…Pictures of him with people like John Lennon, Robert DeNiro and Joey Ramone.

Then we get to see his studio and THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF MARSHALL AMPS IN THE WORLD. Seriously, like 200 cabs. A wall of guitars. Guitars so pretty and amps so cool, it made sense for him to find the one he sold me dispensable.

After the house tour, he told us to meet him at the little bar and grill they own in town. When we get there early and he arrives 30 mins later with muthaf*ckin Steven Tyler in tow. “You guys the punk group?!” He was so nice.

They went in the back and came out with burgers for us all on the house. Then they straight up left. Irish goodbyed, even! I still have the amp. I used it on the road for almost 10 years in five bands.

Now, it’s just a conversation piece. But it still works! I’ll crank her up every now and then.”

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April 28, 2021

People Who Believe They Threw Their Lives Away Admit Where It All Went Wrong

Life is hard: I think we can all agree on that.

And, while we all make mistakes, some people really and truly believe that they threw their whole lives away, and that is really sad to think about…but it happens to some folks.

AskReddit users who believe they threw their lives away talk about where they think it went wrong.

1. Wasn’t prepared.

“College.

I was always one of the best students in high school. I got to college and I didn’t know what “study” meant. I just thought you skim though the book, it had always worked for me before. I had to get kicked out, then do a real job.

Eventually I went back and got my degree, but I left a lot on the table. I with I had prepared myself.”

2. Too much time online.

“Internet.

I moved after a kind of trauma in my life and it was my only connection to my former friends and therefore the only normal thing in my life. I began to see that, I think, as a connection to the real world and spent all my time on the computer. All my time.

I never joined any clubs, never really strived to make friends outside of the ones I talked to online, hobbies were limited to the computer and what I could accomplish while distracted.

Dont get me wrong I think the internet is am amazing tool and can be used as such. I do also think its dangerous and addictive. To this day I have trouble focusing, trouble realizing how much time I’ve spent on the computer, and I get caught in loops where I use the computer to relax and get away but get depressed and pessimistic because the news and comment sections are usually quite toxic.

If I could go back I wouldve dont things differently, I think my life would be richer.”

3. Too much alcohol.

“When I started drinking.

The drinking wasn’t really that much of a problem, but it was enough for me to be too hungover to keep up my monthly appointments to get my ADHD meds. I fell behind on meds, became embarrassed to re-schedule appointments, missed the deadline to renew my health insurance.

Then I couldn’t handle school anymore, publicly bombed a few presentations, and stopped going. I only had one semester left but it was a small school and all of the professors know that I just completely gave up. Now I’m too scared to go back and have none of the degree and all of the debt.”

4. The wrong path.

“My parents were addicts. They got divorced and my mom f*cked up a lot so we often didn’t have a lot of food.

I got tired of being hungry and started shoplifting food at the grocery. I didn’t get caught by the staff, but some other criminals noticed me. I ended up forming a sort of crime ring with them. At that time they stored cigars on a aisle in the store. We started stealing them as well as gum and candy and selling them at school. We also started smoking them.

That was how I started down the wrong path. I progressively hung out with worse people and did worse things. I dropped out of high school and spiraled out of control. Its more than 20 years later now. Most of my “friends” are dead in prison or IDK where. I have nothing. I did get clean a few years back and I haven’t committed a crime in a long time, but I have no idea how to move forward in life.

I have no skills, no recent work experience, and no references. I f*cked my life up pretty good.”

5. Depressing.

“It all went wrong in my infancy really.

Had cancer as a baby, the cancer itself and the treatment crippled and disfigured me. Spent my entire childhood ostracized by everyone my age; the only interaction I had with other kids was occasional bullying and nothing else. Pretty much left me socially crippled…

Flopped at high school because I never went (was absent like 60% of the time), the school didn’t report me to a truancy officer or anything, they just marked my absences down as being because of my disability and excused them. I still graduated because I did all my work, albeit poorly, and went to college, where I got good grades…

But since I had spent my entire life up to that point in a depressed haze, I had no idea what I even wanted to do with my life and got a useless degree. I was going to go to law school because I couldn’t think of anything else to do with my useless degree, but since I was still an anti-social recluse.

I couldn’t get any letters of recommendation from anyone and had no extra-curricular activities, thus no chance of getting into any ‘good’ law schools… So I didn’t bother with that.

Wasn’t really anything I could have changed along the way to make my life any better, though, so its not like I have any regrets… Just hope reincarnation is real and things go better the next time around at this point.”

6. Blew my chance.

“I think my chance to shine was blown in my 20s.

I spent most of it fat, I took my living conditions for granted, I was a bit of a little b*tch when working actual jobs (explains why they ended so short) and I didn’t really have a good handle on interacting so well.

It was haywire. Now I’m just stuck spinning in place due to that.”

7. Wow.

“I had a kid when I was 19.

At first I was capable of studying and work and the same time, then I just gave up. I was quite talented in highschool, had no problems in college, hang out with a bunch of friends and really enjoyed life.

Then I dropped college to work full time, started to get isolated, lost friends, opportunities, years. It didn’t helped that my relationship was like any teenager one with all the economic pressures of an adult life: that was hell.

Now I’m 27, I could get back to college, and I’m failing big time. I can’t concentrate, feels like a mental fog. Also the age difference triggers my social anxiety.

I had a friend who was deep into physics. We used to joke that when he would won the Physics Nobel Prize I would won the Literature one.

He went to another city to study.

I stayed and had a son when I was 19.”

8. Stuck in a rut.

“My parents home schooled me for all of high school, and didn’t do a good job at it.

So when it was time to go to college, I just took a few classes, passed them, hated others, so dropped them.

Stopped for a while to work and have been working a series of cr*p restaurant jobs ever since.

Finally started taking criminal justice courses one or two at a time and enjoyed those, so I’m a few classes from my AS now.

Went to the police academy, but haven’t been able to get a job in law enforcement since graduating, and I’m back to working cr*p restaurant jobs and living with my parents.

I’m 32.”

9. Waste of time.

“I got pregnant with a man I had just met when I was in my early 20’s.

Rather than raising my son myself, I married him to try to “right” things despite knowing that he had anger issues and a drinking problem. Almost twenty years later still stuck in the marriage.

What a waste of time. Wasn’t even a good father.”

10. “Tanked my future.”

“Not necessarily my life but I definitely tanked my future by my choices.

I once had a promising military career. I was a senior NCO with a sure shot at making first sergeant within a few years. At the time of this story, I had just re-enlisted. I got a nice bonus and a ranger school slot out of the deal. I was given orders to Ft Camppbell and was to report to 101st airborne after completing ranger school enroute.

I had everything going for me. I had a wife and a beautiful family of 3 sons. I was respected by my unit, my Soldiers and my chain of command. I survived 30 months of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and my career was just about to enter a new chapter in the garrison world.

I was also attending online college for free through military TA and I had big plans on retiring from the military to work for the NSA once I finished my degree in cybersecurity.

This happened right after I got back from Afghanistan. What people didnt know at the time was that my wife and I were struggling to get along. It was like we were drifting apart but we both refused to admit it. So for my entire tour in afghanistan, we were arguing on a nearly constant basis. On top of all this she was pregnant again.

I was hiding all this from my unit at the time out of shame and embarrassment. I dont think they ever knew how stressed out I really was because I kept a very stoic and emotionless demeanor about it. I hide sh*t well like that.

If only I had talked to someone because when I got home from tour and started pouring liquor out onto my problems. Things only escalated from there. I managed to get a PTSD diagnosis and they basically just threw benzodiazepines at the problem.

Before I knew it I became a high functioning alcoholic using ativan to control withdrawal symptoms, but no one had any idea. I became physically dependent and started drinking during the day. Still managing to hide it from my unit. The arguments and chaos between my wife and I kept getting worse but I was in denial and completely blind to how toxic we had actually become for each other.

Months later on the day my 4th son was born I was hungover but still drove my wife to the hospital. We got there safe and she delivered the baby without any complications.

Beautiful baby boy but they were worried about his vitals so he was to be monitored in the NICU for a few days. Later that afternoon I had to take my car back to base for a brief moment to gather a few things for my wife because they were admitting her to the hospital also.

Somehow on the way back to base I managed to rear end a stopped vehicle. The guy lived but he got sent to the hospital for whiplash. The police breathalyzed me when they got onto the scene and I was immediately arrested.

Even after not drinking all day my BAC was still at .10. I didnt even feel like I had been drinking. But still I caused property damage and injured the other driver and blew over the limit. I was completely f**ked and I knew it. Just like that I had a felony DUI on my record and my career was over.

Long story short. I lost all of the opportunities I had before. Lost my reenlistment bonus, I lost my career and the respect of my command team. I was kicked out of the military. I lost my security clearance, my tuition assistance and my GI Bill benefits.

In the aftermath of my discharge, we moved back home to live with family that could help us get through it, and things only got worse from there. I fell deep into depression over the loss of my career but still didnt quit drinking.

The arguments continued to spiral downward and eventually we got our kids taken away by the police and she was convicted of CDV after a very intense argument. This was the final straw for my marriage and we separated after that.

My wife went back to her home state and my kids are staying with my grandparents and I’m paying g her child support until we can close the case that got them taken away. So here I am. Broke, depressed, childless, and going through divorce. I feel completely ashamed and miserable with how things turned out for me and my family.

I have little to no hope that my life, relationships, finances or opportunities will ever recover from this.”

11. Might take a while.

“Alcohol went wrong for me.

I’m a 28 year old female who has lost EVERYTHING due to my alcoholism. I recently lost my job and house. I keep fighting though, and I’m 13 days sober.

I hope to get my life back, but unfortunately it will take a while.”

12. Wish things were different.

“I’m 29 and about to have a 3rd career change. I live alone, so have to save up for mortgage payments while I’m on the lower wage of a new career.

I broke my leg quite badly a few months back which I’ve been off work for. Suddenly I realised there’s no one there for me. I had to move back in with my parents for a few weeks but I’m still sat in this house alone again now until I’m well enough to go back to work.

God I wish things were different.”

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April 28, 2021

People Share Cold, Hard Facts of Life They’ve Learned Over the Years

Everyone has different upbringings, but I was lucky enough to be raised by positive, and decent parents so I probably naively thought that certain things in life were going to be much easier and smoother than they’ve turned out to be.

But, you live and you learn…

And sometimes, the cold, harsh reality of life smacks you right in the face and teaches you a major lesson.

AskReddit users went on the record and admitted the harsh facts of life that they’ve learned. Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Just the way it is.

“It’s something adults always say, but life isn’t fair.

At the end of the day, the people who take advantage over others are almost always going to be the most successful if they get away with it.”

2. Are you listening?

“People mostly just wait for their turn to talk, they only rarely listen you you.”

3. Sad, but true.

“If you’re doing something right nobody ever notices, its only when you screw up that people notice.”

4. Up to you.

“The only person you can depend on is you.

Friends that you thought you’d have forever will move away and lose touch and (not to be morbid) people close to you will die.

With this in mind, you have to do what is best for you:

Don’t let your caring for these people hold you back because one day you’ll realize they’re gone and that you never got to do the things you wanted to do.”

5. Hard truth.

“My obesity is my own fault.

A bit of background, 8 years ago I was diagnosed with PTSD after leaving a seriously abusive relationship, since then it’s been purely emotional eating.

Until recently I blamed my weight on the PTSD/stress and found excuses but this last year I’ve been mentally healthy and found I have less and less bad days. That being said I’m still over weight and I’m still overeating.

I live alone so I have no one to fell guilty in front of but genuinely feel so low after a binge and end up really disgusted with myself.

I’ve tried so many times to start up but the motivation leaves me so quickly its pathetic.”

6. Get used to it.

“You’re stuck with yourself for the rest of your life, no one else.

So you’d better like it.”

7. A tough one.

“My parents are getting older and that scares me.

I’m not ready for them to go.

I would gladly give them some years off my life so they can stay with us a little longer.”

8. You gotta find the bright spots.

“That I’m going to die alone and no one is going to care.

I’ve long since given up trying.

Let it end.”

9. Better people.

“Some people are better than other people, naturally.

This isn’t based on race/gender/s*xuality/economic circumstance or anything like that.

But some people are born better.

All humans aren’t equal in terms of their potential and aptness– even if they should be treated equally legally/socially/morally.”

10. Watch your back.

“You need to watch your own back because no one else has your back.

Even the best of friends will eventually backstab you if the need for it arises.”

11. Good point.

“Family isn’t always there for you.

Sometimes you have to either go it alone or make a DIY family.

And so I did.”

12. True for a lot of people.

“America:

Your boss doesn’t care about you.

Your government REALLY doesn’t care about you.”

13. Believe in yourself.

“You are your biggest cheerleader, and the best person you can trust.

I just learned that my best friend of six years, who I trusted with anything for a long time, was manipulating me and spreading rumors behind my back for nearly a year, and she is the reason some of my other friends don’t talk to me anymore.

I’m in high school, so I thought these people would be like those people my parents talk about, the people they’ve been friends with since they were 14 or 15 or 16 and never fell out of touch with.

C’est la vie, I guess.”

14. It’s up to you.

“If you are looking for someone to blame for your problems, look in the mirror.

If you want a solution to your problems, look in the mirror.”

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April 28, 2021

What Are Socially Acceptable Things That Really Shouldn’t Be? Here’s What People Said.

It’s funny what society tells us is acceptable and what isn’t, don’t you think?

I see some things that people do that the majority of folks view as totally normal and I think they’re whack as hell.

And then I’ll see something that I think is ludicrous or even dangerous that isn’t frowned upon one little bit.

Life sure is weird…

Folks on AskReddit talked about things that are socially acceptable but really shouldn’t be.

1. Enough of that.

“Going to work sick some how makes you a team player……”

2. Loyalty?

“Company loyalty. It’s completely fine and expected for the employee to be loyal to the company.

But it’s also acceptable for the company to fire someone who’s been loyal to them for years without even giving them an explanation.”

3. Not cool.

“Being asked to work off the clock.

Checking work emails and texts at home is work and should be paid.”

4. That’s just weird.

“Touching pregnant women’s baby bumps is apparently socially acceptable… it should not be.”

5. Where are my breaks?

“I work retail, so this should be familiar.

In a convenience store you don’t get breaks per se because of the nature of the business, especially if you are the only employee in the store at a given time.

I am a non-smoker. Guess how many smoke breaks I get, let alone a “regular” break? That’s right: zero. If a smoker needs a “smoke break” guess who has to cover that break? Yup, me.

If you aren’t sure where I am that’s OK, I’m in the US. Breaks for an addiction is fine apparently, but God forbid you need a quick 5 minute break to destress due to stupid people.”

6. Doesn’t work for everyone.

“The definition of a successful career being related to income rather than job satisfaction.”

7. Amen!

“The entire concept of the paparazzi.”

8. So annoying.

“Bringing a small child to an R rated movie.

If it’s not appropriate, then don’t go if you can’t find a sitter. If I’m watching a horror or comedy flick with an R rating in theaters, I shouldn’t be able to hear chattering and crying 5-year-olds.”

9. Just don’t say anything.

“Telling people “oh you’re so quiet” when you are the one obviously uncomfortable with their quietness.”

10. Kinda weird.

“That dads are “babysitting” their kids.

Not only is it often rude to the father, but it is also perpetuating this idea that the mom has to be the main caretaker of kids and makes it so that dads are in the right when they are basically babysitting their own kids because mom is busy.”

11. All work, no play.

“The fact that life revolves around work.

You work 8 hours a day, 5 times a week to do something you enjoy for a few hours per weekend.”

12. Enough of that!

“Older family members constantly asking and pressuring younger people to get married and have kids already.”

13. I agree 100%.

“Wine mom culture.

The idea that it’s fun and quirky for a mom to need to drink excessively to deal with her kids and husband.

No it’s not okay to drink a half a bottle of wine before noon.”

What do you think is socially acceptable but really shouldn’t be?

Talk to us in the comments and let us know.

Thanks a lot!

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April 28, 2021

16 Things That Are Way Harder Than People Want Them to Be

It’s one thing to go into a task knowing that it’s going to be hard the whole way. It’s going to be a lot of work, but it’ll be worth it in the end, blah blah blah, and so we dive right in.

We get offended, I think, when we’re not expecting a big to-do but a project or task turns out to be a whole pile of work when we were expecting a tiny speck.

Here are 16 things you might want to prepare for, because they’re probably going to be far more trouble than you think at the start.

16. Sometimes you just don’t want to be there anymore.

Leaving a party/social gathering. I wish it wasn’t considered rude to just fucking leave.

15. How did you think it such a hardship 10 minutes before?

And getting out of the shower after it took you so long to get in.

14. Delayed gratification is hard.

Saving up to retire.

13. It’s depressing because it’s true.

getting mental health treatment without having to fight everyone on the way in a test of your determination.

Last year I was having a really difficult time with some family stuff. I currently live in the southeastern United States.

Trying to find a psychologist that would even call me back was impossible. I seriously hope this is a unique problem that no one ever has to deal with.

12. It really is the little things.

When the damn seatbelt keeps getting stuck while you’re trying to put it on! You be raging in your car before you’ve left your driveway.

11. All about who you know.

Looking for a job when you have no connections.

I’d like to add applying for jobs specifically. So tired of all these Indeed postings trying to make me take a mini exam to prove I’m worthy of applying

10. This makes me angry.

Getting your tubes tied without having already had at least 2 children.

My wife and I aren’t having kids and she doesn’t want to worry about it, but NO doctor will even consider it, and we’re both in our 30s.

9. It’s no picnic.

Period.

I dream of not having the sometimes unbearable pain and all this fucking blood to clean up every time.

I once passed out because of that, I was unable to call anyone to get me painkillers.

8. They must be from the Midwest.

Leaving a restaurant with my family.

OK, meal is over, let’s say our goodbyes and head out.

OK, standing next to the table, let’s say our goodbyes and head out.

OK, just outside the front door, let’s say our goodbyes and head out.

OK, made it to the parking lot, let’s say our goodbyes and head out.

FFS, just say bye and walk away!

Why is this so hard!

7. I feel this one in my bones.

Taxes.

On year 4 of doing them myself.

I’m either doing it right or should be expecting a call from the IRS some time in the future.

6. Comfort is key after the year we’ve had.

Figuring out what to wear to work that will be both comfortable and not look bad/sloppy.

5. A circle that leads to nowhere.

Getting a job with no experience.

4. And then having to express them. Ugh.

emotions honestly.

like what the f*ck dude how can something i cant even see make me feel the way they make you feel

3. It’s harder to find things in common.

Making friends as an adult.

Young kids don’t really have the forward thinking or mental blocks that plague adults.

Kids are pretty carefree and are unaware of a lot of things.

When you don’t have these mental blocks or that voice inside of your head, it’s pretty easy to meet and make friends.

Think of it as a weird “ignorance is bliss”.

2. Who is telling the truth?

Knowing what a proper diet and exercise routine is, everyone’s out there trying to monetize it and it seems like everything either beginner or advanced nothing in between.

1. See also: breastfeeding.

Childbirth.

Literally every human that comes into this world requires either 1) that their mother endure hours of unimaginable pain before literally ripping apart her genitals to allow this new human life an entrance into the world or 2) that their mother allow a group of strangers to slice through her abdominal muscles into her uterus to extract a baby, before then undergoing many weeks of pain and physical recovery from the trauma of major surgery.

Wow, if some of these aren’t so true.

What else would you add to this list? Tell us down in the comments!

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April 28, 2021

Weird Things That Landlords Didn’t Expect to Find

When I moved out of my last apartment, I tried to leave it spic and span to make sure I got my deposit back.

Turns out, not every tenant cares so much about getting the cleaning deposit back. Here are some unexpected things that landlords found–whether their tenants had moved out yet or not.

1. Some people just like fish

I think the real question here is why are you borrowing his toilet paper?

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2. Illegal drugs are illegal

But at least they offered you some, right?

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3. It’s hard to get rid of smells

It just seeps into everything doesn’t it?

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4. A little help never hurt anyone

Something about the ellipses tells me he was glad she wasn’t home.

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5. Slowly shut the door and back away

I hope he had a his own giant bottle of lube.

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6. At least they painted the place

What I really want to know is, what kind of exotic animals though?

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7. Wish she’d only painted it, don’t you?

There could always be something worse. Like actual bodies in the walls.

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8. Or dogs–in the basement

I just can’t.

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9. Just how many cats are too many cats?

At least they weren’t in the basement or the walls.

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10. Is that what they call ‘anal retentive’?

Maybe he was just trying to make a good fertilizer.

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11. And you thought the furnace room guy was bad

I just… are you sure? Just why?

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12. And you thought the oven poo was problematic

Maybe rock, paper, scissors which one is worse?

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13. Apparently it’s not that uncommon

I mean. I guess you get used to it eventually? Or you cry a lot.

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I was pretty shocked to read about some of these.

What about you? Let us know in the comments.

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April 28, 2021

Things That Shouldn’t Be as Difficult as They Are

There are some things in life that we expect to be hard and so we’re pretty accepting when that’s how it goes. Other things are as simple as we expect, and others we think are going to be rougher than they turn out to be (those are the best).

On the opposite end of the spectrum are the things we think are going to be easy, or at least, not too hard – but they end up to be downright taxing.

Here are 18 perfect examples – just a head’s up for next time.

18. You can be a hero.

Clearing a jam from the office copy machine.

17. And we dearly want it to be simple.

Installing a printer.

I don’t want your 15 other garbage apps, HP.

I just want to print my essay.

16. Use those muscles.

Opening that one jar that even the strong friend can’t open.

I just wanted some jam.

15. Not talking to a human!

Canceling any type of subscription.

My family got a roku and we cancelled Dish and they went crazy.

My mom called to cancel and they begged and offered to cut the price in half for a year.

45 minute phone call just to say i don’t want the subscription anymore.

14. You can feel this in your soul.

Finding motivation,

13. It’s no easy feat.

Killing mosquitos.

F*cking annoying pieces of h%ll.

12. Amen to that.

losing weight.

it feels like it goes on fast and takes blood sweat and tears to come off.

11. You attach your resume and then have to enter your work history WHY.

Applying for jobs having to type out your resume 2 times and submit your formal resume and then doing this over and over for every job you apply for.

Please upload your cv. Okay now please get to the next page where you copy paste directly from the cv. Now fill in in this section on why you’re excited by the prospect of working here. So now you’ve been selected for a phone interview, tell us everything in your cv. Great phone interview so now you have an in person interview but we haven’t read anything in your application, so why don’t you explain your cv in great detail for us.

Dude, it’s two pages, font size 12 with double spacing, I spent 6 hours writing the damn thing, please take 2 minutes to read it.

10. No pain no gain.

Starting a serious exercise routine.

Like you’re giving your body literally what it needs to be healthy and it pays you leaving you semi crippled for weeks.

9. It shouldn’t be that hard.

Falling asleep.

Staying asleep.

8. It’s the whole realtor thing.

I might be wrong, but I don’t feel like buying a house should be all that complicated.

We’ve just started the process of looking and I already feel overwhelmed.

7. Easy peel stickers exist. Use them!

Peeling stickers, why can’t they just come off smoothly?

6. Reality check, please.

Entry level job applications

Currently have a great job in IT.

But 8 years experience in my field and when I see the job postings for lower tier people than I am they ask for more than I know.

It’s crazy.

5. Maybe they’re paid by the hour.

Insurance.

And when you call someone that works there to help understand better, they act like all of this legal jargon should just be common sense and you’re an idiot for not knowing.

4. They do that on purpose.

Getting unwanted apps off my phone.

Disabling OneDrive on Windows 10.

I don’t want it on. It’s full, all it does is bi*ch about being full, and make it where when I click on my images in my regular folder, I can’t see their icons.

3. Kindergarten fail.

Cutting in a straight line with scissors.

I’m 21 and still somehow fail to do this.

2. It makes me want to cry.

Getting out of bed in the morning.

Trying to find a good reason is just too hard.

1. Without being rude.

Ending a conversation just because you don’t feel like socializing anymore.

All I do is when I want the conversation to end, I wait for dead air and say, “Well, I’ll let you be”

Works almost every time! Try it!

Man, I totally agree with many of these!

What else would you add to this list? If you’ve got a good on, drop it in the comments.

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April 28, 2021

How Is It Expensive to Be Poor? Here’s What People Had to Say.

I know that it sounds kind of confusing, but it really is expensive to be poor.

Life can just be more difficult when every little task is a challenge and every little penny has to be stretched to the limit.

Folks on AskReddit discussed the ways that it’s actually expensive to be poor. Let’s have a look.

1. Nickeled and dimed.

“I saw a lady coming out of a laundromat, loading her baskets of clothes into a taxi (there is zero other public transport where I saw this happen and only a few taxis).

Not being able to put enough money together at one time to buy a car or a washing machine (she probably rented so this maybe wasn’t even an option) was costing her a fortune. Just being nickeled and dimed to death.”

2. What do you do?

“My car has a leaky seal on the transmission.

It’d be about $250 to replace the seal and flush the transmission. I don’t have $250, so I keep topping up the fluid and keep driving it because I’ll never get $250 if I don’t get to work.

But, in time, that’s going to destroy the transmission, which will be about $1200 to replace.”

3. All kinds of charges.

“There are late fees for everything.

Overdraft fees at the bank. Sh*tty jobs usually don’t have good healthcare plans. If you’re poor, you need credit cards just to survive, but interest rates are higher for those with low credit scores (see late fees above).

Sh*tty cars are always breaking down, and that’s expensive…”

4. Good point.

“If you’re well off, you buy 1 pair of boots for $150 and they last a lifetime.

If you’re poor, you buy boots for $30 and they last a winter.”

5. It adds up.

“Renting to own anything is really bad.

You pay 4x the value of whatever it is you’re renting to own. And if you miss a payment they repossess it. Not only that you very well might be paying 4x the new value for a used item.

And only low quality items are sold rent to own. Ashley furniture, sh*tty used cars, the cheapest big screen tvs available at wholesale. Houses might be better, but rent a center, and JD Byrider are worse than loan sharks.”

6. Quicksand.

“If you’re ever desperate enough to take out a title/payday loan you’ll discover you just stepped in financial quicksand.”

7. A great example.

“Not having in-home laundry is a great example.

Say it costs you $4 to do your laundry each week (which I think is very cheap). In 5 years you will have spent over $1,000 on laundry.

For $1,000 you can get a good washing machine that would last you through those 5 years, then another 5 years, and maybe a lot more. And that doesn’t count the time saved doing laundry at home, and any transportation costs.”

8. A big one.

“Healthcare. That’s the big one.

If you don’t have a healthcare plan, or have a sh*tty one you don’t go to the doctor unless it’s life or death.

That means small problems that could have been caught in the beginning become hugely expensive problems later on.”

9. Horrible.

“If you can’t maintain a minimum balance or don’t have a bank in your neighborhood or were raised to be suspicious of banks and don’t have a bank account, you’ve got to pay fees to cash your paychecks.

Then there are fees to buy money orders to pay your bills– or the cost of getting TO the utility office or car dealership or wherever to pay in cash.”

10. Hard to get out of it.

“Debt.

Basically if you’re poor you need to borrow some money to either get a house or buy food and after a while the debt keeps getting bigger and bigger.”

11. Tire problems.

“Tires!

Used tires cost 1/3 price and get about 20% of the life of a new tire. Also you are paying mount and balance every time, plus worry about blow outs. Even a new tire at $80 with a 30K mileage expectancy or a $100 tire at 65k mileage warranty.

Over twice the life, little more than 20% in extra charge.”

12. Caught in the system.

“The justice system.

If you can’t pay a fine, the state will make things more expensive by adding fees on top of fees on top of fees, then they will incarcerate you for not paying the inflated fees.

Then you have to pay the parole officer who is keeping an eye on you while you care unable to get a job that pays enough to pay him.”

13. All about power.

“When you have less money the power relationship is flipped in nearly every financial interaction you have.

When you have money, banks and companies compete to get access to your reliable spending, be it with low interest rates on borrowing or better deals for early payment. They have to compete because you have the option to go to someone else who will gladly take your payment history and stable income.

You’re a safe bet, so you have the luxury of choice.

When you don’t have money institutions know you have nowhere else to go. So they happily gouge you knowing agreeing to horrendous loan terms is your only option.

I teach econ and always remind my kids that commercials boasting about “no credit, low credit, no problem!” know exactly who they’re getting in the door.

People who have nowhere else to go.”

How about you?

Do you know some more ways it’s expensive to be poor?

Talk to us in the comments and let us know what you think!

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