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Woman Asks Her Mom to Not Talk About Her Children’s Weight. Was She a Jerk?

People sure do get offended when it comes to talking about weight.

And it doesn’t always have to be their own…

A mom asked if she acted like an *sshole when she asked her own mother to not talk about her children’s weight.

Let’s see how this story unfolded.

AITA for asking my mom to not talk about my children’s weight?

“My mother has almost always been very thin. All her life she bragged about her low weight, “healthy” eating and fitness routine.

When I was about 4 I remember watching a feed the children commercial with her. She pointed to the little starving children with big bloated bellies and told me that if I didn’t eat I would look like them. Apparently I wasn’t a big eater back then. It struck me as a 4 year-old so much that I went to the fridge and grabbed a carrot to eat.

Fast forward to my teen years. My mother constantly talked about my growing body. She was always flat chested and I happen to have bigger breast. She was always pointing out hips or my butt. Which lead me to struggle with eating disorders.

She always made me feel like because I weighed more then her that I was not good enough. She obsessed with the fact her normal weight was in the 120s.

I moved out at 16 and found myself for the next 20 years struggling with my weight until recently.

My husband loves my body and tells me everyday I am beautiful. He loves every curve. While I want to be healthy, I don’t care about the number on the scale.

My mom still makes comments to me about my weight. Straight out called me fat in front of my husband and stepdad. Both were shocked. We were at a funeral at the time.

My husband mentioned it to me and I shrugged it off. I told him I was use to it and she didn’t mean anything by it.

Fast forward to last month. My oldest daughter is a teen. She is tall and womanly for her age. She is by no means fat. She is stunning and could be a model. I have no doubt she will be 5 foot 9 by the time she is done growing.

My mom was over and made the comment in front of my youngest who is half my older daughters age. She said that it was good my daughter had started track because of the covid weight she had gained.

I kind of scuffed and said “She is going through early puberty. She has hips and a butt because she is turning into a women.”

My youngest said something about how she needs to practice running too. She loves to run and wants to be the fastest.

My mom told her that she didn’t need to lose much weight. She said this to my 8 year old.

At this point I shut down and said I had to make dinner so my mom left.

Later, I sent her a message and tried to write from the heart. I told her I loved her and asked out of love that she not speak about my children’s weight and for that matter mine.

I let her know that I struggled with bulimia as a teen and I don’t want my kids to go through that. I let her know it made me feel uncomfortable and that I no longer wanted to hold anger towards her but if such comments continued I would find that difficult.

She never responded and I haven’t heard from her since. She did however make a comment on my uncle’s post about his covid weight gain that “I’d make a joke but I was told recently that because I am skinny covid weight jokes are not funny”

Am I the *sshole here? Am I seeing criticism where it isn’t?”

Let’s see how people on Reddit responded.

This person said that the woman was not wrong here. At all.

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Another reader agreed that this woman isn’t an *sshole and that her mother actually sounds kind of abusive.

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This Reddit user said that the woman did the right thing for bringing this up with her mother so her kids wouldn’t have to deal with the nonsense.

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This individual said that she was right to call her mom out about this and no one should let people say those kinds of things in front of their kids.

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Lastly, this person said that the woman’s mother is the jerk in this situation and that she should consider stepping back from the relationship for a while to teach her mom a lesson.

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How do you feel about this story?

Was this woman way out of line with her mother?

Tell us what you think in the comments. Please and thank you!

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A Woman Asks if She’s Wrong for Ignoring Her Mom

We all have family issues.

Some are big. Some are small. But they’re all unique to each and every one of us.

And a young woman, 19, took to Reddit’s “Am I the *sshole?” page to see if she is wrong for ignoring her mom…. for a very odd reason.

Read on to see what happened.

AITA for ignoring my mom for two weeks now?

“I’m (19 F) an only child and I grew up with very affectionate parents: they love to kiss me and I still sometimes sleep on their bed with them. Overall, you could say my relationship with my parents is relatively good.

We live in an apartment with two rooms (one for me and one for them), a living room, a kitchen/dining area, one toilet, and one toilet & bath.

My story starts about two weeks ago. It was just me and my mom inside our home since my dad had to go to work. I was showering at around 18:00 after I worked out and while I usually lock the door whenever I’m inside, I didn’t at that time since I was comfortable around my mom and we were both girls anyways.

Suddenly, the bathroom door opened. I thought it was my mom, but I found it strange that the door closed immediately as it was opened. I had just applied facial wash when it happened so I couldn’t really see what’s going on.

When I went finished my bath, my mom suddenly started screaming at me and calling me names (“slt, you little flrt, etc etc). I didn’t understand her sudden outburst until I saw my dad walking out of their room and it was then that I realized it must’ve been my dad who opened the door while I was showering. Although my dad assured my mom and me that he didn’t know I was in there and didn’t see anything and it was purely accidental, my mom still berated me for “not being careful” and that it was my fault.

Her words really hurt me, which resorted to me ignoring her for more than two weeks now. She would try to get my attention and start to touch/hug me again, but I ignore all of them.

AITA for doing such thing?

So… y’all got some issues! But here’s what people on Reddit had to say about this.

This person said the young woman is not an *sshole and that her mom seems very insecure.

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Another person brought up something a lot of us were probably thinking: is this family perhaps a little bit too touchy-feely?

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This individual said that this whole situation is a bit concerning and that the woman who wrote the post should probably think about moving out of her parents’ house.

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This person didn’t hold back: they think the woman’s mom is f*cked.

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Lastly, this person believes that the whole situation is “bizarre and dangerous.”

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Do you think this young woman is wrong?

Or is she justified in her actions?

Talk to us in the comments and let us know!

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Woman Wants to Know if She’s Horrible for Refusing to Have Her Kids Take Her Fiancée’s Last Name

Here’s another story about people getting all worked up over their kids’ names.

You see it all the time!

And this story that a woman shared on Reddit’s “Am I the *sshole?” page has a little twist…because her and her fiancée don’t even have kids yet…

Let’s see what this woman had to say.

AITA for telling my fiancée and his mom that our future kids will not have his last name?

“I (29 F) have been with my fiancé (29 M) for 6 years now, and we recently got engaged.

My fiancé’s last name, when said out loud, sounds vulgar/inappropriate, though it’s not spelled inappropriately (I’m not going to give out his last name on the internet obviously, but for example’s sake, let’s say his last name is Pipi but pronounced like pee-pee). I told my husband after we got engaged that I would be keeping my last name because I preferred my last name to “Pipi.” He was ok with that.

However, the topic got awkward during a discussion yesterday with his mom. She was talking about our future children, and I offhandedly mentioned that I liked the name Hannah. She said “awww, Hana Pipi, isn’t that adorable!”

And I said that our children would take my last name because I’m not going to give my kids a last name that would result in them getting bullied. My fiancé was shocked because we hadn’t had this conversation yet, and my MIL was mad that we would be “untraditional” by not giving the kids their father’s last name.

I think it’s s*xist for the kids to HAVE to have their dad’s last name, even if that name is objectively worse than their mother’s. But my MIL yelled at me about it and my fiancé is upset that I told her before talking about it with him.

My fiancé has just been assuming that the kids would take his last name, and he never brought it up either. So it seems like his reasoning that I am TA is because it’s assumed that the kids would take his last name just because he’s the dad, and as a woman, I’m the one who’s supposed to fight to be able to use my last name for our kids. He told me that he assumed our kids would have his last name.

It’s turned into a big fight and my MIL called us again today to yell at me, and my fiancé is acting quite cold.

A few notes: my husband did get bullied for his vulgar-sounding last name, and he still gets comments on it, but he claims that he doesn’t want to change his name or take on my name.

And I don’t want to hyphenate the kids’ names because then Pipi would still be part of their last name. Also, our names hyphenated together would be quite long.

So AITA for telling my fiancé and MIL that our kids will have my last name?”

Hmmm…let’s see how folks responded on Reddit.

This person doesn’t think the woman is wrong for not wanting her kids to have the man’s last name…but they do think she’s wrong in some other regards. Take a look.

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This Reddit user said that since kids aren’t even in the equation yet, maybe they just need to hold off on having this argument at all…for a while, at least…

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And this reader said she knows kids who actually alternate their parents’ last names.

That’s a new one…

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And lastly, this person said that the woman is very disrespectful because she didn’t even discuss this with her fiancée.

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Now we want to hear from you.

What do you think of this situation?

Talk to us in the comments. Thanks!

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People Discuss Facts That Might Just Save Someone’s Life

It’s a big, scary world out there.

And we can use all the help we can get in the safety department these days. I’m not trying to be dramatic, I’m just stating the facts, folks.

Do you know any facts that could potentially save someone’s life?

These AskReddit users sure do. Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Know the symptoms.

“The symptoms of a heart attack are slightly different for men and women. This is one of the reasons women sometimes get diagnosed too late.

Men: Cold sweat/ nausea; Chest pressure/pain; Shortness of breath; Pain in arm(s), back, neck, jaws, stomach

Women: Fainting/ extreme fatigue; Chest pressure; Shortness of breath; Upper back pressure; Light-headedness/ dizziness; Pain in arm(s), back, neck, jaws, stomach.”

2. Animal attack!

“If you EVER get bit by a wild animal, no matter how it acts…

Get. A. Rabies. Shot.

Rabies becomes a death sentence upon the onset of symptoms.”

3. FYI.

“Do not pick up a person that has fainted, instead lift their feet above heart level and keep at it till they wake up to make the blood flow back in their head to deliver oxygen.”

4. Be specific.

“In an emergency around any other people, be intentional and specific with people. Do not shout into the void “someone call for help!!!”

Make eye contact with someone, make sure they know you are talking to them, tell them what you need: “Sir in the blue shirt. Call an ambulance.” “Ma’am with the green jacket, go ask the barista for a clean towel.” “You with the hockey mask and machete, watch this baby!”

Studies have shown that the assumption that someone else will do something is ingrained within people and often they will not help without specifically being talked to.”

5. Don’t embarrassed.

“A lot of choking deaths are actually due to embarrassment. If you’re choking, fight the urge to save face.

Don’t go to the bathroom to fix it yourself, don’t sit silently and try to spit up the food yourself. Ask for help ASAP.”

6. Never thought of that.

“Mentioned this in another question before, but it’s important: If you hear about an active shooter situation near someone you know, DO NOT CALL THAT PERSON to see if they’re safe or okay.

If that person is in danger, they’re likely trying to hide from the shooter. Their phone going off – even just vibrating – can attract the attention of the shooter and give off their location. So do NOT try to make any attempt to contact them until the situation is completely resolved.

I know it’s absolutely wrenching but it’s much safer to wait.”

7. Just in case…

“If you have no other option than to fight someone with a knife, you will be cut.

Accept this fact, and just make sure those cuts are only on your hands/arms while you do everything you can to gain control of the knife/disarm the attacker or defeat him/her.

Your jacket or shirt is also a very valuable tool if anyone is trying to stab or slash you providing you have time to get it off.

You can hold it in between both hands and use it to effectively parry or trap and wrap up anything from a pocket knife to a machete.”

8. Lost in the desert.

“If you are stranded in the desert do not drink the “water” in a cactus.

It will induce vomiting which will dehydrate and kill you faster.”

9. Out in the cold.

“Cold related tips!:

If you’re ever stuck in the cold, please DON’T DRINK ALCOHOL. It is a very common misconception that doing so will keep you warm because it does make you feel warm, however it will only make you get colder faster.

When alcohol is consumed, it dilates the blood vessels near your skin, bringing more heat to the outside of your body, and this is why people get red and feel warm when they drink alcohol. This, however, will make you lose heat very quickly. Don’t do it.

Use layers, not a single thick layer. Hot air only stays permanently when trapped by multiple layers.

If start to feel hot, don’t take your clothes off! This sometimes happens with deep-onset hypothermia. Don’t go to sleep, and don’t take your clothes off.”

10. Dry drowning.

“If you almost drowned and you have trouble breathing afterwards you should go to the hospital.

You can experience “dry drowning”, where you die hours later due to inhaled fluid in your lungs.”

11. Car safety.

“The headrest on car seats can typically be removed and the little metal bars that connect the seat to the head rest can be used to break the car’s glass windows in the case of being trapped in the car due to an accident or any other situation that results in being trapped.”

12. Out in the woods.

“If you are truly lost in the woods, get ready to spend the night. Find yourself a little sheltered place and improve it the best you can. If you have the means, get a friendly little fire going.

Protect yourself from the elements, and everything is going to look better in the morning. People who stay put get found. People who keep wandering into the night end up freezing to death at the bottom of a ravine with a broken ankle.

If you’re only a little bit lost, turn around and go back the way you came! This sounds super obvious, but getting lost in the woods is a process–you realize you’re off the trail, but you know the car is “right over that hill”.

But when you get to the hilltop, the other side doesn’t look familiar, so you start following the creek down to the river–you know parked upstream by the river. But you’re actually headed up a different fork of the river, and there’s nothing up that canyon but a lot of slippery rocks to die on.

Whereas if you’d have just turned back around, chances are you’d find the trail in no time and be on your way back to the trailhead.

Also, I’d just go ahead and drink out of a creek in any survival situation. (this is very controversial.) But I figure, waterborne illnesses aren’t life threatening in North America (you’re not going to get cholera from a mountain stream), whereas dehydration can cloud your mind and kill you.

And even if you drank giardia (which is pretty unlikely if you’re lost in the woods, since it’s mostly transmitted through human feces), it takes a full week to incubate. Most people are found by then. YMMV.

Source: I was a USFS Wilderness Ranger, and I’ve spent a couple unplanned nights out in the woods, not quite certain where I was. It’s not that bad, really.”

Do you know any facts that could be real lifesavers?

If so, please share them in the comments with us.

We’d love to hear from you!

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What Facts Can Save Lives? Here’s How People Responded.

Now, that’s a real lifesaver!

People like to throw that phrase around from time to time, but they’re usually referring to a new hot sauce or something pretty insignificant.

But today we’re about to some tips that can actually be considered lifesavers.

AskReddit users shared facts that might save lives.

Let’s take a look.

1. Get that checked out.

“If you see someone hit their head and lose consciousness for any period, or shows any confusion (repeating words and phrases is common), they need a hospital visit.

We don’t sleep off concussions now.”

2. Protect your feet.

“When on a plane, have your shoes on for take-off and landing.

Statistically they’re the most dangerous times and you don’t want to be trying to escape in bare feet (think fire, or sliced aluminum).”

3. Trust your gut.

“Trust your instincts in an unusual situation.

If something feels risky, unusual, or dangerous – well, it probably is.

Four billion years of evolution gave us our survival instincts and since they’re usually “run away!” they’re unlikely to make the situation worse.”

4. Don’t do that!

“If you have a grease fire on your stove, do NOT try to put it out with water or move the pan. It can spread the flames even more.

If you can, turn off the heat source. You can put it out by smothering it with a lid, dumping salt or baking soda on it, or use a fire extinguisher if necessary.”

5. Be aware of this.

“If one of your depressed friends suddenly starts acting really happy or peaceful, don’t leave them alone.

When suicidal people have a plan and are about to kill themselves, it can make them feel relieved which can make it look like their depression is getting better.”

6. Tell them everything.

“If you are taken to the hospital and the doctors ask you if you have taken any drugs don’t just think about the illegal stuff also tell them if you’ve had small things like Advil or Tylenol it could save your life.”

7. Yikes.

“If you’ve been stabbed, don’t pull out the knife.

That very knife could mean the difference between life and death.

The knife is blocking the blood from leaking out, preventing you from bleeding out.”

8. Scary stuff.

“If you ever find yourself in a car that has driven into a body of water where your vehicle will sink, roll the windows down immediately and get out asap.

If you leave them up, the pressure of the water outside your car will make opening the doors very difficult and the battery may short out afterwards so the option will go away. Then you’d need to break the windows or push out the windshield, neither of which are easy, especially on limited oxygen.

If the windows are open water can get in, but that equalizes the pressure so you can still open the door easily and get out in time.

You can try to break the window with the headrest, your seatbelt buckle or anything else you might have on hand, but it’s probably a better first choice to just put the window down while the motor is still working.”

9. FYI.

“If your vomit looks like coffee grounds, you may have internal bleeding.

Head straight to the hospital.”

10. Look it over.

“If you’re staying in a hotel room, take a look at the escape route diagram on the back of the door before you go to bed.

Even if it’s just to think “I need to turn left” or “Either way leads to an escape”.”

11. Stay on the line.

“When needing 911 but you can’t speak due to danger or what have you, call and remain silent on the line.

The operator after first answering and repeating their answer a second time will go silent.

They are listening for verbal and background cues. If they hang up thinking it’s a pocket dial don’t despair call back, the system will log it as a call back.

The operator after listening will then go into a non-verbal call. They will ask you to press a button if you have an emergency and cannot speak. Press the key they ask for, go through the call answering using the non-verbal options.

They are all trained to do this and often police will arrive in “silent” dispatch to not endanger you further.

They are coming, stay on the call and keep pressing the keys as applicable.”

12. Get down.

“Crawl out of a burning building, breathing as close as possible to the floor as you move.

Toxic smoke rises while air remains more breathable nearest the floor.”

13. Ugh!

“If you have to eat crickets or similar insects, chew them. DO NOT EAT THEM ALIVE.

They have spines on their legs which can cling to your throat and are very difficult to remove without a decent amount of force (i.e. you cant “shake” your throat like you would your hand to remove them). If they block your wind pipe, youll asphyxiate.

I used to work at a pet store, I’ve had to explain this to quite a few people who wanted to do “Fear Factor” parties or dares or pranks.”

Now we’d like to hear from you.

In the comments, please share your lifesaving facts.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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People Talk About How They Managed to Get Out of Deep States of Depression

I’ve been around many people who have struggled with depression during their lives.

Hell, I’ve had my own bouts with it, too.

And unless you’ve been through it yourself, it’s hard to explain to people what it’s really like. And snapping out it is totally different for everyone.

We hope that these responses will help some people out who are struggling.

Did you ever get out of a deep, dark depression?

These AskReddit users did and they shared their stories.

1. A combination.

“For me it was a combination of things..

Music – learned to play guitar on youtube

Books – found out about stoicism

Myself – I was listening to a Pink Floyd song (echoes) and theres a part where they say “I am you and what I see is me” and I realized that we are all going through something, and if I helped someone else then in return I was helping myself.

Lo and behold, I started to feel better about myself after helping others.”

2. You’re in charge.

“My dog. It forces me to get up and do something.

Feed him, take him outside multiple times a day. If I didn’t have him I would spend all my time off work in bed.”

3. Set your goals.

“Setting a schedule for myself.

Setting VERY small and attainable goals (read 1 page of a book, draw for 10 minutes, do a 5 minute exercise warm up, etc).

Making myself reach out to friends when I’m struggling, and getting proper meds.”

4. Get yourself going.

“Cold showers.

Honestly, I lost my job due to COVID and was going through a bunch of other stuff and would lay in the floor and sleep the day away.

Once I figured why not try it?

Oh man, that woke me up and got me just enough energy to start cleaning the house that id been putting off and that would feed into more motivation. Didn’t cure it completely but it helped get me jump started.”

5. Focus!

“Puzzles.

Jigsaw puzzles have brought me out of some dark pits. Gives me something to hyper focus on.

I don’t need to think about it too much or put effort into it, but I can sit there for hours doing one. It’s helped me feel productive again.”

6. Get things done.

“Cleaning up often helps me.

There’s something about staring at a messy room that always brings me down.

Just getting the dirty dishes clean feels like I accomplished something.”

7. Books and music.

“Books can be a great way to get out of your own head, music was able to somewhat help me.

As I got worse myself I had more and more time with nothing to do and being alone with my thoughts was pulling me deeper into the spiral of depression.”

8. Good tip.

“Try to only use your bed for sleeping.

Even if you spend the whole day on the couch instead, it will help your sleep and its a first step to potentially getting other things done.”

9. Start small.

“Exercise.

“‘Ill do 5 push ups and if I dont feel like more, thats okay.”

Or set a 5 min walk as the target. Keep going if you can.”

10. Take care of yourself.

“Eat and take vitamins.

You likely dont feel like eating anything. But you need to. Getting your daily vitamins can go a long way to healing and get easy to make food so you dont have to cook.

Canned soups were my best friend.”

11. No more alcohol.

“Mine was when my alcoholism was at its worst.

As you can guess, the solution was getting sober. At this point I was just drinking all day every day waiting for death to come on its own.

In the state I was in the only thing that meant anything to me was my mom’s dog, Ginger. I don’t really follow any religion, but I truly believe that Ginger is my guardian angel.

I was watching that sweet girl while mom was on vacation. I think it was day two, 8/11/2017, when I decided I had had enough. I needed to get better by any means, or else I wouldn’t be around to watch Ginger the next time mom took a vacation.

So I texted a friend who I knew was in AA, and gave him full decision making power over my life for the time being. After a 3 day hospital stay, I started going to AA meetings and learning how to exist without alcohol. I don’t go much anymore, but have never felt any threat to my sobriety. I know I am one of the lucky ones to have staying sober be so easy.

If you had asked me on 8/10/2017 (the day before I sought help) what I’d be doing today, I would have told you, “I’m not gonna live to see 2018.” But here I am in 2021, telling my story to anyone who cares to hear it and happier than I’ve ever been.”

12. Hobbies are good.

“Really diving deep into my creative hobbies. I had always dabbled in writing and music. Just jumping in with no real plans or expectations and seeing what happens.

I’ve suffered from panic attacks my entire adult life and depression alongside with it. When they reached their worst point most people gave up on me.

I spent a lot of time after that learning more about music. I’d always played bass but I decided I wanted to be able to make music all on my own. I learned how to make mashups, then I learned how to make remixes, then I started composing originals.

I’d previously written two articles on the SCP wiki and then just sort of stopped. I decided to really expand my submissions and wrote a bunch of new articles. I even rewrote one of my old articles because it was kind of weak.

The funny thing is, that became a good measuring stick for me. I always told myself I was awful at everything, but I was basically compiling evidence I was good at something.

Having songs that get praised by people and added to someone’s personal playlists makes you feel validated.

Looking next to a story and see hundreds of upvotes mattered to me.

I realized that when I was depressed it wasn’t that I didn’t want to do anything, it’s that I kept convincing myself that I couldn’t. That I would fail. That I would just waste my time. That I didn’t even deserve success anyways.

And I was wrong.

I have ideas worth sharing, and I’m going to share them.”

Now we want to hear from you.

How did you get out of a deep depression?

Talk to us in the comments and share your stories. Thanks!

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What Changed in Your Life That Made It A Lot Better? People Shared Their Stories.

Let’s get real…

Life is all about change.

Things are constantly in flux and, as the saying goes, the only certainty in life is death and taxes.

But you know and I know that some changes are good and some are bad. And we should all be striving to make more positive ones than negative ones.

People on AskReddit talked about changes in their lives that made everything so much better.

1. Fleeing.

“I got out of Syria.

I’m not safe yet but its a lot better right now.”

2. Congrats!

“The kidney transplant I received on Monday, Feb 15, 2021.”

3. Do your own thing.

“Giving up on trying to cure being a introvert and just being happy.”

4. Don’t care so much.

“I stopped caring so much.

For as long as I remember I’ve felt a burden of responsibility to my parents, my brother, to myself. Throughout my whole life my parents have relied on me to be the voice of reason, to be the one who has sound mind, to be the one good with finances, to give them advice.

It’s not healthy for a kid to be put under that kind of pressure, and it just built and built until they filed for bankruptcy in 2017, and when I burned out at work last year.

I went to therapy for a bit (for the 3rd time lol) after I burned out and realized that I’m putting up such a high bar of responsibility for myself and it makes, and made, my life ridiculously miserable.

I’m still working and going to school, but having a more relaxed attitude and almost forcing myself to procrastinate on my schoolwork has made my life so much more enjoyable.”

5. Cut off.

“Cutting ties with hateful, angry people in my family.

Two years clean of their bullsh*t, but I’m still processing just how much damage they did.

Life is way better without them.”

6. The best!

“Going from working a 9-5 office job to 100% remote. I wish I’d done this years ago.

For years I was convinced I chose the wrong career, and I was getting extreme anxiety, had to pull the car over a couple times going to work because of panic attacks. Lockdown happens a year ago and all my stress disappeared and I realized I love my career, I just HATE office living and commuting.

My biggest fear is the pandemic ending and being forced back into that terrible office culture.”

7. Drop those pounds.

“Losing a significant amount of weight.

My overall health is so much better. I sleep like the dead every night, when before I suffered badly from insomnia. My blood pressure has come down to normal levels. I’m no longer pre-diabetic. I have cut back on the amount of medication I have to take, which obviously means I have money to spend that I didn’t before.

I love exercising, even when I was morbidly obese, I enjoyed walking. Now I enjoy walking and I can walk so much further and faster than I could before. Another thing is the major change in my mental health.

I was in a very dark space, and I realized the other day how much more positive my outlook in life has become.”

8. Game changer.

“Quitting alcohol.

My life has completely changed in only the best ways. I went back to school and earned my degree, found the love of my life and got married, lost a bunch of weight and somehow look like I’ve aged backwards.”

9. Drop the zero.

“Breaking up with my ex and finding someone who was so much better for me. It makes a world of difference.

My mental and physical health improved. It’s pretty incredible how a miserable relationship can drag you down, and how a happy one can change you for the better.”

10. No more weed.

“I quit smoking weed. I’m more productive and organized than ever. My depression is gone, too.

Dreaming is nice. I also enjoy remembering things and never being too high to do anything.”

11. You’re good to go.

“Pretty specific but… I had my bladder removed!

I had been dealing with interstitial cystitis for over 20 years that was progressively getting worse. It got to the point that my bladder only held 100ml and then I’d be in agony. I was bedridden from the pain most of the time and had to use a walking stick in order to move around.

I had my bladder removed, they made a new one out of my bowel, so it sits inside. They made a channel from the (neo) bladder to my belly button called a mitrofanoff, which I now catheterize through to pee. So essentially, I can now pee standing up too!

I’m now mobile, no pain, no walking stick and don’t have to pee every 10-20 minutes. Being able to sleep through the night for the first time in my life (mid 30s now) has been amazing. I can’t wait for the pandemic to end so I can start doing all of the things I couldn’t do before!”

12. Make it count.

“Knowing and reminding myself what I actually want in life.

And continuing to ask myself why and “is that it” to make sure I am living life for something that really matters.”

Now we want to hear from you.

In the comments, tell us what changes made your life better.

Please and thank you!

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People Share Inventions So Perfect They Actually Can’t Be Improved Upon

Has the air conditioner ever been improved upon?

Because I gotta say, that has to be one of the best inventions that humans ever came up with.

What would we do without it?

I guess some people aren’t as impressed with it as I am, but I need it during the warm months or I am a very unpleasant person to be around. Hey, I’m just tellin’ the truth here…

AskReddit users talked about inventions so good they can’t be improved upon. Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Now you know.

“The Schrader Valve used to inflate your bicycle tires, car tires, tractor tires, etc.

It was patented in 1893.

It is still used in virtually every tire on the planet. And now you know its name.”

2. You can’t beat it.

“Fire cooking.

We’ve been trying to improve it for almost 2 million years.”

3. It’s perfect.

“The wheel.

What are you going to do?

Make it rounder?”

4. Boom!

“Crocodiles, or “any apex predator that lived through the K-T extinction.

Physically unchanged for a hundred million years, because it’s the perfect killing machine.

A half ton of cold-blooded fury, the bite force of 20,000 Newtons, and stomach acid so strong it can dissolve bones and hoofs.”

5. Nice try, Swiffer.

“Brooms haven’t changed, no matter how hard Swiffer tries.”

6. Won’t be improved upon.

“Scissors are the perfect tool for cutting and shaping material that will likely never be improved upon.”

7. Works every time!

“Hoodies.

Cold? Hoodie.

Underdressed? Hoodie.

No bra? Hoodie.

Hot? Hoodie.

Rainy? Hoodie.

Dead inside? You know it, hoodie.”

8. The good stuff.

“Gaffing tape.

Leaves no reside when ripped up, extremely heat resistant and strong, but expensive as all hell (used for film projects).”

9. Still the same.

“A hair comb.

Even ones found in ancient Egypt and elsewhere are basically the same design.”

10. What an invention!

“Condoms.

Any thinner, they’d break.

Any thicker, and it’s fake.”

11. A real crowdpleaser.

“Madden NFL.

They perfected it 15 years ago so they haven’t made a single change since.”

12. Just like the old days.

“A scythe

I was at my cottage over the weekend and I had to cut some grass. I forgot my lawnmower but I had an old scythe in the garage that I inherited a long time ago. I was just keeping it as a decoration and momento and never thought of actually using it.

I was bored and I had some time so I sharpened the blade and went to work.

I don’t know the first thing about scythes or even how to properly use them … I just started swinging it.

I couldn’t believe it actually cut grass and weeds. The longer I worked, the more detailed I could get with where I swung it.

Two hours later, I had cut the lawn, cut down some tall grass on the edge of the property and had started cutting down some light brush that I thought I needed a brush cutter for.

This scythe must be decades old but it still works better than my lawnmower, edge clipper and brush cutter … all without a motorized engine.”

13. Gotta love it!

“The hammer.

The absolute tool of perfection for rapid transfer of force within a very short amount of time.

There is nothing to improve upon.”

What do you think?

What inventions are so good that they can’t be improved upon?

Tell us what you think in the comments!

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People Talk About When Their Lives Changed for the Better

I think one of the best songs about life is “Changes” by the legendary Black Sabbath.

Some changes are good and some are bad, but it’s up to us to make positive changes in our lives when possible…because we only get one shot at this thing, folks.

When did your life change for the better?

Let’s see how people on AskReddit answered that question.

1. Done with it.

“Quitting drinking was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. If anyone out there is reading this and is thinking about quitting, do it.

It may take a few tries, but it’s absolutely worth the effort and it’s everything you hoped it can be.”

2. I’ll do it alone.

“Dropping my family was the best thing ever.

When your own family criticizes everything you do and belittles you and abuses you, it’s better to stand alone against the world!”

3. No more of that.

“My ex was so toxic I may be single forever.

He stole my mental and physical health, put me in debt, cost me my career and ruptured my family.

Being away from him is peaceful and comfortable.”

4. Big improvement.

“Finally getting proper medication for my ADHD at 22 years old.

Literally has improved every aspect of my life, no more sleepless nights, no more decision paralysis and no more procrastination!”

5. Leaving the church.

“I left the Morman church and dumped my horrific 19-year marriage at the same time. Life IMMEDIATELY got better!!

As a member you are constantly told that those who leave the church are resigned to live a life of loneliness, sadness, and misery. Nothing can be further from the truth!!

Just another lie the church belches out to make members fearful of leaving. I have never met ANYONE who has left the church and regretted it. Not one!! I am relieved to be a part of that group.”

6. Goals!

“Finally telling my best friend that I was in love with them.

We’ve been dating for two years now and every moment is like living in a dream. They’re sitting next to me right now cluelessly singing out loud with headphones in and I’m OBSESSED.

Also, Covid has allowed me to drive around the country while working remotely and actually do a lot of the hikes that have always been on my bucket list. It really changed my life by reaffirming my long term goals (stay healthy, get outdoors when I can).”

7. Best friend.

“I got a cat. Every morning I wake up, see her, and instantly become happier.

And every night she comes onto the bed and snuggles between my legs, so I end each day feeling loved. Pets are amazing blessings.”

8. Gone for good.

“My GF of seven years left me.

She was a lying, cheating, self-absorbed psychopath who literally told me she doesn’t understand other people’s emotions and just expected the passage of time with no genuine remorse or anything to heal all wounds.

I would always say that if she couldn’t tell the truth and be faithful then she needed to f*ck off. And she would stay so I kept trying to make it work like a good little idiot until she f*cked up again.

Well eventually she moved out without warning while I was out of town for work. At the time I was so p*ssed at her but now not only am I glad she finally f*cked off, but if she came back begging and pleading and promising to make everything perfect I’d still slam the door in her face.

Since she’s been gone I’ve had so much less stress and have been able to accomplish so much more not having to accommodating her and I’ve even lost weight even though I dont work out or eat any differently than I did when we were together. I do feel lonely since we were together for seven years and my relationship before her was for five.”

9. A new addition.

“Had a kid.

My father died when I was a baby and my mother never remarried. I’m happy to give my kid a two parent home and full attention.

So weird that I can think of it as a redo on my life but my son is a completely different person than me. All I know is that I have to be there for him every day and be consistent.”

10. LOVE.

“Meeting my now wife. I didn’t truly know it at the time. But within a few weeks I knew we were going to be together forever.

In the subtlest most constructive ways she pushes me to accomplish my dreams. 10 years and 2 kids later I love her even more than the day I met her.”

11. Career change.

“I went from working construction and everybody complaining about me to working as a social worker and people being grateful for what I do.

The relationship I have with my coworkers has drastically changed and my mental health skyrocketed ever since.”

12. Cut out the bad people.

“It would sound crazy, but when a person with whom I had a deep emotional connection got away of my life; I realized how messed up it was.

I was sad at first, but with time I understood why she didn’t want to know anything about me (my lack of effort to make my life better, toxic people around me, etc.).

Since there, I worked in my emotional intelligence, cut off the contact with people that made more harm than good, finished University and a lot of other things which makes me happy about my person.”

13. So long, Mom.

“My abusive mom left to live with her boyfriend.

My world opened up. I can exist in the house without being on edge. I can study without being interrupted by drunken rages and ramblings. No more gaslighting or arguments or finding wine hidden in chairs.

All that tension is gone.”

When do you think your life changed for the better?

And what made it change?

Share your stories with us in the comments. Thanks!

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People Talk About the Worst Job Interviews They’ve Ever Had

Let me set the scene for all of you out there: I was 16-years-old and my mom was really hassling me to get a job.

A friend of mine told me he got hired at the new Walmart in town, so I thought to myself, “hey, if he can do it, I can do it!”

Guess what? I couldn’t do it…

The interview was for a position in the stationary section of the store and the guy in charge of hiring people acted like I was applying for a job at NASA. It was the most ridiculous and most uncomfortable job interview I ever had…and I didn’t get hired.

All for the best, I think!

What’s the worst job interview you ever had?

Here’s what AskReddit users had to say.

1. First one ever.

“My first interview in my life was for a fast food place and I was way too honest.

Why do you want to work here?

“Mostly for the money. I like the food here too.”

What do you do on your free time?

“Video games”

Did not get a call back.”

2. No way!

“When he said I’ll give you extra hours if you bring me smokes every day, then put his hand on my leg and said his wife gives him passes to have fun.

I also got a speeding ticket on the way to the interview.

Was not my month.”

3. Time to leave.

“I interviewed for a project management position.

The interviewer describes the job: basically it was pure research and data entry of potential clients, then cold-calling them and documenting the results. The job ad mentioned exactly none of this but was an average project management job ad, else I wouldn’t have applied in the first place.

I asked what exactly was the project management part, and got told that could (could, not would) be down the road, maybe 2-5 years in, but really only maybe. I thanked them for the interview opportunity, we wrapped things up and I politely left.”

4. See ya later.

“It was my first “professional” law firm interview. I was SO nervous.

I had applied for a legal secretary position. The attorney whose name was on the door would be interviewing me so I was a nervous wreck. When he walked in the room, I stood up, introduced myself and shook his hand. He looked me up and down and said “yeah, you’ll do”.

I turned around and walked out without saying another word.”

5. Wrong company.

“Showed up looking good in my suit with a ton of knowledge on Capital Partners.

It turned out I had researched the wrong company named Capital Partners.”

6. Stress interview.

“Had a phone interview and the woman kept asking more and more intrusive questions, kept hinting I’m a total piece of sh*t who’s totally unfit for the job (it was the easiest job description ever) and jumping to conclusions about my life that were completely untrue.

For example I found out that being a freelancer who gets a lot of decently paid work each month is apparently living off my parents. She kept going on and on like that for quite a while before I told her to p*ss off and hung up. Didn’t really need that job too badly but it was in a different country so the trravel aspect was the main reason.

Years later I found out it was a “stress interview” which apparently is a thing. F*ck those people.”

7. Hell no.

“I went in to apply for an administrative assistant position and the guy kept asking me questions about liking kids and are my passports up to date…etc.

I was SO confused. Turns out what he really wanted was a nanny for his two young kids to travel with him and his wife back to India.

I was so p*ssed he wasted my time. I noped right the f*ck out of there.”

8. That’s weird.

“At an interview to be a county street sweeper, guy asks me if I have a girlfriend, proceeds to rant for 5 minutes how young people dont get married anymore.

Then he asks me what I want to avoid at the job. At the time I had no idea how to answer as I’d never been asked that in an interview before. So I ask him to clarify, to which he just repeats the question, over and over until he gets super angry that I dont know how to answer that, then asks me to leave.

To this day, biggest wtf interview I’ve had.”

9. Still salty.

“I was interviewing for a job in Houston, and lived in Austin, about 2.5 hours away.

I drove to Houston for the first round of interviews, and they said it went well and wanted to being me in for a final interview, so i drove there again. It seemed like it went well and they told me they had one more interview to conduct and would have a decision tomorrow.

So the next day came and went, I emailed the manager to ask if any decision had been made, nothing, waited a couple more days, left a voicemail, nothing. Then a couple days later, I just called the main number for the company and told the receptionist why I was calling. She was like “well, someone just started in that job yesterday”.

They ghosted me after I drove a total of 10 hours to interview twice. Still salty about that 11 years later.”

10. That’s bad.

“Had an interview, went well. I was offered the job on the spot and accepted.

The HR manager went to get the needed paperwork, came back 10 mins later and said “I must have forgot that we already filled this position. I’m sorry, but we don’t have an opening. I could call you if something opens back up”.

I said no thank you.”

11. Great job!

“I told them I couldn’t answer their questions, farted audibly out of stress and thanked them for their time.”

12. Sorry I wasted your time.

“Applied for a desktop support position. $15/hour advertised. A bit on the low side but I was out of work and needed to pay bills.

Sat down for the interview with two guys. Interviewer A introduced himself as the manager / network / project manager and introduced interviewer B as the server guy. Indicated he was looking for someone to bridge that gap between the two of them when things got buys.

He wanted someone who could take the overflow of work and handle project management tasks, network configs, server admin work, and handle the day-to-day desktop requests of the office. Cue my eyes getting as big as saucers.

I apologized and indicated I thought I was in the wrong interview. I had applied for a desktop support position for $15 an hour. His response, “Oh no, you’re in the right spot! It’s desktop support, and a few other tasks as we need to assign them to you. There was a typo in the job advert though. It’s only $13 an hour.”

I just stood up, grabbed my coat from the back of the chair, apologized for wasting their time, and left.”

13. Sir, yes sir!

“I had a skype interview with a private practice and the lady interviewing me literally made it sound like a stern military parent.

“You can NEVER be late” (mind you the job was an hour away)

“Even if you have a cold you can NEVER call in sick” (idk if this was meant for pre or post-covid)

“We’re a small company so you won’t have much of a work/life balance”

“PS our pay for all this dedication is only 3 dollars more than the measely pay your getting now”

Just a whole interview of Red Flags. And the last one was when the lady messaged me immediately after saying I got the job and had to leave my job at maximum, five days’ notice, regardless of me kind of bombing the interview and claiming there were other interviewees in line.

I could see why they were having trouble hiring people.”

Now it’s your turn.

In the comments, tell us about the worst job interview that you’ve ever had.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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