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Women Talk About What They Wish They’d Known Before Getting Pregnant

I can’t possibly imagine what women have to go through when they are pregnant.

The anxiety, the pain, the uncertainty…it must be a truly terrifying experience the first time it happens.

But that’s why we think articles like this are really helpful to the ladies out there.

Women talked on AskReddit about what they wish they’d known BEFORE they became pregnant.

Let’s take a look.

1. Terrible.

“I was absolutely SHOCKED when my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage.

I thought that I must have done something to cause it. When my second pregnancy ended the same way I started to think that I had some kind of physical malfunction.

Only after talking to several other women about it did I realize how common it is. Still heartbreaking though.”

2. Hair loss.

“The hair loss!

I had read about it, but i was not prepared for just how much i would lose or how long it would last.

My daughter is 2 now and i still have some patchy spots.”

3. Painful.

“My f*cking bo*bs hurt so bad.

I hit one in my sleep and woke up in excruciating pain.

Like…wtf.

I knew they got bigger, but the pain was a surprise.”

4. No sleep.

“The sickest joke of all: you stop being able to sleep way before the baby gets here.

Everyone loves to tell me to “sleep now while I can” but pregnancy leads to unexplained insomnia and I’m a total wreck already.”

5. Always different.

“Each pregnancy is different, even with the same person.

I have 3 kids -the 1st pregnancy was very typical and followed the normal timeline. 2nd pregnancy was awful.

I was miserable and sick the entire time. 3rd pregnancy was easy peasy and I finally understood why some women liked being pregnant.”

6. Good to know.

“That not all gynecologists are competent. And if you have a feeling yours isn’t, find a new one.

Mine was very personable, did my d&c for my miscarriage before my first born, didn’t really give me any red flags until after I was pregnant again.

Long story short, he forgot (I guess?) to have me tested for gestational diabetes, and I had it. There were OBVIOUS signs that he didn’t catch, that I didn’t even know were signs until my new doctor told me. My son ended up having to be in NICU for 3 days after he was born because he couldn’t regulate his own blood sugar.

Every doctor and nurse I talked to along the way was appalled I hadn’t gotten tested. He also didn’t catch that I was anemic the whole pregnancy either.

Thank God we’re all healthy and happy now but looking back I should’ve changed doctors.”

7. Mother’s Apron.

“I wish I’d heard the term ‘mother’s apron’ before I had one.

Like, there’s warnings all over,”Your body’s going to change!” and some specifics on how, but everything I read and heard was reassuring me about how it would all mostly go back eventually.

I’m still pretty bitter.”

8. Crazy.

“Your hormones are crazy, literally making anything and everything that happens to your body a pregnancy symptom.

Bloody nose? Pregnancy.

Hands dry? Pregnancy.

Itchy skin? pregnancy.”

9. A very real thing.

“That no matter how much you planned and wanted your baby, postpartum depression can happen to you and it is very, very real.

It is not something you can control. Hormones are liars. Partners of new moms please pay close attention.

Get help. Do not try to tough it out. Get. Help.”

10. What was that?

“Baby kicks don’t feel like butterflies .

They feel like something crawled across your skin quickly; but from the inside”

11. Trust your gut.

“Sorry to be the Debbie Downer, but knowing things can go wrong in any situation.

My first child was stillborn at 41 weeks after a healthy and normal pregnancy from a umbilical cord accident.

Always trust your gut, count kicks, and advocate for you and your baby’s health.”

12. Well, there’s that…

“How being pregnant seems to make other people think they can make incredibly rude observations about your body that they’d never make otherwise!”

13. PUPPP.

“That you can get a horrible full-body rash.

It’s a rare condition called PUPPP. PUPPP occurs in about 1 in every 200 pregnancies and 70% of sufferers give birth to boys.

I gave birth to a girl. So I was in the 0.15% of women who get this horrible, itchy, mind numbing rash that I suffered with for over two months. I couldn’t sleep, I sat half of my day in oatmeal baths. I cried A LOT.

The only thing that stopped the itching for a few hours was Grandpa’s Tar Soap because it left a coating on my skin that soothed or protected it somehow.

I NEVER want to go through that again.”

14. Exhausted.

“How tired you can be in the first trimester. I was falling asleep at my desk most days.

I always hear that labor pains were like really awful period cramps. Nope. Mine felt like someone was stabbing the front of my hip.

And, I had heard about sciatic pain but was 100% unprepared for how bad it could be. I had a c-section and the gas pain was no joke. Had to sleep on an incline for days.”

Okay, ladies, now we want to hear from all of you out there.

In the comments, tell us about some of the things you wish you’d known about before you got pregnant.

Please and thank you!

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Women Share What They Wish They Knew Before Getting Pregnant

If I’ve learned one thing from people I know who have been pregnant, it’s that every single pregnancy is different and each woman is affected in their own unique way by it.

And by that, I mean physically AND emotionally.

And we hope that women who haven’t been pregnant before can learn about what might be in store when they decide to have a child.

The ladies of AskReddit shared some insight into what they wish they would have known before they became pregnant. Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Painful.

“Your body produces a hormone called relaxin that helps loosen your pelvis in preparation for birth.

Some women get waayyy too much too soon and it loosens everything to the point you lose mobility and every day all day is painful.”

2. Having some issues.

“I wish someone would have warned me about the constipation.

Corollary: I wish someone would have warned me that “fiber supplement” does not equal “stool softener.”

Today, we’re at 26 weeks gestation.”

3. No joke.

“The stuff that stays with your body afterwards.

I developed allergies after I had my second.

My feet definitely got bigger.

Hormones are no joke.”

4. No magic involved.

“I wish someone had told me that no, your body does not magically go back to normal once the baby is out.

You have weeks of healing, either your ripped vag*na or cut open stomach, your bo*bs are still on baby mode and have a whole new set of problems now, pooping will be terrifying lol depression risks are higher, just a lot of stuff continues on after the baby.

I don’t know WHY people insist on visiting right after delivery. I am tired, I am busy with this baby, I am tore up from the floor up, please come in a month when I can at least have some sort of a routine.”

5. Cramps.

“I wish someone had warned me about muscle cramps.

I had to learn a new way to pop my ankles because every night I would pop them and get massive charlie horses in my legs that my fiance had to massage out.”

6. Wow.

“Hair loss! After I had my kid I lost a ton of hair.

I would pull fists full of hair during my showers. I thought there was something wrong with me because no one told me about this.

Went to Google, totally normal and it happens to everyone. It grows back eventually and you’ll go through an awkward baby hair phase.”

7. A lot of sickness.

“That morning sickness isn’t in the morning

And that I would be puking the whole time not just in the beginning.”

8. Had no idea.

“During labor the “water breaking” is not one rush of liquid.

It’s continuous and can occur for several hours. It’s horrendous and messy and incredibly awful to deal with.

It feels like peeing but you have zero control over anything and if you tense up then everything is much more painful and weird feeling.

Nobody ever told me that and I was VERY surprised to find out for myself.”

9. Sad.

“Miscarriage is ridiculously common.

I say this as someone currently carrying a dead baby waiting for the NHS to give me a surgical removal.”

10. Skin problems.

“How I’d get loads of random skin changes.

Skin tags, so many skin tags!

Moles growing into skin tags then dropping off, like WTF body

Sandpaper dry skin, which I still get from time to time, just this one patch on the back of my right hand

My facial skin changing from t-zone oily to t-zone flaky and never going back

My psoriasis on my scalp going away, this did come back but not as bad.”

11. That’s too bad.

“Nosebleeds.

When I was pregnant, I got nosebleeds every few days during the first and second trimesters.”

12. Cravings.

“That cravings aren’t just food.

I craved dirt, particularly beach sand. The smell of the beach was excruciating, I just wanted to shovel handfuls into my mouth.

I never ate dirt or sand and the craving went away when baby was born.

A friend of a friend told me she craved freshly poured asphalt so in a way I’m glad my craving was just dirt.”

13. Wow.

“From my mom: I paralyzed her from the waist down for a few hours because I decided to take a nap on her spinal cord in the third trimester.

The doctor’s response was “yeah you’ll be able to move again once they wake up.”

Pregnancy is pure body horror.”

Are there certain things you wish you’d known about before YOU got pregnant?

If so, please share your thoughts with us in the comments.

We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks!

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Hawaiians Discuss What People Don’t Realize About Life There

While Hawaii might look like paradise with no problems to us outsiders and mainlanders, I’m sure that, just like any other place in the world, there is a lot more than meets the eye.

All places have their problems and serious issues that folks from the outside just don’t understand. And that goes double for tourist destinations.

Let’s get a reality check from Hawaiians who took to AskReddit to talk about various misconceptions about living the island life.

1. Very routine.

“Life can often be very routine.

There’s less space to build new stuff so new developments are generally a much longer timeframe.

If you’re not comfortable going to the same two beaches, the same three restaurants and the same coffee shop on a regular basis, life can be very difficult here.”

2. Interesting.

“A major employer and source of residency is the US military.

Those of Japanese ancestry make up the second largest ethnicity.

Staples like groceries and gasoline cost a fortune to account for shipping costs.”

3. Hard to date.

“Dating is hard in Hawaii.

The population is small, and there is a joke that “people are waiting for someone to break up”.

I could see it being lonely there long term if you didn’t find someone quickly or move there with someone.”

4. From a native.

“I was born and grew up on the mainland. My wife and I have lived in Hawaii (Maui) for almost a decade now.

It is definitely a lot more expensive to live here. 2 bags of groceries is generally in the $100 range. Rent is crazy. Gas is stupid expensive. The other end of that is that pay can be higher too, depending on the job.

If you get a good job serving somewhere fancy, it’s not uncommon to leave with $300-$500 for a shift. We depend completely on tourism here to survive. So as much as tourists can be annoying, intrusive, rude, and entitled, we need them. Distance is weird.

If I’m gonna drive 30 minutes somewhere, we better be having a whole day planned. Eating out somewhere casual is at least $30 for two people.”

5. Good information.

“Hawaii State Senator here.

About half of all households are unable to afford basic food, shelter, and healthcare. This is often masked by many families living together in multi-generational households. Importing food, energy, and goods through the 20th century has created an unsustainable dependency that has driven up the cost of living for Hawaii’s 1.4m residents.

Outside pressure from speculators drives up the cost of land and housing. Military and federal personnel make up a notable portion of the population, but often overlooked are their cola and housing allowances that massively distort the rental market. Tens of thousands of airbnb and vacation rentals take additional units out of long term housing exacerbating the housing shortage and increasing costs.

Add to that many who buy up second and third vacation homes, and many foreigners parking money in condos and real estate that all sit empty most of the time.

Because of our somewhat isolated job market, competition is limited and wages tend to be lower for many professions compared to their mainland counterparts. For example, I just passed a law a few years ago that prohibited tech companies from requiring employees to sign non-compete agreements that essentially barred them from working for other competitors. An independent study afterward found without those draconian controls tech sector wages increased by 4% as a result.

But despite these challenges we are making progress. We have among the best access to healthcare, life expectancy, and quality of life. The digital and film industry is taking off, and remote work is opening up massive new economic opportunity.

We’ve tripled our renewable energy in the last decade and are on our way to 100% clean energy and a carbon-neutral economy by 2045. We’re growing brand new niche industries like farm to bar chocolate production which no other state has yet done. We’re expanding local agriculture and tackling food sustainability.

At its peak Hawai’i supported a thriving population before western contact, 100% sustainably. We host more unique and endangered species and ecosystems than any other state, and in some cases than the rest of the country combined.

At 1.4 million people living with limited space and resources, Hawai’i is the perfect model to prove to the rest of the world that we can all live together sustainably with a longer and better quality of life than anyone thought possible. And for our kids’ sake we hope to prove it.”

6. Paradise?

“After living on the Big Island for 12 years now, I can say it is not always the vision of “living in paradise” that my friends and family keep presuming it is.

My family discredits any struggle I have because I am “in paradise”. Many of us are still struggling despite the “beautiful beaches”…even more so with Covid and the lack of jobs. So many of my friends, and extended family, cannot even afford food, let alone their rent/house payment since this pandemic.

And let us not even discuss how expense it is to BUY a house here! The cost of living here is astronomical, and if you live on a neighboring island to Oahu, you most likely lack proper medical facilities as well…

Many live multiple-families/generations in one home just to be able to survive. Many more work several jobs, just to keep a roof over their head and food on the table.

Yes, it is beautiful. Yes, we are graced with incredible views (when we drive to see them), and yes, we are thankful for what we have…but please do not ever think that it is just a fantasy island we live on. As we all have our burdens to carry.

If you are one of the fortunate who move here when you retire, and already have incredible assets…than this really is paradise!!

If you are from here, or relocated at a young age, have families to support, or otherwise…well, it is a high price to pay, and much sacrifice for so many, for those beaches and views…”

7. Hard to make friends.

“Lived on Oahu for about 4 years from 2012-2016.

How expensive everything is is definitely at the top of the list. The one that most people don’t expect is that I had a hard time making friends. I’m guessing this could be hard in any tourism based place but I’d go to the restaurant or bar and meet tons of people. They were all there for the week.

It seems that even residents my age were all only there for a short timeframe as well. I just had a constantly rotating group of friends and it got old. That’s part of the reason I moved back to the mainland. Also everyone was always stealing stuff. Mopeds and other goods get stolen all day every day if it’s not locked, it’s gone.

It was frustrating the amount of stuff that would just go missing or get broken into.”

8. Haole.

“Being called a haole can be derogatory or neutral depending on how it’s used. I’m a white woman married to a brown man.

Once, we were having dinner out while I was pregnant and our server told us we were going to have the cutest hapa-haole baby. She was pretty nice and I’m pretty sure she said it completely innocuously. Another time I was visiting the Big Island (I lived on Oahu) and was checking out an off-the-beaten-road beach that belonged exclusively to the locals.

It was crystal clear that I wasn’t welcome, and though they never called me it to my face, I heard them call me a haole amongst themselves and it definitely wasn’t neutral.

When I first moved to Oahu, my husband’s employer hosted us for a dinner party with some of his new co-workers. Another white dude who had lived there for about 20 years pulled me aside and told me point-blank that I should expect to be called a haole and not to let it bother me.

That I was a white person from the mainland in their space – it was my trade off. Broadly speaking, it wasn’t really an issue while I lived there. Most people were really nice as long as you weren’t acting like a self-entitled d*ck.”

9. Homeless problem.

“There are a LOT of homeless people.

One reason why? The job market relies a lot off of tourism and military. And it’s very expensive to live there – it’s also very expensive to leave. If you move to Moloka’i, and lose your job, where’re you going to go but under a bridge somewhere?

It costs way too much to leave since the only way to leave is by plane or boat and people can’t exactly stowaway on them easily.”

10. Second-class citizens.

“Many people who live here are treated as second class citizens by the tourism industry.

Sure, it provides jobs, it’s a very important part. But how would YOU feel if you had people wanting to build a play park on a cemetery where your ancestors were buried? If you say “Build it somewhere else”, they will always ask you the same question: “Where?”. And what’s the answer? Well, there probably isn’t.

It’s a real Zero Sum game, because if you want to build something, you’ll probably end up evicting someone else.”

11. Craziness.

“Lived in Honolulu for four years. People tend to think of Hawaii as a peaceful, laid back place but really it’s a f*cking madhouse.

I also lived in Florida for five years and I always tell people that Hawaii really is what people only think Florida is. I’ve shared many stories on Reddit over the years of the endless string of lunatics and crazies I dealt with on nearly a daily basis out there.

There’s something about being on a remote island in the middle of nowhere that really brings out the loony in people.”

12. Normal life.

“Born and raised on the Big Island, live in California now.

I can only speak to my own experience in the town I grew up in, on the island I grew up on, but it’s a pretty d*mned normal life, just happens to be in a very beautiful and unique place.

Like any other tourist destination, the vast majority of visitors only see what’s on the path of the “guided tour” so to speak. When you peel back that curtain, you just see people living their lives like anywhere else.”

Are there any more Hawaiians out there who can tell us what island life is like?

And what some other misconceptions are about living there?

If you fit the bill, please share your thoughts with us in the comments.

We’d love to hear from you!

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People Who Grew Up Poor Discuss the Unwritten Rules They Had To Live By

If you grow up with no money, you are instilled with a different set of codes and rules than people who were more fortunate.

Some things that relatively comfortable folks took for granted seem totally foreign to them and there were certain things that they just had to deal with because of their situations.

People who grew up poor talked about the expectations and unwritten rules they had on AskReddit. Let’s take a look.

1. Hide it away.

“Hide money or it will be “borrowed.”

Also, don’t get attached to anything because if it’s any good it’ll be sold in a yard sale, and if it has any value it will be pawned.

I got the same CD player for three Christmases and birthdays in a row…out of pawn for birthday, pawned again a month later, out of pawn for Christmas, pawned again by March, etc.”

2. Hmmm…

“I am the second of 8 kids of high school dropout parents.

“It doesn’t matter of you don’t like the (food, clothes, shoes, toys etc) take it, say thank you and be appreciative.”

“You can do anything you want, as long as it’s free.”

“You will survive. If someone needs it more, let it go.”

“Never tell anyone you are hungry or need something, it makes you seem weak and needy.”

“The second you become working age, 10+. You will help with bills. You have no choice. Your money is everyone’s money.” Which is fine, until you realize the new tattoo mom has and dads new tv.”

3. On the down low.

“Keep your aspirations to yourself.

Telling anyone in your household/social strata about your plans to get out and do better may be met with bitterness and downright ridicule. People will call you uppity for wanting to go to school or stupid for having a career goal that isn’t modest and local and vaguely dead-end.

People will tell you that you have no common sense simply because you refuse to see the world in terms of pure survival.”

4. Be proud of yourself.

“Stand up straight and speak with confidence.

It was so easy for people to look down on the poor kids, so we made it just a bit harder for them.”

5. How sick are you?

“Going to the doctor isn’t an option until your fever is sustained at 104, a bone is broken, or the tooth rotted and won’t fall out on it’s own.

I am in my late 30’s with full insurance and still have a hangup about going for medical care.”

6. It’s all a secret.

“Never tell your friends that you couldn’t afford food or give them any clue about what it’s like at home.

My mother used to ask me if I told anyone how we live and that’s when I started questioning our situation.”

7. Hunger.

“Not eating lunch because it you either “just ate breakfast” or “dinners only a few hours away you’ll be fine”.”

8. Don’t waste anything.

“Nothing wasted!

Mum had a dish called mixed-up stew which was basically a little mince beef, mashed potatoes and any leftovers from the fridge.

Good menu planning – she never called it that but one meal led to the next with last’s night leftovers included. Failing that, she always had a soup on the go using bones from chicken, dried barley and, yet again, leftovers.

Thing is they were all delicious, but that could be me just remembering her fondly.”

9. That sucks.

“We weren’t allowed to do any kind of extra curricular activities.

So, no instruments, no joining any kind of sports or Girl Scouts or anything that required an upfront investment for uniforms or the season.”

10. Embarrassed.

“We were very poor growing up.

You never ate the last of anything without asking first. Portions were small and limited. When I was 11 I was invited over to a then friend’s house. I was floored by their house and furnishings. Very opulent compared to mine. Lunch time came. Her mom had set the table for sandwiches. Everything laid out, 3 different breads, all sorts of meats, condiments and fruit.

At my house lunch was a sandwich with white day old bread with peanut butter and jelly. Sometimes we would have those land o frost thin sliced meats. We were only allowed 2 slices of the meat per sandwich. So, at this friends house, I make my sandwich with one slice of ham because it was way thicker then the stuff at home. The mom kinda freaks out…”what kind of sandwich is that? You need to put more on it, thats not enough.”

I explain that’s what we do at home. They were horrified. Ended up sending me home with a “care package” of food. My parents never let me go to her house again because they were embarrassed I told them we were poor.”

11. A tough one.

“You never brought the field trip permission slips home because you knew better than to make your mom feel guilty.

She couldn’t pay the $5-20 fee to let you go.”

12. Sounds miserable.

“A/C was only for company.

I lived in South Florida and didn’t know I could use the air conditioner without having someone over until I moved out of my parents’ home.”

13. Advice from Dad.

“My father was constantly driving these two things into my head since I was old enough to remember: 1). Hard Work will set you free 2). You WILL NOT get anyone pregnant.

He never meant that hard work would make you rich. He meant that if you’re willing to work hard, you can always work some sh*t job that puts food on the table, and you’ll be so exhausted by days end, you can rest. In my father’s eyes food on the table and a good night’s rest was all a person really needed.

The pregnancy thing was totally about shame. He grew up in the deep south with a Baptist preacher father. My father was around 6-7 in the early 1950’s when his oldest brother (15) got a girl (18) in the church preggo. The resulting shame and shunning from the community that ensued drove my father’s mother to suicide.

I’m sure to some degree he blames his current life on the pregnancy that he had nothing to do with.”

Did you grow up poor?

If so, what were the unspoken rules that you understood and that were expected of you?

Please share your stories with us in the comments. Thanks!

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What Could You Do Easily as a Kid but Can’t Do Now? People Shared Their Thoughts.

When you’re young (and dumb), you can do all kinds of crazy things and not even think twice about it.

Sports, exercises, falling down on the street: you could just pop right up again and not think twice about it.

But, as you get older, those old bones start creaking and you hurt a lot more…sometimes just from even getting up in the morning…

AskReddit users talked about what they could do easily as kids but not as adults. Let’s see what they had to say.

1. The dreaded monkey bars.

“My last job we had an event where we went to a big field. There was a park right next to it. There were monkey bars there.

I have not tried monkey bars since I was a kid, so I gave it a go. I could not do anything, it hurt so bad just trying to pull my own weight up.

It really took my by surprise.”

2. Time to get flexible…again.

“I was in gymnastics for awhile as a kid and I was very comfortable doing all kinds of tumbling, but I thought about cartwheels the other day and realized that I wouldn’t even know where to start now.

I’m still fairly fit, but the thought of just launching myself forward and upside down seems completely impossible and it was something that seemed so natural when I was younger. And then I started thinking of all the other things I used to do and the freedom of it all and I got wistful and sad.

As of yesterday I’m recovering from lower abdominal surgery, but as soon as I’m able, I’m starting a flexibility program and installing a pull up bar. Maybe by this time next year it’ll feel a little less impossible.”

3. Digestion issues.

“People always talk about your back and knees hurting when you age. Hardly anyone mentions the f*cked up sh*t that goes down with your digestive tract.

I get the worrrrrst indigestion and gas pains now if I eat gluten, dairy, or anything mildly acidic.”

4. Gotta stay busy.

“Do nothing.

If I don’t do some kind of chore, I feel like the day was absolutely wasted.

So I spend my days off working around the house to keep from feeling guilty.

Then I complain I never get a day where I can do nothing.”

5. Bad sleeper.

“Sleep well.

As a kid I would sleep peacefully in any place, no matter how loud it is or crowded or in what weird position my body was.

As an adult it takes me an eternity to fall asleep and every oh so little sound wakes me up.”

6. Run free.

“Run.

I dream about running.

I would give anything to be able to really run.”

7. Stiff as a board.

“I used to be way more flexible.

I’m literally only 20 and I work out every day, and I’m still feeling stiff as a board.

This getting older thing sucks. I want a refund.”

8. Used to be dreamy.

“Get completely immersed in a movie without thinking about how it’s just a bunch of actors and special effects.”

9. Not so easy these days.

“Be outgoing, charming and slick.

Somehow I lost all these skills growing up.

Now I barely know how to socialize with people, when I used to just be able to walk up to someone as a kid and make friends.”

10. Former martial artist.

“A flying tornado kick.

I was in Korean martial arts as a child and after 4 years of training I could perform a kick where I front kick twist my body in the air and kick with the other leg. Did not think much of time.

Now I realize that I should have been impressed and that was not something most people can do.”

11. It gets harder.

“Sitting with my legs crossed.

Get up from a chair and immediately run.

Touch my toes.

Sleep more than 5 straight hours.

Write legibly.”

12. Language lessons.

“Learn another language, apparently.

I could communicate in 3 languages when I was 3-4 years old, but quickly forgot it all by the time I was 5-6, having lost my opportunity to use it or practice.

Despite studying again for years and taking multiple classes, I just cannot break through being able to actually understand or speak in those other languages beyond a pretty basic level. It’s super frustrating.”

13. Be careful!

“Roller skating.

Used to be pretty good as a kid then didn’t do it most of my teen years.

I tried again in college and ate pavement.”

14. Those were the days…

“Climbing a tree.

I can’t believe I would just climb so many feet in the air by just using my pure strength.”

What could you do easily as a kid that you can’t do now?

Tell us the painful truth in the comments!

Please and thank you!

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People Who Have Almost Died Shared What Their “Last Thoughts” Were

This is kind of a scary thought to ponder.

What do you imagine your last thoughts would be if you knew you were going to die.

That’s what the folks you’re about to hear from were faced with…but luckily they all survived…

Let’s see what these AskReddit users had to say.

1. Calm.

“Oh sh*t, my sister had to see me drown.”

I felt pretty calm about it though.”

2. Ouch.

“”Your shoe is untied”

I said that to my dad before promptly falling down a 20 foot cliff into the underbrush. Broken arm, fractured skull, ruptured kidney.

Woke up two weeks later to my dad saying thanks for letting him know his shoe was untied as he could have tripped.”

3. I can understand that.

“As I was getting the Heimlich I remember thinking how embarrassing it would be to die at a Renaissance Fair.”

4. Gonna be messy.

“My heart stopped beating for 7 seconds while I was eating dinner in my hospital bed waiting to be discharged.

I realized I was going to pass out and put my arm across my plate so I wouldn’t fall face-first into it. All I could think of was “this is gonna make a mess.” Glad they took their time with the paperwork.

Ended up walking out of there 7 days later with a pacemaker at the age of 46.”

5. Scary.

“Have you ever had a headache that was so bad? I mean, like call your parents and ask them if you were still on the healthcare plan? Even though you live in Canada and they live in the USA?

Yes, I’ve had this pain, i felt as if my head was goin to implode. I was half right. I had a brain clot. Then bleed.

So a stroke and a aneurysm all at once. My last thought before I regained consciousness weeks later?

I don’t want to die in this sh*tty ground level apartment.”

6. Wow.

“‘Sh*t, wasn’t the car that hit me white?’

As I’m looking down at a car underneath me.

I’d been hit hard enough I bounced up over the car that hit me and had enough air time to clear the second one.

Props to the driver of the third vehicle, he must’ve stood on the d*mned brakes the moment he saw me because he brought the cement truck to a stop before it got to me.

Second time I was hit by a car as a pedestrian. I’m now MUCH more careful crossing streets.. not that it’s helped much, I seem to have a car magnet in my *ss.”

7. No place like home.

“I almost died on a mountain last month.

The thoughts while I was free soloing the cliff were just “I would give anything to be at home safe”.”

8. I feel weird.

““My throat feels weird, my gums are itchy” and blackness like a deep sleep.

Woke up a bit later, found out I was allergic to crab the hard way.”

9. Bad accident.

“I had a guy turn in front of me at a light. My last thought before impact weas, “my bike is only 3 weeks old”.

About 5 minutes later, about 100 feet down the road where I landed, I got into it with the paramedics who wouldn’t let me sit up to check on my bike. Eventually sat up far enough to see her ripped in two. laid back down and shut the f*ck up.”

10. A big jolt.

“I was in the process of being electrocuted, having been working all day atop a scissors lift.

The electricians had left a 277-volt line live and while I was standing and reaching while running the last low-voltage run of the job, I contacted their line. I saw the white light at the end of the tunnel. All I knew was throbbing and 60-cycle noise and the white light.

My last thought was “I wonder if I can tell my knees to unlock?” Obviously they did, since I am here typing this. Severe electrical burns, still here livin ‘ the life!”

11. Bad luck.

“Three times.

Once almost drowning in the deep end of a pool, once trapped under a flipped ATV in a river, and once being shot at by a crazy old man who thought I was a deer.

I thought of my mom crying every time.”

12. Pizza on the brain.

“I thought about how I didn’t buy enough pizzas from my favorite pizza place.

It’s pretty good, but thinking about pizza when you think you’re dying is pretty depressing in retrospect.”

13. Terrifying.

“I was stabbed in the neck by someone robbing my house.

I totally thought I was going to die. I hate myself, but I begged the guy who stabbed me to stay because I didn’t want to die alone. He said “Sorry” and walked away.

That broke my heart. Thankfully he called 911 for me.”

14. This is how it ends?

“”I can’t believe this is how I die.”

Drunk, falling off a 30 foot cliff into about 2 feet of water at Lake Havasu, Arizona on Spring Break.

It just hurt really bad.”

15. Ehhhh…

“Was in a pretty severe car crash in my mid teens – we got tboned by a big Ford van coming home from school one afternoon. I could have swore our light was green but witnesses said my friend went though a red.

I remember looking over and seeing the van and thinking “Eh.” I pretty much resigned immediately to what was about to happen.

I was sitting in the front passenger seat holding onto the little handle above the door – the window blew out and and I had hundreds of little cuts on my arm neck and face it looked like rats had been chewing at me and I had a couple bits of glass in my hand.

The passenger side door crushed in far enough to hit me and left fabric imprint all down my side, completely knocked the wind out of me, and cracked two ribs.

After I caught my breath I had to crawl out of the drivers side, my hand bleeding all over the place, but was so amped up on adrenaline I hardly noticed any pain. The next day I could hardly move I was so sore. Almost my whole right side was bruised. It hurt to breathe too deeply.

My friends mom showed me pictures of the car, it was really surprising I got off as well as I did.”

Have you ever had a near-death experience?

If so, talk to us in the comments and tell us your story.

We’d love to hear from you. Thanks a lot!

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Frugal People Share Tips They Use to Save More Money Than You’d Expect

Do you want to save more money? Yeah you do! Otherwise, you wouldn’t be reading this, right?

It’s time to spend less and save more with these frugal tips from AskReddit users who know how to save some serious dough.

Let’s take a look!

1. Caffeinated.

“Brew your own coffee.

If you live in a city and drink a cup/day that’s about 2-3 bucks a day.

Over $700-900 a year.

Easy to cut that down to roughly $150 with a nice coffee machine and a dark roast.”

2. Switch hydration

“Drink water.

It costs less than soda, and it’s better for you.

It also helps to stop hunger!

Double win!”

3. Foodies unite!

“Crock pot meals!

Even if you’re just one person, You set it in the morning and then you have a home-cooked meal once you come home and most likely leftovers for the next couple days! You can also get a small crock pot for 1-2 people for about $20 (at least in my area you can). Yes it can be boring but you get far more out than in the effort you put in. It also helps for unexpected guests.

Also, Labeling all food so that the expiration date on each is ridiculously obvious. You do this so you know when to go grocery shopping and you can get a little at a time versus buying a ton all at once. If it doesn’t have an actual expiration date, you can also try writing the date of purchase on it otherwise, try to find out online what the ‘expiration date’ would normally be.

Ex: Oranges usually last about 1-2 months in the Fridge/2-3 weeks on the counter.”

4. Don’t. Shop. Hungry.

“Do not go shopping on an empty stomach.

Personally, I don’t even drive anywhere until I’ve had a good meal.

This way, less chance if wasting money on sh^tty junk food or impulsively going to restaurants where you end up spending more than your budget allows.”

5. Repairs aren’t that difficult

“This post may seem out of the ordinary and somewhat non frugal, but invest in tools, a car jack, and jack stands.

Learning to fix your car yourself is a great way to save money on labor.

When you buy car parts, I recommend using sites such as rockauto or autopartswarehouse since they sell parts much cheaper than stores such as O’reilly, AutoZone and Napa.”

6. Happy with less.

“Learn (or convince yourself, whatever) to be get by and be happy with less. There are tons of sh^t that people buy that are just simply not necessary.

Being frugal consistently is like eating healthy consistently. There’s no special trick. No fad.

Just committing to making smart decisions on an hour-to-hour, day-to-day basis while keeping your long term goals in mind.”

7. What do you really need?

“Stop buying anything you don’t need … and really start evaluating what that word means.

Change your mindset to loathe materialism.

No matter your religion, you can’t take it with you, so why does it matter?”

8. Budget! Budget! Budget!

“It took me a long time to figure out how to budget but I use mint.com which is a free website by the same company that makes Quickbooks. Basically you link it to your bank account and every time you use your debut card it categorizes the purchase. Really forces you to are where you waste money. The first month I had it I saw I was wasting almost $150 a month at a coffee shop near my work!!

Tricks that work for me: Don’t use cash unless absolutely necessary. Cash is harder to track. If you make tips at work, deposit them in the bank and use your debit card.

I keep my budget on mint.com linked to my phone. It texts me to let me know I’m getting close to my chosen limits for dinners out or stuff like that.

Put bills on auto pay- late payments are stupid wastes of money.

Put checking account alerts on your phone. Overdraft fees are wasted money.

Don’t buy groceries in such quantity that your throwing away food. Bulk price is only worth it if you bulk eat.

If you have a credit card leave it home if you are easily tempted. If you’re carrying a balance with interest you’re doing it wrong. I never ever carry a credit card balance- It is for emergency use only. If you have credit card debt, pay off the highest interest cards first.”

9. Banking blues.

“Get out of the big banks! You’re paying fees to hold your own money! Get a credit union. I guarantee there’s tons around you.

I don’t pay ATM fees ever. They don’t charge me to take out my own money. And with my credit union I can use any Walgreens, CVS, Wawa, Hess, or 7-11 atm for free.

I don’t pay fees for transferring from savings. I don’t pay a monthly or annual fee for having a low balance.

Accidentally overdrafting is $25 instead of $35. Loans and borrowing have much lower rates than the big banks.

I can link my account to another credit union account to transfer money, without being able to see their info/balance.

STOP PAYING FEES AT YOUR BANK!”

10. Avoid convenience.

“Stay out of convenience stores.

Eat at home instead of going out or ordering delivery.

Buy in bulk when feasible. The smaller packages/containers are generally pricey per unit.”

11. Just stay home.

“Drink at home more often instead of going out to the bar.

The bar is definitely fun sometimes, but you and your friends could have just as much fun playing games and being anti-social at home.”

13. Cooking saves a lot!

“Learn to cook and don’t eat out at restaurants.

Some occasions are ok but otherwise you save a lot of money by eating in.

There are a lot of videos on youtube of doable recipes and after you get the hang of it you’ll only want to cook for yourself vs ordering or eating at restaurants.”

That’s some pretty great advice, right? Yeah it is!

Do you have any money saving tips you’d like to share?

Let us know in the comments!

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A Person Asked, “Is It OK to Ask People to NOT Post Pics of My Kid Online?” 15 People Share Their Opinions.

Everybody has different rules when it comes to their kids and social media. Whether it’s screen time for them or how often we choose to share their images ourselves, parents’ expectations really run the gamut.

It seems to follow that we would ask others what they’re comfortable with – and then follow their lead with their kids – before posting pictures of minors on the internet.

Am I being unreasonable asking people to not post pictures of my kids on social media? from NoStupidQuestions

This woman is not finding that to be true, though, leaving the rest of us to realize, once again, that you can’t assume much of anything when it comes to human behavior.

Here are 15 people weighing in on what expectations are reasonable, and what might be expecting too much.

15. Names have power.

I have a friend who, in addition to never posting pictures, also asks that nobody ever say what her child’s NAME is on social media.

As a dad myself, do I think that’s crazy over the top levels of protection? Sure.

But do I also respect her wishes as a parent? Of course.

14. Don’t back down.

That’s not unreasonable at all. That’s your decision as a parent and anyone that argues might have their baby picture taking privileges revoked. I don’t blame you and it’ll be how I handle my children if/when I have them.

People need to respect your decisions. Don’t back down no matter what they say.

13. People have their reasons.

My biological father accidentally found out we had our daughter and we do not say her name or post her pictures on social media. He’s into little girls and our closest family knows and backs us 100%. The less he knows about her the better it is. We never mentioned the name part but it just happened organically and I didn’t realise till you mentioned it in the post.

It’s a special case for us but we’ve had no push backs from people not in the known.

People like you that respect our boundaries( even when it is over the top and you don’t know why) makes it so much easier for people in our situations.

12. Applause, please.

I’d even say OP’s stance is the most reasonable possible. Remember how embarrassing it is for teenagers/young adults, to have photo albums with their baby pictures shown to friends or partners. Now imagine your parents had shared those pictures with the whole world.

People are way too careless about posting shit on social media and i applaud OP for not wanting to subject his/her baby to that.

11. She’s just doing her job.

It’s your job to protect their privacy until they are old enough to do it themselves. You’re doing exactly what you should be doing!

10. What about privacy?

A family friend of mine recently had a baby (about 1.5 years ago). She’s made an Instagram page in the baby’s name where she posts embarrassing pictures of the baby with captions pretending to be the child – for example, captions like “Mama said I have to take a bath after soiling my diapers, but that ruins the fun!” and the like. I am mortified for her and feel bad for the child once the kid is old enough to read. It’s so painfully cringy and such a violation of the child’s privacy!

It’s bonkers to me that a parent could be so selfish & not consider the fact that eventually, their child will grow up, and the child won’t want their name and pictures plastered all over the internet from before they were even old enough to understand consent.

9. One day they’ll understand.

Not only is it reasonable, it’s responsible and forward thinking. There is no guarantee that any of our kids would thank us when they get older for posting pics of them online for all to see. If they want to share them one day then that’s their business.

The way I handled it was to set up a private group for close friends and family to share the occasional picture, but only because those people knew my kid in day-to-day life anyway. That said, my mother-in-law still kept reposting pics to Facebook until we threatened to block her.

8. It’s all a learning curve.

I’ll double down on this, as an already established mother. I didn’t let people post pictures of my kid for a long time. Immediate family is allowed to post pictures now, because they respected my boundaries. More than that, they respected me as I figured out what my boundaries were. I needed to figure out as a mother what felt appropriate, what felt like an overshare.

If OP wants to keep their children off the internet, especially after their previous experience, absolutely everyone needs to respect that wish. There is no reason the child’s picture is needed online.

7. Everyone should have to sign a release.

It would be good to look up what the laws are in your area, as chances are posting a picture of your child on social media would constitute “publication”, and you would have to provide permission for that.

I’m a drama tutor for after school classes and whilst the business I used to work for would encourage us to post on Instagram, I refused to do so unless I had consent from the parents. Too easy for a business to get sued.

6. It’s not funny.

I have asked my family to consult me/us prior to posting any photo of our kids or ourselves.

Most do, but a few wanna tease me or argue with me.

I do not talk to them anymore.

My kids, my life, my decisions.

5. Simple but true.

No way!

Privacy is a right, which you should be able to exercise whenever possible

4. Parenting is personal.

My sister is pretty adamant about not using social media.

The kids are teens now and they have their own accounts but post very rarely.

It’s a personal preference and I think it’s a pretty reasonable one.

3. It’s not all that uncommon.

I know numerous people who exercise their right to keep the image of their baby private.

2. And not just reserved for babies.

My aunt and her spouse specifically had a sign outside their wedding ceremony location entrance requesting that while photos were allowed, they were not to be shared on social media.

That same announcement was also made immediately before the ceremony started.

AFAIK, nobody shared anything.

1. Consent is everything.

You aren’t being unreasonable at all.

My husband and I decided before Baby was even born that he wasn’t going to have on online presence until he could fully appreciate what that meant, and decided he wanted one. Meantime we send pics and vids of him through WhatsApp etc, but his relatives on both side of the Atlantic know that none of these images or vids are for wider dissemination, full stop.

I feel pretty badly for the generations who have had their whole lives put on the internet without their knowledge or consent. Family vloggers are gross, becoming a meme clearly has some downsides, and it’s been pretty well proven that excessive exposure to social media had a deleterious effect on a person’s self-esteem. I want my kid to be aware of what he’s getting into.

Can’t we all just respect each other? I’m starting to think the answer is not really.

What are your rules when it comes to your kids and social media?

Let’s compare in the comments!

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Dad and Daughter Are Great Are Recreating Movie Scenes Together

Ready to have some fun?!?!

I know I am! And the father-daughter duo you’re about to meet bring the fun and the entertainment in a major way.

Alex Zane and his 5-year-old daughter Matilda are excellent at recreating movie scenes with Matilda as the main attraction and we think you’re gonna love their work!

Here are some great examples of what they’ve been up to. Let’s take a look!

1. A classic movie!

And little Matilda nailed it!

2. Everyone loves this movie.

You can’t deny that!

3. That’s Clark W. Griswold right there.

And he’s about to get attacked by a squirrel.

4. Election! What a great movie!

A highly underrated gem!

5. Do the crane kick, Daniel!

Who would’ve thought The Karate Kid would be so popular in 2020?

6. North by Northwest.

Let’s see if you can outrun this plane…or this fidget spinner.

7. Legally Blonde for the win!

It’s a good one!

8. It puts the lotion in the basket.

I really hope this little girl hasn’t seen this movie yet.

9. Heeeeeere’s Johnny.

You know it. You love it.

10. Dumb and Dumber!

Want to hear the most annoying sound in the world?

11. A classic scene from Bridesmaids.

Oh yeah, she’s doing it in the street.

12. We’re gonna need a bigger boat.

One of the all-time great movies!

13. Dazed & Confused.

Alright, alright, alright!

Those are so awesome!

And now we want to hear from you.

What movie scenes would you like to see this dynamic duo recreate?

Tell us what you think in the comments!

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Funny Memes About the Trials and Tribulations of Online Learning

Are you getting a little sick and tired of the day-to-day reality of online schooling that you’ve been dealing with for the last NINE MONTHS?

I bet you didn’t think it was gonna be going on this long, did you? Yeah, neither did we…

But, here we are and we have to deal with it, right?

And what better way to combat the stress and frustration than by laughing at the whole situation! Hey, that’s what we do and that’s what we do best.

So let’s take a little break from schoolwork and enjoy these funny memes about online classes. Enjoy!

1. That’s the biggest bag of food I’ve ever seen.

And I think I like it!

2. Ummm, can you wait a minute?

I’m not quite ready yet.

3. Yeah, how’s that supposed to work?

It’s the only reason to go to class.

4. We’re gonna need to see that cat.

Come on, teacher!

5. Just keep on checking that thing.

Over and over all day long.

6. That didn’t last long.

But you gave it your best shot!

7. I’ll be there very shortly!

Give me another three minutes, please.

8. They will be traumatized.

How do I log in?!?!

9. We are living in strange times.

I would NOT want to be a student right now.

10. What’s that noise?

Oh right, I have a final exam tomorrow.

11. Are you sure you’re paying attention?

Put down your phone for a minute and see what’s going on.

I bet all of you can’t wait to get folks back in actual classrooms.

But in the meantime, tell us how everything has been going in the comments.

We’d love to hear from you!

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