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A Woman Told a Social Worker the Truth About Sister and Ruins Her Adoption Chances. Was She Wrong?

Families are tricky. Those of us with excellent parents and siblings and extended family are the lucky ones, though we often don’t realize that sometimes, family aren’t people you are proud to claim.

That’s the case here, with a sister who spent some time living with her sister and brother-in-law-, niece and nephew, and did not come out thinking highly of the adults in the situation.

They treated her basically like Cinderella – free labor and childcare, and demanding she pay rent besides.

I’m a 28F and I have a sister (36F) For the sake of story, I’ll just call Jane. Jane is married to “Bob” and they have two kids, boy and a girl. My niece and nephew are wonderful kids and no trouble at all. They fight as siblings do but nothing big. I love them. Now for about two years, I did live with my sister. It was a miserable time that really affected our relationship. She saw me as free labor, money and babysitting.

Even when I managed to get a small part time job, she demanded I hand over nearly half my pay or get out. It was hell as she took completely advantage of me. I moved out as soon as I could and we have little contact outside of family gatherings.

After OP moved out, the sister realized how tough it is to not have a free babysitter et al in the house, and OP has set some firm and healthy boundaries of her own.

Now after I moved out, she started complaining how “She has no help with the kids and never gets a break!” I babysit sometimes but I have made it clear, just cause I am off work, doesn’t mean I want an 8 hour day with my niece and nephew.

Then, the sister started talking about how she wanted to “get” a foster kid – a teenager, to live in the garage, maybe, and do all of the cooking and cleaning babysitting because they’d be so “grateful” to have a roof and a bed.

Y’all, my face right now.

Anyway she started talking about how she wanted to foster a kid. Not a kid but a teenager. I pressed her for more info on this. She wants to adopt a teenager so she has a live in babysitter for her kids. This is her logic: “I want a kid around 16 or 17, you know someone who may have been in the system for awhile. They can share a room with your nephew (she only has a three 3 bedroom house) or sleep in the garage. They can help me with house work, chores, cook and help me with my business.(She bakes and sells cookies)

Also babysit the kids so me and Bob can go out sometimes or have some alone time. They’ll be so grateful for a home and won’t complain. I won’t have to pay them at all. And then when they turn 18, I can just sign up for another foster kid! A teenager will be so much easier than a little kid, they will be grateful just to have a roof, food, siblings if they have been separated from their real ones and clothes.”

OP was also horrified, and when a social worker came to interview her as a character witness, she told the the truth about why her sister was applying to be a foster parent.

I was horrified! Told her it was a horrible idea! She didn’t listen to me. She went on with it anyway. About a month ago, a social worker showed up at my apartment to ask me some questions about my sister. She had put me down as a character witness or something like that.

I immediately told the social worker why my sister really wanted to foster a kid and how she treated me when I lived with her. The lady thanked me.

The sister and her husband were denied, and when OP told her sister the truth about her conversation with the social worker, the sister just blew up.

Her family also thinks OP was out of line.

My sister called crying saying that she wouldn’t be considered for any adoptions or fosters. The social worker told her that they felt her home and her weren’t a good fit. She asked if I said anything and I told the truth. She went off on me, hung up and we haven’t spoken since. She has sent some angry texts.

A couple family members are on her side. They think foster kids are fucking dogs or something and would be so happy just to have a roof and would gladly do all the housework.

So AITA here?

I think we can all guess how the internet is going to feel about treating kids like dogs in a shelter, but let’s peruse these responses anyway, hmm?

OP did the right thing for a child in a precarious situations, so there’s no way she could be wrong.

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She might have saved her sister from an even more awkward moment in the future, too.

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Apparently this is a thing people do? What the heck.

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All kids deserve a helping hand, not just the ones who are little and cute.

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It makes me want to throw up, honestly.

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I hate that there are so many people in the world who try to take advantage of kids, and especially kids who have barely had a chance in life the way it is.

What’s your opinion of this situation? Tell us about it in the comments!

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This is Why Emergency Vehicles Have Chains Hanging from the Bottom

Nobody enjoys getting stuck in traffic, or finding themselves stuck behind some sort of emergency or service vehicle that’s backing up traffic making unexpected stops. One of the upsides, though, is that it gives you time to ponder the mysteries of life, big and small.

Also, it might make you wonder what those chains are that you see hanging from the bottoms of fire trucks, ambulances, school buses, and the like.

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If it does, we have an answer for you – and we think it’s pretty interesting.

They’re built in chains in the case of inclement weather.

These “automatic tire chains” are sometimes referred to by their brand names, like Onspots or Insta-Chains. They hang there, not really doing a whole lot except waiting for bad weather to appear, but when it does, all the driver has to do is flip a switch to engage them.

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The chains lower until they hang in front of the rear tires, spinning in front of the wheels. As the tires rotate, the catch the chains. This greatly improves traction on icy or slick roads, preventing accidents and pileups and generally reducing chaos wherever they go.

These types of vehicles usually don’t have time to spare or waste, which makes the automatic nature crucial, and since they can sometimes struggle driving uphill on slick roads, the chains are a snap.

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So that’s the long answer. Watch this video to find out more!

One big question answered my friends, so you’re going to have to start wondering about something else the next time you’re staring out your window and watching gum stick to the pavement.

The good news is, there’s no shortage of options.

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An Employee Tells Co-Workers Not Everyone at Work Can Afford To Buy a House. Did They Act Like a Jerk?

It’s kind of interesting how sometimes you find yourself in a situation where people assume that everyone has a lot of money. Or even enough money to get by…

And, the truth of the matter is that not everyone out there can afford to buy a house.

A person took to Reddit’s “Am I the *sshole?” page to share their story and to ask the readers on that forum if they were wrong for their actions.

Let’s take a look.

AITA for bluntly telling the people I work with that no, not “everyone in the office” can afford to buy a house?

“My coworkers are usually pretty good to work with. The average salary for them is around 100k+. I’m their administrative assistant and I make about $32k. Anyway some of the things they say are kind of weird.

For example this one woman was shocked that I’d never had any of my clothes tailored before. I think they just really caught up in their own reality you know? Like in their world everyone is beautiful and skinny and rich with purebred dogs and perfect white teeth.

I was helping organize and someone announced they finally bought their first house. The conversation continued on to them kind of being rude and saying like “I don’t get why people think no one can afford to buy a house, it’s not hard?” and someone was like “Yeah I can’t imagine being in my 30s and still renting, I’d feel like such a failure” and they all agreed.

I don’t usually get upset about the sh*t they’re talking about but I finally had it and was like “I’m 38 and rent, I don’t think I’m a failure”

One of them was like “Oh well we weren’t talking about you, it’s just that all these people always go on and on about how it’s impossible to save for a down payment.”

I was just like “Yeah, it is pretty hard.”

It was obvious the whole atmosphere in the room changed so I was like “Anyway” and got up and left to the main office to get back to work. Later on one of the other women in the office came up and was like “Hey I’m sorry about earlier I didn’t mean to offend you. It got kind of awkward in there.”

I said yeah, it was pretty awkward listening to them talk about how they’d feel like a failure if they were in my shoes. She said that’s not what she meant, she actually meant that it felt like I was trying to call attention to the wage gap like it was their fault, and that if I wanted to better myself they could help me figure out how to apply to schools and work my way up just like they did.

I said a kind of half-hearted “thanks.” It’s been weird in the office since then. I know money is one of those no-no topics but it’s not like it’s a secret that I only make what I make.

We don’t have HR and this really isn’t an HR thing.

AITA.”

Here’s what people on Reddit had to say about this.

This reader said that these folks obviously live in an echo chamber and don’t get a whole lot of exposure to other people.

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Another reader said this kind of attitude is why nothing ever really changes for a lot of folks out there as far as income goes.

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This Reddit user made it clear: this person was not wrong in their statements and the people in their office deserved to be called out.

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And this individual had a unique take on the conversation: it was flat-out condescending.

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What do you think of this person’s actions?

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What’s a Harsh Fact of Life You’ve Come to Realize? People Shared Their Thoughts.

It’s part of the process of growing up, but sometimes life can be downright cruel.

Things that you thought would be easy turn out to be really difficult and other things that you believed were going to be awful end up being no big deal. Life is funny that way.

You live and you learn, people…

What’s a hard fact of life that you’ve learned?

Here’s how AskReddit users responded.

1. Sorry to hear that.

“After losing a parent I’m very aware of my own and other’s mortality.

Mine both passed in 2017. Adult orphanhood sucks hard.”

2. Doesn’t always work out.

“That not everyone you form a bond with in life is meant to stick around forever.”

3. That’s life.

“”It’s possible to make no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness that is life.”

Jean-Luc Picard”

4. True.

“You can only help a person so much until they have to help themselves.”

5. You’re not alone.

“I way overestimated my intelligence and importance growing up.”

6. THIS.

“It’s not that the world is out to get you.

It just doesn’t care.”

7. Not the right fit.

“Sometimes you can give your absolute all, 110% effort, but it just doesn’t fit.

You might be the world’s best florist, but if the person you try to make bouquets for is allergic to flowers, it’s over before it begins.”

8. Too bad.

“Very few people actually care about the truth.

Everyone will claim they do, but challenge a belief they are emotionally attached to and most of them will fight you to the death, sometimes literally, sometimes their own, rather than accept a fact they don’t like.”

9. Doesn’t mean much.

“Loyalty to your employer means nothing.

I learned this lesson really early in my career. Literally the first real job I had out of college. I worked my *ss off because I was always told that the harder your work, the better off you’ll be. I worked crazy hours. 60+ hour weeks, on-call 24/7, volunteering weekends, etc.

Then the 2008 recession hit. I was the first one out of the door. Just walked in one day, boss came by my desk and told me to give up my badge and get out. No goodbye, no apologies, no recognition of the work I’d done for the year I was there. No nothing. Just get the f*ck out.

Never again.”

10. Yup.

“Most famous people aren’t worth idolizing.”

11. Unfortunately…

“Bad things happen to good people.

Life isn’t fair and the universe doesnt give a sh*t about you or your feelings.”

12. Life can be lonely.

“I could die tomorrow in my sleep, and it would take days for me to be missed.

And even then the number of people who’d be sad- not “aw, that’s terrible. So what’s for lunch?” but actually sad- is in a single digit.”

Now we’d like to hear from you.

What hard facts have you learned in your life?

Talk to us in the comments!

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People Admitted Not Safe for Work Facts About Themselves

We all have a little bit of a frisky side. Or a kinky side. Or maybe even a dangerous side.

And that means you, too!

Are you ready to hear some true confessions from folks who went on the record?

What are some NSFW facts about yourself?

Here’s what AskReddit users had to say.

1. Cool party trick.

“When flaccid, I can pull the head of my penis back inside of itself.

I’m cut. I’ve honestly never asked anyone if they can do it, so it might just be a normal d*ck function. I can also pop both testicles back up inside myself.

So if I do it all at once, I’ve got an empty sack dangling under an inside out d*ck until I let go.”

2. To each their own…

“My last s*xual encounter involved me riding a guy who slapped me, so I slapped him back and we were slapping each other for a good 5 more seconds until he came really hard.

It was f*cking hot.”

3. Grossed out.

“One time I was absolutely hammered getting a bl*wjob and I accidentally peed in the girl’s mouth.

I’ll admit, not my finest moment.”

4. Boom!

“I joined The Mile High Club about 15 years ago.

TBH, outside of bragging rights it’s not really that fun.”

5. Jeez…

“Once I reached my hand down the back of my pants to spread my b*tt cheeks apart to muffle the sound of a fart.

I didn’t want the chick I was hanging out with to hear it.

I sh*t in my hand.”

6. I don’t think we got caught.

“Me and my girlfriend lived in a student apartment complex sometime ago, before we moved out, we went ahead and banged on all 8 floors of the building.

In the elevator, the laundry room, the stairway, the gym (the mirrors were great here), the common room, and multiple balconies etc. my girlfriend even got totally naked for a few of the sessions.

We did it at 2am on a Sunday night and got back to our own apartment at like 3:30am.

We didn’t get caught. I think.”

7. Very unique.

“I have a noticeable birthmark on the shaft of my penis.

It’s a large spot on top that has a line the whole way around.

I even won a contest with it once as a teenager because it was “unique” and “more impressive than a bare bland one”.”

8. Whoa.

“My first under-the-clothes s*xual experience was getting “serviced” by two female friends simultaneously, at a very young age.

I then proceeded to not have a single s*xual encounter with anyone until the age of 19.

It f*cked me up.”

9. Young and dumb.

“Banged my college GF in public a few times.

She got off on it, and being in my early 20s, I was horny and did not care.”

10. You’re a trooper.

“I once dislocated my shoulder while having awesome kinky s*x with my girlfriend.

Popped it back in and kept going.”

11. Power move.

“May or may not have banged a hooker over the railing of a balcony above an ongoing wedding.”

12. Stackin’ that cash.

“I was an online cam s*x girl for a year whilst I was at University.

I made lots of money and enjoyed regularly chatting with my regular fans.”

13. Memories…

“The most intense orgasm I ever had was caused by drunk mast**bation in a school toilet.

Three decades later I still remember that special occasion.”

Okay, it’s time to come clean…

What’s a NSFW fact about you?

Spill your guts in the comments!

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

Do you know anyone who believes that they threw their life away and that it’s beyond repair?

It’s a sad fact of life but it’s also a true fact that it does happen to quite a few people out there.

If you think you threw your life away, where do you believe it went wrong?

Here’s what folks on AskReddit had to say about this.

1. Thought it was normal.

“Started working at a restaurant at 14 surrounded by drugs and alcohol.

I thought is was completely normal behavior for adults and chefs I looked up to until I was 37 and realized I have a huge alcohol problem and lost everything I own.

I’m 17 months sober now.”

2. Addiction problem.

“I had my own landscape company i employed 5 others but I had a addiction problem with cocaine. At the the time I didn’t know I had severe mental health problems.

I have BPD DPD and bipolar disorder 1 with psychosis. I woke up one day and couldn’t do it anymore. I left the company to the lads I worked with. Since then I haven’t worked in years I’ve lost count how many times I’ve been hospitalised. I tried to end my life but ended up in a coma.

I’m doing better now despite going through a divorce I’m on antipsychotic meds and I’m doing good now but could never go back to work.”

3. This is life now.

“I got lazy with education from a very young age, and in the end my brain just lacked the ability to apply to anything that required real effort.

Then I stopped caring, just got a decent enough job and that was it. This is life now.”

4. Didn’t take school seriously.

“I coasted through high school, made good grades but did not do well on the SAT.

Had to take something like “remedial math” my first semester of college because my SAT math section score was below their standard but my overall score was in their acceptance range (which is very low). College kicked my *ss the whole way through.

I made it out with a GPA that is so embarrassing I never put it on a single resume and never gave it out. I’ve been from laughable job to laughable job but managing to scrape by.

I would love to have a higher level of education to achieve a better career, but after years of being in the workforce I don’t think I could actually do it. It’s like my level of brain power has dropped off significantly to even worse levels than before.

No way I could earn a masters degree. I feel like I wasted my life by not taking school seriously in high school. I could have gone to a much better university and gotten a better degree and better GPA and not have to take these soul crushing jobs.”

5. Down the wrong road.

“I was in a car accident when I was 15. Had what they called a “closed head injury”.

I dropped out of school twice, however I did end up graduating, like barely. Stared smoking weed, then cocaine, became an alcoholic, started smoking meth, f*cked off good jobs, shoplifting, and the list could go on. I’m 41 now, and became a mom 3.5 years ago and have completely turned my life around, as far as drugs and drinking, but I still suffer with depression and anxiety.

I believe my brain injury had a lot to do with my crazy behavior, and still effects my mental health.”

6. Very sad.

“I got married at 18 because it was expected of me.

Wasted 36 years with an extremely abusive spouse, primarily out of fear.

I’m free now. He died 8 years ago. I’m trying to make up for lost time, but that’s a lot of wasted time to make up for.”

7. Feeling trapped.

“So I’m a third year medical student and going to medical school is my biggest regret.

I should have chosen the career path I initially wanted but I let people tell me where to go.

Problem is I’m gonna be in too much debt to do anything else.”

8. Depression.

“I got really depressed when I was in my early 20s so I f*cked everything up and isolated myself for a few years.

Despite a good degree that kind of killed it for me.”

9. Environmental factors.

“Like with many people, I think it went wrong around 18-25.

Was more or less pushed by various environmental factors into a direction, without really thinking about who I was or who I wanted to be. I just followed societal/parental expectations and sure enough ended up in a career I care little about, and feel like a zombie on a daily basis, like dying.

What sucks is that before 18, I never had a bad time. I cared for school, I always tried to do my best. But after 18 everything went too quick, I had to pick a career, etc.

Now at 30+, I feel nothing for my life & career, but I’m also in the paradox that I don’t want to start all over again to go for a career that really interests me, because going through college/university all over again just feels too much of a battle (going from working professional with money to unemployed year 1 student).

I just feel that just a small window of a couple years (18-25) decided my entire life for me and ruined it forever.

My only advice for people is to gain some maturity, ask themselves what they truly want to be, and only then embark on studies. You need intention in life. Parental expectations or being a good boy trying to do his best isn’t enough.”

10. Feel like a zombie.

“26 years old now: good career, married, planning for children, and nothing is necessarily wrong.

I listened to people who I respected while growing up and ended up in an objectively great position in life. Even my parents’ peers/friends say they wish their children were in my position.

And yet, the days gloss by. I feel like a zombie. I feel like I made a mistake between 18-25, but don’t know what it is. I want to restart, but now I have obligations with family planning and a mortgage.

I love my spouse, but I could take so many more risks if I were single. Going with the flow is not the way.”

11. All alone.

“I focused too much on the long term.

I needed to graduate college so I neglected any potential relationships. Then I needed to get career stability so I neglected any potential relationships. Then I needed to get financial stability so I neglected any potential relationships.

Then I woke up at 40 in the middle of a pandemic all alone and realized I have nothing that is worthwhile.”

How about you?

Do you feel this way?

If so, tell us about it in the comments.

We’d love to hear from you.

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People Discuss What Everyone Should Experience at Least Once in Life

Youth is wasted on the young…right?

Have you ever heard that expression before?

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

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

1. Learn about the world.

“Solo travelling.

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

Appreciate the beauty of the world.”

2. Everyone should do it.

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

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

3. Gotta try it.

“Scuba diving, especially at night.

It’s like being on a different planet.

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

4. Never forget.

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

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

5. You can see it all.

“Seeing the night sky without light pollution.

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

6. Be proud.

“Being actually proud of myself.

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

7. Live and learn.

“A period of real stress.

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

8. Sounds scary.

“Getting lost in woods.

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

9. How do you do this?

“Lucid dreaming.

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

10. Cool!

“I’d have to say a solar eclipse.

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

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

It was beautiful.”

11. The rundown.

“I’ve got a few”

Good s*x with someone you love

Watching the sunset/rise over a beautiful landscape

Deep friendship

Accomplishing a long term goal

Making something you’re proud of

Making music. (Especially with someone you jive with)

Exquisite food

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

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

Helping someone else learn something or improve themselves.

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

12. Interesting…

“Paradigm shift.

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

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

13. Both are good!

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

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

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

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

If so, tell us what you think in the comments.

We’d love to hear from you!

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

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

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

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

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

1. Get ‘er done!

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

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

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

2. Could happen…

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

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

3. Winter wonderland.

“Experiencing snow.

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

4. Total eclipse.

“A total solar eclipse.

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

5. Life-changing experience.

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

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

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

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

6. Do it alone.

“Solo travel.

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

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

7. Your body is a temple.

“The best physical shape you can possibly be in.

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

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

8. Feels good.

“Helping a stranger who needs help.

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

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

9. Powder!

“Skiing powder snow.

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

It’s so fun it’s ridiculous.”

10. On your own.

“Living by yourself, being single.

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

11. Yes!

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

12. Wonderful.

“The Grand Canyon.

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

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

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

13. Live and learn.

“Have your heart broken.

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

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

What do YOU think everyone should experience at least once in their lives?

Talk to us in the comments.

Please and thank you!

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

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

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

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

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

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Quite a life.

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

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

2. What’s that smell?

“I can smell some illnesses and chronic symptoms.

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

3. Whoa!

“I lost my heel in a lawn mower accident

Here’s the story”

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

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

4. Big winner!

“I won two TV game shows.

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

5. Pretty creepy.

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

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

6. Drifting in.

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

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

Never missed a beat!”

7. A big baby!

“My grandfather got a award from Mussolini in 1935.

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

8. Okay…

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

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

9. Hahahaha.

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

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

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

10. Turned the tables.

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

Got my wallet and my friend’s purse back.

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

11. Thanks, Mom!

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

12. Rock gods!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. Wasn’t prepared.

“College.

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

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

2. Too much time online.

“Internet.

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

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

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

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

3. Too much alcohol.

“When I started drinking.

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

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

4. The wrong path.

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

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

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

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

5. Depressing.

“It all went wrong in my infancy really.

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

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

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

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

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

6. Blew my chance.

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

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

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

7. Wow.

“I had a kid when I was 19.

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

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

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

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

He went to another city to study.

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

8. Stuck in a rut.

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

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

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

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

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

I’m 32.”

9. Waste of time.

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

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

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

10. “Tanked my future.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Might take a while.

“Alcohol went wrong for me.

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

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

12. Wish things were different.

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

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

God I wish things were different.”

Do you think that you’ve thrown your life away?

If so, when did it go wrong?

Talk to us in the comments…

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