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People Admit What Still Weighs on Their Conscience

I like to think that most of us are good people. We try to do the right thing, to have the right reaction, to make other people happier – not sadder – for knowing or coming into contact with us.

It doesn’t always work out that way, but the proof that we care is in the way we can’t forget the days things didn’t go right.

18. That’ll stick with you.

The worst thing I did in my life was viewed as a kindness by the people I did it to. I was a teenager, and after breaking up with my boyfriend I quickly met another guy. We did some physical things (not sex, though he tried to pressure me) but then I started to realize that he wasn’t a good guy.

It made me appreciate my ex and I wanted to get back with him, but I knew this other guy would keep sniffing around me unless something distracted him. I introduced him to my friend, who was about to turn 18 and was desperate to lose her virginity. I knew he’d be happy to oblige, and he would leave me alone because he’d be getting some.

They both were happy to be introduced, both got something they wanted, but I still feel guilty because I know I had a selfish motive. I sold my friend out to a slimy guy to get out of a problem I caused for myself.

17. What a horrible memory for a child to have.

A guy overdosed in our apartment when I was 9. I was used to seeing it because my addict mom had addict friends who just kinda hung around.

I remember watching him, I don’t even know what his name was since I was never introduced to anyone, but he seemed really out there on the oxycodone and was snoring weird. I told my mom but she said not to call 911 because the cops would come.

So I just sat there with my stuffed bunny and watched him sleep and then he got quiet. He died on our couch and I was too afraid of my mom to call anyone. I could have saved him maybe.

He couldn’t have been older than 35.

Mom cleaned all the drugs out of the apartment and called 911 later. She made up a story about him being an ex who showed up on drugs and was going to sleep it off on our couch, they looked around, took the body, and left.

I still think about him sometimes and wonder if he had anyone in his life that would’ve wanted to be with him. Sitting on a dirty couch surrounded by random people with some kid staring at you is a sad way to die to me.

16. Existential crisis.

I am terrified of what my future looks like.

I’m a cook. I have no drive, almost no motivation. I can’t keep doing this when I’m 40, or 50, or even 60. I have no idea what I want to do with my life.

How am I going to take care of myself in the future?

15. It makes your heart ache.

How little I see my mother and grandmother (work across the world), and how time’s flying by. They look older every time I see them now, which is every ~3 months pre-corona.

When I first moved out, it wasn’t like that. It’s like grandma hit 88, mom hit 60 and then… their aging accelerated.

They’re not meant to grow old, only I am…

14. It really is the little things.

For me it’s none of my life’s “great” wrongs. The big mistakes I made in life were ones made honestly, in sh*t circumstances where there probably was no right answer. They were costly. I’ll probably always pay for them. But I’m at peace with that.

The ones that get me are the stupid little ones. I didn’t stop and give that girl and umbrella when she was standing in the rain. I didn’t even think of it until it was too late. Stuff like that. I don’t blame people for screwing up the big things in life. They’re called the big things because they are bigger than you, and it’s real easy to get run over by them.

It’s these little things, where we legitimately should have known better, where it would have been easy to do the right thing…that sh*t is what I’m afraid of. You know…if someone’s waiting to judge us when we die.

13. It takes time to become a good person, for most of us.

One time I was at the science center on a field trip and we were walking in a line, as one does, when another group from a different school walked by in the same hallway.

Among these children one was a young boy, and I sh*t you not, his entire face was covered in acne. There was not a single spot on this young man’s face that didn’t have a boil on it. It wasn’t pizza-face, it was like a proper disfigurement. His face was all… bubbly.

I had never seen this before, let alone prepared for it, so I was shocked. Taken aback. This guttural reaction was so powerful that I cringed immensely fu*king hard at his tiny pimply face. In that moment, in that brief half-second interaction, I saw that face shatter into despair. Shame. And then he was gone. I never saw him again.

I still think about it sometimes and feel really fu*king bad about it.

12. This is terribly sad.

My mother sent our dog to the vet to be euthanized alone. I knew she had to be put down, her kidneys were failing, she was senile and almost entirely incontinent, but I had no idea that neither my mother nor my sister intended to stay with her to the end. I wasn’t there because she deteriorated fast and I live hours away, but if I had known no one else was willing to go with her I would have dropped everything and driven home to do it.

I know it’s not technically my fault, but when I think about it I’m fu*king distraught. She was our family dog for 14 years and they took her to a place she was terrified of and let her die surrounded by strangers. Mom said she couldn’t do it, that it was too hard. I think that’s bullsh*t, she should have been strong for our girl or called me so I could do it. She had been with us for more than half my life, and she wasn’t perfect but she was a good girl, damn it.

Rest In Peace, Kyah, my sweet, dopey good girl.

11. The rules aren’t always fair.

Things I did while working as an ICU nurse.

Many patients or families would want “everything done” and so that is what we did, but sometimes, these things felt morally wrong. The treatments could be painful or uncomfortable and the patients often passed away despite our best efforts.

Instead of passing away peacefully surrounded by family, they passed away in ICU rooms filled with strangers and noisy equipment with tubes coming out of every possible hole in their bodies. Sometimes, they were intubated and sedated and never got to say goodbye to loved ones. God forgive me.

10. This is not a good aunt.

Part of me believes I was responsible for my grandma passing away. I was only 8 at the time. I had never experienced anyone dying before, so I didn’t even know what was going on with her. All I knew was that everyone went every day to see her at the nursing home and people were sad.

I always wanted to go because I loved seeing her and hearing her stories. During one of the visits, I remember feeling super warm and having a horrible stomach ache. When I got home I threw up for hours and found out I had a very high fever. The next morning my grandma passed away.

My aunt found out I was sick the night before she passed and immediately blamed her death on me. She said grandma probably caught my sickness and it was too much for her body to handle, so she passed.

I know it’s not true, but there’s still the guilt I feel for visiting her when I was sick. I don’t think I’m ever going to lose that guilt.

9. It just hits you sometimes.

The fact that time is not as abundant as it feels like.

8. What a horrible adult.

The kid with CP at youth football camp (ages 8-10).

He was a nice kid. Super eager, did his best and god damnit he loved football. But he had CP. He could run but in his own fashion. He could catch, but only like a breadbasket.

All of camp was non-contact. Just drills and practice. At the end of the week long camp we played flag football games in a tournament fashion. It was amazing. Such a blast.

The commissioner said he couldn’t play.

I’ll never forget how he cried and begged. He pleaded to play. I’ll never forget how he bawled, “why can’t I play?! Why can’t I play!?”

I knew I was watching something tragic but didn’t know the weight of it. We played the games, he was given a clipboard and that was that. But you could see that spark and passion he had all through camp was gone from his eyes. The games weren’t the same. My father, who was a coach in the league came up to me after the games and asked me about it. I was still very upset from it.

I asked why he couldn’t play. My father said it was too dangerous for him. I said how unfair that was.

My father agreed. He told me to remember him. Remember how he cried. He said to remember how lucky I am that I can do the things I can do. He said to remember those that can’t. He said to remember how they would do anything to do the smallest things.

I remember that kid from time to time. I don’t remember him enough.

7. Lesson learned, I guess.

In the 5th grade a couple of us hooligans snuck back into school during recess and took most of our teachers candy collection (that she would use as rewards or prizes). When she found out someone stole her candy, she started bawling her eyes out about how that candy comes out of her pocket and can’t believe students would take advantage of her kindness.

I felt so fu*king bad and always hoped we didn’t hurt her willingness to go above and beyond for her students, I’m sorry Ms. Johnson 🙁

6. More now than ever.

honestly? the future of humanity. I worry a lot if we as a species are doomed. It’s a terrifying thing.

5. We never appreciate our grandparents enough as kids.

The way we treated our great-grandmother who was a saint. I loved her dearly but made fun of her. That woman worked her ass off and never complained.

I never heard her say a bad word against anyone, yet I know I hurt her feelings. Instead of being a jerk to her, I should have striven to be more like her.

4. You just never know.

What weighs on me, is something not from too long ago.

My little sister came into my room in the morning, crying, shaking and visible very upset. And she hugged me, and cried even more. When I asked what was wrong, she begged something of me that made my blood go cold.

“Please, don’t kill yourself,”

She had a nightmare that I committed.

The thing is, I almost did, 2 months before that. I thought nobody cared for me, and if my own family didn’t love me, than what was the point of living? I never got down to it, and didn’t try it, but it was very close.

And then came my sister, crying, out of herself with grief because she saw me do it in a dream. I can’t even imagine how it would have effected her if I did it for real. The fact that I almost put her through something like that, it makes me tear up every time I think about it. Even now I’m writing this with tears in my eyes.

I took the love of my sister and my family for granted, but I never will again.

3. No way around it.

Survivor’s guilt. It always feels like there was something I should of done, or like I should have died instead of one of them. That they didn’t deserve it but I deserved to die and that I would trade places in an instant.

I know I couldn’t have done anything. I know I can’t trade places no matter how badly I want to. Terrorism doesn’t really ask for your opinions

2. This person’s heart is gold.

When I was younger, I found a baby bunny in our garden. I told my mom, and she told me to leave the bunny alone. Still, I’d move a leaf or two to give it shade if the sun is shining right on it. I’d constantly check on, cuz it looked so cute. But one day, it stopped moving. I called my mom, and she looks at me really sad and tells me it died.

Honestly, a part of me died that day. Like its been years, but I just can’t get over it. Why did such an innocent creature have to die? If God really is fair, why wasn’t he fair to that bunny (I come from a religious Hindu family)? But more importantly, why couldn’t I save it? If I checked more often, maybe I would have seen something that could have saved it. I know I couldn’t have done anything, but it still hurts man.

1. I hope it gets better.

I don’t think I’m ever going to be happy anymore. I feel so far gone with my problems. I don’t think I’ll ever feel like the innocent child I once was.

I might make improvements and get better over time… but I feel like the water is already murky and I’m chained to my past. I suppose I could be more specific… but it’s just too depressing to even talk about.

I feel all of these like a stab to the heart.

Do you have a memory like this? We would love if you would share it in the comments.

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People Share the Coolest Thing They Ever Did on Accident

I really like the term “happy accident.” It puts a positive spin on the accident, which people generally associate with bad things going down, but listen – sometimes, good things happen when we’re not expecting them at all.

Which is pretty awesome.

These 17 people are here to tell you it’s true – totally cool stuff can happen without you meaning to do it at all.

17. Who doesn’t want to be Spiderman!?

High school. Walked by 2 kids in the hallway. Kid 1 playfully threw water bottle at Kid 2’s back just as we passed each other.

The bottle bounced off and I caught it with my hand without looking or even turning my head, and I just had a blank nonchalant expression as I did that.

I handed it back to them with a poker face, but I was actually losing my mind and felt like Spiderman lol.

16. How you know you’ve chosen the right profession.

First bartending shift ever, picked up a bottle of fairly expensive liquor (Patron Añejo). Slipped from my hand, held out my foot to slow the fall of the bottle to lessen the spread of shattered glass, and the bottle ended up resting on my outstretched foot completely unharmed.

The one customer that was there (slow opening shift) saw the whole thing and freaked out, thinking I’ve been bartending for decades. I’ve never felt prouder of my reflexes.

15. A memory to last a lifetime.

I accidentally caught an interception in high school and scored a touchdown. I was just as surprised to catch it as everyone else since I was just crossing over and the next thing I know I see the football flying over me.

I instinctively reached up and caught it, and the only thing in my head at that point was “run” so I booked it and got a 60 yard touchdown

14. That’s some kind of divine intervention!

I was cooking once and my knife dropped from my cutting board. Reflex’s kicked in and I used my foot to stop it. Reflexes also used to much force (I’ve never been good at hacky sack because of this) and somehow not only did i not get stabbed but I kicked the knife back up and it ended up stuck in the cutting board. I had to just turn stove off and leave everything for about 10 minutes.

13. Couldn’t do that again if he tried.

Threw a paper ball into the teachers mug instead of the paper bin. I peaked that day in seventh grade 😞

12. You gotta go out on a high note.

Scored a goal in a soccer game.

I’m lousy at sports. Always have been. But, in 7th grade, I signed up for a lunch break soccer tournament. As expected, I was awful. All I could do was run around and get in the way of the opposing team.

But one day, I was near the goal defended by the other team while nearly all the other players were heading back from the other end of the field. One of my teammates kicked the ball hard in my direction.

Someone yelled my name. I saw the ball. I put up my hands to block it, remembered that hands aren’t allowed in soccer, and ducked. The ball hit my head and bounced straight toward and into the goal, much to everyone’s utter amazement.

We won that game. I never played soccer again.

11. Small, but fun.

Bought someone a Coke without looking at it and it had their name on it.

10. An amazing story.

I stopped a lady at a crosswalk because her underwear was hanging out of the back of her skirt (look like a mistake in the bathroom maybe). She stepped back off the crosswalk in about 2 seconds later a vehicle making a left turn at high speed smashed into parked cars right next to where she would have been standing.

She would have been dead.

9. The universe talking to you.

I got angry, so I crumpled up a receipt and threw it at the wall. It bounced off and landed in a vase on the counter. I stopped in my tracks and thought “well I can’t be mad after witnessing that.”

8. His kids thought he was so cool for awhile.

One time I was driving a kids bike in small circles.. so I went a bit too tight on my circle, ended up horizontal with my bike, ending up with JUST the side of the pedal touching the ground, did a full 360 turn, then popped back up like it was some 1000/1000 difficulty BMX move or somesh#t.

Like.. is that even a move for BMX tricks?? Not sure but I did it, completely on accident but still.

7. And he couldn’t even be mad.

I hit my mate in the nutsack with a tennis ball from across a football field once.

6. I can’t believe the whole restaurant didn’t slow clap.

Waitressing in college I was carrying a huge tray of dirty dishes from the dining room to the kitchen down a little hallway. I slipped on some water, went down hard on my butt but managed to keep the tray perfectly level and didn’t spill a thing.

Not a major achievement but kept me from having to clean for the next half hour.

5. Lots of people accidentally catching balls.

When I was a kid, my cousins and I were outside and they were playing catch with a football. I was sitting on a chair not really paying attention, stretched out my arm to stretch and at the same time, my cousin missed the ball when it came at him.

I stretched out my arm and next thing I know I’ve caught it perfectly without even looking. With my non-dominant hand, might I add.

4. That’ll get your blood pumping.

Accidentally corrected a skid when I lost control of my car on an icy road. I hit my brakes too hard and noticed my car started to drift to the left.

Instinctively, I let off the gas and turned my steering wheel left, into the drift, and my car went back to driving in a straight line.

3. Accidental hero.

I had headphones in walking downtown a busy street, a kid almost hit me with his bike coming down the driveway so I stopped it by the handle bars.

The mom came running down the driveway and I was thinking “Oh great, a Karen.” After taking my headphones out she thanked me in a panic for stopping her son from flying into the street as a car passed by.

Never noticed it drive by.

2. Bet he still couldn’t breathe for awhile.

Accidentally did a full 360 in my car while driving down an icy road in the winter.

Nearly shat my self while watching the telephone pole getting closer, but I saved the spin and kept driving along like I meant to do it.

1. I’d say that qualifies.

My dad accidentally had the best acid trip of his life at a Grateful Dead concert.

At age 18, my dad had to wear a body cast due to surgery for his scoliosis. His buddies heard of a Grateful Dead concert a couple towns over in California, and they invited him along. My dad was laid flat in the back of an old Studebaker station wagon for the ride.

When they arrived, my dad’s buddies asked him to hide their hits of paper acid in his body cast so they could be discrete, since all of them had been arrested for possession prior.

My dad obliged and all was going well for a bit. Once the Grateful Dead started playing, my dad was dancing around, best he could, and began to sweat. Cue the paper acid being absorbed into his system and suddenly he’s tripping balls at a once in a lifetime concert.

We need more of these in our lives, don’t you think?

Has a happy accident stuck in your memory? Tell us about it in the comments!

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“Happy Accidents” That People Have Never Been Able to Forget

When most of us think about the most notable accidents of our lives, it’s probably not-so-good things that come to mind. The injuries, the total mess-ups.

If you think harder, though, you might – like these 15 people – recall some moments where completely cool things happened out of the blue.

15. Ahhh, sweet innocence.

When my brother was in college (I’m younger than him), I took a weekend trip up to stay with him. One night we went to a line dancing event with him and a lot of his friends. I felt very out of place and very uncool since I was a lowly high schooler and they were almighty college kids, so I kind of kept to myself and was just weird when I got paired with his friends.

Later that evening, we went to Waffle House to eat, and we’re all crammed into a small booth (about 7 of us). My brother shot a straw wrapper at me while I was in conversation with someone, and I threw up my hand to shield my face without looking. The straw wrapper landed IN BETWEEN my index and middle fingers, and it looked like I straight up Naruto’d him or something.

The whole table exploded in amazement, and that’s the biggest I’ve ever felt in my whole life. It’s been 15 years since that happened, and it’s one of my most vivid memories.

14. Happy to be alive.

When I was about 14/15 I was rushing down the stairs and tripped about 7 or 8 steps from the bottom, going into complete freefall for a moment.

To avoid an extremely painful tumble, I instinctively reached out with my arm and happened to grab the newel post (the end bit of the banister) with my hand at the same time that one of my feet only just managed to make brief contact with a step.

The momentum then swung my entire body around the newel post, my foot lost contact with the step again, then when I finally came to a stop I had landed firmly on both feet and didn’t have a single scratch on me. One of the scariest moments of my life.

13. The right place at the right time.

I was a lifeguard on the ocean. I was having a pretty shit day, and on top of it my lunch was postponed an hour.

I headed up the beach to the nearest hotel to eat. As I was leaving the restaurant I heard a crowd of people screaming near the pool. As I came down the stairs towards, I saw a young child floating face down in the water. I immediately pulled the kid out and gave rescue breathing until the EMT could arrive.

The next day the parents walked down to my stand to thank me. They were originally told by their doctors they couldn’t have children, but a few years later were blessed with this young boy..their only child. The mother told me I was their guardian angel that day.

I’m not a very religious person, but this story still gives me goose bumps knowing that I was the right person in the right place at the right time for that boy. I started off angry about my lunch time change, but this was the outcome. 🙂

12. A moment that turns you speechless.

It’s either that or the time I gave my brother in law ball-in-a-cup for Christmas (based on a long-running joke we had, I honestly pick good presents). After trying it out for a good while and having no luck, he got frustrated and jokingly said it was broken.

To make him feel better, I grabbed it off the floor and said it took practice and that nobody ever succeeds at getting the ball in the cup right away.

To prove my point, I had a go myself and nailed it on my first try. Neither of us really knew what to say.

11. Everybody drinks!

Was playing a game of beer-pong and randomly threw a bottle cap and hit the enemy’s ball straight out of the air.

There was a lot of confusion.

I felt pretty damn awesome in that moment.

10. Classic.

I was taking a tour of one of the U.S government buildings, I believe the Capital but I’m not sure, during a school trip. During the tour, the guide showed us a chandelier and asked if anyone knew how much it was worth.

Flippantly, I answered something like 4.7 million like I already knew the answer. Turns out, it was the correct answer: the tour guide said “sounds like someone’s been doing his research.”

None of my friends believed me when I told them that I hadn’t already known the answer. I believed me though.

9. Do not try this at home.

Drunkenly invested money into stocks… Made back triple that money.

8. The tea is really the kicker.

Christmas Party at a friend’s new apt. She’d made the place lovely, after her return from Italy. She’s set up her 1st adult Christmas tree. After dinner it’s time for pumpkin pie and hot drinks, I’m getting my tea.

From across the room I see someone accidentally brushed past the tree and it begins to wobble and spin heading for a fall with all of her hand blown Italian ornaments on it.

Somehow I cross the room, unspin the tree, set it back in its proper place (with all of its ornaments intact) and never spilled any tea.

7. This is absolutely hilarious.

I was sh*tfaced/rollin last Saturday night out at the bars, and heard someone screaming inside this cookie joint at like 2 am. So I drunkenly ran in because from the window it looked like an old friend of mine and I thought maybe something was wrong.

I get inside and decide I want to just surprise him by running up and hugging the fucking shit out of him from behind. So I wrap my arms around him and scream “GUESS WHO MOTHERF*CKER!” All of a sudden, the few other people in this cookie shop run over and tackle us to the ground! Im beyond fucked up, so I just lay there with my arms locked around my friend while people are on top of us. Someone then shouts “I got his gun”…

Yep….Not only was this guy not my friend, but he was in fact robbing this place. I had just drunkenly stopped a fucking robbery. Apparently when I hugged him and shouted guess who, he got so scared that he dropped his gun allowing the other people to rush in and subdue him.

6. He couldn’t do it again if he tried.

We were playing a game of dodgeball, and since there were too much people on the benches, the coach decided to add a rule: anyone who can throw the ball directly into the basketball-goal (spelling?) can immediately deliver everyone.

I had one of the balls in hand when he said that, and the moment he signaled the game to continue, I threw the ball randomly (because I have the worst aim ever) and it somehow went straight into it! I never managed to pull it off a second time, but boy was I proud for the entirety of that day!

5. Mr. Miagi would be proud.

Once cut a fly in half while in flight. Pretty big house fly annoying me while prepping dinner and in my anger I sliced at the fly only for it to fall to ground in pieces, had to wash the knife afterwards though.

4. That’s what’s called beginner’s luck.

Target shooting at a friends house. He wasn’t having much luck with his new rifle so of course I was giving him shit big time. He got a bit frustrated, handed the rifle to me and said “If you can talk all that shit, here you do better than I did”

He told me to shoot the bowling pin that hangs by twine on the left. I sarcastically replied “I’ll shoot that bitch down by taking out the string” I put it up to my shoulder, aimed for the center of the bowling pin and pulled the trigger.

By some freak chance I hit the twine and the bowling pin dropped. I was celebrating because I honestly had not aimed at the twine. He was a bit salty until I told him that I have no fuckin idea how I hit that string because I wasn’t even aiming for it LOL

3. Video or it didn’t happen.

Someone tried to flick a lot cigarette in my face in front of a bunch of girls to be “cool.” Well I showed them because the cigarette landed in my mouth filter first and I took a drag like nothing happened.

2. Wow. What a tragic ride.

Saved my friend’s life, and maybe doomed her cousin to death instead.

Ok, so this was the late 70s. My friend (and next door neighbor) and I were maybe 4 or 5 at the time. She had family visiting at the time, and the visiting family left their 2 or 3 year old son out to play with us in the front yard. (for sake of brevity, I’ll just say we were 5 and the son was 3)

Yep, you heard correctly, they left their 3 year old to be watched over by a pair of 5 year olds. This was back in the days when lawn darts were a kids toy and there were no mandatory seatbelts, etc.

So my friend and I were being 5 year olds, playing around and not watching her little cousin as closely as we should have been. Suddenly I see her little cousin, clad in nothing but a diaper, walk out into the street just as a pickup truck comes roaring down the road. I started screaming for him to come back. My friend, then alerted to what was going on, bolted into the street to fetch her cousin. I, purely instinctively, lurched forward and grabbed her dress and pulled on her, but only slowing her down. As she got passed the point of the parked cars the truck hit her cousin, killing him instantly, just a few feet in front of us.

Her family heard us screaming and ran outside to see their son lying dead in the roadway. That is the first time I ever heard the banshee wail of a parent that had lost a child. That sound…it’s not a scream, it is a sound so much more visceral, soul crushing and terrifying than any sound you can consciously make. I watched the boy’s father cradling his son’s body in the roadway like the dramatic death scenes you see in movies. Some seriously f*cked up shit for a pair of 5 year olds to experience. I don’t know how I am not more f*cked up than I am.

So, by pulling on my friend’s dress, I may have well prevented two deaths that day. On the other hand, she might have been able to snatch her cousin away to safety at the last second. I still don’t know which it is four decades later, and it haunts me. It is tough just to write/relive this. Especially since I had kids of my own. Those memories have taken on a whole other meaning.

1. Ten points to Gryffindor.

Told my parents I would take the dog I picked up on the side of the road to the shelter after the three-day weekend (i think it was labor day).

Forgot to take her on the morning they opened back up and somehow she accidentally wound up living with us for 10 amazing years until she passed.

Don’t you just love moments like these?

If you’ve got a similar memory, tell us about it in the comments!

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People Share Their Disgust About a Man Who Prefers Water on His Cereal

Cereal is the perfect meal any time of the day, and if you buy yourself the yummy sugary kind your parents always refused you (you are, right?) it’s also a lovely snack.

This guy, though, prefers to drown his with water instead of milk.

Eating cereal with water is better than with milk from unpopularopinion

We’re all horrified, and these 21 responses generally sum up our shock and disdain.

21. Quietly violent.

Upvoting just because of how violently unpopular and straight up terrible this opinion is.

20. Short, sweet, to the point.

You disgust me.

19. I think we’ve proven that wrong.

“Opinions can’t be wrong…they’re just opinions.”

You can’t ever say that if you know this OP.

Disgusting.

18. This guy needs more information for some reason.

Which type of cereal- oats, cream of wheat, grits or other breakfast cereals like corn flakes, Cheerios, Captain Crunch, etc ?

Because there’s a difference…

17. He’s earned it.

Jesus Christ you’re strange… take my upvote.

16. That’s a bright side for ya.

Interesting.

I’ve never talked to a demon before.

Is hell hot or cold? Lol.

15. Different strokes, I guess.

This is the true purpose of this sub.

Spread the truth brother!

But i totally disagree lol.

14. We just have a lot of questions, ok?

Do you drink the water afterwards?

13. There is a better way!

literally the worst type of person lmao

i have to upvote as well, but HOW COULD YOU LIKE THIS, OP?!

12. Sorry, but receipts are required.

Can you post a video of you eating cereal with water, I just don’t believe this.

11. Just go.

You’re disgusting.

Take this upvote and leave.

10. Monsters gotta monster.

Have a preferred cereal/water combo?

Does does honey bunches of oats pair well with Fiji water?

Prob a tap man.

9. Not suitable for anyone, really.

Mark this as NSFW, this is disgusting.

8. Not all of us have the stomach for the video.

I don’t think I could watch it, I will need third party confirmation.

There’s some dark sh%t I’ve seen on the internet, but this crosses a line.

7. You’re missing out on the best part!

Yes, cereal flavored milk is a treat.

Back in my stoner days, we talked about how we wished you could just buy a bottle of cereal flavored milk.

6. No question about it.

This has to be, by far, the most unpopular opinion in the world. You’re not human.

5. We might need an exorcist.

What the actual f*ck is wrong with you. Here is your upvote.

4. We are just paralyzed by it.

His opinion hurts me deeply.

I won’t downvote him.

But I can’t upvote him, either.

3. What we’re all thinking.

What. The. F*ck.

You absolute psychopath. You insane, crazy, mentally f*cked up, poor motherf*cker. Jesus f*cking Christ.

Take my upvote.

2. Is this a dig against Amish people?

I’m pretty sure if you told an Amish person what cereal is even they would consider this too bland.

1. In short.

Wot in tarnation?

I cannot with this guy, yall. Something is wrong with him.

If you somehow agree, please explain yourself in the comments!

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What Advice Can You Give a Single Father Raising a Daughter by Himself? People Shared Their Thoughts.

If there’s one thing that people who have kids understand, it’s that moment of panic that occurs when you realize you have no idea what you’re doing.

Most of us, though, will never stand in this man’s shoes; his friends died in a car accident, leaving him with sole custody of their 3mo daughter.

Image Credit: Reddit

He’s alone, he’s got a baby he wasn’t prepared for and, since he has no other children, has no experience to rely on – but don’t worry. The internet has his back.

Here are 18 people swooping in with some very good advice.

18. Just breathe.

I am a dad with two girls.

They love forts, jungle gyms, trampolines, Mindcraft, helping me in the garage just as much as anything typically concerned girly.

Just do things, ANYTHING, together and she will absolutely love you for the time and you will be surprised how much you love being with her.

3 months is young so remember to breath for this first year. Once she is walking and talking it gets easier. Don’t forget to ask for help and get rest.

YOU GOT THIS!

Consider it your life’s purpose and you will live up to the honor that was bestowed upon you.

17. It’s as easy – and as hard – as that.

As a step-father (and someone who was adopted) all I can offer is love her for who she is, always let her know who her parents were.

A lot of it will come naturally, hopefully you have some friends or family that will help out

Raise her as if she was your daughter, teach her respect and values and she will turn out fine

16. Take her with you.

Take her places! Don’t stop doing the things you love, but include her if you can. Take her to the store, out to eat, go running in a jogging stroller (when she’s a teeny bit older).

Take her for walks and go on vacation with her! Kids soak up everything around them and activity tires them out so they sleep better. Good luck, Dad!

15. Just care.

All parents fail their children. You’re human so it’s inevitable to make mistakes. The difference between a good parent and a shitty one is if you care to try and improve and learn from your mistakes. There are lots of parents out there that just don’t care.

The fact that you care puts you ahead of a sizeable portion of people. You’re gonna be just fine.

Some fatherly advice… 1. They do sleep eventually 2. Crying is the only way they can communicate early on. They’re not screaming in your face just to piss you off. 3. Shower them with hugs, kisses and “I love you”s until the day you die.

14. This made me cry.

I have a three year old daughter. I’m a stay at home dad. This morning we watched some DC LEGO superhero movie (she said she loves Batman and Superman equally), and the day before she “pranked” me by painting my nails. Really she picked out the color and I did most of the painting, but she loves it.

When you’re able just spend time with her. When she’s having big feelings, let her. Let her know she’s allowed to feel whatever it is she feels, and let her know it’s okay. You’ll be there to comfort her. Love her and guide her. Always be kind.

At some point it will become old hat, and you’ll be frustrated and mad. That’s normal and okay. However you can’t take it out on her. When it happens to me, I explain what I’m feeling with my daughter and why. I’m frustrated with your behavior (never them, it’s what they’re doing) because you aren’t listening to me at the moment. That kinda thing.

Be honest. Kids are smart. And if you’re honest they’ll generally ask questions and just accept whatever you tell them. I have a nephew and two nieces that are adopted. It’s fairly obvious so it being a secret was never an option. However they are told (I assume they believe it) and treated like family. The fact they’re adopted means nothing for the most part. Might as well be bright red hair for all we care. They’re blood to us. That said we’re all honest about it if they ask.

If you have any questions or concerns my wife is pretty well educated on early childhood education. Between the two of us, I feel confident we can answer your questions.

Just being loving and kind will take you a long way.

13. Trust yourself.

It’s hard to imagine a more parental feeling than that fear that we’ll fail them. All of us feel that. You’ll be great because you want to be great and that will guide you.

I am so sorry for your loss. They must’ve loved and admired you very much to agree that you should take care of their daughter in their absence. Trust their judgement and your own.

12. Don’t worry about what’s girly.

Came here to say not to get hung up on what’s “girly”… I have three daughters, and they like all of the same messy outdoor shit, shooting, comic books/movies, etc. that I do.

Also, long hair (if she eventually grows it long) can be challenging. YouTube is your friend here.

You clearly have the love part covered, which is the most important part … you got this. As for feeling like you don’t know what you’re doing – no new parent knows what they’re doing.

We all felt the same way when we had our first kid.

11. Practical advice.

On the more formal side of things where I am there is a schedule of child health nurse & doctor visits, vaccinations etc. If that kind information hasn’t been transferred then it might be best to schedule a visit with her doctor to discuss what to do next. They will know what your local systems and have the most comprehensive records for the child.

For general parenting skills before our child arrived my partner and I took a 1 day class on what to expect in the first 6 months (further classes were available for 6-12, 12-24, etc). I found a few different non-profits operating in the parenting space offering similar classes in my area (these were very reasonably priced, with discounts available if the fees would be a hardship). Some people I have discussed this with say they took similar classes at their hospital. You will probably find that her doctor is able to make a few recommendations.

These classes are great at covering the essentials, and a few extra tips. But most importantly they provide the confidence that you know what the baby needs for everything to go right, and what to do when things go wrong. At three months old it can be hard to find a spare hour let alone a day but the value they would provide is immeasurable.

10. Sensible and true.

Keep her fed, but don’t over-feed.

Keep her clean and safe, but don’t drive yourself crazy.

Love her. Go absolutely nuts. You can’t love her too much. Hold her when she cries and set up her crib in your room if you feel like it will make things easier.

Be patient with yourself. You’re going to end up making mistakes. Kids are resilient. If you get to the end of your rope, it will do the baby no damage if you put her in your crib and go to the other end of the house with your headphones on for a few minutes to collect yourself.

The fact that you’re trying to figure all this out tells me that you will be a great dad!

9. Ask for advice.

Honestly, man, as long as you love her, you’ll never fail her.

Join some parenting groups on reddit and facebook. You don’t even have to post, but you’ll learn a lot by what you read. Having your mom along for the ride is already helping you a bunch because she raised you!

Never be afraid to ask her pediatrician, or, in the future, her teachers, for advice.

You’re doing a great thing and your friends would be so proud of you.

8. YouTube is your friend.

Sorry for your loss. Be as loving and open as you can, because she’s going to have questions you can’t answer but knowing you’re there for her will make a huge impact.

Also, look up YouTube videos about how to do hair and be ready to have a talk about menstruation around age 10. This includes having pads ready.

7. You can do it.

Congrats! You’re a dad.

Seriously, this is what being a dad feels like all the time. You just love them completely and want to make sure you don’t fail them in any way.

You’re on the right track. This is a tough situation, but you’re doing it. Just keep doing your best and letting her know you love her.

For some general tips…

Wipe front to back

Make use of that diaper cream. Use what works. I like the aquaphor diaper cream.

Get yourself a dad backpack. I like the one made by highspeeddaddy.

Amazon is awesome. Get their baby wipes.

Open up that next diaper pack only when you need to. Sizing up can happen quick, and you can return an unopened case of diapers.

Baby 411 is a pretty good book on baby stuff. PM me with your info and I’ll send you a copy. We got the pregnancy one and the baby one, it was great.

Don’t bother with an overly expensive baby monitor. I got a security camera on Amazon with baby crying detection for like $35. It’s awesome.

Honestly not much difference between boys and girls outside of wiping. And at toddler age, boys in my family are downright destructive beasts.

6. Talk about her parents.

You can tell her that her mommy and daddy died in a car accident but loved her sooo much and chose you to be her Daddy when she died. She will be hurt if this is kept secret and she finds out.

You can try to remember stories or qualities from your friends and record them or type them out so you won’t forget. When she is older you can give them to her, or tell them to her.

5. On girls.

Going along with wiping front to back, stay attuned if something goes wrong and she gets a UTI (urinary tract infection). It’s when bacteria from fecal matter ends up in the urethra. She’ll say she needs to pee constantly but nothing will come out. At that point take her to a walk-in and they can give her child-friendly antibiotics. (Also, anytime she needs antibiotics make sure she gets probiotics too – yogurt will be fine).

You can do this. The fact that you’re scared is a great sign that you will be a great father to her. Like many others have said, kids are resilient. Be open and honest with her as she grows up, learn from your mistakes and apologise when mistakes happen. You’ll be okay.

When you have rules and she asks why, take the time to explain it to her. Kids are more understanding and willing to follow rules if they know where it’s coming from.

This isnt pertinent now but as she grows up, remember that all girls face body issues and adequacy issues. When she comes to you with low self esteem, don’t brush it off and tell her not to worry about it, or that its silly to think about. Let her vent and keep telling her what a beautiful and smart and funny girl she is.

Girls also face growing up with misogyny. Luckily we live in a much better situation now where women are more respected than they once were, but she will still face it. Show her that how those boys treat her is wrong and that she doesn’t have to accept that from them. Show her that her opinion is just as important.

And when it comes to sex one day, have an open conversation with her where she’s not condemned for wanting it. Most girls have had parents tell them no sex before marriage, and so they felt like they couldn’t ask questions about it. They were shamed. Let her know it’s normal to want that but (if she’s young) she should wait because sex and emotions are tied together. Once you have that bond with someone as a girl/woman, it’s a lot harder to let the next person into your heart. Be open about all her questions, tell her how to be safe, dont condemn her out of fear of her getting hurt, but let her know the emotional toll sex can have.

4. One thing at a time.

Don’t think about all the future milestones. There are so many that it is very overwhelming if you do that. Luckily, nature makes it so that they usually only hit one major milestone at a time. Right now, focus on allowing her to try to roll over.

After that, focus on crawling (you can make it fun for her if you demonstrate crawling! That’s what my toddler did for the baby and it worked). After that, it’s tasting solid foods, then learning to walk, etc etc. Only focus on the milestones as they come.

By the time you need to teach her about menstruation, you’ll be more than ready and willing. You’ll be surprised how natural this parenting thing becomes (after the first very exhausting year). You got this.

3. It’s ok to be scared.

Just being scared to fail her is an indication you won’t.

I have an 18 month old daughter the only thing I want for her is to know love. That means to me always showing affection constantly.

Especially in the beginning it’s going to be hard I hope she doesn’t cry too much for you. But remember if she does and you feel like you’re going crazy just put her down and leave the room. She’ll be ok by herself for a minute while you collect yourself.

Give her lots of food I can’t believe how often this girl eats just like all the time.

2. Find your tribe.

First off I’m sorry for your loss, and you are a real life Hero. My advice is to look for any “mom and baby” groups in your area. It doesn’t matter that you are a single dad, you will be welcome to join.

I would start with community centres, gyms/yoga studios or even Churches if that’s your thing. Being around other people with babies will help you and your daughter. She needs to be socialized and you need to be around people who understand what you are going through.

Having a group of people you can talk to about baby things will be a huge help. Good luck!!

1. Take time for yourself.

Whilst alot of people here are talking about things you can do to look after her, something i would add is look after yourself also, your best-friend has just passed away, and looking after a child (especially a child that has just been handed to you without warning) can be very exhausting mentally.

There will probably be times when you break down crying and its ok to do so, just dont do it alone, be open with family and friends or a professional.

This is one of those times when you realize the world really is full of good people.

What advice would you have given this man? We can all use amazing parenting advice if you’ve got it!

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People Share the Worst Thing They’ve Ever Done in Their Lives

We all have some bad secrets.

Those skeletons in our closets that we’re ashamed of and that we look back on and think…”what the hell was I doing?”

I’m talking about the messed-up stuff we’ve done in our pasts…

And we’re about to get some pretty interesting confessions from total strangers.

Here’s what folks on AskReddit had to say.

1. Shady

“I worked at a super shady telemarketing company right after high school. They made people think they were a charity but they weren’t.

They sold stuff supposedly assembled by handicapped people and I talked in a voice that led people to believe I was mentally handicapped so they would feel bad and buy from me.

I’ve never hated myself more and I deserved to have my *ss kicked.”

2. Sorry about that.

“P*ssed myself at a friend’s house.

Then his parents had to replace the carpet.”

3. Blasphemy!

“I stole some Mother Theresa cards from our church and convinced my little cousin to go with me door to door selling them saying we were trying to raise money for the less fortunate.

We then used that money to go buy snacks at 7-11.

I was 12 and to this day I randomly wake up wondering wtf was I thinking. Doesn’t sound like it’s the most f*cked up thing ever but it did stick with me.”

4. Prank call.

“A long time ago when dinosaurs roamed the earth and you could make prank phone calls, my friends and I called a random number.

A woman answered and in a small child’s voice I asked her if she knew where my parents were. I must have gone on for at least 5 minutes, asking for my parents, got all upset, the whole 9 yards. At the end I said I had to go and hung up on her.

To this day that poor woman has no idea what happened to that little girl.”

5. Wow!

“Broke my own arm on purpose and accidentally scheduled my surgery on Mother’s Day.”

6. That’s not nice.

“My first year of college, there was a really annoying guy in my class.

He was a total douche. One day he left class and my buddy and I saw that he left his book on the desk. We took it. Sold it to the bookstore and got burgers with the money.

I helped him look for his lost book the next day for an hour.”

7. Sorry about that.

“I had a gay friend that i knew before i started working with him. He had worked there for a few years.

I didn’t know he had told them he was married. I accidentally outed him.”

8. Don’t say that out loud.

“I told my mum she should have ab*rted me.

I meant it too, but maybe I could’ve kept it to myself.”

9. Ouch.

“We had a fight with the other neighborhoods kids, we cornered three of them with sticks and I threw a sharpened stick straight into his face.

I almost blinded him and he he had a big wound on his forehead. It was a very very very dumb impulsive move on my part.”

10. Collect call.

“I prank called a random number using a 1-800 ATT and a woman accepted the call with me only saying “I am in jail” instead of using a name.

The lady got hysterical after she accepted the call thinking it was her son so she went along with it and not thinking twice about my tone of voice.

I even threw my voice off pretending to be the detective after finding out the son’s name from her. I told he was arrested for touching a minor. She said she was on her way down to the jail house”

11. Nice work!

“I had a threesome with two married men in the bathroom of a local dive bar.”

12. Classy.

“My friend and I played “poo dollar “one Saturday evening on campus in college. Now the traditional way of playing poo dollar is to simply put a piece of poo, and smush it into a crumbled up dollar bill, and when someone finds it in excitement, they get poo on their hands. It’s evil already by itself.

However, a 3rd wanted to join in on the fun, and he’s a huge Star Wars fan. He had a huge wad of fake $10 dollar bills with Jar Jar Binks’ face on it. He won them as a kid at Chuck E Cheese. He said each bill was 5 tickets each, and bought a wad with the 100 tickets he won.

He told himself as a kid that these would come in handy one day. Now mind you, these looked IDENTICAL to a $10 bill, except substitute good ol’ Alex Hamilton for Jar Jar f*cking Binks.

So this means that people would pick up this seemingly fake $10 bill in excitement, find poo on their hands, but find consolation in that it’s still a $10 bill. But nope, we even took the consolation away.

It was a fake Jar Jar Binks $10 bill AND you have poo on your hands.”

13. Bad days.

“When I was drinking I cashed my parents federal tax return check because I was broke and going through withdrawals.

I felt absolutely horrible once it was cashed and it never left me. Luckily I got sober about 2 years after that event and came clean to my parents about what I had done.

They said they had an idea it was me.”

14. Jacket = Ruined.

“When I was a kid a friend of mine came over for pizza and left.

I was upset that he didn’t stay to hang out. Heard something at my window and it was him getting my attention asking if he could have the leftover marinara sauce. I said sure, slightly opened the little marinara container and tossed it to him.

He had on a brand new Tommy Hilfiger winter jacket.”

Now it’s your turn!

In the comments, tell us the most screwed-up thing you’ve ever done in your life.

Let’s see what you got!

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Check Out These Disaster Meals That Colleges Are Giving Their Students in Quarantine

Dorm food. Nothing compares to you. Though I wish I could have my youth again, I certainly don’t miss lukewarm chicken cutlet sandwiches and soggy caesar salads.

With the back-to-school season kicking into high gear again, some colleges are housing their students in a 2-week quarantine prior to the start of classes. The food they’re giving them… is next level gross.

Here are some disaster meals that colleges are serving their quarantined students.

According to this NYU student, this was the first meal of the day was a watermelon and chicken salad – served at a bright and early 6pm. The entree came complete with a rice krispie treat, an unripe orange, and – peanut butter?

@bootysnail

They did not give me breakfast 💖 this was the first meal of the day #NYU #college #quarantine #covid #nyc #usa #uni #RockinCollege #food #fyp

♬ pour me up – badgalnini

It’s totally beyond me how that could even remotely be considered a substantial meal, let alone the first one of the day. Keep in mind, many of these students are still paying full tuition plus room and board while waiting for their quarantine to end and for classes to begin. If you’re at NYU, that means you’re shelling out at least $76,614 for the school year. With a price tag like that, you’d think that these students would be served meal like they’re having lunch at Jean Georges or breakfast at the Ritz Carlton. Unfortunately, that is far from the reality.

Take a look at NYU striking out again. This isn’t even a meal – it’s a vague assortment of small snacks.

@taratarasauce

CAN I PLEASE HAVE ONE (1) SUBSTANTIAL MEAL

♬ This turned into a trend I dont know how (Shakira- Hips Don’t Lie) – Ren Forest Roger

NYU isn’t the only college seriously dropping the ball when it comes to actually feeding its students. At University of Georgia, students are paying the full $2,000 for the semester’s meal plan. Here’s what they’re getting.

@willtv.__

I shouldn’t pay all this money to get an elementary school vibe #uga #mealplan #fyp #georgia #covid

♬ Act 2: In the Hall of the Mountain King – Edvard Grieg

That cafeteria looks more like a Great Depression Era food bank than a college dining hall. With COVID-19 delaying transportation, shipping, and most forms of human interaction, there could be a food crisis poised to strike students all across the US as their colleges attempt to resume some combination of in-person and online classes.

Think about it. Every student must quarantine themselves for at least two weeks whenever they are returning to campus after being in another state or area. That means after every summer, Thanksgiving, winter, and spring break, there will have to be a massive school-wide quarantine.

At NYU, there’s an average NYC-campus enrollment of just under 27,000, with 44% of those students living on campus. That means over 11,000 students have to quarantine themselves at once. Imagine 11,000 people who are totally reliant on one dining service – all at the same time.

If things keep going the way they are, it won’t be a pretty sight.

Here’s another UGA meal. On the bright side, a wet burger bun makes for the perfect petri dish.

@………….lolz

#godawgsbaby #uga

♬ original sound – brat

Let’s be real. COVID-19 is intense. We’re likely experiencing one of the most difficult periods of history in the last century. Surely, though, there must be a better way than this.

Do you know any college students who have gotten served disaster meals during COVID?

Share with us in the comments below.

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Real Things That Totally Look Like Glitches in the Universe

Sometimes, you see something that just doesn’t make sense. Instead of trying to rationalize the irrational, it’s often better to just accept things as they are and roll with them.

There are abnormalities in our realities that we cannot even begin to understand – like UFOs and people who still wear Ed Hardy t-shirts.

Here are 14 things in real life that seem like glitches in the universe.

1. You’ve heard of upside down cakes, now here’s…

An upside down house. At least I can finally fulfill my Alice in Wonderland fantasy.

This upside-down house. from mildlyinteresting

2. A real biological phenomenon

Take a look at this super rare albino sea turtle. Animals really are out of this world.

An albino turlte I saw on my vacation in Sri Lanka from mildlyinteresting

3. From a bygone era

Here’s a grocery store that used to be a theatre – for those of us who love sad, dystopian nostalgia.

Supermarket in Venice used to be a theatre from mildlyinteresting

4. Well, I guess everybody does it

Feel like an actual alien in this London restaurant’s space-themed bathroom, complete with a flying saucer and toilet pods.

These “toilet pods” are the restroom at a London restaurant from mildlyinteresting

5. In all shapes and sizes

This little door in the woods is perfect for any talking dormice looking for prime real estate.

This tree has a tiny door built into it. from mildlyinteresting

6. That’s a lot of power

I guess a giant outlet must be useful for something.

This power company has a giant plug and socket on it from mildlyinteresting

7. A true hybrid

Which recycling bin are you supposed to put this in?

This sparkling water is in a plastic bottle with an aluminum top from mildlyinteresting

8. I think I’ll pass

Nature, you’re beautiful – but you’re also seriously terrifying. This looks like my candy-coated nightmare.

Beautiful Elephant Hawk Moth found in my garden, UK from mildlyinteresting

9. They’re real!

Only 0.0000005% of lobsters are blue. This jewel-toned crustacean was caught in Nova Scotia and promptly put back into the ocean.

Blue lobster caught in St. George’s Bay, Nova Scotia from mildlyinteresting

10. In a world where the 50’s never ended

This looks like something out of the Bioshock universe.

Buffalo wing soda. from mildlyinteresting

11. A multi-purpose business

If only the car wash this drive-thru is in was still functioning – then we could really knock out two birds with one stone.

This fast food drive thru used to be a car wash. from mildlyinteresting

12. Could you say that again?

These signs are in a Coast Salish language, native to the indigenous folks of the Pacific Northwest.

Stop sign on the Musqueam reserve in Vancouver, BC from mildlyinteresting

13. Speed racing in Antarctica

This tunnel in Norway makes you feel like you’re driving through giant glacier.

This roundabout in the middle of a long tunnel in Norway. from mildlyinteresting

14. It’s a pretty patty!

Don’t get it twisted – this burger’s designer.

This blue hamburger from mildlyinteresting

If that last one is blue raspberry flavored, I’m totally down. Still not totally sold on the buffalo wing-flavored soda.

What do you think of these real life glitches in the universe? Are they amazing or totally off-putting?

Share with us in the comments below!

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People Share the Most Messed-Up Things They’ve Ever Done in Their Lives

It’s confession time…

No, not from me! Ha!

I’m talking from all of these people who are about to admit the most screwed-up things that they’ve ever done in their lives.

And I think we’re in for some real interesting stories, my friends…

AskReddit users share the most messed-up things they’ve ever done.

1. Ashamed.

“In college there was a guy who was a real *sshole to me.

I avoided conflict at all costs but I went to a party at his apartment and he had all of his sports trophies on display. I stole one came home and burned it in the fire place.

Later that year he ran for faculty rep and nobody ran against him. The ballot had 2 options his name and “no representative”. I had a lot of friends at the time and I convinced enough people to vote to have no representation.

So he lost to nobody and we didn’t have a rep for our faculty for the first time in our 90+ year history. I was pleased at the time and now I am ashamed.”

2. No defense.

“Dropped an N bomb in a non joking way in front of a black friend of mine.

I was drunk, and in company of guys who I knew were low key racist. Trying to be edgy, etc.

Was like 10 years ago and it still haunts my thoughts on a weekly basis. I hate to think that I’m part of what he thinks about when he reflects on times he’s experienced racism.

But there’s really no defense for what I did.”

3. For what?

“Took a sh*t on a random person’s car in a mall parking lot, then wiped it over the windshield and doors with paper towels.”

4. That’s kind of funny.

“I was performing a dance routine on stage in a theatre in my home town with a dance school. I’m maybe 8 or 9. A painfully anxious introverted extrovert.

It was my first night and I had only been in the dance class a few weeks and I was really, really nervous.

So we are there standing back to back, arms crossed, me and this other girl. I can hear the que, the curtain is about to go up and she says to me “don’t you mess this up and embarrass me, my family are here tonight”.

Curtain goes up. I slide my foot back and trip her. She falls, flat out. On stage. In front of her family.

And I’m still not sorry…”

5. Didn’t go over well.

“Dumped a girl I had been dating for about 6 months b/c when I met her older sister I realized I liked her more, we (My gf & I) even joked about how she (sis) & I had more in common.

So I took her up on it, said I don’t want to see you anymore, I want to date your sister.

Did not go over well.”

6. Brutal.

“When I was about 8 years old, one of friend’s parents paid me $200 to break their kid’s leg so that they could get him to stop playing soccer.

So I convinced him to climb a tree with me and got him to go out to a branch that could support me, but not him.

About 5 minutes later he’s got a broken leg and I’ve got $200.”

7. Hope you learned a lesson.

“As a kid I mimicked the limp of a old war veteran who was injured fighting for our country.

He caught me and I never felt so f*cked up.”

8. Ruthless.

“I’m a military veteran so any conversation about the absolute worst thing I’ve done could get overly complicated pretty quickly – but honestly the period I feel the most guilt about would be right after I got out of the Army.

I’d been in an all-male max-testosterone environment for 4 years, and suddenly I was a college student, surrounded by freshman girls who were away from home and parents for the first time. I was several years older, vastly more experienced, and still carrying a military mindset. I was very mission and goal-oriented, and not very interested in consequences.

I really used a lot of people. I never hurt anyone, but I was manipulative, deceptive and ruthless, and I was careless with the feelings of girls who deserved better.”

9. Uh oh.

“After my buddy graduated high school he got a bunch of wallet size photos of his senior photo.

He disappeared and we hadn’t seen him for a while or heard from him so me and a mutual friend decided it be funny if we wrote brutal phrases on the back of them and distribute them in the mailboxes around the neighborhood.

We wrote phrases like “I won’t tell your wife” and “till next time <3” and the simple but popular “I love you”We thought it was hysterical at the time.

Unfortunately the police ended up tracking him down and asking him about it. Looking back that’s pretty messed up.”

10. Your family can’t know.

“I have had s*x with escorts.

Not too bad, but my family wouldn’t approve. I and they were clean and practiced safe s*x. I don’t regret it, especially as I learned how to be more confident around women and bedroom activities.

But I know plenty of people who’d lord it over me. I really did just want to know what it was like to experience s*xual intercourse.

But yet I feel it’s a curse if I did do it or never did.”

11. Poor bird.

“I got a parakeet as a Christmas gift when I was 15.

Come April I have a new boyfriend I’m completely enamored by. So now I spend all my time with him completely forgetting to spend time with my bird. His squawking starts to annoy us so I move him next door to the empty room.

Couple days go by and I remember to check on him and he’s dead at the bottom of the cage. I starved him to death because I was hung up on my boyfriend. We’re married now 10 years later so there’s that but I still feel awful.

And my husband likes to remind me anytime animals come up in conversation. R.I.P. Frankie.”

12. Smashing pumpkins.

“When I was a teenager, we really enjoyed destroying property. So pumpkin smashing during Halloween was always like Christmas for a group of mischievous teens.

There was a family that had a whole bunch of pumpkins on a sheet, right on the curb. Probably 20 of them. Nice neighborhood, but I think they were selling them. Had a little girl that out front with them during the day.

They left them out of after dark.

I pulled up, got out and loaded every single pumpkin into the back seat of my car. Smashed them all over town. I admit, I do look back with some regret, thinking about that little girl coming outside to see an empty sheet the next day.”

13. What was I thinking?

“After college, I went drinking with some friends, and after the bars closed, we walked into a house party.

The owner didn’t like the jersey I was wearing and told me to leave. He followed me outside with his roommates and talked a bunch a trash. I walked home, waited about an hour, then walked back and keyed two of the cars bumper to bumper.

Like, what was I thinking? I’ve never done anything like that…”

14. Terrible.

“I had a huge argument with my mother during high school and one of the outside cats who gave birth had kittens and I threw one of them at the wall out of anger and frustration and the kitten eventually died.

I hate myself for that every single day. I feel so bad and I just can’t believe I did that. Whenever I attempt suicide due to depression, that memory and guilt of killing a helpless little kitten pushes me to almost kill myself the most. I can never forgive myself for doing what I did.

I’ve never told anyone in real life and my mother is the only one who knows I did that (because she witnessed it).”

15. NEVER DO THIS, PEOPLE.

“When I was a young teen, a friend and I liked to steal stop signs. We stole I don’t know how many, it was a lot though.

Well, we stole a sign, and not a day later a car crash happened because someone didn’t stop. No one died, but there were injuries.

I guess that came back to bite us in the *ss as that summer we worked for the city. What did we do? Replace the stop signs.”

How about you?

What’s the worst thing you think you’ve ever done?

Tell us all about in the comments!

We won’t judge you…too much…

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People Share Secrets They Have That They Can Only Tell Complete Strangers

It must eat a person up inside if they have secrets that they can’t tell their friends, parents, siblings, cousins, or other people who are close to them.

But, I guess everyone has their own personal feelings about who they can trust and who is on a “need to know” basis when it comes to personal information.

But we’re about to hear some very intimate information from people who are only comfortable telling their secrets to strangers.

Let’s dive into some deep secrets with folks on AskReddit who haven’t even told the people in their lives these stories.

1. Not happy.

“I obsess about being able to start life over, in another time.

To the point where I feel this life is not worth bothering about.”

2. Drunk on TV.

“There is a video of me being interviewed by Tulsa Channel 9 news where I’m drunk.

I was wearing a beer soaked crop top tank top OK State shirt being asked about my opinion on beer being sold in Boone Pickens Stadium….not my finest moment.”

3. Ha! That’s good!

“About 10 yrs ago, I stole my bully’s phone and threw it off a building.

He still doesn’t know what happened to his phone.”

4. Host family.

“When I was with my host family it was honestly the only year of my life I’ve felt like a part of a family.

I miss them so much.”

5. Not a huge fan.

“I kind of dislike my best friend.

We’ve known each other a long time, and we’re both in unfortunate circumstances, but I’m trying to change mine. He isn’t trying to change his, he just rages about how unfair his life is.

I’ve offered all the help I can, but he never takes me up on it, and being his shoulder to cry on can be exhausting. He can be a very negative person, and so can I, but I’m trying to be less so, but it’s easy to slip back into negativity when I’m around him.

It’s all very frustrating sometimes.”

6. Looking to get sick.

“I feel relieved whenever I get sick.

I have major depression and anxiety problems, and being physically ill is just something people understand better.

I don’t know how to explain it.”

7. Lonely.

“Just how lonely I am. Of course, no one wants to hear it, they blow smoke up your *ss or repeat catchy phrases.

I have no friends or anyone I talk to outside of coworkers.

I had a bad breakup last year and pretty much no luck since.”

8. Awful.

“My mother’s last words as she lay dying in our house were ‘I’m scared’.

This has messed me up, bad.

And I can’t tell anyone I know because I don’t want to mess them up, too.”

9. Depressed.

“That I honestly don’t enjoy life that much anymore.

I eat well, I exercise, I do everything that people say to do if you’re depressed. It ain’t been helping, and anytime i bring it up with someone, they just talk about how good i seem to have it.

Makes talking to my girlfriend or my friends really hard, because I seem so upbeat, but honestly there are a lot of days where I’d rather just wake up and go back to sleep.”

10. Sad.

“That I am horribly lonely and depressed.

I have social anxiety and am an introvert, so meeting people is difficult.

Hating myself doesn’t help any, and I wish I would just die, but unfortunately I’m too much of a chicken to do anything about that last part.”

11. Not for everyone.

“I don’t want to be in a relationship right now because I finally have a chance to figure out who I am as a person, on my own.

As soon as I start seeing someone, that’s over. Then I have to deal with someone else’s feelings, wants and needs alongside my own. I’m 26 and I finally have this chance…

And I’m d*mned if I’m going to waste it.”

12. Online cheating.

“My wife of 13 years is cheating on me.

She hasn’t physically had s*x with anyone, or met for that matter, but she is chatting with men online. I gained access to her email, Facebook, phone, etc without her knowing.

Here’s the kicker….I don’t want to tell her I know because our s*x life is now through the f*cking roof. We went from 1-2 times a month to now 4-5 times per week. Also, some of the “men” she’s talking to online, well…she’s actually talking to me.

I found out she’s on Tinder, so I made a fake Tinder account and we matched. Been talking to her for a few weeks. Asking her all sorts of crazy sh*t she’s done, etc.

I also made a Craigslist ad through activity partners and she responded to it.”

13. Deep down…

“Deep down I feel like I don’t really want or need any friends.

It’s not that I don’t like the friends I have or have horrible friends, they’re all solid relationships. But sometimes I go a week or two without answering my messages and realise that I don’t actually enjoy speaking to anyone or having regular contact.

I hate the pressure of replying to messages or speaking to people about their lives which is INCREDIBLY selfish of me, and I feel as though the only real emotional attachment I have to anyone is my mother, brother, sister and my SO.

I feel burdened by any other form of emotional investment but what kind of f*cking b*tch would I be to just cut off every single one of my friends for no other reason than “I just don’t care that much”.

I also don’t understand why I feel like this because like I said they’re strong friendships, some of which I’ve had for at least 10 years. For reference I’m 27.”

Now we’d like to hear from you.

If you’re comfortable, share some secrets with us that you’ve never told anyone close to you.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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