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Studying for a Degree in Older Age: How to Plan and Prepare In 4 Steps
The older you get, the more experience you have of the world and the better you know yourself and what you want from life. That’s one of the reasons so many people decide to switch careers or return to studying later in life. According to the Learning & Work Institute, 1 in 3 adults in the UK would like to change their job or career in the next two years. However, many people worry they don’t have the skills or qualifications needed. Studying at the university level for a diploma or degree can seem daunting for a mature student but
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Benjaman Kyle, an amnesiac man discovered in 2004..
Benjaman Kyle, an amnesiac man discovered in 2004, had no memories of his life and could not even recall his name. It was not until 2015 that his identity was discovered through DNA testing, and there is still a twenty-year gap in his life history with no known records.
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15 Times When People Shared WAY Too Much Information With Other Folks
Have you ever been in a situation where you’re just thinking “why is this person talking to me and when will they stop?”
Reddit certainly has. I mean, holy crap, just look at this:
What’s the most fucked up thing someone has told you about themselves after barely getting to know them? from AskReddit
A lot of these stories are pretty disturbing, so, proceed at your own risk.
1. The worst depths of the closet
In third year university, heading home from a late night of studying for midterms, i met a kid crying in one of the stairwells of the university centre.
I asked him if he was alright and sat down with him, he was a foreign student, his english wasn’t strong, but he said his life was over, family was going to disown him, he had nowhere to go, etc.
So i asked some more questions and then he came out and said he thinks he’s gay, and his parents are from a conservative culture which says it’s NOT Ok, he doesn’t know anyone here other than a few ultra conservative foreign students from his country, and he felt like there was nothing he could do, nowhere he could go, all that.. I felt so bad for the guy, he asked if he could hug me, which was a bit awkward, but i said ya and held him for a bit.
Then we spoke for another like 30 mins and i told him all about the free counselling options at the school, and how nice and understanding they were for my mental issues, told him that his sexuality wasn’t as rare as he thought, and there were plenty of gay people at the school, some of whom felt just like him. I gave him a business card for the councillor i was seeing, gave him my number if he wanted to talk, and headed out.
He called me to talk and meet up on campus and thank me a few weeks later, and then i never saw him again.
Hope the dude’s found comfort in his skin and a happy life in canada.
– avanross
2. The troubled adventurer
I’m a female, and I met a girl at A local coffee joint. There were regulars coming there for months. So we chatted casually..
But one day I was going to drive to see friends 3 hours away for a fun filled weekend. She said it sounded fun and I don’t know why but I invited her. She said yes and I picked her up the next day. Mind you, we were both around 19.
Well it was a three hour journey of hearing her life stories. She told me she was bulimic and used to hide jars of vomit under her bed from her parents so she wouldn’t get in trouble. She ran away and left them there.
Then I heard about an Amtrak ride she took when running away that was three days long. She met an older couple on there and spent the three days doing drugs and having threesomes with them. I’m sure there was more but those things stuck with me.
She ended up getting pregnant by another guy at the coffee joint who she constantly told everyone how big his d**k was. I never saw her after that.
Naive 19yo me just sat there driving and thinking, holy f**k. Me now is still thinking holy f**k to be honest. I hope she’s ok. 19 year old me had no idea how to support her.
– milf_2sugars
3. The self-aware addict
Moved to a neighborhood not to long ago first person I meet was a older woman in her 50s.
She told me all about her drug use and how sometimes she ends up outside naked and asked if I would help her back inside and put clothes on her.
This was all in 5 minutes of saying hello.
– Horribleheadaches
4. “I’m just here to work”
Used to work at a ski resort and was working in a different area than I normally work.
Well this lady who I was working with found out I was slightly acquainted with her fiance and proceeded to tell me all about how his family hates her and is mean to her and all about his substance abuse issues.
I don’t remember all the details because it was a few years ago but she unloaded on me with every issue of her relationship and I’m like I’m just here to work. I didn’t really even know her fiance. I avoided that lady after that.
– beau8888
5. The weekend warrior
My favorite ever was some stranger outside a bar.
Seemed normal enough until she said “My husband and I used to do meth, but we don’t anymore.”
I applauded her on this and then she followed up with “Yeah, now we only have meth weekends.”
– FaintCommand
6. The ghost whisperer
Worked in a catalogue store and sold a middle aged lady a dictaphone after she sheepishly asked me if there was something she could use to record people without them knowing. It was weird, but who am I to judge, I just work the tills and suggest the items. However she then decides to tell me she needs it, because she’s being bullied or harassed in her home. So she buys the dictaphone and I think nothing of it.
On my next shift, she is back in and demanding to speak to me about the device. First words out her mouth are “should there already be voices on it”. I was kind of weirded out and surprised to hear that the device had already been used.
But then she leans across the counter and suddenly begins telling me (in whisper tone) that she is being attacked by spirits in her home and she needs proof. She plays the dictaphone without being prompted to do so. Anyway there’s nothing ghostly on it, just some mundane household sounds and eastenders (a british soap opera).
She became quite fond of me, came in repeatedly to tell me about the ghosts, but it just seemed so crazy that within like two shifts she had unloaded all her delusions. She even asked to know where I had went after moving away. My old colleagues obviously didn’t tell her. She was a harmless lady, just a bit odd.
– conorb_93
7. Well that escalated quickly…
Hired an older plumber (in his 60s) at the company I worked at when I was an apprentice and I got put with him during his first week.
Within 10 minutes of meeting him the small talk topic of his choice was that his mail order Thai wife had died a few months ago and that he’s been plowing through prostitutes and he recommends hiring a Cambodian woman as they are by far the best in bed.
– Slignig
8. The kink master
We were 17, first year of uni, and I had known the guy for a week or two tops.
Out of f**king nowhere, he tells me he had a kink for getting farted in the face by girls. I p**sed myself laughing and we became good friends for a while.
– I_hate_traveling
9. The massage enthusiast
At a work Christmas party, it was mentioned we were going to Vancouver for a meeting next month.
New guy is so excited he’s losing his mind. He proceeded to tell us about how they have the best massage (happy ending kind) parlours. He went on and on about how great they were last time he went, he also told us about etiquette and what to expect.
He was married with three kids, and all I could think of, is what kinda s**t is he not telling me if he is this open about this
– emotionalsupporttank
10. The listener
A friend of a friend of mine and I were sleeping on some couches after a party and we got to talking. More so her than me, I’m definitely a better listener than talker. She confided in me that she watched her boyfriend (might have been fiance?) pull a gun and shoot himself in the head in front of her.
She also told me how she and her best friend of years, someone I knew for a very short time, and her had been urban exploring on a smoke stack catwalk in an abandoned paper mill and she watched her friend miss a step and fall to her death.
She wasn’t making these things up either, the next day I mentioned to our mutual friend that she had opened up to me about this stuff and he confirmed it was sadly true about the boyfriend committing suicide. The accidental death I had known about through the news, I didn’t know she was the person with her though.
Poor girl witnessed the loss of two very important people to her and at the time she was only 19-20 when she told me this. I hope talking to a near stranger helped though, even if all I did was listen.
– mrdotkom
11. The realities of addiction
When I was in rehab, my roommate whom was only 18 told me that she had been stripping and selling herself since she was 11 to get her dope. And that you can “connect the dots” of the abscess scars on her arm. She’d continually shoot up in a spot till she got an abscess and then she’d just cut it out of her arm herself.
Being an ex-heroin addict myself, abscesses weren’t anything new but the fact that this tiny little 18 year old girl (she couldn’t have weighed more than 90 pounds,) had nine abscess scars on just one arm, I just couldn’t even wrap my head around that.
You hear some of the worst f**king stories ever in rehab (and I’ve been to ten during my entire addiction) but this was one of the worst I had ever heard. Especially because she was so nice and had such an innocent way about her. It was heartbreaking.
– buttononmyback
12. The baggage of grief
I started working at a flower shop as a delivery driver and on the very first day of training the woman I was paired with proceeded to tell me all about how she was still processing her parents’ deaths. Went into great detail, explained the stresses of funeral arrangements and how she had to dress her mother for the viewing because her siblings weren’t able to handle it. Even told me about a text message she believes she had gotten from her mother after she passed.
I did my best to be sympathetic but we were out on a 4 hour delivery drive and she definitely took the opportunity of a captive audience to dump a serious amount of baggage. At a certain point I just didn’t know what to say anymore.
– redradbot
13. The frightening smile
I met a guy once at work, we talked for about 5 minutes and he was suspiciously way too nice.
After a few minutes later and just to give me “context”, he told me he had attempted suicide several times and that he could be violent sometimes.
We kept talking like it was nothing for like 15 more minutes. During al the conversation he never stopped smiling
– TotalCardiologist793
14. Monsters, Inc
I grew up somewhere that gets very cold and dark in the winter months. In my mid 20’s I worked for a medium sized local bank that had bought an even smaller bank.
Right before close, during a snow storm, a woman came in with really old financial documents that smelled of mildew. She claimed her husband had accounts with the current bank and that she needed all the money out and close accounts.
Problem was the paperwork she had was not for either of the banks described and her husband was not in the system.
Then she proceeded to tell us how her husband had died after being attacked by a werewolf who was actually her husband’s brother. And that her husband was also a werewolf. She claimed she needed the money for protection.
After muttering a little more and randomly walking around the lobby agitated, she left.
Luckily my manager was really cool and dealt with talking with her and I was a bystander but it was still a very weird thing to hear especially under the circumstances.
Gave bad vibes for sure.
– Ortuatra
15. The sadist
Dude got hired at my job and within the hour, not only was he saying massively homophobic and racist s**t, he also told a story.
A story about how, at his second job the day before, his coworker got his hand caught in a machine. This dude absolutely delighted in telling us that, not only did he openly laugh in his face while the dude sat there sobbing in pain with a missing hand, he also kept telling the guy that he was going to be in debt for the rest of his life because no one’s going to pay for the accident, his wife is going to leave him, he was going to lose his job, etc.
Basically whatever he could say to make this dudes awful day even worse. And he got glee out of it!
The second he finished that story I told him to gtfo and never come back (i was M.O.D) because what the actual f**k
– D**dosinthesky
What can I say but yikes.
Have you had an experience like this?
Tell us about it in the comments.
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Times When People Were Camouflaged and Didn’t Even Realize It
According to Wikipedia, camouflage first came about in the 18th century when rifle units started wearing these types of outfits to blend in with forest surroundings.
But according to me, it first came about when some fish got born looking like a rock and didn’t get eaten so he made a bunch of other rock-lookin’ fish.
Follow me for more insightful history/biology facts.
However it happened, it’s kind of everywhere now, including places nobody even needed it to be. It happens by accident. Here, look at these memes, you’ll see what I mean. (or WILL you?)
15. When your scarf is a floor
Let’s not lose our heads over this.

Via: The Chive
14. When your skirt is some rocks
Just don’t go skipping yourself on the water.

Via: The Chive
13. When your socks are a carpet
I don’t know why this looks so cozy but it does.

Via: The Chive
12. When your shirt is your bed
He doesn’t know what’s happening but he’s happy about it.

Via: The Chive
11. When your top is your phone
Surely you saw this one coming, Jessica.

Via: The Chive
10. When your dress is a curtain
Ta da!

Via: The Chive
9. When your pants are a bed
Get a leg up on your day.

Via: The Chive
8. When your shirt is flowers
Just plant me here, I’ll bloom.

Via: The Chive
7. When your shirt is bowl
Am I crazy or does it look like this dude poured milk in his mac and cheese?

Via: The Chive
6. When your outfit is tissues
What are ya gonna, cry about it?

Via: The Chive
5. When your shoes are stairs
Don’t trip.

Via: The Chive
4. When your clothes is chair
Have a seat, why don’t ya.

Via: The Chive
3. When your knit is floor
Is she in love?

Via: The Chive
2. When your shirt is drink
Do I spy choccy milk?

Via: The Chive
1. When your vibe is beer
That describes all of us.

Via: The Chive
Say hidden, stay safe.
How do you best blend in?
Tell us in the comments.
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People Talk About What Would’ve Happened if They Were Confronted By Their Past Selves
When I was taking acting classes (because my life goal is to get attention), I learned one concept that I found really helpful, both on and off stage.
It’s a psychological phenomenon my teacher referred to as a “private audience.” No matter what we’re doing, all of us carry around people in our minds and sort of wonder what they might think of what we’re doing. Maybe you’re thinking of trying to make a parent proud, or how to impress a crush. Maybe some abuser from your past remains in your head, judging all your actions as inadequate, etc.
But one private audience member I think most of us share is ourselves. Our past selves, and our future selves, which is what this Reddit post was all about.
If 16 year old you could see you now, what would 16 year old you think about your life? from AskReddit
So, what would yesterday us say about today us? Let’s find out.
1. California dreamin’
16 year old me would be p**sed I still lived in California instead of moving back to Texas as planned.
But I’ve fallen in love with it.
– Pythias
2. I’m still there
Like at 35 I’m still struggling with the concept of home ownership and a long term career (I have both, just still can’t wrap my brain around it).
I am living the 16 yo’s life though, own every game console (except PS5, f**k scalpers), and more Gundams than could have imagined.
– TrandaBear
3. Pretty impressive
16 year old me would be impressed with my hot wife, great kids who would have much in common with him, being a homeowner of a really nice house, cool cars, and killer gaming PCs (I was a huge computer nerd in high school).
S**t, my whole house is automated which would have blown his/my mind.
– VisualBasic
4. It all changes fast
He’d be surprised with how quickly life goes from easy to hard. Both parents die in our 20s, the last living grandparent develops dementia at 100 years old whom we become POA for.
It’s easy to compare grass is greener. You’ll feel isolated because you don’t relate to people in your 30s or even older generations in the workplace.
The salary is good though, not to mention the core group of friends you have always answer the phone when you call.
– DaGurggles
5. Don’t give up hope
16 year old me was a foster kid in a girl’s home who wanted to die.
She wouldn’t even believe that I finally made it to Hollywood, became an artist and entertainer on her own terms and now owns her own victorian home.
I sure am glad those suicide attempts didn’t work.
– Immorefunthanyou
6. OMG so awesome!
16 year-old me would be shocked at how well I am doing.
At 16 years old I had just quit doing drugs after failing the ninth grade for the second time. I am now a DBA and make six figures.
Also, 16 year-old me would be like “Did you have s**? Yes?! OMG so awesome!”
There really is a benefit to coming from low expectations.
– imk
7. Not a doctor (shh!)
“So…not a doctor huh?”
“No, but you have a masters and you work as a therapist helping people who really need it.”
“But not a doctor.”
“No.”
“Are you thinking amount doing a PhD at least?”
“Kinda, there’s a limited about of good that would do us, outside of the title, and importantly you like what you do”
“But the title is awesome!”
“I know…”
– ConneryFTW
8. Nailed it
Still overweight, that sucks. Great career though, so that’s awe…
Wait… you married HER?!?!?! HOW?!?!? DUDE THAT’S AWESOME!!!!! SHE WOULDN’T EVEN GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY!
– Garroch
9. Pretty grim
Like back then, I don’t value new experiences much because I’m not interested in most things or people, have no innate curiosity or desire to learn things and am affected deeply by negative events while getting nothing out of positive ones.
At most, after learning about my disappointing experiences with therapy and medication, I reckon my 16y/o self would just be sad that this is incurable, and probably much more bitter than I currently am that I have to put a crazy amount of effort into getting even half as much joy out of life as the average person.
I miss being blissfully ignorant about these things. Back then I was so much better at ignoring the external pressure to be someone I’m not because it didn’t even register to me that I was that abnormal. It’s getting better now, but it’s something I’ll have to make a conscious effort to fight for years to come.
– dniwehtotnoituac
10. Blinded by science
My 16 year old self would be devastated that both my parents and all my grandparents have passed away by the time I’m 32.
She would also be very surprised that I’m not working in marine biology or doing science of any kind as a career.
– Kaylin_Neya
11. No mountain high enough
16 year old me would be very impressed!
Stopped self-harming, left our emotionally-damaging hometown & now live in a gorgeous state, hiking mountains, traveling the world independently (pre-pandemic), rescued the sweetest dog ever, and still very close friends with a lot of my high-school friends that weren’t a**holes.
She would look at me and say “wow I truly made it”.
– NipplesOnIce
12. Reach for the stars
Astronomer here! I was already obsessed with the idea of being a radio astronomer when I was that age, so pretty sure she’d be over the moon ecstatic.
I actually think about 16 year old me a lot on days when research feels hard or I’m less motivated about a specific task.
It seems like such a minor thing to push through once you remember the passion you had as a teenager, and while a lot of astronomy is about chasing the next position it really makes me appreciate where I am now on the day to day level. Not sure that makes sense.
– Andromeda321
13. I’m livin’ my life
He would ask what happened to our hair and slim toned physique, then I’d explain that in adult life you eat what you want and don’t care about your hair so much so deal with it
– ScottyAlex1909
14. But why?
I am happy that 24 yo you is financially successful and managed to land a good career and have a girlfriend you like…
But why did you stop going to the gym, why do you take all those antidepressants / pills to sleep and why do you smoke weed?
– topastop
15. Mostly about phones
Well, for a start he’d be all: “You’re looking at a, whatchacallit, a ‘website’, on your telephone?”
Then he’d be happy that I was happily married with three awesome kids. Maybe a bit sad I don’t have a dog.
– TheWrongFusebox
I guess if 16 year old me showed up he’d probably mostly just scream and be confused.
But what would your former self say?
Tell us in the comments.
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Enjoy These Hilariously Passive Aggressive Exchanges That Went Viral
We all have times when we can be passive aggressive. I’m not proud of it.
I think it’s sort of a natural extension of being told all our lives that we need to be nice, or to hide our feelings, to avoid conflict at all costs. There has to be an outlet somewhere, and so the snark makes it way out as passive aggression.
Sometimes it’s an attempt to be funny, to make a point while smoothing over conflict. Other times, laughter may not be the intention, but it’s good when the rest of us can see the humor in it anyway.
Here’s a roundup of some of the best passive aggressive moments out there.
1. The bumper sticker: a reliable classic
I used to think that it would be a good idea if we could easily put scrolling messages on the front or back of our cars. You know, to tell people their gas tank is open or thank them for letting you into traffic. In retrospect, it’s probably better that we don’t.
2. People really can say a lot with their cars
It’s definitely a favored form of passive aggression. Or even just outright aggression.
3. The bathroom sign
Not to be confused with the writing inside the stall. Those messages may or may not be passive aggressive.
4. Or this other amazing bathroom sign
We had some of these at a place that I worked.
I’m having flashbacks.
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5. The office break room
I think people are at their most passive aggressive at work.
You can’t outright go at someone because you still have to work together.
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6. But sometimes things just have to be said
I kind of like it when people think outside the box.
7. Sometimes businesses take matters into their own hands
They definitely know their clientele.
8. Just remember that the customer is ALWAYS right
And they might decide to get even in the end.
9. And sometimes it’s just a matter of protecting your home turf
Whether you rent and have shared facilities or not…
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10. Homeowners can be especially tetchy
I don’t actually MIND that people turn around in my driveway so much…
But it does feel like we’re the chosen ones and I don’t understand WHY.
11. It’s hard to know how to talk to your neighbors
You just never know how they’ll react.
One of my neighbours taking passive aggressive to a new level pic.twitter.com/rPyDo4g9Kx
— Daniel O'Leary (@Wheezy__T) January 10, 2019
12. Don’t forget about spouses
I bet almost no one is as passive aggressive as a spouse. You think you’re doing a good thing by avoiding a fight…
13. Or anyway, you’re making your point
That’s definitely one way of doing it. If the other person actually CARES that the bed isn’t made.
When she's still mad af so she only makes her side of the bed…
pic.twitter.com/DgZLmdaiLe
— Petra Hitchens (@Fleimkepa) August 30, 2017
14. Living with other people is just hard
It helps to get creative and add a touch of humor. But did they DO the dishes?
15. Hopefully you can laugh about it
Because the humor takes the sting out of the conversations we’re not having. This one is next-level though.
I fell out with my girlfriend this morning, but before leaving for work she pegged the washing out. Passive aggressive status Boss level! pic.twitter.com/JpHX48cGmu
— David Bentley-Miller (@DBentleyMiller) March 22, 2019
16. Just remember, the kids are watching and learning
They hear what you say and they see what you do, and then they repeat it and it’s hilarious.
These are all so amazingly passive aggressive that I almost feel sad not to work in an office with people anymore.
Did we miss any great opportunities or responses? Leave them in the comments.
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People Talk About Stereotypes that Annoy Them the Most
Stereotypes are lazy. Especially the ones about certain groups being lazy. I guess those are actually…ironic, maybe?
In any case, almost everybody has some kind of stereotype they have to deal with at some point in their lives, and most people have a pet peeve.
Here are some groups that would very much like you to start thinking of them in more nuance, please – via Reddit.
1. Colombians
That all the colombians can think about is drugs and coffee.
WE HAVE A BIT OF CULTURE THAT DOESN’T INVOLVE ANY OF THAT, CARIÑO!!!
– Heyo_guys
2. Married Couples
Ball & Chain of marriage trope, and along the same line, the idiot dad trope.
Why can’t we normalize marriages that are happy with partners that each have their own flaws and strengths?
– Ender505
3. Autism
If you have autism you are either mentally challenged or have a special ability
– redpokemaster06
4. Black people
Black people liking fried chicken.
EVERYONE LIKES FRIED CHICKEN!
– smallz86
5. Germans
That Germans have no Humor.
The only problem is, that I always feel like telling people that this stereotype is annoying just confirms them in their stereotypes.
– anspitzerhino
6. Extroverts / Introverts
As an introvert, people think all extroverts are annoying attention seekers and all introverts have no friends and are shy
– Reddituserrdr2
7. Southerners
All Southern people are backwards, racist hillbillies.
– Garnetsareunderrated
8. Women
Not a kid person= cold-hearted monster. It’s pretty awful when women say it to other women.
Also, the whole “all women must be supportive of each other” narrative. There are people out there who just always want to climb higher than everybody else and will willingly destroy anyone they view as an obstacle. Gender is irrelevant.
– BroadViewRationalist
9. Expensive schools
the expensive schools are good schools, i live in colombia and i study in the best school of my town, the school is destroying himself
– juanitoelpro
10. Blondes
The blonde mean girl stereotype. Or dumb blonde. Or anything with blondes being lesser.
– Petalfrost
11. Programers
That being programmer means you’re good at everything related to computers (hacking, hardware, etc.).
H**l, even the different subcategories of programming are different. Being a game developer is very different from being a software developer or a web developer.
– KodeBenis
12. Alabamans
People from Alabama all know how to work on trucks, are as slow as molasses, and talk about “them new-fangled computers,” like it’s some foreign concept.
The last time I traveled out of Alabama to meet with family, I heard some people mocking me (both strangers and family) about my accent. It gets annoying real fast.
– OpenLocust
13. Wives
That women/wives are nags, the one thing they ask for help with, their partner just doesn’t do it and then god forbid she ask again for help with it.
– ASMRemma
14. Texans
Being from Texas, I hate those stereotypes.
I can’t tell you how many times I meet people who were so disappointed I didn’t have stories about riding my horse to work/school and living on a ranch.
I live in one of the biggest cities in the country, in the 21st century for crying out loud.
Why do so many seemingly intelligent people from around the country think it’s the Wild West here?
– CH11DW
15. Italians
That Italians are easily provoked to anger.
P**ses me off so f*&%@ much!
– coolidge_fan
Remember, everyone is different. We all suck in our own beautiful and unique ways.
What stereotype are you most sick of?
Tell us in the comments.
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