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People Shared Their “Wow, I’m Pretty Awesome” Stories

You’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and doggone it, people really like you!

Now, before we proceed, I want you to go say that to yourself in the mirror a few times…I’ll wait…

Okay, great, you’re back!

Now we can move on.

People took to AskReddit to share stories of when they thought they were pretty awesome.

1. Congrats!

“Obese most of my life. Worked really hard, lost 100lbs. Took up running, and decided to run a marathon. I’ve never felt more like a bada** than when I crossed that finish line.

The training and the race itself were the hardest things I’ve done in my life, and there were many times throughout where I really wasn’t sure I was going to make it.”

2. WWE-style.

“When I was like 9 years old, I choke-slammed the neighborhood bully, full WWE-style.

It was directly under a streetlight, and there were people all around to witness it, because I think someone was having a party. I ran away because I thought I would get in trouble, but the adults (actually teenagers, but being 9 I thought of them as “adults”) just wanted to give me high-fives.

And don’t worry, the kid was totally fine other than being shaken up.”

3. Not a joke.

“Leaving work at a big box store a little after 1am and I’m next to my car in the parking lot and changing out of my work shirt into a t-shirt.

There’s a couple benches outside a few random people around. I see a car swerve toward one woman and then brake hard and knowing a couple people out there I figured it was just a very bad joke.

But then I see the car lurch forward and brake hard again and can see a woman in the headlights with a terrified look on her face so I start running as fast as I can toward them. A ridiculously muscled guy gets out of the car and starts moving toward her.

I wasn’t the first person there. The first was a 14-year old kid who was very short and skinny. The kid shoves the guy and then the guy knocks him down and gets right on top of him. The guy hits him three times before I get there and hit him in the back of the head.

This dude was hella dr**k and got off the kid to take a couple swings at me that I was able to avoid. One of the others in the crowd yells that the cops have been called and he books it out of there.

Thankfully the cops got him before any more damage happened. He pled guilty and went to jail for a bunch of charges. I don’t think I was the most bada** because the kid took those hits like a champ and saved the girl, but I still felt pretty awesome.”

4. Accident.

“Possibly saving a life. I saw a motorcycle crash in a parking lot late at night. No one but me went to check on the guy, everyone else was just standing around looking.

Dude had a compound fracture on his leg and blood was pouring through his jeans onto the ground. I used my belt to tourniquet the leg. The ambulance didn’t arrive for another 2 minutes so I might have saved him from bleeding out.”

5. At the concert.

“At a concert in between sets, saw this lady go down. I had just found a seat along the barrier between pit and general seating.

I went up to the girl and her boyfriend and told them I had a seat in the wall if she needed to sit down a minute. She was pretty out of it but the boyfriend said thatd be a good idea. We walked her over and flagged down one of the vendors to get her some water since she was really dehydrated.

Right about now the headliner (Rob Zombie) came out on stage and then a huge mosh pit started right in front of us. Myself, the boyfriend, and another guy formed a protective wall around her, myself at the very front cause I’m the biggest. Most of the people were respectful and following mosh etiquette, but there was this one dr**k dude who I guess saw what we were doing and decided itd be fun to try and knock me down onto her.

He came at me a little harder than everyone else, I just pushed him back in, then he came at me a little harder and I started to get a little angry. The third time he was almost rushing me, I gave him a decent shove and told him “come at me like that one more time motherf**ker”.

He did, I saw him coming and this time I stepped forward into him and shoved my palms into his chest. He stumbled backwards clear across the other side of the pit and looked terrified.

I shouted “try again and I’ll knock you the f**k out, a**hole”. He didnt come in our direction again after that. Felt pretty cool protecting that girl and checking that a**hole.”

6. Way too forward.

“My brother and I had some friends over at my parents’ house while we were home for a visit. We were hanging out in the backyard and at the end of the night I was alone with one of brother’s friends.

He started coming on to me, grabbing me, being way too forward and gross. I told him repeatedly to stop and to leave but that just made him more aggressive. He eventually knocked me down and had me pinned on the ground, broke my glasses and was laughing in my face about what he was going to do to me while I screamed for help but no one could hear me. I eventually managed to choke him out just enough that he fell over then kicked him a bunch of times.

He got up and came at me again. I shoved him back over and over til we reached the end of the driveway, the whole time he is still trying to grab at me and laughing at me. Eventually I just swung at his face and ended up breaking his nose, I felt it crack on my hand and blood went everywhere.

It was sickening but also kinda euphoric. He ended up running away after that.”

7. Jeez…

“So I was in high school, got a pass to go to the restroom.

On the way there one of my friends sisters is being held against the locker by a couple of dudes and being groped by another couple. I was a 6 foot 400lb teen, I just ran as fast as my fat legs could take me and barreled into a few of them. Screamed at her to go get her brother.

I proceeded to get the ever living s**t kicked out of me. I had bruised/broken ribs, a broken hand, fingers, nose, concussion. But I consider it to be one of the most bada** things I’ve done.”

8. You should be proud.

“I’m a relatively petite woman and I changed my flat tire without any help in a snowstorm.

It was a struggle, and my hands were scraped and bleeding by the end, but I felt really proud of myself.”

9. A happy ending.

“My girlfriend took me.over to.meet her grandmother one day.

She was a super nice lady and while we were talking she said something about how she wishes her record player still worked because she just missed listening to her old albums so much. I’d always been a big audio guy so I asked if I could take a look at it for her.

I spent about five minutes working my magic and was able to make an old woman cry because she was so happy to hear the music she and her husband used to dance to again for the first time in years.

I ended up marrying that girl and when grandmother passed away she had made sure that I got her old record player.”

10. Legend.

“Being an untouchable and unbeatable b**tard at dodgeball.

If it was an Olympic discipline you would all know my name by now.”

11. Ha!

“Someone pulled a g** on me but the shop was shutting in 5 minutes and I really wanted beer so I told the guy to f**k off and kept walking.”

12. Lifesaver.

“I saved a life as a 911 dispatcher.

“My address is [address], my name is [Ms. Patient], and I think I’ve just developed a penicillin allergy.”

The call started off normal enough, 50s female took penicillin and was now breaking out in hives. As the call went on, she got harder and harder to understand, both because her tongue was swelling, and because she was getting more and more confused.

“I’m in the basement. Will they be able to find me? I don’t know if my door is unlocked. I’m gonna go unlock it.”

“NO. Stay in the basement. I’ll tell the paramedics you’re down there. They’ll find a way to get in.” I wrote a note to my partner, who was dispatching the ambulances: Patient in basement, door may be locked

“Why did you call me? Can I hang up?”

“You called me, Ms. Patient. You’re allergic to penicillin. You called 911, the ambulance is on the way.”

As the paramedics called on scene, I heard a clunk and the tone of a button being pressed. That’s not good.

About one very long minute later, the paramedic picked up the phone. “It’s me, we’re here.”

The crew transported to the hospital, no lights or sirens. Interesting! I was expecting an emergent return. When they got done, the paramedic called me.

“If we hadn’t have known where the patient was, if we would have been one minute later, there’s a good chance she would have d**d. Thanks for telling us where to go.”

Yep. My bada** call taking skills saved a life.”

Now it’s your turn!

In the comments, tell us when you really felt you were awesome.

We can’t wait!

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These Fathers-in-Law Are Really Pushing It

I don’t know why we use the terms “father in law” or “mother in law” when referring to the parents of our spouses, but if I had to guess, we call them Father in Laws because, by and large, it takes the full force of the law and government for us to begrudgingly admit that we are sort of family.

At least, I think that’s how the people who made these Reddit posts feel. They say you can’t choose your family, but they rarely get into the headache of choosing someone you SUPER love and then having to deal with dummies like this as a bonus.

Prepare the FIL cringe.

14. Getting warmer

“The planet isn’t warming because it’s currently cold where I live. Also, I’m not ageing because my foot doesn’t hurt right now.”

My father in law. I’m mortified. from facepalm

13. The dad test

Oh man, are those grass-stained sneakers and everything?

Got a new couch delivered today. Father-in-law decided to test it out. from mildlyinfuriating

12. Never go away

Weird how many people with absolutely no medical training became the world’s foremost disease experts in 2020.

My FIL response to me and my pregnant Fiancée decisions to not see them due to Corona. from insaneparents

11. Baby doll

In all seriousness dude, what are you afraid is going to happen?
He might build empathy skills and learn how to care for a child?

My sister’s father-in-law, who is a very conservative trump supporter, was not happy that she bought her son a baby doll for Christmas. from insaneparents

10. “The Park”

Let’s play touch the bench!

My father in law said there is a park on the apartment complex for the kids to play. This is the park. from pics

9. Stay safe

Screen protectors I would highly recommend, but not like this. Never like this.

My father-in-law’s adamant refusal to remove the protective film from the tablet he received last Christmas. from mildlyinfuriating

8. Raw chicken

Hey there, salmonella.

My FIL thinks it’s a good idea to soak raw chicken in my wooden salad bowl from facepalm

7. Making the cut

How is he not in prison?

The way my father in law cuts his sandwiches. from mildlyinfuriating

6. Dig in

Did he use the knife or just bite it?

This is how my father-in-law gets butter for his toast from mildlyinfuriating

5. Got milk?

Cause you’re not gonna for long.

How my soon-to-be father in-law opens the milk carton. from mildlyinfuriating

4. Biohazard

Dang, son.

Cleaned my FIL’s biohazard while hes in hospital from trashy

3. An insult and a challenge!

When your religion reaches “yelling about dinosaurs” levels, it’s time to turn back.

My FIL is a non-denominational Christian preacher. He mails us his self-made religious flyers every couple of weeks. He really outdid himself this time. from religiousfruitcake

2. Safety first

What an adorable way to needlessly endanger yourself and your spouse.

In my FIL’s car so he and his partner can drive without seatbelts and the car wont make the alarm sounds from IdiotsInCars

1. Smart for one day

This isn’t even wrong.

My poor FIL never saw it coming. RIP. from MurderedByWords

Father in laws. Can’t live with ’em, can’t legally get rid of them.

But what about your FIL? How do you feel about him?

Tell us in the comments.

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A Man Shared a Creepy Story of a Midnight Snack Gone Wrong

It may not be Halloween quite yet, but it’s always Halloween in our hearts, which means it’s always a good time to revisit this beyond creepy story from a man on Twitter about a childhood midnight snack gone very wrong.

It’s gonna send so many chills down ya that your bones’ bones are gonna be afraid of their own skeletons. What does that mean? I have no idea, I’m just trying to set this up without spoiling anything.

Let’s get to it. Grab a blanket.

Prologue: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Who doesn’t love a little revisited trauma?

Chapter 1: The Sneak

It all begins with a little innocent snacking.

Chapter 2: Mayo Sandwich

Some things are worth the effort.

Chapter 3: The Outline

Here’s where it gets freaky.

Chapter 4: Back Away Slowly

Holy s**t.

Chapter 5: Too Many Horror Comics

Note to self: if my kid ever tells me something like this, listen to them.

Chapter 6: The Hunt

I’d never be able to sleep.

Chapter 7: The Eyes

This just gets worse and worse.

Chapter 8: The Crawl

The truth comes out.

Chapter 9: Drawings

I’d never be ok.

Epilogue: A Little BO

Yikes on bikes.

Well, I’m gonna go take up several new hobbies since I won’t be sleeping ever again for the rest of my life.

What would you do in a situation like this?

Tell us in the comments.

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High School vs. College: Here Are the REAL Differences

I went to a “university model” private high school that had classes Monday, Wednesday, Friday with all other days dedicated to homework. And I mean ALL other days. Pretty much all the hours of all the other days. It was fairly brutal.

Then I went to an actual university. One time while taking a test, halfway through the instructions were to stand up, say “I am Spartacus!” and then sit down again.

We let out early that day.

Twitter knows what I’m talking about.

10. Extra credit

I really gotta hand it to ya for creativity.

9. No joking around

One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn’t belong.

8. Dr. B

In the house with the dad jokes of the century.

7. And I swear

Look, you’re paying to be here, if you choose not to learn anything that’s on you.

6. Park it

There’s never enough parking. Ever ever ever.

5. RIP fish

You need to take time to mourn these losses properly.

4. Straight up

Say no more, fam.

3. Do the slide

“Unless you require a different hook.”

2. The amazing TP!

I think in early 2020 this would have been considered a war crime.

1. At the end of the day

Look man, easy come, easy go, you know what it is.

For anyone who’s headed to college – just remember: it is a lot of fun and your professors will probably be pretty laid back. But that’s because it’s on YOU to do the work. Don’t waste the money slacking off, yo.

Who was your favorite teacher ever?

Tell us in the comments.

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People Shared Their Ode to Cool Libraries

Libraries are amazing, and they rarely get the credit they deserve.

My library for sure got me through the pandemic with a steady supply of ebooks.

They do so much for the most under-served areas of our communities every day.

So it was great to see Buzzfeed do a roundup of Reddit posts from the r/mildlyinteresting subreddit, entirely dedicated to library awesome-sauce!

Here are 18 of the most exciting things going on in libraries these days.

1. Cone of Silence

Keeping people quiet has always been an uphill battle for librarians, especially in a world of group projects and shared technology.

Cell phones just add to the trouble because people don’t always police their own etiquette and when you can be reached anywhere, you WILL be reached anywhere.

Now you can take your calls in private!

My local library has vault you can go into to talk on your phone. from mildlyinteresting

2. Self Monitoring

Like I said – group projects.

Sometimes it’s necessary to talk in the library.

And that’s okay, just don’t be screaming about it.

For those who need a little help with keeping an eye on their volume, technology can help!

Click on the image to see the full effect!

My school’s library has noise-level guides that change colour when it gets too loud from mildlyinteresting

3. Secret Complaint Line

Neighbor’s not monitoring their own volume?

Loud cell phone conversations interrupting your flow?

You don’t have to handle it yourself, and this library doesn’t expect you too.

This sign at my University with the number for the library police. from mildlyinteresting

4. When All Else Fails

Grab a pair of ear plugs while you wait for the librarian to sort the loudmouths out.

My library gives out earplugs on the silent floor from mildlyinteresting

5. Stools For All

Libraries are more than just a quiet place to work in solitude these days.

Now, instead of having to find a workroom with enough space for your group, you can just pull up a chair from anywhere.

Take one literally right off the wall!

My university library has a wall where you can quite literally take a seat from mildlyinteresting

6. Try It Before You Buy It

Or maybe you are working alone, but you need to be moving around.

Well now you can!

I have always wanted to try a standing desk or a treadmill desk, but I couldn’t quite commit.

Being able to do this once in awhile, throughout a long writing day, would be amazing.

Basement floor of my campus library has a treadmill with a computer, so you can exercise & study at the same time. from mildlyinteresting

7. Up-Cycle Aesthetics

When you’re tired of working and walking, this library invites you to put your feet up–on old discarded books!

Had a volunteer help me make these stools out of our discarded books for new library seating. from mildlyinteresting

8. Bee-Hive Yourself

If you need a break from working, mosey on down to the children’s section and check out this incredible living bee exhibit!

My local library has bee hive in the kids section, with a tube that leads to the outside. from mildlyinteresting

9. Bottoms Up

Libraries are changing, but they still have a great selection of books to check out.

They’re also finding unique ways to get books into the hands of eager readers.

Like turning the books on the lower shelves so that you can read the spines without doing squats.

The library places the books on the lower shelves on their sides so the titles are easier to read. from mildlyinteresting

10. Don’t @ Me

Librarians are also the best at coming up with clever book display ideas.

All to help books find readers, and readers find books.

When libraries troll their patrons. from pics

11. Spy On Your Neighbors

What better way to find your next big read than to check out what other people are reading too?

Word of mouth always was the best way to find the next great thing.

Library has "Recently Returned" section so you can see what other people have been reading from mildlyinteresting

12. LibGuides to Tough Topics

They’re sensitive to the fact that sometimes you need a book you don’t want to ask for, and not everyone knows how to use the catalog to find it on their own.

This library has a directory for topics people might be embarrassed to ask for. from mildlyinteresting

13. Surprise Me

For when you just don’t know what you WANT, but you know what you LIKE.

Because sometimes you don’t have the time or brain space to decide.

Let a librarian do it for you.

At my library you can pick up bags of books in a certain genre without knowing what those books are from mildlyinteresting

14. Marathon Movie Night

Sometimes you want to have a marathon, but you can’t get all the things.

Well now you can.

This library has grouped them together into marathon kits so you can binge to your heart’s content.

My library loans out themed "Binge Boxes" from mildlyinteresting

15. Book 1A Please

Available 24-7, book vending machines really are a thing now.

They’re quick, easy, convenient, and freaking brilliant!

This train station has a library book vending machine from mildlyinteresting

16. Rolling Library

If you thought the book vending machine was cool, check this out.

Libraries have always been great about meeting people where they are.

Remember book mobiles?

Well now there are libraries built into actual subway trains! BECAUSE WHY NOT?

This subway car in Seoul has a mini library from mildlyinteresting

17. Not Only Books

I’ve heard of libraries that will let you check out art prints to hang on your wall.

Well this library has figured out a cool niche.

After all, how many times is your kid going to want the Darth Vader birthday cake?

At this library in Philadelphia you can rent cake pans from mildlyinteresting

18. It All Adds Up

The value of libraries is continually debated and called into question.

You can’t put a number on many of the services, like story time for the kids and reading groups and meeting spaces and community events.

But some libraries are fighting back, finding ways to remind us just how much they are worth, when it IS quantifiable.

Amazing!

My library receipt shows how much money I’ve saved. from mildlyinteresting

I love these posts, and I think maybe “cool library things” need a dedicated subreddit all their own.

Everyone has a library story. Share yours in the comments!

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People Shared Their Ode to Cool Libraries

Libraries are amazing, and they rarely get the credit they deserve.

My library for sure got me through the pandemic with a steady supply of ebooks.

They do so much for the most under-served areas of our communities every day.

So it was great to see Buzzfeed do a roundup of Reddit posts from the r/mildlyinteresting subreddit, entirely dedicated to library awesome-sauce!

Here are 18 of the most exciting things going on in libraries these days.

1. Cone of Silence

Keeping people quiet has always been an uphill battle for librarians, especially in a world of group projects and shared technology.

Cell phones just add to the trouble because people don’t always police their own etiquette and when you can be reached anywhere, you WILL be reached anywhere.

Now you can take your calls in private!

My local library has vault you can go into to talk on your phone. from mildlyinteresting

2. Self Monitoring

Like I said – group projects.

Sometimes it’s necessary to talk in the library.

And that’s okay, just don’t be screaming about it.

For those who need a little help with keeping an eye on their volume, technology can help!

Click on the image to see the full effect!

My school’s library has noise-level guides that change colour when it gets too loud from mildlyinteresting

3. Secret Complaint Line

Neighbor’s not monitoring their own volume?

Loud cell phone conversations interrupting your flow?

You don’t have to handle it yourself, and this library doesn’t expect you too.

This sign at my University with the number for the library police. from mildlyinteresting

4. When All Else Fails

Grab a pair of ear plugs while you wait for the librarian to sort the loudmouths out.

My library gives out earplugs on the silent floor from mildlyinteresting

5. Stools For All

Libraries are more than just a quiet place to work in solitude these days.

Now, instead of having to find a workroom with enough space for your group, you can just pull up a chair from anywhere.

Take one literally right off the wall!

My university library has a wall where you can quite literally take a seat from mildlyinteresting

6. Try It Before You Buy It

Or maybe you are working alone, but you need to be moving around.

Well now you can!

I have always wanted to try a standing desk or a treadmill desk, but I couldn’t quite commit.

Being able to do this once in awhile, throughout a long writing day, would be amazing.

Basement floor of my campus library has a treadmill with a computer, so you can exercise & study at the same time. from mildlyinteresting

7. Up-Cycle Aesthetics

When you’re tired of working and walking, this library invites you to put your feet up–on old discarded books!

Had a volunteer help me make these stools out of our discarded books for new library seating. from mildlyinteresting

8. Bee-Hive Yourself

If you need a break from working, mosey on down to the children’s section and check out this incredible living bee exhibit!

My local library has bee hive in the kids section, with a tube that leads to the outside. from mildlyinteresting

9. Bottoms Up

Libraries are changing, but they still have a great selection of books to check out.

They’re also finding unique ways to get books into the hands of eager readers.

Like turning the books on the lower shelves so that you can read the spines without doing squats.

The library places the books on the lower shelves on their sides so the titles are easier to read. from mildlyinteresting

10. Don’t @ Me

Librarians are also the best at coming up with clever book display ideas.

All to help books find readers, and readers find books.

When libraries troll their patrons. from pics

11. Spy On Your Neighbors

What better way to find your next big read than to check out what other people are reading too?

Word of mouth always was the best way to find the next great thing.

Library has "Recently Returned" section so you can see what other people have been reading from mildlyinteresting

12. LibGuides to Tough Topics

They’re sensitive to the fact that sometimes you need a book you don’t want to ask for, and not everyone knows how to use the catalog to find it on their own.

This library has a directory for topics people might be embarrassed to ask for. from mildlyinteresting

13. Surprise Me

For when you just don’t know what you WANT, but you know what you LIKE.

Because sometimes you don’t have the time or brain space to decide.

Let a librarian do it for you.

At my library you can pick up bags of books in a certain genre without knowing what those books are from mildlyinteresting

14. Marathon Movie Night

Sometimes you want to have a marathon, but you can’t get all the things.

Well now you can.

This library has grouped them together into marathon kits so you can binge to your heart’s content.

My library loans out themed "Binge Boxes" from mildlyinteresting

15. Book 1A Please

Available 24-7, book vending machines really are a thing now.

They’re quick, easy, convenient, and freaking brilliant!

This train station has a library book vending machine from mildlyinteresting

16. Rolling Library

If you thought the book vending machine was cool, check this out.

Libraries have always been great about meeting people where they are.

Remember book mobiles?

Well now there are libraries built into actual subway trains! BECAUSE WHY NOT?

This subway car in Seoul has a mini library from mildlyinteresting

17. Not Only Books

I’ve heard of libraries that will let you check out art prints to hang on your wall.

Well this library has figured out a cool niche.

After all, how many times is your kid going to want the Darth Vader birthday cake?

At this library in Philadelphia you can rent cake pans from mildlyinteresting

18. It All Adds Up

The value of libraries is continually debated and called into question.

You can’t put a number on many of the services, like story time for the kids and reading groups and meeting spaces and community events.

But some libraries are fighting back, finding ways to remind us just how much they are worth, when it IS quantifiable.

Amazing!

My library receipt shows how much money I’ve saved. from mildlyinteresting

I love these posts, and I think maybe “cool library things” need a dedicated subreddit all their own.

Everyone has a library story. Share yours in the comments!

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What Makes You Nervous No Matter How Many Times You’ve Done It?

There are some things that certain folks can just never get comfortable doing.

Maybe it’s public speaking or doing some kind of physical activity or talking to someone you want to ask out on a date.

Whatever the case, we all have those things…

What makes you nervous no matter how many times you do it?

AskReddit users stepped up and answered that question.

1. Better be careful…

“Sticking my hand inside the disposal when I drop a fork In it.

I’ve seen people telling me to unplug the disposal, how does one do that?”

2. A lot of folks do this.

“Approaching a green light that has been green too long but you are getting to the distance where you don’t know whether or not you should stop or if you can stop.”

3. Time to fake it.

“The CEO at my company used to occasionally take employees out to lunch.

He’s a really cool guy but I am really introverted and it was excruciating trying to act like I have a great personality and have ambitions and drive.”

4. Be cool.

“Driving in front of a police officer when I have no reason to be nervous.

Every single time.”

5. Be careful!

“Tuning my violin.

Ugh, when that E string snaps and whips you in the face…”

6. Who are you?

“Going to local bars when I’m not a local.

Those motherf**kers can like smell you’re not from there even if you live the town over.

They all stare at you like you’re an outsider who needs to leave. So strange.”

7. Nervewracking.

“Handling an angle grinder makes me nervous.

I have to use it frequently because of my job, but it never gets easier.”

8. Me, too!

“Putting my luggage in the overhead storage on a plane.

Major anxiety like “what if I’m the last person on the plane and have to run around and look for a place to put my luggage?””

9. Gotta find a good mechanic!

“Anything that has to do with my car. I have been scammed even over a simple oil change.

Even if I try to be confident, it’s very clear once I start talking that I have no clue about cars. Literally had someone quote $400 to change an air filter.

I said no because I could not afford it…. found out later how insane that quote was. Sadly that just fueled my fear.”

10. Pure dread.

“When my boss goes “can we just have a quick chat?”

My boss did that to me when I took a day off last year. Was very nervous as I knew it was important if he was asking me to chat on my personal day, and sat there nervous about it for three hours leading up to our meeting.

Turns out I was getting a promotion to manager with a nice pay raise – that day was a whirlwind of anxiety and emotions”

11. Where’s my anchor?

“Trying to mingle/start conversations in social settings where I don’t know anybody.

I always need an “anchor” at social events. Then everything is fine, I’ll talk to anyone. I need someone to go back to.”

12. Never fun.

“Job interviews.

They suck most when you need the d**n job.

And in many cases, you can expect a high rejection rate. I have had way more then I ever wanted to.”

13. White knuckling it.

“Driving in between two semi trucks on the freeway.

Bonus points if one or both is carrying a bunch of logs.”

14. Slow and steady.

“Ladders.

Climbing up, I’m good.

Climbing down?

My leg muscles will have none of that. I get all wobbly and it takes me forever to awkwardly get my ordinarily functional body down even just a couple rungs.”

How about you?

What makes you nervous no matter how many times you do it?

Talk to us in the comments and let us know.

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People Discuss the Differences Between High School and College Teachers

When I was in high school, college was really built up as a place that was going to be super serious. Everything you do here is going to matter there, and it’s going to be TOUGH, so if you can’t hack it in here, you’re never gonna survive a university, and if you don’t survive a university, you’re never gonna be successful.

Turned out, all of that was wrong.

My high school was academically WAY more rigorous than my college, no one ever for the rest of my life cared about my GPA, and despite graduating with honors I managed not to be successful.

So take THAT, high school.

Twitter knows what I’m talking about.

10. Milkduds

They’ve been in my pocket for a while but I think they’re still good.

9. What a drag

In HS you’re just learning the basics of how it’s SUPPOSED to work, in college you learn the horrors of how it actually does.

8. Strict and scary

When you’re in college, you’re literally going into debt to be in that class.
If you wanna slack off, that’s on you, they don’t care.

7. No joke!

And snapping while driving, which is neat.

6. Put it up

Today we’re going to demonstrate the effects of…um…wind on…whatever, just look at this s**t.

5. The bell

Guess we’ll just wrap up early today.

4. Rawr!

We’re traveling back in time!

3. Trail Mix Attack

PS. if this might kill you, maybe take precautions.

2. Prof sick

I mean, I guess in a certain way they kind of ARE?

1. The Amazing Race

But why are they moving like that?

Class dismissed.

Who was the best or worst college professor you ever had?

Tell us in the comments.

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What Are You Good at But You Don’t Like To Brag About?

Some folks just don’t like to toot their own horn.

And I get it!

But still…it’s nice for people to brag every once in a while so we can get to know them better, don’t you think?

What are you good at but you don’t brag about very often?

AskReddit users spoke up.

1. Nice work!

“I got substitute teacher of the month out of the whole county.

Does that count?”

2. Southern cooking.

“I make a mean pot of beans, melt in your mouth greens, and kick-a** cornbread.

Bring your sweets, Supper and heart-blessing at my house, 6 PM, Southern standard time. “

3. I’m impressed.

“A game called Geometry Dash.

Second best in my country although that is not really impressive, which is why I don’t brag about it that much.”

4. Workin’ hard!

“I am consistently one of the two top loaders in the warehouse I currently work at.

I would also scan 10 percent of the daily volume at the last place I worked, and also won employee of the month in the first month of the first facility I worked for.

I like boxes.”

5. Good memory.

“It’s really stupid, but if you ever want anyone to remember your birthday, I’m your girl.

I get such a joy from wishing people a happy birthday. It’s like crack to me. I dunno.”

6. Good ear.

“I have a very well-developed musical ear.

I can point out just about any detail you can ask about if I hear it, and I can replicate most songs I hear on the piano.

Can’t really brag about it since I feel like it just comes out sounding pretentious.”

7. Baby whisperer.

“I’m really really good at soothing babies.

Getting them to calm down. Most of my friends don’t have kids.

But my wife remarks on it any time I get the chance. “

8. Wow.

“I am blind, and I’ve gotten really good at faking like I can see.

My eyes don’t look blind, and I can make eye contact and have great spacial orientation.

Can’t brag about it, because a lot of people think I’m faking.”

9. You’re a genius.

“I never have a watch on me and don’t really look at my phone much… but I can always tell the exact time of day within about five minutes every single time.

In all my years of people asking what time it is not even my close friends have noticed that I can do it without looking at a phone/clock/watch, I just know it in my head.

Other than that I’m helplessly stupid.”

10. Yes!

“I’ve vomited (from sickness) in 5 out of the 7 continents.

It’s my proudest achievement.

I’m not sure if that makes my life uneventful or my accomplishment is amazing… Probably the former”

11. Hero.

“Saved an old lady’s life who was standing at the train tracks paralysed like a deer in headlights. Threw my bag off, ran across the bridge and pulled her off.

Felt pretty good that entire week and my friends were super proud of me, even though a few family members (whom I later narrated the incident to) felt I risked my life for it.

Can promise this never comes up in conversations.”

12. Just like Steve McQueen.

“I’m a really skilled driver, of pretty much anything on four wheels.

Race track, drifting, snow, mud, quads, race cars, trucks, buggies, jeeps, I’m just good at it.

None of my friends like cars or spirited driving, so it doesn’t come up.”

13. Multi-talented.

“I’m pretty good at making random edible things such as mozzarella cheese, apple butter, and chive blossom vinegar.

I have some other kinda notable achievements so if I’m ever introduced to others it’s always about how I cycled across Canada or a few other things like that. I’m equally proud of my apple butter making though!

Also my sense of direction, I can’t remember ever being truly lost.”

How about you?

What are you good at but you don’t like to brag about?

Tell us all about it in the comments, please!

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People Share the Rumors at Their Schools That Turned Out to Be 100% True

I’m having a hard time pinpointing a huge rumor that captured everyone’s attention when I was in school, but I think it had something to do with a girl in my class getting pregnant and having to leave school due to her parents’ shame.

And I honestly can’t remember if that was true or maybe that poor girl just moved schools for another reason and had to deal with all that gossip.

Schools are total rumor mills, in case you forgot.

Folks on AskReddit shared stories about big rumors at their schools that turned out to be true.

22. Pregnant.

“That a 12-year-old 6th grader had gotten pregnant over summer break.

Our Los Angeles county suburb (it was a small and far-separated from LA itself, see how large that county actually is on Google if you are unawares) was so scandalized by this “rumor” that a newspaper article came out with a cartoon drawing of a pregnant girl in a pretty little girl dress and ribbon in her hair — playing with dolls and kneeling next to a doll-house — accompanied the story about the “little girl who got pregnant and planned to keep the baby.”

She was interviewed. I remember her name but it’s unnecessary— the whole town knew who it was.

What’s wild is that the kids in Jr. High actually had a baby shower for this 7th grader as she got close to full-term, and all brought in packs of diapers and formula for her on a designated day. With the teachers, principal, and probably the school district in support of this.

The year was 1984-1985.”

21. It’s all true.

“In high school: that the biology teacher was growing weed in the environmental lab. Supposedly he did it for 30 years without anyone noticing. No one could ever prove it though.

Later on, I was assigned to be the agent taking care of some of his financial matters, so I went to his house to have him sign some paperwork. He had a hydroponic setup there, so I asked him about the environmental lab. It was like Han Solo in The Force Awakens.

“It’s true. All of it.” Then he offered me a brownie.”

20. Whoa.

“There was a rumor that a teacher had s** with whole basketball team.

Well, turns out it was half of the team.

Worst part is her son was on the team.

Her husband ended up divorcing her and her son left with his dad.”

19. Scandalous!

“Our science teacher was having an affair with our science technician and regularly left class to do his thing with her in the technician’s room.

That rumor started on Day 1.

Four years, two divorces, and two very quick departures later it was confirmed and what was left behind was a technicians daughter in my year whose life had fallen apart.”

18. The cool teacher.

“In middle school, we had a “cool” Social Studies teacher. He loved the popular boys, especially the athletes, and not only ignored bullying in his classes of unpopular kids, he often took part in it.

He also offered up his services for tutoring to these boys. Everyone always thought he was a kiddie toucher, except the popular boys who would threaten you if they heard you talk bad about him. When we came back to school at the beginning of 8th grade, he was gone. As was one of the more popular boys in school. He transferred to an insanely expensive private school.

Turns out, sure enough, he was assaulted by the teacher several times during tutoring sessions at the teacher’s house. The school district agreed to pay to send the kid to private school as part of a settlement.”

17. Better be careful.

“That this girl at my school who was maybe 16 was banging all the older kids who never left for college.

Well she definitely was and everyone found out when she banged one of the cooler guys still in high school and there ended up being a herpes outbreak at my school.

Nearly 40 people got herpes.”

16. Acting!

“There was a family in my town that foster-to-adopted all their kids. They had a daughter of their own and then they adopted another girl her age when we were in 8th grade. They did NOT get along.

When the original girl developed epilepsy a few years later, her new sister claimed she was faking and everyone thought she was so mean and ostracized her.

Eventually, she had to fess up to faking the seizures all along when she signed up for basic training, which she never even completed. Unfortunately this was after we all graduated, so we never got to apologize to her sister.”

15. Undercover.

“That one of the students was actually a cop.

Turns out he was a cop and busted one of the actual students for selling handg**s in school.

If you thought 21 Jump Street was unrealistic, think again. The cop was a 33 year old male and undercover for like half the semester.”

14. Sad.

“In Elementary (about 15 years ago), our favorite school teacher didn’t come back after a summer break. He was awesome: funny, sporty, cool, down to earth, never shouted. Just a great role model to have around when you are a kid.

Rumors went round that his wife and daughter d**d in a car accident. No one believed it. It was just what kids said on the playground. Somebody heard it from somebody who heard it from somebody.

Then I went to the local grocery store with my Mom a little while after school had started again. I saw my old teacher. He was a shell, a wreck. I was only 8 but even then you can tell when someone isn’t there anymore. I asked parents of my friends, and they confirmed the rumors.

I felt so bad that something as awful as that could happen to one of the best guys I ever knew and always looked up to. Turns out he committed suicide a couple of years ago. Same bridge that his wife and daughter d**d on all those years ago.”

13. He’s cool, man!

“There was always a rumor that the head janitor was a huge pothead and would smoke with students in one of the storage sheds away from the main building.

I always figured it was bulls**t until my friend CJ sent me a pic of him and the janitor smoking weed while surrounded by folding chairs.”

12. Tunnel of love.

“In my Catholic (Jesuit) high school, one of the priests and one of the nuns were very close friends.

We all loved them, and we could see that they were quite fond of one another (and they made a really nice looking couple). We used to affectionately kid them about “meeting in the tunnel” between the convent and the rectory.

A few years after my class graduated, they both left their Orders, got married, and had kids. We’re all happy for them.”

11. Seemed like a nice guy…

“We had a dean who “retired” one summer.

Turns out, he was busted in a huge sting by cops. He had 2 ladies of the night and coke in his apartment when he got rolled up; ended up pleading guilty to felony drug possession (a few others I can’t remember), and sentenced to 5 years of probation.

He was an advisor for the school’s Drug/Alcohol Task Force.

Nice enough guy. Really cool with all of his students, maybe too cool.

Always seemed to have super red eyes.”

10. Crazy.

“That one of the kids hung himself on a swing set in a local park.

They didn’t say who it was, and just thought it was a vicious rumor about the same guy.

Then four girls who were close to him came down the stairwell crying and ran out the front door and started heading in the direction of the park.

It was confirmed around noon, we were sent home after lunch.”

9. Uh oh…

“Our freshman science teacher was a massive jerk to any girl, and would frequently throw the dress code book at girls for the slightest issue.

Everyone said it was because he was p**sed his daughter became a str**per… that ended up being true.”

8. Yikes.

“Some girl had s** with her half brother.

We all thought it was rumor until she got drunk at a party and told everyone.”

7. Put that thing away!

“I had a science teacher that was rumored to get a bo**r whenever he started shouting.

We thought it was a myth until we noticed it for real, he would always try put one leg up on a chair to hide it”

6. Learned a lesson.

“At our school this one kid was rumored to be a son of one of the local gyms amateur boxer teacher.

None of us had no real reason to think twice about it. Once we got to high school this kid started teasing that kid. I had a couple of mutal friends with the bully so I warned the guy he might want to let up on teasing him. A couple days go by the dude didn’t stop. And the boxer’s kid proceeded to give this guy one of the worst one sided fights I have ever seen.

The bully learned his lesson and never bullied anyone else for the rest of our high school years. So it turned out to be true.”

5. Okay…

“In middle school, there was a rumor my 7th-8th grade Social Studies teacher owned a pet donkey.

Turned out to be true.

The donkey’s name was Pedro the Donkey.”

4. Pregnant.

“Paige WAS pregnant….none of us believed her.

We were 13 and we were just about to start S** Ed classes in a few weeks to learn about s** so we all thought she was making it up. Then she started to gain weight but she had always been kind of overweight and so no one really believed her then either.

Then she brought sonogram pictures in because she was sick of people not believing her. Most people believed her after that. Then she got taken out of school and this was back when FB was super popular and everyone was talking about her baby a few months later she had posted all these pictures.

Sorry I didn’t believe you Paige….I looked her back up when I was 15. She had a second kid.”

3. Sounds fun!

“There were rumors that there was a network of underground tunnels that connected every building on my college campus.

Didn’t believe it til I walked through them myself.”

2. That’s crazy.

“We had heard an underclassman (she was 15-ish) was sleeping with a local army guy, but nobody really believed it until the day our school got locked down bc her boyfriend showed up with a knife.

The boyfriend (in his thirties) was intending to force her go get an D&E, but our principal was a bada** who locked her in his office, then took the boyfriend DOWN and held him in a headlock until the cops arrived.”

1. An odd duck.

“That the Biology teacher decided to use the scientific method to personally prove or disprove to himself that humans could photosynthesize.

He did this by laying bare a** nak** on his front lawn, landing him a public indecency charge.”

Were there any big rumors in your school that turned out to be true?

If so, please tell us about them in the comments.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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