myTakes: Family & Friends
Adaptation Strategy in a New City. How to Make Friends
Whether you’ve moved to a new city on your own or got dragged along by your parents, it can be tough to adapt to the new circumstances. You’re mostly cut off from your old group of friends and you need to find some new...
A letter to an imaginary friend
"Hey buddy, I know you are sad and depressed because things are not looking good right now and trust me I am not going to tell you try to happy and brave cause I know it's easier said than done. Instead I want to tell you...
Losing my heart and soul💔
How do you put into words the pain I feel right now from a wound that is so fresh and so deep. How can anyone heal from this kind of hurt? My heart my soul is gone. Never to smile with me again. Never can I hold her...
Stop driving yourself crazy if you're not loved back genuinely !
It often looks like they're "just there" for the sake of it. They're half ass there or simply invisible most of the times! It can be friendship, relationship, a crush leading you on or a major issue with family. Your...
Why I don't wanna have Thanksgiving this year
I like food, it isn't about that. 1. We are hosting it this year, which means : 2. My drama queen aunt is bringing her violent chihuahua. Great. Pierre literally already bit my grandma and drew blood. 3. I have to peel...
I can't imagine just how hateful and bigoted my stepdad is
My stepfather (47M) is either a narcissist or a liar. I've seen signs in him since I was as young as ten shortly after my mother was first dating him. When he talks, he says he doesn't brag but does brag about his fake...
People need to understand their worth and stop self loathing, self harm and considering ending it all because you are perfect just the way you are
I have had too many people around me descend into depression, some I could help, some I could not, some were more severe than others.. I know that saying it is simpler than the action of getting through such a feeling,...
GAGers, send your friend (s) a text!
I am a first-year college student right now, and quarantine is beating me up. I have a small friend group of about 4 people. I am feeling really lonely right now and I am always the one to reach to my friends. I did an...
It is totally normal to be childless by choice!
People often label childless people as 'selfish, immature and irresponsible'. Just like having kids is a choice, forcing others is more selfish especially when the couple is not ready to have a kid. 1. Your expenses, your...
How to move out and not end up living in a mess (room mates at University)
I wanted to write a take on what it's like to move out for a while. I've been living in a shared flat for two months now and couldn't be happier. I l ove taking care of my own stuff - I always have. Moving itself was...
Can someone beat my birthday bad experience?
So up until being an official adult all of my birthdays have been grand, even had a limo to bowling for my sixteenth. Until I was 18 that is, before that they always ended in a smile and left me feeling happy and joyious...
What I've learned from being sexually taken advantage of and molested by my grandfather
I wish I could say that I have moved on and forgotten, but I haven't done either. Sometimes I use humor to cope with the pain that I feel endlessly, but after a while when it's just me alone with my thoughts of shame and...
Child see Child do: How parenting can affect you and your life
Parenting coming from a barely 20-year-old sounds dumb, but here's the thing. Over the years, I've studied how my friends and even strangers act around other people, people they find attractive and their parents. So I'm...
10 signs of a naracisstic parent
1. Lives through one's child Most parents want their children to succeed. Some narcissistic parents, however, set expectations not for the benefit of the child, but for the fulfillment of their own selfish needs and...
More than Motherhood
Ever since I was younger I wanted to be a mother. I’ve chosen names I’ve looked at doctors, schools. Whether I wanted a midwife or a Doula. Just about everything that had to do with becoming a mother. Becoming a mother is...
TRUE FRIEND - The Real Friend Defined!
FRIENDSHIP DEFINITION: Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association. To me, the dictionary definition you just read does not truly...
"Love Yourself!" why is it easier said than done?
Me: "I have problem that my love gets so intensified, whilst the next person doesn't give a fuck about me" Them: "Hey! You don't love yourself!" Me: "I've got a problem that I am too loving, caring, and I give too...
Things I have learned from past relationships- friendships
As we grow up, we start to find values you look for in a friendship. As someone who had to walk away from 8 friendships, the following are the things I have learned from the past friendships and the relationships I have...
Don't make my mistakes
Don't do something that feels wrong. Even if you have a TRACE of doubt or unease about something that will affect others, seriously take that doubt into consideration. When people you love are involved in a decision you...
3 Reasons Stepdads Are Awesome And Deserve Respect
A question from an anonymous man the other day warmed my heart. Here's the link: How do I go about dating a 30 year old widow with kids? A strong, responsible young guy in his 20s who wants to step up to be the qualified...
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