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Maladroit Mid-Life-Musings: Bullying, Bystanders and Regret (25 years later)
I'm turning 40 in a few days, so I've been all sorts of reflective recently. I don't know anybody who would want to hear all of this. So...I'll throw it up on the internet for people to read; or not. I'm writing this...
Lost Skills People Used to Know Back in the Day
In the past, people knew how to do a lot more than scroll through social media, do Google searches, watch YouTube videos and order takeout online. They were fixing things, cooking real meals, and figuring out how to get...
5 Signs You Have a Fake Friend
They're always gossiping. If every time you chat or hang out with this so-called friend, they're always talking about other people in a negative way or telling you things about others that they shouldn't be, then guess...
Why Healthy Sibling Bonds Are Rare in Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
In families with narcissistic parents, genuine sibling bonds are often rare. Even if they appear healthy on the surface, a closer look reveals underlying dysfunction. Instead of mutual respect and support, these...
My best friend is in love with an abusive, psychopath.
I've been friends with my bestie for 2 years. I love her pieces and she's one of the kindest, most amazing friends I've ever had. She has the sweetest heart I've ever came across. I'm just saying this because she's my...
"FATHER's Day" Card... Can be Heart Winning.
You can use these lines for ... your father's day. I'm Sure it's the best compliment. This kind of things you may use because at last, the emotions matter. And all we want this, i think. " I know cannot return the things...
Selfishness. When you make everything about you because all you want is attention or gratitude from others, but what if you're selfish in a caring way
the act to care so much that its selfish. trying to hard because you care or because you want people to love you, what's the difference? I see a very thin line between, no matter how hard you're trying to be selfless,...
The saying “you should always respect your parents”. Parents that treat you like a torture chamber and abuse you significantly doesn’t deserve you
I’m adopted and I grew up in a very terrible household. My mom was beating on me badly, throwing things at me, calling the police on me if I said the word “no”, she stayed bullying me and calling the police on me, she...
Things I wish I truly understood before reaching adulthood
Transitioning into adulthood was incredibly rough for me. Mounting anxieties, mental illness, and being on the Autistic Spectrum only compounded these issues further. If you are nearing adulthood or have just graduated...
Why do people think I don't know anything because I'm 14?
Earlier today, I had a small debate about abortions. I'm guessing the person looked at my age before they made their snarky remark. I was then told that I didn't know what I was talking about, so I have to make a...
The Clergyman Dropped the Bombshell at My Aunts Funeral That She Had 'HIV'
It's been a couple of months since my aunt died, and I don't think any of us has recovered not only from her sudden death due to health complications, but from her actual funeral. My aunt was everybody's best friend. She...
Things to Do on Thanksgiving
As you know, the 23rd of this month is Thanksgiving. So I did some research and found some great stuff for you :) Cutting Firewood Need to kill time while waiting for the big meal? Lend a helping hand by building up the...
Need closure on the end of a friendship - thanks for your input on a VERY long post (not really a my take, sorry!)
Apologies ahead of time, for the extremely long wall of text. This is a complicated matter, that has spanned a few years - so it is impossible to write a shortened version of it. Definitely not a read, for those that...
An Introverted Extrovert
I am an oxymoron, an introverted extrovert, or an extroverted introvert. Most of the time I will stay in, but whenever I go out, I become the life of the party. Most people think Im an extrovert based on how i interact...
The Day My Brother Almost Died
My dad was driving me to high school as usual. It was an ordinary day, sun was out, nothing of note other than there was a bit of a wait to get from the feeder road onto the freeway so we could then head to my school....
Agree or disagree? Sadness is the mind's way of healing from trauma
I was pretty sad recently....what helped me get over it was recognizing that EVERYONE is dealing with the same problems. Everyone has sad moments. That got me thinking about the purpose of sadness. I remembered a saying...
7 Types of People I Can't Stand in My Life
Here are 7 types of people I dislike in a social setting. If you are open minded or interested, I invite you to read myTake. 1. People Who Butchers My Name I can't stand people who butchers my name in any shape or form...
Here are the signs that people don't respect you.
1) Constant questions about your personal life. When people are constantly nosing around your personal business and personal life, it means they don't respect the life choices you've made. You tell them and then they...
Public Service Letter to Guys In the Friendzone
Dear Guys, Are you an exceptionally hot to terribly ugly male who has a human female girl/woman in your life that you want to date/hook up with/marry and become the love of your lives and yet, you constantly find that...
Change yourself according to time.
There was a time when There was a time when I burned myself like smoke to give warmth to others. There was a time when I even crossed oceans to reach people who could not even walk a mile for me. There was a time when I...