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Adoption is great. But I know many people who won't pay for the vet when needed and still spank their dogs and yell at them often. Like Sparky said.. be realistic with yourself before adoption. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Animals need patience, kindness and nurturing behavior towards them. Vets are also expensive.

That goes for all old animals. Or strays. Lots of pets are in dire need of a home. I wish more people would adopt rarher than support more private breeders :(

Many, by no means all, rescue dogs have problems. It's important to be realistic about this.

If I was looking just for a pet, I'd happily adopt an older dog. But when looking for a service dog, considering the time it takes to train, I want to start out with a young dog who is going to be with me a long time. My current service dog is 15 years old, got her when she was 4 months.

This is hard for people to do. It takes a lot of strength. I'm proud of you and hope others can find the courage and will to also fight for themselves. Codependency is rough. Being dependent is hard. Life can be scary especially when self worth is lacking. Some even have a lack of resources available to them. I encourage you to keep fighting for yourself as we often repeat cycles. Leave one abusive ex for another.

Good for you! I had to do it too. Hard but worth it

Good on you, mate.

Good for you, doing the same. Got 10 years sober.

I’ve been trying to consciously remember to do this.

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A key strategy with my students. Even if they answered a question wrongly, I could praise the parts of their work that were right to build on getting the other part right in the future.

My cousin always sat with their kids at bed time and asked them to say three things that were good about the day and three hopes for tomorrow.

Good idea. I thank God daily. Is that a dirty word here?

I only use Facebook specifically to keep in touch with a few friends and family, and chat with people, or save an idea I might interested in. Anyone who brings that comparison, judgy vibe, I just block them. Instagram I hardly go on. I thought it was a cool way to see other's art. But the hyperrealism and overly high expectations of what makes good art is rampant on there.

I don't have a Facebook. I tried but regretted it fast. I had a fake account for selling on Marketplace. I no longer have that. In fact I don't have any social media accounts outside of Bored Panda. I had a Discord as I'm a gamer. I even had many friends on Steam. A few years ago I private my profile and just left my husband on as we game together. I deleted everyone else. I was over it all and wanted to work on repairing my broken self. Now I try to cut time from the internet and do other things more.

I've never had Facebook or any of that other c**p, I have more important things to do in my life.

I do this too. I sleep better knowing things aren't going to be a mess in the morning. Getting the next day's clothes out too.

I started doing a 10 minute tidying up before bed. 10 minutes really isn't much and it has such a big result if you do it every day.

I do this. My cats are on a feeding schedule. So, before I head up to bed, I feed them. I do any dishes that might be in the sink. If I ran the dishwasher, I empty it (I hate waking up to that chore). I wipe down counters. If I was hanging out at my desk, I clean it up. If I was camped out on the couch, I tidy up the pillows, plushies, and blankets. Like OP said, it is like a reset and it is ready for morning. If I wake up to clutter or kitchen chores, it sets me up for a crabby day.

Sobriety is absolutely 💯 wonderful!!!!

It will do that! I stopped drinking in 2011 and it's the best thing I've done for myself. Definitely feel healthier, no more being sick in the morning and having to drink to feel better. My relationships have improved, not getting in trouble with law anymore and I saved a boatload of money.

Getting sober is not corny. You did good. Changing your life for the good is awesome.

That is not corny. That is miraculously wonderful!

Yep

Not bending to my mom's every request and whim has been liberating. She'll be okay. She's just lonely, bored, trying to fill a void and not going to respect my time and boundaries, as she's proven not to time and time again.

Yes. I was in a cult my teenage years. It opened my eyes to religious ways and people. I graduated a year early from high school and left when I 17. I was tired of the abuse and found my way out. I never went back.

One of the best decisions of my life.

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Yes they are.

Two is better than one.

But they die. And they can attack you. Mine could have killed me. Sth happens to a cat and it attacks the nearest person.

The higher up you go, the less positions to fill. Every company, organization, corporation is a pyramid. There are bunch of people trying to climb that ladder but there is no room for everyone. Most people go through their working years as an average worker, (Nothing wrong with that.) and not many people actually care enough about the company to be fit to run it successfully.

As I high school teacher, I didn't want to go anywhere near a career ladder. I was forced by circumstances to be the department head, but I resisted any attempt to get me into administration. My usual response was "What? And leave show business?"

And toxic family

Movies and music too!

Well done - that's a lot of work!

Good for you

But… when best case scenario doesn’t happen, how prepared are you?

I'll stick with my 'prepare for the worst and hope for the best' motto. At least then I got what I was expecting or I'm relieved.

For anybody with ADHD, this advice is worth as much as "just do it".

This!

I got diagnosed for adhd in 2014, started medication for it and it's changed my life.

My sister said that my laptop looks like a college students due to the stickers. I'm 67. :o)

When I had a car, gas was always cheaper after work than it was in the mornings.

Seriously though, I love the Dawn spray soap! Some days we only have a couple dirty dishes. I don't want to use/waste a whole sink of soapy dish water and I don't want to leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight.