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"You live and you learn" — can't really argue with that one. And while the older we get, the more knowledge we acquire, some lessons just manage to get past us for way too long. But there's no shame in learning anything at any age! (Well, maybe a little).

One Reddit user wanted to know what people learned just recently that they should've already known years ago. The answers varied from silly to serious, with some people dipping deep into self-discovery, which could've saved them a lot of tears and confusion in the past. From Froot Loops all being the same flavor to mourning relationships with your friends, folks were eager to share their newfound knowledge with others.

Bored Panda selected the most interesting answers for this list, so scroll down, and maybe you'll also learn something new today. After all, we're not aware that we don't know something, until we learn of its existence. Don't forget to upvote your favorites, and if there's anything you learned 'too late' in life that you think others might not know about yet, be sure to share it in the comments!

#1

People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) « Everything worth doing is worth doing half-a*s ». You can do a part of something it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. You can clean a room and not the whole house. You can eat a salad with your burger. We have a tendency to be « everything has to be done 110% » or it’s not worth it. I think about people who laugh at people taking a diet soda with a burger: well why the hell not? You don’t have to be all in 100% and that makes the pressure more bearable sometimes!

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Na Schi
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This! Especially when you are mentally not in the best place cleaning for example the whole house/flat can be an overwhelming task. It's better to start little and set (much) smaller goals and get the rewarding feeling that you have done something nonetheless.

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    #2

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Friend breakups can hurt just as much, if not more, than romantic ones.

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    #3

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Quality matters more than quantity when it comes to friends. I started to notice that most of my friends weren’t really my friends, only drinking buddies, and it hindered my process of getting sober for awhile. i didn’t want to lose them. but then i realized that if they couldn’t be with me in my sobriety journey, they couldn’t be in my life at all. I’m 67 days into cutting back, and twelve days into not touching alcohol at all. my life is better without those people. i only have three friends now but it’s worth it. the support and encouragement i get from them outweighs the sadness of losing everyone else.

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    Minnie Not Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I send hugs! I have alot of friends, but few very close ones. I am glad you cut the negative people out of your life!

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    #4

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) It's better to be alone than in an unfulfilling/abusive relationship. Don't continue dating someone if you constantly think "give it time, things might get better". That puts you in a never ending loop that becomes more difficult to get out of as time goes on.

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    General Anaesthesia
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Contrary to what you may hope, generally people don't change. So get out before the going gets really bad.

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    #5

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) I didn’t learn it recently but I learned it earlier in life, don’t share stuff with your coworkers. Just mind your own business.

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    #6

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) That it's ok to take a day for me.

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    #7

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Other women know how to clasp their bra behind their back. As a teen I learned to clasp it in front of me then twist it around awkwardly... and then never stopped doing that

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    Minnie Not Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can somewhat do it from the back, but I put it on front, then shift it around and put on the straps! Easy-Peasy!

    Detective Miller's Hat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 39 and I still can't clasp it unless it's in front.

    Ann Pattinson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't stress, just don't put the bra on at all! Bliss.

    Marilyn Russell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not an option when you have bigger boobs. Nipple chafing against fabric hurts. But one can wear a sports bra instead especially around the house.

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    Tall Tomatoe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its so easy to do it in the front so why change.

    Rennie Lum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because it stretches the electric unnecessarily

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    LizzieBoredom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No matter how superior someone acts, we all put our bras on one boob at a time.

    Lisia Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But can you take your bra off without removing your shirt first?

    Kady LaHaie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a teen I learned to throw it at the wall and never wear it again.

    LinaLovesBooks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YOU CAN CLASP IT FROM THE BACK?! tf

    heather7d@yahoo.com
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m 51 years old and still can’t clasp it in the back!🤷🏻‍♀️

    LOL It's me
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always clasp it first then pull it over my head like a shirt

    Becky Samuel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dear, you need to go and get a proper bra fitting. A bra that you can pull over your head does not fit and is nothing but a decoration at that point (and probably not all that flattering either).

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    Heather Vandegrift
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is great advice for those who have lost mobility in their shoulders. I had a torn rotator cuff and surgery, and the ONLY way I could clasp a bra was in the front, twist it around my body, and use my left hand to slip it over my right shoulder and settle everything in place. It was a step towards getting back to normalcy

    Lara Verne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can clasp bra behind my back, but I do twist thing. It's quicker.

    Ruby
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to spin it to take it off aswell lmao

    Lil Potato
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wait its so hard to do it behind your back, how do you do that?

    Mimi777
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It just seems like more work to do it in the front and then twist it around.

    Cassi Lyris
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as you manage to get it on, you're just fine.

    Binny Tutera
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, you can “position” yourself better without all the shifting around from clasping it behind you.

    LeeAnne B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom does it like that. I tried once when I had dislocated a finger but decided to leave the bra off.

    I'm.Just.A.Girl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've learned at the front as well, then I know all of the clips are in correctly

    Ovata Acronicta
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am increasingly over bras. Some other method to contain movement/protect the nip would be nice, but aside from that... if people have a problem with the shape of my breasts, that's something they need to figure out themselves and shut up about it.

    Ovata Acronicta
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hearing that the tack in front needs to sit against my sternum did me damage because Smart Me didn't realize that doesn't work if you have pectus excavatum. Then everything else is uncomfortable too. For what purpose really? Bah.

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    Burnt Bagel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve always had the hardest damn time trying to take those stupid things off🤪

    Sarah Turney
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never managed to do it the grown up way

    StrangeOne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At the end of the day I'm so sore and stiff from work, screw straining my shoulders, arms and wrists. That bra is getting taken off from the front. Plus I've only just started to be able to somewhat get my hands around my back enough but not quite. Idgaf if I'm trying on new bras at a store. Either the fitter can be the one to fasten and unfasten it or it's going for a spin around my ribs.

    Ginger Winters
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do make bras that clasp in the front...just sayin

    J
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It feels weird to me twisting around after doing it up. So much so, that when I broke my arm I moved over to the crop top type bralettes, rather than twisting it around.

    Dawnieangel76
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know ANYONE who can do it without twisting it around.

    Mer☕️🧭☕️
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wear claspless "sports" stretch bras and its not an issue.

    Shirien Chappell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    me, too, and then I got a shoulder replacement with a backwards socket, etc. and CANNOT do it that way. Front clasp and twist around forever!

    Bubbles and sparks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My ex did that, it looked complicated to me. I'm a back closer myself and that's easy for me... then I noticed that I can also scratch my back with my hands on my back from shoulders to but-t, so I guess I'm flexibel that way 😁

    Janet Howe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. I wasn't large or anything. But my shoulders pitched forward, I have short arms, and I couldn't get my hands back that far. So I clasp in front still.

    Clover
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know how they clasp it behind their back either. I don't even try. Clasp it in the front and just spin it around.

    Trinity
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a bra that you do up from the front, they're at Kmart. Otherwise, I wear maternity shirts that have bras built into them.

    Christina Facts
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do people unclasp their bras at all? I just pull it on over my head like a shirt!

    Heather Fortnam
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. Have never done it differently.

    Juliet Adobu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how I have learnt to wear my bra too,anytime I try another style I just can't do it

    Jackie Lulu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm done with that! Wear the kind that you just pull on over your head!

    Jessica N
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who can clasp it on their back?! Not this girl

    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might be better for your joints that way too

    Joss
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clasp it around back but at waist level, then slide your arms in the straps and pull it up. Gets the ladies in better position for support that way, too, kind of scoops them up.

    Dana J
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol thats how I have done it all my life, its easier for me to do it that way 😅

    A. Starhawk Hunt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just ignore the clasp and put it on over my head.

    Donna Lambert
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clip in front then turn it! Or wear sports bras! 👍

    Lady Caterry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now thankfully they have front clasps bras. Ah living in modern times 😅

    Brittany Jewell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't learn until today that women clasp and turn it.

    Mickeynsync
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 35 and still do the front then turn method..

    Andrea Careless
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn’t everyone go up their bra from the front?

    Bored Batgirl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, who can actually clasp it in the back?! I thought that was just in movies!

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *holds up hand* I can do it. Never had a problem with it.

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    LapCat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find it easier and quicker to clasp in front and then shuffle-shuffle-shuffle to back

    Chiara1125
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg me too! I remember my ex bf calling it "sorcery" haha

    Naomie Moore
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never learned to do it behind my back. I was taught (very young) by my gynecologist how to put on a bra properly and how to buy the right size.

    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did for years….until I discovered front clasp bras.

    TrippyBanana
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't do it from the back either and when I try the bra fits weird for some reason.

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But many women do twist. A common one I have seen is hook in front, rotate, stick arms through straps and pull it up. I think it depends a lot on a person's body build and flexibility and to a lesser degree the style of the bra. (I'm a guy, just saying what I have seen women do)

    3 Trash Pandas in a Trenchcoat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just use ones that don't clip in the back, they're 1000x more comfortable than the ones that do

    Iffydust
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do either depending how I feel or how cold my hands are. Less touch with cold hand is easier to control if I see thf clasp

    Synsepalum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or just don't wear a bra. Your breasts will be perkier in the long run, and you'll be more comfortable.

    Toothless Feline
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know it's just a stock photo, but that woman in the pic is wearing the wrong size bra.

    Let’s Be Kind
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t think it really matters. Whichever way works best for you.

    Shannon K
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I used to wear bras I remember the awful struggle of trying to clasp them closed from the back. I ended up doing the same as OP! My breasts are very large now and bras are no longer comfortable to wear 😅 The freedom feels great!

    L
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is probably why teenage girls are better at spatial relations than teenage boys. try putting on other items of clothing upside down, inside out and backwards and then shuffle them around until they end up in the right place

    Maisey Myles
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read an article lately that told readers you should step into your bra and pull it up around you from the ground. I believe she said women have been putting their bras on incorrectly for years! I hope someone corrects her

    Auntriarch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one here seems to be on good terms with their bra. I've always done them up at the back, yes even the ones with five hooks. And far from stripping it off with relief when I get home, I actually put one on if I'm planning to spend the day on the sofa with either sickness or sloth. Is there anyone out there like me?

    Brandi Delph
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol, I'm the opposite. If I try the clasp in fornt and shift to back method, it never feels quite right. Clasp it behind my back, all the way. Course, I stopped wearing one on the regular when I was about 40.

    Aroace tiger (she/they/he)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't do it from the back and I do the same thing

    Stephanie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just get front clasping bras. I'm not trying to dislocate my shoulder trying to put a bra on

    Jennifer .S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I first started wearing bras my mum and older sister insisted I learn to do it from the back and badgered me about it every time. I was annoyed about it at the time but now I'm suuper thankful I can do it so easily

    Gia SDP
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 55 and still clasp it in front then slide it backwards.

    Brianne Amos
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still don't clasp it in the back. It's way harder and hurts my shoulders!

    Dinah Brand
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're telling me other women put it on front first? What wizardry is this?

    My O My
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually can't clasp it in the front. It takes me ages. It's just the wrong way round somehow. But, I learned to clasp in the back

    talliloo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the spin around technique is fine for some but it's behind the back for me. i wear underwires and trying to spin that around feels like i am performing a mastectomy on myself.

    featherytoad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here. I rarely wear a bra anymore but when I do it's just a sports bra.

    KimTx ‍️
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finally! Something I can do that many others cannot! Sadly, as I age and due to some poor coordination, my right shoulder is becoming harder "twist" so easily. I guess when I can no longer clasp behind my back, I will progress to high-waisted pants and tuck! lol

    LillieMean
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can do either way. Except for those bras with three hooks in a row. If you are in a hurry, they easily go wrong behind your back. Now the question is, how do you take off the bras? With the same technique as you put them? I usually open them from the back with one hand.

    Gloria Stephenson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe consider a bra with no hooks that pulls on over you head?

    Nitka Tsar
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    By the way: there are Bras that close at the front! ;)

    Nitka Tsar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait… you can actually close them on the back? How? ;)

    Gabby Ghoul
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wear my bras crossback so the front-hook-and-twist technique doesn't work for me. It would have been very helpful when I had a shoulder injury.

    Judes
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think many women do it like described above (I certainly do). Comedian Sarah Millican did a show about it... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvZsnD7GEw.

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    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Doves are literally just white pigeons. Not similar, or related to, the exact same bird. Pigeons with white privilege

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    C. Wade
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a language thing. Nobody would make the mistake to think they're different animals in Romanian, for example, because we just call them "white pigeons".

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    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) It's "piqued my interest," not "peaked."

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it’s champing at the bit, not chomping at the bit.

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    #10

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Don't compare yourself with someone else. You are not them and you do not have their abilities or weaknesses. Use your yardstick on you. Compare yourself in terms of how you have done in the past. It is more accurate. And be kind to yourself if you are making strides and mistakes.

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    Max M
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes i still fight a little with comparing myself to others, but it is alot less than it have been.

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    Not recently, but I learned that being your own friend is one of the best things you can do for yourself. The only time in my life I started making friends was when I started being my own friend first, taking care of my health, going to the gym, taking myself out, exploring on my own, and learning on my own. Not only did it help me make friends, but it also helped me feel less lonely, as I really started enjoying my own company! I became an interesting person to be

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the conversations I have with myself.

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    #13

    That the morning after pill has weight restrictions and if you are over a certain weight they will probably not work on you. Also, more women and children get killed in car accidents because the airbag is not meant for women, it is made for a man. Products made by men does not always work on women. Just saying.

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    Minnie Not Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read somewhere, I think on bored-panda, that they finally used a female crash test dummy, and got highly different results.

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    #14

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) That if I am unfulfilled as an individual my partner will never be able to fulfill me either. Similar to if you don’t love yourself you can’t unconditionally love others.

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    Anon Ymous
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never really vibed with the idea that you have to love yourself first to love others. To me it plants the idea that we are unworthy of love because of our own struggle. Allow yourself to love others and to receive their love in return while you are still working on loving yourself ❤️

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    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) A consistent sleep schedule and plenty of sleep every night actually works. It won’t cure your depression/chronic illness/various maladies, but it makes it much easier to face them in the morning. And when I say morning, I mean it: even if you’re semi-nocturnal like me, it is so much easier to get important stuff done during the day. This is the most annoying realisation I’ve had all year, but brains simply work better when they are rested and refreshed.

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    helps greatly with weigtloss also, if that´s an issue

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    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Exercising does actually feel good and it’s not just pretentious claims made by fit af influencers!

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    Snorky The Pig
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandparents run a small dairy farm, and they do not forcibly impregnate their cows or take the calves away. Unfortunately, the reason many other farms don't follow their method is capitalism and the fervent obsession with making money. There are humane ways to get milk, and it is very unfortunate that it is not the mainstream. We need to remember that cows (and all other animals) are also sentient beings who deserve as much love, respect and gentleness as we do.

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    #20

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Jogging slowly is still running.

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    scag$y
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did You Know? Jogging was invented in 1867 by Thomas Jog, when he tried to walk twice at the same time.

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    #21

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) If you're going to take inappropriate selfies, disable the photo sync to your mom's icloud first.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or don't take "inappropriate" selfies. Never could understand that trend.

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    #22

    I recently started dating someone about a week and a half ago and he seems so healthy. Everything he says is with intention and it seems so out of this world to me. I've had so many bad relationships and friendships and people just mistreating me that I almost don't know what to do with myself. I learned that it's okay to trust what someone is saying and forgiving people that hurt you in the past (WITHOUT giving them too much energy, aka. Having to look past them, etc.) Is so healing. I hope this relationship really is healthy and I'm hoping for a better future with him by my side. Yes I know this is super early but I finally understand the phrase. "When you know, you know" I'm 30 btw.

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    Judy Reynolds
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if the relationship doesn't work out, these are valuable insights!!

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    #23

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) What getting tires rotated actually means. Also that the line in Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire" is "trouble in the Suez" not "trouble in the sewers."

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    #24

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) TV screens are measured diagonally

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    ckcl
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And for some reason still in inches, not metres/ cm (in Ireland at least).

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    #25

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) How to budget my money.... I've cycled in and out of debt for years, could have been really ahead, never knew. Someone taught me and I'm blown away at how remarkably "easy" it is now that I know.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a checking account and a savings account. I put $200 into my checking with every paycheck and the rest into savings. That $200 is all the money I allow myself to spend for two weeks apart from basic necessities like rent and bills. It's a very austere existence, but I need to make sure I have enough in savings for a rainy day.

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    #26

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) I didn’t know how much of an impact making my bed in the morning had on me.

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    Becky Samuel
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, no, no. Airing the bed by pulling the covers down gives all that night-time sweat a chance to evaporate and keeps your whole bed and mattress fresher for longer.

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    #27

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Not to mess with my birth control, the hormone unbalance was a unpleasant experience.

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    #28

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) my blood type

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    Lynne Bear Hugs
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm AB+, so in 3% of the population. It's so nice to be 'rare' and special in one way. Lol!

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    #29

    I thought you could only put one thing in the oven at a time.

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    Snorky The Pig
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That depends. You may not want to put a chocolate cake together with a dish that has garlic or something in it. (experience lol)

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    #30

    Babies can’t drink water before 6months old

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    Adam Vonder Ahe-Cossey
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since they are on an all liquid diet, they won't dehydrate, and since their stomachs only hold anywhere from 2.7 to 5 ounces at 1 month old, they need every ounce of fluid to contain nutrients for growing, which they get from breast milk or formula. Giving babies only water also can cause hyponatremia - the body has too much water in it, which dilutes electrolyte concentrations in the blood and can cause a whole host of issues. It's the same thing that happens when athletes sweat and chug water instead of electrolyte formulas...

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    #31

    Practice doesn’t make perfect

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    JoMeBee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Practice usually makes better! Except when my my son took violin lessons. Oh, the pain...!

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    #32

    Not super recently, but way too late in life: Don't rinse after brushing your teeth. Why is nobody going around telling people that? We had a whole toothbrushing course in primary school, and they never even mentioned it.

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    Gin. No tonic
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently, rinsing washes away the concentrated fluoride in the remaining toothpaste. If you need fluoride, don't rinse for 20 mins, but if don't need it, rinse away! (Some places have enough fluoride in the drinking water, so toothpaste fluoride is an excess and can have negative effects)

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    #33

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) I did not know that the need to pee all the time would start well before the third trimester. I was very unprepared and wondered why these things weren't more commonly discussed or at least why the women in my life hadn't warned me about them

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    Sonja
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because no one ever talks about the unpleasant things that happen during pregnancy. No one wants to talk about what being pregnant really means and does to you. They all want to pretend it's just a magical experience that will leave you glowing and happy and ecstatic as soon as the baby is there and you'll be back to normal in a few weeks tops. But I saw my sister and my SIL going through pregnancy 5 times together. And I definitely knew I didn't want to have kids even before that and it only made me even more sure of that although they really tried to sell it to me by taking me everywhere and trying to convince me that I too wanted kids. And they had easy pregnancies, no dire complications. But hell no. I'm not the motherly type, never wanted kids, never will.

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    #34

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Froot Loops are all the same flavor

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    #35

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) If your toilet tank is constantly draining and refilling don’t wait 4 months to fix it. Your water bill is going to be f*****g crazy

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Check what kind of toilet cistern you have. Some (like that described) overflow into the bowl. Others have a separate pipe to the outside world. If you have the separate pipe type, know where it comes out and check it periodically to see if it is dripping. It will likely only take a washer that costs pennies to fix it.

    #36

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) Attachment styles. I'd rule out at least 5 guys that I dated and caused heartache a lot sooner if I had known about attachments styles, particularly Avoidant Attachment styles. Like narcism, I can now avoid these types of people BUT it came at a great cost to my heart.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never heard of this before, but I found an NPR quiz. Not very scientific, but I got "secure".

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    #37

    That lint rollers have more then 1 layer.

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    #38

    People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts) That “C-Suite” means CEO, CFO, COO. I’m in my 40s and have a corporate job and have worked with all of those positions frequently. I just never thought about what C-Suite actually meant.

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    Boris Long-Johnson
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it meant c**t - the suite of c***s. Seems more appropriate in the companies I’ve worked for. For bored pandas censoring C you next Tuesday! Also the Scunthorpe problem!

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