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The holiday season is in full swing, and we feel like it’s the best time of the year to remember how wholesome, kind, supportive, welcoming, and selfless people can truly be, despite their perceived differences. That’s why we’re featuring the ‘Gates Open, Come On In’ subreddit, an online community of nearly 340k people today.
The online group presents itself as the exact opposite of r/gatekeeping and features folks being true legends who accept others no matter who they are, instead of angry gremlins who don’t want to let anyone new into their communities. Scroll down for some of the best anti-gatekeeping posts and hard proof that people really do have each others’ backs when push comes to shove.
Pssst, Pandas, if you’re looking to restore some more faith in humanity, then you’ll definitely want to check out Bored Panda’s previous article about some more great real-life anti-gatekeeping examples. You can read it right here.
British psychotherapist Silva Neves shared with Bored Panda his take on why some people feel the need to act as gatekeepers at all. "The theory is that it comes from our inner sense of survival. At times when we lived in tribes, it was part of survival to fear people outside of the tribe because they might have been a threat to the tribe," he explained to me. "In our modern world, to some extent, we have kept that sense of survival, although unnecessary now, but still subconsciously strong."
However, Silva notes just how much impact even small gestures of kindness can have. "When we learn to be kind to others, we're actually learning to be kind to ourselves. We need both." Scroll down for to read what he had to say about this.
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#1
Love This
Ms.GB 3 years ago
I love Canadians, every single person I've met from Canada has been super chill.
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XSpooky_Mint 3 years ago
In Utah it's kinda just like "Oh my GoD, hide the children! The gayz have arrived"
kjorn 3 years ago
i never realise what's the big fuss about same sex marriage. i think that's maybe the same thing about most of canadian. of course we have some racism and some homophobe here too but not as much as in USA
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
Have you got parents who throw their kids out on the streets if they are gay? I only ever hear that from the US. (Even my super religious polish family did not do that to my cousin)
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
I personally just call it marriage. I really don't care. You're committed? Good for you. Made it a lefagl contract for protections under law? Good for you. :-)
"We don't often realize that a very small gesture of kindness, even just a smile to a stranger, can trigger a chain of kindness and love to their social circle, and the ripple effects can be felt to the greater society," psychotherapist Silva shared with Bored Panda the power that even a small act of kindness can have in the world around us. In fact, we're naturally hard-wired to help others.
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Everyone (Saw This Posted Somewhere Else On Reddit So Thought It'd Be Worth The Cross-Post)
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 3 years ago
Crowd: What if they worship other gods? Or no God at all? What if they are gay? Or foreigners? What if they are ***holes? Jesus: Did I f***** stutter?
New Prometheus 3 years ago
I love the version with Jesus replying "did I f*****g stutter?" to homophobes and misogynists etc.
Jo Chrisco 3 years ago
Jesus' teachings were clear with no excuses allowed. He never said "love thy neighbor unless..." or "judge not unless...". The Good Samaritan parable taught that our neighbor was anyone in need and not just the guy next door. Jesus taught humility and washed the feet of the apostles. He exalted those that no one liked or respected on earth. The poor and hated were the heros in his stories. I wish people would read his teachings before they blame him for their snobbery and/or weird behavior.
Tracy Sellars 3 years ago
What annoys me is look at who he is said to have hung out with. Those in need, the down and out, basically those who the "God fearing church people" look down upon. It's why I stopped going, their hypocrisy was infuriating.
Load More Replies... Walking On Sunshine 3 years ago
Jesus loves the little children, ALL the children of the world, am I right Christians?
Dee 3 years ago
Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world… though I don’t identify as Christian anymore
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Terd Fergison 3 years ago
Exactly, this is some silly hypocritical bulls-hit.
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Marry Whomever You Wish
Helen Haley 3 years ago
Seems like 'the legend of george takei' should be a book or movie.
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Bobert Robertson 3 years ago
I'd like to have lunch with Mr Takei, seems like the conversation would be great
"Being kind and helpful is a natural high for us, as it produced feel-good brain chemicals, so it tends to make us happier. Seeing others happy can also produce feel-good chemicals. So it is all round a very good thing for physical and mental health to be kind to ourselves and others," he said.
"If we do that, we tend to live happier lives and, even if we don't always see it, it is important to remind ourselves that any small gesture of kindness contributes to a kinder world. And, right now, the world needs a lot more kindness."
#4
I Just Like Animals
ZAPanda 3 years ago
And when addressing the cat: "Would your majesty care for back tickles, or to chase a laser pointer?"
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 3 years ago
And that voice will have exactly three modes to it: 1. "My graceful companion, noble animal!" 2. "Whozagoodboi?? You, you are a good boy!!" 3. "Don't eat that, you idiot!"
Katherine Boag 3 years ago
Look i prefer cats in my home, but when visiting someone elses home i wish to pat and/or give treats and/or baby talk to ALL their pets as appropriate. Cats, dogs, bunnies, chickens, cows, goats, horses, fish, axolotls, snakes...
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Do not pat my fish. Please. They only like being pet by me.
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Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
Yes! My little sweetie was named Lucy. "I love Lucy and she loves me!" Sung frequently in my house, as well as "You Are My Sunshine". Bless her heart, she restrained herself from howling.
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kjorn 3 years ago
the best question is are you a furry or a non-furry person? don't care the animal but he better have a fur!
Lainie 3 years ago
Somebody who has a Sphinx cat downvoted you. I make it right. (as much as I can)
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We Can All Get Along!
James016 3 years ago (edited)
I'm a Jew who is married to a Muslim. It really is no big deal to us or generally anyone we know.
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
Honestly, why wouldn't I want a range of different types of friends? Besides learning something new, it would just make life more interesting!
Michelle A 3 years ago
I agree! The reverse is just sad. There is so much to be learned.
Load More Replies... ZAPanda 3 years ago
yep, this is my friend group, literally. I can also add a few LGTBQ+ people, and a baptist, and various ethnic groups etc. The key is exactly that: don't be an asshat. Just be decent and realise that EVERYONE wants the same thing - a comfortable life, a family, a car, a house, etc. AND it is NOT at your expense.
Got Myself 4 Dwarves 3 years ago
I remember when I met my husband and my dad asked me what religion he was, I didn't even think to ask as i don't really care - I'm an atheist really but was raised catholic by a catholic mother and Protestant father, but no one was that bothered, never attended church outside of big events arranged through our school. My dad thought it was great that it wasn't something I even considered asking (there a whole catholic/Protestant rivalry thing in Scotland that somehow involves football teams, don't understand it, don't care to - it's just daft but thankfully is a lot better than my dads era). Each to their own, I don't need to agree with someone's beliefs to respect them, just don't try to convince me to change mine. Healthy debate is fine, but don't lecture folk
Jason Alexander 3 years ago
The problem is when people think discussions are lectures or opinions are intended to sway you. I stopped talking about my Christianity in anything but the terms of myself a long time ago bc in my personal experience atheists like to challenge everything. With the one rare exception of a close atheist friend, if I know someone is an atheist, I don't even mention religion, bc I don't want to be challenged in what I believe. It's obnoxious.
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J&B FitzTubeKidz 3 years ago
See this is what a good Christian should do. I have tons of friends of other religions and we don’t judge each other.
Sylvie 3 years ago
I think people have forgotten that you can disagree with someone not hate them. Just because I disagree with what you believe doesn't mean I hate you, we can still be friends 😊
M. A. McKnight 3 years ago
I had a boss who was Jewish and his wife was Catholic. After spending over 2 weeks decorating the outside of their house and yard, he came into work one day and told us. "Next year its my turn...one Menorah on the mantle." Peaceful coexistence.
#6
Everyone Starts Somewhere
Winx 3 years ago
I'm in my 30's and wanted to try playing Battlefield. I warned my teammates that I was new and sucked. One of them stayed with me the whole time and taught me what to do. Props to people who are nice to newbies online!
Fritz Baumeister 3 years ago
About 20 years ago I was in a gaming clan. At 38, I was the oldest member. Almost everybody was better than me, particularly the kids (there's nothing quite as humbling as being routinely pwned by 14 yo girls). It's funny, but they eventually made me a team captain - not for my pathetic gaming skills - but for my 1337 organizational skills scheduling practices and matches. I remember a 17 yo girl who used to play on our server sometimes. She wasn’t very good, but she really seemed to enjoy playing. Come to find out that she was severely disabled. So much so, that her dad actually controlled her in-game movement and she just aimed and fired. Now, that’s one great dad!
Shinyravengirl 3 years ago
It is an adult game with a mature rating but nothing excuses bullying children. Vile behaviour.
J&B FitzTubeKidz 3 years ago
It kills me that gamers can be like this. As long as the kids aren’t rude, I try to talk to them.
Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
those teammates are des trous du cul ! beginning is never easy, and he's only 11 !
Tracy Wallick 3 years ago
This is a big part of why I love Warframe; the community, by and large, is so nice
Narelle Hussy 3 years ago
They say one person can't make a difference but that's a load of crap.. Well done mate for making a difference.. Faith in Humanity restored ❤
‘Action for Happiness’ explained to me earlier that altruism and kindness are closely linked to our own happiness.
"Think about how you can reach out and do things for others, help a neighbor or volunteer for a cause, we get happiness high from helping other people. Or start small and simply list three things that you can be grateful for each night before bed,” Sarah Vero from ‘Action for Happiness’ shared with Bored Panda.
According to Sarah, the 10 keys to happier living are: “Giving, relating, exercising, awareness, trying out, direction, resilience, emotions, acceptance, and meaning. We are likely to be happier if our lives have direction, meaning, and purpose and if we are part of something bigger than ourselves.”
#7
Depression Gateopening
A B C 3 years ago
And then come the people stating "you can't be depressed, you don't LOOK depressed, you're faking it"... 🙄
Charles Bosse 3 years ago
The irony is that I am faking, just not the depression.
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My O My 3 years ago
Yes! A few years ago the call came that there was a bed for me in the psychiatry tomorrow. And I answered that I couldn't come on such a short notice because I still have some work to finish. Well, I spoke to my colleages and they said I can go without bad concious. Next day in the clinic I was running through all the tests and the doctors couldn't believe I was still "working". There don't seem to be many of us. But I'm so glad to hear that I'm not the only functional depressed out there. I'm not weird!
C Lawson 3 years ago
Even if a person has depression they still have to eat, have a home, and take care of the highest priority responsibilities while doing the bare minimum to hold it together. People that aren't functional depressives are the ones that usually end up homeless or jobless. I cant believe a doctor wouldn't look at it that way.
Load More Replies... Izzy_ 3 years ago
Ugh yes, every freakin day :( people don't believe me when I say I have depression as I'm always "so happy"
Gabi Berlin 3 years ago (edited)
I spend a few minutes in my car putting on my “game face” so they won’t suspect. (Gotta keep that job)
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Tonk Terrier 3 years ago
Walking around like a shell.dont Belong here, don't belong there. Stranger in a strange land etc
AnnaBanana 3 years ago
Sometimes there's comfort in routine. And safety. But then it becomes too routine and you have to do something to shock yourself out of it before you slide into a full on depressive episode. Well, that's the way it is with me. I have bipolar and clinical depression and I have to be careful not to get so routine that I become too insular.
Hutt'nKloas 3 years ago
@ AnnaBanana : As with the topic, I also can relate to this one. Though I'm not bipolar I suffer from depression for a couple of years now. Theraphy didnt really help as got no clue where the depression originates from. Meds help taking the edges off but am reluctant seeing this as the solution. Work does give routine & distraction so helps a bit but when coming home the sad feeling often comes back with a vengeance. The flip side of the depression and staying home, when off from work, is also becoming too insular
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Nancy Baldauf 3 years ago
In 1975 a roommate took me aside and said she wanted to introduce me to a Dr. who specialized in depression. My life changed that day. After 47 years I am still on antidepressants, still have some bad days, have to adjust meds sometimes. But I have had a real life, thanks to her.
Denny Cwiek 3 years ago
For some people, the right medication can be life changing!
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Rob Digges 3 years ago
Depression has serious ninja stealth skills. You think everything is fine and suddenly you realize you've been in the same sweatpants for 3 days and have nothing to show for your time except empty snack food packages.
Dasha Slepenkina 3 years ago
The way we handle depression is heartbreaking. If someone tries to "keep it together" and manages to present an image of themselves as capable of coping, we say - "Well, they don't seem to be depressed!" And if someone begins acting out on their pain, we say they're just doing it for attention. When in reality depression is one of the most widespread illnesses in the world and is a leading cause of disease and even death for many demographics. Depression has physical side effects - brain fog, migraines, acid reflux, muscle pain - just to name a few. But we still treat it like something that's "just in your head." The conversation needs to shift so that people can get the help they deserve.
#8
Read It All
Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
Music snobs too. Years ago, I asked a record store owner, "Do you have the single 'Give Peace a Chance' by John Lennon?". He rolled his eyes at me, and said, "Ugh. It's actually by Plastic Ono Band." What a douche.
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Full Name 3 years ago
Life is too short to read a bad book. If you aren't enjoying a book then abandon it and find a better one.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I used to think I had to finish a book even if I didn't like it because I had to add it to my yearly book count. Thank goodness I came to the realisation that I don't in fact have to do it because there are so many good books I can't get to if I do that.
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Troux 3 years ago
I commend you, but I also hope you recognize that school assigns kids to read books they don't want to read.
Load More Replies... Walking On Sunshine 3 years ago
I used to read in the bathtub as a child. My mother would complain and once my grandmother told her, she's reading a book, leave her alone.
Auntriarch 3 years ago
I dropped my book in the bath day before yesterday, for the first time in my life...
Load More Replies... Sarcastic Cow 3 years ago (edited)
Amen. Life is too short for bitter ass Dostoyevsky (no offence to his fans)
Denny Cwiek 3 years ago
My dad made me read "Crime and Punishment" when I was around 12 or 13. What a downer!
Load More Replies... deanna woods 3 years ago
Read whatever book you want, listen to whatever music you want, eat whatever food you want, and just live YOUR life. Don't do something just because everyone else is doing it.
Raccoon Queen 3 years ago
Okay here’s a short list of books I read that I enjoyed and think people would like in case you need ideas Disclaimer I’m 13 Hunger games Underland Chronicles The fault in our stars(so far, I just started it) Uprising Fablehaven Land of Stories Have a great day everyone!!
Philippa Davies 3 years ago
I hope you have tissues handy for The Fault in Our Stars... it's one of the few books where I've actually cried while reading
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F. H. 3 years ago
Oh, you should definitely read books you don't want to read. Otherwise it's hard to get through school and univeristy.
Maciamo Hay 3 years ago
The hardest part is to know what great books are out there waiting for you to read them.
#9
Keep Doing What You Like, Support Others Who Do The Sam
Duncan Rogers 3 years ago
The Skate community is an incredibly supportive bunch. I've see this sort of thing happen so many times and never seen anyone laugh at or humiliate a newbie. All the experienced skaters face planted in front of people too, so the empathy is high with them
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 3 years ago
I mean, if you've ever hung out with skateboarders, you've seen them fall more than you've seen them land a trick. Falling is 90% of it. They just keep trying over and over until they get it, which is why they're so encouraging to each other.
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Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
Whenever I get stuck behind a learner driver, I always remind myself that I was that driver at one point. Like this young skateboarder, we all begin as novices.
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Yes, please give me mercy. I'm a teenager with anxiety who started driving only a year ago.
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Joey Marlin 3 years ago (edited)
You know, sometimes kids are nice and have bad parents. This is an assumption and no-one knows if he has good parents or not. Parents sometimes do everything right and have awful offspring. Sometimes do everything wrong and the child is lovely. I'll be downvoted no doubt but praise the right person, the child. They are Individuals.
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tuzdayschild 3 years ago
It doesn't take much to be kind. I don't know why more people don't realize that.
Lainie 3 years ago
Because some people are frustrated and can't stand the idea that there are other, completely different kinds of people. Living their modest life with no evil bone in their body. ♥️
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
Skateboarders always show up in feel-good stories. I think they might be just universally good people.
Signe Manat Hansen 3 years ago
Skateboarders are generally pretty chill and anti-establishment. Being a cool person is an act of defiance in a cruel world.
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I love when people support each other like this and I agree, he will be doing tricks in no time.
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
I have found all comments of yours that I have seen to be lovely, but I still have a little heart attack every time I see your name. My dad's abusive step mom is named Deanna, and I have bad memories of her.
Load More Replies... Signe Manat Hansen 3 years ago
Half of skateboarding is getting used to falling off your board so you stop being afraid of it. Bailing is very useful actually!
Vanessa King, the Head of Psychology at ‘Action for Happiness,’ noted that we’re a social species and that helping others out is part of who we are. Being kind, lending a helping hand are the “social glue that keeps us together.”
“When we do things for others it activates the reward center in the brain, so when we give a gift it feels the same as receiving a gift," Vanessa stressed.
“Small daily actions one at a time can help us to make altruism a lifetime habit. You could start out small by deciding you are going to smile at everyone you meet or pay three people a compliment today,” she said.
#10
You're Not A Product
Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
I have to say the internet ruined quite a few hobbies for me. Going out to find tips and tricks and finding communities full of people who are soooooo much better at it then I’ll ever be, discourages me too much. In “ye old days” I just did whatever I liked and never knew how bad I was at it. So now I just avoid those kind of hobbies online. I’m happier not knowing if I’m good or not :)
Adam Jeff 3 years ago
I'm getting into woodworking as a hobby. While browsing online for inspiration for my next project, I found someone selling the exact cabinet I wanted to build for 40 bucks. Totally put off as it'll cost me three times that just for the lumber. I was super relieved later when I realised it was a scam site.
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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
I had a few people say I should sell scrapbook pages but I know it would ruin the fun for me. I have no interest in making any of my hobbies into a business.
Anna Banana 3 years ago
I am the same with my handcraft hobbies. I just can't do it when I have to, it loses all its fun and becomes a chore. I only ever make things for other people as surprise gifts, never for order.
Load More Replies... C Lawson 3 years ago
I really needed to see this. I have been looking for a hobby so that I can be productive and stop just laying here being useless. But every hobby I try just makes me feel worse because I want to be good at it very quickly. Its hard to keep going with something you are bad at when people around me expect perfection. I'm screenshotting this to look at when I go back to one of the hobbies I've tried and quit.
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Remember: don't compare your behind-the-scenes to someone else's highlight reel. It's not fair to yourself or your mental health.
Load More Replies... Rob Digges 3 years ago (edited)
It took me 40 years, but I realized that I can, in fact, simply choose to be happy. Part of that choice is learning to enjoy things even when you don't excel at them. Now, back to my crappy guitar playing because I love it.
Rachael Dorsey 3 years ago
Turning hobbies into side hustles is a good way of not having any hobbies.
Nannis Goatis 3 years ago
Sang badly in church once when married to my ex. He pointed it out a I noticed others smirking around me. I loudly replied, "I don't think God cares how I sing, as long as I'm singing." Wiped that smirk off all their faces.
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Why would someone smirk at someone else singing? Granted, I have misophonia which decides to give me terrible panic attacks when I'm around terrible singers for an extended period of time, but if I didn't then I would be able to help them get better at it. They shouldn't have been judging you, and good job for reporting the way you did. You're absolutely right.
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Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Or the Goth attitude. But technically, I suppose punk is Goth's older cousin, and Emo is Goth's weird sibling.
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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
I enjoy making art so much more now that I don't show it or try to sell it than I did back when I was doing those things.
Mary Lou 3 years ago
Makes me think of my guitar instuctor (paid by my parents - not school related) back when I was a teenager, I´m still angry with: all I ever wanted was to be able to play some easy pop songs however poorly just enjoying myself singing along, but he tortured me for months with ucranian folk songs and such, making sure to let me know what an untalented bother I was to him. Later in life I once talked to a guy who said "I love playing piano, I´m no good but I love it" and I envy him, because that instuctor ruined it for me and I don´t trust music instructors to cope with someone who just wants to learn and enjoy the miracle of getting music out of an instrument without great ambition or talent.
Dianne Dean 3 years ago
I try new stuff. Often I am really bad at it. That's when I get as appreciation of the time and skill of those that do it well
#11
I Love This Man More Than Certain Family Members
Ray Martin 3 years ago
Damn, son, just wear a crop top and some underpants. Get those wet and you'll get some real attention.
Withered Warrior 3 years ago
Can confirm but I assume he'd enjoy being able to get out of the pool with his clothing attached?
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Pusfarm 3 years ago
Awhile back he had a hilarious and accurate tweet where he analogized wearing masks with wearing underwear. It involved "sharting" in your face with and without his Hanes on. Funny stuff, but true.
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juice 3 years ago
here: My son just asked me to buy him a bikini. I was like “Hell no are you out of your f*cking mind? If you want to grow up to be a real man and not some f*cking weirdo, you need to learn that the beginning of summer is the worst time to buy swimwear! No f*cking son of mine is gonna pay full price for a 2 piece! You’ve got to wait till fall if you ain’t tryna get ripped off sh*t kid”
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#12
This Is Beautiful
Dark Side 3 years ago
When my son told me he was trans, his sister helped him pick his new name. They chose the name I would have given him if he had been born a biological male. I got my son, just not in the way I expected!
XSpooky_Mint 3 years ago
And it's okay to change your name a bunch of times before finding one that fits ;)
Daria B 3 years ago
I kind of feel respect for transgender people sometimes. I myself chose not to change my surname with marriage because I was too lazy only thinking about all the stress of changing all my documents in both my country of origin and country of residence, and all the Internet databases handling my information, and the possibility of mistakenly getting accused of identity theft and all that.... for barely a surname. Now, can you imagine the scale of it when you change more than just your last name? Pfffff These people are so diligent and courageous.
Got Myself 4 Dwarves 3 years ago
I love this - I hated my name growing up but now I like that it isn't a very common yet still fairly normal name - if you know what I mean?
Joe Dad 3 years ago
I hated my hair growing up because it was so puffy and hard to control. But now I understand that everyone is different and this is my body and no one else can claim it. Best to just love yourself and everything about yourself including the flaws. Otherwise you’ll never be happy in this life.
Load More Replies...Human beings don’t hold a monopoly on empathy. Plenty of other animals have feelings and have demonstrated that they feel bad for other beings if they’re in trouble. For instance, a while back I wrote about an experiment on rat friendship.
As it turns out, rats help each other out if they sense that they’re distressed. However, they prefer to help rats who are most like them. Scientist Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal told Bored Panda that “rats will help others of their ingroup (cagemates and strangers of the same strain) but not the outgroup (strangers of a black-furred strain they are not familiar with).” In other words, rats are selective in who they help. However, this behavior changes the more familiar rats become with members of their outgroup.
#13
Working People Are My People!
Pungent Sauce 3 years ago
Always keep in mind that your employer is paying you the least amount they feel they can to keep you around(Sure, there are exceptions, but 98% are).
King Kashue 3 years ago
And bluntly, that's okay as long as there's fair negotiation and employees can work freely to "get theirs." A corporation obviously benefits from collective bargaining from their side, so workers should be able to from their side. A corporation obviously knows what every worker is paid, so workers shouldn't be punished for sharing their salaries, etc. People in business trying to maximize profits is not inherently a problem - the problem is when that effort is unethical, unfair, illegal, etc. (which, sadly, it too often is).
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ForgotMyPWSendHelp 3 years ago (edited)
Right? I want other people to earn a living wage because I don't hate them lol. I want everyone to have a chance at happiness. We all only get one life and it sucks to see other people suffer in their short time on this planet.
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Former IBEW (it paid for education). I attest this is what we would do. I'd love to see it. b/c a living wage makes a living nation, not a dying one.
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
Only in the USA people are worried about how much someone else makes and if that woman who is serving them makes more than they do.
Alex the Country Dog 3 years ago
Nope. I have heard salary bitching in countries all over the world, and often justified. People are naturally curious, envious, and obsessed with fairness--in whatever form they see it. I would pay good money to see white collar workers spend a month doing an "unskilled" hard labor job, and then see if they still argue that those individuals shouldn't be paid the same as a lawyer. People who don't think there is a "problem" are usually not mixing with people of very different socio-economic classes than themselves who work in very different positions.
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#14
Art Is For Everyone
Enuya 3 years ago
This! It's so hard to start anything new as an adult since everybody expects at your age you have to be nearly professional!
Ray Martin 3 years ago
There are really only two rules in life... 1 - Do things that make you happy... 2 - Don't do things that make others unhappy.
bbfa 3 years ago (edited)
One of Picasso's daughters gave a snooty talk to a museum group I belonged to. She said "If you don't know you are an Artist by the age of three, you aren't one". Everyone looked at her like she was a goddess dripping wisdom. I thought "FU elitist" and got up and walked out.
Aeon Flux 3 years ago
That's sad. Her father probably scared her creativity out of her.
Load More Replies... Sheila Stamey 3 years ago
My favorite artist lives across the hall from me and started painting at 87, and is currently 95. Her name is Imogene, but she signs all of her pictures, "IMA". I Asked her if that was short for her first name or was it something else ( it's obvs not her initials, I know those) she salts me with, " I don't sign it that way because it's just my nickname, I sign it that way because I'ma artist!" You are indeed.
Lousha 3 years ago
Tell her that ima in Hungarian means prayer. She might like that.
Load More Replies... Littlebunnyfufu 3 years ago
This, so much this! I'm learning guitar and am practicing in front of my kids because it helps them to know and understand that learning doesn't stop when you're an adult. And, I don't have to be good at it, there's no pressure to be, it's just pure joy.
Andy Saputo 3 years ago
Van Gogh was 27 when he started creating art. Just leave your ears alone and skip the suicide part.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Just start. If it all looks like squiggles, who cares? BOB ROSS Method: No mistakes, only happy accidents! :-)
#15
Humiliation Fetish
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)
I agree for the most part but when fetishes aren't consensual and affect others negatively like rape, paedophilia etc. That's when it's not okay.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 3 years ago
You just defined the difference between fetish and paraphilia... Fetishes are consensual. Paraphilias aren't.
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XOnlyX WickrMe 3 years ago
Exactly. We act like we haven't all been huge perves since the dawn of man. Ladies & gents both.
El muerto 3 years ago
always be yourself, unless you are a horrible person. then just be somebody else
Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
Always be yourself unless you can be Batman..then, be Batman
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“The encouraging thing is that we then found that cohabitation, living with a rat from the other strain for two weeks totally changes this behavior, and now rats will help that cagemate from the other strain. Even more impressively, after living together for two weeks with one rat of the other strain, they will help strangers from the other strain as well,” Bartal said.
The scientist added that social experience is actually what determines whether or not rats help each other, not their genetic similarity. Bartal said that in one case, rats were fostered at birth with those from another strain. “Like Mowgli, they were raised with the other strain and never encountered their own kind. When they grew up, they only helped rats of the adoptive strain, not the biological strain.”
#16
For All Relationships
Susie Elle 3 years ago
Sometimes having chemistry together is basically just sitting in the same room listening to the same person talk about atoms and hydrogen bonds
#17
With Open Arms
Buren 3 years ago
OLLA MILLY I UNDERSTAND I THINK IT'S TIME THAT I NEED READING GLASS. I HATE THAT I HAVE TO SKIP A LOT OF BP POST BECAUSE IT GIVES ME HEADACHE WHEN I TRY TO READ THEM FROM THE PHONE
Space whale 3 years ago
YOU REALLY SHOULD. MY MUM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND ONCE SHE GOT GLASSES IT WAS MUCH EASIER FIR HER TO EXPERIENCE MORE OF THE INTERNET.
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El muerto 3 years ago
am I the only one that actually hears a screaming voice in my head we I read all caps text...is just sounds like that in my head.
K 3 years ago
This so much this. I hate capslock with a passion. Just increase your display resolution or the text size on your browser. Stop screaming at people.
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XSpooky_Mint 3 years ago
HELLO, FROM THE PERSON WHO CAN'T READ CLOCKS AND GOT PISSED OFF BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY PEACOCK ACCOUNT CALLED ME AN F-SLUR
Soyexfox 3 years ago
WOW EVERY SINGLE TIME I SAY THIS , I GET SO MUCH S**T FOR IT, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT OUT THERE, IM SICK OF HAVING TO SAY THIS A MILLION TIMES AND STILL GET CALLED A LIRE
Vicky Z 3 years ago
I don't get why is it such a big deal actually! I never comment when someone uses caps locks cause you never know what the issue is
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Katchen 3 years ago
It’s harder to read capslock because you can’t see the shape of the words like you can with lower case.
Joey Marlin 3 years ago
This is spot on. I worked for an organisation helping people losing their sight and we undertook research to find the most readable fonts, colours etc. Capitals were not the answer. I have some vision problems myself and really struggle with caps. Like Milly my left eye is bad. She most likely finds it a bit easier as it is larger. So just increase the font size to start and make the best use of the tech that is available - there is quite a lot these days.
Load More Replies... Jo Chrisco 3 years ago
YOUR WORDS ARE WELCOME NO MATTER THE HEIGHT. YOUR OPINION AND PERSPECTIVE IS VALUABLE. BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE RUDE AND MEAN. IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S THEM
#18
You Are All Right
Red 3 years ago
Same for dogs and other pets. My pup is the cutest, bestest and amazingest dog and so is my neighbor's and my friend's and yours.
Auntriarch 3 years ago (edited)
Yes, all of my dogs were the bestest bois
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ThatOneWriter 3 years ago
My cat got out yesterday and brought herself home tonight and yes, I have to agree, she is the cutest cat in the world 🥰
Otter 3 years ago
But MY fluffy girl is the cutest! She doesn't meow, she makes cute little squeaks and trills! She begs for food cutely! She SLEEPS cutely! Really, she strikes cute poses in her sleep...
Load More Replies... Michele Brady 3 years ago
Hmm, rereading text my Godmother's cat sent, rudely interrupting our chat, demanding that the wee field mouse that fell through the ceiling should be frozen & included in his Christmas hamper
Jo Choto 3 years ago
I see Kitty #1 and tell her she is the most beautiful girl in all the world. Then Kitty #2 comes in, and I tell her she is the most beautiful girl in all the world. So far, neither of them has complained about this apparent paradox.
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
Yes, my cat nibbles is the cutest cat, and my dog Jerry is the cutest as well ( yes big Tom and Jerry fan growing up) we just need one more to complete the set🤔
Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
A friend of mine was one of the first few legal euthanized people in California and her last words were, "Isn't it amazing how every dog lover gets just the right dog?" (I still get misty when I think about her saying that and that was several years ago)
In Bartal’s view, a lot of the discussion on animal empathy gets stuck on semantic issues. “For instance, the definition of empathy, how can we say that animals really feel empathy the same way we do. But empathy is a construct. We don’t even know what it is in humans really!” she said.
“I operate on the assumption that there is an evolutionary continuum between species, and that the basic building blocks of our responses are shared. Being sensitive to distress in others and motivated to care about their suffering is as old as the moment mother and child became connected for survival after birth.”
#19
I Liked This One
Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
Exactly! I almost always play easy mode, because I suck at them, but still enjoy them. Gaming is supposed to be fun, relaxing and a way to escape reality, not a second job! Unless it is your job, of course :D
Daria B 3 years ago (edited)
Ahaha Well said! Honestly, I work in a video games company (localisation) and I play our games in easy mode mostly (depending on which content). I love games, but work can be stressful. And I'm not accepting any work related stress outside of my working hours. ♡
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
I only play Sims with all the cheat modes, because my real life is hard enough. Why the heck would I make a game hard for myself as well?
Anna Banana 3 years ago
I need a bit of challenge in my game so it doesn't become boring, but I definitely cheat on the money in Sims, because everybody know that building and decorating houses is the best part!
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Javier Solis 3 years ago
Normal difficulty for me. Unless I already beat it then I go for hard.
Gandalf the Pink 3 years ago (edited)
I must be a masochist gamer, I play on hardest but it's not that I am any better at the games than average, I just enjoy being messed up. And the games last longer :D
Everybody Say Love! 3 years ago
I'm with you there, i enjoy the challenge but i'm not always good at it. My partner thinks i'm psycho. Different strokes for different folks :D
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Tiny Dynamine 3 years ago
Normal for me. I like some kind of challenge but I don't want to be killed every ten seconds.
Knob 3 years ago
been a gamer my whole life, but only in my 40's have I been playing games on easier difficulties just to enjoy the story. I've gotten through so many awesome games this way, makes me wonder why was I ever trying so hard before.
Shane S 3 years ago
And you spend more money buying more games because you get through them quicker, so the game companies make more money. Everyone wins!
Load More Replies... Nikki Hilton 3 years ago
Maybe if a game is played on easy mode long enough, a player will feel confident enough to try a harder level. Ease into it, I say. But only if you want to.
Shane S 3 years ago (edited)
You can strategize and think it through more on Easy and prepare for tougher settings
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kim morris 3 years ago
I've been playing Snood for 20? 22? years. My cat loves to watch me play. And I still play on the 'cheesy' level. Because I play for fun.
#20
Can’t Decide Whether This Belongs Here Or In Humansbeingbros
Anna Banana 3 years ago
Not happier, he's just laughing because the situation is funny. The first situation is not intrinsically funny.
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Michelle A 3 years ago
That would be something I would totally do. The supporter or the supported.
#21
Have A Seat, Enjoy The View, Everyone Is Welcome
El muerto 3 years ago (edited)
but is not fun when is not prohibited...this sign wounds my rebellious nature.
Vicky Z 3 years ago
Plot twist! That was the real purpose of the sign! To make you leave
Load More Replies... La Kalypso 3 years ago
That's the opposite of debilitating capitalism, where everyone seems to be protecting "their" stuff from "others" at all costs. Sharing is healthier, in both the short and long run. Sharing time, experiences, feelings and yes, "stuff". Wouldn't it be nice if there were more people like the person who wrote this sign?
John Topper 3 years ago
This is awesome until some asshat drowns and someone sues the dock owner into oblivion despite having done nothing wrong. Those trespassing signs aren't usually about greedy land owners. They are about scum of the earth predatory lawyers.
#22
Pros And Cons Of GF...
Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
I think ordinary men, that haven't been heavily influenced by other horrible men, feel this way. "Girlfriend that likes me? Gooooood'
just another teen 3 years ago
just dont make being anorekic or having an eating disorder ok cause its not i came close to having a disorder until i strted home schooling it probably saved me
just_a_snake_in_a_hat 3 years ago
poly couple of thicc skinny and muscular lesbians
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Alex the Country Dog 3 years ago
Sharing one of my favorite songs, called "Potbelly." I first heard it in South Africa. She sings about her "fat thighs, flabby arms, and potbelly..." It is so wonderfully bp (boredpanda/bodypositive). You're welcome... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1rQ5sthCco
#23
Anyone Can Play Games
Lisa T 3 years ago
Yay for “mature” gamers. I’m 50 and still a gamer, and will be as long as I can.
LazyPanda 3 years ago
I want to do the same, and thank you for letting people know this is normal
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bbfa 3 years ago
I am a 68 year old woman and just started martial arts training. It ain't over till it's over.
Sébastien Pommier 3 years ago
44 and still playing strong. I'm not a gamer because i have no life. I'm a gamer because i chose to have many. :3
Pungent Sauce 3 years ago
51. AC Odyssey is my current game of choice, what an epic! Also, a recent study found professional drivers (me, again) who game are measurably better at their jobs re: focus, risk assessment, and both situational and peripheral awareness.
Lisa T 3 years ago
I loved AC Odyssey! Wasn’t really into the AC games too much, then bought odyssey as it was on special. I finished Far Cry 6 several weeks ago. Now in between games as Dying Light 2 has been pushed back to Feb
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#24
Liberal Arts
Kitty Jordan 3 years ago
A friend's mom once described my family as, "Rednecks who know Shakespeare".
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 3 years ago (edited)
Shakespeare was actually very popular among upperclass and rural common folk alike in the US in the 18th and 19th centuries, so your family is a part of a long American tradition, actually. See more info here: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/apr/15/william-shakespeare-american-west-pioneers
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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
I need diversity because I learn nothing from people who are exactly like me. Diversity introduces me to new cultures, interests, music, food, etc.
XOnlyX WickrMe 3 years ago
I'm a bipolar weirdo housewife that will absolutely get down on a chat about quantum brain theory lol. Weirdos are usually the most interesting.
RoseTheMad 3 years ago
I'm a Schizophrenic Mortuary student who will debate anything if I have enough knowledge on the matter, "weirdo's" make the most fun conversational partners, perhaps because we have much more imaginative minds ;)
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Kali T 3 years ago
🤣 checking the comments to see if someone had said this already! #We'reTheLibrarians
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Ashley Delacerda 3 years ago
I imagine that's what Squirrely Dan would look and sound like in college if he ever took anything other one women's studies class...
#25
Gaming Is For Everyone
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
My dad never had any sons. He introduced his two daughters to video games and motorcycle racing. I became a lifelong gaming enthusiast, and my little sister bought a motorbike. :D
Charlie Taube 3 years ago
The idea of gendered things is stupid, I’m a man who likes sewing and baking.
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Snorkeldorf 3 years ago
My dad always wanted a daughter after growing up with 3 brothers. Dad tried to encourage me to learn cooking, sewing, knitting. I tried, but it wasn't who I was (or am). When I started rock collecting he would take a day off work and drive us to spots where you could hike and find calcite or Petoskey rocks all over the place. Spent the whole day together rock collecting then grabbing some burgers and talking and laughing. We went to gem shows and rock shops. He wound up so involved in my rock collecting that he took classes and learned cabochon and faceting. Got so good he taught classes for several years. We bonded over it and he discovered that he had a wonderful talent. All because he let me be who I am. Best dad ever.
Fritz Baumeister 3 years ago
I remember a 17yo girl who used to play on our server sometimes. She wasn’t very good, but she really seemed to enjoy playing. Come to find out that she was severely disabled. So much so, that her dad actually controlled her movement and she just aimed and fired. Now, that’s a great dad!
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
I’m the “son girl” of my family. I do all the stuff with my dad that he likes to do and went into very boyish lines of work. We had a company together too for a while. I’m also extremely feminine and was a stripper and briefly did modeling like a traditional girly girl. You can be anything you want. Gender means so little.
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
What was stripping like? It seems incredibly difficult to do. (Visions of Markiplier and Jacksepticeye trying to learn how to pole dance are coming to mind).
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Pheebs 3 years ago
My dad had both a son and a daughter. When the son didn’t want to learn welding, basic carpentry, and generally anything about remodeling/fixing a house yourself, he was perfectly happy to teach those skills to his daughter. My stepdad was happy to pass on his skills about maintaining a car yourself, regardless of gender. Gender-based activities and knowledge should go the way of the dodo (specifically teaching only to a specific gender, not things being about a specific gender).
Robert Bailey 3 years ago (edited)
You have 3! Although Edith is probably the only one into video games. Margot is too busy studying. And Agnes would run around with a laptop shouting, "It's not fluffy!"
Sheila Stamey 3 years ago
I remember my five year old daughter ( now 32) playing the first and second versions of Doom with her daddy. "Kill the Nazis daddyio" was my first clue. I just kept going.
Candy Rude 3 years ago
Haha I totally read that in his voice! This is a great post! I play video games, I like boxing and ufc and most dude-type sports (except football sorry i fall asleep every time idk why... Lol), I raced motorcycles and cars. I also like dressing up and heels and being girly too. There's no gender restrictions in things you like.
Elizabeth Calvert 3 years ago
I'm one of two girls. My dad amazing! He adopted my sister when he married my mom (I didn't even know we're tech 1/2 sis until adulthood). He made sure both is knew how to things that will make us successful independent adults. He taught both of us how to sew by hand (when I had a medieval day in middle school he sewed my outfit I still have the cape; he used a sewing machine though I didn't pick up machine sewing until later) and change our own oil and change a tire
#26
Respect To You For Doing Anything
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
I'm trying to get over an addiction (not going to say what it is since frankly I'm embarrassed). I got 5 days clean before I failed XD.
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#27
Drink What You Like!!!
Vic 3 years ago
As a teatotaler, I really appreciate this. I usually have lemonade or virgin pinacoladas.. :-)
Load More Replies... kjorn 3 years ago
i remember when i was in highschool i had a cassette of a singer (a very cheezy, not something a teenager want to brag about). and a guy (leather jacket/redhotchillipepper lover type) come to me and try to make fun of me for loving that. and since i really never care about what other think about me i really never get what he was trying to do. and bullying stop right there. i love what i want to love and i never care what others think. it's my fun not yours!
XSpooky_Mint 3 years ago
Alcohol on it's own is nasty anyway, so yeah, mix that s**t with something, f**k society
ZAPanda 3 years ago
I only drink sweet alcoholic beverages. Dislike beer, hate whiskey, etc. Only ciders and cocktails, thanks.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
fun anecdote. One day I am at a bar and typical toxic masc guy comes up to me "lol a girly drink". I say, "well mine is 6% proof and your beer is 4,5% proof, so actually same to you.". He shut up and went away.
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Missy Moo Moo 3 years ago
Big D**k energy has nothing to do with the size of the D**k, so no
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
As a woman, I wouldn't expect anyone to shame me for my shot of whiskey and my ale, so why would I shame a man for his fruity drink? Life is short; do what you enjoy.
Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
My father-in-law is a stereotypical manly man. He used to drive trucks, he's great with his hands (carpentry, electrics, etc.), and plays pool with his mates in his local pub. But he's a very sensitive and intelligent man. And he loves a fruity drink :D
Pungent Sauce 3 years ago
Love me a good cosmo, but it’s usually a vodka-soda-lime with a splash of fruit juice these days.
BWC 3 years ago
I like a Makers Mark of Devil's Cut with a bit of lemon/lime soda and pomegranate or cherry juice. 👍
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#28
Spread The Positivity
Ray Martin 3 years ago
Sadly, too many of us are still being raised to be none of those things.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Yup. Then we wind up with emotionally-distant, self-centered, brutish adult men and wonder how that happened. If we want adult men who are caring, nuturing, responsible, well-groomed, and clear communicators, we need to let little boys engage in all of these areas.
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Bananic 3 years ago
All of those are my bf. There was a huge moth when bbqing so i hid behind him. Later he told me i used him as a human shield. So now we both use each other as human shields.
Jo Chrisco 3 years ago
We are our own toughest critic. Therefore, if we like it, then everyone else's opinion doesn't count.
#29
A Novel‘S Worth Of Nerd S**t
Kira Okah 3 years ago
I wil talk your ear off about Animorphs lore and Chinese history, my partner about spaceship design and Lego models. It's wonderful :D We may also be combining those and trying to see if we can design and create a Lego blade ship :P It should be great!
Lee 3 years ago
You two sound perfect for each other. I hope the Lego project works.
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Dark Side 3 years ago
I am a nerd who is guilty of this. When I say, "okay, so in WWII..." I can simultaneously clear a room and find my people.
Anna Snorrepot 3 years ago
Plus I'm so enjoying their delight to talk about one of their interests. Win win
deanna woods 3 years ago
This is me to a t. My family knows when they ask me a history question, they need to get ready for a lesson.
Anna Snorrepot 3 years ago
pick up an autist at your nearest convenience place :D We are so nice.
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Jennifer Potter 3 years ago
But... what part??? The part where we tried and splatted? The part where we dreamed and are still trial and erroring and tinkering on how to do it well? The part where there was suddenly a social "king of the mountain" about which project developer would become the first to enter "space" in an individually designed vehicle, while still bickering about where the atmosphere ends and the rest begins? The problem that we didnt anticipate but created about by trying to learn how to navigate the heavens we have now created a ring of space junk that is starting to cause us problems in the very thing we are trying to explore? The part where some awesome scientists have seen a pattern in physics that might pave the way to actual warp flight? The endless iterations of imagining how the fascinating theory of wormholes making time travel happen might work? I could go on...
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ALEXIS CISNEROS 3 years ago
I can and will talk your ear off about art history, world history, cats, creepy historic facts, and food and beauty s**t, if anyone wants to chat in the comments about this feel free to ask!!! I would love too!!!
ev not eve 3 years ago
This is super nice to read<3 When people bring up an interest I have, I sometimes get too excited to tell them every thing that I know about that subject (ADHD and autism, btw) it's nice to know some people not only are ok with that, but might even like it? It reminds me of a Tumblr post I read awhile back where the person was just saying that it's ok if anyone to hyper fixate on their posts and spam like all of them in a row. I don't remember exact wording, but they said that they love seeing one person's username over and over in their notifications because they feel like they did good (I believe it was an art account) but it made me feel so nice:)
Fitz-Simmons 3 years ago
Anyone want to talk to me about WWII, or King Henry VIII and his six wives, or the Cold War, or the Holocaust, or Bio/chem, or Marvel?
#30
Let People Be Happy
ZAPanda 3 years ago
100%. I do not possess a single checked shirt or any blue jeans. However, I do have two skirts and mostly autumn colour jeans.
Sharon Heim 3 years ago
I love the way a man looks in a kilt! Especially earth-toned and made of leather!
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Daria B 3 years ago (edited)
Also, stop making girls feel inferior or less intelligent if they're being feminine and like cute and pink stuff.
Gandalf the Pink 3 years ago
And stop making boys feel like being mistaken for being gay is a bad thing!
Dodo 3 years ago
I think the best response I've seen like that is Johnny Galecki. There'd been rumours that he was gay and when he was asked why he never addressed the rumours, he said he didn't feel like he had to defend himself against something that wasn't offensive.
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Something 3 years ago
What we call "masculine" and "feminine" is mostly just arbitrarily defined as such anyway.
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 3 years ago
Nope. Since the dawn of humankind, women have preferred pink and men have been physically incapable of wearing skirts. It's literally biology./s
Load More Replies... Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Being feminine is not a bad thing. Being gay is not a bad thing. Both of these stereotypes need to die. No one owns the definition of feminine or gay. You just be you, kid, in whatever ways feel best to you.
Dave P 3 years ago
and why so many get gender dysphoria, these kids tend to even go through a trans phase because of those things, and end up self harming evening more, because they never were really trans, etc.
Ozacoter 3 years ago
Indeed. Gender stereotypes are extremely harmful. Same as telling others that they arent "a proper boy/girl". There is no right or wring way of being a woman or a man. Sadly nowadays both the right and some of the left are promoting those sexist stereotypes. I have been told a couple of times how I am not really a woman just a transman in denial just because I dont follow gender stereotypes. Its sad how sexist part of the left has become.
Load More Replies... Fester Sixonesixonethree 3 years ago
This is true for *everyone*. Let people be who they are. If you don't like who they are, limit your time with them. Too much judgment in this world. Let people be who they are.
François Carré 3 years ago
I work with women, all my best friends but one are women, I'm very interested and involved in all kinds of feminist topics, physically I'm kind of soft and fragile, and I'm heterosexual. My brother is masculine af, works out a lot since he's a fireman, and he's gay. So yes.
#31
Wholesome Hotel
Enuya 3 years ago
What's wrong with this room? I'm going on vacation to do some sightseeing and hiking, not to stay in a hotel room anyway.
XSpooky_Mint 3 years ago
Bruh, as long as it's got a bed and a bathroom, and it doesn't have some kind of infestation then there's nothing wrong with it
Eric S. 3 years ago
A bathroom? Where do you think you are, the Ritz? Shared bathroom on the floor.
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Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
I've always stayed in budget hotels or b&bs. All I want from holiday accommodation is for it to be clean and in a safe neighbourhood, leaving me more money to spend on doing and seeing things
Vicky Z 3 years ago
I've stayed in b&bs that were a lot better than any 5* hotel! They have character and i like it!
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rumade 3 years ago
Does the door lock? Does the toilet flush? Does the shower work? Are the sheets clean? If yes to all above, it's good enough for me
Vicky Z 3 years ago
General rule is to be clean and functional! All the rest is just luxury that you don't really need if you are planning to go around and explore
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Julie C Rose 3 years ago
I have a knee jerk hatred for the 🥴 emoji because of how often it gets used by judgmental people.
Snorkeldorf 3 years ago
Looks nice to me. What do you want? An ice sculpture of a swan when you walk in? Peacocks wandering the room? All that can get messy.
Got Myself 4 Dwarves 3 years ago
I quite like hotels like this, I like fancy ones too but love me a bargain hotel that you can use as a base, that's comfortable, clean and has the facilities we need. We went to Edinburgh zoo during summer, stayed in a travelodge that was £29 for the night to save us driving home after a long day (anyone who's been there will attest to the fact it's bloody knackering, especially for kids, since it's on a steep hill - awesome view at the top! And the one way system due to covid meant taking the long way everywhere) - my 7yr old has declared that it was the best hotel in the world with the best bed and we need to go back and stay for 100 days - it's tempting
Brandy Grote 3 years ago
Cheaper room = more foods, museums, tours, and gifts to bring home. Is it clean? Is it safe? Awesome.
#32
Let's Just Love Everyone
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
If anyone wants to continue the heartwarming goodwill, Jewish Voice for Peace is a great organization that supports Palestinian self-determination, supports peace and justice in the Middle East, and stands against anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and anti-Arab bigotry.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Dave's comment is utter bullshit. I learned about JVP from someone I was dating who was Jewish. She sought out the group after going on her birthright trip, detouring to Palestine, and realizing the massive power imbalance. She wanted solidarity with more Jews who understood the modern apartheid is wrong. Easily 90% of the people involved in her local chapter of JVP were also Jewish. I can't imagine any of the groups supporting Jewish ethnic cleansing as they would literally be targeting themselves. My ex-girlfriend's great uncle was killed in the Holocaust. She definitely wasn't a Holocaust denier. I think you'd need to talk to more JVP members before lambasting them all. Here's a short video: https://youtu.be/uEtF9_yuAnM
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Sue Lynn Chan 3 years ago
Hi everyone. I know we never met face to face before, but can we be friends here?
Benji 3 years ago
I'm a Hispanic gay dude who oversees a department of people of many backgrounds. I put on my calendar every one of my employees religious holidays so they know they matter to me. Imagine the look on my employees face when I said " I wish you a peaceful Eid Al-adha." But I always poke a little fun with him during Ramadan, especially when it's in the summer and the days are longer for his fasting.
deanna woods 3 years ago
I don't care who you are or what religion you are, I love you and hope you have a great day.
Anna Banana 3 years ago
I like to think it already is, it's just not as publicized.
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Cori 3 years ago
My friend group in school consisted of a Mormon, an atheist who had been raised Jewish, a Baptist and me: the disgruntled, religion shopping catholic. If we hadn't lived in such a small, white bread, Midwestern town, we probably would have been even more diverse. Diversity is life and life is beautiful.
#33
Like What You Like
Tobias Rieper 3 years ago
well it does say up to age 99 on the box so i reckon were good there
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Ray Martin 3 years ago
I'm close to 65 and still make spaceship models... and superheroes... and I have a lightsaber. I'm not going through my so-called "second childhood" - it's just that I haven't finished with my first one yet.
mcborge1 3 years ago
I'm 50 and I have a lightsaber too.. and a Jedi robe.. and a Mandolorian helmet. :D
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Buren 3 years ago
Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional. If only pulling a muscle is not an actual risk, I would still try to fit into that basket.
mcborge1 3 years ago
I'm 50 and I still design and build starships in Space engineers, even weird ones that look like dragons. :D 2016112700...a094e0.jpg 
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
I'm an adult and watch way more cartoons now than I did as a kid. When I was growing up, my family didn't have cable. I think I'm making up for it now by streaming absolutely whatever I want to watch -- including cartoons.
Sarcastic Cow 3 years ago (edited)
35. LARP, RPG, games of all kinds, costume parties, edgy art for teenagers, YA books. Sue me.
tuzdayschild 3 years ago
I'm over 40 and I never stopped playing games, watching cartoons or having sleepovers with my friends.
Bobbie Meyers 3 years ago
And, at 50, my stuffed animal collection is in the 1000s. I like to rescue them from thrift stores.
Dasha Slepenkina 3 years ago
I am a huge reader and I absolutely LOVE children's literature. Good children's books are often written in a manner that is more concise, empathetic, exciting, and descriptive. Children's books often have to cover heavy topics (loss of family, war, grief, destruction of natural habitats, coming of age, etc.) but in a way that will be rooted in kindness and personal strength to overcome those difficulties. I find them extremely inspiring. I wish more adults read books meant for children; I think it would change our world.
Goth mouse (they/them) 3 years ago
Same! I love the illustrations in children’s books too, some are beautiful!
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Everyone Is Welcome On This Server
RaroaRaroa 3 years ago
I used to play it with my daughter, on a really friendly server that was busy if it had 20 people on it. I really miss it and the people. My daughter kind of moved on from the long hours, and a lot of the regulars moved to a modded server we don't have the laptop power to run. Sad.
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#35
Does This Doormat Count?
Anna Banana 3 years ago
I've seen one before that read "Everybody brings joy to my house... Some as they enter, some as they leave"
Elizabeth Calvert 3 years ago
If I could change to say except meanies b/c I have a tiny human and the a-hole part would upset him
September Meadows 3 years ago (edited)
I saw that one of neighbors has a sign on her door, it reads: WELCOME...ish
#36
Vegan BBQ
Kira Okah 3 years ago
Too true, mm grilled tomatoes. Though as a vegetarian I would rather that they weren't put on the grill after the meat, maybe a separate grill for the veggies.
Donkey boi 3 years ago
I have 3 grills and any barbecue becomes a family event. My house rules are: 1) Open top sloped grill (No lid). Bread goods go at the top, burgers at the bottom. 2) Large covered grill: Shellfish, far left. Other sea food near left. Meats, near right. Meats with marinades, far Right. 3) Medium covered grill. Veggies only. Potential allergens on the right (lettuce, asparagus, peppers, etc). With a family as big as mine you've got to cater for all eventualities, as a result no nuts allowed anywhere (even though I LOVE a good nut crumb coating), all marinates and sauces are vegan friendly, and the bouncy castle is mandatory.
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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
There is also things like vegan sausages and vegan patties etc.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
Exactly. It’s so lame how they just expect us to be happy with random vegetable scraps lol.
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Goth mouse (they/them) 3 years ago (edited)
There are vegan alternatives to everything now even bacon! Also stuffed mushrooms and peppers are great 😋 ive been the only vegan in my family since i was little and ive always been welcome at family barbecues, nobody minds what i eat
#37
You're Never Too Old For Success
Fester Sixonesixonethree 3 years ago
It took me 33 years to finish my bachelor's degree. :) Finished my master's at age 61. NEVER Too late!
Load More Replies... Susie Elle 3 years ago
Thinking you can't start anything new after a certain age is the highest form of self-sabotage. I've noticed I've actually become better at learning certain things now than I would have been 8 years ago.
I I 3 years ago
50 and i still dont know what i want to be , iv'e done lots of different jobs at different levels of pay , didn't like any of them , not sure i'll find anything i'll love doing , not sure you're meant too , but money isnt everything , it helps , but more dont always mean better
Aaron Tyler 3 years ago (edited)
I have a bachelor's. Failed apprenticeship. It was hard to work around the tradesman who clearly made life hard intentionally. Hate my job so pursuing computer programming and security. I'm nearly 40, two kids, failed marriage. I could stay down but there is so much to accomplish.
MoMcB 3 years ago
Good on you, took me to 50 before I found a job I love and my life partner, was worth the wait.
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New Everywhere 3 years ago
How the hell are you supposed to accomplish so much in your 20s! You're literally just nodding along pretending to know what adulting is until you say f* this, I'm going to try to be happy. By then you're like 39.
Josiane Roy 3 years ago
People who set limits on other like this are those who wallow in jealousy, wanting everyone to be just as miserable as them because they gave up on life and themselves. Don't let other set your limits. Set your own and f***ing move them as you grow. Don't let c**ts dictate your potential or dreams
White Wolf 3 years ago
I am 40 and about to become a really good painter. It takes time and I enjoy all of it.
deanna woods 3 years ago
There is no right age to accomplish things. You can be eighty before you accomplish your goals and that is okay.
#38
This Subreddit In A Nutshell. This Applies To So Many Communities
Dodo 3 years ago
Truth. I've got into a few bands super late (MCR were my era but for some reason never listened to them until this year!) and I really feel like I can't call myself a fan yet because I don't know all the in-jokes, haven't listened to everything, don't have merch. But it's dumb, if you like a song/album/whatever, then you're a fan, right?
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Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
I generally don't agree with these kinds of comments, but I must agree here. So many people who call themselves Catholic have no religious education past "Catholics good, everyone else bad", and they try to make everyone around them see that. But since they can't actually use logic to defend their stance, they are easily defeated in a debate and the others develop a negative image of Catholicism and Christianity in general.
Load More Replies... Kira Okah 3 years ago (edited)
I don't usually see vets being jerks to newbs. More often I see people barging into a welcoming hobby that they have no interest in, change it, slander people who liked how it was before, move on from the remains, and if someone tries to put it back to how it was they get doxxed and slandered even more.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
That's because you aren't a programmer. If you go to any programmer's forum they are super patronising and rude to anyone who asks a rudimentary question.
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kaitertot the god 3 years ago
oh my gosh, please!! i tried learning it twice, once from my sister and once from my ex-boyfriend and both were so condescending and rude throughout the whole process that i never made it through a full session before i got too discouraged. the two people who should have been the MOST supportive of a new dnd player, smh.
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Giedith Balmer 3 years ago
When I was new on Facebook and shared things that apperently were old news but new to me, there were always folks out there pointing it out that it was old news, an old meme but not to me, to me it was new and that's life. A whole damn lot has been done before but that should never be a reason to not do it. If we did then everything would stop around us, go extinct. And we never make that comment when someone is learning to drive for instance, we never say stop that because it's already been done.
XOnlyX WickrMe 3 years ago
Why I love the beatbox community... so positive to newbs & vets alike
#39
When The Old Becomes New Again
Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago
I hate it when older people say young ones cannot like old music. My mom is 62yrs old. Young in the 70's. Never cared much about the music back then. Me, her youngest child at 23yrs old made her a big fan of ABBA, Queen, Uriah Heep, Suzie Quatro, ... GOOD MUSIC NEVER GETS OLD!!!!
Load More Replies... Sylvie 3 years ago
I remember one time I was at an ice cream shop waiting in line and Uptown Girl started playing and so I started lipping it because I love that song. When it was my turn the guy's keeping the ice cream was like " I-I'm surprised you know this song" the look on his face was priceless 😂
BookCrazyTeen 3 years ago
I know it’s not that old but I got into One Direction a couple months ago and I could tell you every thing about them and I love dissecting their songs and hearing the little details you might not notice. And Louis’ voice is ANGELIC.
Channon Doughty 3 years ago
I love listening to music the way you describe. It's wonderful!
Load More Replies... Snorkeldorf 3 years ago
Adult daughter sends me links to great new music she has discovered. I love it! I introduced her to the music of my generation when she was little and now she is introducing me to the music of her generation.
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
There are a lot of "Reaction to" videos on Youtube. It's fun to see how young people discover music from the sixties and seventies. Only downside is that there are a lot of channels from people who are only doing it for the money. You can see their fake enthusiasm.
James016 3 years ago
I was going to post something similar. I subscribe to a couple of reaction channels because they are discovering the music I like for the first time which is great to watch. They even manage to interview the bands on occasion as well
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The Silver Hedgehog 3 years ago
Me with Led Zeppelin. My folks were like, "that's really cool, but why can't he get that excited about school," and I was like "um, cuz algebra isn't f*****g Kashmir!"
Dolly_of TheCowboy 3 years ago
Kashmir was the first Zeppelin song I heard when they were interviewing a guitarist (forgot what band) from a, at the time, very popular dance music group and asking him about musical influences. I had never heard it before and was (and still am) totally blown away by the song. Also first time I heard T-Rex and found out about the whole glam rock period
Load More Replies... Alex the Country Dog 3 years ago
My nephew acts like he has discovered cats and the quirky things they do. He adopted two, and regularly sends group messages about how surprising and special they are because they won't stop playing in cardboard boxes, or curling up under his covers, or all the things that anybody who has EVER had cats know that every single cat does. At first I was quietly being annoyed, but then told my inner eye-roller to STFU because having your own kitties for the first time, watching them do their kitty things, is effing AMAZING! <3
#40
Love Is Always Valid. Assume The Best First!
Celeste Grant 3 years ago
this! i am truly loved for the first time in my life, and im in my early 40s. its amazing and i want to share that. If you've always had that it might seem a bit lame to post about it, but take a second to consider experiencing it for the first time
Steph Harrison 3 years ago
it's amazing when you find that relationship that makes you realise you never knew what love really felt like before.
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A. Paige Kruger 3 years ago
And if stuff like that makes you feel angry and jealous, that's valid too, but take it outside kiddo
Aeon Flux 3 years ago
It's valid, but also worth questioning why that's your reaction.
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Summer Mason 3 years ago
This is why i love my husband. I'm finally safe and secure and loved for just me.
Steve Riddle 3 years ago
I finally found love at 58. That was 20 years ago. Love has nothing to do with age.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
everyone has ups and downs though, and generally it's not appropriate to share some downs with everyone. For example, it's ok to tell people about your dad passing away and get that sympathy and support, but it's not ok to post stuff about fighting with your partner. Unless it has gone to the level of abuse, I suppose. That for me is a tricky one.
Kelli Pike 3 years ago (edited)
Me in a nutshell! I had a terrible first marriage, and even after 16 years together, my (second; I'm not only his first wife but his first long-term relationship) husband and I are still as crazy in love as teenagers. We value it even more because of how hard we worked to build it together: our oldest is from my first marriage, but my husband has always wholeheartedly fathered all my kids, and doesn't differentiate. We have definitely seen our share of hard times, but when we decided to make a go of it together, we agreed that meant working through our problems, not giving up on them and running away. Despite his lack of experience in relationships prior to me, I have never seen a person more dedicated to understanding my problems and who refuses to give up when I'm upset until he completely gets why I was unhappy, and knows what he can do to work on it from his angle. He is an incredible person, and I am the luckiest person in the world that no one else snapped him up sooner.❤❤❤❤❤
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
People who feel the need to boast about a "healthy relationship" are NOT in one.
#41
Love What You Are
Michelle A 3 years ago
The same goes in reverse. Dont crap all over things you consider "old fashioned" or "irrelevant" value the old and new. Youll be better for it.
Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
Don't forget, all while shouting that the older generation "ruined the planet" when you're the one glued to expensive technology, especially iPhones considering apple are all the worst aspects of capitalism, combined and magnified
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 3 years ago (edited)
The young people I know are incredibly socially conscious and worried about the planet. My 18-year-old cousin is in school now studying international environmental policy. Older generations DID and ARE ruining the planet. That's a fact. We're literally leaving it to them to fix, so I wouldn't be so quick to judge the ones who will be cleaning up old people's mess.
Load More Replies... XSpooky_Mint 3 years ago
You can still find alot of them on Youtube if you want ;)
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Kelly Hartle 3 years ago
100 years ago teenagers were sitting on flagpoles eating goldfish--how could this be worse than that?
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
What a backwards thing to say. The Snapchat generation gets control of everything and adults are pushed aside even though it’s supposed to be our turn. Millennials and Gen X got completely tossed aside and the world went from adult centric to child centric as soon as we came of age. And of course Gen Z complains.
Ebony Rose 3 years ago
As a Gen-Y Millennial, I firmly believe that Gen-Z will probably shape up. In about 5-10 years. The kids just under them, IDK... Right now, Gen-Z are the kids and kid-siblings of Millennials. They try to shut us out and dismiss our passions because their (albeit enforced) nihilistic view of the world is seriously uncomfortable with notions of hope and success. But eventually, especoally once they spend time away from their families and preconceived self images, I think they'll do a 180. In many ways, they are the "experimental generation" of the last century because they weren't raised like any of the other age brackets and have had to adapt to new info quicker than the brain can process it.
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No Beer Is Girly Beer
I I 3 years ago
had to Google it , Shandy we call it , beer and lemonade , love it myself
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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
Most the guys shading on shandy et al, drink lite beer or other such things that are pretty much the same.
Barbara Vandewalle 3 years ago
If a $50 bottle of wine does not taste good, it is bad. If a $10 bottle of wine tastes, it is great.
#43
I Love My Grandma So Much. She Got Her Point Across Without Being Mean To The Family Friend
Romenriel 3 years ago (edited)
Love that the person is not being righteous and dismissive, they set clear boundaries but are willing to reach out and help the first person understand.
Bobby 3 years ago
I'll be the first to admit I don't really get it, but I try, and until I do I just have to respect people and their situation and support it to the best of my ability.
Got Myself 4 Dwarves 3 years ago
Same. But I just go by the attitude that I don't really need to fully understand it to respect someone's wishes and beliefs - I mean, can anyone fully understand without being in that persons head? I don't really understand what it means to feel like a girl or boy or neither but then I've never felt that I'm in the wrong body even when I hated it and suffered an eating disorder. It's not that hard to just respect someone's wishes is it? I'm sure that person doesn't expect perfection from day one and understands that there will be slips through habit and it's not meant to be nasty, I long for the day when you can just express your identity/sexuality and basically any part of your own being and it's met with a nod and everyone just carries on drama free
Load More Replies... Alex the Country Dog 3 years ago
But the opposite is exactly the point. Grandma didn't even imply "F**k You." Grandma owned her grandchild wholly and completely, while embracing a long term friendship, and inviting that person to learn more and change. I believe the phrase you're looking for here is called "Bless you."
Load More Replies... Kitty Jordan 3 years ago
I want to be the grandma, but it takes a lot of strength and fortitude to continue to be kind and gentle when faced with bigotry, and I fail a lot.
My ordinary life 3 years ago
I respect the grandma staying calm so much cause I would have cussed the sh*t out of this person.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
I just love that OP used a gender neutral pronoun while ranting about gender neutral not existing. "their head"
Sarah 3 years ago
Using the plural pronoun to refer to a single person of unspecified gender has been around in English for a long time!
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Mike Martínez 3 years ago
Why’s it so hard for some ppl to respect an individual’s personal experience? It’s no big deal to be respectful externally of the internal experience of someone else.
#44
Can't Argue With Mom!
ElenaK 3 years ago
Isn't it LGBTQA, to include also queer and Asexuals? I think this is the full acronym.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago (edited)
Oh, there are LOTS of full acronyms. I say this as a queer person. There were also LOTS of full acronyms 15 years ago, so please don't anyone assume that this is new. The most common one I see is LGBTQ. Q is for queer, which includes everything else divergent from "straight and narrow" -- as Kate Bornstein called it. (In Kate's definition, straight people can also be queer if they're inclusive, recognize their privilege, are good allies, and want to be included.) Anyway, LGBTQQIP2SAAAA+ I think may be the longest I've seen. That's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, pansexual, two-spirit, androynous, asexual, aromantic, allies, etc. Don't worry. We don't expect anyone to remember all that. But if you identify as someone anywhere on that spectrum, welcome to our rainbow, alphabet soup.
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Got Myself 4 Dwarves 3 years ago
When can we just call people people? Their sexuality isn't where they begin and end, it isn't a persons whole being -yes it's a big part but it isn't the whole part - I'd describe myself as bi, I have a bi child, my other child has a non binary partner, my sister is asexual - and frankly I just don't care - in the nicest possible way - it's not my business, doesn't change how I see any of them, or myself. I really do long for the day that it isn't considered "different" and it provides no more of a reaction than announcing their favourite colour
Osgood_7 3 years ago
I wholeheartedly agree, but I think the best way to get there is visibility. If queer people of all different kinds don't make it clear that we exist, then bigots get to pretend we don't, and they do their best to exclude us from just living our lives. That doesn't mean that every queer person is obliged to be out or advocating, but it does mean that we should support those who are when possible.
Load More Replies... Deborah B 3 years ago
LGBT can just keep adding letters. The more groups we include, the greater our leverage in building a society that welcomes everyone.
Snorkeldorf 3 years ago (edited)
So, just let's just call people "the alphabet". It would ensure that all are welcome, as it should be.
Load More Replies... Ray Martin 3 years ago
There are too many letters for my liking, because I don't like anything that divides people into groups and labels them. How about JBY - Just Be You?
Andy Acceber 3 years ago (edited)
Oh, Ray. I disagree 100%. You belong to so many groups already. Maybe you identify as an artist, a parent, an atheist, a graduate from a specific school, the funny guy in your friend group -- who knows! We all have lots of labels. It's what we humans do. People don't adopt labels to divide themselves. We do it to find ourselves, find our community, and belong.
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Isabel Care 3 years ago
The sooner we all accept it's just A to Z the better. I am ready to accept the Prince weird squiggly symbol too if someone identifies with it. There are as many types of identity as there are people. Hugs to all
#45
Like What You Like
Bobert Robertson 3 years ago
You can find men or women attractive and it not be sexual at all...
Something 3 years ago
In this context it means romantically or sexually attractive.
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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
And once you settle or marry with someone from the opposite sex, you are STILL bisexual! And when you settle with someone from the same sex, you are STILL bisexual!
Kira Okah 3 years ago
As someone bi who still gets biphobic crap like "you've chosen a side" and "straight-passing w***e", absolutely. Stll bi, still proud.
Withered Warrior 3 years ago
Next time someone calls you a straight passing whore, give them a nice juicy slap for you and all the rest of us who have to deal with this :)
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Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
My first inkling that I might be no was when I started hanging around my best friend and thinking "if I was a guy, I would love to kiss her". Roughly 3 years later, I still want to kiss her. But we live far away from each other and she never makes any attempt to contact me, so... I am mostly attracted to guys, though. Or, more specifically, I know one specific guy that I want to be with, while I want to date many other girls. Or just one or two. Have to keep it secret from my family though, I don't want them to know. I'm just not ready to be out yet.
Truth Monster 3 years ago
And this is my hill to die on in gender theory: There are no purely gay and no purely straight people. And that is ok.
BWC 3 years ago
Well then, you can die peacefully knowing that you are incorrect. And that, too, is okay.
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Mark Richmond 3 years ago
And if you are really HAPPY with the one person that fell into your 15%, for instance, then BE really happy! That is like choosing the ONE human you love over the 7+ Billion "Possible" other matches. You are LUCKY, enjoy that and don't worry about the others!
Amy Beckler 3 years ago
Who's business is it anyway? Love is love. Why are there Any qualifiers?!
Lijo Kim 3 years ago
As a bisexual I have heard so many disgusting things from both people that I thought I was very close to and people I have never talked to before... I don't understand why people think they have the right to judge me based on the people I like. Just let everyone love who they love!
#46
There's Some Logic There
Jo Choto 3 years ago
I've been really saddened to find some of my ace friends have experienced prejudice and exclusion from certain LGBTQ+ groups. When you are an oppressed minority, don't oppress other minorities.
Just saying 3 years ago
I'm really interested in the form of oppression that ace individuals experience in today's society, and what about the culture my kids are growing up in makes this hard - to my mind as an old bird, asexuality is entirely normal. On current evidence I think one of the young people I know is likely a-sexual, but for me it's a real non-issue, because loads of people just aren't that into it - however if it's going to be a peer issue for that young person, I'd like to be fore-warned.
Load More Replies... Just saying 3 years ago
I'm probably showing my age or my ignorance here, but when did it become a thing of scorn not to be attracted to anybody, and so therefore a thing to be defended? Plenty of people aren't attracted to anyone sexually, and it's fine and normal to be single. I always thought it was just a fact of life? Is it because our society has become so sexualised in the last few decades that people who are a-sexual are now made to feel odd and abnormal? That's a sadness.
S. 3 years ago
As an aroace, I can offer some perspective, both offline and online. I live in a very heteronormative society, where women are always expected to marry a man and settle down. So, if I ever said that I was aromantic, asexual, and did not want to marry ever, I'd be judged, my parents would be judged because my society thinks that an unmarried woman is a sign of terrible parenting and misfortune. In many online forums, particularly some parts of Tumblr, the LGBTQ+ community tends to exclude asexual and aromantic people, because apparently, we haven't been "oppressed enough" like the rest of the community. I have the same views as you, but sadly, we live in a strange world.
Load More Replies... RoseTheMad 3 years ago
Asexual's can still be attracted and interested in romance, just not the sexual part, I thought? But hell, no matter, you're still totally valid <3
Antony Aston 3 years ago
Bisexuals welcome asexuals in their community? Why is there a need for a community? The word community, to me, smacks of some sort of segregation. We should all be one big community where all are welcome!
Angela Botticelli 3 years ago
Bc sometimes it's nice to be around ppl who understand what you're going through and can relate to you
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Briana Landers 3 years ago
You can also be bi And have a prefrence! It doesnt have to be 50-50 it can be 25-70 or whatever. Like. I lab more tiwards women, but guys are also cool. Among all of them i like being alone lmao
#47
As A Metal Head, Everyone Is Welcome!
Sue Lynn Chan 3 years ago
It's ok for everyone to have different tastes. Music brings people together, sharing joy and peace.
#48
Vent’s Open Come On In
LazyPanda 3 years ago
Way to miss the joke....the cake is super dope. But also the implication of the game is murder lol either the 10 year old gonna kill you or you're going to exile them
Raena Celis 3 years ago
How is a cake, any cake, a curse??? Never! Cakes is all about happiness and joy! Have some cake and be happy, dangit
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
I've found the cursed cake. cursed-cak...2bc953.jpg 
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Looks like they used the same decorating template my mother did for all the birthday cakes I had growing up in the ‘60s and 70s. Kinda happy to see the backlash to the expensive and catered child’s birthday cake, party, presents, etc, that are more for the parents’ social standing than the kids’ birthdays.
Kitty Jordan 3 years ago
I don't even get why it'd be cursed. A 10 year old likes something? Clearly that should be laughed at? Of course it's blessed.
#49
Fire
aj B 3 years ago
Yeah still weird this ever became taboo, last time I checked, about 5 seconds ago, I am male and have nipples, no one complains if I run around Without a shirt entirely.
I I 3 years ago
took my boys to Spain , first time they seen topless women walking around , blushes
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ToGo 3 years ago
Hell, I wish my breasts were small enough to go braless! Alas, I like mine to sit on my chest and not my abdomen, so I require a booby trap.
Walking On Sunshine 3 years ago
No it shows that you have a wonderful sense of humor and you like women.
Load More Replies... Daria B 3 years ago
If it's only about nipple hiding, technically, it's not a bra you need - an undershirt will do. Also, there are bras without platforms that aren't so effective in hiding nipples. Either way, who cares... if you need support and protection, wear them pretty, if you don't need them, don't let anyone force you to.
Sam rice 3 years ago
I rarely wear a bra under my shirts anymore. Yea sometimes it's a bit nipply. I'm comfy, you're the one staring and sexualizing my boobs
Leah Williams 3 years ago
Ikr I went to the gym the other day in a baggy shirt and no bra and I probably looked dumb but idegaf because I was so tired and didn't want to change clothes but I needed to get out of the house haha.
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UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
I remember when I was 6 or 7 seven years old, in the 70s, and a young woman walked by wearing a T-shirt without a bra. I was too young to notice it on my own, but my mom turned to me and said, “Don’t ever marry a girl who doesn’t wear a bra. It’s trashy.” Now I think, isn’t it trashy to point out—and criticize!—a woman’s boobs to your six-year-old?
Tiny Dancer 3 years ago
Sounds hip and happenin', but Janet Jackson's nipple nearly crippled America, so we need to deal with that kind of social attitude first. Otherwise, hey, let the nipple free, sisters, no shame!
#50
Play The Game Any Way You Want
Kira Okah 3 years ago
I have this exact same mod! Xaero's Minimap mod! Lifesaver! I get so lost so easily while exploring, queen of falling down every single bloody hole in the game. Love this mod.
Gail Nicholson 3 years ago
I mod in a compass as soon as I start any game, because I have zero spatial reasoning and will get lost by turning around twice, and where's the fun in that? It's minecraft, not orienteercraft!
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago
Wait I can have a mod to give me a map? I get incredibly lost! Yay for the mod 🤗 hope I can find it now 😅
Billy Haake 3 years ago
I feel the same way about crossword puzzles. If I'm working them alone, I use Google, etc. all the time. It's not a contest, it's about expanding my vocabulary.
#51
Do You, No Matter What!
#52
Hot Take On Regional Pizza
Julie C Rose 3 years ago
Your regularly scheduled reminder that pineapple pizza is considered the basic type of pizza in New Zealand and I think also Australia.
Dodo 3 years ago
Ham and pineapple is a pretty standard choice in the UK. I don't eat it, but that's because I'm a vegetarian who doesn't like pineapple 😁 Pizza is pizza, there are no bad choices if it tastes good to you.
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Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
Having had a pizza in Florence decades ago, which featured neither tomato sauce nor cheese (and I am prepared to argue that Italians invented pizza), I cannot understand any kind of argument about what is or isn't acceptable as a pizza. I thought we already established that anything goes.
Tiny Dynamine 3 years ago
Yes, Italians invented pizza. What is there to argue about? The whole world knows that, right?
Load More Replies... Gerard Neaux 3 years ago
Is this a joke I'm too European to understand? Hilarious, but what's the deal with where pizza is from?
Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
Mine is usually from the oven, since I can add whatever toppings I want.
#53
Enjoy Whatever You Want
ZAPanda 3 years ago
yep this one is tricky for me, I try really hard to identify unproblematic media for my kids but end up having to explain sometimes that it was made 20 years ago or 50 years ago or whatever before people had human rights. Sometimes it's easier though. So with Tintin comics, I've let them read most of them but those that have overt racism get put in the cupboard till they are old enough to understand what caused that.
#54
You Can’t Go Out Like That, Bob
Crissy Brandt 3 years ago
Lol that was exactly my first thought when I saw the second frame! “Oh no, that mustache needs help.”
AhhhhHHHHHHHHHH 3 years ago
Unacceptable. Stuff like this is why our society is failing. Gotta keep that moustache nice and well kept. Good on their boyfriend to correct this shameful behavior.
#55
You Should Know That Elton John Famously Adores Almost Every Genre Of Music, And Is A Big Fan Of People Covering His Songs
ZAPanda 3 years ago
I love covers, often they're better, in my limited view. Try Disturbed - Sound of Silence - for an example.
Tiny Dancer 3 years ago
I'm a huge Simon and Garfunkel fan. Disturbed's version is amazing and, yeah, very disturbing!
Load More Replies... AnnaBanana 3 years ago
I'm not particularly into his music, but I think he's a remarkable man.
#56
Wholesome Nathan Pyle
#57
You Go Whoever You Are Jojo!
Me Oh My 3 years ago
All I know is that I still don't like her, I think she's annoying and you know what? That's okay. I don't have to automatically like someone when they come out as LGBTQIA+.
Load More Replies... Jacob Nunez 3 years ago
F**K THE LGBTQA COMMUNITY……….they deserve to walk the earth as other humans do
redties_and_blackparades 3 years ago
You had me in the first half not gonna lie
Load More Replies... Tiny Dancer 3 years ago
All I know about JoJo is that she was ROBBED on this year's Dancing with the Stars! That girl was fire from day one and she deserved to win.
Kelli Pike 3 years ago
My 10 year old (raised by bi/pan parents) came out as bi very early, and was delighted when Dove Cameron of Disney's Liv and Maddie came our as gay. I was delighted for her that she has role models *working for Disney* that can come out safely these days.
#58
You Are Valid
Tiger Pearl 3 years ago
Actually, this post helps. My teen daughter came out as a lesbian… I wasn’t surprised (it had sounded like she was crushing on her friends). But then I became concerned when I came across a google doc with all of her friends labeling themself as bi, asexual, etc, and my daughter would then copy them. This had me worried she may be pre-labeling herself without truly understanding herself. But I guess the best thing I can do is just be there for her as she figures these things out.
Kelli Pike 3 years ago
Labels come with sticky backs so you can peel them off and change them out whenever you feel like it. ❤
#59
And Preferably Dry Them As Well
Ray Martin 3 years ago
Wash your damned hands, Ariel, and if your tail flops around in the bowl, then wash that, too.
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#60
Everyone Thinks Their Dog Is The Best...
LazyPanda 3 years ago
Weeeellll except when they're badly behaved and the owner takes no responsibility. In that case the dog COULD be the best if only someone trains the owner...
Emily 3 years ago
This!! A badly behaved dog is not a bad dog, just a dog who has owners who don't give a crap about anyone around them
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ben woskje 3 years ago
Damn straight.... and all doggies are also puppies.... even at 12 or 15.... and should be spoken to and hugged liked puppies.
AnnaBanana 3 years ago
Heartily agree! Just finished a big cuddle with my 13 year old 'puppy'.
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The Only Price Of Admission Is Doing It At All
CrunChewy McSandybutt 3 years ago
This is true. I've got my exercise crew at the park and we love seeing each other.
#62
On Harry Potter Books And Movies
That_One_Harry_Potter_Nerd 3 years ago
Both the books and the movies are great! You are awesome if you have just read the books, awesome if you’ve just seen the movies, awesome if you have read the books and watched the movies! Awesome if you love HP, awesome if you don’t! YOU ARE AWESOME NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK OF HP!!
Chaotic-Pansexual (she/they) 3 years ago
I SO needed this- forever I’ve been super hesitant to call myself a Harry Potter fan because even though I LOVE it, I’ve only seen the movies and I feel I wouldn’t be accepted
Load More Replies... Kelli Pike 3 years ago
Nothing is objectively superior, because the value of a given format is a completely subjective experience.
#63
Real Radiohead Fans Welcome Everyone, Ful Stop
AhhhhHHHHHHHHHH 3 years ago
Trans rights = basic f*****g human rights 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️⚧️ To all you transphobes: your opinion is less welcome then I am in my own skin. Right out the door with you
#64
The “Let People Enjoy Things” Starter Pack
ElenaK 3 years ago
To be honest I think Tik Tok makes makes people more depressed than happy. All those standards..
Pearl 3 years ago
To be honest, I'm getting kinda tired of the constant TikTok bashing. Sure, it might suck to you (and me) but the reason it's still around is because tons of people use it and like it. There are also mature users who know not everything on there is real. There is also different kinds of content, not just people with fake bodies. There's comedy, songs, pranks, make up vids and more. (I've haven't been on it yet but I'm guessing that's what it's like) Let people enjoy what they like!
Load More Replies... Pungent Sauce 3 years ago (edited)
People are entitled to their terrible taste in whatever, and demonstrably wrong opinions about whatever. You do you ;)
ZAPanda 3 years ago
sorry people downvoted you i think they didn't see the wink at the end.
Load More Replies... Tiny Dynamine 3 years ago
Astrology - a definite no. Starbucks doesn't pay nearly enough in tax, Disneyworld treats their employees very unfairly. This is a pretty crap pack in my opinion.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
hahaha. I've had their coffee, some of it isn't too bad, I just think they went over the top with the spiced latte pumpkin frappucino type things.
Load More Replies... Michael Fernandez 3 years ago
I get really tired of people trying to convince me that I didn't really enjoy movies that I enjoyed.
ThatOneWriter 3 years ago
Mass reporting abuses have been an issue lately. If you made the wrong group mad, there's a chance they mass reported you.
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redties_and_blackparades 3 years ago
Omg, half the people in my school say: oh ur emo? Oh you like my chemical romance? Oh u like astrology? Uh okay. LET ME ENJOY. i literally dropped one of my friends caused she judged me every single day we hung out and words hurttttt
#65
This Library’s Rules
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
It looks like a Free Little Library to me. Those books are freely given. If you have a book to leave, great! If not, that's okay. There are probably over 100 Free Little Libraries where I live. I've easily taken and donated over 100 books over the years.
Load More Replies... ZAPanda 3 years ago
This is a great idea if you have a culture of reading and relatively low levels of poverty. Here they'd all get stolen and sold on street corners to drivers of cars. lol.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
It's very much a thing where I live. Books are cheap here. We have a high rate of homelessness, but no one is going to make much off of books. There are probably over 100 of these stands in my city. I only recently learned that this culture of reading isn't universal. It was so disheartening. It's definitely a core value in my community.
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Idk If This Has Been Posted Yet
Ólafur Unnar Jóhannsson 3 years ago
For me, there's only 2 types of music. The type I like and the type I don't like. And I am the only one who decides what I like or not. That's the reason I listen to both Adele and Cannonball Corpse.
Kelli Pike 3 years ago
I also have two types. The type I like, and the type I haven't heard yet.
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ThEboRedEsTpANdA 3 years ago
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#67
Not Everyone Can Deal With The Bs Of Running A Computer!
#68
R/Matt May Be One Of The Most Welcoming Subs Of All Time
Braineating Spleen 3 years ago
Why do guys called Matthew shorten their name to Matt and not Hew?
Anna Snorrepot 3 years ago
because Matthew comes from Matteo or Matteus so the Hew is less known than the Matt.
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#69
Queer Comrade Isopods
That_One_Harry_Potter_Nerd 3 years ago
Yes, yes you are a family. Be proud of it!
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Goth mouse (they/them) 3 years ago
Omg isopods are my favourite animals ever!!! 😍🥺 I drew in a genderfluid one for me their so cute!!
Glenn Zoontjens 3 years ago
It'll be fantastic when we all look at another person and simply see a human being and respect them as such.
#70
PC, Console, And Yes, Even Mobile. Talking To You Osrs
#71
One To Unite Them All
Kira Okah 3 years ago (edited)
It's um...not, sadly. The only thing that I have not seen in LotR fandom that I see in others is that they haven't tried to murder a fanartist. Threats, suicide baiting, doxxing, racism, homophobia, bigotry, all still there on the outskirts of the fandom just like every other fandom, it just gets hidden and talked about less.
Romenriel 3 years ago
Yeah, a**holes are everywhere, but I still think that LotR fandom is quite a safe place, at least if you don't go too deep down. I hope it's gonna last, because the new Amazon series is very becoming highly divisive.
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I Hope They Have A Long And Fulfilling Relationship
LadyEncredible Rand 3 years ago
I really like this, that's one of the biggest things I'm worried about while dating.
M 3 years ago
Same...I'm worried someone will be unsupportive, or worse, say I'm making it up or something. Or break up with me because they don't want to support me.
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Allan Wilcox 3 years ago
Sorry but the reply should be - These are what make you you and it's you I want to get to know.
Kelli Pike 3 years ago
Glorious. I have all these, and my husband has none of them. So what does he do? Reads up on every one of them so he can understand how best to help me, and to correct all those "but you don't look depressed" people out there. Someone is gonna love you; the imperfections you think you have are just the whorls and ridges to the fingerprint of your life/soul. You are still worth it, no matter who you are.
Jacob Nunez 3 years ago
Well….our human brains aren’t perfect…..they come with problems that sometimes cant be fixed……but mental illness is hard……and telling someone else is harder
#73
Michael Johnson Says If You Run, You’re A Runner
Official_Blink 3 years ago
Idk whats wrong with my stoopid brain , But I read Michael johnson as michael Jackson 😂😂😂
Robert Bailey 3 years ago
So the most useful thing I learned in the Army is that slow pace and longer duration is good for burning fat. But then they broke out a stopwatch.
#74
You Are One Of Us Now
Lady Fos-Boss 3 years ago (edited)
Same thing with authors! If you wrote down even the start of a story, your an author! It doesn't matter if you're 60 and just started or 12 and have been writing since you could pick up a pen. It doesn't matter if you're brave enough to show the internet, or if you keep them entirely to yourself. It doesn't matter if its a piece of trash. Its a story, you're an author, welcome to the community!
Ray Martin 3 years ago
I'd learnt and written HTML code at work, but the first time I wrote something for an Arduino and it worked perfectly, I felt like a wizard.
#75
Every Fan Is Valid
Romenriel 3 years ago
I am a "videos on YouTube" type of comic boom fan and I enjoy myself very much. I know that I am not as involved as other fans, but I don't really care.
Glenn Zoontjens 3 years ago
In whatever way people enjoy them, there are folks who buy completely into the whole mythology and could tell you every little detail about every character or who couldn't remember the title of the last edition/episode. Enjoy them the way YOU want to enjoy them, that's all that matters.
Load More Replies... Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
Okay, am I missing something? I have never thought comics seem daunting?? They're comics.
Romenriel 3 years ago
There's a lot of lore in comics books, especially in DC and Marvel, because there's so much characters and stories and lot of it is super convoluted, plus many of them change all the time. It's hard to convey, but yes, it's pretty daunting.
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Helluva Boss Is A Great Show By A Great Creator
#77
Honorule
kjorn 3 years ago
loving fortnite it's differente that throw all your money to get different skin who give nothing to the game and scream at your screen because you got killed.
ThePostLaroi 3 years ago
Read the post again @kjorn . It really doesn't matter what game you play. And if it makes people happy to play games like that, and if it makes people happy to spend money on it, so what? To me, this whole thread is about letting people like what they like and do what they want. There's no need for a comment like that.
Load More Replies... Jacob Nunez 3 years ago
Well..yea…..but sometimes those kids does some cringy stuff ngl……………..but enjoy the games you play…..there made to do that
#78
All New Fans Welcome
Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
My first FF game was VIII and will forever remain my favourite. What about you guys?
Bobby 3 years ago
My first exposure to FF was Nuklear Power sprite comics, that actually got me into the games themselves
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Ashley Harrold 3 years ago (edited)
Just played my first Mortal Kombat game and I'm loving it so much.
#79
Nobody Is Born An Expert. If You're Passionate About Something, Keep Working At It And Results Will Follow.
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ToGo 3 years ago
Lovely post! I agree with them all, and forgive me I know I'll get down voted, but I just don't feel comfortable with gender neutral toilets. For no other reason than the fact there are some real dangerous creeps in this world. It just scares me I guess.
Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 3 years ago (edited)
Over 20 years ago I studied in Copenhagen and the school had gender neutral toilets. They still have them and it was absolutely no problem when I was there. What I always wonder, why do apparently a lot of people honestly think a "women only"-sign will somehow keep male rapists out of women's bathrooms? An insane amount of women and girls have already been molested or worse in "their" (public) bathroom by despicable bastards. Men and boys have been molested in their bathrooms by despicable bastards. Most people are decent folks, so don't fear average dudes in your bathroom. It also smells a wee bit of transphobia, too, especially when trans people don't "pass".
Load More Replies... Sue Lynn Chan 3 years ago
I know this maybe the same post as before but I still want to do it. To all the people reading this: You are beautiful, you are unique, you have so much talents. You are a special protagonist in your story. This may be the end of 2021. If there's any good things happen in your life, keep moving forward because it's not the end of the story, this is a new chapter of your life. If bad things had happened to you, don't stop, keep marching, because you are in your character development story. We may have never meet face to face before, but we are friends that shaking hands and said how do you do, no matter where we are from, what color we have, if we are are part of queer or not or what religions we follow. May your day fill with rainbows
ToGo 3 years ago
Lovely post! I agree with them all, and forgive me I know I'll get down voted, but I just don't feel comfortable with gender neutral toilets. For no other reason than the fact there are some real dangerous creeps in this world. It just scares me I guess.
Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 3 years ago (edited)
Over 20 years ago I studied in Copenhagen and the school had gender neutral toilets. They still have them and it was absolutely no problem when I was there. What I always wonder, why do apparently a lot of people honestly think a "women only"-sign will somehow keep male rapists out of women's bathrooms? An insane amount of women and girls have already been molested or worse in "their" (public) bathroom by despicable bastards. Men and boys have been molested in their bathrooms by despicable bastards. Most people are decent folks, so don't fear average dudes in your bathroom. It also smells a wee bit of transphobia, too, especially when trans people don't "pass".
Load More Replies... Sue Lynn Chan 3 years ago
I know this maybe the same post as before but I still want to do it. To all the people reading this: You are beautiful, you are unique, you have so much talents. You are a special protagonist in your story. This may be the end of 2021. If there's any good things happen in your life, keep moving forward because it's not the end of the story, this is a new chapter of your life. If bad things had happened to you, don't stop, keep marching, because you are in your character development story. We may have never meet face to face before, but we are friends that shaking hands and said how do you do, no matter where we are from, what color we have, if we are are part of queer or not or what religions we follow. May your day fill with rainbows
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