Embarrassing truths
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I was a late bloomer. Never dated in high school. Didn't start drinking until after I graduated. Learned to ride a bike at 25. Never flew until I was 54.
2/4 of those are the same for me. But which ones... 😏. Hint: I’ve only ever kissed one person and that person also introduced me to drinking. (Okay, I had had drinks before then but I never got drunk until I was 24).
Sometimes it makes me feel weird and sometimes I don’t care. Other days it makes me feel like I grew up wrong, on hard days it makes me wonder if I missed out on experiences. Funny what embarrasses one and not another hey?1 -
So, I've mentioned several times that I suck at spelling and rely heavily on google to be able to type a comprehensible sentence.
Thanks to @Thetwitchisback I can now spell the word definitely right usually on my first try! (this was one that really frustrated me, because I could type it 5 times and then have to google it in shame)
Another sort of funny example is for years I wrote "dosen't", I wondered why auto predict on my phone didn't fill it in for me?
Well duh, it's not a word! Smarter than me phone recognized this!
One of my co workers gently pointed it out to me on all my hand written notes around the office. Made me laugh to realize, I just didn't see the reversed letters.
Possibly a bit dyslexic? You could have a low grade version 🤷♀️...but i enjoy your post regardless and never notice the spelling2 -
I can not watch "Fly Away Home" and not be a sobbing mess before the end. Nor can I read "The Rainbow Bridge" without some sort of teary eyes. If I was an actor and I had to cry it would be no issue, I would just read that.2
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I was a late bloomer. Never dated in high school. Didn't start drinking until after I graduated. Learned to ride a bike at 25. Never flew until I was 54.
2/4 of those are the same for me. But which ones... 😏. Hint: I’ve only ever kissed one person and that person also introduced me to drinking. (Okay, I had had drinks before then but I never got drunk until I was 24).
Sometimes it makes me feel weird and sometimes I don’t care. Other days it makes me feel like I grew up wrong, on hard days it makes me wonder if I missed out on experiences. Funny what embarrasses one and not another hey?
I think both of you would be are fantastic role models.0 -
I'm really bad at geography because I've never cared about it and my schools never made me learn it. My mind was blown the other day because I always thought Colorado was up north somewhere when it's west. It's embarrassing but I don't think it matters unless the internet goes down during the apocalypse and all I have is a compass and my crap memory of where things are generally. 🤷🏻♀️.
I should also note here that once, I got a little lost in my own small home town that I walked around in my whole life. Not lost, I really just went full blank and walked a whole different direction. 🤦🏻♀️
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Yoshiboobs wrote: »I'm really bad at geography because I've never cared about it and my schools never made me learn it. My mind was blown the other day because I always thought Colorado was up north somewhere when it's west. It's embarrassing but I don't think it matters unless the internet goes down during the apocalypse and all I have is a compass and my crap memory of where things are generally. 🤷🏻♀️.
I should also note here that once, I got a little lost in my own small home town that I walked around in my whole life. Not lost, I really just went full blank and walked a whole different direction. 🤦🏻♀️
I suppose Colorado is 'up north somewhere'.
.... if you live in Bolivia.0 -
Motorsheen wrote: »Yoshiboobs wrote: »I'm really bad at geography because I've never cared about it and my schools never made me learn it. My mind was blown the other day because I always thought Colorado was up north somewhere when it's west. It's embarrassing but I don't think it matters unless the internet goes down during the apocalypse and all I have is a compass and my crap memory of where things are generally. 🤷🏻♀️.
I should also note here that once, I got a little lost in my own small home town that I walked around in my whole life. Not lost, I really just went full blank and walked a whole different direction. 🤦🏻♀️
I suppose Colorado is 'up north somewhere'.
.... if you live in Bolivia.
I live in my own little world0 -
happimess01 wrote: »
*cough* Animals and babies don't make me go awwwwww.1 -
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At 56 years old I don't know right from left. I have a 50/50 chance of getting it correct if I guess and I'm usually wrong. I always use my hands to figure it out (I know I'm righthanded so that side is the right).
The other day my manager was showing me how to do fancy stuff in excel and told me to left click. Naturally I right clicked.
When the dog and I were in doggie school, we were doing heeling exercises which involved wandering around the training area while the trainer called out changes in direction. She'd say "left turn!", I'd turn right and THE DOG WOULD TURN LEFT. It didn't escape her attention that my dog knew right from left better than I did.
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At 56 years old I don't know right from left. I have a 50/50 chance of getting it correct if I guess and I'm usually wrong. I always use my hands to figure it out (I know I'm righthanded so that side is the right).
The other day my manager was showing me how to do fancy stuff in excel and told me to left click. Naturally I right clicked.
When the dog and I were in doggie school, we were doing heeling exercises which involved wandering around the training area while the trainer called out changes in direction. She'd say "left turn!", I'd turn right and THE DOG WOULD TURN LEFT. It didn't escape her attention that my dog knew right from left better than I did.
Dang..... I hope Senior Drill Instructor Hartman doesn't read this.
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Motorsheen wrote: »At 56 years old I don't know right from left. I have a 50/50 chance of getting it correct if I guess and I'm usually wrong. I always use my hands to figure it out (I know I'm righthanded so that side is the right).
The other day my manager was showing me how to do fancy stuff in excel and told me to left click. Naturally I right clicked.
When the dog and I were in doggie school, we were doing heeling exercises which involved wandering around the training area while the trainer called out changes in direction. She'd say "left turn!", I'd turn right and THE DOG WOULD TURN LEFT. It didn't escape her attention that my dog knew right from left better than I did.
Dang..... I hope Senior Drill Instructor Hartman doesn't read this.
I feel his pain....1 -
In highschool.. I saw a classmate run her hands across my boyfriends shoulder... so I cut a chunk of her box braids off.
😔I am sorry! Awful, i regret it today... my karma is coming.0 -
Hello, my name is Dave and I'm a carboholic!
And I like the Bee Gee's too. DON'T YOU JUDGE ME!1 -
I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.5 -
I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.5 -
GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.2 -
GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old4 -
sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
Plus kids aren't guaranteed to take care of or visit you when you're old.4 -
Yoshiboobs wrote: »sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
Plus kids aren't guaranteed to take care of or visit you when you're old.
Mine can't even get his *kitten* towels off the *kitten* floor
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Reckoner69_lmao wrote: »Yoshiboobs wrote: »sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
Plus kids aren't guaranteed to take care of or visit you when you're old.
Mine can't even get his *kitten* towels off the *kitten* floor
eta changed my cuss-bywords into modern parlance
Only parenting post i can relate to in this string so far2 -
sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
This is true also.1 -
Reckoner69_lmao wrote: »Yoshiboobs wrote: »sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
Plus kids aren't guaranteed to take care of or visit you when you're old.
Mine can't even get his *kitten* towels off the *kitten* floor
eta changed my cuss-bywords into modern parlance
Only parenting post i can relate to in this string so far
Not a parent, but change towels to “under wear/dirty clothes” and this is my partner...😤😑. As a kid I got in trouble for doing that!1 -
sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
Oh I completely agree. Over my 35+ years of a daycare provider, I saw a lot of children who were more of a 2.2 status symbol than someone the parents really wanted to hang out with. Either that, or just an added monthly amount on their state government check. Seriously, not wanting to be old by yourself is never a good reason to have children. Children move away. They have their own families. They alienate you or themselves. They have jobs. They get busy. No guarantee just because you can call a little person your son or daughter, that they're going to be anywhere around when you're old.3 -
sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
Either that, or just an added monthly amount on their state government check..
wait.
I could have made money..... just by letting someone know that I had them down in the basement?
Where were you 18 years ago with this advice ?
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Motorsheen wrote: »sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
Either that, or just an added monthly amount on their state government check..
wait.
I could have made money..... just by letting someone know that I had them down in the basement?
Where were you 18 years ago with this advice ?
Counting down the days until they left for college. No, not really.
Now I wish they would come back home.
Yes, really.
Empty nest $u@ks.
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GymGoddessGoals wrote: »sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
This is true also.
I kinda want to be old and alone. One day, I'm not sure which, I'm just going to give my last *kitten* to give and let it all go. No one wants to see, hear, or smell all of that.
Besides, if they aren't around because they're busy with their own kids, careers, productivity etc..., I'll take it as a job well done and just drift away peacefully.
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will_it_go_round_in_circles wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
This is true also.
I kinda want to be old and alone. One day, I'm not sure which, I'm just going to give my last *kitten* to give and let it all go. No one wants to see, hear, or smell all of that.
Besides, if they aren't around because they're busy with their own kids, careers, productivity etc..., I'll take it as a job well done and just drift away peacefully.
This is what my grandma wanted. She told my grandpa once that she wanted to die like the way cats slip off to die alone and not intrude on anyone.
When she was actually dying in the nursing home, she was surrounded by her husband and 5 kids and 14 grandkids and 15 great-grandkids and a number of other close family and neighbors and I remember thinking about what she had said before. I asked my dad if we should all leave and let her be in peace. I think he honestly considered it but then shook his head no and said she probably wasn’t even aware we were there. She was comatose after almost 2 decades with alzheimers.
But she hung on for ELEVEN days after they withheld food and water. We couldn’t be there any longer; we all had to resume work and other things to conserve time off for the actual funeral. After we all left and it was just my dad and grandpa with her, she slipped away peacefully while they slept in their respective chairs beside her. I always have wondered if she just couldn’t relax and let go because of her anxiety about dying in front of a crowd. That’s probably silly. But I feel similarly to her and I hope people respect my wishes in the end8 -
will_it_go_round_in_circles wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
This is true also.
I kinda want to be old and alone. One day, I'm not sure which, I'm just going to give my last *kitten* to give and let it all go. No one wants to see, hear, or smell all of that.
Besides, if they aren't around because they're busy with their own kids, careers, productivity etc..., I'll take it as a job well done and just drift away peacefully.
This is what my grandma wanted. She told my grandpa once that she wanted to die like the way cats slip off to die alone and not intrude on anyone.
When she was actually dying in the nursing home, she was surrounded by her husband and 5 kids and 14 grandkids and 15 great-grandkids and a number of other close family and neighbors and I remember thinking about what she had said before. I asked my dad if we should all leave and let her be in peace. I think he honestly considered it but then shook his head no and said she probably wasn’t even aware we were there. She was comatose after almost 2 decades with alzheimers.
But she hung on for ELEVEN days after they withheld food and water. We couldn’t be there any longer; we all had to resume work and other things to conserve time off for the actual funeral. After we all left and it was just my dad and grandpa with her, she slipped away peacefully while they slept in their respective chairs beside her. I always have wondered if she just couldn’t relax and let go because of her anxiety about dying in front of a crowd. That’s probably silly. But I feel similarly to her and I hope people respect my wishes in the end
Reading this I thought the same thing until I got to the end and realized that you had the same opinion 🤷🏽♂️0 -
will_it_go_round_in_circles wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »sweet_ermengarde wrote: »GymGoddessGoals wrote: »I don't care for children.
I've never heard the biological clock ticking LIKE THIS.
Theoretically I want to have children so I'm not alone when I'm old.
But when I see them in the makeup store grabbing brushes, jabbing them into the blushes, cracking them, then painting themselves and the cabinets with lipstick, I eschew all thoughts of wanting to become a parent because I don't believe in corporal punishment but wouldn't be able to help myself.
I think it's important to note that this bad behavior is reflective of parenting and not specifically the child. I'm with you, I'm not a fan of hellions, however, I blame the parents for their behaviors.
Exactly!!! Just don't be the parent who's afraid of the NO word and you'll be fine.
i dont think anyone should have kids if they dont like kids just bc they afraid of being alone when theyre old
This is true also.
I kinda want to be old and alone. One day, I'm not sure which, I'm just going to give my last *kitten* to give and let it all go. No one wants to see, hear, or smell all of that.
Besides, if they aren't around because they're busy with their own kids, careers, productivity etc..., I'll take it as a job well done and just drift away peacefully.
When I get old... Oh man I'm gonna make a big all fuss 😂...
I'm going to call my kids every day and harass them "When are you coming over, you're fathers going senile over here... I don't know how many days I have left in the damned place... You better not put me in a freaking home"... 😂😂😂
And when I die, God willing I'm throwing a freaking parade... I might even fake my death every April fools day 😂...
I've already got a bunch of pranks for the grandkids 😂3
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