People Explain Which Things Everyone Should Experience At Least Once In Their Life
February 22 | 2021
There's something really magical about traveling alone and wandering around a foreign country by yourself. Be smart about it of course and do your research––always know what you're getting into. I guarantee you'll have some splendid experiences walking through different cities and chatting up locals at bars. Some of my favorite memories are simply the ones where I sat somewhere, coffee or beer in hand, conversing with total strangers.
After Redditor GigaChad26 asked the online community, "What thing must you experience at least once?" people shared their recommendations.
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"It's almost a religious experience..."
<p>Seeing the night sky without light pollution.</p><p>It's almost a religious experience to see the stars and the stripe of the Milky Way from on top of a mountain.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnvuwjd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Kuato2012</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"Obviously..."
<p>Super corny alert!!</p><p>Helping a stranger who needs help. NO video, NO pictures, no expectation of reward. Just knowing that you did something for someone who's on the outside, you brought them in for a minute.</p><p>Obviously, if you experience this at least once then it won't be your last time so maybe it doesn't qualify, but whatever.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnwejh6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">JonesinforJonesy</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"To see a black hole in the sky..."
<p>A total solar eclipse. To see a black hole in the sky where the sun used to be, with stars all around it in the middle of the day, is an unbelievable experience.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnvsqav?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">HomonoculusArgument</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"I was held hostage..."
<p>I was held hostage by car bomb for about 14 hours once by a man who went AWOL from the special forces. I sat within feet of him the entire time the bomb was dismantled and then had to treat him as a medical provider.</p><p>At first, it was just terror. I had small children at home, a wife to go home to. But after the initial adrenaline wore off, it was very freeing. I could die at any moment and there was nothing I could do about it. And, while that's an almost certainty for all of us, it's usually not something so surreal and in the forefront of our minds. I wasn't worried about my student loans or the rent or my credit card payment or the car loan... none of it. I took a nap for a bit.</p><p><span>Everyone should get to feel like that. Maybe we would all slow down and just give each other a break.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnvn4kk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Marshaze</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Well...
<p>...there's something you don't read everyday. A word to the wise.</p><p>Let's continue.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"It was a weird day."
<p>I lived on the top floor of an apartment building that caught fire. I got myself and my cat out (the only living things in my unit) and watched the building continue to burn from across the street in a friend's apartment. Like you said, as the initial adrenaline wore off, I came to the realization that all of my possessions were going to be toast. And just like you said, <em>it was a freeing feeling</em>. All the stuff that we are subconsciously so concerned about, so attached to, none of it <em>really</em> mattered. I could get new clothes and furniture eventually. The only thing I couldn't replace was my artwork, and so what? My life would go on just the same and I'd make more.</p><p>Then as the day went on, they got the fire out and the fire chief cleared the building structurally so that some tenants could go back into their units and salvage anything undamaged. My unit was unburnt. Some stuff was smoke damaged, but for the most part, everything was okay. I had all my stuff back. And it was kind of disappointing in a weird way. I felt the onus of all my possessions drop back onto my mind. My landlords had already set me up with a new unit a few blocks away and I could move in immediately. So now I had the task of schlepping all my crap around.</p><p>It was a weird day.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnwr9yv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">DozerDGozerian</a></p>"It's freeing for some..."
<p>Living by yourself, being single. It's freeing for some, scary for others, but I think it helps you realize who you are and what you want.</p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnx061i?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">tantonka605</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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YES.
<p>As someone who has lived on their own (and been single for a while), I can tell you that having this freedom has done wonders for my mental health.</p><p>Let's continue.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"Learning an instrument..."
<p>Learning an instrument to the point that you can meaningfully express yourself with it.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnvrnmx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Flying_Alpaca_Boi</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
"I talk to so many people..."
<p>The Grand Canyon.</p><p>I talk to so many people who have never been and are seemingly uninterested...and I'm like, you know it's not just "a big hole in the ground", right?</p><p>It's literally breathtaking. It messes with your preconceived proportions of how big Earth actually is. They call it Grand for a reason. You should definitely go at least once.</p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnvr74s?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">xisnotx</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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I still need to go there...
<p>...and I imagine that experiencing that must be incredible.</p><p>Those of you who have been there: What do you have to say about it?</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"You'll be surprised..."
<p>Have your heart be broken. You'll be surprised by how much you learn about yourself during this time period. Better it you realize and self-reflect on what you need to do and mature from it.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnvmawm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Phenomenal2313</a></p>"Whether you go alone..."
<p>Living abroad. Whether you go alone, with a friend, with family or a partner, moving to another country with another culture teaches you so much and puts your life so far into perspective. Plus, you realise that amazing people live everywhere.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lmj1fi/what_thing_you_must_experience_at_least_once_in/gnvqil1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">hephephey</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Medical Professionals Describe The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Ever Had About The Human Body
February 22 | 2021
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A good friend of mine is a doctor. They often share stories of the ridiculousness they run into at work. Lately, he's been flabbergasted by the number of women who come into his office without a basic understanding of how menstruation works. He is always sensitive and understanding––unfortunately, so many young women aren't taught what they need to know about their own bodies––and he likes his patients to leave his office more knowledgable than when they came in.
But ill-conceived notions about how the human body works run rampant, especially when you factor in the amount of anti-science nonsense that proliferates online.
After Redditor DarthLocutusofBorg asked the online community, "Medical professionals, what is a stupid misconception a patient has had about the human body?" people shared their stories.
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"I had a father of a newborn baby..."
<p>I had a father of a baby absolutely <em>beside himself</em> because his newborn baby had no teeth.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go29qke?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">GPFO</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Okay...
<p>...that's pretty hilarious, not going to lie.</p><p>Let's continue.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"They were bowel sounds."
<p>Mom brought newborn to the ER because "he keeps making grunting sounds like he can't breathe." No sounds like this during the exam, they ask mom to try having baby latch/nurse. She does and baby is fine. Sometime later pages the nurse because he's making noises. They were bowel sounds. Normal bowel sounds. Hilarious but she was worried. 10/10 good mom.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go2pjf2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SignificanceSpeaks</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"They seem to think that..."
<p>They seem to think that, by pausing a 'seizure' to inform us that they're having a seizure, they'll get benzos. Lol no.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go29ivg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">GPFO</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"I overheard a guy..."
<p>I overheard a guy talking to another at a pregnancy clinic. 'I just don't get it, she was standing up, the sperm would have just come out how is she pregnant?' and both of them seemed very confused.</p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go1rvbl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">FoxesStoleMyGloves</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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This is why sex-ed is important, people.
<p>You'd think these questions would not be asked after, let's say, junior high, but you'd be wrong. Lots of parents push back against sex-ed being taught in schools, saying it's inappropriate.</p><p>But without it, we get stories like the one above.</p><p>Let's continue.</p>"So they left it in there..."
<p>Patient comes to the ER with an infected foot wound and streaking up the leg. Turns out they were walking barefoot on their porch and stepped on some metal scraps, don't remember what they were from. Patient tried to remove these but evidently, a piece of one broke off in the process and was too deep to see or grasp properly. So they left it in there for over a week. Reasoning was: "I thought it would fester out."</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go2pjf2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SignificanceSpeaks</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"She didn't understand..."
<p>My mother, a doctor, volunteered to give a health lecture to high school girls in the south (Arkansas to be precise). During the QA period, when she asked if anyone had questions, a girl asked her if it was true that lemon juice was a good contraceptive option.</p><p>She didn't understand so the girl explained that after her boyfriend came inside of her, she would squeeze lemon juice into her vagina to prevent pregnancy from occurring.</p><p>I wasn't there but can only imagine the look on my mother's face based on the way she reacted to my idiocy throughout my childhood.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go23qfv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">warriorofinterests</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"While being treated..."
<p>Patient with seafood allergy presents to ER with swollen lips, hives, itchy throat. Provider takes a history asking if the patient could've been exposed to seafood or cross contamination. Have they eaten new food or at a new establishment? The whole nine. While being treated, patient adamantly denies this. They keep trying to figure out what the allergen could've been because it's a pretty strong reaction. Eventually the patient gets frustrated and admits they ate shrimp pasta but it CAN'T be from that because he took two tablespoons of honey first and "it coats things in there." As in, shrimp can somehow not penetrate the magical honey fortress.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go2pjf2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SignificanceSpeaks</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
"One person didn't..."
<p>One person didn't think the stroke they were having was a big deal because they could 'get some brain transplanted from donors right?' I just... I couldn't even.</p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go1rvbl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">FoxesStoleMyGloves</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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That's not how this works.
<p>That's not how any of this works.</p><p>Let's continue.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"We now keep a mini plastic skeleton..."
<p>Wanting a wheelchair to be made wider, but not wanting it to actually be wider.</p><p>Client comes to my wheelchair clinic saying the chair got too small (they gained weight but want to blame the wheelchair) and could I get them a wider one. I can actually adjust the current one but just before I get the toolbox I ask about any narrow doors. Turns out the current setup only just fits through her front door. If I make it even 1" wider she won't be able to get in her house.</p><p>Took a while to get her to understand that widening the chair does indeed widen the chair, and no I can't widen the seat without widening the overall width.</p><p>I've had many others from wheelchair clinic, I accidentally told the parents of a 6-year-old non-verbal, not independently mobile child with global developmental delay that she would never be "normal". They thought developmental delay meant she'd catch up eventually, like the difference between a train being delayed or canceled. I had to clarify and explain their daughter would never live independently because apparently, everyone assumed they knew and never explicitly told them.</p><p>Clients who haven't walked in years but still don't want a wheelchair that will give them independent mobility because that's giving up. They're still determined to walk and in the meantime will rely on being pushed everywhere. I just feel sorry for them, their lives could be so much better if they accept what they have and let me help.</p><p>We now keep a mini plastic skeleton in the clinic room so I can explain what bones look like when sitting, It's used regularly with people who just can't understand what the bony parts they can feel under their bum are.</p><p>I had an amputee kid wondering when his leg would grow back, but he's a kid and can be forgiven for that, fortunately, no adults with the same question yet.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go28qtt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">FlakyWalrus668</a></p>
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"What do you mean..."
<p>"What do you mean, I can't eat an entire fruit cake? Isn't fruit supposed to be healty?"</p><p>-Diabetic type 2 with a blood sugar level of 450 mg/dl.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go1plfi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">VlokenenVinteleren</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"I had to explain..."
<p>I had to explain to a pregnant woman once that the baby is coming out of her vagina. She was almost six months pregnant and was horrified, I think she thought all babies were just C- sectioned out.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lnn671/medical_professionals_what_is_the_stupidest/go1rvbl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">FoxesStoleMyGloves</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Given what we've just read...
<p>...it's safe to say that doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals must be the most patient––no pun intended––people in the world.</p><p>Let's just say that all of these threads help make the perfect case for why we need students to have an understanding of sex-ed and basic anatomy. They'll go far with this info, trust us.</p><p>Have your own stories to share? Feel free to sound off in the comments below!</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Garbage Collectors Describe The Best Thing They've Ever Found That Someone Threw Away
February 22 | 2021
The old saying goes "one man's trash is another man's treasure." But sometimes--how could that NOT be considered treasure?
The waste system we have developed as humans all but guarantees people will throw out something that will be useful to the person who finds it or has to collect it. The wealthy seemingly have unlimited resources.
And eventually even us peons may come across something really really nice that we can take home and use for ourselves.
u/wayne88imps asked:
Garbage men/woman of the world. What's the best/worst thing you have found "thrown away" ??
Here were some of those answers.
Sexy Sax Time
When I was a kid my dad worked for a company that hauled away dumpsters and at one point found an old alto sax complete in the box.
Ended up playing it for four years up until high school when it was stolen, couldn't play after that since my family couldn't afford a rental let alone pay for a new one.
A Chest Of Hopes And Dreams
A Lane cedar chest. I was helping my dad clean out this lady's garage and she said as long as we were there, we might as well take that, too. She said she always hated the smell of cedar but her husband wouldn't let her get rid of it and now that he was dead, she was sending it on its way!
The veneer was never in great shape but it still keeps my wool items safe. I've had it for over 30 years now.
Let's Head To France
My little brother was emptying out a client's basement and everything was going to be thrown away so my brother was told to keep anything he wanted.
He saw a nice looking bike and took it. Turns out it was a Dahon mu p8 30th anniversary limited edition and in perfect condition. From what I found on it, it goes for over $4K.
Some of these items are just plain luxury, thrown in the garbage.
Stock Up That N64...But Not The Corpses
My dad was a trash man when I was growing up. He would always be bringing cool stuff home to us. He used to always say that the "poor" neighborhoods had the most trash and they threw away literally everything.
The two best ones that I can think of was a brand new BMX bike and like 20 Nintendo 64 games that he found at a video rental store.
Also once at the transfer station one of his co-workers found a "dummy arm" in the big pile of trash. He pulled it and it ended up being a dead guy, the police later determined that it was a homeless person that got picked up and died when the trash truck compacted him.
A Chaise, If You Will
When I was a kid I found a couch. It wasn't very big, but thats why it was so great. 10 year old me was able to carry it all the way home by myself. (About a block and a half.) This was before kids having cell phones were huge so I didn't call my parents about it first and they were at the store anyways. So I took the couch home and put it in my room. It was pretty dated... Made of some material I've never encountered again so far, but I thought I was THE SH*T. I had a whole couch in my room.
How many 10 year olds had couches in their room? Well my parents came home and clearly weren't happy, but given I carried it up to the second story and got it into my room they let me keep it. (My down stairs neighbor helped me.)
I felt like a king. I had a couch. I had a big box TV for my play station. I had it all. Simpler times.
HD BaBYYYYYY
Found a 55 inch tv next to the dumpster 4 years ago. It was missing 1 hdmi port on the side. It looked like someone might have tripped and ripped it out. Anyway, I opened it up googled the motherboard serial number and found a brand new replacement for like $60 less then 25min away....needless to say I called ahead on my day off picked it up and it works like a charm. Still use the tv to this day.
55in Sony 2012 lcd tv. I have chromecast with google tv hooked up to it now and it's awesome.
Itty Bitty Kitty Committee
I worked as a garbage man in 1972. A small stray cat jumped into the back of the hopper to look for food. I took him home and named him saigon.
This was the best thing. Second best thing someone threw out an old pair of skis. There was snow on the ground and me and the other guy each took a ski and stood on it and held onto the truck, great fun.
Third best we found an entire case of "brylcream" (look it up) and me and the other guy had brylcream fights all day, total mess (I stripped off before going into my house after work). Worst things a garbage can that had live coals in it that started our truck on fire.
What was once trash to some folks are now priceless memories for others.
Silver And Gold
Not me but my brother. Someone apparently threw out grandpas stuff from the attic after he passed away. This was the last scheduled pickup at the house and everything was already moved out, nobody living there.
Driving an automated (claw to grab and dump) truck, my brother was irritated there were these 2 bowling bags he had to get out to throw in the truck.
He realized they seemed a bit heavy, so he opened them to see why. Inside there was real silver silverware/flatware. He ended up selling it for scrap prices to a jeweler and got $3000.
How A Trampoline Could Have Changed My Life
My father was a garbage man who also did clean-outs for homes and businesses, where they'd rip apart the entire building and throw everything out in their dumpsters. He worked on a ton of really massive houses, some worth 10s of millions of dollars, one was worth 40 million and wasn't even the permanent residence.
Best things I got as a kid: A pretty much unused trampoline with a net and everything.
A go-kart that my dads friend was able to fix up and we used all the time (I live on a dead end).
And once he cleaned out a deli that was closing down, and we no joke had unlimited Snapples and Sodas of every flavor for almost a year. I'd drink the Snapples while out on the trampoline. I used the hell out of all 3 of those things in my childhood
WIDDLE PUPPER
My father was a garbage man when I was born. I don't remember because I was like 3 months old. But my first dog was in the trash. My dad stopped. Picked up a box and heard some shuffling on the inside and there were two puppies. My dad kept one and the driver kept the other.
They were brother and sister (my dad assumed). He kept the male and named him Jasper. He was literally my best friend growing up. I had him for 13 years and my dad tells me the job was worth it just for that dog.
He called the police and animal control on the residence but doesn't know what happened after that. All I know is I'm 37 and still love that dog so much. I'm so thankful my dad saved him and his sister.
There you have it. People throw out TVs, trampolines, and even pets. People get their best friends from these garbage stops.
But seriously, don't throw out your pets. Please call an ASPCA if you are that desperate.
People Who Were Considered The 'Weird' Kid In School Share Their Side Of The Story
February 22 | 2021
Children and adolescence are often completely inept and socializing responsibly.
Their hormones are flowing. They're obsessed with status and social hierarchies.
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<p><span>Maybe you remember that age—or maybe you're currently in the throes of it. It felt like doing well socially was a zero-sum game: be cool or be decimated.</span></p><p>Unfortunately, certain traits were rewarded and others were not. For example, it's easy to interpret loud energy as confidence and humor.</p><p>But some kids just didn't have loudness in them. They were patient, didn't feel the need to take up the air time.<br><br>But in that high school ecosystem, that's no mere attribute. It's grounds for ridicule.</p><p>A recent Reddit thread asked for the Mose quite kids' side of that story.</p><p><br>blossomb1tch__ asked, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"People who were the 'Weird' or 'Quiet' kids in high school, what's your side of the story?"</a></p>
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<p>For plenty of people, the reason for their timidity only became clear as they grew up and understood what was motivating it all the while.</p><p>The fog clears, and a previously unobserved deriving force becomes obvious.</p>
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From Quiet to Manic
<p>"I had undiagnosed mental illnesses and no mental health support system" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq5zlq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">stealtoadboots</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Same. In my case I was the weird quiet kid in elementary school. From Kindergarten to about halfway through 5th grade, I suffered from <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_mutism" target="_blank">selective mutism</a> in school, mixed with severe depression."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Part way through 5th grade I started to talk in school, but continued to suffer from severe and debilitating depression until freshman year of high school. By high school I wasn't the quiet kid in school anymore."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"At that point Bipolar I made its grand appearance, and, while mania may have made me weird, it did not make me quiet. Didn't actually get diagnosed until I was in my late 30s. Everything made a lot more sense after that." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqx7sp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">librarymania</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Hard to Relate When You’re So Far Away
<p>"I had undiagnosed inattentive ADHD so my head was in the clouds more often than not." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq6iw9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">coronaslayer</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Undiagnosed ADHD-PI + social anxiety (almost certainly caused by social rejection by peers in K-8)."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Not fun. And not recognized until I was in college." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnr8o5u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">PyroDesu</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I have ADHD as well :) It was tough at first but I've learned to embrace it to an extent. It's never too bad to live in the clouds, as the ground sucks sometimes. I hope you're doing well <3" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqa41d?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">blossomb1tch__</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Pivotal Discovery
<p>"Had Autism, didn't know." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq4juv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">[deleted]</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"It's not very specific and there are loads of varying symptoms. Why it's called a spectrum."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">But biggest indicators for me at least were strong, unusual obsessions. As in I would get extremely obsessed over a topic that there's no reason to be obsessed about. Some other indicators are trouble making friends or maintaining relationships."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Sensitive to bright lights and sounds. Stimming (fidgeting). OCD tendencies. Often people get frustrated or irritated with you about your behavior or things you might have said, but you have no idea why they are."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"And the biggest indicator is if you think you might be autistic, you probably are." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnsh8kk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">drewisawesome14</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Tremors and Tiredness
<p>"Secretly and unknowingly suffering from severe anxiety and depression mixed with a little insomnia to boot." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqb8j8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">perspicacity-404</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Lol I have social anxiety and insomnia, (my sleep schedule is very irregular) for the last two days I didn't sleep and my anxiety was on the top of mount Everest..."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"...I just got a full nights sleep yesterday and the amount of confidence I had today was unbelievable." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gns4gtp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Dry_Ad_7848</a></p><p>Others highlighted an important dynamic. <br></p><p>These Redditors explained that sometimes the alienated kid was originally not very different from anyone else. <br></p><p>But one quirk can snowball.</p>
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Chicken-Egg
<p>"<span></span>It's a downward spiral. You get picked on a few times, and don't take it well. After a while you learn to not draw attention to yourself by being quiet and withdrawing."</p><p>"When you withdraw, you internalise more, which isn't necessarily healthy."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq6gjz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">AlterEdward</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Last Ditch Effort
<p>"I guess I'll share my side. I was frequently seen as weird and bullied for wearing pajamas and not looking put together during school, and just being an awkward kid with poor social skills."</p><p>"The reality was my home life wasn't that great, I had undiagnosed anxiety, and I was doing the bare minimum of showing up so people wouldn't think I was dead."</p><p>"When I made valentines letters for my class one year I got teased for trying to be nice and it only hurt my reputation more. This made me scared to talk to my peers, emotional and 'quiet.' "</p><p>"Thank god I graduated."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq3cqs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">blossomb1tch__</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Laying Low
<p>"I thought everyone hated me, so I stopped talking to people because I didn't want to bother them." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqcom5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">biaforeverwar</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"If complete strangers (aka kids not even in my class) are spending a disturbing amount of time making fun of you, you tend to think that everybody hates you."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Source: me." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnsy9ba?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">shf500</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>And a few didn’t see their quietness as a problem at all.</p><p>They owned their decision to keep their cards close to the best. They dispassionately noticed their uniqueness, and that was that.</p>
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Nothing To Speak Of
<p>"There's not much of a story. I just didn't feel the need to talk as much as other people." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq2t3n?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Asriel92</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I never knew how people could think up new things to talk about every day. I've never had the knack. Plus, I was so nervous of saying the wrong thing." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqxzdh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">BringBackRobotWars</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Yes agreed. I felt a lot of people talked for the sake of saying something but it was nothing of substance." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqgky1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">toast_with_butt</a></p>Eyes on the Prize
<p>"I wanted to go to medical school. I knew I wanted this since I was 6. I was not going to do anything to jeopardize my dreams, so I didn't do anything the other kids did."</p><p>"I didn't go drinking at the high school parties. I never did any drugs. I was a good kid."</p><p>"The few times I got sent to the principals' office, I was laughed at and sent back to class with no punishment. I caught hell for being a 'goody-two-shoes.' "</p><p>"What am I now? I'm a doctor."</p><p><span></span>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqdnvb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">angmarsilar</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Little Overlap
<p>"I had nothing in common with the people at my school with the exception of 2 friends. I wasn't into anything that my peers were into or that they felt was important."</p><p>"Nothing has changed really."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq7i2b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">you_are_marvelous</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p><br>I'm sure if you look back on your time at school you'll remember at least a couple kids just like this.</p><p>Or perhaps you were the quiet kid.<em></em></p><p>Either way, now you likely know a little bit more of the untold story behind it all</p><p>Want to "know" more? Never miss another big, odd, funny, or heartbreaking moment again. Sign up for the Knowable newsletter <a href="https://mailchi.mp/knowable/knowable-newsletter-in-content" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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People Explain Which Common Stereotypes About Them They Hate The Most
February 22 | 2021
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Stereotypes are a shortcut, though typically they're not always a positive one.
<p>We create or hear about these generalizations, these preconceived notions we keep in our minds, because they act as a kind of shorthand. You don't actually have to get to know someone of a different race or nationality or gender or whatever from you, because, hey, you already know what all of "these" kinds of people are like. </p><p>And unless you open up your mind, you could end up making that person mad, like the stories below.<br></p><p>Reddit user, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/brusselaar123/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">u/brusselaar123</a>, wanted to hear what grinds your gears when they asked:</p><p><em><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/" target="_blank">What is the stereotype about you that you hear the most and how much do you love/hate it?</a></em></p>
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First Impressions Aren't Always Right
<p>You meet someone, take one look at them, and think, "I got it. I know everything there is to know about this person." When, if you waited a few more minutes, you'd find you were totally off.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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I'm Considering My Words
<p>That I'm quiet because I'm stuck up. </p><p>I'm quiet because I have nothing interesting to say.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn2o921?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">torrance93</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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I Just Like Long Hair
<p>Everyone thinks I'm some stoner hippie who can score them drugs. I teach middle school. You'd be surprised at the amount of teachers that have approached me. I just have long hair.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn2qrdc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">QueensPurplePanties</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Names Mean Less Than Nothing
<p>I've had a lot of people think I fake my last name, it's Salazar and I'm white as f-ck</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn3019x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">nillaisthewhitenword</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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My Outward Appearance Doesn't Match What I Am
<p>Then there's the people who put on a display a certain characteristic, or impairment, which you have in your mind categorized as being a certain way. However, a further discussion leads you to realize the error you just made.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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You Don't Know Me On The Inside
<p>That I am always happy. I always hear how nothing ever bothers me. People just assume it is my disposition. Actually, I am depressed quite often and there is plenty I get pissed off about I only have so much energy and I work at not letting sh-t pull me down. I have become indifferent to it.</p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn2zk6b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">Caspers_Shadow</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn2zk6b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3"></a>Keep Your Parenting Opinions To Yourself
<p>Because my kid sometimes behaves rudely and sometimes makes weird noises, I am a sh-t parent who should just spank my child into good behaviour.</p><p>My kid has autism. If I thought physical violence would solve my problems, I would be punching those idiots who say this sh-t all the time.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn30okk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">cototudelam</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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It's Not Everyone. Just You.
<p>My dad thinks I dislike everyone because I dislike his friends. Almost all of his friends are awful human beings, except 1. He's a legit good guy.</p><p>I hate it. I hate being thought of as someone that doesn't like anyone. That's not the case and I'm polite and cordial to people even if I dislike them. I just don't become friends with anyone and everyone just to say I have an insane number of friends.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/shutupandfixmyhouse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shutupandfixmyhouse</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Wrong On Every Conceivable Front
<p>Then there's those moments when you consider someone and you're not correct in your assertions on any level.</p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Some Simple Geography Knowledge Would Be Appreciated
<p>Hispanic with white skin here. Many are surprised I can speak Spanish even tho my last name is Hispanic.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn310wv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">jgor57</a></p><p>Shoutout to people forgetting about the entire country of Spain (though tbh, even as a Latino it always throws me off for a sec when a random white dude brings out Spanish better than mine before I realize they're probably a Spaniard)</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn3yoqa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">TheBrownestStain</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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More Independent Than You Realize
<p>Blind people need to be always helped and are incapable of being fully independent. </p><p>B-tch I'm about to get married to a blind man while being a blind woman and we are moving across the country. We are capable and adaptable.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn3brgb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">RainAndTea77</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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No Understanding At All
<p>I'm autistic.</p><p>We have so many bad ones.</p><p>• Mathbot</p><p>• Idiot</p><p>• Genius</p><p>• Idiot genius</p><p>• Totally incapable of functioning</p><p>• Sheldon Cooper</p><p>I kind of hate them all.<br></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lierbn/what_is_the_stereotype_about_you_that_you_hear/gn32bvm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">CaughttheDarkness</a></p><p>Keep an open mind, listen to when people talk to you, and don't jump to any conclusions. The best way to get to know someone is being willing to admit you're wrong in your initial encounter and to simply listen to their stories.</p><p><em>Want to "know" more? Never miss another big, odd, funny, or heartbreaking moment again. Sign up for the Knowable newsletter <a href="https://mailchi.mp/knowable/knowable-newsletter-in-content" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. </em></p>
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