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People Break Down The Most Unexpectedly Happy Moment They've Ever Experienced

People Break Down The Most Unexpectedly Happy Moment They've Ever Experienced
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Some years ago, I had the pleasure of attending a concert with a couple of friends. The music was incredible. The vibe was awesome. We all lost ourselves in the music. I met a couple of really nice people and we just danced all night. When I look back on the night, I remember myself as rather carefree. There's a photo of me looking very much in my element, too, glowsticks in hand. It was one of my happiest experiences, and certainly, one that defined my early 20s.

People had their own stories to share after Redditor Jackiung asked the online community,

"What has been the happiest moment of your life that was totally unexpected?"

"I was driving to Las Vegas..."

"I was driving to Las Vegas, and I wanted to stop to get McDonald's breakfast. Based on the clock, and the distance to the next exit, I wasn't going to get there before 10:30 (this was before they did all-day breakfast). Bummer.

And then, I crossed a time zone, and the clock in my car went back one hour, leaving me plenty of time to get the delicious sausage biscuit that I thought I had been denied."

millhouse87

Hey, that's something. And it's truly the little things.

"When my parents..."

"When my parents got me a puppy. I got back from school and they told me that they have kept my toys in another room and to go get them. Got a nice surprise when I got to the room. The happiest moment of my life. Miss him. RIP Rudy."

Xe137eX

Rudy was clearly a good boy! How awesome!

"He has since..."

"I lived somewhere that did not allow dogs. Found a stray dog on the street, FELL IN LOVE, and snuck him in. Had to move to keep him and it was the best 12 years of my life. He has since crossed the Rainbow Bridge but finding him that day was the happiest day of my life."

sterlingstonethrown

"I won..."

"I won 100k at the casino."

Grape_rate_rate

TELL ME YOUR SECRETS.

PAPA'S GOT SOME BILLS.

"It was a thrilling..."

"It was a thrilling (perhaps transcendental) experience to sing Gregorian chant with a superb monastic chant choir."

Back2Bach

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"I am dealing with PTSD..."

"I am dealing with PTSD from the abuse I suffered as a child and from losing my oldest daughter to a genetic disorder at six days old. My older daughter needs glasses and just picked out her first pair. She picked out ones that are similar to mine because she wants to look like me. I struggle with the fact I look like my abuser. It is so healing that my kids have none of that. They love me and want to look like me because they want to share that bond. I never think it's bad they look like me, and yet I hate looking like my mom. I don't hate any of the features my kids share with her because I don't see them as her.

I am a work in progress, but the fact that my kids want to be like me really made me happy when I have been feeling down. What would have been my older daughter's 10th birthday is coming up and I am having a hard time with it. Therapy helps. I have good support. It is just one of those things that will always hurt and big anniversaries are harder."

Viperbunny

"The happiest I've been..."

"The happiest I've been after a total surprise was when my boyfriend took me to the beach and said he had the day planned for us. We walked to the top of a hill and he guided me to a sign with my name on it. It had pictures of us and a note that said: "Read Me." I read the note. At the end, it instructed me to turn around. I did and I saw him on his knee, with our moms coming up behind him. He said, "[Insert name], I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"

AlcatK

I've never met anyone called [insert name]! How interesting!

Do you get asked about it all the time?

(I suck.)

"Her response..."

"Told my girlfriend about my depression, which was something I've been dealing with for a while. Her response was so positive and awesome that it made me feel like crying. She said that I could come to her about anything and told me that it sucks that I'm dealing with it, and told me that she'll be there for me whenever I needed her."

Periachi

"When my online friend..."

"When my online friend kissed me 24 hours after meeting me (sex the day after). We've been married for 5 years now."

xyanon36

Well, well, well... love was in the air. Congrats!

"I totally expected..."

"When I passed my last and hardest exam at the final semester at university. I totally expected that I would fail so it was such a sweet surprise."

Lord-AG

Get out there and make some happy moments, people! But before you do that, tell us about your happiest moment thus far. We know you have at least one. Then coast on that feeling!

Feel free to tell us all about it in the comments below!

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The Absolute Weirdest Questions People Have Been Asked In A Job Interview

Reddit user TinyTbird12 asked: 'What is the weirdest question you’ve been asked at a job interview, what happened?'

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I once burst out laughing during a job interview.

It was for an internal position so I knew all of the interviewers well, but even if I hadn't I doubt I could have kept a straight face.

What cracked me up?

This interview question:

"If I attended a backyard BBQ with your last boss, what do you think they'd say about you?"

After I stopped laughing,

I told the interviewer—who happened to be my then boss' boss:

"I'm sorry, but that sounds like a question from the Miss America Pageant."

The interview panel got a laugh out of that. And yes, I did answer the question.

So what odd, absurd or just plain strange interview questions have people gotten?

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The holiday season is lovely, but it's full of pressure to travel, plan, host, and of course, get gifts for a lot of people.

But the thing we don't really talk about is how common it is to want something specific and to not have someone in our life who tries to seek out what that thing is.

Unless we get it for ourselves, it's common that we won't get what we actually want.

Redditor GeneralSpectatorTots asked:

"What do you want for Christmas that you know you aren't going to get?"

​Sobriety 

"My brother to be sober and happy."

- whatwhatwhat82

"I’m also trying to get sober. I wish your brother well. Keep being a support to him."

- Keri2816

A New Home

"A house deposit."

- WolfGirl_4

"A house deposit? Just gift you a house!"

- Grenflik

A Financial Advantage

"A winning lottery ticket."

- Krem541

"Every year I ask Santa. Every f**king year."

- kuchikopi626

Grandma's Homecooked Meals

"One last meal from my grandma. She made the best food, and of course, you don't know the last time is going to be the last time until it's too late."

- fakefishy

Family Love

"Love from my parents."

- bub_501

"This mom is sending you a long hug."

- hippocampus237

A Professional Massage

"A gift certificate for a professional massage. I can't bring myself to spend the money on myself. I need to just bite the bullet and do it."

"I have asked for one every year for years. Sometimes it's the only thing I ask for from my parents and my partner (when they ask what I want)."

"I always get wonderful gifts that I love, use, and/or needed but I REALLY WANT A F**KING MASSAGE."

- agbmom

The Best Neighbor

"A card from my twin brother saying, 'Just kidding, I’m not moving to Washington, I actually found a place in your neighborhood!'"

- insertcaffeine

Very Important Things

"Free Healthcare and a good used car for my husband."

- Sufficient_Letter883

The End to Ableism

"Independence and not being infantilized because I’m a 37-year-old disabled woman and no one in my family understands (extended family who all live within 10 mins of me)."

- Keri2816

World Travel

"Guilt-free travel! It's like asking for a never-ending vacation. How I wish I could just hop around the world without worrying about a thing!"

- KayleNewirk

Sounds Like Paradise

"A pretty, and big apartment for me and my cat."

- cats-autumn

"For my cat to let me sleep through the night."

- Cheese_BasedLifeform

Moving Solutions

"A stress-free move, with eight days between closings of two houses four states apart, and four pets to manage in temporary housing. Help me, Santa, I’ve been a good girl."

- Kind-Dust7441

Ready To Be Done!

"For my doctoral capstone paper to finally be approved so I can be done with school! Please, please, Santa, I’m on rewrite 19!"

- TomatilloNo4213

Two Front Teeth

"My two front teeth... My two front teeth."

"But seriously, teeth."

"Mine are all falling out due to an autoimmune disease, and I need implants."

- donkeybrainz13

The Perfect Partner

"A partner to go on adventures with… have singalongs with… and who adores and truly sees me."

- miaoouu

While we may have been expecting some silly responses, or even for someone to finally buy the right brand of a favorite candle or lotion or makeup, these responses were a great reminder of what's really important.

And unfortunately, many of the most important things can't be replaced or fit into a Christmas stocking.

Person holding bouquet of flowers
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Breaking up is hard to do no matter who initiated it.

But once time has passed and exes have moved on, the healing process can be jarred by a surprise.

A regretfilled person may try and make contact with the one they broke up with and ask for forgiveness, or the person who had their heart broken could also reappear and plead for a fresh new start.

The outcome depends on how much, or how little, the spark of love remains.

Curious to hear more of this scenario from strangers online, Redditor XenaVonKeksdose asked:

"What would you say to your ex if they suddenly showed up at your door?"

For these Redditors, it wouldn't be a happy reunion.

Either, Or

"It ranges from 'come on in and make yourself comfortable' to 'get the f'k out of here' , depending on which one shows up."

– Lone_Buck

"Odds of it being the one who got away: low."

"Odds of it being the one who took 5 years to understand what 'f'k off' meant: pretty high."

– liquid_acid-OG

It's A Nightmare

"Screaming. They've passed."

– BigGrayBeast

"Similar situation here. I did have a dream that my late wife showed up at my door. She said, 'There was a mix up at the coroner, you wouldn’t believe what I’ve been through.”'

"Still in the dream we talked for a bit about nothing. Then I said, 'Wait, what about the life insurance, do we have to pay it back?' And just after that I woke up."

– AnonEMoussie

No Thanks

"Nah"

"Slowly closes the door while maintaining eye contact."

"Also aggressively locks the door."

– SnooCats7666

"raises drawbridge."

– lunalives

Some would show traces of resentment.

Unwelcome

"The f'k do you want? And how did you get this address?"

– s73v3m4nn

"wtf ffs"

– zxr7

Too Little Too Late

"You couldn't put in effort in messaging me, but you have effort now to see me months after we break up‽"

– ShyTerraWolf

"Wait, if you’re here who’s running hell?”

– So__bored

"Who’s guarding HADES."

– Boostio_TV

Hit 'Em Where It Hurts

"I lost weight... You seem to have found it."

– elmo-1959

"now get the f'k off my lawn."

– starkresilient

"Savage."

– 20190229

Others shared less bitter responses.

Coming Clean

"Honestly, I apologize. I know dealing with my prior alcoholism must have been a nightmare. I regret causing you and anyone else pain and hope you are happy. I am a year into sobriety and can understand why it ended. I wish you well."

"Edit: Since this is getting so much traction, I just want to say thanks for all the support. This could honestly be directed at a few of my exes. I am happily married now to someone that also got a taste of my drinking. We stuck it out while I got sober and I have to credit her with being an amazing support system. I also need to shout out r/stopdrinking for providing reinforcement on a daily basis. It is a great community. Naltrexone was also a major part of it. I can't change the past but I think I have a much better hold on the future."

– vivazeta

Someone That I Used To Know

"I've been married for almost 25 years, I don't know if I would even recognize any exes."

– 4a4a

"Yep. That person went from 'ex' to 'someone I once dated' years ago."

– ktwhite42

Expressing Regrets

"I'm sorry for the way I treated you."

– warlordwinters

"Good on you for growing."

– Zealousideal_Ad_7465

Catching Up

"I’d say hello! What are you doing here? It has been a long time."

– ExaminationLucky6082

Wish You Well

"A lot of snarky or comical answers in here, but I'll try to be as sincere as I can."

"My first major ex, first time I got my heart broken: I would sincerely hope that she's doing well. She broke my heart, but it was for the best and it made me into the man I am today. I don't want to think of how much worse I would be if she hadn't given me a reality check wake-up-call. So really just 'Hey, how have you been? I hope the years have been kind to you.'"

"My most recent ex, the first and only time I've had to break someone's heart: I honestly just hope that she can forgive me for having to make taking care of myself and my needs the priority in my life. She's an amazing woman, kindergarten school teacher, unanimously adored by everyone that meets her. But we met via travels, and lived in two different states. Circumstances shifted and seeing each other became much less frequent. Neither of us wanted to quit our jobs and chuck a grenade into our lives and careers. Eventually, for my own mental and emotional health, I had to call it. I truly hope she finds someone amazing, she deserves it. So I would just sincerely hope that she understands, and has moved on."

– obaterista93

I once showed up at an exes door after I broke up with him about a month prior.

I genuinely loved and missed him after making the very difficult decision to end things due to conflicting circumstances that kept us from maintaining a healthy relationship.

But I quickly learned that if you did the breaking up, you should respect the other person's space for a respectable amount of time.

I went to visit him at the apartment where we lived together and a new lover answered the door for him after there was a long period of giggles and lots of feet shuffling from behind the door.

Clearly, he was doing just fine.

Of course, I wasn't welcomed in and was asked what I wanted, to which I had no answer but, "do you have any mail for me?"

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People the world over develop their own specific folklore, heavily influenced by the natural world around them and their own culture.

The North American continent was no different.

Reddit user A_KULT_KILLAH wanted to know about the myths and legends of the Indigenous peoples of North America.

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