Ok so where not perfect. That is something that must be owned. When you know your flaws you can work on them to fix them. One can still be fabulous and a bit tainted. Life is going to lead to many cracks on the veneer of a person. Flaws are just proof that a life was lived. Know your truth.... and embrace them.
Redditor u/retailbro wanted to discuss just how self aware many of us are by asking.... [SERIOUS] What is the worst thing about you?
Toiling Away....
GiphyMy procrastination. The_Moistest_Boi
I used to be the king of procrastination. I once had a ticket to pay online but I kept postponing until my 20 dollar fine became a 500 dollar one. I once kept postponing changing the oil in my car until I knocked my whole engine. But now I only crastinate, without the pro. Baby steps. GenSul559
Just Walk...
I can't walk away during an argument or let things go until it's resolved. cue378
I always want to talk about the argument, but my GF goes completely silent, she needs time to cool off
It's hard, when i cool down i don't know anymore what i was going to say. u_creative_username
Desperate.
Sometimes I'm too desperate for validation. depressedjoanna
Don't say that about yourself, I think you're great. TheRookCard
"I wonder what he meant...."
I overthink every compliment and insult. mediocre_moment16
A psychologist walks to work every day. Every day he sees another psychologist pass him silently walking the other way.
After 20 years one day the other psychologist says "good morning" as he walks past.
The first psychologist spends the rest of the day pondering "I wonder what he meant...." TheDevilsAdvokaat
Attached....
GiphyI'm far too clingy for my own good. LesbianSeaWitch
My girlfriend and I are both very clingy, I love her very much though, you have to have another clingy person that also matches your personality and what not, so I can see why this is a big problem. an602tsar
Feel like a moron every time.
I have a tendency to interrupt people. Not because I'm not listening or think what I have to say is more important. I just get so pumped to share the random thought that popped into my head that all manners go out the window. But it definitely doesn't come across that way. Feel like a moron every time. foldedfrogs
Me. Me. Me.
At heart, I'm just a selfish prick. Once a person starts to need me or inconvenience me in any way, I start to check out.
I will always self-preserve. Noneverdid
Oh I can understand that completely but in the sense of obligations....
If someone obligates me into something, or I start to feel a sense of obligation or owing them something I dip the heck out. I can't handle it.
It's for my own self perseverance and it feels super selfish. The way I combat that selfish feeling is the realization that you are the only person that is going to be there for you... Forever.
So if you can't handle people needing you, and you dislike being inconvenienced, then you do you. You are your only number 1. Reddit
Just bleh...
I have very little ambition. Maraudentium
Our entire Gen X group was pegged as having no ambition. Unfortunately, the moniker stuck because few of us had any ambition to disprove it. notjewel
"whatever makes you happy"
I blame myself for everything and I can't say no. I'm very much a "whatever makes you happy" type person even if it means I get hurt or taken advantage of. Then I blame myself for whatever happened to me in the taking advantage of process. Galactic_ink
Fury!!
GiphyI have a serious anger problem. GoliathBoneSnake
Same, though I'm the most calm and happy person you'd know most of the time. Yesterday my phone kept pausing music so I punched through a towel rail and wall in one move. Kirsi2019
Redditor Tight_Anywhere6794 wanted to hear about the things parents have said in the past that haunts everyone still, so they asked:
"What insult have your parents said, that is stuck in your head as an adult?"
I've been blessed with the mother I had.
So I can't speak from experience.
But I've heard parenting horror stories.
Bad Expressions
Sad Kid GIF by 1tvGiphy“'You’re so annoying.' Said to me as a young kid while I was expressing enthusiasm over some new interest. Later my father complains I never tell him anything."
foppishyyy
Mean Spirited
"What did I do to deserve a fat kid?"
Silosolo
"My parents also mocked me for being fat, and outright physically abused me as in forcefully grabbed my fat child manboobs or slapped me while calling me fat-related names."
"A lot of people at school did it too, so obviously I have a lot of self-image issues like I never let anyone see me without clothes these days. The worst part is that I legitimately internalized a lot of hate, I could never care for myself enough to actually get fit."
FoeWithBenefits
What's My Name?
"My parents divorced when I was young and they hate each other. My mom would call me my dad's name when she was really upset. What makes it worse is that I confided in her that I never wanted to be like my dad. She used that ammunition against me."
Discarded_Pariah
"That's awful. You are your own person. You aren't your father."
blksmnr
Unfunny
"'You can't even laugh right.'"
"My mom in a weird moment I thought we were bonding. There's something inherently extra evil when someone tells you your joy is wrong. Told her I'm engaged and hoped she could at least be happy I'm happy and she ghosted everyone to the point the family thought died. She's a mess."
BlindEditor
"I'll never understand parents that are so hard on their own children that they can't even be happy for them. So their sole function is to bring misery to their offspring?"
macabre_irony
Evil
Oh My God Wow GIF by The Roku ChannelGiphy"My little brother was drowning, I tried to save him but also almost drowned, we got rescued by a neighbor. My mom told me that they should've left me in the pond. I haven't spoken to her in many years."
Ilookbetterthanyou
Good Lord. How do people like this exist?
Tragic.
HIM
"She told me I was acting just like my father when I would get upset. I would just get kinda pissy and sulk. He would go on rampages and scream and hit and throw things. He pushed her down the stairs once. I would never lay a finger on my current partner. The worst part is I look just like him. I was wondering if my mother always expected me to turn into my dad. I prove her wrong every day."
rot_grl
10 Years Old
"When I was ~10 years old, my mum once said 'If I could go back in time and make sure I never gave birth to you, I would in a heartbeat.'"
"Never forgot it. Talked to her about it a couple of times years later and her responses ranged from 'That never happened' to 'Oh yeah and I suppose I’m just the worst mother ever' and finally 'Yeah but I didn’t mean it, you know that.'"
"Messed me up tho tbh. Another one was '[older sibling] was the only child we actually planned for, the rest of you were accidents.' I don’t think it was intended as an insult, but being told your entire existence was an accident as a child kinda stung."
SpiderP*bes
Failures
“'You’re the biggest mistake I ever made.' - my mother when I was 5. I’m 32 now and it’s been the undercurrent for our relationship ever since, constantly wondering if anything I’ve achieved or struggled for is something she’s genuinely proud of or just relieved to say I wasn’t a total failure on her part."
thefaehost
Generational Issues
"Not a parent but a grandparent, I was adopted when I was 12 years old (my parents were both drug addicts so I was in and out of foster care most of my life) my adopted mother's father turned to me on Christmas Eve when no one else was around and said 'My daughter should have never adopted you, she should have let you stay on the streets where you belong'… he got nicer as he got older and sicker but I couldn’t find it in myself to forget what he said even almost 10 years later. Went to the funeral for moral support but was indifferent about his passing."
samweather227
Just Me
Sad Kids GIF by Cian DucrotGiphy"I was an only child and lonely. When I asked for a sibling, the response was 'If you want to know why we don't have more kids, go look in the mirror.'"
Responsible_Fly_3565
Some people should never have children.
Awful.
"What is something you no longer have patience for?"
Off The Clock Means OFF THE CLOCK!
"Working outside of work hours."
"I used to go above and beyond, now I only put in what is required."
"Life is too short to live only to work."- Chesterfieldcat
"The working world."
"My life doesn’t revolve around working here and it never will."
"It will never be a part of my identity."
"I come in, do the job, make money, go home."
"Don’t expect me to come to all the work happy hours so I can pretend how much I love working here."- nuclearsalt
Some Things Just Don't Get A Free Pass
"Sh*tty people getting a pass 'because they're family'."- cgulash
angry homer simpson GIFGiphySay What You Mean, Not What You Feel
"Having to guess what people REALLY mean by something they said."
"I take everything people say at face value now and don't replay conversations in my head to find out the real meaning anymore."
"Be passive-aggressive if you want to but talk to me like an adult if you really have a problem."- WateredDownSalt
EYES ON THE ROAD!
"People who text and drive."
"You're driving a giant piece of metal propelled by explosive liquid."
"Pay attention."- MasterfulNothasie
The Only Life That Should Concern You Is Your Own
"People and groups of people that only talk about other people."- Turf98
"People who can’t mind their fucking business and are always worried about what other people are doing."
"If it doesn’t effect you, f*ck off."
"It’s literally free."- wackwackwackjpg
GIF by WWEGiphySome People Didn't Mind Social Distancing
"People invading my personal space."- Mighty-Foreskin
Influence Can Be Dangerous
"Anything that has “influencer” in it."- chemistcarpenter
Indoor Voices People...
"Streamers screaming, losing their sh*t, breaking things, and having tantrums."
"I used to think this was so funny now I just can't stand it; I can't even watch a streamer if I notice they're not using their normal talking voice." - Reddit
Fail Oh No GIF by G2 EsportsGiphyTaking Responsibility Is A Sign Of Maturity
"People who constantly blame others for the situation they are in."- SuvenPan
Time Is Precious And Shouldn't Be Wasted
"Waiting on people who are constantly late to plans."
"I will wait 15 minutes then excuse myself."- Dabbles-In-Irony
There's Multi-Tasking, And Then There's Just Being Rude...
"People being on their phone while in a conversation with you."
"Seriously."
"Put your phone away!"- rosieblinkstime
Phone GIF by Poehlmann FitnessGiphyIt Takes So Much More Effort To Be Nasty...
"Bad manners, unkindness and general rudeness."
"It costs nothing to be a nice person and from someone who works in a customer-facing industry, attitudes, sadly, appear to be getting worse."
"It really makes me cross."- Bellamiles85
At Least They're Being Transparent
"Medicine commercials with worse side-effects than the thing being cured."- mrbbrj
Wasting our time and thoughts about things that we know can only bring us down is simply no way to get through life.
It's essential to live our lives by taking the present moment for what it is: a present.