People Share The Absolute Worst Time To Hear Someone Say, "I Forgot"
Being forgetful can be really embarrassing. It always seems to happen at the most inopportune moments...
simplypoja asked: When is the absolutely worst time to hear someone say "I forgot?"
Submissions have been edited for clarity, context, and profanity.
Definitely not good.
Did you bring your passport? Happened to my sister once at the airport, not a good time.
1980. A lad on holiday in France lost his passport.
He rented a moped to go to the British embassy, don't know where that was but must have been some distance.
The advice he got was just to tell the passport controller.
I was behind him. He did. The man said, And you are English?" "Yes" "off you go then"
Different time.
Same day every year...
On your wedding anniversary, when you come home and discover that your spouse has cooked your favorite dinner, and you have no idea why.
There's a present waiting for you on the table. And you look them in the eye, and say, "Sorry - I forgot …"
it was my official birthday.
Wife and I got married the day after her birthday. I always joked that I'd only be in trouble once a year if I ever forgot the dates. This year I forgot.
The windows are cracked, it's fine.
"Did you take the baby out of the car?"
As literally the most absent minded person I know, this scenario scares the living sh*t out of me.
I had a couple of friends that couldn't understand how someone could possibly forget about their kids in the car - until I showed them that haunting Washington Post story.
I once forgot my 6 month old son in the car while running errands. I spent the morning running them without him (while he was with my wife) and then ran an errand in the afternoon with him in my care. I will never forget the moment I realized someone was missing. I ran to the car as fast as I could. Fortunately, despite the heat, he was still alive.
I had nightmares for weeks about that day and still have them 3 years later. It's easy to say it won't happen to you, until it does.
They sell carseats that beep at you when the car turns off if the latch is buckled. Good investment.
They really do ask. Enjoy the gas.
"Doctor, which leg are we amputating today?"
"Umm...I forgot..."
Whelp...third time's the charm.
That is pretty common. When i had my knee surgery the nurse gave a funal check "we are operating on your left knee correct?"
"Yes"
Then she drew an arrow on my thigh pointing down to my knee. And said "surgeons are pretty thick"
I believe this is also done to check if they got the correct patient. I had the same procedure done on both ears and they asked on witch side it had to be done. Along with alot of other questions.
The trick is not to ask in the first place.
"Uh, say my name, baby..."
"I forgot."
"Your name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And You will have your vengeance, in this life or the next."
Mulva?
Heisenberg.
"The doctor left a sponge in me."
When the surgeons are stitching someone up after surgery and realized that they left an instrument inside them.
There is mayonnaise in my bloodstream as we speak.
Happened in my country, they didn't realize it until the patient had unexplained fever due to some mysterious infection days later.
Nuclear war would be brief and total.
"What's the code to cancel the nuclear order?"
Actually, as far as I know, there is no "f*ck, go back."
Once those keys are turned and the button is pressed, the flight plan and autopilot information is loaded into the missile's computer and the doors are opened. Any connections to the controls are severed and the missile is completely autonomous.
Then the world ends. The only defense at this point is to destroy the warhead, which... I know things are being worked on, but I doubt we have any systems that scale to nuclear war. The most likely scenario is that everyone even remotely near anything significant dies instantly. They'll be the lucky ones.
Anti Air systems exist that are actually able to take out some warheads, but there's nothing to deal with the overwhelming number of them that exist in the world's biggest stockpiles.
Splat.
Half way through a tandem parachute jump, after the primary chute has failed.
"Did you pack the reserve?"
Make sure you land head first in that scenario, I don't imagine you want to accidentally survive a plane jump.
Oh well.
"The rings, please."
I was at a wedding where this legit happened. The minister said "do you have the rings?" and the couple looked over to the best man (who is a very absent minded friend of mine). He checked his pockets for the bride's ring and then shrugged and gave them this cheesy I dunno face. Then the bride, breaking into tears yelled "YOU FORGOT THE RING?" Ohhh man it was so awkward to be in the crowd right then.
Fortunately, the minister was level headed in the moment. He made a quick speech about the ring only being a symbol, and took off his own ring and gave it to the groom to put on the bride's finger as a place-holder.
And yes, they found her ring after the ceremony and no, she didn't end up accidentally married to the minister.
That minister is a serious class act.
A what?
"Did you put the condom on?"
I forgot.
Absolute worst!
"You said you had protection!"
"I was wearing my Armor!"
Oops.
"Did you tell the engineers we are making the phones thinner so they can compensate on the battery design?"
Proceeds to have many, many, explosive Galaxy Notes.
So much for planning.
"Did you get the visa's?" "No, did you? I forgot" "No, I forgot all about it". Happened to me and my dad while we were already boarding the plane haha.
What happened after that?
Departing from Schiphol, which is quite a big airport. Pushback was in 10 and they were not delaying the flight for us, obviously. Had two options; run back 15 minutes each way to the counter at the beginning of the airport and miss our flight, or wait 10 mins and maybe, I emphasise maybe, some airport crew member was on time with the visa's for us to catch the flight. Most anxious 10 minutes of my life. Made the flight tho, with about 30 seconds before they sealed the doors :)
Haha, thatz a good ending. But wait, you forgot the Visa's at the check in counter?. Lol
It's not like this is challenging or anything.
After they agreed to feed your pet when you are out of town. Friendship ending words in that scenario.
They had one job.
This was posted on Reddit not to long ago. Paraglider instructor forgot to attach the passenger before take off.
Almost 3 minutes dead hang is not too bad, although the guy had good motivation.
I would have tried climbing on the other guy somehow.
What is your worst "I forgot" story?
When I was first sent this article I told my editor, I'm not sure this topic will have much there. I figured there would only be a handful of answers. I opened Reddit and child... I found 8000 comments to start. Some of y'all people are scandalous! SCANDALOUS!! Now I am in no way judging, believe me, my house on these matters is made of the clearest kind of glass. I'm just stunned at the amount of people who "date" a little too close to home.
Mama's Boy
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTcxOTAwOS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MDk4NzU3N30.btsIZufjNOuYHT7VoVosHGDNXsKNDO5TUcm-YqGfgjU/img.gif?width=980" id="bc1de" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="aa272d9abeb825fc1bdce26c95b75fe2" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="281" />Season 7 Oops GIF by WorkaholicsGiphy<p>I have slept with two of my Mom's friends. The first one she just asked if I wanted it and it happened. </p>FB Issues
<p>Friend's mom going through some tough times with her husband, "accidentally" added one of our friends on Facebook, she started flirting with him and eventually they did it. After this kept going on for a couple of months, dude decided to tell his friend (son) about it, at his house. The son cried, they threw hands at each other and everything was alright moments later. Don't really know what happened after that, lost contact with both of them. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lryi5j/serious_people_whove_had_sex_with_their/gop1r66?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">antoniocmf</a></p>Family Fued
<p>My brother's best friend from high school dated my Mom in his 30's.</p><p>She had my brother really young, when she was barley 15, so when his friend was in his 30's, she wasn't yet 50.</p><p>I will always remember the night he found out. They fought, and my brother's friend left the house, and got into his car. My brother followed him out, and punched him in the head <em>though the driver side window</em>.</p><p>He managed to go through the window and still connect with enough force to knock him out cold. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lryi5j/serious_people_whove_had_sex_with_their/gop2fhr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> Knytemare44</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Knytemare44/" target="_blank"></a></p>Party Foul
<p>In my late 20s, I had a friend in a small mountain town in the Western US. His Mom gets separated, moves in with him. She's mildly flirtatious with me, no big deal. Not enough to raise any red flags. Job changes and I move to the city, 90 miles south. He comes on weekends to party a few times, normal stuff. Then he comes to party and brings her. At her request we have a late night romp while he's passed out in the next room. Major violation of bro code by me, but she asked nicely. No surprise we weren't friends after that. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lryi5j/serious_people_whove_had_sex_with_their/goozzav?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> mytmatt2112</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/mytmatt2112/" target="_blank"></a></p>A Pro Tip
<p>I got super freaking drunk at the friend's mother's house, we all did really, but mainly me and the mum...</p><p>But I'd come as my friend was going through a bit of a tough time and it was supposed to be a nice surprise, my friend was going to her mum's for a nice night of merriment and the mum told me I should come to cheer her up, which I agreed was a good idea. <span></span></p>Years Later...
<p>A good friend of mine had this happen to her back in high school. She caught her (also high school aged) boyfriend sexting her 40-something year old mother and it led to her mom and her step dad's divorce. All while she was 17 years old.</p><p>She still has a strained relationship with her mom to this day, we are 25 now so this happened almost 10 years ago. </p>Devastation...
<p>After graduation, she joined the Air Force (US) and continued long-distance style with her boyfriend she's been with for over a year. She was at her first duty station (where I met her), away from home for the first time. Serving in the military and trying to make a life for herself. And then she got a call from her dad. Turns out her boyfriend and her mom had hooked up. She was devastated. Her parents divorced. <span></span></p>It was Inevitable...
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTcxOTA0MS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyODQxOTUzN30.7avgk51F8GvYYAUHQ-CatSoBvdkQaMGHpplUykJWIrA/img.gif?width=980" id="639ef" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e9124723d3194458b03e2cc72e43ecc1" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="500" />Seth Meyers Whatever GIF by Late Night with Seth MeyersGiphy<p>A friend of mine's mom basically hit on a number of us in the group and sadly it just became kind of a matter of time before one of us caved and it eventually happened. He saw it coming I feel bad for him.</p><p>Recently divorced mid 30s hot mom and a group of 18 yr olds. It wasn't me who did it. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lryi5j/serious_people_whove_had_sex_with_their/goon5p1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">burnerforsurevato</a></p>Thanksgiving
<p>I had sex with one of my best friends mom. It was Thanksgiving and I was driving her back home and she confessed that she didn't have sex in years since she was a widow. I told her that I didn't have sex in months since I was moving. We talked a bit more and we sorta flirted and once we got to her house, she asked me to come inside and we did the deed. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lryi5j/serious_people_whove_had_sex_with_their/goofeh1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marvel089</a></p>Like A Virgin
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTcxOTA1NC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNjc4NTczMn0.hcGMHHeEsqX_WEsn-YYGo1ljr3lr3T1lvrCPzm9W6Bo/img.gif?width=980" id="2b051" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fc838a1f49ece78d2e9e2cd092cbfcb9" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="359" />like a virgin hello GIFGiphy<p>One of my first girlfriends in high school. Her mom used to seriously tell her that she should give me her virginity. Often.</p>Seriously...
<p>This reminds me of the mom of my cousin's wife. When her kids were younger they used to bring home kids from school that had it really rough in their life. She would talk with them and help them, but one thing that was interesting she mentioned was that she was glad to have parrots around who would initiate physical contact with them. <span></span></p>The internet is an endless wealth of information. And that's both a great thing and a really stressful thing.
The moment you begin searching for information, the rabbit holes begin opening up. Rabbit holes are usually innocent, one moment you're researching how wine is made and the next you're watching old episodes of I Love Lucy to see it in action. But sometimes those rabbit holes take you somewhere you literally never intended to be.
Welp, This Product Works I Guess
<p>I bought my brother a taser from Amazon for his birthday one time.</p><p>Looking at some of the questions there was one asking if it hurt, the answer went something like "It does not I've tased myself in the neck 30 times."</p><p>Very very interested in this I go to his amazon profile where you can see what else he has reviewed and he reviewed a katana and stuff like that of similar nature.</p><p>Still interested so I type his name into Facebook and find a profile with a picture of him holding his katana. The first thing I notice is that HE'S FROM MY CITY.</p>Not The Drugs
<p>A straightforward guy wrote down his experiences with heroin. Basically he wanted to try it for fun and he was sure that he had enough willpower to stop after that. </p><p>Well he was wrong. Probably someone can remember the name of the guy or the Reddit post, it's fairly well known I believe</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/wuxy95/" target="_blank">wuxy95</a></p>Oh Not This
<p>Researching attachment therapy, as used on kids diagnosed with attachment disorders (aka holding time, compression therapy, coercive restraint therapy, rebirthing). I don't feel like typing out the details but a quote from wiki and link is below. It's messed up and has resulted in several child deaths and lots of long lasting trauma.</p><p>I have no idea why I kept reading and watching videos, etc., but I spent an entire night researching it. It was horrifying. Maybe I felt like I owed it to the victims to read their stories. I don't remember.</p><p>"A central feature of many of these therapies is the use of psychological, physical, or aggressive means to provoke the child to catharsis, ventilation of rage, or other sorts of acute emotional discharge. To do this, a variety of coercive techniques are used, including scheduled holding, binding, rib cage stimulation (e.g., tickling, pinching, knuckling), and/or licking." </p><p>"Children may be held down, may have several adults lie on top of them, or their faces may be held so they can be forced to engage in prolonged eye contact. Sessions may last from 3 to 5 hours, with some sessions reportedly lasting longer."</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_therapy" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_therapy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/tuv0k/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tuv0k</a></p>To See What Nobody Has Ever Seen
<p>Cave diving accidents. They're always tragic and sad and insanely common in the community due to the dangers of cave diving. </p><p>But they have been to some of the most untouched areas of Earth and I kind of get the need to keep exploring even if it's dangerous.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/effietea/" target="_blank">effietea</a></p>Basically True Crime Docs
<p>I have fallen down 2, both lasted about a week.</p><p>First was John/Jane Does who have never been claimed or identified.</p><p>Second was people who have disappeared without a trace. I feel this one tugged more on my emotional strings, especially stories involving kids. One that has stuck with me is a little boy who disappeared on a Scout hike, Jared Negrete. That is one of my greatest fears when I take kids hiking.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Smart-Connection6154/" target="_blank">Smart-Connection6154</a></p>TW: School Shootings
<p>I did a bit of research about school shootings around the world, from Columbine to the most recent one in Mexico at the time. It was terrifying to read the survivor's testimonies, I just imagined what would I do if that happened in my school, and ended up crying thinking about my little brothers' fate in those circumstances. </p><p>Also, the statistical analysis and studies about the topic are unnerving, since they seem to be more frequent globally every year.</p><p>And I hated getting to know about those groups that praise shooters. I would prefer if I didn't know those exist, it's frustrating</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/JChavez29/" target="_blank">JChavez29</a></p>The Dangers Of Tall Mountains
<p>Deaths on Mt. Everest and how a lot of the bodies are still up there. This was a wiki rabbit hole I fell into after listening to the Casefile episode on David Sharp. </p><p>Read not only about him but also green boots, this couple that got separated, etc. Due to the extremely cold temperatures, the bodies aren't that decomposed so they still look recent even though it's been years or decades. It's creepy and sad. Some bodies have been there so long they are used as markers for climbers. </p><p>What is also sad is that there have been efforts to remove them, but doing so is extremely dangerous because of the altitude, temperatures, and uneven ground. People have died attempting it in the past. Not sure if they've managed to succeed since I last read about it in 2018.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/NerdyGirlChicago/" target="_blank">NerdyGirlChicago</a></p>Why Make Up An Even Worse Timeline?!
<p>A sci fi timeline pdf I found awhile back, I think it was on the world building sub. It was a timeline of humanity that started it off relatively normal detailing human evolution as they colonized mars and the stars beyond. It descended into body horror when they came in to contact with a advanced race that for some reason I forget gene modded the majority of humans into non sentient species and seeded them across the galaxy. </p><p>It then went into great detail with each of these species separately and their climb back to sentience. It ended with one of the new humans that evolved back to sentience standing beside a original human skull. I haven't been able to find it since but sh*t got dark.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Deepfriedsalad/" target="_blank">Deepfriedsalad</a></p>Her
<p>There's this guy on Facebook I wish I could remember his name but he married his sex doll and has photos together of them everywhere at first I thought it was a troll account but the more I looked the creepier it got. </p><p>The dates on the photos dated back years and he showed off his dolls wardrobe and all the Possessions he had of hers and then... there were multiple "friend" accounts of different sex dolls on his page that's completely public but genuinely the weirdest part to me was that he lived on a farm in the middle of nowhere like imagine if someone accidentally ended up there.. </p><p>Edit : I spent an hour last night looking for it and surprisingly it's apparently more common than I thought wtf is wrong with people anyways I'll look some more today because it was a viral share</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/KateTheBestMate/" target="_blank">KateTheBestMate</a></p>Image by Felix Lichtenfeld from Pixabay |
Years ago a young woman told me about her grandmother, who had survived a home invasion in South Africa. It was a very unsettling story. Her grandmother was never the same afterward and became consumed by paranoia. There is something so horrible about having your home violated like that, of feeling like you'll never be safe again, even in a space that's supposed to be your sanctuary from the outside world. The young woman confessed that the thought of going through something similar continues to scare the hell out of her and honestly, I can't blame her. It's a frightening thought.
After Redditor Kingofthelosers asked the online community, "What are you terribly afraid of?" people shared their stories.
"Being randomly killed..."
<p>Being randomly killed or abducted and tortured.</p><p>Basically, I'm most afraid of people, because while most people are inherently good, there are a few who aren't - and all it takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/govy1w4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">immortalpinecones</a></p>"People look at me..."
<p>Losing my mind. People look at me like I'm crazy, but I'm legitimately afraid of losing myself and becoming crazy.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/gowikv8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Taylor12142</a></p>"I've never been in such an accident..."
<p>Driving off-road into a body of water and being stuck in the car as the water level inside rises. I've never been in such an accident, I've never known anyone who has been in such an accident, but somehow this fear has been with me for a very long time. And this has only gotten worse since having kids because now I picture them strapped into their car seats behind me as the water level rises.</p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/govxej1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">angeliqu</a></p>Terrifying. Utterly terrifying.
<p>Anytime I see this in a film, it unsettles me.</p><p>Then I see movies like <em>I Care a Lot</em>, which somehow managed to take something very scary and make it ridiculous.</p>"There's no way..."
<p>Being falsely accused of a crime. The power of the State against little broke me. There's no way I don't lose in this situation.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/gowskxf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">DuvalHeart</a></p>"Rather than risk failing..."
<p><span>Failure. My fear of failure can be crippling. Rather than risk failing, I all out avoid situations where I might fail. I hate it but self-doubt really kills my ability to accomplish anything in life.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/govtosz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SavingsBall_6548</a></p>This is all too relatable.
<p>I remember feeling this way when I was younger. It was paralyzing. Thankfully, time and age has been kind to me. I'm so different now. Hopefully things improve for this person.</p>"If I ever go back..."
<p>Dying in a plane crash. I can picture it so perfectly - the way the air would be pulled out of your lungs as you scream, the feeling of weightlessness warring with extreme gravity depending on the way you're falling, and the certain knowledge that you are about to die horribly.</p><p>I moved to Europe and haven't visited anyone in the states in about 5 years. If I ever go back, I'm looking into finding some sort of passenger ship if it exists.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/gox497c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Lulu_42</a></p>"I don't know why."
<p>Fire drills. I don't know why. I have always had an irrational fear of them. Once the alarm goes off, it's fine, but it's like the anticipation that freaks me out. School was genuinely hard because of it and I know I can never be a teacher. That's okay though because I never wanted to be one.</p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/gow0io4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">whowhatwherewhenwhy6</a></p>Fire drills––any drills, really––have a way of amplifying your nerves.
<p>Growing up in the Columbine and post-Columbine world, fire drills and shooting drills were a way of life. And yes, they sucked.</p>"I've had sleep paralysis..."
<p>Losing control of my body. I've had sleep paralysis and I've been physically restrained/drugged in a dangerous situation, that kind of helplessness is just the most awful feeling in the world. My worst nightmare would be living in that state permanently.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/gowwc5i?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">bijou_x</a></p>"I just can't do it."
<p>Sleep facing a mirror. I just can't do it. I will cover the mirror with a blanket if it is facing the bed. It just freaks me out.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/gowzaqu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Nails_jello_2_a_tree</a></p>"But imagine..."
<p>Most people would want to die in their sleep when they're super old. But imagine being 95 or so, and night after night having to go to sleep and not knowing if you'll wake up the next morning.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lt7b0z/serious_what_are_you_terribly_afraid_of/goxb7he?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">mrderpfrog</a></p>How do we face our fears?
<p>That's not an easy question to answer. Thankfully, time and experience can teach you a lot about yourself and what you can handle. It's a big world and there's so much we still don't know about it. The least we can do is take care of ourselves and try to live in it.</p><p>Have some of your stories to share? Feel free to write about them in the comments below.</p>There are few things more satisfying than a crisp $20 bill. Well, maybe a crisp $100 bill.
But twenty big ones can get you pretty far nonetheless.
Whether it's tucked firmly in a birthday card, passing from hand to hand after a knee-jerk sports bet, or going toward a useful tool, the old twenty dollar bill has been used for countless purposes.