USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL!! Please and thank you.
Class dismissed.
Last Wishes
ferris buellers day off ugh GIFGiphy"Life is short. You won’t be lying on your death bed saying 'I wish I had worked more.' Spend time with your kids, with your parents. Take that trip you’ve always wanted to."
PetrifiedTaint
Don't Waste!
"Don’t waste your time with people who make you feel miserable."
Front_Championship18
"My ex constantly made me feel like crap. Like insecure, unloved, and unwanted. I felt bad about myself after 90% of our dates. Why in the sweet f**k did I waste nearly 2 years on her? She literally stood me up on our 3rd hangout. Never again. If someone even treats me evenly remotely that bad, I’m gone. No explanation, no contact, no second chance. Done. I’ll die bitter and alone before I let a woman mistreat me ever again."
JoieDe_Vivre_
The System
"Not only does the US foster care system fail many children while they are growing up. When a foster child turns 18 they are aged out from the foster care system. This means they're suddenly on their own, responsible to find a place to live, manage their money, their shopping, their clothing, their food and try to continue their education, all when most of their peers still get help from mom and dad."
5dog4cat
No One-Upping!
"There are no winners in the Trauma Olympics. Everyone's feelings are valid. Just because someone's struggle seems insignificant to you, doesn't mean it's not hard for them. There's no need to one-up each other or belittle someone just because you had it tougher at some point."
aseeongi
The Grey
happy good guys GIF by Travis FalligantGiphy"That the world is grey and everybody thinks they’re the good guys."
kroxxii
Everybody has a side and refusing to listen gets us nowhere.
Lisa Frank Love GIF by Anne LeeIn the Field
"Medical testing is not done by doctors, nurses, or robots. There is an entire field of clinical laboratory scientists. We are highly trained professionals and we have been bearing the brunt of millions of Covid tests on top of all the other medical testing generated by Covid patients stressing our healthcare system to the max. We are almost never acknowledged and our field is critically understaffed due to lack of people entering it."
Zukazuk
Bloodline
"Blood may be thicker than water but mud is thicker than blood. Just because someone is family doesn’t necessarily mean they want the best for you."
AJSK18
"True, the most toxic people in my life are my family. They somehow have a talent of making you insecure, making every achievement seems like nothing and still rub it in your nose when someone else achieves something that you haven’t YET because I’m just not in that stage of life yet 🤦🏻♀️."
RedChoclatecake
"Perfect"
"You don't have to be textbook 'Perfect' to be accepted or loved. Enjoy life always. If you're 18 or over and don't have your license yet, don't let societal pressure or family/friends bog you down work towards it, enjoy the moment. If you are still single, have never been in a relationship, never had intercourse, not married by now REJOICE you are still winning."
"If you have no friends right now REJOICE, it's better than fake ones that take your energy. If you are lacking money work on it but also DANCE/SING! If you are alive you are winning. No matter how bad or how good life gets, never forsake this life of yours and never stop being grateful. You won't ever have the exact moment you are in right now again."
IdontneeduIwantu
Skills...
skills juggling GIFGiphy"We need everyone for society to function. I hate when people look down on others for having a low wage or 'unskilled' job. There’s a challenge to every job and some days just getting to work is a victory. And someone has to do those jobs, so say thank you often and appreciate that we all need each other."
tbr6742
It all sounds simple. Why is it not?
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Sticky Fingers Jr....
GiphyTake money from my wallet secretly. NerdyishGuy
You should get that ultra violet light ink/powder stuff that you can put on your wallet so that rather than wonder if they've done it and feel guilty about wondering if your kids have stolen from you, you can just check their hands with a UV torch, tell them they are terrible people and give them coal for Xmas.
It may seem harsh, but it's far harsher to let your kids grow up to be users. Se7enworlds
Bad Words.
They say "acrosst." No idea where that "t" comes from but it needs to die. onejdc
Tonal Crap.
The contempt in their voices when they talked to me. I didn't realize just how much they had picked it up from him, until he left. It was hurtful to me, but I also realized that it wasn't good for them to grow up thinking that was an acceptable way to treat people, *especially* people you loved.
It took a bit of work - me correcting their tone and words in a loving but firm way. Telling them "it hurts my feelings when you talk to me like that, I don't appreciate it. I speak kindly and respectfully to you, and I expect the same." I know it sounds like a weird script, but I needed that to keep from having the emotional reaction that their father brought out in me.
I didn't want to fall in to this awful thing where I was mad at my kids for being like their dad, but I also didn't want to be told I was a piece of crap all the time either, by tone or the actual words.
It's been several years and it really didn't take that long to help them change it. They are much older now and of course there were normal teenager things that are frustrating for all parents, but thankfully they don't talk down to me anymore. NerdySciFiChick
So... the basics...
Lie, cheat, and steal. hardstripe
Everybody's doing it. Reddit
Viva la Raza? swampy13
No. More. TOWEEEEELLLLSSSS!!!
GiphyAs the kid- I wasn't allowed to use a towel to dry my glasses after cleaning them, because that's what my father's family did. I had to use a tissue. contractjunkie
Incorrigible.
My former brother in law is a vapid and materialistic individual, whenever my oldest nephew is returned to my side of the family he is an incorrigible little fool for a few days. My niece is depressed and the youngest nephew is the wisest of them all and essentially ignores his father. Their father isn't a bad guy, he just never grew up past 23 and that is not really a good trait when you are trying to raise teenagers. Leucippus1Leucippus1
2 boys.
2 boys. One is extra sensitive like his father. I'm not talking about sensitive like "this is a sad movie". I'm talking sensitive like "What do you mean you don't like this hat? I'm never speaking to you again! Why do you hate me????" Bubbysgrl
Be Humble.
My ex used to refer to his family's possessions as his. The business his parents owned was his. Ex FIL collected antique cars which my ex claimed he owned. On and on about his house in X, his boat, his (insert valuable object her). He didn't purchase any of the fine things his parents owned but had no problem proclaiming himself the owner.
One of my daughters picked up the habit. Drives me nuts to hear her brag about her stuff!! peace-love-and-paws
Kid is 8.....
Has a crazy irrational temper and likes to blame everyone else for his issues... like father like son. Kid is 8. Jeez. Don't worry, he's making progress in therapy, unlike his father. ayoungcmt
