Between the stunted mental and emotional growth of early-age substance abuse and the general naiveness of the world around me, these were some hard lessons to learn in active addiction. 1. Not Everyone Thinks and Behaves as You Do One of the dumbest rationalizations I made while getting high with other people with substance abuse … Read more
Intro 1. Putting Your Feet on the Dashboard OK. There are some rather graphic descriptions of injuring people have allegedly heard about from EMTs, but I will spare you those details. However, never put your feet up on a vehicle’s dashboard. You can suffer severe injury or death when an accident occurs and the airbag … Read more
What qualities or behaviors make you want to distance yourself from a friendship? Recently, a woman asked this question in an online women’s forum, generating some honest responses. 1. Constant Negative Nellie The number-one-voted behavior is constant negativity. For example, someone that continually has drama and tragedy daily. Then they go on and on about … Read more
What should be normal but is demonized by society? For example, therapy has had decades of stigma attached to it, but it’s good. It’s healing and should be available for anyone who needs help surviving and navigating their traumas and lives. Here is what an online forum added to the list. 1. Men Raising Their … Read more
Recently, a man started a discussion in a popular online men’s forum. They asked for examples of things that are entirely overrated. Hundreds of men responded to deliver this list. 1. The Nightlife Many men have had enough of the nightlife. It’s loud, expensive, and involves getting dressed and going out. Furthermore, older people do … Read more
Are there any hobbies you snub, or do you pass judgment on people who enjoy doing those hobbies? Someone in an online forum recently asked for examples of hobbies that people judge negatively. These are the most discussed activities. 1. Live Action Role Play Live Action Role Play, or LARPing, is when participants physically portray … Read more
Do you have a company secret? I’ll go first. Most of the kitchen employees didn’t speak English in the restaurants I worked which were run by immigrants. So when it’s time to do the Food Handler card class and test, they attend with the servers so that they can copy from their tests. They have … Read more
While taking my daily scroll of the front page of the internet, I came across a question with some tragic answers, “Who destroyed their entire life by making one mistake?” There are some terribly heartbreaking comments. Here are the top-voted responses. 1. Boban Janković Boban Janković was a Serbian professional basketball player. One shared from … Read more
What are some of the craziest or strangest rabbit holes you’ve ever been down? The internet is full of them. After someone asked an online community for examples, these rabbit holes were recommended for diving into if you are bored. 1. Titanic Have you gone down the Titanic rabbit hole? I have always been fascinated … Read more
What is something a person should try at least once in their life? I’ll go first—the ocean. Everyone deserves to experience the ocean’s beautiful views, sounds and smells. The feeling of sand between your toes and joy in searching for shells. As someone born in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve spent many moments humbled by the … Read more