Researchers have found that embarrassment is adaptive. We feel it more when we make mistakes in front of people who are close to us and less in front of outsiders.
(This is because we identify with our social groups and value their opinions over others, which allows embarrassment to elicit forgiveness and advertise trustworthiness, ultimately helping us repair relationships.)
So to learn about human nature, Reddit user Jotazepp decided to utilize the anonymity of the internet and asked everyone else on the platform to share the most sheepish things the world would find out if they were to suddenly pass away.
Let the discussion be a reminder to clear your browsing history!
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I'm 71, when I die the surprise is: I spent all the money.
My mom isn't much of a spender on herself. If she buys something extra for herself or goes our for a day at a local casino (still doesn't spend that much) she used to comment about spending our inheritance. All 3 of us have tried to encourage her to do what she wants e Feb if it isn't cheap. We'll remind her it's hers and she doesn't owe us any inheritance. If there is money left when she goes, oh well split it up ame that'll be that. I mean 2 of the 4 of us are paycheck to paycheck and could use money, I couldn't live with myself if I thought she didn't do anything for herself, just to leave inheritance, however small,. I'd feel terrible. We all reminder 'mom, it's your money. You should spend it however you like
😆 that's exactly as it should be. Your money, so why not? Enjoy it because there's no pockets in a shroud.
I’m 62. If I died right now, the surprise would be that I made it this far!
I subscribe to a hedgehog rehab charity
It's embarrassing to the hedgehogs! Imagine people finding out about and discussing *your* stint in rehab!
Load More Replies...I rescued a little hedgepig this morning and it's now working it's way from my back garden to the open paddocks of a neighbouring farm.
My little Pòkepuff is asleep at the moment.. he's tucked in warmly in my scarf and a woolly bag. His food and water are ready for him should he get up, but he's tucked in and ready for the winter ahead. He's such a cute littly psycho-spiko.
I'm married, middle aged and go to the local zoos by myself sometimes because I have a membership and it's cheaper than a gym so i get to walk and hear about all the things they're doing to rehab animals and save species from extinction. Don't see how this one is weird or should be hidden. I sponsored a cockroach at the Bronx Zoo and named it after my husband for valentine's day a few years ago.
We contacted Jotazepp, and the Redditor was kind enough to have a little chat with us.
"I got the idea for the post when I was watching some crime content (I don't remember the exact case, but this applies to many of them) where a significant other discovers the body of their loved one," Jotazepp told Bored Panda.
"So I thought, 'My bathroom is so filthy, what if I die and someone encounters this mess? How embarrassing!'"
I'm female, and a male ex of mine loves dressing up in women's clothes, especially lacy underwear, silky nighties etc. He was really scared he was going to die and his family would find all this stuff. So he keeps it in an old suitcase of mine with my name, flight tags and address on it. So it looks like I've left it at his house. I personally think they'll still be surprised as I don't wear anything fancy (just jeans, black t shirts, etc), but it keeps him happy.
That's kinda nice and kinda sad. Kinda nice because OP is fine with that and still wants ex to be happy, sad because OP's ex cannot/doesn't feel safe to open up on front of his family.
Why would anyone want to open up in front of their family about that? It's a private thing for many people, and usually nothing to do with being transgender, if that's what you're thinking. Being "dressed" in public is not something that all crossdressers aspire to.
Load More Replies...That's like having a "P0rn Buddy" who races round to destroy your specialist collection if you die.
Without them looking at it first? Naah man, no buddy's close enough to see my p0rn collection.
Load More Replies...Oof. Our elderly neighbor died, we called the police for a welfare check because we couldn't get in touch with him and there was a bad smell...So the police find him dead, naked and gay p0tn on the tv and in a stack by his recliner. They thought it might have been a sexual assault/murder. Through sad tears I started laughing telling them he was closeted but was always naked, would just throw on a robe if you showed up and i could hear his gay porn blasted through his tv and knew he drank scotch like it was water because i did his grocery shopping sometimes and got some weird looks for all the booze i was buying. To each their own.
He could be doing worse things. This is harmless and makes him happy. Its nice that he feels safe with someone.
Which date do you tell new partners about the sexy suitcase with your name on it at your ex's house? That feels like a 3rd or 4th date, but you don't wanna wait a year on that s**t in case he does actually die.
But if he's an ex what's he going to do in future years - looks strange keeping an ex girlfriend's bag of clothes...
Maybe he thinks it's less strange than wearing women's clothes. But yes, in my opinion keeping ex's stuff is weirder.
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That I write romance books under a pen name and they sell LOL.
I knew someone who did this (maybe they still do, I'm not sure). They made a very stable income that way.
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That not an embarrassing secret. Stating that aloud, is like bragging that you are extremely flexible and can give yourself oral pleasure. You probably should have keep that one to yourself.
Apparently there are other Melissa Crosses out there lol this one wrote for Harlequin in the 80s. "What's Right" was my fav. Still read it occasionally (am in my 60s, male, and straight) ;-)
I write smjutty fanfic online. some of it is very popular. one human AU I wrote (the original characters are an Angel and a Demon) still gets multiple Kudos e-mails every week, and it's got to be a few years old now.
To do lists from when I've been depressed with stuff like "take a shower" and "go outside" and mostly not crossed off.
It feels embarrassing to explain to others, believe me. I've been there. Come to think of it, I'm still there.
Load More Replies...Depression is the worst. Its sad and heartbreaking and just takes a piece of your soul. I used to feel there was no way out until i started taking the little wins for what they were, wins. So having a shower and going outside is a huge win.
I'm trying very hard to feel that as a win.. because taking the shower or going out feels incredible bad.. the weather droplets feel like acid and going out is so noisy, brilliant and tiring that all i want is to cry because I can't enjoy it. Just can't.. which of course adds to my worthless feelings... Why can I just die?
Load More Replies...Adding things to your list that you've already done means you have stuff to cross off. The adding is embarrassing but the ticking off is satisfyingly worth it.
I always start my To Do lists with "Wake up" so that at least one thing gets crossed off
I'm in that sort of space at the moment. I'm burying myself in work but not in a good way. This is just what "doing my best" looks like a the moment. And I have hope that better days will come. They have in the past.
if it works *shrug* I do it with stuff I have not in my daily routine if I feel everything is slipping...like changing the water in the fish tank. otherwise I would just not do it if I have a bad episode.
I have chronic depression and chronic pain...I'm with my parents ( leaving today after 2 weeks with them), doing the best I can to show them that I'm fine, even happy. I just want to be in bed, no talking to nobody and in the dark. My mother is a very talkative person, and my father is judgemental and doesn't understand depression. I'm so tired. I can't wait to return to home. It's exhausting to be with them. They say that I come in holiday, but for me it's everything but holidays.
Ooof. It sounds like you’re going through a really tough time. Managing chronic depression and pain is already incredibly challenging, and having to put on a brave face for your family must be exhausting. It's completely understandable that you need your own space and some time to recover. Remember, it’s okay to prioritize your mental health. Once you’re back home, make sure to take some time for yourself to rest and recharge. If you haven’t already, consider talking to a mental health professional who can provide support and strategies to help manage these interactions in the future. Take care of yourself. 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Load More Replies...After getting familiar with the discussion, Jotazepp said, "A lot of people seem to be afraid of someone finding their kinky stuff (taste in pornography, sex toys, etc). Also, a recurring answer with which I agree was 'My search history.'"
Personally, the Redditor isn't fond of the emotion. "I think embarrassment is a negative feeling because it makes me feel uncomfortable."
And it's understandable. Who wouldn't prefer all of our social interactions to proceed smoothly? We don't want to offend our colleagues or look like oafs to our crushes.
I still play with G.I. Joe’s and ninja turtles in the bathtub and I’m 42 years old.
I am pushing 40 and have an ever-growing collection of Tomica which have all seen road (aka any flat surface they can roll on) action. You do you! On that note: *In Lt Stone voice* ROLL CALL! :-)
I'm 28. I collect Star Wars figures and not only watch, but thoroughly enjoy Digimon. So what?
Maybe all his toys are around the bathtub. Or they could find out if he dies while in the tub.
Load More Replies...When are some people going to realize that there is no age limit on having fun? Anything that you find joy in is perfectly acceptable to partake in. Some folks will try to make you feel like its childish to like certain things. Nope! They're so wrong! Don't ever let these people steal your joy. :) <3
I'm 42 and I sleep with a stuffed animal, and also make sure my closet door is shut at night because its creepy if its open.
I have a ducky and my MicroMachines Aircraft Carrier I still use in the tub when the wife is not home.
How much I’m lacking money on my bank account… And how terrible I’ve considered myself all my life 😂 Oh and… my darkest habit maybe, I always hated injustice. So sometimes I’m tracking crazy people that are seeking for children on the internet Making them lose their time, go to false rendez-vous, and scare them so they actually aren’t meeting anyone, except their darkes fear 🤭.
Probably shouldn't upvote a vigilante but it's hard to judge someone who messes with pedos. Edit for spelling.
I'm definitely up voting them. Those freaks should be named shamed and have their bollix nailed to a plank!
Load More Replies...I don't know what country you live in, but in some countries there are NGOs that help track these pieces of s**t in collaboration with the police. Perhaps you could join one and help them catch those perverts and send to jail where they can't harm anyone.
I know I will probably be downvoted for this but,Good on you! Keep up the good work
While in my mind this is admirable, I would be careful "honeytrapping" a predator.
hmmm, I can see the benefit of keeping creeps busy, taking time away from the evil that they do.
In theory it's nice that they track pedos. In reality, it's dangerous and stupid. You're not trained, and it's not illegal to meet up for rendezvous with an adult role playing as a child. In America you're innocent until proven guilty and these vigilantes are just playing cops for their own amusement and not actually accomplishing anything from a legal standpoint. You busted a guy... Doing what? Chatting with a consenting adult online? Leave this one to the pros.
Maybe so but they're still wasting these perverts' time, and while a pedo is chatting with OP they aren't chatting with an actual child
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The hello kitty tattoo on my butt... I'm a guy
That's o.k. I had a dream last night that I woke up in a grassy field naked with a duck sitting on my chest.
"Please Rick, duck me, duck me right here right now!" 😁
Load More Replies...hell yeah dude! when im old enough (minor) im going to stubbornly get a Garfield tramp stamp! we can be matching
What's going on in the upper right corner of this pic?? My brain just can't quite make it make sense
There's nothing wrong with a guy liking Hello Kitty, or even getting a tattoo of Hello Kitty.
My 71-year-old single, never married aunt passed away last month. Upon her death, we discovered she was a hoarder. Her house was so cluttered with stuff that there was barely a narrow pathway to walk anywhere inside it.
Had this been discovered while she was alive, it would've been extremely embarrassing for her.
More information: My aunt wouldn't allow anyone in the family in her home during her last 10 years. Her home wasn't always like that. She wasn't found dead in her home. She was taken to the hospital when her sister (my Mom) hadn't heard from her for four days which hadn't happened before. My Mom called the police to check on her and that's when she was found on the floor of her bedroom unable to move and unable to reach her cellphone. Once in the hospital, she refused to allow anyone to retrieve her cellphone from her house. Out of respect for her privacy, no one retrieved it until she passed.
My aunt was loved by everyone who knew her. She was a kind, thoughtful, and generous person. Her secret once exposed did not diminish our love for her one bit.
I have an older friend who is like this. Once when I was pretty heavily pregnant and we were round the corner from her house, I asked if I might be able to use the toilet (it was night, and I had an hour's journey home on the train). The kind woman that she is said of course I could use her loo, but she said she was horrified that I would see the state of her home. I was a little shocked, I will be honest. But the fact that she was willing to let me in in a time of need when she clearly felt ashamed was what made the bigger impression on me. I know she wants to do something about it but just doesn't know where to start. I have offered to help her, or suggested by starting with one or two things - hoping the rest will follow - or sticking coloured stickers on things to indicate their importance so we know how to begin. But so far, she's not taken me up on that. She's single, getting older and hasn't been in terribly good health so I do worry about what will happen when she goes.
My uncle's second wife was the sweetest most gentle woman you could ever meet....once she was properly medicated. Prior to that she was kookoo-banana's. Schizophrenic, BPD and clinical depression. The last 5 years my uncle was married to her, he was not allowed in his own house, nor was anyone else except her kids. When they divorced, she got to keep the house (paid off) and my uncle agreed to pay her $1 million over 10 years. Shortly after she got the last of the money, she died suddenly, was only 52...now while her kids were aware of the contents of the house....no one else knew that she had spent nearly all of that million online shopping. Kitchen appliances, tools, exercise equipment, clothing, collectables.....5 or 10 of each, some with sticky notes indicating they were gifts for someone....but absolutely all of it still in the packaging, much of it not even taken out of the delivery boxes. Floor to ceiling in every room of the house. Took 2.5 years to sell it all off on ebay
I have a neighbor who is a hoarder (more than one house). The $ that must have been spent and then it's all dusty and rotting - it just kills me. His house next to us isn't the one he lives in, people stop and ask all the time if he'd sell, but unfortunately he is crazy and won't, so just the raccoons and other animals live there now.
Load More Replies...It's difficult, and it depends on the mental illness. The mentally ill person usually hurts the people around them in different many ways: they may become aggressive, abusive or offensive, or they might refuse help even from the people who love them. It's not their fault, but part of the illness itself, but it may be exhausting and painful for everybody. Many people end up hating the person because it's nearly impossible to live with them, but at the same time they feel horrible because they know it's an illness.
Load More Replies...As someone with hoarding tendencies (now kept under control and regulated by me), this is sad and I feel for her… I’m glad she had a loving and supportive family, though.
Compulsive hoarding is a mental illness. She couldn't help it, and she probably was too embarrassed to ask for help.
That's sad :(. I hope she didn't feel embarrassment until her last breath, only love.
I smoke weed. I’m an old lady now. I’ve smoked for 52 years.
Hey. You can go and smoke outdoors in a park or whatever. And who will smell it if you live alone? Source: am 58F, have been smoking for 40 years. The only relatives that know are the ones that I told.
Load More Replies...My granny used to smoke it with the guy next door. She was nearly 90 when she died and used to say it helped with her arthritis but didn't help with her memory!
Obviously it all depends on the circumstances in which you live, but it's legal now, and many people don't care so much anymore.
It's not legal in most of the world, it's not even legal in the whole of the US; it's only legal in 24 states.
Load More Replies...My hat is off to you!! I wish I knew where you get yours as today’s weed is nothing like the weed in our day! I still remember the early ‘70’s weed the weed I tried 2 years ago made me anxious as, as did some in ‘92, but I am certain if I knew the right people I could find it. But I live in the USA who happens to live in Texas with a governor whose knuckles still drag on the ground regarding everything for minorities and women...…..
I'm kind of known as a geeky academic person in my family and friends. However I write romance stories on one of the online platforms with fake name and have a good following.
They all will be surprised.
I can relate. But my husband knows and he is permitted to publish that stuff on Amazon, if I die.
Confused why somebody would sit on a hardwood floor with their back against a dresser with knobs on it. There is a chair right next to you.
Obviously very creative and imaginative. Its a wonderful talent
I'm a heterosexual female. My search history would not indicate that.
Can someone explain? How does a person identify as heterosexual but like non-heterosexual pörn? Honestly just curious for insight. Is it something like, what I like in fantasy is not the same as what I like in reality?
Most of the Lesbian porn seems to be more sensual than most Hetero porn. Maybe its the sensuality of the two women together, rather than seeing long dong mike manhandle a woman aggressively.
Load More Replies...I think it’s not that embarrassing. I know about 3 women like this, including my girlfriend. It’s just what she likes.
Absolutely! If straight dudes can watch lesbian pörn, why shouldn't straight women watch gay pörn? It eliminates the part you don't fancy to see anyway
Load More Replies...I clear my search history straight afterwards for the same reason. What I like is my business.
Incognito mode in a browser is your friend. It doesn't keep any history.
Load More Replies...Scientist more and more are discovering that average isn't all that common, when it comes to sexual fantasies and behaviour. The average range is actually very wide and encompasses things society sees as kinks. Perhaps because many social models and religions used to focus purely on having ofspring and having large families. Either way, good for you.
Same. I don't watch a lot of movies but if i hear of an A list doing full frontal i'm searching man or woman. That's how i found out Margot Robbie has small tilts but her v angina looks just like mine. I really like peen so i'm happy to see that's becoming a thing in movies now.
Wait, wait, are they gonna think you’re a lesbian, a gay man, a heterosexual non-human, … ?
For years, I've cultivated an idea for a business. It's a joke idea, but my friends and I have had so many funny conversations about it that it suddenly feels like a legit idea. The business: "Skeletons in Your Closet". You wear a Fitbit-like device, and when you die, I get an alert. I rush to your house and erase all evidence of anything that would embarrass you. By the time your family gets there, your secrets will be safe! I got this idea when a couple we hang out with jokingly asked me to dispose of their sex toys if they were to die unexpectedly.
A person could end up being charged with murder doing this. "No officer. I didn't kill him. I can't tell you why I was the first one here - it's a secret.
The higher risk would be evidence tampering and obstruction of justice.
Load More Replies...You'll need to have branches of this organization in every major city around the world. Your joke business could actually help the issue of unemployment.
The problem with that is that people would have to disclose all their embarrassing secrets to essentially a stranger...Most fitting name would be "Blackmail Inc"
There's a man in Australia who has a business similar to this! When you pass he will get rid of any items you don't want to be found from loved ones. He will also show up at your funeral and make sure certain people don't show up or he'll declare something at your funeral, i.e.- "[Deceased person's name] always thought cousin Henry was a d***." It's all done through legal contracts. He is very successful from this!
Why would people care what anyone learned about them after they died? Presuming it wasn't illegal or hurting anyone?
This is Porn Buddies from the TV series Coupling (first episode I think)
Didn't College Humor do a video to this theme back in the day? I seen to remember seeing it about a decade ago...
This is brilliant. This idea was mentioned above. Is it the same person? Either way its a great idea
That I've been conducting a covert mission to document and rate every public restroom I've ever visited, complete with cleanliness scores and ambiance evaluations.
From a trip a couple of years ago: Stay away from Rome. Within ten days we (three people, two of them women) we found a total of two toilets that fulfilled the following requirements: having towels or a working air blower, having soap, a working key/lock/bar to close the door or stall, toilet paper, and a toilet seat. I do understand that soap, paper, etc may run out, but only TWO toilets checked all slots (one in the Vatican, and one in a shopping centre). In one case I had to stretch my leg sitting down to keep the door close, and even our rented flat lacked an actual toilet seat. Up until then I hadn't thought of myself as picky.
Load More Replies...I use a catheter so I'd like to know where the clean areas are.
Load More Replies...I don't know the exact title but somewhere there is study on the public toilet led revival of small Australian towns. Why do people stop while travelling? P**s break.
Are you kidding? This needs to be online ASAP so people can be forewarned! If only I'd had access to a database like it that fateful day in Manly, NSW... *shudders*
Honestly nothing. I’m that boring. In the autopsy they’d see I have hemorrhoids but besides that not much else.
I have wondered for 20 years what hemorroids look like and I’m probably never googling it.
They look weird but goodness they hurt and itch. Awful things
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We have some *ahem* interesting proclivities in the bedroom, so we already have a pact with each other to get rid of the evidence if one of us goes first. We have a friend who promised to take care of it if we go at the same time.
There should be a service or program that upon your death, it deletes your browser history (and maybe even replaces it with a “respectable” false history)!
Nahhh, let everyone know, let them publish it in a scandalous memoir to be remembered by. Go down in history not as Billy from accounting but as the author of “2002 ways to ask Google why my butt itches and other browser adventures”!
Load More Replies...I'm curious as to what activities they have that are so interesting that they must be kept secret.
I think I have an unspoken agreement with all of my close friends that this is what we will do. I have only had to exercise it once when a friend died. I made sure that only the "inner circle" went into her flat the first day, before the real "sort-out" had to begin. There's no shame in sexy fun times if they are consensual, or alone.
It's called Porn Buddies. One dies, the friend clears out everything before family gets there.
To quote Seinfeld… **JERRY:** Can't you at least die with a little dignity? **GEORGE:** No I can't. I can't die with dignity. I have no dignity. I want to be the one person who doesn't die with dignity. I live my whole life in shame. Why should I die with dignity?
Diary-entry-like random notes where I’m venting about certain people / situations. Writing has always been a helpful way for me to process more intense/confusing emotions, but I do worry that if I suddenly die those notes will be found and people who I genuinely cared about in life may then think that this one random journal entry represented “the real way” I actually secretly thought about them in totality. When really it was just a moment and not representative of my whole relationship with them.
Best thing to do, burn the notes. No one will ever know and you can keep writing.
I like your advice about the burning, maybe it helps with letting the feelings go
Load More Replies...What I do, is that I have my own language, that only I can read (well and one other person but their no longer in my life so it doesn't matter) so I can leave it open anywhere or even give it to other people to read and they can't read a word of it
Dang, that brings up a bad memory. I did an exercise where I wrote self affirmations and emotional goals in a notebook once. Super cringey stuff, but it was helpful at the time. Then I LOST IT AT WORK! I'm not sure who found it, but I'm pretty sure my name was on it and feel like people started treating me different afterwards, though that might have just been paranoia. The whole exercise kinda backfired after that.
Vent notes are a great way to get out some emotion. But a lot of the time they say stuff about people that they don’t actually mean; they were just angry and/or sad.
I do this as well but it's digital and password protected. Only my oldest kid and brother know the password/s, and they can enjoy reading the truth about people when I die. Fortunately, both of them are awesome people so they aren't in the shitposting list. But pretty much everyone else gets dissed.
Easy, every time you fill up a notebook, burn it to release the negative energy and then on the first page of the new notebook write down "Quick notes to write down negative moments to get them out of my mind so they cannot cause harm to the relationships with the people I love."
I have a hidden file in my laptop known as the "f**k you letters". It's full of letters to family members and friends going off about all the heinous c**p they have done and just filled with the most vile, nasty, and hateful things you could think to say to someone that has pushed you to the edge. Someone needs to delete that when I die or some people are going to be really pissed off.
Don't worry... Most people won't read.. specially if handwriting and it is long... I bet everything will go directly to recycle
I think I’m scared of anybody reading my diary. For my family (husband, kids, parents) , friends and coworkers I’m a smily and active person. But in reality I’m ALWAYS afraid of life, full of depressive thoughts, constantly fighting to not let my anxiety get the control of my mind knowing most of my life anxiety will win. If someone read what I write they will know that I was actually acting to be a good person when actually I’m a psychiatric case with no solution.
Yes, there's a solution! Find a therapist you click with and put down some of your burden. Good luck.
Therapist made everything worse i my case. I was clueless and thought not much of my mind until therapists brake into my life and determine my way of being is not "healthy" so now the only thing I can think, is how sick am i and that killed all the joy I once felt.
Load More Replies...“Remember, if you’re still alive, you aren’t struggling with depression, depression is struggling with you.” Goes for other mental illnesses, too.
I would say, it’s important, that people know about it. This person is an impressive fighter. I wish I was half as strong.
When I was a kid, I buried my 5-year diary in my backyard.. In 5 years a lot can change for a teenager.
At least you have a place to vent, in your journal. If you don't want to go to a therapist go to your regular doctor and tell them what's going on. I had a good doctor who started me on anti-depressives and anxiety meds. Hopefully you will find a good doctor too. And I don't think anyone will care after you pass away that you considered yourself a psychiatric case. They'll probably wish they could have known so that they could help you.
If you’re reading this worried about someone finding something out- I had a friend who died accidentally from choking himself while pleasuring himself. In an effort to press upon people it wasn’t intentional and in her grief- his mom didn’t care who she told. Nobody else cared either. That’s not what we bring up about him. We’re all just sad he’s gone. Please be careful if that’s your thing, you guys.
had a friend who passed this way, to this day I still wonder if it was an accident or on purpose
Autoerotic asphyxiation David Carradine famously died this way (kill bill, legend of kung fu) you put a belt/scarf/rope loosely around your neck, that's suspend from something like a door frame or post of a bed. While pleasuring yourself, you lean into the loop around your neck so as to cut off blood supply to the brain...which is said to greatly increase the pleasure from orgasm (if you've ever known anyone that likes to be choked during sex....that's the reason) The problem is, it's insanely dangerous to do by yourself, it does not take that long to pass out, razor thin line between pleasure and accidently hanging yourself.
Load More Replies...Having no interest in trying it, I do sometimes wonder if part of the attraction of a strangle-w*nk is the possibility of it being fatal...?
It makes me sad that parents would rather just have people think that their teenage son hanged himself rather than explaining that he went too far exploring his sexuality during puberty.
If I had died a year ago or so, people would find like 400 photos I took of someone I like doing an online video presentation... I just thought they looked lovely and inspiring and wanted to draw them later, so I needed some references. (The presentation was long and the person did a lot of interesting poses and expressions, so I took many photos.) But if someone found the photos without the context, they'd probably think I'm a crazy stalker.
As a writer, my browser history is full of all *sorts* of interesting but incriminating searches. Like can you hit someone with a bullet underwater or how many storeys can you fall and not die.
Load More Replies...I have so many pictures in my “draw later” folder that I haven’t drawn yet 😭
If they root around my room they're gonna find an entire collection of onesie pajamas, including a Charmander suit, strategically hidden away.
I hope you know Fire Blast because I'm dragging you to face Erika XP
Nonsense! I wore my sparkly unicorn onesie to the office, if you've got it, flaunt it
My messy house.
My son (35) lives in a mess, how can I help him? He cooks for himself, holds down a good job but cannot clean up. I don't want to nag but it makes me sad.
He's 35. YOU cannot help him. He can help himself by hiring a cleaner.
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I have a sketchbook that I draw sexual stuff in and they are all drawings of me.
Omg. I'll admit I used to do that when I was a teen. Then my mom went a snooping in my room and found them. I got in a lot of s**t and she and her new husband argued or discussed it behind my back. I was mortified. Instead of talking to me, or slowly putting the drawing books away and let it be, I was made to feel disgusting and perverted.
I feel so bad for you: it's so sad when people suppress one's interests (or desires, or kinks, whatever!) with judgement and shame. As a teen it's quite normal to have them (and also later!). I was so worried someone could find my drawings that I destroyed them all. I don't regret to do so, but I am sad that I felt like I had to.
Load More Replies...Aaaand that’s why I don’t draw sexual stuff! I have several younger siblings and don’t want my family to find awkward stuff. The very few drawings I have made, I’ve either erased or hidden away
You are welcome to include me in your drawings and I promise to be attentive, respectful and kind. On your terms of course - you can erase me at will and I'll go quietly
I told all my friends that if I die before them they should turn my memorial service into a total roast. Be merciless, I told them…..someone’s getting embarrassed. Just not me.
Know what was the first comedy roast? A guy by the name of St. Lawrence. He's the guy who put the Holy Grail in Spain, where it always has been all this time. Would you believe he's the patron saint of stand-up comics? He's not even Canadian!... although that big river is named after him. The Romans got tired of being a smart a*s, so they roasted him alive. His last words were "turn me over, I'm done on this side." It's true!
As a Canadian, I *was* like "Wait why is that name so familiar"
Load More Replies...My mom took 10 years to die. I’m pretty sure that she wasn’t even there for the last couple of years. Everybody was happy for her, that her suffering was over. I was asked to give the eulogy. I spoke of her sense of humor, and asked others to share funny stories of her. It turned into a memorial roast, which she would have LOVED, had she been there!!!
I want to be cremated and have my ashes mixed with the most fragrant fresh coffee grounds they can find.
Reminds me of John Cleese's eulogy at Graham Chapman's funeral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkxCHybM6Ek&ab_channel=jester0000
I have a list of secrets that my sister is in charge of. She is supposed to open it at my funeral and spill all the beans. I'm talking every dark secret between everyone that includes me. I'm hoping everyone leaves happy I'm dead. And the simple fact she still speaks to me is more than enough proof, I know she hasn't opened it yet.
That is something to be embarrassed about. Imagine having issues with family members and putting the burden on your sibling to read out all the gossip about everyone in front of everyone, alone, at the worst possible time, your funeral. Might as well just get it all out or stop contacting the family if they're that bad.
My thoughts exactly. Perfect candidate for a AITA post.
Load More Replies...Be brave enough to say it when you're alive or let the secrets die with you. Anything else is cowardly.
Making the sister read it out loud is a jerk move. Just video tape yourself reading out the list and let them play it on the funeral.
My web history of fanfics I have been reading
No shame in that. Fan fiction is (and has been) very popular. I used to write it myself back in the day (still on my ollllld website, lol). Still occasionally enjoy reading others fanfic myself, and I'm in my 60s. ;) My kids/grandkids know about it too, and my 14yr old granddaughter writes/posts stories (non-fanfic atm), too.
The ones I write 🤣. Although I write more romantic stuff and tension, and just imply the sm*t.
those are my several hundred emotional support tabs of smutty fanfic
I am a boring accountant. In my dresser I have one drawer filled with weed gummies. In my underwear drawer I have 2 pair of panties from girls I dated and a set of handcuffs.
I would put the weed gummies in a "normal" gummies packaging just to fúck with whoever finds them :) yes, yes i know that's not ethical (and probably illegal) but the temptation would be too great :)
I’ve got an old Playboy magazine under my bed that shows boobs.
Were literally told at school that we WILL face criminal charges if any of us are caught viewing pornography. It’s illegal under 18 where I live and the school has nothing against pressing charges. Oh, and apparently if we send each other nudes we’re legally considered pedophiles and become registered sex offenders for life (EVEN WHEN WERE THE SAME F*****G AGE). God I love the logic here. Not that it stops any of us, but it’s always a fun thought that any one of us could spend the next few years in either jail or juvenile detention.
Load More Replies...My embarrassing secret? I *have* boobs! On my chest! The shock! The horror! Honestly, why should nudity be embarrassing, specifically human breasts? I just don't get it.
woo hoo. I had dozens of those and chucked them eventually because internet has way more.
So glad you told us what Playboy magazines show because, gosh, I don’t think I would have guessed that. No really.
The lack of funds currently in my bank account lol.
My tattered underwear.
Used to work in an emergency room. Your mother was right — always wear clean underwear that’s inreasonably good condition.
Why are people in emergency rooms caring about underwear? When you're critically ill, you might have more important things to worry about!
Load More Replies...Every woman has that one bra and possible period pants. I'd be lost without mine
One time they had to cut up the top I was wearing. It was a present from my husband after he came back from another country and it was a genuine cultural thing. I had to choose between the top or pain. I chose the top and kept telling my husband I was sorry. He just laughed it off and said he didn't want me to have more pain either.
I'm dead, I don't care that they find a full deepfreezer in the cellar.
My grandad died leaving a chest freezer full of raspberries. They grew in his garden quicker than he could use them.
Oh, man. Too bad he couldn't pass them along to the neighbors! I would have taken all he didn't want, raspberry jam is the best.
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That my Spotify will show..... that I listen to.... ugh. The black eyed peas.
Don’t let anyone be the 80s to your disco. Embrace what makes you happy.
I have a lot of show tunes for a straight guy. Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chess, the Wall, Godspell and Evita are all among my favorite albums.
Load More Replies...That I choose to be single for 12 years to show my loyalty for a certain lady who straight out says "I don't want you".
I tried 40 years.. yes. Not 4, not 14.. but 40 years and found no one. I dont understand what else should I do in order for anyone to at least pretend to love me. Ok.. I can set for pretending to care. Nothing else. Tried my whole life and failed epically
Load More Replies...12 years is a long time but sometimes it's hard to just move on. After being married for 17 years to an abusive wife(not physical but for sure mental and emotional abuse!) I've been divorced for 3 years and it's been hard for me to move on because it's been drilled into my head that I'm not a guy that any woman could love! I've decided that despite being 45 I'll just never be in another relationship again! 🫤
Ok. Take this from a fellow abuse survivor that you are not what they said, that is a reflection of them, not you. I get it, I understand that voice is in your head and reverberates when you feel even a little bit better about yourself, but it is NOT TRUE. If you can afford it, please get some therapy.
Load More Replies...I mean this with the most possible respect: That's absolutely ridiculous. It's okay if you want to stay single. But don't do it for a woman who probably never thinks about you. You need to move on.
When I die the people around me had better have the decency to not look through my laptop/phone or they're going to find my fanfiction page and all the weird s**t I have bookmarked on it. I'd better pray there's no afterlife or ghost life because I might just die of embarrassment a second time.
My bookmarks: Handkerchief twirling, failed boat launches, squirrels that look like Hitler, ferrets being ninjas, cats wearing corsets, frogs that drive trucks…
my mum once read one of mine. THANKFULLY it wasn't a smutty one. most are. this was a canon compliant non smutty but angsty one with lots of feelings, and she said it was beautiful and made her cry. just glad it wasn't a smutty one
Doesn't bother me.....all my history is about Sims gameplay, pics of different houses to build in the Sims and lots of Star Wars stuff 🥰
Good grief! Readying steamy fanfic isn't any, well much, different or embarrassing than reading trashy Harlequin romance novels.
They're gonna find a lot of clothes from the opposite gender.
Why folks trip on this?? Like REALLY? If your bits are covered then I don't care who wears what!!!
Yes women fought long and hard to dress in pants but some guy wears a skirt and... Gasp!
Load More Replies...It's such a strange concept. Gender clothing. Because we all wear the same stuff just a different cut and colour. My husband is a North African and men in his country wear a thobe which is essentially a dress. It's not considered womanly at all. We live in my country ireland and he wears it here over his clothes. Just let people wear what they want. Its not hurting you, you don't have to like it but just be respectful.
I wear them out and proud - and nobody notices. I am a woman and I have menswear from shoes to jacket (jeans, shorts, hoodie, shirt, T-shirt, all). Nobody cares. I wish men had the same opportunity when it comes to clothing.
Well, me too. In your case, though, I'm guessing you identify as male and sadly that makes it more shocking for some people. The last time I wore a dress was at my wedding (while my husband wore a kilt) and no one bats an eyelid that I wear trousers and blue all the time. I hate the restrictive idea of "women's clothes" and "men's clothes" - there are spectrums, people!
My partner is an especially compact gentleman, and he often wears clothes from the girl's department because they're what fits him! It also helps that he looks very good in pastel colors.
Load More Replies...That will probably happen to me in a far future, if I manage to look good in them
How boring and non embarrassing my life is 🤣.
I watched, and enjoyed, all 20 seasons of Grey's Anatomy .
I'm trying not to judge anyone here. So far, it's been pretty easy, until now. You SICKO!!! Hehehe.
I always have a TV show playing in the backround while i work. I've watched...just so much utter c**p over the years...including the first 10 seasons of Grey's....several seasons longer than the point it hit cringe seeing these middle age DOCTORS behave like the worst brand of teenager imaginable while being put through an endless series of increasingly convoluted tragedy and the ever increasing familial ties. Day time soaps have more coherence. Every time read something about it being canceled, another 3 years pass and there's another announcement for the latest season premire. WHY?!
i just finished season 1 and i love it! No shame in liking a show no matter what it is
I've got computer backups that span 1996-current day. When I die, someone is going to probably grab my rig and start looking through the files. Embarrassing teenaged poetry, dark relationship secrets, my entire photo collection, every text-based argument I've had via mobile phone and email... it's just an immense treasure trove of humiliation, really. I really need to set up some kind of self destruct device on my computer, so it can go out Mission: Impossible style.
wow. This sounds like me hey. I have the same till 1991 or so. Yes, old. Yes, OCD. Yes, I document pretty much everything. Yes, not NT.
They would find the gold flatware I have, hidden under my bed and cash in.
NOTES APP.
Depending on what's written there it can be pretty embarrassing. We're going through my SILs laptop and phone, because she recently left the earth permanently. My husband now wishes he wouldn't have seen or read certain things about and from his little sister.
Load More Replies...I write so many c**p stories on my notes app…. Practice will make perfect one day
This year, since I'm getting to be an olld bird, I've been decluttering my house. As time goes on, things that I held onto that weren't sentimental or any use to anyone, has been thrown out or taken to charity shops. I also spent two days deeply scratching all optical disk copies of files, etc, that are no longer looked at, but some with personal/bank/PW, etc files, and have formatted old HDDs that had content "I may need one day" lol. Also clothes I know will NEVER fit me again 😂 Must admit, I feel quite proud of the clutter I'd cleared.
You’d be nuts to post anything else publicly without being anonymous
Load More Replies...Honestly…how often I look up onions as a general topic is a might worrisome. Please don’t judge too harshly.
I Google cuttlefish at least once a week and have for years now lol. I just find cuttlefish fascinating. So no judgement from me. Go enjoy your onion searches lol
Load More Replies...I'm so hopelessly alone that when I die no one will look for anything. If I don't die outside my house, I will become another sad story about that old lady no one noted was death 10 years ago.
Please get help? Sounds like you have agoraphobia, which is actually fear of crowds/busy places, not specifically empty places/going out.
Load More Replies...People always think of me as a bit "eccentric" It's going to be embarrassing when they realise how normal I actually am.
We own rental property. One of my tenants died unexpectantly; a woman in her early 30s. She was diabetic. One of her dresser drawers (the large bottom drawer) was full to the top with candy. The house was a total mess; we had to pay to have most of her junk hauled away. However, scattered about the house everywhere was change; probably several hundred dollars worth. We kept it all.
I was just telling MIL to get rid the books in her mother's house as they don't have much value - no, she has to go through each one because she's found $100 bills stashed away in books and boxes
Load More Replies...Despite (thus far) never having been s*xually assaulted my stories are absolutely full of it, starting from when I was ten or eleven and I DON'T KNOW WHY. I'm kind of worried that if I die suddenly people will think I *was* and that's what I'm writing about but it would be weird to add a note saying 'obviously this stuff never happened'.
My wife and I often state that we don't talk about my 20s. Nothing illegal, but a lot of stuff that I definitely regret nonetheless. Quite a lot of what I did back then was thankfully never recorded, but fragments of it remain somewhere on my computer. They're in for a shock if it's ever uncovered.
People will read my diaries and discover that (a) I think about s3x waaaaay too often for someone who claims to be aro/ace or basically borderline that. (b) I have done some awful stuff that I am profoundly ashamed of (mostly being mean), and I cannot forgive myself ever.
If being mean is the worst you’ve done so far then you’re doing great.
Load More Replies...This year, since I'm getting to be an olld bird, I've been decluttering my house. As time goes on, things that I held onto that weren't sentimental or any use to anyone, has been thrown out or taken to charity shops. I also spent two days deeply scratching all optical disk copies of files, etc, that are no longer looked at, but some with personal/bank/PW, etc files, and have formatted old HDDs that had content "I may need one day" lol. Also clothes I know will NEVER fit me again 😂 Must admit, I feel quite proud of the clutter I'd cleared.
You’d be nuts to post anything else publicly without being anonymous
Load More Replies...Honestly…how often I look up onions as a general topic is a might worrisome. Please don’t judge too harshly.
I Google cuttlefish at least once a week and have for years now lol. I just find cuttlefish fascinating. So no judgement from me. Go enjoy your onion searches lol
Load More Replies...I'm so hopelessly alone that when I die no one will look for anything. If I don't die outside my house, I will become another sad story about that old lady no one noted was death 10 years ago.
Please get help? Sounds like you have agoraphobia, which is actually fear of crowds/busy places, not specifically empty places/going out.
Load More Replies...People always think of me as a bit "eccentric" It's going to be embarrassing when they realise how normal I actually am.
We own rental property. One of my tenants died unexpectantly; a woman in her early 30s. She was diabetic. One of her dresser drawers (the large bottom drawer) was full to the top with candy. The house was a total mess; we had to pay to have most of her junk hauled away. However, scattered about the house everywhere was change; probably several hundred dollars worth. We kept it all.
I was just telling MIL to get rid the books in her mother's house as they don't have much value - no, she has to go through each one because she's found $100 bills stashed away in books and boxes
Load More Replies...Despite (thus far) never having been s*xually assaulted my stories are absolutely full of it, starting from when I was ten or eleven and I DON'T KNOW WHY. I'm kind of worried that if I die suddenly people will think I *was* and that's what I'm writing about but it would be weird to add a note saying 'obviously this stuff never happened'.
My wife and I often state that we don't talk about my 20s. Nothing illegal, but a lot of stuff that I definitely regret nonetheless. Quite a lot of what I did back then was thankfully never recorded, but fragments of it remain somewhere on my computer. They're in for a shock if it's ever uncovered.
People will read my diaries and discover that (a) I think about s3x waaaaay too often for someone who claims to be aro/ace or basically borderline that. (b) I have done some awful stuff that I am profoundly ashamed of (mostly being mean), and I cannot forgive myself ever.
If being mean is the worst you’ve done so far then you’re doing great.
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