Hey Phenomenal Pandas, What Is A Secret You Want So Desperately To Share But Are Afraid To?

I want a Secret you have that you’d much prefer to dive into a pool full of voracious sharks and box jellyfish than share it. Or a Secret that is more shameful and embarrassing than disturbing or damning. Let’s say you used to eat your toenails as someone who was old enough to know better or maybe you pulled a mega-awful/hilarious prank and nobody knows it was you. Or, on a darker note, you hurt someone pretty badly or even hurt yourself. It can be a teeny-tiny, insignificant matter you’d just feel awkward sharing out loud, or it can be a mega, colossal Secret you’d rather take to your grave and then hell. The reason I am asking is because I am a writer who would very much like to publish a Book of Secrets. Other people’s Secrets. Strangers’ Secrets. At the beginning and end I will share my two most personal Secrets. They may be deep, edgy, and depressing or absolutely hysterical—at my own expense. You may use any pseudonym you choose, no matter how goofy and boring or weird.

Note: Fair warning: I refuse to take any Secrets that involve committing sexual abuse or assault toward any person regardless of age, sex, orientation, race, etc. I have my own personal demons involving that topic, so I can’t be open-minded about that. Now, if you were homophobic or sexist or racist and have genuinely changed your ways, I will be obliged to include your Secret. The only editing I will do is a bit of spell-checking and grammar, otherwise, nothing will be altered. Bored Panda is the first place that popped in my mind to post this. I don’t comment or post on Reddit or Quora, and I didn’t want to take the time to create a website and try to gather following that way. Please don’t take offense to my asking. If you change your mind about my book containing your Secret, please feel free to let me know and I will remove it. After all, writing a book takes time, so it won't surprise me if a few change their mind. There is no shame in doing so. Thank you to all who read this and a special, respectful thank you to all who share their Secret. You are quite brave by my book;)

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I want to tell my parents i’m not okay. I feel like I can’t tho cause they don’t believe in therapy. They think i’m their perfect little girl still and I don’t know how to tell them i’m not. I’m afraid they won’t take me seriously, or that i’ll hurt the relationship we have now. they won’t be abusive at all, I know that for sure, but i just dont know how they’ll react, if therapy is out of the question.

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DustTea (she/her)

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WiggleJiggle the Emo Penguin 1 year ago

Don’t tell them, I made the mistake and it made my life 10x worse than I ever thought it could be

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i'm not a girl. i've never felt like one and never will. traditionally "girly" things make me super uncomfortable and i'm terrified on how my parents will react if i tell them i'm nonbinary.

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freakingbee (she/they)

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My biggest secret is that I have a big crush on my bestie. I thought he stopped taking to me but it turns out he was just grounded (🫠)

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ℕ𝕚𝕔𝕠 is leaving

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Pineapple 1 year ago

is it meee, nah im kidding but ayy thats good that he didnt stop talking to you

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I feel really homesick. I was born in Spain and I constantly want to go back. I mean it's good here but it was so much better there. But I also feel like I'm falling behind in Spanish and I'm not gonna be Spanish anymore.

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Bookworm(she/her)

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Jeya Mackelle 1 year ago

Why can't you? I feel for you, no one should be unable to return to their place of birth. I hope you are able one day.

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This one's just a tiny thing, but one of those things that still bugs me at 2 in the morning from time to time.
I was about 6 or 7, and my best friend was doing a show and tell in class, she was telling a story about how she, her mum and her dad had all gone to the zoo or something. Now spent practically half of my time around her house and was well aware that she had two mums, no dad, so, being 6 or 7 I was really confused and quite loudly said something to the point of 'but you have two mums'. I can't remember her reaction now, but the teacher kept me behind for a bit to explain that she might not have wanted everyone to know that. I just couldn't understand why she would lie. Anyway I noticed how awful the other kids were after that and that, my friends, is the story of how I found out homophobia was a thing.

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