According to lawyer and activist Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, being a woman today, as it was yesterday, means fighting against the tide that threatens to limit their potential, promise, and presence.
Whether that means continuing to demand the inalienable right to body autonomy, refusing to conform to deeply rooted societal expectations telling them what to do or say, or persistently knocking down other barriers, it's all about being free.
If you're interested in how this quest manifests in everyday life, we have just the thing for you. The Instagram account 'Laughing Chicks' shares hilariously accurate memes that describe the shared struggles and triumphs of modern women, offering a refreshing perspective on the journey toward equality and empowerment.
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They should, even if I haven’t watched the movie. (I kinda cry when watching a lot of pink or red for a long time, my eyes even tear up even more if there are touching scenes.)
Crying in movies & with movies is good for us, it's called catharsis :)
Load More Replies...For me it was seeing Wicked with a boyfriend. That line "and if I'm flying solo at least I'm flying free". I remember looking across at him in the dark and thinking I want to be free
'Memes for Women'??? WTF that supposed to mean. I was born with a p£n!s and all of these relate to me too. (Sobs uncontrollably)
We all have emotions and serious thoughts. Body parts have nothing to do with it.
Load More Replies...Is this why all the insecure men had a problem with it? I haven't watched it yet but I'm holding out for on demand.
Basically. A big part of the plot is thinking about the contradictions that comprise what a woman is expected to do just to exist in western society these days.
Load More Replies...As much as I HATE barbie.( I grew up with the 1960 lies) maybe I should see it - although I would need to see it in black and white - pink makes me angry.
You should! Just watched it last night. I wonder how many men will be understanding the message the way it’s meant, but it certainly helped a lot of women feel heard. Also it was hilarious lol enjoy!
Load More Replies...The trick is saying with neither sarcasm nor censure. My parents never quite managed it.
Load More Replies...Since the given suggestion sounds a bit sarcastic, I‘d suggest, "You can be very proud of yourself!“
Very true! The screwup parents using this line with sarcasm, not a healthy memory.
Load More Replies...And really didn't like it when I gave them a sincere, "I am, thanks!"
I worked for a (very) old guy once who used to say "I'll bet his mother's proud of him", through gritted teeth. I still laugh out loud thinking about it.
Not a bad point, but kids also need to hear that their parents are proud of them. It let's them know that they are loved and valued by the people that matter most to them and that they are supposed to be able to look up to. And as a parent of teenagers I can promise you that they will not always be motivated by your feelings about them.
For our first publication on 'Laughing Chicks,' its founder told Bored Panda that initially, the page began as just them creating memes that they thought were funny.
"I was working, and my work [was] very boring, and I wanted to do something more expressive," they explained. "So I started creating the page and memes."
But over time, the fun little page grew, and they realized how much fun content you can find elsewhere too. "I started curating more and giving them credit. Along the way, I have not only supported creators but have made friends such as Nina Marie (@ninamariedaniele) and Vinny Fasline(@vinnyfasline) ... I got an understanding of what my followers like and, more importantly, do not like, and selecting memes is now second nature."
That could be wise but risky. Then again, getting married and having to decide who gets the mansion in the divorce is just as risky.
I (F58) understand about the friends part. The human friends I have had in my life, I can count on one hand. The friends I have had from books in my life, are in the thousands. Some people just aren't meant to have friends and I have learned I am one of those people. I am the one that can be relied on, but there is no one I can rely on. What makes it worse, I'm a Christian and have no Christian friends to spend time with, help or be helped by.
I hear you. My relationship with my hairdresser is better than what I have with "friends" of 25+ years. I won't reach out any more because, in the past, whenever I've reached out for get-togethers, dinner, coffee whatever, the responses have been "No can't busy next time" if there's any response at all (the number of people I texted and called during the first months of COVID who *never* responded is absolutely depressing). If you can't get together with me for something light, I am not going to call you when I have an actual need - it's that simple. So I definitely hear you on that score. But if you're a Christian, don't you have a community at church? Why limit yourself to Christian friends/ acquaintances?
Load More Replies...It is amazing how common were bachelors. And there are few pretty famous names, like Brahms, Nobel, Kafka, Voltaire,...
I have a history of ending (my) relationships because of this. I told my current BF to ask me if it's my period if I try to break up (that's not a trap 😉), and it has been working for 15 years
You may not mean it as a trap but it doesn't make it any less of a minefield. I used to be able to spot my wife's time of the month from erratic behaviour sometimes as well, but learned that it does NOT help to mention it during an argument. Just like telling someone to 'calm down' it's much more likely to act like the proverbial scarlet cloth to a male bovine.
Load More Replies...Buy junk food and bubble bath, get out the heating pad, prepare to sit on a straw bail and eat your feelings fellow sister of the red tent.
Every freaking time. I even keep track of my periods and it still surprises me when it happens. I'll be feeling like the world is c**p and then check my phone and yep, it's almost shark week again...
I'm the only one I know that feels GREAT during my period and depressed while ovulating. When I feel I want to turn my life around, eat better and exercise, it's often a few days before my period. 🤷 FYI. If you are really down when having your period you can get anti depressents from your doctor that you only take during your period.
I have hormonal migraines right before my period and mid-cycle. About 3 days before my period starts I'm have migraines and often depression, it's a relief when my period starts because those things start to clear up
Load More Replies...I cry at videos, pictures, and stories with dogs. I also adamantly insist that I will work out. Surefire signs that The Big Red Thing is about to happen.
Crying while watching ads on TV. Sure sign right there.
Load More Replies...I'll have 3 to 6 days of the worst migraine ever on top! Nothing will really help, not even my triptanes that normally work. And then the wonder happens: the damn breaks, the blood begins to flow and the migraine is gone. It's crazy
Honestly. Every month I thought "this is it, I'm really insane." But it was just my period. I'm 74 now and I don't miss it.
Beds are not cheap. Damn rights I'm getting some bang for my bucks.... That could be an unintended pun, if you want to go there.
Laying in bed is my brain's signal to start thinking of stuff that went wrong 20 years ago.
"I found that relatable memes are the ones that resonate the most. Universal topics, such as complaining about work, or bonding with your coworkers, tend to do the best," the person behind 'Laughing Chicks' explained.
However, they added that Instagram itself also has a say in what to post.
"It also depends on the platform; they keep innovating and changing the algorithm, and as creators and curators, we have to adapt. For example, Instagram went very heavy about a year ago on videos, but now they have come back to photos and added more value to them. So, hoping to keep staying ahead of the algorithm and making new partnerships with comedians to keep the page engaged and growing."
Hun, don't post your age or anything personal. There's a lot of creeps it there. Having said that, I second the advice of the others here - do find an adult you can trust. You'll be okay. :)
Load More Replies...I did it. I ran away. It was the healthiest choice I’ve ever made. In the span of 2 weeks, I ended my 12-year domestic partnership (mutually; we’re best of friends), left him our home & nearly all my possessions, left my career and my social life. I hopped on a plane to India , where I visited my childhood home & travelled around for 16 months. Spent another 6 months throughout SE Asia then landed at a live/work farm in Hawaii. The latter became my base as I set out exploring the world for 4+ years. During this time I studied as many esoteric fields as interested me, getting several certificates & licenses. From Scuba to Yoga Teacher Training, Advanced Massage, Doula, Conflict Resolution, to becoming a Minister & Notary. Bought land in Hawaii & built my homestead in 2004. Met my husband in 2005 back in SF & here we are 18 years later. I wrote tomes while I was ran away. Now I’m a semi-retired, SAHD w/9yo son, working PT for my family’s resort & freelance writing print & online media.
As a kid, everyone would care. As an adult, now that I can run away, nobody would care lol
Well more like walking because a problem exists and I can’t solve it.
i got written up when i was a waiter in university and my gf came to my job and was being clingy
Load More Replies...Depends on the person too. Some people prefer to keep things private & low key
Load More Replies...My ex's friends , family, colleagues had no idea I existed. The relationship was so secret that our common friends had no idea. My husband holds my hand in public. He invited his colleagues home to meet me. His laptop desktop is our wedding picture. His friends and extended family ask about my wellbeing over the phone and invite me home. And I like it.
why do people hate it when some men are affectionate? its not "clingy" if anything its "lovely dovey"
Certainly, however, there are employment venues where PDA (lovely dovey) simply might not be appropriate...
Load More Replies...Unless you are teenagers doing a summer or after school job: WHY would your partner show up at your workplace?
Hello Trillian, your partner might show up at work because you were in such a frazzle when leaving that morning you left important papers you had been working on and desperately need at work, you might have left the Secret Santa present you bought for your coworker at home, there is a charity fund raiser at work and your spouse is helping with the logistics, etc.
Load More Replies...my husband is a sweetheart. but then, workplace he wants things lowkey. need to take care of his reputation. i understand. outside we are loveydovey, workplace, he is the boss
if i sleep with a nightdress i will always wake up with it over my torso and not covering my crotch area
As an ardent worshiper of titties, If they don't fall out, large or small, I know where to find them.
Sometimes I wake up with my shirt halfway across the room. I somehow figured out how to take it off in my sleep. Inconvenient.
Actually, I was quite happy not to see the proverbial tax comment -- the replacement was refreshing!
Load More Replies...No, but ... have you driven 70's cars that go well above, like, 200, and recent ones? That is a difference, a huge one, at least in the easiness it goes with. But, to be fair - there have always been great suspensions and stiff car bodies, just the progress we made in making them allows for today's to hande high speeds a lot easier and more stable.
Load More Replies...Let's break down the rules since so few know them: (based on a drive on the right traffic scheme: ) 1. Can't get up to the speed limit at all: take side streets. Never enter the highway. 2: going exactly the speed limit: far right lane. 3: any speed over the speed limit: any lane except the left. 4: going fast enough that nobody is behind you: use the left lane just long enough to pass then move back to the right.
If you aren't passing anyone, get over. If there are people behind you but not in front of or next to you, get over. If people are passing you on the non-passing side (right in the US) MOVE OVER. Speed is irrelevant.
Someone told me it's easier to drive in the left lane. Yeah! Because you're the azz holding up traffic!
Load More Replies...Daughter was taking her US road test, examiner leans over and said, "um you are 5 over the limit"..daughter replies, "my Dad said it's ok" ..."I am the guy who passes/ fails you. I assure you it's not".
Anyone thinking dad is always right at an age where they are learning to drive needs help with critical thinking.
Load More Replies...Same. I can drive as fast as I want as long as someone else is faster.
Load More Replies...As toretto said it doesn't matter if you break the law by an inch or a mile, fugitive is fugitive.
Where I live (Massachusetts, US), if someone is gatekeeping the passing lane, it's perfectly legal to pass on the right...and glare while giving the universal hand signal for 'wtf are you doing, moron?'
Harder to see people passing like that though due to the 'blind-side' in a car - there's a reason why it's often against the law in other places.
Load More Replies...For our follow-up publication on the Instagram account, its chief said that they've been focusing on relatable memes even more.
We were also curious about whether or not their memes remain specifically for women, since a considerable portion of them now seems applicable to a broader audience.
"We have an 85% female following; therefore, we post memes more relatable to women," the creator of the account explained. "However, most of it is just relatable content for all."
Even when tiktok was allowed in my country, I wasn't watching it. I watch the YouTube shots of a person informing/reacting to tiktok videos. I am a SUPER GROWNUP
I don't like watching videos online never have. I have told my mum this many times yet she still sends me videos, which I never watch. On the other hand, I only discovered Bored Panda because I saw screenshots from it all over Pinterest :)
This is hilarious and relatable, because the last stages are screaming.
Plus 9cm looks completely exhausted and the different sizes eyes on 10cm definitely give the impression of the face you make when you start feeling the urge to PUSH THAT KID OUT RIGHT FRIGGIN NOW!!!!!
Load More Replies...I know it's probably bad to say on here - but damn am I happy to be a guy, nobody expects me to have to deal with that
It's mind blowing that it can stretch that much. I shall never know this agony and my hooha thanks me for it.
And people wonder why it takes months for things to go back. Looking at how small that ten is, that is one of the reasons I never wanted one.
Load More Replies...I'm afraid by the time people get to the hospital to see these it's kinda late to change their minds about the whole birthing business.
Ummm... excuse me a minute. I need to go give my wife a really big hug. And buy her some flowers. And possibly a Maserati.
Me too. I found that keeping lots of Vaseline on them helps with the sensation of moving lips. Also the best lip moisturizer ever.
Load More Replies...Living in the US northeast, this a simple factor of my life for many months of the year...
Load More Replies...It always baffles me at what age did my friendliness became flirting. Guys seemed to think that I was interested because I was nice to them. I was nice to everyone.
It is the skin on my thumbs for me. My thumbs look like they have been gnawed at by a group of hungry rats, or they have contracted some kind of disease.
Same, they never get tan with the rest of my hands because of the scar tissue
Load More Replies...Yeah I'm pretty sure I have one of those funhouse mirrors that makes you look short and fat, because I know I don't really look like that!
Load More Replies...Yes, I plan my outfit before I go to sleep, then when I get dressed it appears that my bum expanded during the night
Lighting and proper mirrors will not fix my disproportionate, oddly shaped body. What's with the jeans having such wideness in the hips for 13/14 sizes?
It’s that horrible lighting and mirrors in the changing room, I’ll buy something not trying it on, then returning it because I know it won’t look nice if I tried it on before I buy it
A cashier once asked a friend of mine how cold it was outside. When they told her, she responded, "That's just disrespectful!" 😀
It makes sense. Women and men score very similarly on tests of humor appreciation. Psychiatrist Allan Reiss of Stanford University scanned the brains of male and female subjects while they rated the funniness of 30 cartoons. Both genders rated the same number of cartoons as funny and ranked them in the same order of funniness. So don't be scared to send these memes to your guy friends too. If they have a sense of humor, they should appreciate them too!
Living in Europe half my life, and I don't understand why you need a credit score in USA. In The Netherlands, they look at if you have debts or bankruptcy etc. The best is to have no debts at all, regardless if you are repaying on time. We dont believe in spending money we dont have, we also don't get unsolicited credit cards in the mail when we turn 18. Using credit cards in The Netherlands (other than airtickets etc) tobpay means you have no money, and are desperate. We also don't have credit cards promotion/discount/points etc. Totally different mindset.
I'm in the U.S. And have zero credit cards and no debt which means I have a bad credit score. It's weird and complicated and I can't get a loan without a cosigner which means it doesn't go towards my credit rating. It's a really bad system
Load More Replies...Tbh, l sometimes wish there was a credit score here. The rental market is like "so you don't work for a multinational company with a seven figure salary? Imma need your first born as guarantee" It'd be much easier to show my reliability numbers.
I needed a co-signer because I had no credit. Then I needed a co-signer because my credit became s**t. I've not gotten jobs because of my credit score, so I have to find jobs that I qualify for that don't require credit checks. Credit scores are stupid and don't really determine anything other than someone borrowed money when they were in need of extra money and trying to work to dig themselves out of debts. People in debt can be the most determined employees. Same with renting. Tenants in debt but never missed a rent payment shows where their priority is.
Load More Replies...It's hilarious how the Europeans pop out to shame our "credit scores." Oh, sweetie... it's semantics. You're still getting "scored."
True. I'm Dutch, now living in the US, and while there's no visible number the Netherlands, the system behind it is very much alike. People get registered if they have a debt, and they get rated based on the info they give when they want a loan. In that sense, with the absence of the actual number, the two systems are very much alike.
Load More Replies...In the US once you reach 65, have your own home and autos paid off what do you need credit for?
Co-signing. Which helps your kids/grandkids (the people this age tend to cosign for) build up their credit scores.
Load More Replies...Most people blame a credit card(s) for their debt. This is not true. People NOT paying off the credit card(s) is what causes debt to build up and become out of control. Self control is a learned thing. Learn it.
Thanks, from the "global south", we'd like to tell moodies and S&P and Fitch to go F themselves because they DARE to "rate" other countries as "investment" or "non investment" grade... I mean... YOU guys are not investment grade, f-off.
I'm in the UK. You need a credit score here too to get a mortgage. My husband an I had to spend a few years using credit cards for everything and paying off in full and getting cars on finance - despite being able to afford them. We were paying way more in rent than mortgage repayments, have decent savings and both have secure jobs. However, banks want proof that you can repay debt rather than taking in to account never getting in to debt might indicate you are a good risk. As soon as we got a house, we paid of everything and stopped using credit cards. Admittedly, we were tempted to use our good credit rating to start out our new home doing it up how we wanted, but in the end we agreed we were happier to save up for what we wanted. (We are old enough to have graduated before student debt was a thing, I suspect if we had started our working life in huge debt, we would have very different mindsets to money)
Yes. My credit score is the low end of good - I don't have much savings but have never had debt. I'm not good with money and have help managing it - for this reason I've never had a credit card as I know I'd just rack up debt, rather than using it as a debit card and paying it off. Luckily my housing situation is secure and tenable for the long haul so applying for a loan/mortgage isn't necessary.
Load More Replies...Or she realized that she had only accepted the apology due to social expectations and then realized she can't live with it because you're not charging anything and are already about to do it again. That happened to a friend of mine who suddenly called me asking if I could help her move out. I asked when and she said: "right now. I'm done." His mother was constantly coming into their apartment without notice and threw away her stuff. Her bf just let her in and then picked her stuff out of the trash and apologized for not stopping her and made excuses. Always promising he'd not let her do that again. The day before she had broken her favourite cup. The day she called me she was supposed to go on a business trip but the train was cancelled. When she came home his mother was there going through her things again. She stopped her, her bf made her go, apologized and she forgave him. But then found a figurine broken that she'd really liked. That's when she called me.
Thanks for being the friend she can count on.
Load More Replies...As a non-native English speaker, I wonder why »a hour« somehow looks wrong to me?! Shouldn't it be »an hour«, even though »hour« starts with a consonant? Thanks, now I'm confused......my dear bored 🐼🐼, what is the official rule on this? 🧐🤔🙋🏽
If she comes back mad after consulting with her friends the forgiveness wasn't genuine in the first place.
Or, there was just too much history for them to get past...
Load More Replies...And more often than not, they're right. Distance gives you a lot of clarity.
Load More Replies...I hated when when my exes friends had a say in our relationship
There's a joke men in their sixties commonly tell at work. "I'm almost ready to retire. All I have to do is find the wife a second job."
My wife had one job, I had two. When my boss asked why I had another job, I said it was so I could afford to work here!
It's sad when getting to work is so expensive. WfH helps so many people
Load More Replies...Buy yourself a grabber that disabled people (me) use. Reach the chocolate without having to move
I love movies, but rarely watch them because it's an onerous chore to troll through a thousand movies looking for one I might like. Especially since whoever categorizes them is not doing so for my convenience, but because they're trying to sell me something. Finding a movie I want to watch is like trying to get factual information from a google search in 2023.
🤣 That's all I can say. Oh, except it's worse when you're watching TV from bed.
I remember the first time I got a fraud alert many moons ago. I had bought gas, makeup, and a bunch of booze within a short period of time . Got home to a message saying there was unusual activity on my card. Nope! All me!
Load More Replies...Pretty certain that happens. Not the last time, but the time before that when I had to call my bank for help, I got spoken at like a toddler for 20 minutes by an agent and then supposedly her manager. The next time I called that agent figured out, in less than 5 minutes, my problem with my card was that my PIN was locked from too many tap attempts and it just took a minute to fix. That's it. No long explanations about machines losing signals and how they couldn't see failed purchase attempts, and condescendingly telling me the agents can see more information on my activity than it shows in my statements with an obvious smirk in their tone. Oh, some of those guys judge big time.
My last purchase: Mini marshmallows, Cat food, Shower steamers, An axe, Huge plastic storage containers, Painters overalls. I really hope no one looks into this too closely....
Clearly you’re just preparing for…. No I have no idea! Ha! I can’t come up with a fictional way to use all those things! Okay I’ll try. Maybe the shower steamers help clean up the blood in the bathtub after you use the axe to dismember the body and put it into the storage containers while wearing overalls to keep that mess off of you and then you plan to celebrate by binging on marshmallows while feeding your cat who was the one that commanded you to do what you did in the first place? Am I close?
Load More Replies...Algorithms are automatically looking at your transactions to detect fraud. People working for the bank are not. They are absolutely not allowed to do it, that’s private even to them. If they open your file they have to justify why and 99.99% of the time it’s after having informed you or getting a call from you to check anything. If they need to look around (because you applied for a loan for example) they will ask for your consent before.
Can confirm. Work in a FI. We can be fired for looking at anyone's account without a reason/permission. Considered a privacy breach.
Load More Replies...I look through my bank account myself, and i wonder exactly the same thing.
I started paying for a subscription to something healthy and my bank blocked it and was like "don't worry, we know this isn't you. We got your back."
If someone has the secret to making friends as an adult, I'd love to hear it.
Find groups to join. Over the last year I've started finally making friends in the town we moved into almost 8 years ago because I've found time to join jujitsu and go to group workouts at the rec center, things like that. Unfortunately you also have to actually interact with the people, and probably have to pay to participate 😅
Load More Replies...Antonia, my best friends I met between ages 10 and 14. Half a century ago. They are people you can trust, who you can spend an afternoon reading books with. I hope you are as lucky as me
Load More Replies...Sadly it's harder and harder to find friends because more and more people don't understand that friendship has to swing both ways. They read all those cool memes and quotes about friendship and think that's what friends are supposed to give to them, but don't want to invest the same amount of effort back. Yes, a friend is someone who loves you for no special reason and will help you out if you need them. But it's expected that you do the same.
And 99% of the time they just screw you over
Load More Replies...Hah! Imagine having ever had friends that care wholeheartedly about you, or that really care at all
That's how I feel about technology right now. I'm out of the loop on nearly everything new. I'm now the person tech support people despise.
I spent 55 minutes on the phone to IT yesterday. He was very polite and helpful. I felt so sorry for him, I said, don't worry I'm retiring next year
Load More Replies...Never stop learning. Always strive to learn something new every day. Not learning new things just lets your brain start rotting. LOTS of people have been rotting for a very long time
But tge new thing could be how to tie a knit, or how to maje caramel from scratch, or hiw to use a circular saw ( i really want to learn , i am too afraid to just pick one up and use it ) . Learning new things doesnt have to mean tech. I have been in IT for 30 years and i really dont need to learn " the next great thing that will replace all the other things" . Been there, done that.
Load More Replies...I’m very particular. I don’t like things imprinting in my schedule. If my ma tells me to wash my face with this soap in this way instead of what I had been doing? I’ll get upset, even though I don’t know why/ don’t want to. And I can’t do spontaneous things ((spwhich sucks bc I have a dad who goes, ‘hey, kinda, wanna go to Orlando tomorrow for a week long vacation?’)) because I need to prepare for that kinda stuff. Whenever there’s a new thing to be learned, I need a looooong time to get used to it. I like to watch others, study what they do first, and then try it. Saying it out loud, it is kinda strange, huh?
I know there is a medical term for this, but I cannot remember.
Load More Replies...The instant you refuse to learn, you begin to age. I mean, you also have to accept that there are some things you'll never learn, but there's still loads you can learn.
I absolutely hate everything being an app. I will NOT download any more. They screw up my phone and just no. I am back to using key tags for the entrance to the gym.
No, things are still super easy to pick up and learn do not repeat the previous generations mistakes.
I agree. Most tech just gets easier and easier to use as it does most things for you these days. Yet for many I think it's often fear. My eldest sister still hasn't got a smart phone because she's scared of them/thinks she'd not be able to cope. This is someone who is a solicitor, academically very able (though can lack common sense and does panic easily). I keep telling her that there are a lot of people using smart phones very capabably who aren't as smart but she can't get let go of the fear.
Load More Replies...There is so much more of it now. You must carefully pick and choose what is worth going down the rabbit hole for.
I always do the double "The Fonz" finger-point and say "That's because I don't go outside and play computer games and read books instead!" No one believes me, but it's the truth. XD I'm 41 and no one believes I'm 41.
Load More Replies...Mine claims to be an ancient Sumerian god, but I think it's actually just a snake eating its own butt.
Sounds dangerous, I prefer to have a covered picture in my house that ages for me
Something's wrong with my demon. All it does is constantly chew a squeaky toy...
I mean having a demon buddy inside you sounds pretty fun tbh, better than having no friends
Whenever I hear that from someone it's always just before they go get their cigarettes XD.
No matter who you are, do not let me anywhere near your fries, I WILL eat them.
I feed Mr Auntriarch pork scratchings while he's driving on a long journey, but that's because I want to eat them myself, and he's my excuse
Mr. Auntriarch!! XD I must say, I was expecting his name was "Unctriarch" (as "Uncletriarch" certainly doesn't have a ring to it...) ;)
Load More Replies...I've fed my boyfriend grapes... because he needed to eat some damn fruit for once in his life. Don't worry, though, he enjoyed them.
If he can't drive AND eat fries at the same time he's not the right kind of guy. Also I get my own fries and hate when somebody steals food.
You should not be eating and driving at the same time. That's distracted driving. That's why, if you HAVE to consume food while driving, you have someone else feed you ;p
Load More Replies...We'll see the boyfriend's story on AITA about gf eating his fries, should he dump her?
Me. Pretty sure I have liver disease but darned if I don't keep drinking. Just desperate to get out of my head for a minute. It's definitely a vicious circle.
I know that drinking helps. I was there for some time (it was amazing time and great diet, if you buy few beers for lunch and few shots for dinner, you can lose 6 kilos in a month and not even notice it. Well, if you use the money you were supposed to use for food at least). But... it has no future. Many people would suggest something to help you, but I don't know what would help you. Maybe change job, change your living situation,... I don't know. And one more thing from former mister Pour-me-another, you don't have to stop drinking, at least not forever. I stopped for a week or two, since then I can have a beer or two (or drink whole evening), but I don't need it. Oh, and what really helped was using same amount of money for alcohol, but getting better and better quality. You drink less, enjoy it more and the hangover disappears.
Load More Replies...Whatever you’re going through, no matter how long your check engine light has been on, it is always possible to find a way to be happy and feel great. Always remember that it’s ok to ask for help. Without the storms and rainy days, we wouldn’t have life and green. You got this. Belive in yourself. ((I appologize for my spelling lol))
My oil pressure is to high, brake problems because I leave skidmarks all over, my starter often has trouble going round.. but neh i know how to handle that old thing. It's "his" personality
I'm too old a model to even have an engine light, but yes indeed
If I hold a sneeze and a fart in, simultaneously, I vapor lock. If anyone even still knows what I’m talking about,
Side effect of my undiagnosed celiac disease last year was that I was walking around with my blood hemoglobin levels in the low 30s. Normal levels are 120 - 160 g/L. When I finally ended up in A&E the doctors asked me "How are you upright and functioning?"
Because you're an Eastendbird...I can't deal with this g/L scale...AFAIK, hemoglobin is measured in either g/dl or in mmol/l...30 g/l = 3 g/dl = 1.86 mmol/l hemoglobin, which would be VERY low...🤔
Load More Replies...The El Arroyo (Restaurant) Sign, 501-531 Campbell St, Austin, TX 78703; (512) 474-1222; 11am-10pm every day.
If crazy = genius, then I'm a rocket scientist, playing both for the Knicks and Yankees...
I say “I’m going to surround myself with positive energy” and then binge watch Air Crash Investigation. In my defense, seeing people talking about improving the safety of multi-ton metal tubes that go 10km off the ground IS very positive.
That show may be the only thing left in the Discovery® universe that isn't horrifying cràp. I'll be sad when it ends.
Load More Replies...It just helps you recognize the common red flags you missed before more quickly!
Actually you can learn much more by watching true crime than scrolling tiktok.
Murder documentaries sound so interesting to me but also I have anxiety
I don't think it's wrong to want to watch justice being served or even an open investigation. But it is so creepy to hindsight it.
My mum can do that. She binge eats and doesn't exercise and somehow manages to lose weight.
Load More Replies...If you truly want to lose weight, you will. The first step is always in your mind. We have to choose to lose weight. You can say you want to, you can think about it, you can do the research; but until you choose and implement your plan for weight loss, you will never lose the fat you want or gain the muscle and stamina you would like to have.
Keeping on a healthy weight is often not a choice. There are so many issues concerning weight: genetics, medicins, environment, and yes, also the behavioural issues. So one person can eat MacDonalds every day and not gain an ounce, his/her neighbour can eat the same and become 120 kgs. Obesity is doomed as an behavourial issue when the causes for obesity are so much more intracate. Stop blaming people and start investigating why someone is obese (and not pointing fingers please?)
Same... however when I switched from beer to hard seltzers, specifically the Smirnoff zero sugar one, I lost 12 pounds! Unfournately they no longer make it, I think I was the only one drinking it! It was sooooo good! It was like drinking flavored water, and all the sudden you have a buzz! I miss them so muich, the blackberry was fabulous!
I don’t know if I’m stupid for not really getting this, but I have no idea what does this post even means… (edited)
White guy:"I'm not good at this but what the heck. Stripper:"Better turn up the heat, 'cause if the last two bald fatso in the room won't tip me at least $50 each I have to choose between food and rent again."
Load More Replies...Eh, I dance like a white dad at a strip club, it's embarrassing for everyone.
There's literally a red wine called "Evil". Not a bad drop! https://www.vivino.com/AU/en/r-wines-evil/w/1178770
The more I deal with finances and tax returns, the more paranoid I am of doing something by accident that could be deemed fraud.
and they won't even help you fill it out, but will still punish you if you get it wrong
Load More Replies...“Dem call it scam, mi call it a reparation” -Vybz Kartel ft Gaza Slim, on Jamaican scammers
The more I buy groceries the I think of Robin Hood. Me binging The Poor.
Or we could just change the standard work week to 4 days, instead of 5.
I accidentally said Frunday yesterday (mix of Friday and Sunday) I feel that I now need a 3 day weekend to allow for this day to be enjoyed.
I invented a month between October and November called »Octember« or »Novober«...🙋🏽
Cute Overload used to have Tocktober (pet buttocks) and Nosevember!
Load More Replies...No... The old school animated version is my favorite
Load More Replies...Best I can offer is Bad Santa followed by Fred Clause while drinking Bloody Mary's and then go put up the Christmas lights.
I'll bring some olives and the extension cord! Wait...that sounded weird.
Load More Replies...im fine with the grinch, but swap elf with the nightmare before christmas and im in
Christmas Vacation followed by Die Hard and an Irish coffee for me.
Can we add making snow angels, going ice skating, and having a Toll House cookie-dough eating race to the list?
Nightmare before christmas and then elf and you've got yourself a deal sweetie lol
A rather insensitive, nasty thing to say. Particularly if it comes true.
I told my sister's husband, who I can't stand (they're still legally married even though they haven't lived together in YEARS) that I was "J's" sister long before he came along and I would still be her sister long after he was gone. She looked at him and literally said, "She's right, you know". OUCH. And he STILL went through with it. Sucker.
Do I get it right: the girlfriends best friend is going to marry your girlfriend?
She might split up with this boyfriend and marry someone else in the future, but the best friend will be by her side whoever she marries.
Load More Replies...I'd LOVE to wear Crocs because they're comfortable af, but I just.. can't. It's the only time something is so ugly l just can't.
I loathed Crocs on principle for 20 years. I HATED them without ever having tried on a pair; I just HATED them for no real reason. Then I got a puppy who had distemper and messed himself often and would basically paint the grass/concrete with his diarrhea. He couldn't help it. Suddenly I had TWO pairs of Crocs and I will NOT step outside without one pair on XD They're waterproof, washable, and don't have that atrocious... THING that goes between your toes like "normal" sandals do. I got really cool-looking ones - one is purple leopard spots, the other is pastel tie dye. I won't ever get/use those ridiculous "Croc Charms" or w/e they are, and I would never wear my Crocs out in PUBLIC, but ma gawd are they useful "backyard" shoes. My distemper pup survived and is almost 2 years old now, but now we have a new 5-month-old puppy... who often has "puppy guts" because he eats rocks and sticks XD Crocs coming in handy again!
Load More Replies...You do know why Crocs have holes in them, don't you? It's to let your dignity run out.
I don’t understand the hate towards crocs. One of my best friends has them- and she looks great in them!! Could you please help me understand why they seem to me unliked?
Load More Replies...The only thing more stylish than Crocs are glitter Crocs. Yes, I do have a pair.
What’s wrong with wearing crocs ? (Mind me if I have offended any one)
Nothing. A lot of people think they're ugly, but who cares? This idea that beauty is more important than feeling comfortable, is kinda ridiculous if you think about it.
Load More Replies...I have seen some super ugly designer footwear and people wear them. At least with crocs they are comfy and last foreverrrrrrr I personally don't have a pair but my husband wore his for about 7 years and they didn't break or rip. Eventually he wore through the bottom from wearing them so much as his daily shoes.
You guys have no idea how many lab techs buy the crocs from the scrub shop. After you've soaked running/ tennis shoes in hydrogen peroxide and cold water to remove blood/plasma/platelets from them and 12 hours on your feet, you would think the person that invented crocs is God. You can get different styles at the shop where we buy our scrubs for a wide range of prices. I, also know that they are super popular with so many healthcare workers it would really surprise you.
I don’t really like dresses, my school requires me to wear dresses, but I’ve seen worse, I’ve seen girls having to wear school uniform dresses shorter than almost as short as their thighs, in WINTER.
I've seen it from the private school students waiting for their school bus. Always thought it was cruel and glad I went to a public school that didn't have us wear uniforms.
Load More Replies...Uniforms in public school is a good thing they way all the kids at least look like they're in the same socioeconomic class and the less fortunate aren't judged by the fortunate for their clothing... that's at least the logic behind it. It doesn't work because now they just focus on what kind of phone or brand of shoes they are wearing...kids are rotten towards each other that never changes.
But I got too fat and my fat thighs rub together so dresses aren't comfy for this anymore and wearing shorts underneath defeats the staying cool part
I wish mine did, as the pants never fit me right and at the time I hated the feel of stockings/knee high socks. I finally gave up and wore leggings under my school dress on the day of my last exam ever, and still had one of the teachers tell me off and try to make me take them off.
Load More Replies...Especially nowadays in summer, no more need for stockings. And I still have great legs. (ty Mom)
95% of my summer clothes are light cotton dresses. Cover what I need to & ventilate the rest.
This wouldn't work for me. I have to wear bike shorts under my dresses and skirts or I'm uncomfortable. With the shorts on, I can get in and out of cars without worrying. Or bend down to pick up something. If you guessed I rarely wear dresses/skirts, you'd be right.
Warm defrost, silly. It kinda looks like a toaster emblem? Don't make it cooler than outside!
A blast of cold air onto the windshield. Pro tip - before the foggy-window season even starts, rub the inside of your windshield with shaving foam (foam, not cream) and rub it in well, no washing it off. It keeps them from fogging up
Car 2 1/2 years old. Live in AZ. Rains in AZ but very seldom where I live. Other day walked out of Walmart it started to rain. Loved it. Rain lessened. Started the car and realized I did not know how to keep the windshield wipers going. Knew how to turn on wipers for washing the window. So that’s what I did.
Free anxiety! Get yer free anxiety here! Hurry this offer won’t last
How about some Imposter syndrome? Nevermind... mine it's not even that good.
Load More Replies...Being good at something doesn't equate to liking to do that something to the point of doing it on demand, every working day and at the scrutiny of the buyer. Really think long and hard on that. There is nothing wrong with not monetizing every creation, every skill you have. Just enjoy it as something you're proud of and love.
😂 I wouldn’t sell that my worst enemy, but I can definitely understand that level of hatred for it!
Dunno about selling anxiety, but you can help others with theirs. Become a psychiatrist or psychologist. 😁
What about French prison, surely they have wine with dinner? Asking for a friend
Probably it's just Beaujolais nouveau, so better not get arrested in France either
Load More Replies...I never want to hear my name and the words "fresh meat" in the same sentence, ever!!!
A coworker once gave me this useful mantra: “Prison orange is not my color.”
They may not serve it, but you can make your own hooch with a sock and canned peaches.
Op has a strong point. This one should be considered in any circumstances :D
I love to lay down and be lazy. I even have my favorite pillow with me. Preferably while reading BP and eating crisps... Paprika or cheese and onion.
So you don't want to hear about my abandonment issues?
Load More Replies...Just open your mouth.. You know...that thing you are saying all these stupid things with :'D
Lmao he should've asked for some. Then BOOM. Married for life, nice quick love story
With how stressful everything is nowadays, I would accept seeing this almost anywhere, haha. Like, if I saw someone pounding shots outside the grocery, my thought would be, "Yep, I get it. Groceries are so expensive right now".
The key is to find the guy that's in the car next to you also chugging vodka before your date.
Simplification: Woman was very nervous about going on a date that she arranged via a dating app. So, she drank a bunch of vodka in her car before the date started. Her date was sitting in HIS car, parked next to hers, and literally watched her chug vodka before their date. I can't imagine it ended well.
Load More Replies...How many "shots" can you do and still be with it enough to have a nice date. 1-2 max for most women.
Some of them fought to work in fields dominated by men.
Load More Replies...Women fought for freedom: whether it was choosing to work or not have children, etc.
Women always worked. They fought for equal access to professions, to own their own wages, and spend them as they chose. Women fought for financial independence.
And the right to be educated if they had the ability. It is not so many years ago, that universityes let women in.
Load More Replies...Oh please, with the wonders of online shopping I don't even need to leave my house to have some retail therapy!
And I can do it in my Pajamas with my wine glass. And I don’t have to actually interact with other people. Online shopping for the win!
Load More Replies...You could have gotten a job or clean the house? Both would be so much more satisfying.
hahahahahhahahaha what? cleaning the house is satisfying? getting a job is satisfying? Are you sure you're human?
Load More Replies...No, it's one of those there are many different types of people in the world: "it takes all kinds (to make a world)".
Load More Replies...I can’t tell if you think that someone won’t find someone to love, or if you’re being negative. Either way, anyone can find anything they need, they just have to peer through the vail to find it :3
Load More Replies...Same here. No coffee after 10am. 3-6 drinks at night to relax
Load More Replies...This is the simple reason I do not have kids. Annoying smart little 'seggfejek'. Never ever wanted to deal with them. I don't want to waste half of my life on a 'kid'
Feels like ur in an abusive relationship mate... Please leave
My one night stand ended up with me being married and having PTSD because of the relationship. Thankfully now divorced.
I married my one night stand, ended up with PTSD because of him but thankfully divorced.
What?! You've said in other comments that you're 12.
Load More Replies...Sneaking back into the home as quietly as possible, trying not to wake the folks, but then mom hears you and you try to sound as sober and normal as possible.
I swear my mom was a ninja. I'd be stumbling down the hall and she just pops out of the ceiling "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!? ARE YOU DRUNK??" Jesus, not anymore. Scared me sober ffs...
Load More Replies...3am is booked. That's my time to randomly wake up, then toss and turn for the next 5 hours so...
It’s my time for my 2nd pee of the night. Goddamn my tiny bladder.
Load More Replies...3am - the witching hour of constant remembering to do's , memories of the past, present and somehow future, get up and pees, asking yourself to focus on going back to sleep and all the other nonsense that comes with the this is going to f**k up my morning moment
Decades ago I had a boyfriend who worked swing and then went home to sell weed in the middle of the night. I showed up at 11. It was sort of cool. I'm 74 now
As long as it's all consensual, no reason to judge a kink. XP
Load More Replies...Imagine if it was the other way around, people would be calling this person a creep
I would vote for getting that man a free therapy as he clearly has issues to resolve
It’s ok to take time to yourself 💖💖 and just cuz you arnt ‘pretty’ by standards to others dosnt mean you arnt pretty. I’m short, broad shoulders and a ‘bigger’ build ((my ma calls it a farmhouse girl build, really just kinda beefy and wide. Makes me look more masculine and less female)) and a tummy that sticks out a bit, but oh boy do I totally slay a belly shirt! As long as you love yourself and think, ‘hey, hell yea, sure I look ‘weird’ to other people, but I look amazing to me, and that’s perfect the way it is’, you’ll be the happiest you can be :3
On my first session the therapist asked the standard questions including "have you had any thoughts of harming yourself", to which I answered no. A few sessions later she said "...are you SURE you haven't had any suicidal ideation?" with genuine incredulity like she couldn't believe someone as utterly miserable as I was hadn't started eyeing the nearest bottle of pills. I said "no, never; what's the point?", and I meant it. Life had lost all joy, but it never once crossed my mind to check out early. On some level it was because my philosophy has always been "this too shall pass". And indeed, those bad times eventually did pass. Getting help was the first step.
"Harming myself? Are you mental or what? On the other hand, harming other people, yes. There a list of who and how."
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the time my exhusband and I tried therapy as a way to save our relationship. He told her the reader's digest version of his family life: parents who married young (because his grandparents pushed them into it). They divorced fairly quickly. (grandparents, again). His mother got into a whirlwind relationship with a man who had the same name as his father, was in the same branch of the military, adopted my ex and my ex BIL. The bio Dad was cut off completely (also the idea of the grandparents, but the "adoptived dad" wanted it too.) My ex and his brother found this all out by accident, basically, when they came across a wedding picture with their mother and someone they'd never seen before and demanded answers. The therapist looked at him in utter shock and said, "People do stuff like that?" There are some stories even therapists don't know how to handle. (Yes, that background is a big reason why he's my ex. He was effed up but good, and never learned to be an adult.)
Or do you want to be driven by a homicidal range as you get bloated? That's if your migraine allows you to feel anything. Tried twice and NEVER again, thanks.
Same. And this was before doctors admited that it causes adverse side effects.
Load More Replies...Nah, the biggest rule breakers end up being the biggest gossips and two-faced backstabbers, who will have no problems throwing you under the bus to save their a**e. Better just to quietly observe and feel the power within keeping all the dirt you have on them contained until the right time to gift it to the managers, whenever needed.
I spend enough tine with my work colleagues, why would i want to socialize with them and get caught up in their work drama? Ps i am a social worker for context, can handle drama.
I accept everyone who asks me to at work. Because my social media exists but I'm never on there and don't post. I only get on if someone asks me to be friends on social media, long enough to accept them and vanishing again. This led to very interesting and funny interactions later until people realize that the last time I posted anything was years ago. I'm rather active on Reddit though (cat pictures) but I never tell anyone my Reddit account. I always lie and say I don't have Reddit.
All the guys I found attractive turned out to be AHs. The guy I settled with turned out to be a diamond in the rough, the most precious and lovely human being I've ever met, and I love him more with every passing day. The thing is, often we are attracted to things that look cool at first but are the other side of some very toxic traits, and the things we see that look boring are in reality the outer look of positive traits like reliability and loyalty and being honestly caring.
Hello Sonja, congratulations on finding your other half. May God bless both of you and your relationship.
Load More Replies...This is probably a stupid question but why are people attracted to red flags? Why would you want to date someone toxic
It’s hindsight. They aren’t purposely attracted to red flags. Once the relationship is over they joke and say this. Because if you looked at it in reverse you’d think it were true since the red flags were there all along. You just didn’t see them at first when you became attracted.
Load More Replies...Hm 🤔 this is only valid if you have the money but are reluctant to spend. Because debt and poverty is crippling and will prevent you to go anywhere.
Money can't buy happiness, but poverty can't buy anything.
Load More Replies...“Denying yourself every small pleasure won’t lift you out of poverty but it will make you want to kill yourself.” - a very astute post on Tumblr
No debt, save for a rainy day is my vibes..I get anxiety about becoming poor..again.
This person obviously has never had to decide between eating, rent, and heat.
Please direct me to this always getting money back place, I have several decades of back pay to collect.
You know what?? You're right! I'm gonna spend money and live life to the fullest! Bank Account: "LOL bro that's a good one. You should be a comedian 🤣"
Maybe you'll get to know that person and see them for who they are, not what your rose coloured glasses portrays them as. Also, his friends will likely not be into you.
A relationship build on friendship statistically is 70% less likely to fail
This reminds me of one of my first boyfriend in high school, we just kinda went from the talking stage to being kinda together stage and we went to a house party and I met his best friend who I thought was way hotter than him but I was kinda stuck with the boyfriend. Well found out boyfriend was cheating on me, I broke up with him and then started dating his best friend, he even took me to my hs prom as well as his and the look on my exes face was priceless and so worth it..🤣 didn't last too long with the best friend though either, as he was talking with another girl while we were dating so yea broke up with him too..never did or would do that again. The revenge wasn't better than how I felt and not worth it in hindsight.
"Do sober what you said you'd do while drunk, that will teach you to keep your mouth shut" - Mark Twain
Sober me: What the fûck have you done? Drunk me: That sounds like a you problem.
The important thing to remember: alcohol doesn't make people do things, but it's a disinhibitor. That means when drunk you do things you always wanted to do while sober that you just didn't do for mostly good reasons. In vino veritas! So if you do things while being drunk that create problems later, you better quit drinking and start doing some introspection.
Don’t let anyone talk to you meanly, period. Honestly, my favorite thing to do is this- if someone’s being rude to you, just kinda stair blankly at them. Just stand there, stairing. Make them feel so awkward they leave you alone lol. ((Got this technique from my friend, John. Love u buddy!!!!))
Was always an insult when said to me
Load More Replies...Yes those men.. Going around ruining people's whole lives *shakes fist at half of humanity*
Actually, I wouldn’t mind. Sometimes I like to be on different apps, and having that other person be on those same apps ensure that they can contact me at any time.
Omg, be angry on this app, be funny af on this one, act like we have talked in ages on this other one. Why has this happened to me so many times...
Yesssss can't do anything about it for a couple more hours too! By then, you just want to pass out..
Well, there are several options to deal with that nowadays
Umm, this is oddly specific. But it also happens to be true, even though I don't put on makeup often but when I do...
It's been 7 years, nearly 8 now, and I still have not forgiven the f*****g IDIOT who thought he was totally cool to drive that night when he'd already gotten in trouble for DUI before. No lesson was learned, and he smashed into another car and killed the driver. That driver was one of my oldest friends. He was only 28 years old. He never even made it to the hospital.
I'm so sorry. Please keep telling your story. might get through to someone.
Load More Replies...Oh my gosh, poor things. Is your mother alright now? I hope life gets easier for you both, and anyone else who might be having a hard time in your family, too.
Load More Replies...never understand why respect for men would be height related and why this is accepted to make fun of short gys but talking about weight gets women up in arms.
Ridiculing short guys is the last acceptable prejudice. These days, you can't call someone fat, ugly, or use any kind of racial slur. But it is perfectly acceptable to make short jokes and if we respond, we get told we have "short man's syndrome". It is disgusting, demeaning and needs to stop!
Load More Replies...What do boyfriends call their tall girlfriends, then? Or is that a double standard?
I see pitchforks, torches and a mob yelling "Body positivity"
Load More Replies...... Y r so many of these alcohol related?? R u guys ok?
Why do you need to overthink and turn some jokes into something serious?! They're only jokes...
Load More Replies...I gave up after the first few as most didn't seem to be 'relatable for women' at all. They're just random generalisations.
I must be the worst woman ever as I can’t relate to most of these.
I related to these and I identify as male. But they're not memes they're tweets.
... Y r so many of these alcohol related?? R u guys ok?
Why do you need to overthink and turn some jokes into something serious?! They're only jokes...
Load More Replies...I gave up after the first few as most didn't seem to be 'relatable for women' at all. They're just random generalisations.
I must be the worst woman ever as I can’t relate to most of these.
I related to these and I identify as male. But they're not memes they're tweets.
