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People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Don’t worry if you aren’t living an exciting or extravagant life. It’s okay to live simply and quietly. It doesn’t mean that you’re wasting your life.

xxmzie_13 , Michael Pollak Report

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510points

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Otter 3 years ago

Happiness comes in getting what you really want out of life, not in doing what you think will impress others.

101points

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) The value of walking away from someone toxic in your life, even if it is your parents and family. If you are thinking of it and are scared and have somewhere where you can land in a safe place, then do it. It hurts like hell for a long while, but it gets better and one day you realize how peaceful your life is and you find you only miss the family you wish you had had.

irishmuminacoldland , Romain Guy Report

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404points

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mcborge1 3 years ago

I know this one all to well.

62points

OneSalientOversight , fotografierende Report

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Learning when to say no.

Learning how to apologise when it's your fault, and how to not apologise when it's not your fault.

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400points

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Giovanna 3 years ago

Yes. And also to value your time and pick your battles. I dont waste my time with people who are not worth it now.

64points

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Not everyone is going to like you, no matter how hard you try.

-eDgAR- , Didriks Report

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370points

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Isabela Ivan 3 years ago

You are not supposed to like everyone and not everyone has to like you

85points

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Many college degrees have no job market.

Trade school is a financially solid option out of high school.

Tbone139 Report

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360points

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I I 3 years ago

should bring them back , not all kids are academic some work better with their hands

81points

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) A cat on his back inviting a chesty rub is a trap.

Poops_McClanahan , Counselling Report

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339points

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JamezyJamez 3 years ago

I'm really happy that all three of mine welcome them. When I have friends over, most are weary of my claims that their hands and arms are safe, but it's true!

49points

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That it's possible to do everything right and still lose. Just life innit.

KaasmoKraymah , Pat Pilon Report

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332points

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James016 3 years ago

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life." Captain Jean-Luc Picard

124points

BecomingSavior , National Cancer Institute Report

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Take care of your teeth.

Final score:

327points

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Vasana Phong 3 years ago

Yikes, going through mad tooth pain at the moment

32points

#10

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That's being wrong and changing your mind is actually nothing to be ashamed of.

SA_DrOpossum , olia danilevich Report

Final score:

324points

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J. F. 3 years ago

Being wrong isn't bad, keeping on being wrong to not having to admit being wrong is bad

75points

#11

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Don’t ever think it’s ok to “talk” to yourself in a manner you wouldn’t let another human being talk to you.

The biggest abuser I ever had in my life, was my constant companion: the thoughts in my head.

We often take care to choose our words when correcting a child or friend... but if anyone had talked to me, the way I talked to me for 30 straight years, I would have murdered them... and probably got away with it too.

Be nice to yourself, you’re the only you, you have.

Debaser626 , Taylor Smith Report

Final score:

315points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Easier said than done, that's for sure.

110points

#12

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That mental & emotional abuse are a real thing.

Red flags.

nahbroski , Alex Green Report

Final score:

306points

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Turtle42 3 years ago

And yet they are least noticed. Cause you can't see it physically.

53points

#13

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That it's never too late to learn.

j4yf3rb , Darkangels Report

Final score:

290points

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I I 3 years ago

live and learn , don't stop learning until you stop living

37points

#14

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That being a parent is not always "the most rewarding thing in the world".

morgisartre , Pat PilonFollow Report

Final score:

271points

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Dark Pearl 3 years ago

It's stressful. My mother looks way older than she should, she's always tired and busy... It's horrifying!

41points

nowittynameavailable , Free-Photos Report

#15

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) The value of a good/unconditional friend.

Final score:

259points

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Vasana Phong 3 years ago

I would rather not have any , then have toxic ones, my husband is my best friend

45points

KreamoftheKropp , Emil Kalibradov Report

#16

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) How to manage their finances.

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231points

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James016 3 years ago

Its something they need to teach in schools if they are not doing so already.

53points

#17

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Knowing when to NOT be nice.

-partymonster- , Allan Mas Report

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225points

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Dark Pearl 3 years ago

At least somebody gets it. My best friend is all sweet and innocent and overly nice, and I just wish that she would be a F*****G BITCH occasionally. Especially to me. I deserve it.

19points

Bilal Ali 3 years ago

why do you deserve it? Maybe you need to treat your friend differently..

10points

Grimhild 3 years ago

It's not your friend's responsibility to act the way you want her to or put up with you for that matter.

9points

Gerard Neaux 3 years ago (edited)

If she doesn't think you deserve it, then maybe you need to learn how to forgive yourself. Forgiveness is always the better way.

4points

Carmen Sandiego 3 years ago

I have one like that! She is all sweet and soft spoken, but she is the devil when required (and sometimes when not required too!)

3points

Milan VulcanAres 3 years ago

Introduce her to me..I need a sweet friend like that

2points

Mazer 3 years ago

Tell her that

-1point

denzoren 3 years ago

I always have problems with this...stems from having been a people pleaser for years.

8points

Birgit M 3 years ago

Same here. I constantly find myself smiling and apologizing in situations where I shouldn’t. It‘s an annoying automatism and I wish I could switch it off. On the other hand my attempts at standing my ground led to my feeling bad for not being nice. A rock and a hard place….

5points

Green Machine 3 years ago

When to say no, not be nice, and stand up for yourself ... all important things.

5points

Brian Bennett 3 years ago

Great advice. There was this very nice fellow who had a habit of walking up behind people and slapping them on the head he did it to everyone. I got tired of it one day he did it to me I doubled up my fist and hit him square in the chops. He never did it to anyone else, to top it off I married the guy.

2points

Nadine Bamberger 3 years ago

I like what the My Favorite Murder girls always say: F**k Politeness. You can always apologize later, listen to your inner voice.

1point

V33333P 3 years ago

"f**k politeness" as the girls on My Favourite Murder say

1point

Virginia Stackhouse 3 years ago

Great podcast. It's not our job to be polite to creeps.

2points

Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago

No - I don't "owe" you anything: my time, my energy or my attention. Do not tell me I'd be so much prettier if I smiled. Me not smiling at you means I am not interested in you and don't want to have a conversation with you, so F**K off.

0points

LRevello 3 years ago

::INSERT ROADHOUSE CLIP HERE::

0points

Gregg Bender 3 years ago

"Learn to be rude if necessary." Robert Heinlein

0points

lakitha tolbert 3 years ago

I learned this at a very early age. Some people mistake "nice" for "soft", or "pushover", and will try really hard to take advantage of you. When you put your foot down, they know to leave you alone.

0points

QueenMiri 3 years ago

F**k being nice. If they overstep, put them back in place. You don't have to be polite to someone that mistreats you.

0points

Vermillion Ace #443 3 years ago

I try being nice when I can, but I can be a spicy boi when things get nasty.

0points

Demongrrrrl 3 years ago

Yeah. I agreed to go to a baby shower for a woman I don't know, because her mother (who is not a close friend) called and asked me to. I would have no problem turning down a written invitation, but couldn't make myself do it in conversation.

0points

panda_legerdemain 3 years ago

Yes!

0points

R Carson 3 years ago

Knowing yeah-doing harder.

0points

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JessG 3 years ago

Maybe they're actually genuinely kind people that are humble enough to realize things aren't worth being a jerk about

7points

#18

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) How soul crushing, unproductive, impotent and wasteful worrying about things is.

mhol7597 , energepic.com Report

Final score:

225points

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denzoren 3 years ago

I worry...constantly...about so much. Sometimes I can't help it.

30points

DetectiveBowtie , Glenn Carstens-Peters Report

#19

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) What not to share on the internet.

Final score:

212points

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Martha Meyer 3 years ago

I think in the 90ies teens knew not to do this very well. Today's teens however seem to do the opposite and I find that quite worrying. It's going to bite at least some of them in the backside in a nasty way later in life.

66points

Jew-Barrymore , Priscilla Du Preez Report

#20

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That the cliche "you never know when it's the last time you'll see to someone" should absolutely be remembered for every occasion. My best friend just died in a car accident this past Saturday, and the last time I saw him we got in an argument and he left and we didn't speak after that. I'm destroyed by it

Final score:

210points

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lunar eclipse 3 years ago (edited)

Oh gosh. I couldn’t imagine. The last time I spoke to my mother, we had an argument. She went into a coma that night and passed away.

30points

#21

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That hating people who are different makes you nothing but unhappy.

JazzerBee , Keira Burton Report

Final score:

203points

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Isabella 3 years ago

Hating in general, not only different people, makes you unhappy. No reason is good enough for hating. Hate is the poison of the soul.

62points

#22

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) How dangerous driving a car can be.

Wendigogod27 , Dennis Yang Report

Final score:

192points

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Pennywise 3 years ago

I am terrified to learn how to drive a car. TERRIFIED

34points

#23

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That some things can never be undone.

The actions you take and the words you speak will come back around sooner or later.

sherrymirza , Keira Burton Report

Final score:

186points

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Maurettis 3 years ago

Sadly, sometimes the only way you learn this, is by doing those terrible mistakes

41points

#24

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) How short life is.

snowmanseeker , Matthias Zomer Report

Final score:

179points

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Lunar Bicycle 3 years ago

No kidding. I’m fifty, and I swear I was twenty like ten years ago.

124points

#25

"Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody that helps you is not your friend." - Mike Tyson

Final score:

167points

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Pink Floydian Panda 3 years ago (edited)

Did Iron Mike really say that? That is genuinely profound!

26points

PM_Me_UrRightNipple Report

#26

The sun is the worst thing for your skin, it burns you, causes cancer, and gives you wrinkles. SPF is your friend.

Final score:

159points

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Michelle M 3 years ago

100 upvotes for this. But the sun is also needed for Vitamin D..."in little amount"

64points

#27

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That you might be wrong sometimes. Some never learn.

FairlyUnoriginal , Keira Burton Report

Final score:

157points

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Ivo H 3 years ago

These who never learn this are often people who are wrong most often

31points

#28

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That happiness usually comes from a diverse range of interests, hobbies, and commitments. You are not your job. Your romantic partner cannot be your everything, etc. It's so easy to get sucked into a life where your career is everything or where you wrap your entire identity around your partner. There is nothing wrong with celebrating your loved ones and being close. And there is nothing wrong with caring about your job...you just need more to thrive. I see this so often in relationships. Two people meet and fall in love. They each inspire one another based on their interests and achievements, it's part of what makes them fall in love. But slowly, over time, they let those hobbies go. Stress gets in the way. Bills pile up. And then one day they find themselves wondering why they ever loved this person in the first place. Instead of being sexy and interesting they're just part of a routine.

TLDR: Diversify your interests and activities to be happy. Don't rely on a single person, hobby, or commitment to give you everything you need.

5dognowfive , Redmond Report

Final score:

156points

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Otter 3 years ago

Anyone ever see a person whose kids have made them happier than the interests they gave up when they became parents? Me neither.

32points

#29

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Sitting on your ass all day is not good for your health at all.

poopellar , DESIGNECOLOGIST Report

Final score:

153points

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AJ 3 years ago

Also sometimes sitting on your ass all day (meaning taking a break and not doing a thing entire day) is very important and good for your health and can recharge you like nothing else.

7points

#30

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) There aren't actually any hot singles in your area.

ABViper , Georgie Pauwels Report

Final score:

143points

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Otter 3 years ago

There are so! There are hot singles in every area! And they're all interested in each other, not in us.

84points

create_and_grow , Garry KnightFollow Report

#31

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) How to communicate.

Final score:

133points

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Michelle M 3 years ago

My grandma used to say that 'Communication is the key to any successful relationship'

28points

#32

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) To appreciate their youth.

[deleted] , Allan Mas Report

Final score:

129points

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Isabela Ivan 3 years ago

I used to be very critical of myself as ateen, în my 20s....now at 37 i just think how dumb I was

26points

#33

How to not give a [damn] about how others see you.

Seems simple enough for me now in my 20s, but back in high school there were many f**ks given about how others saw me. Ironically, those people that didn’t care how others saw them were often the more respected ones.

slothbarns7 Report

Final score:

124points

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Lara Verne 3 years ago

The older I get, the less I care.

43points

whatthedeafearhears , Heather Mount Report

#34

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Saying “I love you” or wanting to reach out to your family, friends, and loved ones, but crippling anxiety stops you. You never know when it may be too late to say these things, so be in the moment, and live/love in the present authentically.

Final score:

121points

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denzoren 3 years ago

I've never been able to really express my feelings for anyone. Now I'm in my 30s and so many missed opportunities later, I can only look back and think what might have been.

19points

#35

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Interest rates, credit cards, credit score, money saving techniques, 401K. In other words anything that keeps you from being trapped by poor money management.

TheLivingBubba , Robert Scoble Report

Final score:

120points

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N G 3 years ago

What's that card? I've never seen one with LCDs.

13points

#36

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) To stop being afraid of asking or pursuing the things you want in life

NCbrownboi , Joe Bielawa Report

Final score:

119points

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Green Machine 3 years ago

No one else will help you be yourself. Don't live for others all the time.

16points

#37

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Social media can consume your life. It’s not all real, and not everyone posting pictures is having a great time, and not every “I LOVE YOU SO MUCH WE SHOULD CATCH UP” is genuine.

Scarlaire , BuzzFarmers Report

Final score:

117points

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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago

So much of social media consists of passing on the latest trendy meme, trolling, or arguing about politics. Very little real communication takes place.

20points

echohelloworld , Monica Silvestre Report

#38

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) Pulling out is not an effective method for birth control.

Final score:

117points

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Pink Floydian Panda 3 years ago

Sounds like you learned that one the hard way!

38points

#39

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) The importance of education. As a kid your always hear generic statements like, "This will help your career" but nothing specific enough to be useful.

christian_daddy1 , Allison Meier Report

Final score:

117points

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Martha Meyer 3 years ago

I feel like the emphasize on education sucked the joy out of my teen years especially. So I don't agree with this one. Education is important, but don't align your entire childhood to some "career" in the future.

28points

#40

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) You are your biggest limitation.

AtilaMann , Pixabay Report

Final score:

108points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

That's BS. Your parents, your environment, your education and the people you or your parents know decide your future.

31points

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#41

Silence is golden.

Seriously, the amount of people who spout crap that no one cares about, just to hear themselves talk...

Sonicsaber25 Report

Final score:

32points

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JP 3 years ago

Got an ex-friend like this. This is one of the reasons we are no longer friends. They couldn't shut up. Ever. Spouted off about everything, was wrong about most things and a general a*****e. Well, that and he kept trying to convince my husband (m. 41 yrs) to divorce me (for months) because I told him to shut up. (He's childless, telling us we were bad grandparents because we didn't take a belt to our grandkids (18m & 3y at the time). Told us 'the buckle end will train 'em right!')

0points

#42

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That nobody will be a better advocate for you than yourself. Especially when it comes to your health. Mental AND physical health. Don't wait for somebody else to do it. You'll have to do it yourself eventually.

whileurup , Priscilla Du Preez Report

Final score:

30points

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SilentSyst3m 3 years ago

Tell someone with anxiety. Thought I'd die of stomach ache but could not call an ambulance. Let alone walk into a doctor's office ... or even call for an appointment. Sometimes help IS needed.

2points

#43

Failure happens and its part of a learning process. Never be afraid of failing. In the same line being wrong about something and changing your mind is okay.

insanefish1337 Report

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29points

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Dillon Hughes 3 years ago

Being wrong just means you learned something which is great

3points

#44

Money is a tool, not a life goal.

Final score:

29points

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Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

Having tools is a life goal though. Money is a big point of being on earth.

0points

#45

Mistakes have consequences. Sometimes they are huge consequences, such as a mistake while driving could kill yourself or someone else. Sometimes they’re little consequences. But always learn from your mistakes and that you should always be learning and improving yourself.

medicff Report

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27points

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Victoria 3 years ago

and own up to your mistakes

2points

#46

Setting and respecting boundaries, how to give a genuine apology, and other such communication 101 skills.

Final score:

27points

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Dillon Hughes 3 years ago

My dad hates that I demand my personal privacy in my home. I'm 40 don't insist to come over uninvited! Half of the time my lady is running around topless!

3points

#47

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) To protect their ears, you don't want to live with tinnitus for the rest of your life because you were exposed to a loud noise once

NapoleonBlownApart1 , Aaron Report

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24points

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I I 3 years ago

sat with it now , too many raves when younger

6points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#48

That friendships and relationships should never be so difficult to be in that it drains you of joy or throws you into depression.

And if you are that depressed friend that keeps losing connections with meaningful people, it’s never too early to get help. Even if you think you can beat it, it’s temporary, or you don’t deserve it.

Toxicity in any person is inevitable as people grow and change. What separates the toxic people from others is that they refuse to or are unable to recognize their own toxic patterns and cannot change their toxic behaviors when they negatively impact others. Unlearn your own issues. Do self work. You’re always going to be better for it.

mamaxchaos Report

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24points

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DC 3 years ago

True, of course, but ... I think people tend to be too fast with this. I've lost a few friends when I wasn't in my best state, friends who I thought I could count on - I shouldn't even have called them friends. It's those assholes that leave you when you need them the most, and excuse themselves by some variation of the above. Don't decide fast. Don't ditch a friend because he/she currently can't offer much help - any true friend will return whatever you do for them ... that's what qualifies them as friends in the first place.

3points

#49

The importance of writing skills for formal contexts.

Writing is an important skill in nearly any field and the more a career advances the more important it becomes. The lack of adequate writing skill often holds back a career.

Yet many people squander their opportunities to learn writing because they think their class assignments are empty busy work and they figure their skills in spoken English and informal text messages will carry over when they need to write for work.

doublestitch Report

Final score:

23points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

I think it is the way we teach writing. It is an awful, painful, slog. I love creative writing but break out in a cold sweat at the words Composition II.

3points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#50

That being mean to people will get you nowhere.

the-salt-of-dungroon Report

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23points

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JustAnother Soul 3 years ago

It depends which direction you are aiming for.

2points

#51

That it's more important to appreciate your body for what it can do rather than what it looks like.

emmcity0 Report

Final score:

23points

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Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

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#52

Active listening

xfeedxyourxheadx Report

Final score:

23points

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Green Machine 3 years ago

People would be so much more connected if this were more common!

2points

#53

Impulse buying control. So much [stuff] in my house that I wish I could go back in time and not buy it in the first place

Mr_Frible Report

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23points

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I I 3 years ago

self control needed

2points

#54

That Covid-19 is real.

dex248 Report

Final score:

20points

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Macaw 3 years ago

I know two people who were on the ventilator in the ER and died from it. While it's not as deadly as other diseases in the early 20th century, it is still real.

4points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

#55

How to emotionally regulate

tipping Report

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19points

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MrOwlAteMyMetalWorm. 3 years ago

HOW?! GODDAMNIT?! HOW?!

1point

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#56

Not to believe everything on the internet.

88T3 Report

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18points

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N G 3 years ago

Including this! 😉

1point

#57

That your parents are in fact people too

you cant help someone if they dont want it.

Raquoons Report

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17points

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#58

How to use their turn signals in a car...

jorph Report

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17points

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Glenn Zoontjens 3 years ago (edited)

and how to merge, negotiate roundabouts, be courteous to other drivers....

0points

#59

Self-Control and Compassion. It goes a long way.

RedditR_Us Report

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17points

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Nicola Roberts 3 years ago

@Ninn - It might have been a heading?

0points

#60

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That they are terrible at parenting.

mealteamsixty , Kelly Sikkema Report

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16points

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Green Machine 3 years ago (edited)

I would say that terrible parents (almost) never learn they're terrible...

4points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

#61

College isn’t the only option.

Saxmasta387 Report

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16points

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#62

That brussels sprouts are good. And so is asparagus. And every other vegetable if you prepare it properly.

nwonder85 Report

Final score:

15points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

There is no way you could cook lima beans that would induce me to eat them. Goes for a few vegetables. Everyone has things that are just unacceptable. But, cooked correctly, the list is shorter.

2points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

#63

People Are Posting Things They Wish They'd Known Sooner (40 Posts) That most people will just help you, how and if they can, if you are honest with them

It seems like so many people feel the need to conceal what they actually want from you, and try to get it by presenting a half-truth or what they think you want to hear instead of just being straight forward.

pdxblazer , KOBU Agency Report

Final score:

14points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

Also, most people can see right through a half truth or a made up story, and are less likely to help you if they feel they're being deceited or they feel your story is incoherent.

1point

#64

How slippery a slope addiction is. How quickly trying something at a party turns into being hooked.

SecretRituals Report

Final score:

14points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

True!

0points

#65

That salary amount is not the entirety of an equation when deciding where to work. You have to take into account the cost of living, commute times, the safety of the nearby area, and the convenience of living in the area.

Studies have shown that taking a 20 minute longer commute is as bad for your job satisfaction as a 19% pay cut.

On top of that, wealth = money in - money out. If a new job pays 20k more, but if rent/property prices are 30k more per year, you are taking a paycut.

On top of that, you have to consider your future. Do you have to move to an undesirable location to work there? Crammed in a little apartment where the nearest services are an hour away? What about air quality? What about noise levels? Is this a place where you want to start a family and raise kids?

All of those play a factor in determining the desirability of a job. I am a firm believer that "my job doesn't exist outside this city" is a bulls**t myth. Even if you're a super specialized rocket scientist with a PhD in orbital dynamics, NASA is not the only organization with a job opening for you.

GrammatonYHWH Report

Final score:

13points

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Karl Baxter 3 years ago

Good colleagues can make a bad job good and vice versa

3points

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#66

Don’t ignore that box of red flags next to the person you’re dating. I mean seriously - they’re in their house/apartment, their car, hell - their friends even wave them at you sometimes. Ok their parents help hide them if they like you but still.

Stop acting like you don’t see them. Just stop

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Final score:

13points

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#67

Never trust a fart.

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Final score:

13points

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mcborge1 3 years ago

Lol.

2points

#68

Save your god dam money

captainmo017 Report

Final score:

12points

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Ninn Kynok 3 years ago

The capital a diety uses to fund the construction of a barrier to hold back water?

2points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

#69

Try to be sceptical of everything and ask for proof.

So you dont fall for scams like giving money/help/awards to ppl faking illnesses,as alot of reddit learned the hard way this week.

Kadak3supreme Report

Final score:

12points

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Dark Pearl 3 years ago

What happened?

2points

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#70

You are the master of your own head. The big boss of braintown. The alpha of beta thoughts.

You shouldn't let stray thoughts or feelings control your life. It's perfectly okay to disconnect yourself from them and control your mental state.

You are not your thoughts. You are the awareness of your thoughts.

Too many people these days don't understand that. They let their thoughts control them, unquestionably. The ability to tell your own brain "Hey, f**k off, stop doing that" is so irrevocably powerful that it's frustrating how many people don't understand that you can do that. I think it's a realization that has to come through your own little epiphany.

Grapz224 Report

Final score:

12points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

It's also frustrating how many people don't understand its not as simple as that for people suffering with mental illness.

12points

#71

That there is no way a country can have a strong economy if there's no support to science and education. Scientists are normal people who work their ass off to have a workplace, funding and their jobs taken seriously

Giuliettens Report

Final score:

12points

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I I 3 years ago

education is the key to a great country

3points

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#72

There are no rules. There are laws, but there are no rules. You can do anything you wasn’t however you want. Don’t be afraid to let go once in a while and have ice cream for dinner, or stay up all night. You can live your life how you want and there’s no rule that says you can’t.

Wyden_long Report

Final score:

11points

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N G 3 years ago

Counterargument: There is a Golden Rule that isn't law and there are CONSEQUENCES. You are not entitled to act in anyway detrimental to other people without consequence - even if there is no law specifically forbidding it. Eat ice cream for breakfast? Go for it. Bully and push your way to the front of the queue because you have the patience of a toddler? Be prepared to be refused service.

7points

#73

The anger and arguments over petty things was a waste of time.

Final score:

11points

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#74

That they are responsible to unf**k their lives. No one else.

Final score:

10points

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N G 3 years ago

But that it's okay (and even encouraged) to ask for help. It's not possible to do everything alone.

7points

#75

How to relax and enjoy life without taking yourself too seriously

lacifer1987 Report

Final score:

10points

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Al Christensen 3 years ago

Not taking yourself too seriously solves so many other problems.

2points

#76

When they are in the good times. It's only when you look back and reminisce that you realise how good you had it.

pajamakitten Report

Final score:

9points

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I’m A Black Cat 3 years ago

Or vice versa: how bad you had it and how good you have it now. Appreciation comes with comparison and awareness

2points

#77

That you came to this planet with only one thing - your body; and you should take good care of it. If you take good care of it all other problems become much smaller and tackle able.

dsengupta16 Report

Final score:

9points

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Mar Nadal 3 years ago

That you can take good care of your body and yet get sick and die, or have an accident

4points

#78

To not stick (insert object) into (insert different, dangerous object)

SN12349 Report

Final score:

8points

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Saint Thomas 3 years ago

This begs for a naughty answer, but I'll use all my will power not to do it.

5points

#79

Their limits when it comes to drinking alcohol.

-eDgAR- Report

Final score:

8points

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Green Machine 3 years ago

There are*

2points

#80

Take responsability for your stuff.

LongBoyNoodle Report

Final score:

8points

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Ninn Kynok 3 years ago

@Potatogammers2: 'you called me out'?

0points

DenimRaptNightmare Report

#81

Don't borrow money

Final score:

8points

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Macaw 3 years ago

This is how a lot of businesses get their seed capital, especially for entrepreneurs who weren't born in a wealthy family. In fact, my best friend has 3 successful restaurants and he got started from the ground up because he borrowed money. Sure, he had to pay back the interest, but now he has a steady stream of cash flow.

0points

#82

Maturity.

I have many subjects that I'm passionate about, and I seek out places to discuss but even if I meet someone that completely disagrees with me, it's not my job or my desire to change their opinion or even discuss the subject with them when it has nothing to do with that relationship.

And sometimes I'm absolutely terrible at following that rule.

I'd always rather make friends than enemies. It's tempting to make an "other" out of someone, but labeling someone a "libtard/drumpfer" reduces them to one subject matter and makes you lose out in what could be a valuable relationship that builds both of you up.

That being said, there are toxic people everywhere so have caution and prudence, but do your best to never dehumanize.

AN1Guitarman Report

Final score:

7points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

I don't understand why people need for others to agree with them. Are they so insecure that they need others to reassure their beliefs/opinions? I mean, I don't give a fck if people like the things I like, or agree or disagree with me on anything.

1point

#83

Figuring out my career.

mkalithehalfelf Report

Final score:

6points

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I I 3 years ago

#not something we should be doing at 16

4points

#84

Navigate conflicts without escalation and reaching a mutually desired outcome. Very important if you want to have and maintain a long term relationship.

twkidd Report

Final score:

6points

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#85

not to cheat on their partners

little_kitten7 Report

Final score:

6points

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Glenn Zoontjens 3 years ago

Really? I'd have thought this one would have been blatently obvious!!

0points

#86

Discipline.

tacansix Report

Final score:

6points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Patience.

3points

#87

The deflector shield will be quite operational.

fungeoneer Report

Final score:

5points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

The deflector shield is like a swiss army knife, it is good for just about everything.

1point

#88

That it's okay to enjoy yourself in college when you are still young.

Safe fun of course.

Your experience helps you in life and grades aint s**t if you come out graduated with no clue how real life and people work.

fullsugarnoice Report

Final score:

5points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

Partying in college will teach you real life? No.

0points

#89

Two words: Flared base

dlordjr Report

Final score:

1point

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Ninn Kynok 3 years ago

Six words: your post does not make sense.

5points

#90

You don’t need your ears to listen to yourself.

BULL3T2B1NARY Report

Final score:

-1point

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R Carson 3 years ago

Reading can take you anywhere, it is balm for the soul.

1point

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What do you think ?

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GirlFriday 3 years ago

Work to live. Don't live to work.

10points

pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

OH and that you can disagree with someone, even on something important, and that doesn't make them a bad person nor does it make you one

9points

Rosie Buckingham 2 years ago

It does if they don't believe in equality. Yes, the are bad people.

0points

Gareth Irwin 3 years ago

Didn't we do 'obvious statements are obvious' recently?

6points

JessG 3 years ago

Not a single comment about empathy. Empathy brings understanding and awareness. Don't be rude or treat others how you wouldn't want to be treated. Also, try to follow and listen to your instinct as often as possible.

4points

John Yaskowich 3 years ago

Learn how to speak to a group. Public speaking. The first few times in front of an audience will be terrifying but push through.

3points

Eva Verde 3 years ago

But why do you have to "push yourself"? Isn't it better simply to choose a job that you don't have to do public speaking and make yourself do it if it terrifies you? What about "love yourself" and "don't make yourself do things you really don't want to do"? Not everybody needs to speak in public so just, why?

-2points

Mz Phit 3 years ago

that you can decline to be weighed at the Dr's office. (I suffered from eating disorders as a teenager, and I suffer/obsess over my weight. I've learned to maintain it by judging how my clothing is fitting.) I allow my Dr to record my weight twice yearly, but to not disclose it to me (unless they are concerned). Since adopting this policy, I'm much happier after an appointment, my clothes fit perfectly well and my Dr now seems less concerned with me as a set of statistics, more aware of my general well being.

3points

Sky Render 3 years ago

The most important lesson I learned way too late in life is that it's more important to be true to yourself than to be what people expect you to be.

3points

Michael Se 3 years ago

I'd add: Do NOT make your hobby your career/source of income. I keep making this mistake.

3points

InfectedVoice 3 years ago

I learnt that in the 90's mate, playing shitty angry punk music in my mate's garage wasn't ever going to pay the bills.

0points

Colin Matthews 3 years ago

Wear safety glasses

3points

WildHoneyPie 3 years ago

And earplugs! My husband's been a welder for over 40 years and blew off earplugs too often. He now wears hearing aids.

3points

CeeJay 3 years ago

Our school always told us to use protection to prevent pregnancy. They never told us to use protection to stop us from dying or being infertile!

2points

Vishy 3 years ago

Too many things to remember. Just be yourself and be honest about your situation.

2points

Vanta Black 3 years ago

Asking questions. I have a colleague who is still pretty new, so she asks plenty of questions, but is worried that she may be annoying. I told her it's better to ask questions and do your job well than to not say anything, make tons of mistakes, and barrel through the day like an idiot.

2points

pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

Trust your gut when it says "danger." Sure it can be wrong and probably has been on many occasions, but in dangerous situations it's usually right, and better safe than sorry.

2points

Bill Evs 3 years ago (edited)

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards"

2points

StrawberryParfait 3 years ago

What not to share on the internet? Your naked body. Don't do Only Fans, girls. It will follow you for the rest of your life, and you'll have opportunities denied to you if it ever comes out that you did soft porn for subscribers, and for what? For the enjoyment of some creepy dudes who lack the social skills to get a real girlfriend? For some McDonald's cash? You won't be making stacks. Save your dignity, and your future. Sex "work" isn't empowering. You've been lied to, and it isn't for your benefit. Save getting naked for sexy times with your partner, and treat yourself with the dignity you deserve.

1point

renee brack 3 years ago

So many of these I learned over 5 decades on the planet and some I'm still learning. Life is a full time gig. Until it's not.

1point

CeeJay 3 years ago

My kids are 21 and 17...I always told them use a condom to protect yourself from HIV and STDS. Babies are the last thing you have to worry about! When ur in a relationship get tested frequently. I know its hard to bring up a child when u are young but I'd rather have a healthy grandchild and child than a dying one xx

1point

InfectedVoice 3 years ago

Sometimes these articles are too long, I think I have finished and then it says another 45 images or something, if I start something I have to finish it.

1point

Treessimontrees 3 years ago

As the Aussies say slip_slop_...980003.jpg

1point

qwerty 3 years ago

But sunglasses give me a headache, I'll have to skin #5.

0points

Michelle Brandt 3 years ago

Kids will eat their vegetables without fuss if they see you eating them too. Both my girls love carrots and broccoli and the oldest constantly steals pieces of sweet pepper while I'm preparing dinner!

1point

GirlFriday 3 years ago

The best life lesson I ever learned - People will treat you the way that you allow them to treat you.

1point

jpaul 3 years ago

Never touch hard drugs. this will bring you nothing but ruin. Don't drink more than 2 drinks of alcohol per day. 3 on special occasions. be independant from your parents. no matter how your parents say they love you, if you feel you're suffocating take your distances from them, and stay firm on your breathing zone. like Mom, i love you, but you come to my house only if you called before. And last, but not least, don't quit school. try to clear up your head about the job you'd like to do, and do it. but don't quit school. coz when you do, then it can be real tricky to be able to study again. Keep hope

1point

Kuato 3 years ago (edited)

And not just hard drugs. Don't underestimate the damage marijuana can do. You can smoke some from time to time, but smoking it on a regular basis can change a person. This is especially tricky when you're young. In your late teens it's not uncommon for a person to become more introverted and less interested in hanging out with his buddies. Only when looking back at this period in my life as an adult I realise I was going through my first mild depression. Especially considering the fact my behaviour changed back into being more extraverterd and socially active after I stopped smoking weed.

5points

Florence Hastings 3 years ago

It’s ok not to have all the answers all of the time.

0points

TheOne 3 years ago

M x

0points

Auntriarch 3 years ago

If you tell yourself you can, you may be wrong. If you tell yourself you can't, you will definitely be right.

0points

Kuato 3 years ago (edited)

If you're very passionate about/involved in a social or political cause, take a deep hard look at yourself and try to determine: Am I doing this to help other people, or am I acting out resentment by lashing out at society? Like George Orwell once said: Most socialist actually don't care about the poor, they just hate the rich.

0points

Lauren Potts 3 years ago

I love this. I feel like if people listened to this our world (especially my country, America) would be so much more peaceful.

0points

ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

That fire is hot and water is wet

0points

jknbt jknbt 3 years ago (edited)

THE BIGGEST LATE LIFE LESSONS TO FINALLY LEARN: A little bird was enjoying a long summer in the far north. Suddenly, cold weather set in. The little guy had neglected to fly south for the winter. He was cold, sad, and most miserable. So he sets out flying south until his wings freeze up in a snow storm. He lands in a field next to a big cow, who promptly dumps on top of him an enormous pile of stinky cow poop. The little bird is now warm and snug under the steamy pile. He makes his way to the top of the pile and starts to sing because he is SOOO HAPPY. A cat hears the bird singing and goes over and eats him. MORALS TO BE FOUND IN THIS STORY: 1) Know when the party is over and it is time to leave. Don't be the last guest to leave. 2) Everyone who sh*ts on you is not your enemy. 3) The person who gets you out of a big stinking pile of s**t is not necessarily your friend. 4) If you are warm and happy sitting in a steaming pile of s**t, keep your mouth shut, relax, and enjoy it.

-1point

Eslamala 3 years ago

Aren't most of these expected to be known by a functional adult??

-3points

Sarah 3 years ago

Wouldn't that be nice? To have life all figured out right from the start? Glad you did. Most of us don't.

5points

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GirlFriday 3 years ago

Work to live. Don't live to work.

10points

pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

OH and that you can disagree with someone, even on something important, and that doesn't make them a bad person nor does it make you one

9points

Rosie Buckingham 2 years ago

It does if they don't believe in equality. Yes, the are bad people.

0points

Gareth Irwin 3 years ago

Didn't we do 'obvious statements are obvious' recently?

6points

JessG 3 years ago

4points

John Yaskowich 3 years ago

Learn how to speak to a group. Public speaking. The first few times in front of an audience will be terrifying but push through.

3points

Eva Verde 3 years ago

-2points

Mz Phit 3 years ago

3points

Sky Render 3 years ago

The most important lesson I learned way too late in life is that it's more important to be true to yourself than to be what people expect you to be.

3points

Michael Se 3 years ago

I'd add: Do NOT make your hobby your career/source of income. I keep making this mistake.

3points

InfectedVoice 3 years ago

I learnt that in the 90's mate, playing shitty angry punk music in my mate's garage wasn't ever going to pay the bills.

0points

Colin Matthews 3 years ago

Wear safety glasses

3points

WildHoneyPie 3 years ago

And earplugs! My husband's been a welder for over 40 years and blew off earplugs too often. He now wears hearing aids.

3points

CeeJay 3 years ago

Our school always told us to use protection to prevent pregnancy. They never told us to use protection to stop us from dying or being infertile!

2points

Vishy 3 years ago

Too many things to remember. Just be yourself and be honest about your situation.

2points

Vanta Black 3 years ago

2points

pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

Trust your gut when it says "danger." Sure it can be wrong and probably has been on many occasions, but in dangerous situations it's usually right, and better safe than sorry.

2points

Bill Evs 3 years ago (edited)

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards"

2points

StrawberryParfait 3 years ago

1point

renee brack 3 years ago

So many of these I learned over 5 decades on the planet and some I'm still learning. Life is a full time gig. Until it's not.

1point

CeeJay 3 years ago

1point

InfectedVoice 3 years ago

Sometimes these articles are too long, I think I have finished and then it says another 45 images or something, if I start something I have to finish it.

1point

Treessimontrees 3 years ago

As the Aussies say slip_slop_...980003.jpg

1point

qwerty 3 years ago

But sunglasses give me a headache, I'll have to skin #5.

0points

Michelle Brandt 3 years ago

1point

GirlFriday 3 years ago

The best life lesson I ever learned - People will treat you the way that you allow them to treat you.

1point

jpaul 3 years ago

1point

Kuato 3 years ago (edited)

5points

Florence Hastings 3 years ago

It’s ok not to have all the answers all of the time.

0points

TheOne 3 years ago

M x

0points

Auntriarch 3 years ago

If you tell yourself you can, you may be wrong. If you tell yourself you can't, you will definitely be right.

0points

Kuato 3 years ago (edited)

0points

Lauren Potts 3 years ago

I love this. I feel like if people listened to this our world (especially my country, America) would be so much more peaceful.

0points

ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

That fire is hot and water is wet

0points

jknbt jknbt 3 years ago (edited)

-1point

Eslamala 3 years ago

Aren't most of these expected to be known by a functional adult??

-3points

Sarah 3 years ago

Wouldn't that be nice? To have life all figured out right from the start? Glad you did. Most of us don't.

5points