50 Things People Take Too Lightly When They Shouldn’t

this is so true. I've known some so-called Christians who were the most vile people I've encountered in my life.

As a Christian I agree, the reason people hate Christians is because of Christians, it's ironic

As a Christian, I agree that people use it so often to justify things that aren't Christian at all. Imo, the thing about the Bible is that it's been translated and retranslated so many times by people who might not always have the best intentions...to me, it's much more important to think about what Jesus would do or approve of rather than what the Bible says. There's just so many mistranslations and words that shouldn't be taken at face value that unless you study theology, you won't understand all of it and it's so easy to misinterpret or cherry-pick. If you find yourself looking to the Bible to prove that you're right rather than for guidance, you're doing it wrong.

Jesus protect me from your followers! When people ask me if I found Jesus I say didn't know he was lost.

I watch the YouTube channel called cults to consciousness from time to time. The amount of misogyny repored by former members of different denominations of all major patriarchal religions in mind-boggling, disgusting, and frightening. The Duggar family is just one example. Recommend watching the documentary Shiny Happy People.

It's crazy that medical insurance doesn't cover dental at all. Poor dental health can lead to poor physical health. Having gum disease increases risk of heart disease and stroke. Dental care should be covered under medical insurance.

Insurance company "logic" can be quite mind boggling. A few years ago I needed a damaged tooth removed, so I was sent to an oral surgeon. Insurance denied coverage, saying that oral surgeons were considered doctors, and doctors do not pull teeth. *Face Palm*

This! This is so important and people just don't realise. Go and brush your teeth twice a day, and, for ducks sake, use floss or interdental brush once a day. And don't whine about how inconvenient it feels to you at the beginning - get used to it and enjoy the freshest feeling your mouth ever had!

Watch the doc “Root Cause” on YouTube.

If you have bad teeth, you can't get chemotherapy until they're pulled. Found this out the hard way when my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer. He had 7 rotten teeth because he'd refused for decades to see a dentist. After his cancer diagnosis, the VA managed to pull only 5 over 2 visits before he got too sick to sit in a dentist's chair. So he was never able to get the chemotherapy that might have added significant time to his life. Take care of your teeth.

Losing a pet is like losing a family member. And I have talked to people who just recently got a new puppy/kitten/dog/cat because they lost one. Some people get a new pet a couple of months after losing one. Some people wait ten years. That is how deep the pain is. And a person should never be judged on how long it takes them to bring another pet into their lives.

You're doing the best thing you can. We watch people slowly diminish and die, at least with our pets we can save them from that.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

The price of love is grief.

I buried my cat yesterday. That part of pet ownership always sucks. But the companionship through the years was nice. PARENTS: Think about life span when you get your kid a pet. I had a pet rat when I was little. Bonded with it, it would come when I called it, rode with me on bike rides and so on. I was very sad when it died. Which was inevitable because rats only live about 2 years. My mom was trying I guess. Couldn't have a cat or dog in the apartment. But I was still kind of young to come home from school one day to dead rat. (At least mom didn't lie and say it "ran away")

Young adults, get your s**t together before making babies. Go to therapy, work on your childhood traumas now. Addicted to something? Find a meeting to help you quit. There's 12 step for any kind of addiction you might have. And if you don't have an addiction, but you were raised by addicts, there's 12 step programs for that too (look for "-Anon" programs). What I wish I knew sooner is that the 12 steps are really a guide for how to be an emotionally mature adult. It's about accepting others the way they are, self-reflection and admitting mistakes. That's the whole damn program. If you learn these skills before making babies, then you'll truly be ready to be a parent.

Apologize to your Kids. Teach them Please, Thank you and good morning.

I'll always remember getting to a point (growing) my mum couldn't physically hurt me enough after a few swings for her liking when smacking me (think my brother and i had been fighting about him taking my stuff, and because i was bigger...). so went and got my dad to do it instead. I HAVE NEVER even had the desire or need to hit my child. I like to remind my mother about that every now and then

65 countries have banned corporal "punishment" of children. My own mother used to say "The quickest way to a kid's brain is through their butt. I can spend hours explaining it to you, or I can just hit you." When I was a kid, I never questioned this, because I literally only knew ONE boy growing up who DIDN'T get spanked, whipped, paddled, or switched, and I knew kids who got punched, kicked, and slapped. Girls rarely got corporal punishment, but boys? Oh yeah. It was supposed to make us toughen up or something.

This is 100% accurate. Because of the way I was brought up, I have a hard time opening up to people. Was told "that I talked too much", "was weird" and that "boys don't like fat girls". Guess who has social anxiety and body issues. Grew up in a house of screaming adults and now I can't stand loud people. Remember, the s**t you do to and around your kids stays with them forever.