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[the-best-bread]

I feel like an old person saying this but drinking kinda sucks. I was celebrating an accomplishment last night and got drunk about it and being a bit drunk was fun but once I started coming down it wasn't that fun anymore. This was also the first time I'd had alcohol in a few months cause stress and I already hadn't been enjoying it that much. Do people actually enjoy drinking?

[the-best-bread]

I accidentally listened to a song that brought up too many emotions and now I will be rambling.

There once was a person I called my sister. We have the same parents. We lived together for the first 14 years of my life. I have not seen her in 8 years and no desire to see her in the future. I have barely any memories of her, of having a sibling, and only a few of those are happy. At one point does she lose her title of sister?

She knows an ancient version of me from when I was 14. She missed my entire rowing career, my growth thru college, and now as an adult in grad school. She has missed my journey as a geologist and amateur wildflower photographer. She has missed 35% of my life. She doesn't know I'm probably the closest I've been distance wise to her in almost a decade and I have no interest in telling her. I'm not who I was and I'm assuming she's also a different person. I don't mention her to new people anymore, or if someone asks I might say "it's complicated" without thinking.

At what point am I allowed to just say I don't have a sister? I didn't start as an only child but I'm also not a sibling anymore and I think that's the only thing keeping me from saying it.

[thatoneweeb]

rated E for egg

[woodrider]

Banishment is the funniest punishment I can think of. Just get out of here

[the-best-bread]

Genuine question:

Is asking an extremely extroverted friend to spend like 30 minutes a week hanging out with you one on one because you’re uncomfortable with being, and tend to start spiraling, with the group they almost always hang out with trying to isolate them from their friends?

Because this exact situation just ended a friendship and I need to know if I’m insane or if asking for a little one on one time in that situation is a reasonable thing to do.

[the-best-bread]

I might be changing my major. Does anyone have any information about what being a geologist is like that they’d be willing to share?

[dopeasexualmemes]

[the-best-bread]

I think I want a cat so bad because they’re so independent but it you treat them right they will love you so much and I think I want that because I’m not anyone’s go to person but I want to be

Also cats are cute

[shock]

love being trusted with “you cant tell anyone this” conversations and nodding a lot and forgetting everything they told me like god intended and going down as a trustworthy individual while doing literally zero work of ill or good

[linguini17]

Amnesic neutral

[movemequotes]

Once a little boy went to school. One morning The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. He liked to make all kinds; Lions and tigers, Chickens and cows, Trains and boats; And he took out his box of crayons And began to draw.

But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make flowers.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make beautiful ones With his pink and orange and blue crayons. But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And it was red, with a green stem. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”

The little boy looked at his teacher’s flower Then he looked at his own flower. He liked his flower better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just turned his paper over, And made a flower like the teacher’s. It was red, with a green stem.

On another day The teacher said: “Today we are going to make something with clay.” “Good!” thought the little boy; He liked clay. He could make all kinds of things with clay: Snakes and snowmen, Elephants and mice, Cars and trucks And he began to pull and pinch His ball of clay.

But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make a dish.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make dishes. And he began to make some That were all shapes and sizes.

But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And she showed everyone how to make One deep dish. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”

The little boy looked at the teacher’s dish; Then he looked at his own. He liked his better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just rolled his clay into a big ball again And made a dish like the teacher’s. It was a deep dish.

And pretty soon The little boy learned to wait, And to watch And to make things just like the teacher. And pretty soon He didn’t make things of his own anymore.

Then it happened That the little boy and his family Moved to another house, In another city, And the little boy Had to go to another school.

The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. And he waited for the teacher To tell what to do. But the teacher didn’t say anything. She just walked around the room.

When she came to the little boy She asked, “Don’t you want to make a picture?” “Yes,” said the little boy. “What are we going to make?” “I don’t know until you make it,” said the teacher. “How shall I make it?” asked the little boy. “Why, anyway you like,” said the teacher. “And any color?” asked the little boy. “Any color,” said the teacher. And he began to make a red flower with a green stem.

~Helen Buckley, The Little Boy

[lynati]

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[bogleech]

I hate that I hesitated to reblog this just because I expect people to think it’s pretentious or melodramatic when it’s seriously real as fuck and I’ve witnessed it

[eltigrechico]

[chesters-unhinged-pringles]

Welcome to the American Education System

[overworked-strawberry]

;-;

[optimistic-baddie]

I’m about to cry, this is something I’ve witnessed too many times.

[the-best-bread]

An open letter to my family that will never be read since I don’t want to start fights with them:

A lot of people want to get back to business as usual. I get that. Life rn kinda sucks. But you can’t just expect things to go back to normal just because you are inconvenienced. You may not have be high risk, but look at what you want:

Schools/ universities fully open and in person-

ok so what about those that are high risk? Do you just say fuck em they don’t get an education? Do you force high risk teachers/ professors to make the choice between their keeping their job and taking the precautions they need to to stay healthy? What about the kids who go home from school each afternoon and accidentally bring it to their families?

Personally, I live on campus at one of the few universities that’s actually open. Let me tell you, I’m very glad for the opportunity to be on campus. I’m grateful for the opportunity of in person classes, I learn a lot better that way. But that being said, residence halls are a petri dish on a good day. We’re taking as many precautions as we realistically can at the moment, but even so, at least half my floor has had to isolate this semester. That’s not uncommon within my building or across campus. We’re already so isolated as is but I’ve fallen out of talking with so many friends just because I just never see them and it sucks. I wish we could be out of this, but I know it’s not realistic just because at least once a week one of my residents is texting me to ask what to do after they get tested or that they were tested, and quite honestly I know what college students are like. It’s not reasonable to pretend that being 100% open and back to normal will be a good choice.

You want to go out and do stuff-

You want to go out to dinner, to a bar, to the store, just out, but what about the people who have to work so you can do that? I understand you might want to go back to work, or go out and do something fun, I want to too. But there’s minimum wage workers that are forced to work so you can do that. Sure, people don’t have to work if they’re not comfortable with it, but if it’s their only source of income then they kinda do have to work because no one wants to help them out with some form of federal aid. So sure, those service workers don’t have to work, but then you don’t get what you want, you whine more, and complain about socialism ruining things, and they can’t pay for rent, bills, education, food, etc. so they actually kinda do have to work. Additionally, in the United States at least, HIPPA exists. You literally do not know what is going on with people and they do not have to tell you medical information if they do not want to. They might have family history, conditions, at risk family, etc. that you will never know about, which makes people hesitant to work but they’re still forced to for you. Also as a recent service worker, and as a person who has to work with a very diverse population every day while staying respectful of everyone’s beliefs and views none of those people get paid enough to deal with your bull shit. None of them. So please be respectful and kind, and grow up, find a way to entertain yourself without forcing people to work.

Masks-

Yeah sure they can be hot, even uncomfortable. I find both pants and shoes uncomfortable, but I still wear them. Seriously though, wear your mask regularly and you get used to it. It stops being hot and uncomfortable. You get used to it in your peripheral vision. You stop feeling like you can’t breathe because you don’t start breathing heavier from mask anxiety whenever you wear it. At some point it just becomes clothes, and, at least for me, it becomes weirdly intimate seeing other people’s noses and mouths, and seeing people you don’t know in public without them is weird and uncomfortable.

They also have the added benefit of keeping your nose warm if you live somewhere that’s really cold. And yeah they can be very hot in warm places but you still get used to it. [Where I live it goes from 85-90 minimum to 30 or below maximum (30-32°C to -1°C) for the day I’ve been on both sides of the coin.] Other benefits? Creepy guys don’t tell you to smile as often, you don’t have to worry about acne on that part of your face, you can fake smile with your eyes and no one is any wiser, other people’s brains fill in the rest of your face so it’s attractive to them.

There is the downside of masks for people who are deaf or HOH, but that is a specific case not every case. Honestly I don’t have a good immediate solution to this, but if everyone was taught sign language growing up it wouldn’t be a problem now.

In conclusion, people need to stop thinking of only themselves and realize that other people exist, and have complex lives, and that you can’t always tell when people have underlying conditions. You being inconvenienced because of your life being different than it has been does not entitle you to forcing others to do something, especially if that could put their or their loved ones lives at risk.

[the-best-bread]

I find it amusing when people say “don’t be a snitch” because:

a) that’s literally a large part of my job rn because people actually dying or being disruptive to their community is Not Fun

b) they think saying that will get me to not do something but what they fail to realize is that I don’t possess enough fucks at any one time to use one in that situation

[the-best-bread]

Why are guys so confused by girls wanting rocks

[the-best-bread]

I might be an idiot. It was definitely a goose call because I looked it up but that feels wrong

[the-best-bread]

Is it too much to ask to just be soup?

[soup-erb]

[str0kethebigtree-deactivated202]

god creating lil nas x

[thatnoulguyorsomething]

How is the caption more hilarious than the comic

[the-best-bread]

I just saw a guy walk out of my residence hall and take off his mask in the most dramatic way possible

Like sir you’re obviously a parent you don’t even have to be in there so stop being so dramatic

[the-best-bread]

There is a fool who parked the wrong way on the curb to unload and now I’m judging

[the-best-bread]

I should not be judging because they are my resident

[the-best-bread]

I said hi to someone and they gave me a dirty look

Also this morning a mother asked for her son’s RA’s number so she can contact him to get ahold of her son. Please take a chill pill and let your son be an adult ma’am

[the-best-bread]

*a big yeeyee truck slows down as it drives by the tent I’m working*

Frat boy: “Howdy”

Me: “howdy”

FB: “nice tent”

Me: “thanks”

FB: “you’re welcome”

*frat boy zooms off in his yeeyee truck*