Things you wish you could say

[tlcmurphy]

Thats something I wish I could do, but unfortunately since I have to live with the person that wouldn't help. It'll get turned and blamed on me, as this person seems to see everything as my fault and thinks they are right and very righteous ineverything

@Pampered chicken girl Are you OK? Please let someone know if you’re not

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

@Pampered chicken girl Are you OK? Please let someone know if you’re not

I'm fine, I just look forward to the day when my interactions with this person are chosen instead of forced by proximity....despite all, I love this person...they just make it hard to believe they love me

 

[tlcmurphy]

I'm fine, I just look forward to the day when my interactions with this person are chosen instead of forced by proximity....despite all, I love this person...they just make it hard to believe they love me

I'm fine, I just look forward to the day when my interactions with this person are chosen instead of forced by proximity....despite all, I love this person...they just make it hard to believe they love me

 

[tripletfeb]

I don't think I ever told the story here of when I accidentally throat punched a friend of mine.

We were in a game store, and he said something comparing me to barbie (I think. This was decades ago). I was a year or two into my martial arts training at the time, and I made a half fist and jokingly did a throat punch that was never supposed to make contact. Somehow, my friend stepped right into it, and luckily, no serious damage was done, but he did spend about 20 seconds trying to get his breath back...

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Thats something I wish I could do, but unfortunately since I have to live with the person that wouldn't help. It'll get turned and blamed on me, as this person seems to see everything as my fault and thinks they are right and very righteous ineverything

Sounds like a classic narcissist. No fixing that.

 

[CarpCharacin]

I feel, you, Friend! I was on the ten-year-plan for Jr. college and didn't get my BS until 32. Even if you only take one class a semester, keep at it. You'll get there! I was so "old" when I got my bachelor's degree that I wasn't going to walk the stage with all the "kids." My study-buddies talked me into it - and am I ever glad I did! I was not prepared for the rush I got when I walked across and shook the Dean's hand. I honestly think that was the first time in my life that I felt genuinely proud of an accomplishment I made all on my own ... and that feeling has stayed with me all this time. DO IT!

I think my dad was 25 or so when he got a bachelor's degree and seems to think it's okay to take a while too and not do full-time classes. I've felt pretty bad about my slow and inconsistent progress though, like the decent amount of semesters when I haven't taken classes, and also since I first took them when I was 17 and it's been a long time since then. I haven't worked on math in a while either. All of it that I'd need to do to get a degree seems pretty overwhelming. I started working on it on Khan Academy last December and then managed to place into chemistry 1 in July so I could keep making at least some progress towards a degree this year, but I think my math knowledge is still lacking. I think I have around 1/3 of the course requirements I need for a bachelor's degree though, which is definitely better than nothing. I wish my daily life were better/more favorable to studying/learning and handling more classes, but it feels hard to change. But I'll need to change it if I'm ever going to take truly challenging classes in the future. I guess I feel broadly bad about missing out on experiencing life more when young, but actually changing my daily life feels massively hard.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

I don't think I ever told the story here of when I accidentally throat punched a friend of mine.

We were in a game store, and he said something comparing me to barbie (I think. This was decades ago). I was a year or two into my martial arts training at the time, and I made a half fist and jokingly did a throat punch that was never supposed to make contact. Somehow, my friend stepped right into it, and luckily, no serious damage was done, but he did spend about 20 seconds trying to get his breath back...

Oh my gosh. You just reminded me of a deeply buried memory.

I was at a friend's apartment in college. We were cooking something, oatmeal cookies I think, and she asked me to get two eggs out of the fridge. I looked all over the inside of the fridge and I didn't see eggs anywhere. I asked her where the eggs were - just as I found them in a weird little compartment in the bottom right corner of the door.

I picked two and I was holding them in my right hand as my left hand was closing the door. She was coming around the corner of the door to show me where the eggs were. I was standing up as she was bending down and together we smashed the two raw eggs right into her forehead.

We were college girls so naturally we fell over laughing. I had forgotten all about this. She lives in another state now but we're still friends. I'm going to email her and see if she remembers!

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Sounds like a classic narcissist. No fixing that.

Yes unfortunately, coupled with generational trauma

 

[N3mesis_IceWing_NightWing]

you still get alerts unlessnyou actually click to ignore the person, whixh means you cant see ANY of their comments

you can't delete other people's posts unless you're a mod

then let them block me XD

 

[thecatumbrella]

Yes unfortunately, coupled with generational trauma

I've got one of these. It can be a rough ride at times (or most of the time), but don't let it devalue your self-worth.