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Just for context, my fiancé and I got invited to his best friend’s daughter’s one year old birthday party. I was already feeling awkward because the mom of the one year old and I had quite recently gotten over some weird tension over some miscommunication. I texted her the day of the party and was like hey I hope we’re good, I cleared things up on my end, etc. She responded and said all was well and I was like ok cool! Fast forward to the party, obviously there’s some awkwardness a little and we try to make small talk. We find a good groove and she talks about opening presents with her one year old. The entire room is watching and she opens up our gift down the line. Immediately ...

**The Numerical Disconnect** In an age where we’re bombarded with statistics, financial figures, and data points, a paradox has emerged: the more numbers we encounter, the less we seem to understand their actual meaning. We live in a society that discusses trillions of dollars as casually as if discussing pocket change, yet most of us would struggle to comprehend what a trillion actually represents. This numerical disconnect isn’t just a curiosity—it’s a dangerous blind spot that distorts public discourse, undermines democratic decision-making, and allows for the erosion of collective responsibility that once built this nation. **The Psychological Perception Gap: From 100,000 to 1 ...

Here is a wonderful idea for the Webkinz community, The medals earned from placing in Open competitions Webkinz Stadium are worth kinzcash (~~W~~) when sold back to the WShop: What if we started using them like currency? * Bronze Open Competition Medal: 150~~W~~ * Silver Open Competition Medal: 200~~W~~ * Gold Open Competition Medal: 300~~W~~ **I am eager to hear your perspective on this concept and how you envision it developing!** https://preview.redd.it/hxtj1o83vx2h1.png?width=1164&format=png&auto=webp&s=ad8afb870e131a936a7ee2dceadea1dd2c4bcebe

Woke up today and was feeling pretty good. Long weekend, did my laundry the day before, all i had to do today was go grocery shopping. So i woke up and played games with my coffee for a while, like i usually do. Around noon i get off the game, put on some music, and take a shower and have something to eat. I get dressed- eh, not loving how i look, but whatever- and head out to the store. Oops, i forgot the clothes i was supposed to return to amazon. Whatever, ill just do my groceries and make the returns another time. On the way there, im thinking about all the stuff i could do today. I could go to the park, i could go out to find some live music, maybe meet someone new there, i could star...

I'm 13 (AFAB but boyflux) I only have like 10 dollars to my name. I also have ADHD, OCD, Ashmah, Anxiety, Depression, something called PoTS syndrome and while I'm not diagnosed both of my parents think I have High functioning autism, but they refuse to pay for me to get tested. I don't feel safe and my parents know almost everyone in my small canadian town. So far I have packed 2 sticks of deodorant, a raincoat, a hoodie I've never worn, hair ties, string, scissors, hair brush, notebook, sharpies, pencils, sharpener, make up (not for fun, for disguise), bandages, water bottle, leave in conditioner, toothbrush and paste, multiple gift cards (Boston Pizza, Walmart, Multi-re...

Just looking where you folks prefer to buy food and daily utility stuff from? Since college, my paper towels have always been great value, so has my tp. Canned stuff? Has always been great value too, and has continued, almost 7 years later too. I used to love Rao's for special occasions, like date nights home cooked dinners etc. but now it is so ******, that it's back to great value again. Sure, I could probably shop at Wegmans, and do too, but for special stuff like galangal or bok choy which you can't find anywhere else. Potatoes, onions, tomatoes, green leafy stuff, has always been Walmart. Even with more $$ available, I've always thought of more expensive food s...

I've recently become aware of it and it kind of just makes me frustrated. I'm in a marks shopping for my dad for fathers day and I'm starting to see myself that a lot of this clothing is super cheap because of overseas labour. The fabric is thin. Everything just feels a lot more loosely knit and less quality. Enshittification in clothing I've noticed. I've also started thrifting and almost everything in the thrift store I've bought is better quality then this stuff I see here. I know I'm not going insane. It's happening everywhere.

Do I have the right to be upset? Throwaway account but also it’s specific so if the person this is about is reading this right now, clarity would be nice. For starters I and on a break/leave of no contact with my best friend/ex and have been for almost a month. We dated consistently for almost 2 1/2 years, lived as “partners” for one year and are now in a brief phase of attempted independence. We’ve planned to reconvene here at the end of the month. We’re currently no contact after having been broken up for a year, but still romantically involved, both of us playing around with other people and each other, but unfortunately I had lied about one person I was seeing while we were ...

My girlfriend broke up with me shortly after things finally turned physical between us. On the exact same day, she went to see a psychologist for the very first time. She told me the reason was that there just wasn’t any spark, but later one of her friends revealed that she had actually said she couldn’t imagine me touching her sexually. A little while after that, I found out from an old friend of hers that she was probably raped — or at least sexually abused — by her own brother when she was 10. We’ve been friends for three years before we started dating and it's been three months since the breakup. About a month and a half after we split, she ran after me on the way home a...

Leaving for a week long vacation tomorrow. Stopped in my local AE/Aerie to grab new shorts, tops, jeans, etc. The moment I walk in, there are 3 employees huddled by the front display in a conversation. All 3 greet me and I move along. 30 seconds later, one from the cluster greets me *again* individually. Weird but okay. I’m spending a ton of money on clothes for this trip, so i’m taking my time looking around and finding correct sizes as I haven’t bought new jeans in over a year! Holding about 5 items looking at jeans when *another* employee comes over and asks if i’m finding everything okay. Yup! Sure am. 1 minute later? *Another, different* employee is coming up to me offering me a...

My girlfriend broke up with me shortly after things finally turned physical between us. On the exact same day, she went to see a psychologist for the very first time. She told me the reason was that there just wasn’t any spark, but later one of her friends revealed that she had actually said she couldn’t imagine me touching her sexually. A little while after that, I found out from an old friend of hers that she was probably raped — or at least sexually abused — by her own brother when she was 10. We’ve been friends for three years before we started dating and it's been three months since the breakup. About a month and a half after we split, she ran after me on the way home a...

I'm 20-something, BCA graduate, from INDIA ,no internships, no IIT/IIM tag, no uncle in a big company. Last year I helped a friend build his clothing brand from nothing. I wasn't getting paid. Just wanted to learn. Ended up handling everything — sourcing suppliers, managing procurement, launching the Amazon store, figuring out operations, building the business strategy as we went. Nobody assigned me tasks. I just saw problems and fixed them. Some weeks were chaos. Some decisions were wrong. But we figured it out. Here's what that taught me that no MBA class probably would — * Real business is just firefighting with structure * Procurement is 80% relationships, 20% pri...

**Chapter 12**   “She was *so wasted* last night. Elena, I mean. She passed out with her apartment door open, the TV on, and a pizza slice in the oven. The smell of burning cheese woke her up, or else she might’ve slept through her own rape. The guy had a ski mask on, and was wearin’ all black, apparently. Elena screamed and screamed, so he punched her in the face. Knocked her the **** out.”   “Did they catch him?” asked Patricia, positioned behind the campus bookstore counter. She wore the school’s colors: purple shirt and green slacks, though she thought they looked idiotic. Her coworker Robin was samesies.   “Nah, the ******* got away clean.”   “How’s E...

**Chapter 12**   “She was *so wasted* last night. Elena, I mean. She passed out with her apartment door open, the TV on, and a pizza slice in the oven. The smell of burning cheese woke her up, or else she might’ve slept through her own rape. The guy had a ski mask on, and was wearin’ all black, apparently. Elena screamed and screamed, so he punched her in the face. Knocked her the **** out.”   “Did they catch him?” asked Patricia, positioned behind the campus bookstore counter. She wore the school’s colors: purple shirt and green slacks, though she thought they looked idiotic. Her coworker Robin was samesies.   “Nah, the ******* got away clean.”   “How’s E...

**Chapter 12**   “She was *so wasted* last night. Elena, I mean. She passed out with her apartment door open, the TV on, and a pizza slice in the oven. The smell of burning cheese woke her up, or else she might’ve slept through her own rape. The guy had a ski mask on, and was wearin’ all black, apparently. Elena screamed and screamed, so he punched her in the face. Knocked her the **** out.”   “Did they catch him?” asked Patricia, positioned behind the campus bookstore counter. She wore the school’s colors: purple shirt and green slacks, though she thought they looked idiotic. Her coworker Robin was samesies.   “Nah, the ******* got away clean.”   “How’s E...

**Chapter 12**   “She was *so wasted* last night. Elena, I mean. She passed out with her apartment door open, the TV on, and a pizza slice in the oven. The smell of burning cheese woke her up, or else she might’ve slept through her own rape. The guy had a ski mask on, and was wearin’ all black, apparently. Elena screamed and screamed, so he punched her in the face. Knocked her the **** out.”   “Did they catch him?” asked Patricia, positioned behind the campus bookstore counter. She wore the school’s colors: purple shirt and green slacks, though she thought they looked idiotic. Her coworker Robin was samesies.   “Nah, the ******* got away clean.”   “How’s E...

**Chapter 12**   “She was *so wasted* last night. Elena, I mean. She passed out with her apartment door open, the TV on, and a pizza slice in the oven. The smell of burning cheese woke her up, or else she might’ve slept through her own rape. The guy had a ski mask on, and was wearin’ all black, apparently. Elena screamed and screamed, so he punched her in the face. Knocked her the **** out.”   “Did they catch him?” asked Patricia, positioned behind the campus bookstore counter. She wore the school’s colors: purple shirt and green slacks, though she thought they looked idiotic. Her coworker Robin was samesies.   “Nah, the ******* got away clean.”   “How’s E...

**Chapter 12**   “She was *so wasted* last night. Elena, I mean. She passed out with her apartment door open, the TV on, and a pizza slice in the oven. The smell of burning cheese woke her up, or else she might’ve slept through her own rape. The guy had a ski mask on, and was wearin’ all black, apparently. Elena screamed and screamed, so he punched her in the face. Knocked her the **** out.”   “Did they catch him?” asked Patricia, positioned behind the campus bookstore counter. She wore the school’s colors: purple shirt and green slacks, though she thought they looked idiotic. Her coworker Robin was samesies.   “Nah, the ******* got away clean.”   “How’s E...

I’ve flipped a lot of random stuff before — AirPods, cologne, even designer bags — so I’m pretty familiar with how most resale markets behave. That’s why this caught me off guard. Clubs? *Like nah man I don't play golf lol! That's some grandpa **** LOL* I’m not even into golf, but I kept seeing people mention this to me on a reselling Discord. And with the season picking up, I figured I’d test it and see if there was actually something there. **First flip:** Picked up a set for around $400 → Listed it properly on eBay → Sold for just over $700 within a few days Thought it was a fluke. Did it again… same result. After a few more, I realized what was act...

**Chapter 12**   “She was *so wasted* last night. Elena, I mean. She passed out with her apartment door open, the TV on, and a pizza slice in the oven. The smell of burning cheese woke her up, or else she might’ve slept through her own rape. The guy had a ski mask on, and was wearin’ all black, apparently. Elena screamed and screamed, so he punched her in the face. Knocked her the **** out.”   “Did they catch him?” asked Patricia, positioned behind the campus bookstore counter. She wore the school’s colors: purple shirt and green slacks, though she thought they looked idiotic. Her coworker Robin was samesies.   “Nah, the ******* got away clean.”   “How’s E...