Just an add on to your thread. I use Netshare to hot spot my data from my phone to devices. It lets you avoid the data limits on sharing mobile data so I don’t have to pay extra.

I’ll also admit that I’m a little older and maybe I’m saying something that everyone else already knows about.

That’s incredible.

Iirc I have said that. But it was because the interview was going well. By that I mean that when I left the two looked at each other, said their sides hurt from laughing, and they said “Let’s hire him even though he isn’t qualified and just see what happens.” Best job I ever had.

Tbf, I interview well. It is far more about being comfortable and competent in the topics you would be doing. It takes reading the room. In the case of the interview above I could tell that humor was my best option and had them in tears multiple times through the interview.

Meanwhile in the states. My parents used to fly me alone when I was 12 on an airline nicknamed Scare-West.

That’s fair and only you know your situation. I’m just speaking from my experience as a dad, and what I have seen from other dads. You’d be surprised how often grown men and women get intimidated by elementary school teachers. Which is easier to avoid when you see them as a teammate with you instead of an authority figure. I frequently ask them how we can coordinate our efforts with my kids when they get it trouble. Not that that happens too often.

I have also noticed that my kids have more trouble certain years because of who the teacher is, and who they sit near. But my kids say that has nothing to do with anything and die on that hill. I’m not saying this in relation to what you said, again only you know. But it is always good to remember that our perspective of our childhood memories is developed by our childhood brains. It is impossible to know what we missed and how different our perspectives would be if we re-experienced them as adults.

But, sincerely, sorry your dad was a tool about your needs. That’s sucks.

I had the same experience. Starry nights were almost like stepping into a fantasy. I remember one friend came with me to get my glasses and he quoted his sister when she got first glasses and for some reason it stayed with me for the last thirty years.

I can actually see individual blades of grass.

To be fair, your dad was probably just as scared of your teacher. Same with the principal.

If I hadn’t had a dad who was a school counselor in my district used for all the worst problem kids I think I would have had a different experience. I wasn’t a bad kid, but I was a weird one. As a result I got to see behind the curtain a little and think office politics plays a bigger part of why kids get in trouble than anything else (well, except actual parent involvement and how you raise your kids). Now that you mention this I think I’ll take my youngest to get her eyes examined just to be safe.

I have the unpopular opinion that dress codes are a good thing for a good reason. But the problem is that it gets enforced unfairly (like, by how sexually attracted or threatened adults get). Like your situation, the teacher basically said “Your ass is so ‘distracting’ in those tight pants I need you to stay right here alone with me after class for a while and keep on ‘distracting’ me.”

But a clearly defined dress code meant to prepare youth for a future where they have to work on professional settings (notice that has nothing to do with “distractions”) helps to keep the focus on becoming competent adults. Not on asses and boobs. Most people’s future bosses don’t give a crap about your self expression and just don’t want to deal with complaints from coworkers or customers. I think I got this mindset when I was 14 and worked at a Dairy Queen with a seventy year old crack whore who often paraded around in yoga pants (before they were a thing) meant for 12 year olds and would say things like “I can’t wait to go home and get naked.” No one there wanted to think about her naked.

Ffs they didn’t even have you try closer? That’s like the first thing they are supposed to say if you can’t see the chart.

Found the Wisconsinite.

Ok maybe not but we like to think so.

You should read the Murderbot Diaries. If you find this funny and unique, you will like Murderbot.

Sure some women are like this. And some men are just as horrible. The existence of some is not the same thing as all. I knew a guy who got actually yelled at because some girl thought he should be interested in her because they were both fat. People are always trying to stereotype others and even themselves. It is just gullible to think there aren’t shitty people everywhere.

I tuck. I have found that it is the most reliable for keeping it from drying. Mostly j noticed this with bags of chips. Then I adapted that to bread.

That’s not true at all. Sometimes the cost is more for men. But almost universally the costs of the same item are more for women than for men. The running joke is that if you take the same volume of shaving cream, stick it in a taller narrower bottle, and add a label with purple and butterflies; you can slap a higher price on it.

Look at pockets. Women rarely find clothes with pockets. When they do the pockets are usually very inadequate. Their pants use less material but cost more.

Alternatively, their clothes often take more materials to clean, so drycleaners cost more for women’s clothing. Haircuts cost more for women but they usually take more time and materials as well. So there are often hidden considerations that complicate how we judge and view this matter. At the end of the day it costs more if manufacturers can get away with charging more without losing sales.

I am down 50+ pounds, and have another 20 to go. This is new to me, but I absolutely agree with everything you said.

I can’t believe it took me 45 years to try that but man am I happy I did. Well, I’m almost there. None of my clothes fit anymore though.

None of that is what you should be doing. I mean yes you should be exercising. But not the way you are going about it. For context, I just lost 50 pounds, and have another 20 to go. I got a scary liver diagnosis due to a lifetime of overeating.

Download a calorie tracker and be super honest with it. At first don’t be as concerned with staying within your calories as you are about building the habit to ALWAYS log everything. Seeing it laid out has more impact than anything else in changing your daily habits. Don’t be tempted to skip little tastes, licks, and bites.

Additionally, do not starve yourself! Slowly change your habits and your body will do the rest. Starving yourself will only trigger your body into gaining weight by holding onto everything it gets. It will also make just about everyone quit within a few weeks. If you are finding yourself constantly starving (as opposed to occasionally hungry) then you need to make adjustments to what you are eating. Swap foods for better options. I swapped my late night chips, which kept me awake while driving trains at 3 am with no sleep for two days, with baby carrots I bought at the gas station. I found potatoes helpful in keeping full in the past, but had to avoid them for the liver. Potatoes aren’t super high in calories, but sour cream, bacon, cheese, and/or deep frying them is.

Remember that your body adapts to the foods you regularly eat in about 4-6 weeks. So if you start eating healthy foods you hate, like a salad with tuna and sliced beets, you will start to crave it in about a month and a half. (Tuna has fish oils and beets are chock full of antioxidants). I have hated oatmeal for 40+ years, and now that is my preferred breakfast. I tried to make myself like it over and over but this time I stuck with it long enough to actually get my body hooked on that particular set of nutrients.

Oh, and if you set your home address to Europe in My Fitness Pal, it gives you some of the premium features, like the barcode scanner.

Absolutely quit soda and energy drinks. That one is just hard and there really isn’t an easy answer for it. Sparkling water helps a bit, but really just plain water is the best at satisfying those cravings. Oh, and you will develop a massive sweet tooth when you quit soda. But if you try to stay within calories and drink a Mt Dew you will be starving by the end of the day. Diet soda is NOT better just because it doesn’t have calories. It messes with the way your body processes and stores everything else it gets making it just as bad (worse) than the regular stuff. Stevia is ok for a lot of things, but getting your tastes used to less sugar is a huge step in losing weight and getting healthier.

I’m old enough to literally not care one bit what the youngins do or if I really understand them. I don’t need them to be my clone to live them. They got their thing just like I had mine. Circle of life.

And it was a dance move performed on bikes. Literally pumping the chest up and down with arms spread wide (like flying an airplane), while riding a bicycle, in a group.

Rose’s 1st taste…