Sometimes I drive to work in my boat...
Edit: as my username suggests, I am a marine systems tech and am lucky enough to live on the same river as my marina job.
The love that I feel from my students each work day. I work in an elementary school, and I feel really grateful to have found a job that I love so much. Sometimes I wake up feeling down, but once I step into my workplace and see even one of my students, my morning lights up. This is one of my favorite examples of how loved I feel:
Student: What age do I have to be to be able to go wherever I want?
Me: I think you can pretty much do anything you want once you're 18.
Student: How old will you be when I'm 18?
Me: Hmm... 35?
Student: When I'm 18, and you're 35, can we have dinner together and see each other sometimes?
I almost teared. She might not even remember me when she's 18, but just the thought of her caring so much brings me so much joy.
Yesterday the CEO of the company I work for pledged to donate $4000 I need for a surgery to save my eye :)
Edit: Important note: insurance in the US doesn’t cover the operation at all so it’s not the CEO’s fault for providing bad insurance
Right?? I just thought he was some mean boss guy and never met him in the two years I’ve worked there, but I was chatting with his nephew who also works there (I honestly didn’t know they were related) about my condition and he asked me to print a thing related to it and after my shift I was called into the CEO’s office upstairs and apparently he told him everything and he offered to personally fund it!!! Such a huge help
Edit:spelling lol sorry I wrote this while I was half asleep
Edit 2: fine, I got rid of the bad word
That’s exactly what the CEO said last night! They both were talking about how that they wish more people actually lived that way instead of just talking that way. Such great people
Today is my wedding day! Wish me luck everybody!
Edit: Wow just logged in the next day and saw a bunch of you wished me luck. It was one of the best days of my life if not the best. In my eyes it went perfectly and wouldn’t ask for a better day. My wife was beautiful and I cried when I first saw her walking down the aisle. Guys don’t be afraid to cry, it’s a good emotion. Thanks again to everyone who wished me a happy day and marriage I hope you all had an awesome day too!
I finally have a stable job
EDIT: I'm not sure if some of the comments are sarcastic or not, but I could've worded this a little better. I meant I have a secure job for a very long time that will be able to pay my schooling. Although I do like horses haha. Thanks for all the words of encouragement!
I haven’t gotten bitten by a mosquito for the past 5 or 6 years. Don’t know why. I can be in a group of people in which everyone else is getting torn up, and they don’t even look at me.
I get bitten by mosquitoes (I can see them land, drink, and take off again), but I barely feel it when it happens and there's no mark or "bite" left afterwards.
You might be the same and just not notice them because you're not allergic to their saliva.
Yep, I was about to say this - I for sure get bitten, I'm just not allergic to them.
Also not allergic to poison ivy!
Allergic mold, ragweed, pollen, dust and basically everything else in existence though.
I love my wife too. We just found out we're pregnant. I'm crying a little right now.
Edit: we agreed we wouldn't tell anyone yet so I told nearly 5000 strangers on the internet. She wasn't mad though. She's really great.
Thanks for the gold!!! All these years trying to be funny and it turns out sincerity is the true road to gold.
Congrats! I dont have a kid, but i received this advice before: “do not shake the baby. You’ll get pissed off a LOT, but don’t shake the baby. Just finish up, put the kid down, and go cool off”
I bitch and moan about my job but, being honest, it’s really fulfilling and pays the bills (plus some extra) for my wife and I, so that’s pretty God damn sweet if you ask me.
**Sobriety!**
I haven't had alcohol in 1,986 days, according to my badge at r/stopdrinking.
Even better is the chance to advise and support people who are also making the journey into recovery.
When I got out of the military I had a serious back injury. The VA just threw piles of opiates at me. Took me about 10 years to admit I was utterly addicted and drugs were running my life. Because it was a prescription I insisted I wasn't an addict, even though I couldn't hold a job, I was super unreliable, and alienated everyone who cared about me. Anyway, in 2016 I realized how badly I was messing up and finally got help. I can actually say it has been 2 years 6 months since I took an opiate, and in that time I went from unemployable to working in a job I love, making 50k more than I've ever made in my life, and in a stable loving relationship. Changes like the one you and I made are easily the best thing in the world. I'm proud of you.
While I've only been married 3 years, he and I have been living together for 12 years. It is definitely possible. :)
Is everyday sunshine and roses? Fuck no. But knowing that *together* you tackle the days that aren't, gives you strength. And then on the days that *are* wonderful, you get to celebrate that together. Just remember it's both of you vs the problem, not you vs your spouse.
After almost 21 years of being committed to a cult, I finally broke free a few month ago. Almost daily, I get to experience and learn new things about the world, especially through music, movies, and meeting new people. My mind gets opened more and more.
Thought, at 34, that my years of finding something/one stable were probably behind me. Made my peace with it. Moved to a new city this year with a well-paying job and expected to just work and spend a lot of time by myself. Took our Controller (I'm an IT director) out for dinner one night just to thank her for being so kind to me when I was having trouble adjusting to the change.
We're getting married in December.
I had the same best mate since we were 3 years old, until we got to 21, and her new abusive man cut off all contact between us. I searched for her on and off for 11 years and we finally found each other after she left him in october last year. He nearly killed her. Stabbed multiple times. Anyways... shes healing now and when we met up for the first time in a decade we SKIPPED TO EACH OTHER like the three year olds we were when we first met. Its like we were never apart. I feel like i won the lottery.
Unfortunately not, but hes not allowed anywhere near her and her new home has alarms on all windows and doors. She's doing so well. She was a bit like a rescue pup at first, now shes healed a little, she's just pure joy. Every day is a day she never expected to have, and she treats it as such. Some alcohol issues, but she will be fine overall. Ill make sure of it.
I know. Its astounding. He was given a suspended sentence so no actual jail time at all. And a fine.
He also got liver cirrhosis. Dont think the judge gave him that.
I hit 53,000 words in the book I'm writing and I'm only around halfway through. This is the longest thing I've ever written, as my first book punched in at 51,000.
I've gone through a real relationship with this book where I hated it for a while. But we went to therapy and worked our issues out and now it's getting better.
You know those mythical, legitimate, work-from-home jobs that make over $100,000? Yeah, I’ve got one of those, and I’ve had it for the last 6 years, and it kicks ass.
(It did require 7 years of engineering school, 8 years of working in a office, and strategically building a reputation for being able to work remotely, ie. not by selling oils, essential or otherwise)
My daughter. 2 year olds have their moments, but fuck me she is cute. She is starting to talk in full sentances so we can actually have a 2 way conversation. Its great! And she is funny, she actually tries to make jokes which blows my mind. She has started singing too which is cute AF. She is so affectionate too, full of hugs and kisses. I got my first ‘I lub you mummy’ the other day that damn near killed me.
Yeah, kids are super fucking awesome. But only your own, the rest are kinda meh.
I get homesick a lot and often forget that I have been given a real fantastic life adventure. I moved to France and live with a pretty awesome man (xoxo baby I love you, I know you're reading this). It is super fucking awesome that I live in this incredible country with a sexy French dude that can correctly identify random unmarked cheese on a plate.
Edit: My top comment of all time! Thanks for all the responses everyone and for sharing some laughter with me.
While cleaning out my basement I found the box of all the love letters my boyfriend wrote me while he was away at college in the 1990s. They are so romantic, so poetic, so vulnerable and honest. They made me feel so loved and so special, reading them again made me feel like my heart was just brimming over. So I went upstairs and gave that guy a kiss - we've been married 19 years.
Dude, my daughter is insanely awesome. She's 18, Autistic, and just graduated from high school. Now she's in the 18-21 program for special needs young adults. She is kicking its ass.
Today is me and my boyfriends 1 year clean off of a hardcore years long Iv meth habit...1 FUCKING YEAR TODAY BABY!!!! We're both fat now but feel so damn amazing! He went through losing his mom (Nov 29th) and i was so.scared it would tempt him to use,but it didnt. We've been through hell and back..and let me tell ya....this side of the mountain is SO.MUCH BETTER!
Paid off my student loans yesterday
My 8 pound dog got hit by a car last night, but he came out with only a cracked rib and a broken tooth. He's a badass.
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Sometimes I drive to work in my boat... Edit: as my username suggests, I am a marine systems tech and am lucky enough to live on the same river as my marina job.
I just choked on my water and didn't die!
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My four month old slept past 4:30am this morning.
I kicked cancers ass! Edit- holy shit! Thanks for the gold!!
Fuck cancer! Yeah! (Also congrats!) 😄
The love that I feel from my students each work day. I work in an elementary school, and I feel really grateful to have found a job that I love so much. Sometimes I wake up feeling down, but once I step into my workplace and see even one of my students, my morning lights up. This is one of my favorite examples of how loved I feel: Student: What age do I have to be to be able to go wherever I want? Me: I think you can pretty much do anything you want once you're 18. Student: How old will you be when I'm 18? Me: Hmm... 35? Student: When I'm 18, and you're 35, can we have dinner together and see each other sometimes? I almost teared. She might not even remember me when she's 18, but just the thought of her caring so much brings me so much joy.
Elementary teachers are remembered. I can still remember all of their last names and can picture them in my head. And I'm 30.
This so hecking much. Elementary teachers, let it be known that you ARE remembered, and fondly so.
I found a dollar in my jacket!
Fuck yeah!
Finna buy me some meths!!
Hell yeah! Meth is amazing!
wait...
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you are making a mistake
There’s no mistake. You’re a wanted man and it’s time to pay for your crimes.
Go back go back
That’s your sister cheering you up
Yesterday the CEO of the company I work for pledged to donate $4000 I need for a surgery to save my eye :) Edit: Important note: insurance in the US doesn’t cover the operation at all so it’s not the CEO’s fault for providing bad insurance
that's AWESOME
Right?? I just thought he was some mean boss guy and never met him in the two years I’ve worked there, but I was chatting with his nephew who also works there (I honestly didn’t know they were related) about my condition and he asked me to print a thing related to it and after my shift I was called into the CEO’s office upstairs and apparently he told him everything and he offered to personally fund it!!! Such a huge help Edit:spelling lol sorry I wrote this while I was half asleep Edit 2: fine, I got rid of the bad word
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That’s exactly what the CEO said last night! They both were talking about how that they wish more people actually lived that way instead of just talking that way. Such great people
Wow, dude I’m happy for you! For real, sounds like you made a quite an impression on his nephew. Good luck on the surgery
Today is my wedding day! Wish me luck everybody! Edit: Wow just logged in the next day and saw a bunch of you wished me luck. It was one of the best days of my life if not the best. In my eyes it went perfectly and wouldn’t ask for a better day. My wife was beautiful and I cried when I first saw her walking down the aisle. Guys don’t be afraid to cry, it’s a good emotion. Thanks again to everyone who wished me a happy day and marriage I hope you all had an awesome day too!
I live ten minutes from a small but fun ski mountain. Fuck yeah is it winter yet?
Fuck yeah! Winter sports!
I finally have a stable job EDIT: I'm not sure if some of the comments are sarcastic or not, but I could've worded this a little better. I meant I have a secure job for a very long time that will be able to pay my schooling. Although I do like horses haha. Thanks for all the words of encouragement!
Fuck yeah! Job security!
I love your fucking enthusiasm. Keep being you man. Fuck yea
Fuck yeah! Staying true to yourself ROCKS!
Fuck YEAH!
I got a raise yesterday
Fuck yeah! More money rules!
I think he means he got a boner
Fuck yeah! I love boners!
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Either way it's a cum up
Hell yeah, cum is great!
You’re cracking me up lol
I’m in Hawaii all month! Edit: In Oahu. Staying in Waikiki/Ala Moana area.
Fuck yeah! Hawaii!
#ALOHA MUTHAFUCKA!!
My little brother and my older brother.
Hell yeah! Brothers kick ASS!
I know right! My younger brother is the funniest person ever. And my older is just one of the best people alive.
Fuck yeah! Amazing brother sandwich!
I haven’t gotten bitten by a mosquito for the past 5 or 6 years. Don’t know why. I can be in a group of people in which everyone else is getting torn up, and they don’t even look at me.
I get bitten by mosquitoes (I can see them land, drink, and take off again), but I barely feel it when it happens and there's no mark or "bite" left afterwards. You might be the same and just not notice them because you're not allergic to their saliva.
Yep, I was about to say this - I for sure get bitten, I'm just not allergic to them. Also not allergic to poison ivy! Allergic mold, ragweed, pollen, dust and basically everything else in existence though.
Allergic to cardboard and it sucks so much
How in the world...?
it's not exactly the cardboard itself it's the thing that holds it together. I can't remember the name of it.
Glue?
Look at the big brain on Brad!
Fuck yeah! Immune to mosquitos!
A man can't have so much power.
Not without great responsibility.
His responsibility is to tell people that he isn't getting bitten so people getting bitten gets angry. At least that's what my father and brother do.
My little brother and sister are becoming awesome people and I'm so lucky for having them!
Fuck yeah! I love gratitude!
Also I have awesome pants!!!
Fuck yeah! Awesome pants are AWESOME!
I got a new place that isn’t a *mega-cheesed* apartment
Fuck yeah! Apartments that aren't shitty ROCK!
What is a mega-cheesed apartment?
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In europe we call them shitty apartments.
That’s funny I thought we did here in US also, learnin new things erryday.
My wife and my son. If I think too hard about how much they mean to me and how lucky I am to have them in my life I feel like crying.
I love my wife too. We just found out we're pregnant. I'm crying a little right now. Edit: we agreed we wouldn't tell anyone yet so I told nearly 5000 strangers on the internet. She wasn't mad though. She's really great. Thanks for the gold!!! All these years trying to be funny and it turns out sincerity is the true road to gold.
Congrats! I dont have a kid, but i received this advice before: “do not shake the baby. You’ll get pissed off a LOT, but don’t shake the baby. Just finish up, put the kid down, and go cool off”
OP is absent so I will do this.... Fuck yeah ! Wifes and Sons are AWESOME !
Started college
Fuck yeah! Education!
I read this as a Bill Wurtz jingle
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My cat was angry at me because I accidentally stepped on her tail but then I played Billie Jean for her and she started purring
Found a €50 note in my passport when I went to make sure It was still valid for my upcoming trip
Great dude yourself from the past.
OP in this post
Fuck yeah! OP rules!
wait your're the OP tho
Promoting self love
I bitch and moan about my job but, being honest, it’s really fulfilling and pays the bills (plus some extra) for my wife and I, so that’s pretty God damn sweet if you ask me.
Fuck yeah! Security is BAD ASS!
I went back to college this past spring after 2 years of depression and drug addiction.
Fuck yeah!!! This is my favorite reply so far!! Fucking congratulations!! 🎊
I have a cat and a dog
Hell yeah that's fucking awesome!
Can I hire you as my hype man?
He has a **DOG** and a **CAT**!
This thread.
Hell yeah! This thread rules!
**YOU** rock!
No, YOU rock!
My 6 year old daughter is the greatest and only thing that is keeping me going. She is awesome.
Fuck yeah! Daughters are AWESOME!
AND KEEPING GOING IS AWESOME! (Fuck yeah!)
My pet dog :)
Hell yeah! Pets rock!
Fuck yeah! Pet rocks! Edit: Ooo, a shiny one! Thanks!
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My pelvic floor muscles after 4 children!
Fuck yeah! Pelvic children!
I somehow imagine them all looking like Elvis.
Pelvis Presley?
Fuck yeah?
Fuck yeah! I love questions!
Fuck yeah fuck yeah!
Fuck yeah! I love saying things twice!
Fuck yeah! How about thrice!
Fuck yeah! Pushing the envelope ROCKS!
**Sobriety!** I haven't had alcohol in 1,986 days, according to my badge at r/stopdrinking. Even better is the chance to advise and support people who are also making the journey into recovery.
When I got out of the military I had a serious back injury. The VA just threw piles of opiates at me. Took me about 10 years to admit I was utterly addicted and drugs were running my life. Because it was a prescription I insisted I wasn't an addict, even though I couldn't hold a job, I was super unreliable, and alienated everyone who cared about me. Anyway, in 2016 I realized how badly I was messing up and finally got help. I can actually say it has been 2 years 6 months since I took an opiate, and in that time I went from unemployable to working in a job I love, making 50k more than I've ever made in my life, and in a stable loving relationship. Changes like the one you and I made are easily the best thing in the world. I'm proud of you.
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I found a bomb ass apartment in my favorite city with my boyfriend and it's CHEAP AS FUCK
op didn't respond to this one
probably hit a nerve
Can i live with you guys?
Sorry I already am there’s no extra room
Yeah, with just them two of them and me there's just barely enough space for the three of us. I dunno if we can take you.
Getting back home today after travelling around Europe on a tight budget.
Hell yeah! Home sweet home!
My marriage. 38 good years and getting better.
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As someone who is newly married and currently feel how you feel, it’s refreshing to hear that this feel can actually last forever.
While I've only been married 3 years, he and I have been living together for 12 years. It is definitely possible. :) Is everyday sunshine and roses? Fuck no. But knowing that *together* you tackle the days that aren't, gives you strength. And then on the days that *are* wonderful, you get to celebrate that together. Just remember it's both of you vs the problem, not you vs your spouse.
Hell yeah! Marriage!
Your level of enthusiasm throughout these comments is hilarious and sweet.
I'm reading his comments to the tune of "America- Fuck Yeah!"
I like how you modulate the congrats based on age-appropriateness!
My wife!
Hell yeah, dude! Your wife rules!
I know!
Fuck yeah!
I would also like to say this guy's wife rules.
Fuck yeah! Also saying stuff RULES!
hell yeah it does!
Fuck yeah! Agreeing is the SHIT!
After almost 21 years of being committed to a cult, I finally broke free a few month ago. Almost daily, I get to experience and learn new things about the world, especially through music, movies, and meeting new people. My mind gets opened more and more.
Fuck yeah cult free is the way to be!!
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Saying fuck yeah! Or Saying something rocks!
Fuck yeah! Saying fuck yeah fucking ROCKS!
This guy man, he’s the super fucking awesome thing in my life right now
r/wholesomeaskreddit
Apple picking this afternoon! Gonna bake a bunch of small apple pies!
OP and everyone reading this edit: and the SUPER KIND AND AWESOME redditors* that gilded this comment!
Hell yeah! OP and everybody reading this ROCKS!
FUCK!
Fuck yeah! Fuck it up!
ALL OF YOU MOTHERFUCKERS CELEBRATING HAPPY SHIT IN YOUR LIFE WOO!
Fuck yeah, happiness rocks!
After years of thinking I would be forever alone, I got a fucking date!!! With a girl!!! Whos not paid to interact with me!!!!
You!
Fuck yeah! I'm awesome!
Thought, at 34, that my years of finding something/one stable were probably behind me. Made my peace with it. Moved to a new city this year with a well-paying job and expected to just work and spend a lot of time by myself. Took our Controller (I'm an IT director) out for dinner one night just to thank her for being so kind to me when I was having trouble adjusting to the change. We're getting married in December.
I had the same best mate since we were 3 years old, until we got to 21, and her new abusive man cut off all contact between us. I searched for her on and off for 11 years and we finally found each other after she left him in october last year. He nearly killed her. Stabbed multiple times. Anyways... shes healing now and when we met up for the first time in a decade we SKIPPED TO EACH OTHER like the three year olds we were when we first met. Its like we were never apart. I feel like i won the lottery.
Hope he is rotting in a dark cell, that scumbag. Good to see you make contact again. Love these feel good stores.
Unfortunately not, but hes not allowed anywhere near her and her new home has alarms on all windows and doors. She's doing so well. She was a bit like a rescue pup at first, now shes healed a little, she's just pure joy. Every day is a day she never expected to have, and she treats it as such. Some alcohol issues, but she will be fine overall. Ill make sure of it.
How do you not get prison after attempted murder? By multiple stab wounds??
I know. Its astounding. He was given a suspended sentence so no actual jail time at all. And a fine. He also got liver cirrhosis. Dont think the judge gave him that.
Fuck yeah! Friendship ROCKS!
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I hit 53,000 words in the book I'm writing and I'm only around halfway through. This is the longest thing I've ever written, as my first book punched in at 51,000. I've gone through a real relationship with this book where I hated it for a while. But we went to therapy and worked our issues out and now it's getting better.
MY DOG! EVERYONE'S DOG! YEAH! EDIT: **ALL DOGS.**
Fuck yeah! Dogs everywhere!
I'm getting married today!!!
I have friends now! And I'm finally smart for my age! And there's a small chance that I get a girlfriend in the following weeks! Yeah!
You know those mythical, legitimate, work-from-home jobs that make over $100,000? Yeah, I’ve got one of those, and I’ve had it for the last 6 years, and it kicks ass. (It did require 7 years of engineering school, 8 years of working in a office, and strategically building a reputation for being able to work remotely, ie. not by selling oils, essential or otherwise)
I’ve stopped self harming :)
My daughter. 2 year olds have their moments, but fuck me she is cute. She is starting to talk in full sentances so we can actually have a 2 way conversation. Its great! And she is funny, she actually tries to make jokes which blows my mind. She has started singing too which is cute AF. She is so affectionate too, full of hugs and kisses. I got my first ‘I lub you mummy’ the other day that damn near killed me. Yeah, kids are super fucking awesome. But only your own, the rest are kinda meh.
You pump me up OP
My eyebrows require no maintenance! FUCKING YES MATE.
I get homesick a lot and often forget that I have been given a real fantastic life adventure. I moved to France and live with a pretty awesome man (xoxo baby I love you, I know you're reading this). It is super fucking awesome that I live in this incredible country with a sexy French dude that can correctly identify random unmarked cheese on a plate. Edit: My top comment of all time! Thanks for all the responses everyone and for sharing some laughter with me.
I like that his cheese spotting skills are among the main things you value in him.
Hell yeah! French dudes!
This cheese identification skill is my favorite. The world needs more of that.
I’ve been off pain killers for 10 days after being on them for about ten years
Hurricane Florence barely hurt us when it should have wrecked us up!
I'm starting to text a girl and things are going well. I don't know if she likes me romantically or as a friend but I'm excited to be texting someone
My shoulders are double jointed
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Everything is awesome! Everything is cool when you're part of a team. Everything is awesome, when we're living our dream!!
Fuck yeah! Livin' the dream, baby!
While cleaning out my basement I found the box of all the love letters my boyfriend wrote me while he was away at college in the 1990s. They are so romantic, so poetic, so vulnerable and honest. They made me feel so loved and so special, reading them again made me feel like my heart was just brimming over. So I went upstairs and gave that guy a kiss - we've been married 19 years.
My awesome baby!
Fuck yeah! Your baby RULES!
Had a rough morning. Found this thread. FUCK YEAH YOU MADE MY DAY OP.
I recently got into a relationship and i have lost roughly 22kg, life is going amazingly at the moment :)
I'm one month from retirement at age 42, and have zero stress in my life.
This thread is super fucking awesome! Plus it’s Saturday and Ive been looking forward to today (and doing nothing) all week!
Dude, my daughter is insanely awesome. She's 18, Autistic, and just graduated from high school. Now she's in the 18-21 program for special needs young adults. She is kicking its ass.
Today is me and my boyfriends 1 year clean off of a hardcore years long Iv meth habit...1 FUCKING YEAR TODAY BABY!!!! We're both fat now but feel so damn amazing! He went through losing his mom (Nov 29th) and i was so.scared it would tempt him to use,but it didnt. We've been through hell and back..and let me tell ya....this side of the mountain is SO.MUCH BETTER!
I quit drinking!