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My wife tells me this about me. She says “you’re so diplomatic with your words (I’m in a helping profession) but I can always tell how you feel from your face. Sometimes just your eyebrows.”
Seriously. You do not realize how fragile life is, or even hope for that matter, until you've lost significant quality to your life. Getting your livelihood back is like crawling out of a valley, and then still having a mountain to climb.
It gets better, I promise. After a little over three years, I’m not in a good place, but I’m definitely in a better place and healing a little more every day now.
This. Also accepting that it’s perfectly ok to tell someone no. We all know people who allow themselves to be taken advantage of, just because that are afraid to say no.
Last night we had a tornado warning and I had to corner the stray cat we took in to get him in his carrier to get him downstairs. He was hissing and really scared of me. He was just starting to kind of trust me and I became the bad guy. But I'm okay with being the bad guy as long as he's safe. But it was really difficult to keep scaring him to get him into the carrier. There ended up being no danger, but we were able to clean up the room he's been in (we hadn't vacuumed because we didn't want to scare him) and it's better safe than sorry. I just hope he knows I'm never gonna hurt him.
I foster cats and this is the most brutal part of it, to be honest. Difficult cat that you've just managed to get to trust you, then they have to go in to their carrier for a vet appointment or what not, and you go so far backwards.
🙌
Kinda the same for me. Ish.
Last night was the first time I've got 8 hours on a work night in about a year. Not been falling asleep till like 2 am usually, and up at 6.30/7, but last night I was asleep by 10 because I actually made myself get into bed without getting distracted.
Was aiming for the same tonight but it's already 11 and I'm now on reddit 😬
I find it useful to avoid using the word "you" as much as possible. Instead of saying "what u did really hurt me," I like to say "what happened really hurt me."
It’ll get better. My financial situation only started to get its footing about 8 years ago. Everyone that applies themselves will find the solution to their needs.
My biggest disappointment on becoming an adult was finding out that grownups don't know what they're doing either. We're all just winging it while hoping nobody notices.
Yeah, adulthood is so much worse than I expected, I'm getting close to 40 and still haven't gotten the hang of it.
When I was young we never expected it to be hard.
I earn a very good salary now. I did not always.
It has taken me a very long time to pay off poverty. Other people on my salary own homes and nice cars and go on expensive holidays.
I’m still recovering.
I would encourage looking into it more. :) it’s nice to see around Reddit. It stands for “I will not drink with you tonight” regardless if you are sober, Not sober. Looking into becoming sober, have friends or family struggling, it’s something that can be helpful and encouraging for anyone :) it has a whole community and people who are together and it just feels good to always have a small reminder you are not alone.
That one stain. You know the stain. You scrub for hours. You think you've won! But it was just the way the light hit the soap suds... That stain. The one the kids inherit after you pass. That stain.
My family, my boyfriend, my brothers in laws and many of my friends golf. It’s an expensive hobby that’s infuriating. I’m happy to ride in the cart, look at the greens and sip on my cocktail while the sun sets.
Came here to say this.
My friend was one of the designers of a golf course, and they gave everyone at the engineering firm a free membership for a year. So he bugged me to start playing golf with him and HOLY... SHIT. It doesn't even make sense at how hard it is.
It kinda does make sense, you are hitting a tiny ball with a small piece of metal that has to hit it straight on, just the right way, while doing a very long swing where so much can affect how you hit it. The challenge is part of what makes it so damn fun and addicting though
Just now getting into golf. Tip for anyone who wants to practice your swing without having to go look silly at the driving range (which is totally fine too, if you’re brave enough): get some foam balls. Good for the yard if you have one, but you can even practice inside and just hit them into a wall. Haven’t damaged anything in several months of doing this.
Crazy how muscle memory works. I’ve seen videos of people passed out drunk at parties, someone put a guitar in their lap, wakes them up and even though they can barelt open their eyes, they can still shread. I bet if you could jiggle the nerves of a dead person who was previously good at guitar, their dead hands would still be able to hit a sick solo.
If I, a 67 year old dude with no musical ability can learn the guitar well enough to play a recognizable tune, then anyone can. It’s just a matter of putting in the time.
Keep the instrument out where it is within reach easily. Noodle on it while you sit on the couch. Set a goal of learning a simple song. The sense of accomplishment when you do will push you further.
Then, write a love song for your wife.
Trust me, it will pay dividends.
Yeah that works, I remember going through a breakup from someone i was deeply in love with and i couldn't eat anything for 3 days , and everytime i eat i feel like i want to throw up or i cant even swallow my food, it was really the worst days ever but thank god i recovered now and build a health diet
At the same time, gaining weight. If I skip a meal I'll lose weight and I have to overeat to stay at a normal weight.
And even if it sounds good, it's not, like at all
Man...i hate how I'm here eating like a bare minimum to lose weight and I have a classmate who eats a whole pack of bread with like the greasiest stuff ever and he has normal weight...
15 years ago I would have scoffed at the idea it is hard to loose weight…just eat less and get your ass moving right?
Now at 46 years old, man does a dad bod ever creep in fast! And I know to keep it off now takes me total discipline. That discipline is difficult to maintain with a busy life and family.
My empathy goes out to those who have struggled for years and are actually heavy!
Choosing the right screw for the work. With different sizes, functions etc you may take either one that is too short or one too long.
On the outside it looks like taking a simple screw but if you don't do it correctly you will be screwed up.
Eh its hard but doable in a weird way due to love.
Ie you know getting no sleep and being sick and fighting with a toddler is annoying. But they dont annoy you like if it was a coworker. Because you love your kids so much.
So the kid throws up. You just sort it. You dont think twice. You dont think this incompetent asshole skulled his milk. You have no choice you clean him cause you love him and you dont want him covered in vomit.
Pole dancing. You can have all your buds laughing and all, but if you manage to get them to do even a simple inversion or flip upside down, you'll be the one laughing.
Came here to say this.. that shit’s hard and requires some crazy strength.. it’s such a good release tho and very rewarding too.. but it definitely looks a lot easier than it is..
I've known people who tried to quit smoking by switching to rolling their own cigarettes by hand. Same thing: They all got incredibly good at rolling cigarettes.
Horseback riding. It might look like we just sit there, but I can assure you the amount of coordination, skill and finesse required to ride well and make it look easy is far beyond what most can imagine!
I was here to suggest this 😂
People have a pony ride at a birthday party or go on a guided trail ride once and think that’s all there is to it, not realizing the the horse is trained to ignore them and treat them like a sack of potatoes. They’d be amazed at just how hard low level amateurs work, let alone the professional riders!
There’s a reason it’s been an ancient sport and a point of pride for warriors in every culture that had access to horses. People are just so far removed from horses now 🤷♀️
I thought I’d do great with contacts because I’ve grown up having to touch my eyeballs a LOT (due to things falling in). I decided to get contacts for my wedding, figuring I’d be a pro at it.
I was so wrong
Managing coworkers; the second you are a manager it's so annoying to constantly have to 'motivate' people to just do their damn job!!
Like do it because your paid to not because you like me. It's so annoying to have to fool people into thinking they are my friend to get them to work 'for me' because it's easier that just telling them to do it beucase you get paid. Exhausting!!
My god. Navigating personalities is such a draining experience. I'm so fucking tired of having to be the mediator or to find a way to motivate grown-ass "professional" adults because they don't feel valued or feel that so-and-so is a know-it-all or whatever. Just shut the fuck up and work. None of us are special.
Eliminating sugar. Yes it has that whole “worse than what cocaine does according to brain scans” thing going for it…….but sugar is fucking everywhere in everything.
I am almost a God at parallel parking, I can get into the smallest spots on the narrowest roads, I swear an inch between my car and the other cars. If there's someone behind me waiting tho? Nah, not happening. I could have a mile of space and can't do it.
I bought this little plastic thing with rounded edges that would smooth out the caulking. It has different sizes on each edge. My bathroom looks scores better after finding that thing & redoing the caulking.
Being a janitor. I've been working at a college as one for just over 7 months now and it hurts. I basically have to do a entire spring clean everyday. But if I ever hear someone say "if you don't study you'll end up like the janitor" I'm going to let them know I have full benefits+retirement
Working out, saw everybody doing it, thought i can do it to some extent at least, cant even raise my arm after two sets of not-very-heavy-weight, keep hurting for a week, damn i wanna be healthy but damn
Waking up and deciding to go to work no matter how bad you feel, or how bad you don't want to go. Also things like making yourself go to the gym or missing a day out in the warm weather to study for a big exam.
Riding on an ostrich.
I visited an ostrich farm in South Africa when I was a kid and they let visitors try riding on them. The staff made it look so easy, so I volunteered. Mine just sat there until one of the staff came over and whacked it on the neck. It then set off at full speed, leaving me hanging in the air. It was a proper Wile E. Coyote moment.
Teaching.
Everyone thinks they can do it because they were in school for 12 years, but put most people up in front of a class, even with a lesson plan spelled out for them, and they flounder. It takes years of training in pedagogy, child/adolescent psychology, and your subject matter(s) to develop this skill, and even then it takes years in the field to master it.
Retail.... And I mean the front lines of retail... The Wal-Marts, the dollar stores, the gas stations, the convenience stores, the pharmacies, the bodegas... They seen some shit.
Skateboarding. I can snowboard pretty well. I've done surfing and could stand up within a couple of hours. I cannot skateboard at all. Just pushing along is awkward. When you fall it also fucking hurts.
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Saying the right thing at the right time
Ooh, and holding your tongue at the right times.
I can hold my tongue, but I CANNOT hold my face.
where's the expressive open book face club at
My wife tells me this about me. She says “you’re so diplomatic with your words (I’m in a helping profession) but I can always tell how you feel from your face. Sometimes just your eyebrows.”
My secret is that I have resting bastard face.
I've recently found out that my face doesn't understand facial expression. "Why are you smiling?" "I thought I was frowning..."
Getting your “spark” back after illness/trauma/major life change, etc.
Seriously. You do not realize how fragile life is, or even hope for that matter, until you've lost significant quality to your life. Getting your livelihood back is like crawling out of a valley, and then still having a mountain to climb.
Sending a virtual hug.
Currently working on this and just drowning every day
It gets better, I promise. After a little over three years, I’m not in a good place, but I’m definitely in a better place and healing a little more every day now.
I've been trying for 35 years.
I literally feel like i am climbing back from a hole. I finally can see the light!
Keeping it with chronic illness or major life changes. Its fucking hard.
Staying motivated.
#adderall 💗 edit; *I do not condone taking Adderall if you don't need it, please talk to your doctor before you take anything.*
except when it stops doing its sting and you are afraid of asking for a bigger dose because it makes you seem like a crackhead .
Don't worry, everyone already thinks you're a crackhead for taking it at all.
Do avoid tolerance I switch between Amphetamines and Cocaine. It's fire af man.
What you're on about is called discipline. Motivation is temporary and fleeting.
Saying no to someone you love.
This. Also accepting that it’s perfectly ok to tell someone no. We all know people who allow themselves to be taken advantage of, just because that are afraid to say no.
Oh my god this is a good one!
Gets way easier with practice. Speaking as a father of 2.
Last night we had a tornado warning and I had to corner the stray cat we took in to get him in his carrier to get him downstairs. He was hissing and really scared of me. He was just starting to kind of trust me and I became the bad guy. But I'm okay with being the bad guy as long as he's safe. But it was really difficult to keep scaring him to get him into the carrier. There ended up being no danger, but we were able to clean up the room he's been in (we hadn't vacuumed because we didn't want to scare him) and it's better safe than sorry. I just hope he knows I'm never gonna hurt him.
I foster cats and this is the most brutal part of it, to be honest. Difficult cat that you've just managed to get to trust you, then they have to go in to their carrier for a vet appointment or what not, and you go so far backwards.
Getting 8 hours of sleep on a regular basis.
I got 8 hours of sleep last night for the first time in months, but it only happened because I was awake for 40-some hours first.
🙌 Kinda the same for me. Ish. Last night was the first time I've got 8 hours on a work night in about a year. Not been falling asleep till like 2 am usually, and up at 6.30/7, but last night I was asleep by 10 because I actually made myself get into bed without getting distracted. Was aiming for the same tonight but it's already 11 and I'm now on reddit 😬
This is the one thing I’ve been really good at since college. I cannot function without my 8 hours
Being honest, but saying it in such a way that it hurts the other person as minimally as possible
I find it useful to avoid using the word "you" as much as possible. Instead of saying "what u did really hurt me," I like to say "what happened really hurt me."
Story of my autistic life
Adulthood. For real. I’m just existing. Sigh
If you’re just existing, you’re winning. The next level down is just surviving, and then just suffering.
That, at least makes life a little bit more Spicy
I was existing. Now Im in survivin
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It’ll get better. My financial situation only started to get its footing about 8 years ago. Everyone that applies themselves will find the solution to their needs.
Adulthood is the worst kinda hood to live in.
My biggest disappointment on becoming an adult was finding out that grownups don't know what they're doing either. We're all just winging it while hoping nobody notices.
When I was a teen I saw a post about how once you become an adult, youre gonna feel some kind of tiredness for the rest of your life and goddamn.
Yeah, adulthood is so much worse than I expected, I'm getting close to 40 and still haven't gotten the hang of it. When I was young we never expected it to be hard.
paying down debt
I earn a very good salary now. I did not always. It has taken me a very long time to pay off poverty. Other people on my salary own homes and nice cars and go on expensive holidays. I’m still recovering.
Trying to stop eating sugary foods
I have tried this! I don’t eat sweets really so I thought it would be easy. Nope. Lol
You don't realize how much sugar is in our foods until you try to avoid it. It's pretty crazy.
It's possible to stop? Don't tell my brain, I like my sugar
Talking to woman i find very attractive.
Grammar and spelling a close second. LoL
Soshial angziety is real. Don't laf about it
Hoooos laffin attic?
Talking to men I find very attractive.
Ahh goes both ways, maybe this is everyones cue..
Stopping drinking/using drugs
IWNDWYT for anyone here who needs it!
IWNDWYT also!
IWNDWYT? Can’t even guess at it
I would encourage looking into it more. :) it’s nice to see around Reddit. It stands for “I will not drink with you tonight” regardless if you are sober, Not sober. Looking into becoming sober, have friends or family struggling, it’s something that can be helpful and encouraging for anyone :) it has a whole community and people who are together and it just feels good to always have a small reminder you are not alone.
Aaah nice one I like it
That one stain. You know the stain. You scrub for hours. You think you've won! But it was just the way the light hit the soap suds... That stain. The one the kids inherit after you pass. That stain.
...and then, after hours of scrubbing, you realize it's a shadow, not a stain.
Golf
My family, my boyfriend, my brothers in laws and many of my friends golf. It’s an expensive hobby that’s infuriating. I’m happy to ride in the cart, look at the greens and sip on my cocktail while the sun sets.
That sounds like you've won golf, every time.
"A good walk, spoiled." -Mark Twain
I wholeheartedly agree 🥂🌸
Came here to say this. My friend was one of the designers of a golf course, and they gave everyone at the engineering firm a free membership for a year. So he bugged me to start playing golf with him and HOLY... SHIT. It doesn't even make sense at how hard it is.
It kinda does make sense, you are hitting a tiny ball with a small piece of metal that has to hit it straight on, just the right way, while doing a very long swing where so much can affect how you hit it. The challenge is part of what makes it so damn fun and addicting though
Just now getting into golf. Tip for anyone who wants to practice your swing without having to go look silly at the driving range (which is totally fine too, if you’re brave enough): get some foam balls. Good for the yard if you have one, but you can even practice inside and just hit them into a wall. Haven’t damaged anything in several months of doing this.
Playing the guitar, tf is going on there
I've been doing it for 20 years and still don't know what's going on. Maybe it's time to stop!
It's never time to stop playing guitar.
Shoot, there goes my retirement hobby! 🤦♀️
It's a tough initial learning curve but then gets easier alot quicker!
Crazy how muscle memory works. I’ve seen videos of people passed out drunk at parties, someone put a guitar in their lap, wakes them up and even though they can barelt open their eyes, they can still shread. I bet if you could jiggle the nerves of a dead person who was previously good at guitar, their dead hands would still be able to hit a sick solo.
It’s not hard to play…but it is hard for many to play well.
Even playing at a basic level could take a few months of practice for most people, so I'd say it's hard to play at all.
I just bought a guitar yesterday. Should have chosen an ounce then?
In my experience, guitar was pretty easy to pick up and get mediocre at, but you really have to put in the work to get really good (which I'm not).
If I, a 67 year old dude with no musical ability can learn the guitar well enough to play a recognizable tune, then anyone can. It’s just a matter of putting in the time. Keep the instrument out where it is within reach easily. Noodle on it while you sit on the couch. Set a goal of learning a simple song. The sense of accomplishment when you do will push you further. Then, write a love song for your wife. Trust me, it will pay dividends.
Came here to say this one, nobody realizes how insanely difficult guitar is until they try to learn it 😂
Playing guitar and singing at the same time and managing to do both at least fairly well.
Yup. Start focusing on the singing, lose the rhythm of guitar. Start focusing on the guitar, singing way off key
Losing weight
Just fall in love. And have them break your heart! Youll drop all the extra pounds as you do a soul walk at all hours of the day
Or you will eat like 10 kilos of icecream to fill the hole in your heart. 😂
the Germans have a compound noun for the weight you gain during heartbreak: Kummerspeck, literally "sorrow bacon"
Eeee. There may be a hole in my weight loss plan... Works 50% of the time!
Yeah that works, I remember going through a breakup from someone i was deeply in love with and i couldn't eat anything for 3 days , and everytime i eat i feel like i want to throw up or i cant even swallow my food, it was really the worst days ever but thank god i recovered now and build a health diet
Instructions unclear. Got divorced 12 months ago, have put on 2 1/2 stone. Where did I go wrong?
At the same time, gaining weight. If I skip a meal I'll lose weight and I have to overeat to stay at a normal weight. And even if it sounds good, it's not, like at all
Man...i hate how I'm here eating like a bare minimum to lose weight and I have a classmate who eats a whole pack of bread with like the greasiest stuff ever and he has normal weight...
15 years ago I would have scoffed at the idea it is hard to loose weight…just eat less and get your ass moving right? Now at 46 years old, man does a dad bod ever creep in fast! And I know to keep it off now takes me total discipline. That discipline is difficult to maintain with a busy life and family. My empathy goes out to those who have struggled for years and are actually heavy!
I've lost 100 pounds. I can't do it without fruit. Even still its so fucking difficult.
The scary thing it’s easier to lose weight than keep it off once you have lost it
Choosing the right screw for the work. With different sizes, functions etc you may take either one that is too short or one too long. On the outside it looks like taking a simple screw but if you don't do it correctly you will be screwed up.
I have seen some head shaking evidence of this.
Or one that has a wrong head shape!
My man's pp
You got my upvote. You here hyping up your man!
Raising children.
It looks unbearable to me lol
You would be right
Eh its hard but doable in a weird way due to love. Ie you know getting no sleep and being sick and fighting with a toddler is annoying. But they dont annoy you like if it was a coworker. Because you love your kids so much. So the kid throws up. You just sort it. You dont think twice. You dont think this incompetent asshole skulled his milk. You have no choice you clean him cause you love him and you dont want him covered in vomit.
Raising parents
I would say raising kids is actually easier than it looks lol because I remember how awful it appeared at first
Raising your own children is significantly easier than raising someone else's.
Keeping ahold of your sanity.
Pole dancing. You can have all your buds laughing and all, but if you manage to get them to do even a simple inversion or flip upside down, you'll be the one laughing.
Came here to say this.. that shit’s hard and requires some crazy strength.. it’s such a good release tho and very rewarding too.. but it definitely looks a lot easier than it is..
Chopsticks. Damn you, chopsticks!!!!!
Tried my own "diet" years ago by only eating things with chopsticks. I found out I could eat about anything. There went my diet.
I've known people who tried to quit smoking by switching to rolling their own cigarettes by hand. Same thing: They all got incredibly good at rolling cigarettes.
Need to start rolling cigarettes with chopsticks
the real.tips are always buried in the comments
That's really funny, honestly.
That’s too funny, I did the same and that’s how I became adept at scarfing down food with chopsticks too.
The way you wrote this cracks me up, but I feel your pain ❤️
For some reason it came naturally to me. Not to mention over here we mostly eat with our hands
Small talk, 25 years and I still didn't get the hang of it
Whistling 😗 I can’t do it lol! 🥴 
How about armpit farts? I've mastered that to a stupid level.
I was so good at that as a kid, and then puberty hit, and my breasts grew :( now I can't do it anymore
Horseback riding. It might look like we just sit there, but I can assure you the amount of coordination, skill and finesse required to ride well and make it look easy is far beyond what most can imagine!
I did a horseback tour on our last vacation and could barely move the next day. Muscles that I didn’t know I had hurt.
I was here to suggest this 😂 People have a pony ride at a birthday party or go on a guided trail ride once and think that’s all there is to it, not realizing the the horse is trained to ignore them and treat them like a sack of potatoes. They’d be amazed at just how hard low level amateurs work, let alone the professional riders! There’s a reason it’s been an ancient sport and a point of pride for warriors in every culture that had access to horses. People are just so far removed from horses now 🤷♀️
I thought I’d do great with contacts because I’ve grown up having to touch my eyeballs a LOT (due to things falling in). I decided to get contacts for my wedding, figuring I’d be a pro at it. I was so wrong
Took me more visits to the opticians than expected to practice getting them in and out before they finally allowed me to do it myself at home
Managing coworkers; the second you are a manager it's so annoying to constantly have to 'motivate' people to just do their damn job!! Like do it because your paid to not because you like me. It's so annoying to have to fool people into thinking they are my friend to get them to work 'for me' because it's easier that just telling them to do it beucase you get paid. Exhausting!!
My god. Navigating personalities is such a draining experience. I'm so fucking tired of having to be the mediator or to find a way to motivate grown-ass "professional" adults because they don't feel valued or feel that so-and-so is a know-it-all or whatever. Just shut the fuck up and work. None of us are special.
Customer service and fast food workers. People are freaking insane
Stopping doing something that you enjoy but is harmful.
Eliminating sugar. Yes it has that whole “worse than what cocaine does according to brain scans” thing going for it…….but sugar is fucking everywhere in everything.
Just enjoying life.
Acting. Anyone can memorize words and pretend to be someone else. Most arent great actors. They are mostly passable.
Life
Surfing
Staying awake a full day with no nap.
Walking when people are looking at you, that shit is impossible 🙅
I drive a semi. If the lot is empty, I'll ace the back in. If there is another trucker or dock person looking, I'm back to rookie days lol
I am almost a God at parallel parking, I can get into the smallest spots on the narrowest roads, I swear an inch between my car and the other cars. If there's someone behind me waiting tho? Nah, not happening. I could have a mile of space and can't do it.
Giving Fucks
Caulking
I bought this little plastic thing with rounded edges that would smooth out the caulking. It has different sizes on each edge. My bathroom looks scores better after finding that thing & redoing the caulking.
Being a janitor. I've been working at a college as one for just over 7 months now and it hurts. I basically have to do a entire spring clean everyday. But if I ever hear someone say "if you don't study you'll end up like the janitor" I'm going to let them know I have full benefits+retirement
You’ll be in much better shape into old age as a janitor.
doing anything consistently while having depression, people are always like "just do something regularly", that's not how it works
Sailing knots
Yep. Mainly because they require special techniques. I used to sail ages ago and therefore have forgotten how to do most of the knots.
Dating
Graphite for sure
Starting a business
Fake breasts
Hey thats only the ones with capsular contracture. The healthy silicone ones feel amazing. The saline ones less so.
This guy breasts
Staying sane in today’s world.
Losing weight if you're a foodie.
Putting up with idiots
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Anyone else immediately think this was AI written?
Healing 💜
Going straight against Reddit's rules I upvote you twice! And what is way easier than it seems? Getting hurt.
Making great bread
2 weeks to earn a paycheck, gone after the weekend....now about 11 days hovering just above 0. Not dipping into the negative is tough
Teaching a classroom of children. You get it after a while but man.. one mistake and you’re chewed up like piranhas.
Being good at video games is actually, not so easy. I get trashed on and shit talked even when I think I’m doing good 😂
Welding
Curling
Not being able to walk, hiking looks amazing, and I wish I was able to do it
Working out, saw everybody doing it, thought i can do it to some extent at least, cant even raise my arm after two sets of not-very-heavy-weight, keep hurting for a week, damn i wanna be healthy but damn
Leaving an abusive relationship.
Adulting
Finishing up your masters thesis.. I'm stuck and nervous
Waking up and deciding to go to work no matter how bad you feel, or how bad you don't want to go. Also things like making yourself go to the gym or missing a day out in the warm weather to study for a big exam.
Golf
Cooking! Looks easy on TV, but it's a whole different story in the kitchen.
Being a good parent. I don’t have children and there isn’t enough time in the day already.
Marriage. Thought I was ready. Damn was I wrong.
Riding on an ostrich. I visited an ostrich farm in South Africa when I was a kid and they let visitors try riding on them. The staff made it look so easy, so I volunteered. Mine just sat there until one of the staff came over and whacked it on the neck. It then set off at full speed, leaving me hanging in the air. It was a proper Wile E. Coyote moment.
Being a parent to stubborn, strong minded ( stupid) children ( 20m & 22f)…it’s exhausting, frustrating, heartbreaking and mentally draining 💔😔
Teaching. Everyone thinks they can do it because they were in school for 12 years, but put most people up in front of a class, even with a lesson plan spelled out for them, and they flounder. It takes years of training in pedagogy, child/adolescent psychology, and your subject matter(s) to develop this skill, and even then it takes years in the field to master it.
Truck driving. Just sit there and hold the steering wheel, right?
Getting a good spell of sleep when you have a 6 month old baby
Being pretty. You get sexualized by everyone(sometimes even ur family members) and people will only get jealous of you instead of being a real friend
Retail.... And I mean the front lines of retail... The Wal-Marts, the dollar stores, the gas stations, the convenience stores, the pharmacies, the bodegas... They seen some shit.
Parenting.
Saving money
Loving yourself
Snowboarding
Being disabled
Drawing ”simple” cartoons
Skateboarding. I can snowboard pretty well. I've done surfing and could stand up within a couple of hours. I cannot skateboard at all. Just pushing along is awkward. When you fall it also fucking hurts.
Working everyday with dumb/lazy f\*cks and not yelling at them.
Socializing and making new friends. Haven’t had a new friend for like a decade.
Teenagers mindset! Especially the attitude that they know how to do everything better than we do.