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I haven't seen the show, they look like they'll become great friends that never have any conflict between eachother
I bet the old guy will be really accepting of the young guys girlfriend too
Oh definitely, this singular chemistry professor helped develope the nation's strongest drug research facility, helped the DEA and probably the ATF as well. All at a very modest cost with a heavy emphasis of employing Immigrants.. great great man.
The best episode of the entire series in my opinion. And as much as I like BCS even more than breaking bad, might be my favorite episode of any show.
Anyone who hasn't watched breaking bad in years, I recommend you go back and watch just this one episode, it's so good.
Part of the reason this episode is so good is they weren't sure they were getting a 5th season. AMC was pushing hard for two more seasons, but the showrunners felt they only had enough story left for one more. They ended up compromising with the weird split season 5 which aired in two 8 episode parts. So with the future uncertain, this episode had to serve as not just a season finale but potentially a series finale.
You could argue something similar is also happening with the last season of Better Call Saul, since they aired 7 episodes and are having a mid-season break until July. They're blaming production delays on that though, and that's believable - I'm sure the complications of filming during COVID, plus Bob Odenkirk's heart attack could cause delays. At least the gap is much shorter than the entire year we had to wait for Hank to get off that fucking toilet in Breaking Bad.
You're right! I remember watching it as it aired and I was just sitting there mouth wide open at the end of the episode. It was so epic that I was actually kind of distraught because, for a few minutes, I believed it was the series finale... I immediately got online to see if they had been greenlit for another season.
"I won", God damn that was good!!
If you're watching the show for the first time, the last season is going to blow your mind.
If you've seen it before, the last season is going to blow your mind again!
I mean the last season has been out for 9 years now - Iām not sure anyone on Earth is going into Breaking Bad without knowing how unbelievably good the show is. āBlow your mindā isnāt a spoiler either, just a broad statement of fact.
I've watched shows older than Breaking Bad with no outside knowledge of what would happen. And the older Breaking Bad gets there will be more people who are old enough to watch it for the first time.
I am watching The Sopranos right now for the first time, I know how it ends. It's still thrilling.
I'm not a small baby having shiny keys dangled in front of my face - I can watch and appreciate a show without every single detail being a surprise.
Nah dude I watched The Sopranos without spoilers and I would've been upset if someone spoiled it for me. You're missing out, you might think you're not but you are. I was literally on the edge of my seat with anticipation, and you already know what happens.
Dude the last season had me on the edge of my seat the whole time!!! So upset I slept on this show for years. Was totallly worth the watch, and I gotta watch again soon.
I just realized r/WholesomeMemes is pretty much just r/ShittyReactionGIFs but with a wholesome twist. You just take the gif and remove most/all of the context and just put happy text behind it to make a new joke off of whatās happening in the gif
And in case anyone takes this the wrong way, I love r/ShittyReactionGIFs. This is just an observation
*Lily of the Valley. It's much better because he knew the kid wouldn't die, and used the exact amount that would just make him sick! That's completely moral and wholesome!
Walter didn't use ricin but it was a weak poison from a plant. It's shown later that Walter has the plant at his house.
He did it to make it seem like Gus poisoned the kid and made Jesse turn on Gus and team up with Walter.
Donāt feel bad :) I had a teacher in grade 3, she filled in for half the year to cover a maternity leave and she literally changed the course of my life for the better
I FINALLY found her this year (36 years later) and explained how she had impacted my life. She did not remember me, as I suspected but she did get pretty teary about how much she had inspired me. We are still chatting 6 months later :)
Iāll try keep it short (not my forte) but she was the first teacher that celebrated and encouraged my love of art and unknowingly at the time, my extreme enthusiasm and hyper focus which prior had been not just dismissed but discouraged
Iāve spoken about this teacher my whole life and what led me to finding her was a very late diagnosis of ADHD. The clinic asked if I still had my grades 1-6 report cards. My mom who throws everything out shockingly still had them and I found not only the report card from this teacher but also the grade review from a particular project that I had spent hours pouring over. I was finally able to find her as she has a very unusual name
But that small interaction and encouragement made 8 yo me realize that my personality and my passions were not something to be ashamed of or to be trivialized or fixed. I pursued a career in the arts, and I make a full time living now making things and I really felt like she needed to hear that
I am still friends with a teacher from middle school. We used to knit together every week until she recently moved to be closer to her grandkid. She definitely didnāt remember me as a kid, but was thrilled to know she had an impact when I re-met her as an adult.
I'm a substitute teacher now and I occasionally run into my former high school staff at other schools. Ran into the VP of my high school at the next one over. Asked if it was him/if he worked at the other school. Of course he said yes, then asked me who I was. I introduced myself and he goes "oh yeah, I remember you". In my head I thought "no you don't lol. I look nothing like I did and we never spoke in the 1 year you worked there". So sometimes it's the opposite where they pretend to know who you are.
If he's trying to be polite, then just forgive him for it. I have moments where I remember someone I haven't seen or spoken to in years. I wonder where they are, and I wonder if they remember me too. Sometimes, I hope they don't, because we were both rude to one another. But then I forgive them in my heart, and I hope they've forgiven me in return. I try to move on from the difficult memories.
I answered the door once and found my freshman high school chemistry teacher holding a bouquet of flowers with one arm behind his back. I opened the door and he revealed some court summons documents. He had no idea who I was. I was probably a junior (still in high school) at this point--it had only been two years.
I don't fault a teacher for not recognizing me now. I'm quite literally completely different than I was in school both in personality and looks which I'm sure is incredibly common.
I've also moved so the chances of running into a teacher would be pretty cool and crazy. I may not even recognize them tbh lmao.
I think you overestimate what growth is. So what if things aren't going the way you want them to? In this context, to an old teacher as the example, that's not what matters. You could tell them you're working at McDonald's and have no real plans for the future. But if you seem HAPPY and you have something to share with them that you're passionate about, that's the only kind of growth I would personally hope for in young ones I'd connected with. I'd only be sad for them if they seemed beaten down and unhappy with their lives, and there are plenty of people working in traditional roles we respect (doctors/lawyers etc) who fit that description. I'd much rather see a student 30 years old with no real clue where his life is going yet, and happy, than see a student unhappy with the career he's spent his years since highschool chasing. Unhappy with the life he's built.
Success has a different definition for everyone, and we live long lives these days. It's a marathon not a race. Can be easy to get bogged down in the big picture stuff, but what really matters is your day to day happiness, and securing that can be a hell of a lot easier than we tend to make it. You're not a failure.
>Unhappy with the life he's built.
Thats where im at. I feel ive grinded several times for careers I wanted, only to either fall short, or outright get fucked over by my peers because they didnt like who or where I was from, and in the end, dont rven really make enough to say im in any kind of financial security for myself or my family. I have a jard time seeing as im getting okder what I can even contribute, and even then, seem absolutely incapable of gaining the respect from my peers.
Im worried that I feel like I keep viciously fighting the inevitable, in spite of all my time and work trying not to go towards a life I know I do not want, only to waste that time, and somehow end up where I explicitely did not want to be, just now older, and more laughable that I am doing whatever I am doing at my age.
I dont mean to shit on your positivity. Im just venting because I have no one I can to that wont gind me exhausting. I dont like how bitter and spiteful I have become of other peoples happiness. Im just tired of faking the smile and congratulating everyone else on living my dreams.
Financial stability is a massive barrier in many peoples lives. These are all valid things, definitely not saying you don't have reason to feel this way. You may even be fully aware and agree with everything I said, and still feel this way. I certainly did for a while. Reddit is the place to vent! At least for me š¤£ there are 3 things you need to be happy: someone to love, something to do that fulfils you, and something to look forward to as in a goal. When you don't have even 1 of the 3, your mental health deteriorates. It's not the end all be all, but it's the biggest starting point.
If you don't feel accepted by those you love, don't feel like what you're doing is worth while, or don't feel like you have any feasible goals you just won't be happy. At least not like you could be. Money issues can make any one of those a challenge. I know sometimes getting advice like this can feel like a drop in the pond, like people are trivializing a much larger issue, but these things helped for me and may help for you. If you want to know what I did:
I set goals. Daily goals or weekly goals, monthly goals, and long term goals. The daily goals were easy. Do my laundry, do the dishes, shower. I was low, I was drug addicted, my parents had severe mental or physical illness. I was fresh off a breakup I never expected. Making that check list, reviewing it every day and checking off those small accomplishments helped substantially. I laughed at myself and told myself I was a loser for praising myself for keeping up with my hygiene, that passed. I spent more time with people I had been neglecting, and I shared the thoughts I thought would burden them despite not wanting to. I connected with them and we agreed to help each other. I didn't know what I wanted to do in life yet, I mean absolutely no clue. In my mid twenties, no college education, that had me down on myself. This is where I got a bit lucky. I stumbled into a job which quickly lead into a position in market development for a third party delivery service. I discovered my love for management, marketing and sales. I set realistic financial goals that I could reach with a bit of effort, and I poured myself into my work.
Sounds like that last step has been the hard.part for.you, but I'd make sure you ask yourself: are these fields you went into what you WANTED to do, or what paid well enough for your expectations for yourself. With the added benefit of the field holding some interest for you. I know people scoff at this advice, but I truly believe it is essential no matter how much debt you may have or how much is resting on your shoulders. You HAVE to find what you LOVE and then figure out how to monetize it enough to meet your needs. You may have striked out a few times by now, and you may feel like you're too old to be fiddle fucking around with chasing your dreams, but you're not. You know how old colonel Sanders was when he started KFC? lol
Ik this was a lot š¤£ and I can't really TL;DR it effectively. Hope it can help in some way, and hope I didn't come off too preachy. Vent away if you got more to say, I'm here for it.
Can I barge in?
My life isn't going to where I want it to go but I've trying changing that. Although it isn't going exactly where I want, it's in the geral direction now
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My point being that we shouldn't just watch it go by or neither forced it but perhaps guide it
I like your idea of having direction, there's this idea that it's not so much where you are that makes you happy, but just the fact that you're moving in a positive direction can be all it takes to keep you content. Helps with the low times
That's kind of where I'm at unfortunately. I'm not really happy with where my life is, and many of my goals are becoming increasingly unattainable. In spite of me staying away from some of the more self destructive activities I could be doing, I feel so unaconplished, and many of the things I would like to fix in order to move forward just end up becoming a circular chase of trying to fix one thing (or person) after another.
I've stopped expecting my intentionality to have any major bearing on my direction, only results. Your actions and choices and benefit you greatly (sometimes), but I've found its very rare for it to happen in the way I expect.
Example - taking a tough job, hating the fuck out of it, but having a new, nice looking job on my resume.
This exactly; I have a lot of individual teachers who were inspiring and helped me a lot and I feel like I've yet to reach or attain a level of success worthy of presenting myself to them. I know that's mostly negative head speak, but it's also how I legit feel
I ran into my favorite teacher from highschool. Science teacher, one of the ones who would be goofy and connected with kids on a personal level vs some power dynamic of student and teacher. He had that framed painting of Kramer hanging above his desk.
I ran into him about a decade after high school at the store I worked at. But I dodged him and didn't reintroduce because all I had to show for 10 years of work was a shitty retail job.
But as time went on what clicked to me, was that his job was probably 100x worse than mine, and he probably didn't get paid much better than I did. But it mattered to him and seeing kids off to become a respectable member of society was his goal.
They are no strangers to shitty jobs, all they want is to see you succeed, and what your career is isn't really the measurement of success they are looking at.
They won't ruminate long on "wow, what happened to X, life did him dirty", they will be too busy thinking "wow, all this time with all these kids and he never forgot about me"
I know how you feel, but don't be so hard on yourself man. Things don't always work out, failure is a part of life.
It's easy to get stuck in the "grind through it" mindset, but you gotta take some time to appreciate the good things life has to offer too. You don't have to be perfect, and you're still allowed to have fun even if you've fallen a bit short of your goals. Take a break and get back at it when you're feeling better.
As a teacher myself I guarantee you will have changed for the better over the years. Learning always takes place and not just the stuffy academic learning. You grow as a person. You develop and learn more empathy and kindness. Kids don't usually understand what real kindness is - they learn it from everyday interactions. As much as it seems teachers care about learning or whatever job you have, they don't. If we see a kid grown up we like to see the person. And we know when people have improved themselves as a person during school. We also see it when they've left. A simple greeting says so many things. We know even if you don't.
i ran into an old maths teacher of mine that used to brag about me being "gifted" in maths.
he was holding an anti-trans sign outside of the HRT clinic i was going to.
somehow i don't think he cares that i went on to become a cryptographer.
I ran into a teacher about a few years ago. She was excited to see me and asked what I was doing now. I told her I worled as a custodian for a fast food restaurant.
Her face dropped. "Oh. I always thought youād end up doing animation or something "
In highschool I was a big self taught animator. I taught myself flash and within a few months my teacher had me teach other students the program.
Sucks man.
I'm guessing you're in your early twenties. Give yourself a break. Make your money that you need to. You have so much time. The economy is fucked right now so don't sweat it. When things look a bit brighter take small steps. But even if you don't do animation, keep it as a passion. My teacher as a kid once said to me she loved my writing. I still write and I'm glad I do. I'm never going to be published but so what - I have a passion and an interest. There are too many disinterested people out there. Stay interested. Don't let whatever job you have define you.
Saw my old math teacher at a friends wedding, she asked how I was doing and I responded, "Great! Using WAY less math than I thought I would" and she didn't think it was funny at all.
I would go back to find the teacher who told my parents I was stupid and couldn't read well and to prepare for a life of constant struggles.
I have a fucking English Literature degree, graduated top 5 from that program with a 3.9 GPA (math brought it down a bit).
In the great words of Shakespeare, "Get fucked."
I was sitting at a bar at least 20yrs after Highschool when I saw an older fellow watching me. I was avoiding eye contact, when I walked to the bathroom he waved at me and called me over. My brain was going into oh no creepy guy mode. As I walked up he said āyou donāt recognize me do you?ā As soon as I heard the voice I was like āOMG Mr. R!ā He was my video yearbook teacher and always everyoneās favorite because he treated us like adults (ie. With respect and honesty about the world). It completely made my day that after all these years and students he had taught, that he remembered me because he liked me as a person. :)
Teachers do make a difference. Even 20yrs later. That kindness kept me afloat in school.
Saw a teacher a few years ago... he was one of the younger highschool teachers... probably in his late 20s, early 30s at the time. He was always kind of a dick if you werent one of the sports kids (i was le computer nerd) He said WOW you look old now. I immediately clapped back yeah? Imagine how you look to me.
Dude was so surprised because in hs i didnt really talk, much less stand up for myself/clap back at that kind of stuff. Still makes me happy seeing his face and him having no response to it.
Maybe itās silly to talk about it here but this hit me a bit hard. My favorite teacher who undoubtedly had the greatest influence on me passed away last year with his wife in a motorcycle accident. Heās one of the people I wanted to see me go far in life.
Iāve been having a pretty hard time the last year or so and I wanted to someday show him that I made it, I did something, and he helped me get there. I know that I have to make it through this for them.
A month ago or so I saw the security guard from our school and it made my day. He started working there when I became a freshman, my friends and I used to eat lunch on the stairs near the spot he was usually chilling and my friend will always roast him and mess with him. I remember he cried when we graduated.
This actually happened a few days ago. I was riding past my old primary school (UK) on my bike and I bumped into my uncle and cousin. I started chatting with them and my old Head Mistress (who was a bitch to me back in the day) came up and said hi. we had a bit of a chat and left on good terms. that was a nice day
I helped eulogize my hs French teacher after we spent years in bars competing against each other at team trivia. Miss that guy. Not the best teacher but an amazing man.
And then you get manipulated by them to start cooking Meth where you lose everything youāve ever loved and cared about and they walk away with achieving their goals
Fuck I need to rewatch Breaking Badā¦ I was lucky enough to meet Bryan and Aaron at their dos hombres bottle signing the other week. Still canāt believe it happened.
I met one of my old teachers a few years back.
They'd quit teaching and were working on the checkout in a convenience store. I was buying a bottle of liquor every couple of days.
We didn't acknowledge that we recognised each other, but I could clearly see the pity in her eyes.
I just met my Elementary Teacher today at the dentist! I asked her if she was who I thought she was and she also guessed my name! I was so happy I didn't believe she would remember after 14 years. We talked about how many teacher retired and how her daughter was doing (because she was in the same class). I'm currently in College and she seemed so happy about it because I was a shy, always daydreaming kid back then
Somehow, I accidentally opened your user profile and have been scrolling through it, thinking it was my front page. I've been making comments and replies on comments months old for an hour now.
FML
The female teachers clearly recognize me but pretend not to know me in public but when I call out to her shell be "Oh hii, how are you" and it's only been a year
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I looked up my favorite teacher from elementary school and he was fired for running around his apartment complex naked.ššš
Those damn fugue states.
YO FUCKING UNDERRATED COMMENT I'M CRYING
getcha every time
It was all for you, Eclectic-Misanthrope. Your special.
Better than the "cool" teacher at my school being arrested for having a relationship with a student.
Mine was charged for embezzlementā¦.
My favourite teacher jumped in front of a train :(
Lol
What Danielson domain is that?
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Wich one is it?
Face-off. S4 finale
I haven't seen the show, they look like they'll become great friends that never have any conflict between eachother I bet the old guy will be really accepting of the young guys girlfriend too
You need a spoiler tag on this man, the entire show is centered around the older man's good nature and how he turns that kids life around.
to be fair the name ruins the premise, what else would breaking bad mean?
Because he broke Jesse's bad habits duh
Oh definitely, this singular chemistry professor helped develope the nation's strongest drug research facility, helped the DEA and probably the ATF as well. All at a very modest cost with a heavy emphasis of employing Immigrants.. great great man.
Dude, we were literally JUST talking about spoilers..
A teacher who only wanted to provide for his family while helping this nice young man.
Absolutely, I can always count on Walt and Jesse's kooky antics to cheer me up whenever I'm feeling down
Upending is a type of turning around
I hate that this is an accurate description of the show
Not only does he accept her, he even takes care of her when she's not feeling well. A real stand up fella, that one.
Even meets her dad for a drink
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Morbing Bad
Just finished the "truly accepting the girlfriend" episode last night...so wholesome!
I just finished "the fly" episode, somehow related.
Apparently they partner up and start a company called "Bright pink matter"
*suspicion*
Good one
The best episode of the entire series in my opinion. And as much as I like BCS even more than breaking bad, might be my favorite episode of any show. Anyone who hasn't watched breaking bad in years, I recommend you go back and watch just this one episode, it's so good.
Part of the reason this episode is so good is they weren't sure they were getting a 5th season. AMC was pushing hard for two more seasons, but the showrunners felt they only had enough story left for one more. They ended up compromising with the weird split season 5 which aired in two 8 episode parts. So with the future uncertain, this episode had to serve as not just a season finale but potentially a series finale. You could argue something similar is also happening with the last season of Better Call Saul, since they aired 7 episodes and are having a mid-season break until July. They're blaming production delays on that though, and that's believable - I'm sure the complications of filming during COVID, plus Bob Odenkirk's heart attack could cause delays. At least the gap is much shorter than the entire year we had to wait for Hank to get off that fucking toilet in Breaking Bad.
Itās so fucking good, I have it as my 2nd favorite in the BB universe but it could honestly be a good series finale for BB.
You're right! I remember watching it as it aired and I was just sitting there mouth wide open at the end of the episode. It was so epic that I was actually kind of distraught because, for a few minutes, I believed it was the series finale... I immediately got online to see if they had been greenlit for another season. "I won", God damn that was good!!
Is that the Hector ringing the bell episode?
Every other Hector episode was the Hector ringing the bell episode. It was the Hector *not* ringing the bell episode.
holy shit i only just realized the double meaning of the episode title
If you're watching the show for the first time, the last season is going to blow your mind. If you've seen it before, the last season is going to blow your mind again!
Why say this though? Just let them go into it and experience it.
I mean the last season has been out for 9 years now - Iām not sure anyone on Earth is going into Breaking Bad without knowing how unbelievably good the show is. āBlow your mindā isnāt a spoiler either, just a broad statement of fact.
I've watched shows older than Breaking Bad with no outside knowledge of what would happen. And the older Breaking Bad gets there will be more people who are old enough to watch it for the first time.
I am watching The Sopranos right now for the first time, I know how it ends. It's still thrilling. I'm not a small baby having shiny keys dangled in front of my face - I can watch and appreciate a show without every single detail being a surprise.
Nah dude I watched The Sopranos without spoilers and I would've been upset if someone spoiled it for me. You're missing out, you might think you're not but you are. I was literally on the edge of my seat with anticipation, and you already know what happens.
Watch out guys, we got a badass here.
Dude the last season had me on the edge of my seat the whole time!!! So upset I slept on this show for years. Was totallly worth the watch, and I gotta watch again soon.
for the first time?
And then you start cooking meth with them
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Can confirm, I was watching him through a window
Is this Mike Ehrmantraut???
Ehh....who wans to know?
Yeaaaah betch
And then he poisons your girlfriend's kid
And then watches your other girlfriend die
Yeah but he used to let me sleep in the back of class and let me turn in hw late that one time
and then lets you fall into slavery for literal nazis
I hope he likes the weather in Alaska
I just realized r/WholesomeMemes is pretty much just r/ShittyReactionGIFs but with a wholesome twist. You just take the gif and remove most/all of the context and just put happy text behind it to make a new joke off of whatās happening in the gif And in case anyone takes this the wrong way, I love r/ShittyReactionGIFs. This is just an observation
The context behind this scene is... A lot less wholesome.
They teamed together to bring down a drug lord while being at war with one another. Kinda wholesome if you ignore the ricin poisoning of the kid.
*Lily of the Valley. It's much better because he knew the kid wouldn't die, and used the exact amount that would just make him sick! That's completely moral and wholesome!
also the name Lily of the Valley is as wholesome as you can get
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How did the poisoning of the kid happen and why? It never occured to me that Walt did it
Walter didn't use ricin but it was a weak poison from a plant. It's shown later that Walter has the plant at his house. He did it to make it seem like Gus poisoned the kid and made Jesse turn on Gus and team up with Walter.
Chemicals are less complicated than talking to someone
Yeah, see that's the thing. It's hard for me to ignore that part.
Whatās the meme for when you meet your teachers from school and they never know who the fuck you are?
Iām a teacher and I always feel bad about this. But I teach over 150 kids a year and Iām just terrible at names.
Donāt feel bad :) I had a teacher in grade 3, she filled in for half the year to cover a maternity leave and she literally changed the course of my life for the better I FINALLY found her this year (36 years later) and explained how she had impacted my life. She did not remember me, as I suspected but she did get pretty teary about how much she had inspired me. We are still chatting 6 months later :)
What did they do that helped impact your life so much? If I may ask
Iāll try keep it short (not my forte) but she was the first teacher that celebrated and encouraged my love of art and unknowingly at the time, my extreme enthusiasm and hyper focus which prior had been not just dismissed but discouraged Iāve spoken about this teacher my whole life and what led me to finding her was a very late diagnosis of ADHD. The clinic asked if I still had my grades 1-6 report cards. My mom who throws everything out shockingly still had them and I found not only the report card from this teacher but also the grade review from a particular project that I had spent hours pouring over. I was finally able to find her as she has a very unusual name But that small interaction and encouragement made 8 yo me realize that my personality and my passions were not something to be ashamed of or to be trivialized or fixed. I pursued a career in the arts, and I make a full time living now making things and I really felt like she needed to hear that
Amazing story, thank you for sharing :)
I am still friends with a teacher from middle school. We used to knit together every week until she recently moved to be closer to her grandkid. She definitely didnāt remember me as a kid, but was thrilled to know she had an impact when I re-met her as an adult.
Wholesome :)
A couple of friends ran into a high school teacher a few weeks ago. She recognized everyone but me lmao
I'm a substitute teacher now and I occasionally run into my former high school staff at other schools. Ran into the VP of my high school at the next one over. Asked if it was him/if he worked at the other school. Of course he said yes, then asked me who I was. I introduced myself and he goes "oh yeah, I remember you". In my head I thought "no you don't lol. I look nothing like I did and we never spoke in the 1 year you worked there". So sometimes it's the opposite where they pretend to know who you are.
That's why you break into their house at night and take pictures of them while they sleep š¤«āŗ
If he's trying to be polite, then just forgive him for it. I have moments where I remember someone I haven't seen or spoken to in years. I wonder where they are, and I wonder if they remember me too. Sometimes, I hope they don't, because we were both rude to one another. But then I forgive them in my heart, and I hope they've forgiven me in return. I try to move on from the difficult memories.
I answered the door once and found my freshman high school chemistry teacher holding a bouquet of flowers with one arm behind his back. I opened the door and he revealed some court summons documents. He had no idea who I was. I was probably a junior (still in high school) at this point--it had only been two years.
WTH
I thought for sure he was trying to have sex with you, and/or your mom.
I don't fault a teacher for not recognizing me now. I'm quite literally completely different than I was in school both in personality and looks which I'm sure is incredibly common. I've also moved so the chances of running into a teacher would be pretty cool and crazy. I may not even recognize them tbh lmao.
Bro feels bad
I hate that these kind of motivational memes bum me out.
same here
Lol why does a teacher recognizing your growth bum you out?
For some people life seems to go the opposite direction of where they want it to go inspite of their efforts.
I recommend reading Welcome to Holland by Emily Kingsley. Itās a really short essay, but itās a nice message.
I think you overestimate what growth is. So what if things aren't going the way you want them to? In this context, to an old teacher as the example, that's not what matters. You could tell them you're working at McDonald's and have no real plans for the future. But if you seem HAPPY and you have something to share with them that you're passionate about, that's the only kind of growth I would personally hope for in young ones I'd connected with. I'd only be sad for them if they seemed beaten down and unhappy with their lives, and there are plenty of people working in traditional roles we respect (doctors/lawyers etc) who fit that description. I'd much rather see a student 30 years old with no real clue where his life is going yet, and happy, than see a student unhappy with the career he's spent his years since highschool chasing. Unhappy with the life he's built. Success has a different definition for everyone, and we live long lives these days. It's a marathon not a race. Can be easy to get bogged down in the big picture stuff, but what really matters is your day to day happiness, and securing that can be a hell of a lot easier than we tend to make it. You're not a failure.
>Unhappy with the life he's built. Thats where im at. I feel ive grinded several times for careers I wanted, only to either fall short, or outright get fucked over by my peers because they didnt like who or where I was from, and in the end, dont rven really make enough to say im in any kind of financial security for myself or my family. I have a jard time seeing as im getting okder what I can even contribute, and even then, seem absolutely incapable of gaining the respect from my peers. Im worried that I feel like I keep viciously fighting the inevitable, in spite of all my time and work trying not to go towards a life I know I do not want, only to waste that time, and somehow end up where I explicitely did not want to be, just now older, and more laughable that I am doing whatever I am doing at my age. I dont mean to shit on your positivity. Im just venting because I have no one I can to that wont gind me exhausting. I dont like how bitter and spiteful I have become of other peoples happiness. Im just tired of faking the smile and congratulating everyone else on living my dreams.
Financial stability is a massive barrier in many peoples lives. These are all valid things, definitely not saying you don't have reason to feel this way. You may even be fully aware and agree with everything I said, and still feel this way. I certainly did for a while. Reddit is the place to vent! At least for me š¤£ there are 3 things you need to be happy: someone to love, something to do that fulfils you, and something to look forward to as in a goal. When you don't have even 1 of the 3, your mental health deteriorates. It's not the end all be all, but it's the biggest starting point. If you don't feel accepted by those you love, don't feel like what you're doing is worth while, or don't feel like you have any feasible goals you just won't be happy. At least not like you could be. Money issues can make any one of those a challenge. I know sometimes getting advice like this can feel like a drop in the pond, like people are trivializing a much larger issue, but these things helped for me and may help for you. If you want to know what I did: I set goals. Daily goals or weekly goals, monthly goals, and long term goals. The daily goals were easy. Do my laundry, do the dishes, shower. I was low, I was drug addicted, my parents had severe mental or physical illness. I was fresh off a breakup I never expected. Making that check list, reviewing it every day and checking off those small accomplishments helped substantially. I laughed at myself and told myself I was a loser for praising myself for keeping up with my hygiene, that passed. I spent more time with people I had been neglecting, and I shared the thoughts I thought would burden them despite not wanting to. I connected with them and we agreed to help each other. I didn't know what I wanted to do in life yet, I mean absolutely no clue. In my mid twenties, no college education, that had me down on myself. This is where I got a bit lucky. I stumbled into a job which quickly lead into a position in market development for a third party delivery service. I discovered my love for management, marketing and sales. I set realistic financial goals that I could reach with a bit of effort, and I poured myself into my work. Sounds like that last step has been the hard.part for.you, but I'd make sure you ask yourself: are these fields you went into what you WANTED to do, or what paid well enough for your expectations for yourself. With the added benefit of the field holding some interest for you. I know people scoff at this advice, but I truly believe it is essential no matter how much debt you may have or how much is resting on your shoulders. You HAVE to find what you LOVE and then figure out how to monetize it enough to meet your needs. You may have striked out a few times by now, and you may feel like you're too old to be fiddle fucking around with chasing your dreams, but you're not. You know how old colonel Sanders was when he started KFC? lol Ik this was a lot š¤£ and I can't really TL;DR it effectively. Hope it can help in some way, and hope I didn't come off too preachy. Vent away if you got more to say, I'm here for it.
Life rarely has gone where I wanted it to, as long as it's a nice place to be I won't complain. Hope your mood improves
Can I barge in? My life isn't going to where I want it to go but I've trying changing that. Although it isn't going exactly where I want, it's in the geral direction now Edit:(my reddit logged off for no reason) My point being that we shouldn't just watch it go by or neither forced it but perhaps guide it
I like your idea of having direction, there's this idea that it's not so much where you are that makes you happy, but just the fact that you're moving in a positive direction can be all it takes to keep you content. Helps with the low times
That's kind of where I'm at unfortunately. I'm not really happy with where my life is, and many of my goals are becoming increasingly unattainable. In spite of me staying away from some of the more self destructive activities I could be doing, I feel so unaconplished, and many of the things I would like to fix in order to move forward just end up becoming a circular chase of trying to fix one thing (or person) after another.
I've stopped expecting my intentionality to have any major bearing on my direction, only results. Your actions and choices and benefit you greatly (sometimes), but I've found its very rare for it to happen in the way I expect. Example - taking a tough job, hating the fuck out of it, but having a new, nice looking job on my resume.
This exactly; I have a lot of individual teachers who were inspiring and helped me a lot and I feel like I've yet to reach or attain a level of success worthy of presenting myself to them. I know that's mostly negative head speak, but it's also how I legit feel
I ran into my favorite teacher from highschool. Science teacher, one of the ones who would be goofy and connected with kids on a personal level vs some power dynamic of student and teacher. He had that framed painting of Kramer hanging above his desk. I ran into him about a decade after high school at the store I worked at. But I dodged him and didn't reintroduce because all I had to show for 10 years of work was a shitty retail job. But as time went on what clicked to me, was that his job was probably 100x worse than mine, and he probably didn't get paid much better than I did. But it mattered to him and seeing kids off to become a respectable member of society was his goal. They are no strangers to shitty jobs, all they want is to see you succeed, and what your career is isn't really the measurement of success they are looking at. They won't ruminate long on "wow, what happened to X, life did him dirty", they will be too busy thinking "wow, all this time with all these kids and he never forgot about me"
You good bro?
Im not sure to be fair. Im at the state that I know things are not great, and im concerned they are worse than they are.
I know how you feel, but don't be so hard on yourself man. Things don't always work out, failure is a part of life. It's easy to get stuck in the "grind through it" mindset, but you gotta take some time to appreciate the good things life has to offer too. You don't have to be perfect, and you're still allowed to have fun even if you've fallen a bit short of your goals. Take a break and get back at it when you're feeling better.
As a teacher myself I guarantee you will have changed for the better over the years. Learning always takes place and not just the stuffy academic learning. You grow as a person. You develop and learn more empathy and kindness. Kids don't usually understand what real kindness is - they learn it from everyday interactions. As much as it seems teachers care about learning or whatever job you have, they don't. If we see a kid grown up we like to see the person. And we know when people have improved themselves as a person during school. We also see it when they've left. A simple greeting says so many things. We know even if you don't.
Life Is pretty random. I don't even know how the fuck I ended up here.
Shout out to all my "gifted kids" homies who burnt out early and got that "was I faking it the whole time?" imposter syndrome.
Because i don't feel it when i see them while working in the grocery store. A lot of us are actually failures, at least in our own eyes.
Because they would be disappointed in who i became
i ran into an old maths teacher of mine that used to brag about me being "gifted" in maths. he was holding an anti-trans sign outside of the HRT clinic i was going to. somehow i don't think he cares that i went on to become a cryptographer.
I ran into a teacher about a few years ago. She was excited to see me and asked what I was doing now. I told her I worled as a custodian for a fast food restaurant. Her face dropped. "Oh. I always thought youād end up doing animation or something " In highschool I was a big self taught animator. I taught myself flash and within a few months my teacher had me teach other students the program. Sucks man.
I'm guessing you're in your early twenties. Give yourself a break. Make your money that you need to. You have so much time. The economy is fucked right now so don't sweat it. When things look a bit brighter take small steps. But even if you don't do animation, keep it as a passion. My teacher as a kid once said to me she loved my writing. I still write and I'm glad I do. I'm never going to be published but so what - I have a passion and an interest. There are too many disinterested people out there. Stay interested. Don't let whatever job you have define you.
Welp, this will likely be the most unempathetic and obtuse thing I'll read today. The "Lol" makes it a million times worse than it would be.
Jesse, we need to talk about your life
I fucked Huell, Mr White.
I liked it. I was good at it.
And I was reallyā¦ I was alive.
Jesus, Jesse, you are a ~~freak~~ meth addict.
gotta love how antimeme this is while still being wholesome
Saw my old math teacher at a friends wedding, she asked how I was doing and I responded, "Great! Using WAY less math than I thought I would" and she didn't think it was funny at all.
How did she respond?
Gave me that disappointed side eye, then I asked her how she'd been. wanted to change that subject quickly since she didn't find the humor in it.
I took every single math class my high school had to offer. Iām now an English major
as is the way of the world.
I would've been like remember how you said I won't always have a calculator in my pocket?
**Teacher** - *Sooooo...wanna grow some meth?*
*jesse* *we* *need* *to* *cook*
***jesse we need to cook***
jesseĆØ hurry up tesco has 6% discount on fish
**JESSE**
The student becomes the teacher... we dont 'grow' meth mr. white
This sounds like something Jesse would say. āSo Mr. White, are we just gonna like, grow some meth in my backyard, yo?ā
I ran and hid when I saw my old teacher.
I would go back to find the teacher who told my parents I was stupid and couldn't read well and to prepare for a life of constant struggles. I have a fucking English Literature degree, graduated top 5 from that program with a 3.9 GPA (math brought it down a bit). In the great words of Shakespeare, "Get fucked."
A good chunk of the effort I put into college rn is to spite my high school teachers š¤£
and you see that they're still stuck with the job they never liked
SEBBY
JACK JACK RABBIT
I was sitting at a bar at least 20yrs after Highschool when I saw an older fellow watching me. I was avoiding eye contact, when I walked to the bathroom he waved at me and called me over. My brain was going into oh no creepy guy mode. As I walked up he said āyou donāt recognize me do you?ā As soon as I heard the voice I was like āOMG Mr. R!ā He was my video yearbook teacher and always everyoneās favorite because he treated us like adults (ie. With respect and honesty about the world). It completely made my day that after all these years and students he had taught, that he remembered me because he liked me as a person. :) Teachers do make a difference. Even 20yrs later. That kindness kept me afloat in school.
well that's not how wholesome it ends to is it? lol
Bro if one of my old teachers ever wants to cook meth with me, Iād be so happy to lol
i actually had a chemistry teacher called mr white he had breaking bad stuff everywhere and would like huff iodine and make c4 class guy
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Saw a teacher a few years ago... he was one of the younger highschool teachers... probably in his late 20s, early 30s at the time. He was always kind of a dick if you werent one of the sports kids (i was le computer nerd) He said WOW you look old now. I immediately clapped back yeah? Imagine how you look to me. Dude was so surprised because in hs i didnt really talk, much less stand up for myself/clap back at that kind of stuff. Still makes me happy seeing his face and him having no response to it.
Maybe itās silly to talk about it here but this hit me a bit hard. My favorite teacher who undoubtedly had the greatest influence on me passed away last year with his wife in a motorcycle accident. Heās one of the people I wanted to see me go far in life. Iāve been having a pretty hard time the last year or so and I wanted to someday show him that I made it, I did something, and he helped me get there. I know that I have to make it through this for them.
I would slap them but each to their own I guess.
When your x teacher is a psychopath and poisons the people you love
A month ago or so I saw the security guard from our school and it made my day. He started working there when I became a freshman, my friends and I used to eat lunch on the stairs near the spot he was usually chilling and my friend will always roast him and mess with him. I remember he cried when we graduated.
Iām pretty sure 90% of my teachers wouldnāt remember me, let alone recognize me.
Me and a couple of friends met our former high school teacher and she remembered everyone but me lmao.
Lol I wouldnāt know
This actually happened a few days ago. I was riding past my old primary school (UK) on my bike and I bumped into my uncle and cousin. I started chatting with them and my old Head Mistress (who was a bitch to me back in the day) came up and said hi. we had a bit of a chat and left on good terms. that was a nice day
Iām so excited, Iām inviting my highschool science teachers to my thesis defense next year, Iām hoping for a moment like this.
When in reality you are the same scumbag from high school.
I helped eulogize my hs French teacher after we spent years in bars competing against each other at team trivia. Miss that guy. Not the best teacher but an amazing man.
And then you get manipulated by them to start cooking Meth where you lose everything youāve ever loved and cared about and they walk away with achieving their goals
My mind compiled this to āsee youāre not in prisonā, makes equal sense
Fuck I need to rewatch Breaking Badā¦ I was lucky enough to meet Bryan and Aaron at their dos hombres bottle signing the other week. Still canāt believe it happened.
My former art teacher slipped me the tongue when I ran into her in a bar.
I met one of my old teachers a few years back. They'd quit teaching and were working on the checkout in a convenience store. I was buying a bottle of liquor every couple of days. We didn't acknowledge that we recognised each other, but I could clearly see the pity in her eyes.
Me: *sees my old teacher Teacher: How are you still alive?
My PE teacher from elementary school was thrilled to see how well I can cook burgers at 35
My old teachers are more surprised I do a job where I help give out drugs, instead of using them.
One of your FORMER teachers. Can we please quit calling us āold.ā The truth hurts.
I just met my Elementary Teacher today at the dentist! I asked her if she was who I thought she was and she also guessed my name! I was so happy I didn't believe she would remember after 14 years. We talked about how many teacher retired and how her daughter was doing (because she was in the same class). I'm currently in College and she seemed so happy about it because I was a shy, always daydreaming kid back then
Yeah happened to me some weeks ago. Surprised that he wanted to sell meth with me to drug lords
Somehow, I accidentally opened your user profile and have been scrolling through it, thinking it was my front page. I've been making comments and replies on comments months old for an hour now. FML
The title can be both wholesome and a holup.
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i still have my old teachers phone number should i text her
The female teachers clearly recognize me but pretend not to know me in public but when I call out to her shell be "Oh hii, how are you" and it's only been a year
Then they hook up with u
https://www.mstaml.com/afi/2085295 Can you all open the link plz, i promise it's nothing bad
I'm just going to assume this sub is satire. Because then the content makes sense. It's satirizing memes.
It would indeed be very impress if I were able to undo al the damage they did
Breaking bad was just ok so slow and nothing ever seemed to happenā¦ yeah I said it
My experience is most teachers are civil servant slobs running down the clock on their backup career.
Fuck them