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Crossing the old mango tree
Near the muddy river you will see
Beautiful world made by thee
Free of tension and misery
Children singing with melody
Praising the glory of the almighty
Come together and join with me
To enjoy this beauteous scenery
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My depression all started when I was 15 and this is a very simple and perhaps obnoxious story, just to prove it does end eventually.
I was depressed straight after I left school, I got a job as a delivery driver and essentially just worked, came home and smoked some weed. It wasn’t really a life to live - I wasn’t going out, couldn’t be bothered talking to people and I was essentially just living. I’m pretty sure this is called functional depression.
I got up, I cleaned my room, I started brushing my teeth. Simple things. I kept my room clean and organised, I went out a lot more. I made some new friends. I cut back on my screen time. I discovered the gym. I quit my weed addiction.
I used to scroll this subreddit regularly but never really interacted or get involved until today. I used to read the posts and relate exactly. However I’m proud to say that today I was going through this sub after a few months and I realised I don’t relate at all - this isn’t me anymore.
I still have no hobbies, still am a bit chubby and still addicted to nicotine. But I’m working on it and I’m still slowly improving every day.
It is possible to escape this seemingly endless cycle of depression, but with of self care and self love - it really isn’t as difficult as it seems.

First of all. We were there in 21, and I think we were the only ones who had a good time. It was our first festival so maybe we don't know what a well run fest is.

1. Zach killed it. I was looking for the post down about 180 days ago crying he was a headliner saying he didn't deserve it. I wonder if OP went this year. The energy on Saturday was all him, and he didn't disappoint. He also showed up on stage with two other artist on both days. I wonder if he thinks the same now? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--7tVUDMj3o
2. Lines, water, food, bathrooms, and shade were all better. Even local medias biggest issue is ride shares/traffic/hotels. (Legit gripe, but also LEX isn't set up for that. RB literally added 1/5 of the total population to the city.) Would love to see better logistics if they continue at Red Mile.
3. The Lineup was 100% my jam.
4. Performance highlights.
   1. Marcus Mumford - Kansas City
   2. Nathaniel Ratliff - I'm on your side.
   3. Head and the Heart - Rivers and Roads (Bonus ZB duo too.)
   4. Weezer - My name is Jonas.
   5. Sierra Ferrel - Don't let me Down (Beatles cover)
   6. Nickle Creek - Light house tale
   7. Lol. Sheryl Crow dropping "This song is older then your mom"
   8. Zach - Oklahoma Smoke Show.

Overall was a incredible time.
Complaints.
Saturday the vibe was awesome. Sunday UK kids wanted to fight everyone to the front so they could GenZ and talk instead of watching the music. Why did you fight your way down to Limestone to face the other way to fight about football while music was on. Douche bags you're not that cool. Go home.
Acoustics near Limestone were off. Clearly had a lot of technical issues. Weird static, Guitars dropping out, sounded better at the entrance. Weird.
Overall. 9/10. Great success see y'all next year!!!

Soon I'll be an engineer, in my country it's some of the most high paying jobs even as a junior.. Hahahaha ! I'll break as many hearts as i can i am gonna sell the hope of a better future with me as a social elevator to as many relationship partners as possible to then ditch them in a hole of despair. that is my most awaited moment. My "revenge" upon society shall begin and my ego must be fed.. soon. Yes i am butthurt, i am jaded but i will not let it end here i promise.

The writing on the wall isn't looking too good which depresses me; the actor and directors themselves have reported that Disney has nothing slated for the character in the near future. I'm sad because Oscar Isaac was a stellar actor and brought to life one of the most interesting marvel superheroes to date. Is there still hope to see Moon Knight on screen again?

Our HVAC system is 15 years old and during the maintenance checkup our "expert" suggested we replace the system because it could fail anytime (leaking blower motor, pitting on contactors, etc). We have a 1800 sqft house, gas heat. He gave us the options and I guess because costs have gotten so out of control they started having to do payment plans. So the cheapest option was $304/month for 10 years, which works out to $36,480 total. The most expensive option would have worked out to $48,000 over 10 years. We can pay for the cheapest one out right and it would be around $22,000.
I remember 8 years ago in Virginia we replaced our entire system for $5150 and I thought that was crazy. Like, who has $5150 sitting around they'll willingly spend, much less $22,000? Paying nearly $40k for HVAC is absolutely insane to me. Anyone else in a similar boat?

Hello everyone!
So, for my internships I did two full time rotations at a private practice and inpatient rehab. The private practice offered me a job during my first semester of my second year of grad school with 50k a year with 52k after my CF and 54k after my 1st year. I get great benefits and up to $700+ bonuses monthly if my productivity is above 80%. I’m also working in a small town, so I don’t expect pay to be too astronomical
I LOVE the setting, the people I work with, and all the clients I see. I feel so fulfilled and happy whenever I’m there, and there’s rarely ever a time I’m like “ugh, I don’t wanna do this.” However, I feel a bit down on myself for not negotiating starting pay to be a little higher, or looking at pay in other settings. Especially when learning what the SLPs were making at the inpatient rehab I was interning at.
Anyone have any tips to overcome this feeling of “I’ve worked so hard for 6 years and love what I do, but I’m afraid I’m not getting paid enough and I should’ve asked fodone more.”

imo it was one of the best marvel productions on disney+. The writing on the wall isn't looking too good which depresses me; the actor and directors themselves have reported that Disney has nothing slated for the character in the near future. I'm sad because Oscar Isaac was a stellar actor and brought to life one of the most interesting marvel superheroes to date. Is there still hope to see Moon Knight on screen again?

Still, speaking of Jynx, her run is complete. I named her Snooki.
Up to Brock: Moveset: Pound, Lovely Kiss, Lick UGHA... Jynx just FEELS like a hoe. I'm sorry. I know there are people who actually like her, but this thing, to me, sucks. In terms of appearance. Jynx's starting moves don't use her Special at all, just her less than average Attack. Lovely Kiss is quite the amazing move. Pound, UGH. Not good for Jynx. I think Jigglypuff got more use out of it to be honest. None of the Bug Catchers were a problem. I gave Gary Charmander for this run because Charizard has Fire moves, but that may not have been the best idea for later on. Brock, though... that was terrible. I even went back to Gary 1A for EXP, and Buzz wasn't that bad with Lovely Kiss. Brock, I knew Geodude was just going to Full Heal no matter what I did, so I decided to just try Pound. No. I had to grind until Level 18 to learn Lick... GAAAHAHHHH... I felt bad this time. I couldn't not imagine Jynx looking so odd fighting this Geodude and Onix by Licking them and that doing more than Pound. Oh well. Just happy these moves were good for now. I kept Onix asleep for a long enough time with Lovely Kiss so that Pound would kill it by the end, too.
Up to Misty: Moveset: Mega Punch, Lovely Kiss, Lick, Water Gun Got Water Gun for Mt. Moon as well. I nicked a Spearow on the way, and even found a Paras while wandering around. Lick helped me catch the Paras. It was weird enough when Gastly had to Lick stuff, but Jynx felt downright disgusting... GAHAHAAH... I kept Lick only because I thought it would be more useful than Pound overall. And it would be. Nothing was hard leading up to this part of course, Water Gun on my better Special did help in a few of the fights. Once I got to Misty (I was gutsy enough to go at her immediately, yes...) I won pretty handily. Putting her Pokemon to sleep helped so much. I Mega Punched her Starmie down.
Up to Surge: Moveset: Body Slam, Lovely Kiss, Bubblebeam, Water Gun Bubblebeam over Lick, PLEASE!! Gary 2 wasn't even a problem. Bubblebeam was good enough to carry me through Pidgeotto and Rattata. Mega Punch stopped Abra, DUH, and Charmander of course dropped to Bubblebeam. It was now that I was like... Uh... maybe Charmander wasn't the best? Oh well. I already started. I guess if I ever redo these, I'll make Jynx fight Squirtle next time. Anyway, Nothing before Bill's House was bad, but I nearly ran out of Bubblebeams getting there. Once I got the Ticket, I went straight to the S.S. Anne, didn't bother grinding and walked straight to Gary 3. Still was as easy as it was before. Body Slam still took down Kadabra, too. Bubblebeam even wiped Charmeleon. Surge was also trivial. Bubblebeam and Body Slam annihilated Voltorb and Pikachu, and then Raichu, took Bubblebeams. I absorbed a Thundershock and Thunderbolt, but I shrugged them off like nothing. Raichu fell like everything else.
Up to Erika: Moveset: Body Slam, Lovely Kiss, Psychic, Ice Beam I did pick up Ice Punch during Rock Tunnel and spammed that through several battles at that point, but then I took down Gary 4 after I left Rock Tunnel. Pidgeotto, Exeggcute, and Gyarados all fell to the icy fists of fury. Kadabra again took the full brunt of a Body Slam, and since I still had Bubblebeam then, Charmeleon fell like a rock. Took down the Gambler on the way to Celadon, and then went straight to the Rocket Hideout for the money, then took out Giovanni 1, and got Ice Beam, and used the path to Saffron to immediately get Psychic. Psychic was used through my first fights in Erika's gym, and Ice Beam went BRRRR through her team.
Up to Koga: Moveset: Same Um... Yeah, Pokemon Tower was swept, as a Psychic type would do... and Ghost Marowak and Snorlax went bye bye. Ice Beam and Psychic together is too good to not use. I was beginning to get over my disgustedness by now, too, with a far more convential moveset. Koga himself just died to Psychic. Not much more to say besides that. Weezing was the only one who needed two hits, and even then, he only used Smog on me. Poor bastard.
Up to Sabrina: Moveset: Come over here, big boy... Don't know a Snooki reference. Probably for the best. Rival Fival ACTUALLY gave me a reset. Due to a RANGE. A RANGE!!! GAH! Pidgeot fell to Ice Beam like it should, as did Exeggcute, and I kissed Gyarados good night, allowing Psychic and Ice Beam to take care of it. I then did the same to Alakazam and slammed it out. Charizard didn't die to Ice Beam, and then due to Gyarados hitting me before, it killed me with Ember. I came right back, adjusted my moves, and won. Giovanni 2 was just as easy as last time, but other than losing my 4x damage with Bubblebeam, who cares? Sabrina died fast, too! Kadabra fell to a Body Slam, Mr. Mime was frozen by Ice Beam, Venomoth still fell to Psychic, and after a Lovely Kiss, Alakazam died to a few Body Slams.
Up to Blaine: Moveset: Body Slam, Lovely Kiss, Psychic, Blizzard Again, an upgrade from Ice Beam because hell yeah. I then walked into Blaine's gym, thinking I'd take one reset if any. I didn't. I took Growlithe and Ponyta out with Psychics, then Rapidash with Blizzard. When Arcanine came out, I put it to sleep by kissing it really hard, I think... and then threw a Blizzard and a Psychic at it. It died.
Up to Giovanni 3: Moveset: Is it cold in here or is it just Snooki? It was by now I was finally okay with using this thing. Or maybe by Sabrina. I really don't like this Pokemon. In short, Blizzard on non-Nidos, Psychic on the Nidos.
Gary 6: Moveset: Snooki... got... butt? I forget. Didn't need no Canides. I used Blizzard three straight times in a row. Pidgeot, boom. Rhyhorn, boom. Exeggcute, boom. Gyarados needed one, and then a Psychic. I put Alakazam back to sleep and slammed it repeatedly. Charizard just died to Blizzard.
Elite Four: Moveset: Our final stage... is here! Go out with the lights on you as you SAS-HAY through these fools! Or something... I dunno. Came to my mind as I typed this. Jynx won on the first attempt. Blame Lovely Kiss.
Lorelei: Could have maybe been trouble, but Lovely Kiss and Psychic killed Dewgong. Cloyster hit me with Supersonic as Lovely Kiss missed me. I killed it with Psychic as I was smacked by Spike Cannon. I put Slowbro to sleep and saw Blizzard did more damage than Body Slam. I outdamaged her Jynx with Body Slam, too, and then beat Lapras with Psychic.
Bruno: Blizzard Onix, hit Psychic on the Fighting types.
Agatha: PSYCHIC SPAM
Lance: Blizzard beat her Gyarados, two Dragonairs, and Aerodactyl, but I ran out by Dragonite and used Lovely Kiss and Psychic to kill Dragonite.
Champion Gary: Pidgeot cannot help but buried under ice. I put Alakazam to sleep yet again and slammed it. Maybe Snooki and Alakazam was gettin' it on... GAHA!! God... Shut up other side! Rhydon fell to Blizzard, Exeggutor got thawed after Blizzard by Full Restore, and I used Blizzard, then Body Slam to fell the great palm tree of death after a Lovely Kiss. Gyarados fell to Blizzard and Psychic, then Charizard was vanquished by one stray Blizzard.
I won at Level 61 and at 4:57.
Rankings: 1. Gengar: 62, 3:21, 4 resets. (Thunderbolt, Mega Drain, Psychic, Body Slam) 2. Kangaskhan: 62, 3:24, 1 reset. (Body Slam, Blizzard, Earthquake, Rock Slide 3. Victreebel: 62, 3:30, 2 resets. (Razor Leaf, Swords Dance, Body Slam, Sleep Powder) 4. Blastoise: 63, 3:32, 8 resets. (Blizzard, Withdraw, Surf, Earthquake) 5. Nidoking: 67, 3:43, 8 resets. (Body Slam, Blizzard, Earthquake, Thunderbolt) 6. Venusaur: 62, 3:47, 7 resets. (Body Slam, Swords Dance, Sleep Powder, Razor Leaf) 7. Mr. Mime: 70, 3:47, 7 resets. (Psychic, Meditate/Reflect, Body Slam, Thunderbolt) 8. Primeape: 63, 3:52, 5 resets. (Dig, Thunderbolt, Karate Chop, Rock Slide) 9. Poliwrath: 63, 3:56, 12 resets. (Blizzard, Earthquake, Amnesia, Surf) 10. Lickitung: 63, 3:57, 3 resets. (Swords Dance, Body Slam, Earthquake, Blizzard) 11. Charizard: 66, 3:59, 10 resets. (Earthquake, Body Slam, Flamethrower, Swords Dance) 12. Hitmonlee: 69, 3:59, 13 resets. (Hi Jump Kick, Meditate, Seismic Toss, Body Slam/Mimic/Mega Kick) 13. Slowbro: 64, 4:00, 12 resets. (Psychic, Blizzard, Surf, Amnesia) 14. Machamp: 67, 4:05, 8 resets. (Rock Slide, Body Slam, Submission, Earthquake) 15. Kingler: 64, 4:14, 13 resets. (Surf, Blizzard, Swords Dance, Body Slam) 16. Raticate: 68, 4:17, 13 resets (Blizzard, Dig, Body Slam, Thunderbolt) 17. Seadra: 67, 4:26. 16 resets. (Surf, Blizzard, Double-Edge, Agility) 18. Tentacruel: 60, 4:28, 10 resets (Blizzard, Barrier, Mega Drain, Surf) 19. Ninetales: 67, 4:28, 11 resets (Flamethrower, Body Slam, Mimic, Dig) 20. Nidoqueen: 67, 4:29, 11 resets. (Earthquake, Blizzard, Body Slam, Thunderbolt) 21. Farfetch'd: 70, 4:33, 10 resets. (Fly, Slash, Swords Dance, Body Slam) 22. Hypno: 62, 4:38, 8 resets. (Meditate, Hypnosis, Body Slam, Psychic) 23. Clefable, 67, 4:39, 4 resets. (Body Slam, Psychic/Blizzard, Minimize, Thunderbolt) 24. Wigglytuff, 66, 4:41, 6 resets. (Thunderbolt, Body Slam, Psychic/Blizzard, Defense Curl) 25. Dewgong: 64, 4:44, 5 resets. (Blizzard, Mimic, Surf, Body Slam) 26. Scyther: 63, 4:46, 18 resets. (Swords Dance, Swift/Mimic, Slash, Double Team) 27. Golem: 68: 4:49, 8 resets. (Earthquake, Defense Curl, Rock Slide, Body Slam) 28. Chansey: 68, 4:51, 2 resets. (Minimize, Psychic/Softboiled, Thunderbolt, Blizzard) 29. Butterfree: 66, 4:53, 28 resets. (Mimic, Sleep Powder, Psychic, Mega Drain) 30. Jynx: 61, 4:57, 4 resets. (Body Slam, Lovely Kiss, Psychic, Blizzard) 31. Persian: 70, 4:58, 13 resets. (Mimic, Bubblebeam, Thunderbolt, Body Slam) 32. Sandslash: 67, 5:00, 11 resets. (Body Slam, Rock Slide, Swords Dance, Earthquake) 33. Vileplume: 67, 5:04, 15 resets. (Mega Drain, Body Slam/Mimic, Swords Dance, Sleep Powder) 34. Marowak: 73, 5:10, 9 resets. (Blizzard, Earthquake, Mimic, Body Slam) 35. Alakazam: 63, 5:18, 4 resets. (Toxic, Psychic, Recover, Seismic Toss) 36. Seaking: 64, 5:20, 8 resets. (Agility, Double-Edge, Blizzard, Surf) 37. Tangela: 66, 5:24, 16 resets. (Sleep Powder, Growth, Body Slam/Mimic, Mega Drain) 38. Rapidash: 72. 5:24, 10 resets. (Fire Blast, Body Slam, Mimic, Agility) 39. Arbok: 71, 5:28, 27 resets. (Mimic, Earthquake, Body Slam, Rock Slide) 40. Raichu: 63, 5:29, 5 resets. (Thunderbolt, Mimic, Agility, Seismic Toss) 41. Golduck: 64, 5:34, 6 resets. (Dig, Blizzard, Mimic, Surf) 42. Starmie: 61, 5:42, 16 resets. (Thunderbolt, Blizzard, Surf, Psychic) 43. Muk: 66, 5:42, 11 resets. (Mega Drain/Fire Blast, Thunderbolt, Minimize, Sludge) 44. Hitmonchan: 73. 5:44, 12 resets. (Submission/Mimic/Submission, Agility, Ice Punch/Seismic Toss, Body Slam) 45. Dodrio: 72, 5:49, 17 resets. (Drill Peck, Mimic, Agility, Body Slam) 46. Fearow: 73, 6:00, 30 resets. (Drill Peck, Mimic, Agility, Swift) 47. Venomoth: 65, 6:24, 15 resets. (Mimic, Psychic, Sleep Powder, Mega Drain) 48. Golbat: 74, 6:26, 12 resets. (Double-Edge, Wing Attack, Mega Drain, Mimic) 49. Electrode: 70, 6:29, 25 resets. (Thunderbolt, Mimic, Swift, Toxic/Reflect) 50. Parasect, 71, 6:32, 18 resets. (Body Slam, Spore, Swords Dance, Dig) 51. Cloyster, 62, 6:55, 17 resets. (Blizzard, Withdraw, Surf, Tri Attack) 52. Beedrill: 65, 6:55, 23 resets. (Swords Dance, Mega Drain, Double-Edge, Twineedle) 53. Magneton: 64. 6:58, 10 resets. (Rest, Double-Edge, Thunderbolt, Mimic) 54. Onix: 80, 7:11, 25 resets. (Earthquake, Harden, Body Slam, Rock Slide) 55. Pidgeot: 76, 7:16, 13 resets. (Mimic, Agility, Double-Edge, Fly) 56. Arcanine: 72, 7:17. 14 resets. (Body Slam, Dig, Fire Blast, Agility) 57. Weezing: 72, 7:31, 12 resets. (Mimic, Sludge, Thunderbolt, Fire Blast) 58. Rhydon: 73, 7:33, 16 resets. (Thunderbolt, Earthquake, Mimic, Rock Slide) 59. Dugtrio: 78, 7:47, 33 resets. (Slash, Mimic, Earthquake, Rock Slide) 60. Exeggutor: 71, 9:16, 25 resets. (Mimic, Psychic, Mega Drain, Sleep Powder)
And Jynx makes her place in the list... being good despite how I just hate it's looks: S: Gengar,Kangaskhan, Victreebel, Blastoise, Nidoking, Venusaur, Mr. Mime, Primeape, Poliwrath, Lickitung, Charizard, Hitmonlee A: Slowbro, Machamp, Kingler, Raticate, Seadra, Tentacruel, Ninetales, Nidoqueen, Farfetch'd, Hypno, Clefable, Wigglytuff, Dewgong, Scyther, Golem, Chansey, Butterfree, Jynx, Persian B: Sandslash, Vileplume, Marowak, Alakazam, Seaking, Tangela, Rapidash, Arbok, Raichu, Golduck, Starmie, Muk, Hitmonchan, Dodrio C: Fearow, Venomoth, Golbat, Electrode, Parasect, Cloyster, Beedrill, Magneton D: Onix, Pidgeot, Arcanine, Weezing, Rhydon, Dugtrio E: N/A F: Exeggutor
Next is Electabuzz. Now that thing is something I've come to love as I played Pokemon.

I don't like calling myself a "survivor", because I don't think what I went through was anywhere near severe enough for me to consider myself that, especially when I look at the countless others that have gone through far worse, but there are those that insist that I am, so I figured I'd ask here.
This happened while I was living in Vegas a while back, when I was 19. I had just gotten off work at about 11 at night, and was waiting at the bus stop, when this dude who is very visibly drunk stumbles by and starts talking to me, asking for help. I don't remember exactly what he was asking, but he did ask me to head a little down the road with him, to where his family was staying. Even then, I knew the situation was very dangerous, but I was exhausted from work, so I wasn't capable of making the best judgement calls at the time. I also knew the area very well, was confident in my ability to fight the guy off if he became violent, and I was (and still kinda am) a bleeding heart when people in that state came to me for help. Vegas buses run fairly often, so I figured why not, and went with him.
I'll skip the unnecessary details, but keep in mind that I am a trans woman. I bring that up because he was very "romantically handsy" with me while we walked down the street; calling me his girlfriend, holding my hand, walking close, that sort of thing. Given his state, I didn't mind it too much, so I humored him and played along, always keeping on edge in case things went south. I didn't expect him to turn my head towards his and kiss me, though. It was certainly a lover's kiss, I'll say that much. I froze in shock for a moment, but began to push away when I felt him getting a little too comfortable with his hands, I'll say. He played it off like it was nothing and continued down the road. I, on the other hand, was definitely still shaken, though I put on my best customer service poker face to try and hide it. I felt violated, for sure, but I had at least stopped him before he went further. I wanted to turn and run back to the bus stop I was at, but I knew I'd feel overwhelmingly guilty about just abandoning him without knowing he's at least someplace safe in his drunken state, so I stayed with him. The next bus stop wasn't too much further anyway, so I carried on. We did stop at a convenience store, and I did tell some of the people there that he was drunk and I didn't know him, and to call Police if he came back this way later and I wasn't with him.
Fast forwarding a little more (the walk took far longer than I'd have liked), and we stopped at a nearby casino parking lot so he could drink the beer he bought from the convenience store, which I did advise was a bad idea but hey, couldn't expect him to listen to reason at the moment. The next bus stop was very close, and the next bus was due to arrive relatively soon, so I leaned against a nearby post for one of the large casino signs you see all over Vegas. I had my phone out, wondering who I could call to make sure both I got home safe, and this guy got the help he needs, when this guy presses against me, pretty much pinning me against the post. He was gentle about it, but it was still enough to catch me off guard. I couldn't understand what he was saying through the slurred speech, but judging by his eyes and where his hands were moving, I had a fairly good idea of what he wanted. Before I could do anything about it, though, two of the casino's parking lot security pulled up on bikes and asked us what we were doing, thinking we were just two overzealous teenagers or something. I distanced myself from the guy and explained the situation, albeit poorly due to my shaking voice and failing façade. They separated us and one of them asked me something while the other one got the drunken man to walk back up the road and away from me. I don't remember what the other guard asked me, as my mind was still reeling from what the actual hell was going on, but he didn't let me leave until the other guy was out of sight. He then asked if I wanted a ride home in one of their cruisers, and I declined. I just walked to the nearby bus stop, just in time to catch my next bus. I texted my mom about it, and she was the first to say that it was definitely assault and a reportable offense but again, I was way too exhausted to make a report about that so late at night. Even moreso after the fact. But I had also heard countless stories of other people who had gone through far worse than that, and I really didn't think it appropriate for my mother to be saying I'd "survived abuse", as she was adamant about. It was wrong, sure, but again, I'd heard far worse stories, and had known people close to me who had it much worse. So, I just filed it away in my mind as another weird Vegas occurrence.
Now, however, the memory keeps resurfacing every now and again, and I wonder if it really was as big a deal as everyone made it out to be - then and now. So I figured I'd make a post here and ask, to at least get some sort of definitive answer.

So last night I dreamt that my dad murdered my entire family, and I had to hide with my grandparents to stay safe. My granddad then nearly killed my dad, but my dad was trying to get to my cat (who is deceased in real life) to kill her. I told my granddad to not let him touch her, so he finished the job. Then out of no where my granddad picked up my cat and started torturing and killing her. By the end of it I said, just kill me, and he sent the knife through my stomach and I woke up.
I often have horrendous dreams/nightmares, but this one just didn’t make any sense. I trust my dad with my life, he cares for me so much. I have issues with my mum but he is always there to support me. My parents are married and there’s conflict but they get along when I’m not present. This dream is really confusing for me. Maybe my dad was protecting me in my dream, because he didn’t kill me?
What does all this mean?

I've been out of school for two years, and I've worked at two places since. I've applied at many more, and despite knowing how strapped these places were for staff, I didn't hear back from most. I'm wondering how much of this is getting blackballed from my school references.
My class did not have a great time in rad tech school. We were mostly adults in our 30s-40s, and found most of our rotation sites extremely abusive... We ended up losing at three students to the toxicity during school. Not all of us responded well to some of it. I personally didn't always eat their shit, and I think having those sites listed on my resume has been holding me back, because there's no way they're giving me a good reference, and I HAVE had issues finding work since then.
It wasn't all the sites- my first job out of school was at one of my rotations. I only left because I moved out of state. But I really don't think that stuff should follow me around for the rest of my career, especially as I've performed very well in the working world after school.
So when is a good time to start leaving school rotations off a resume? I've considered putting them up "on request", but frankly I'd rather never list them at all if I thought it would improve my chances at desired employment.

Thought I'd share why I had been out for a while and while I cannot share too much, wanted to shed some light into what I have been up to. Decided to slowly get back into the game with a mix of dating apps, some daygame, and nightgame over the weekends. Shut off almost all of reddit and decided to go all in on game yet again. Pulled off 3 lays in one week.
Lay 1: Half-Asian and Half-White mix from New York.
I was at an outdoor bar the Saturday before this one and had done a handful of approaches. Night starts out rough as I try to chat with a couple of blondes but get brutally rejected. I keep probing and then hit it off really well with this tall brunette with a tan. Things were going well but her friends find her and practically drag her away. I cannot do a thing about it. Lately, I have been gaming solo since I find wingmen to be highly unreliable.
So I keep at it and then out of nowhere as I am heading to one of the nearby bars to order my first drink, I run into this one girl wearing a tanktop and yoga pants. We chat a bit and banter. She went to school at Marist and played Volleyball there, was in her 20s too. She was tall but I had a couple of inches on her given that I am 6 ft (or slightly below lol).
I decide to move her from one end of the bar to the next and get no resistance from her. Then I try to figure out her logistics but she says she is with a few friends. I look over and notice a couple of her friends seem gay and the others are these white girls who look chill. So I decide to get her IG and then keep talking to her. As the friends come over, I talk to them as well. They were all cool but I know not to talk to them too much.
To my surprise, they let me talk to the girl but then I work my familiarity of the city's nightlife scene to my advantage. Propose to all friends that I know of a great rooftop with nice views and we can go there, they decide to go with me. I know a few of the staff at the rooftop and they get us a decent spot to sit in. Friends get a little drunk and the girl is only somewhat drunk. I pull her off to a more secluded part of the rooftop and propose we go to my place. She pushes back but I hang around.
After that, we make out a bit and I tell her we should check on her friends. Two of them are heading back and I propose to the girl we check out my place, she is now down for it. Pull her back and as soon as we get to my place, we start making out. I take off her top and suck on her tits. As soon as she gets in just her panties, I could not help but smack her ass and bite and kiss those cheeks, she loved it. I smash with protection on that night and then we chill nude on my couch watching Netflix. I get hard again and she blows me while we are watching a horror movie.
We then fuck again a couple of hours later, protection on obviously, and go to sleep. Wake up in the morning and this time I hit it raw but we ended up spending the morning and the afternoon together nude fucking. She proceeds to tell me that she loves Indian guys and has a thing for them but just not many "bold" ones up in New York. Wow, my theory was right. I keep in touch but she has to fly back the next morning, a fun lay after a long time.
Lay 2: Armenian girl from LA.
I went out daygaming that Sunday and was hitting a lot of brick walls, ended up not getting much of anything at first. Then I saw this Kendall Jenner lookalike and decided to shoot my shot. The girl was shockingly receptive and after a long while of talking, probably 10 minutes, I got her IG. She could not go on a date because she had to meet friends for dinner and it was getting kind of late too (like 7). The next day, we go on a date but I make it near where I live. She loved the drinks and the bartenders + staff at the place know me well.
We talk and I banter with her on and on and on, teasing her a good deal. Finally, I decide to show her my spot which has a nice rooftop view. She tells me I better not try anything and I look at her puzzled. Take her to my spot, show her a nice view, and then try to get intimate. No one else is around and it is just us so I go for the kiss which I get no resistance from.
Then I tell her I have one better view to show her, she says "uuhhh you are not going to pull me into your bedroom are you?". I tell her "not exactly". She goes along and I pull her to my apartment, she loves it and she loves the view I get. Then I get intimate with her again and end up smashing. We once again do it a few times but then she says she has to see her friends at the club. We shower nude together before I have to kiss her goodbye. She was actually really fun too but so sad that she has to leave.
Lay 3: Korean and White mix from LA.
This one was just the past Friday night for me. I was at a huge bar and striking out to start the night. After that, I chat up these two girls, one was a tall redhead and another was this brunette with exotic looks. I grab a guy who seemed to be by himself that night and introduce him to the redhead as I talk to the brunette. The brunette laughed and said "smooth", I sort of ignored it. She tells me she is from LA and I jokingly say "yeah and ur Armenian", she says she is Korean and white.
We seemed to hit it off well from the start, she let me touch her and all. The redhead is making out with the guy I introduced her to and I make out with my girl, not much resistance. We spend a lot of the night together with her grinding on me and me kissing her behind the ears, gently. She was down for it and I tell her that I got some nice rooftop views for her, she agrees.
Take her to my spot, show her a nice rooftop view, make out some more, bring her back to my apartment, and smash. Just like with the first Asian and white mix, I ate her out and we fucked multiple times that night. Woke up next to each other and fucked probably 3 times that morning, twice without protection.
She later tells me that she is into Indian guys....
This is not the first time I have heard of Hapa girls being into Indian dudes.....
But yeah, sadly she has to leave as she was a tourist :(

I got hired a couple of years ago for a fairly high salary. In the interview, they told me that the salary would drop a few thousand when the borders opened (which was actually a part of why i took the job, cos holy shit, a tiny bit of honesty from a training center, WTF).
Borders are open now (vaguely).The school has never had a problem replacing teachers in pandemic times, cos it is probably the best training center in the city, and the teachers do the recruitment for the school by inviting their friends. But nobody wants to work training centers anymore. The lack of holidays and weekends weighs heavy on everyone after a few years.
I was expecting my salary to be down by now. I would have been more than happy with a few thousand less... My previous job was about 15 more classes a week for 10k less.
When do salaries start going down? Or have they already? Maybe it is just that my city changed reputation from one of the best cities to boring during the pandemic, and less people want to live here now?

I know the title sounds a bit dramatic but honestly I don’t know what to do with my life. I am 17 and I dropped out if school two years ago due to that fact that I couldn’t keep up. But up until now I have just been playing video games barely eating or sleeping. I’ve been trying to do an online school thing this year but I can’t stick to it and I want a job but I know I wouldn’t be able to focus or do anything. I have gone on ADHD meds and they don’t help they just make me feel worse, my doctor says I am just complaining and that if I stay on them for longer then we’ll get the results we need but I’ve been in them for about a year and nothings changed. And now I just don’t know what to do. I feel bad for my mum for having to look after me like I’m a baby again, but I can’t stick to anything I do. Plus my anxiety keeps acting up whenever I go outside. The only consistent thing I’ve been able to do for the past few months is go to the gym. All I do on a daily basis is wake up in the arvo, game, watch random shows or videos then sleep when its morning and repeat. I’m trying to start therapy but the wait list is so long. I want to give up but I know there are people that would miss me. I just don’t know what to do.

Hi, so there was an award ceremony at my school and I got the sage scholar award which is to go to Russell sage in New York and get baseline 16k off tuition. I was really excited abt it but the more I look into the school the more I hate about it, it doesn’t have the biology program that I really want and the area doesn’t look very safe but my parents are sooo excited abt it so I feel bad not liking it. Also important to mention that they are dependent on me getting scholarships because we truly do not make a lot and even with financial aid costs are unachievable. Living with one mom who is trying to find a new job and a dad who doesn’t even live with us makes financial aid tricky. I just feel like I have worked so hard to settle on a college I really don’t like but I do not want to jeopardize my families income so that I can enjoy college, so any advice??

This past year, I homeschooled my eighth grader with The Good and The Beautiful curriculum. I enjoyed it. However, it was a lot for me to homeschool her with my full-time job AND working toward my MBA at the same time. For the upcoming school year, we have enrolled her in MiaPrep Online High School. I like what I see on their website, but I haven’t seen a lot of reviews… thoughts?

I have spent 2 years in my unit and was never sent to AIT. Other soldiers in my unit have 3+years waiting to go. Seats were available, training NCO is just a fat sausage who wouldn't turn in paperwork on time. I want to get out. I was active duty before and came back hoping to reclass almost 2 years after getting out but it never happened. Nobody in my unit knows anything, and when I've asked who our IG, Chaplain, or JAG are, they're all clueless. I've grown tired of showing up just to show up because I have a real job now and they've threatened legal action against me. Any info appreciated thanks.

In 2020, I moved over 6 hours away from my hometown in Southern Ontario to attend University up north. I moved into my down with my best friend from high school whom I had known for years. In this building, it is important to note that it has been around since the school was first built however it is frequently renovated and worked on because it more often than normal, catches fire (more details later).
So, to set the scene: it's 2020, mid-pandemic and I had just been discharged from the army. My best friend and I had applied for the same university major and had decided that if we got in that we would live together. Well, sure enough, we got in and the only dorm that could accommodate our room request (i.e. moving into the same apartment with separate bedrooms) was situated directly across from a hospice. and for those that don't know a hospice is a medical facility where people go when they are close to death to live out the end of their lives in as much comfort as possible. This hospice was the only view out of our small windows and was the only one in our area.
Now, as I mentioned earlier, the building frequently caught fire, but what was odd and worth mentioning about it, was that it only caught fire in apartment #5 on any given floor. My best friend and I lived on the 5th floor in the 5th apartment for 2 years even throughout the summer and fortunately, we never had a fire, but frequently found ourselves having to accommodate firefighters and other workers entering our rooms due to the smoke and water damage from various different fires from random floors directly above us. Along with my BFF, I had two other roommates who were very vocal about when they were home or not (we had a group chat), and for all these experiences they were never home. or even in the city for that matter. My BFF and I both got jobs working at a Lvl 1 Trauma Center as nightshift security and thus paranormal stuff didn't scare us as we frequently were forced to work in the morgue and even witness people die on a daily basis, with whole bunch of other things happening (maybe stories for another time).
The main experience that happened early on was when my BFF and I both awoke to hear someone going through our cupboards and garbage in the kitchen, which was right against my bedroom wall, thus making it super loud. it was about 1pm and because we were on night shift, it was our version of 1am. So, thinking my best friend had gotten up oddly early I went to talk to her, but when I opened my door there was no one. I woke her up quietly and we searched the entire apartment and hallways with whatever we could use as weapons. There was no one but everything was open, our fridge, the oven, drawers, and cabinets. As well, our garbage had been thrown across the room. All the breakers in our apartment had been switched off as well, which we didn't discover at first. It is important to mention that the only entry into our apartment, that being the front door, automatically locked when closed so it was most definitely locked 24/7. I called building security and no one had been seen on camera entering our dorm except for my BFF and me around 8am after we had gotten off work at the hospital. there was no explanation for who had done this but still, they took our statements and said they'd do patrols, they never found more information.
Over 3 months later, it was summer and my BFF and I had been 2 of 11 people left in the building over the summer, with the rest being mostly just international students who could afford to do quarantine protocols again in September as it took 2 weeks. We were the only ones on our floor but regularly heard stomping outside in the hall but neither of us never saw anyone through our peephole or even when we often heard knocks on the front door, however when we checked, no one every time. So aside from the knocking and stomping, super quiet summer except for one morning. I'll never forget it it shook us to the bone.
It was 10am and my roommate and I were asleep after work. I never locked my bedroom door as my bff loved to come in and hang all the time but for some reason, I locked it that entire week. and good thing too because I awoke to frantic and I mean FRANTIC knocking- no pounding on my bedroom door. I was obviously super disoriented as I had just finished a 12 hour shift a few hours earlier, but I saw two dark shadows under the door resembling feet. I figured my bff needed something and woke up but I called out before getting up because I was annoyed to be awake this early. The feet stayed unmoving but the knocking stopped. with a heavy sigh, I got up threw on a sweater and checked the time (it was around 10am), and went to open the door, with the shadows still there I assumed it was my bff. When I put my hand on the handle to unlock it, I heard a thud, and then, worried if my bff had fallen, I threw the door open to see my front door closing as if someone was just leaving. I ran over and saw a completely black figure turn the corner. I followed (my security guard instincts kicking in) but when I turned the corner, nothing. I went back and my roommate asked why I was knocking on the walls like that, she heard it from inside my room on an adjoining shared wall to both our bedrooms. we again called security but only I was seen chasing after nothing on the cameras. After my boyfriend, a firefighter started sleeping over frequently because were both spooked, the fires stopped, and most other things did too. We never had another incident on this level. We moved out after 2 years there and beyond hearing the usual bang, no other issues.
edit: also important detail I forgot to add is that we had an anti-break-in security stick against our front door while we slept, and they were conveniently moved into the living room or against the wall after these events. we also tested the stick to see if it actually worked and trust me even my firefighter boyfriend and his bff couldn't force their way in

There used to be a British shop right near me, but it closed. Quick Shop isn't quite what I'm looking for, and I'd really really like to be able to pick some up on my grocery run. Regular sausage just isn't the same.

I like to think I'm not the only one feeling like this?
I have been in Japan for 6 years, married with kids, speak the language, have a job, a real job.
We rent and whilst I like the freedom of renting and being able to leave anytime I like, I hate paying a large sum of money a month to a random landlord I've never met. Not only would it work out cheaper to buy our own place, it would be lovely having our own house for so many reasons.
I am like most long-term foreigners here in the sense I find Japan incredibly annoying but also rightly recognise that there are a lot of great things about living here, and every country has good and bad.
That being said, due to some kind of anxiety and being a cautious type, I seem to have one foot in my home country and cannot seem to fully commit to Japan, despite how good it has been to me and how well my life is going here.
There isn't really any advice that will help me I know, but I just hope someone has been in the same frame of mind as me and can share what finally made them 100% commit to Japan.
I am aware that it never has to be forever and one day we could return home, I mean committing enough to at least buy a home here and settle down.
Hit me - Thank you!

We’ve been together for nearly 3 years. To cut a long story short, sex has been an issue that comes up - at the beginning of the relationship, he wanted a lot of sex whilst I was new to it and didn’t. He also made a very hurtful comment that knocked the little confidence I was starting to gain having sex with him. (He’d slept with a prostitute before meeting me, and once said (during sex) that I was terrible compared to her. I broke down in tears because he’s the first person I’ve slept with, and I struggle with confidence as it is). I think this has set a bad tone?
There’s a lot to say, but I’ll keep it to the current situation. He doesn’t seem at all interested in sex with me. We had sex twice last month (it’s not awful, but it’s strained and I’m not happy with it). When we do have sex, it’s rarely when I initiate it (and he rarely initiates it himself).
If I bring this up with him, he gets very defensive and just says that he does want to have sex with me, and that I’m “trying to create problems”.
Any advice? I do love him and believe he loves me, and I want to work through this (so please no break up advice - it’s hard to explain an entire relationship in one post).
TLDR: how do I bring up my issues with sex with my bf, who doesn’t seem interested but denies it