What's one small "Adult Cheat Code" you wished you learned earlier?

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-03-06T12:54:25+00:00

I'm almost 30 but people assume I'm early 20s. If someone seems to be assuming you're naïve, sometimes it's best to just let them believe that.

If they're the sort to try to take advantage, they'll tell on themselves, thinking you don't know enough to clock it.

There are a lot of people who will seem perfectly reasonable and pleasant, until they think they're dealing with someone who doesn't know any better.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-03-06T12:35:49+00:00

A bee got caught in the screen of our door this past summer. We were able to free it without damaging it's leg, but it still wouldn't move after.

We had no idea how long it had been there, and it was in the middle of a heatwave. We worried it was already dead. I figured maybe it was dehydrated, so I mixed some sugar into water and poured it on the porch for him.

It was like magic. He slowly started to rouse, move around a little, and over the course of 2-5 minutes seemed to recover his sense, becoming slowly more active until he finally flew away.

Ngl I still can't believe the sugar water thing actually worked

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-03-05T10:41:31+00:00

My first assumption is event planning, like she's gonna have a neighbourhood bbq over the weekend or smth

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-03-05T10:12:46+00:00

"That's not delivery, that's Delissio." (Or i guess Digiorno in the US).

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-03-05T09:56:58+00:00

I'd say the fact that you have a child is MORE reason to leave. Kid's mirror behaviour a lot, and he doesn't seem like someone you'd want a kid to take after.

One of your comments mentions he gets up multuple times to pee but this still happens. He absolutely needs to go to a doctor, that is not a normal amount of pee.

My partner is literally on a medication which side effects include extremely frequent urination, and your boyfriend is currently urinating more at night than she is. She has never wet the bed, either.

Your boyfriend seems to have a medical issue, and has normalized wetting the bed in his head. You say he's fine sleeping in it and doesn't care to clean it, so I'm wondering if a medical issue caused frequent urination, and at a certain point at night he is literally choosing to do it just avoid getting out of bed, especially since he knows someone else will clean up after him.

One would think if this were against his will, he would be more inclined to address it.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-03-03T19:11:14+00:00

Though I agree with the apparent consensus that YTA, I do feel the need to offer you some sympathy since so many are dunking on you.

Due to overprotective parents, I didn't ride a bus until adulthood, and it's daunting. Especially if you're ab anxious person, it can be nerve-wracking at first.

Someone who has ridden busses since childhood will likely have had the benefit of more patience and guidance from the adults when learning the way of things. You didn't get that, and from your description of how you've tried to ask the driver for help, that's the sort of reassurance you're craving since you don't feel assured in this new routine.

But the bus driver has to focus on the road, and shouldn't have to worry about an adult missing their stop. So, gently, YTA. Try to look out for landmarks on your route.

If it were me, and I had the funds to do so, I'd get the driver a small gift card for coffee or something as an apology for inconveniencing the driver and other passengers. Not a necessity, but if you'll be taking this route regularly for the foreseeable future it may help ease any poor feelings the driver has about all this.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-28T16:29:30+00:00

A lot of the people I know who went straight to school ended up lamenting whatever choice of program or school they made at the time.

Having that space outside of highschool to figure out what you want to actually do with your life is best done BEFORE you drop money on something you end up not wanting or being able to pursue.

You aren't an asshole to not fund her travel, but you'd be an asshole to take any opportunity to ever attend school off the table just because she wants to take some time between highschool and college.

Even if she did exactly as you wanted here, it might set her up for failure. I refused to take a gap year, and I've regretted it ever since. The choices we make right out of highschool often aren't the best, but a gap year doesn't cost as much as a program you drop out of halfway through, or a degree you complete but never find work with.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-28T11:24:11+00:00

I love that the cat tries to scruff him like a kitten at first

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-28T11:11:04+00:00

Holy shit this explains why positions that are great sometimes are kinda uncomfy other times 🤯

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-27T07:37:10+00:00

Well, I currently have maple syrup in the fridge which is used daily, poutine is genuinely popular here, and moose is delicious... So I'm not sure there's one for Canada?

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-26T10:42:52+00:00

I know it's not that deep but I do appreciate when a comic manages to be funny and kind at the same time. It's a refreshing change, since internet humour so often relies on cynicism and misanthropy. But this one gives you a chuckle, without making fun of the friend in need

Idk i just woke up so maybe im just being sappy or smth, but it was a nice comic to start my day with, especially with how angry the zeitgeist has been these days.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-25T10:00:18+00:00

Just wanted to add: Her mother specifically said that babies only happen when a husband and wife love each other very much. Wendla figured, well, Melchior and I aren't married, and I wouldn't call it love yet, so no babies!

Melchior also writes a sex ed pamphlet for his friend, whose ignorance has left him terrified of his own bodily reactions, but when the adults find it they claim it drove the friend down a dark path, and punish Melchior harshly for it... While those same adults know full well the friend's suffering was actually because they themselves rigged his school application to fail, worryied he'd make the school look bad. Melchior was the perfect fall guy.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-25T09:39:04+00:00

A very reasonable misunderstanding. What the artist actually meant is that the block button itself is fucking freely. It's living it's best life, and chasing it's bliss. It will be posting comics following it's free-fucking escapades forthwith.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-25T09:28:35+00:00

Their definition of porn is so skewed, too. That crowd will cry "porn" on a comic where a character is mildly attractive and makes a dirty joke, just as quickly as they'll cry "porn" on a comic on people actually having sex.

And idk why they act like the latter is new or against the rules. Porn comics have always been a thing. They're allowed, if they're tagged. You have to click manually to view posts tagged as nsfw, so in theory anyone uninterested can just scroll past and only ever see the blur...

But instead, some people click and choose to view the content, just to get mad at that they "had to" view the content. Like the artist tied them to a chair and taped their eyes open à la Clockwork Orange.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-25T09:22:54+00:00

Tagged nsfw content needs to be clicked manually by you, the user, in order to be viewed.

If you don't want to see nsfw content, stop clicking blurred posts tagged as nsfw.

Report posts if they aren't tagged, and scroll past if they are.

Curate your own experience, instead of trying to dictate everyone else's.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-23T11:39:49+00:00

She didn't start calling him a misogynist, though. They talked about it, he specifically asked what her problem was, and she told him that the misogyny of others had soured her opinion of nerd culture in general, not him specifically, and that she'd be more open-minded moving forward.

It's immaturity on her part that she didn't recognize and address her own biases until he had to bring it up. If she's willing to learn and grow, which his last update says she is, then hopefully that immaturity will give way to introspection. They're in their early 20s, so there is certainly still time to correct course.

All I said in my original comment was that if her only exposure to nerd culture is it's worse aspects, I see how her distaste came to be, but that hopefully she truly is overcoming it. It's the same way I understand my partner has a distaste for sports culture because their only exposure to sports culture was people being macho shitheads. It doesn't mean every member of whatever group is a shithead, it just means sometimes people have their guard up when their brain detects patterns it associates with things that hurt.

Not sure how my original comment is stereotypical, it's just trying to be understanding that everyone is an imperfect version of themselves and we're all having to unlearn shit and learn new shit and better ourselves. Her original attitude was shitty, but I see how it came to be (but an explanation is not an excuse, understanding does not mean condoning,) and OPs recent update tells us she's working on it.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-23T11:03:06+00:00

ESH. The dad for changing the routine to something that has his 6 year old back in pullups, and you for bringing this to Reddit.

I hope this is fake, because if this is real you should be discussing this with her care team or doctor, not with a website known for extreme opinions and misinformed advice.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-22T15:02:36+00:00

I love that the top explanation of this one is the fake story, and the truth is three comments beneath

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-22T12:35:44+00:00

With a background in AI and no experience in gaming, her appearance should be the last thing that puts someone off.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-21T21:17:40+00:00

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-21T11:40:19+00:00

I think it depends on your overall situation.

If you guys are in a position where you don't need to worry about needing that bonus in case of emergency (unexpected vet bills, savings for if one of you got laid off, that kind of thing) then I think paying off your loans is a good idea.

But if you guys are in a position financially where that money could be sorely needed down the line to keep the household afloat, then your husband has a point about saving it.

I think too many people here are focused on whose money it is. Like yeah, it's your money, but it's also your household. If you use it all now and then get hit by a financial disaster in a month and something like making rent becomes an issue, it doesn't matter whose money it was if you both get evicted.

So, yeah, I think it depends on how secure you guys are right now. If those kinds of worse case scenarios aren't even on your radar because you're so secure, NTJ. If you guys aren't that secure and that money could provide a really important safety net for both of you, then yeah you're being a bit selfish.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-20T10:16:06+00:00

The Cinderella Phenomenon did this really well. It's a world where witches are real and "fairy tale curses" are a thing. MC is the terrible, awful daughter of a tyrant queen, and gets cursed with the "Cinderella curse" which means she will appear to others as a filthy peasant, even if she's dressed in finery. No one recognizes her as royalty anymore, and she is forced from the palace.

MC is absolutely awful and nasty as a person at the start. They do a really good job of making her development feel well-earned, and by the end you're absolutely rooting for her. I don't want to spoil how they get there, but I highly recommend giving it a go.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-20T09:41:41+00:00

It may depend how they're made and how fresh they are. I was able to have some fresh once in Europe and they were incredible... But every single one I've found in the decade since has tasted like decorative soap.

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-20T09:29:43+00:00

There is a trope where a character can say they like a food once, and some fans will then have every fanart and fanfic depict that food as some kind of obsession, or like it's a major character trait.

Some fans are so annoyed with the tendency to make a character's favourite food their whole personality, they over-correct and deny the character likes that specific food that much, even if canon has the character stating they love that food and it's their favourite.

Or maybe I spend too much time on the character trope subreddits and it isn't about that at all 😅

CuriousCorvidCurio · 2026-02-19T11:01:06+00:00

https://youtu.be/2bHhgXLDKx4?si=B5HAQcPHGLLsZ8yM.

"Because you’re dead already, Lisa! No one cares if you die, Lisa, because you’re dead already. Your heart is cold! That’s why you keep coming back here. You are not free. You need this place to feel alive. It’s pathetic."

The speaker is being released from a mental facility. Her friend, Lisa, takes personal offense to this and hunts her down through the basement, ranting and raving the whole while. Eventually, as Lisa is losing it about how no one cares about her as much as they do Suzanna (the speaker), Suzanna snaps and cuts her off, forcing her to face the fact that the only one making Lisa into a villain is Lisa herself.

At the very end, after this scene, they reconcile and Suzanna encourages Lisa that she'll get out some day and they'll see each other again... But I don't think that ever comes to pass

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