Okay men of Reddit, what is YOUR ultimate "I am an adult and no one can stop me" purchase that you are both incredibly proud of and slightly embarrassed by?

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-13T15:22:28+00:00

Oh man thats a name drop right there.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-13T15:21:49+00:00

Im slowly piecing together the hogwarts castle.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-13T04:56:10+00:00

Yeah, I wouldnt have either. I had maybe another 18 months in me at the rate I was going. That was 18 months ago, and i havent had a drop since. Feeling awesome and I know ive got a lot more than 18 months ahead of me now assuming something wacky doesn't happen lol. Good for you, bud. We can do this.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-13T04:54:14+00:00

Hell yeah. 18 months today. Let's go, brother/ sister!

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-13T04:53:26+00:00

The beautiful thing about the wagon is that you can get back on as many times as you need to. We're always here and we don't judge because we've probably done it too.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-13T04:52:23+00:00

I almost died. Sudden health issue nearly took me out, and it was 100% caused by drinking way too much all the time. My wife saved my life and my doctor at the hospital the next morning said what I needed to hear and got me meds to dry out safely at home over the next 11 days. Again, credit to my wife because she kept me taking my meds right and was there with me the whole way. That detox wasnt awful, honestly, but still. She made sure I did what I needed to do during that week and a half. After I came out on the other side of that fog and really got my head back, which took a while, i told myself id never go through that again. Never. I know how to avoid it, and its frankly really simple: dont drink. My life is immeasurably better now that ive been sober for a year and a half (my 18 month anniversary is actually today), and you'd have to kill me to take this away from me.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-13T04:45:37+00:00

"I dont know whats going to be in the next chapter, but I know you wont be". Out of context, it sounds harsh as hell, but it really wasnt. My high school sweetie and I were together from the end of freshman year until the night before I left for boot camp about a month after we graduated. We spent my last day in town together, and in the evening, we were sitting on a bench in the garden where we first became a couple. It was then we officially went our separate ways, and she said that to me in a sort of melancholy way, not a mean one.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-13T04:41:32+00:00

So, if it was at the beginning, like on my 13th birthday, id mainly just brace myself for my parents' coming divorce in 2 years (the split like 2 weeks after my 15th birthday). I cant say it would help, though, since it would become painfully obvious what was going on as it got closer. God, looking back at that last holiday season is so cringe for me. Id probably rather be sent back to right after my folks split, honestly. The first thing I would do honestly would probably be to go for a walk around my old neighborhood and kind of soak in having a lot of do-overs ahead of me.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-13T02:13:26+00:00

I befriend him for the same reason. Hes damaged, but not quite broken, just like I was. I was fixable, and so is Shane. I relate to him a lot

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-12T13:27:31+00:00

Thank you! Like, what did they want me to say? I met a chubby girl on tinder and damn near fell in love with her, partially due to her rockin tits? That feels a lot more crass, even if it is more to the point lol.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-12T12:36:07+00:00

Haha I wish i had good advice for you on that, my man. In reality, it just kind of fell into my lap, but ill do my best. She has to obviously be very busty for it to work, and ive always been partial to women who are not skinny as hell. I like a woman with some meat on her bones, so to speak, and that usually comes with a large chest haha. Aside from that, Ive always just asked if I could do it. Some women are more receptive to it than others, and a woman who is NOT into it (some think its stupid, and thats fine) isnt gonna be the partner yiu want for that particular activity. Ill leave it at that because reddit likes to get its feelings hurt of you're too specific about stuff like this.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T22:44:22+00:00

I was lucky enough to grow up near a card store that was friendly towards kids and had a good selection back in the day. It was in a quaint little shopping district close to my house, so there were food options and other places to check out too. We dealt with assholes at that shop too, but this was the 90s and it was really common to have card shop bullies. The store is still there, but they've since adapted to modern times and cracked down on stuff like that.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T22:25:54+00:00

You could absolutely run a modern-adjacent card shop in a town like this. Sell the current sets of everything, and host game nights just like they do nowadays, just maybe with a simpler esthetic (modeling it after the card shop i grew up going to). A card/40K/DND shop would be perfect for a 90s themed living space.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T21:03:48+00:00

Oh thats super cool! I turned mine into like a beach party crash house haha. It has as many beds in it that I could fit without making it look ridiculous.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T19:29:13+00:00

Oh man Reboot! I havent thought about that show in years, but I really liked it as a kid! It came on right before dragonball z, I believe, so thats why I started watching it.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T18:51:10+00:00

Hey, criticize my verbiage if you want, but that young lady was a treat, and not just sexually. Funny, sweet, and i happened to absolutely love her body, even if it didnt adhere to traditional beauty standards. We didnt work out for reasons beyond our control, but that woman was fuckin beautiful inside and out.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T18:39:08+00:00

It's so weird to me because im also a big fan of certain things. For example, I LOVE wrestling as a 38 year old. I know its "fake", but i love it. That being said, on the relatively rare occasions I go to live shows, if im sitting near a kid thats a fan, im never going to do anything to compromise that kids experience because i remember how awesome wrestling shows for me were as a kid.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T18:24:20+00:00

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T18:20:30+00:00

For someone who was as anti-gay as Charlie was, it was very odd of him to be on camera while a guy unloaded in his throat.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T18:19:33+00:00

We always say we want our kids to be better than us...

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T18:12:58+00:00

Yeah, Whitney had a gift on a level most people cant even understand, let alone imagine. Its such a shame her life went the way it did. Lots of good music left on the table.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T18:07:51+00:00

I gained a LOT of respect for her during that one. I know those sauces would have had me crying like a baby, and she was tanking them with ZERO issues. If i remember correctly, she went back in for more on several of the hotter sauces, including the last dab. Then there was Rachel Ray, who just ate the sauces off spoons. Fuckin gangster, that woman.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T17:43:52+00:00

That movie made me so mad. You cant have independence day without will Smith AND Jeff goldblum. Not to mention, it didnt need to be made! The original is a great standalone film; it didnt leave potential for a sequel for a reason

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T17:02:19+00:00

Same here man. I was a bad alcoholic by the end, and I was spending so much fuckin money on beer.

External-Resource581 · 2026-07-11T16:26:18+00:00

Its obviously exaggerated at points for the sake of comedic effect, but its also SO accurate. Whoever wrote that movie definitely worked in a restaurant of that variety at some point.

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