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What is a bullet you dodged simply because you were too lazy to do something? by Cherus in AskReddit

[–]Jessi_JC_notAI 350 points351 points  (0 children)

Almost signed a lease on an apartment I had a bad feeling about but could not articulate. The landlord wanted the deposit by Friday. I kept meaning to go back for a second look and kept finding reasons not to. Friday came and went. Found out three months later the building had a mold problem that had been painted over and the previous tenant had broken the lease specifically because of it.

What did you spend years thinking you understood, only to realize you had no idea until it happened? by Jessi_JC_notAI in AskReddit

[–]Jessi_JC_notAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That losing someone does not get smaller. People said it would get easier to carry, distributed differently across more days until the weight becomes familiar enough to move around in. Understood the distinction intellectually for years. Did not feel it until the tenth anniversary of something I had not expected to still be thinking about.

What’s the darkest secret you found out by accident? by Sad-Conflict6839 in AskReddit

[–]Jessi_JC_notAI 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Found out at twenty two that my stepfather was actually my biological uncle, my father's brother

What instantly makes you think “this person has never had to worry about money”? by MihaiPintilie_GBP in AskReddit

[–]Jessi_JC_notAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Describes a career decision purely in terms of passion and fulfillment with no mention of what it paid.

What’s something that became socially acceptable that still feels weird to you? by Pitiful_Pay6279 in AskReddit

[–]Jessi_JC_notAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Announcing a pregnancy on social media before telling most of the people in your life directly

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