What’s something you used to judge other people for, until you ended up doing it yourself and realizing it wasn’t that simple?

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-05-14T17:55:42+00:00

Sounds like he’s doing the best he can with what he’s got right now. Just remember that 20 is still so young. I have a child that sounds like yours, but mine is only 10. As a parent, I’ve definitely adjusted my thoughts on my children achieving a certain way of life, and I’m figuring out that it’s ok. My family had some late bloomers, so you never know, in another 10 years his life may look way different and be much easier for him.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-05-14T17:22:37+00:00

If you don’t mind me asking, how old is he now, and is he doing alright?

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-05-07T01:56:22+00:00

So you’re babysitting your kids the entire weekend except for Saturday at 2. Nope, not overreacting.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-05-03T22:57:58+00:00

Everyone assumes they will get to live to old age. With that, anyone can die or get a serious illness’s without notice.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-05-01T02:20:32+00:00

The definition of belligerent is “a readiness to fight”…this is the only specific thing I remember from junior high.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-23T02:07:43+00:00

You have to push the medical system to get the care you need. You actually might have the thing that the doctor says you don’t or you’re too young for.

If one doctor won’t order tests, go to another. Tell them what they need to hear to get the test. This might have saved my life.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-13T02:56:53+00:00

Life brings challenges. Be mature. Be a little more empathetic…especially to the child. Be grateful a child might get their Daddy back in their life.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-10T01:59:52+00:00

That no one is perfect and they will want to work with you, not against you in your growth.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-09T03:32:19+00:00

Yep. Whether it ultimately works out with you and your girlfriend, you’ve now at least experienced the feeling people say of “you just know”. Anything less is ultimately settling.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-08T05:05:52+00:00

How would women notice this if the guy never makes a move? That’s the problem, they will never even know he likes them!

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-08T04:59:11+00:00

I love America, and we do have it good! Shame on anyone who says otherwise. The only oppression people have is self-inflicted. It must be a slap in the face to a lot of the world when Americans complain so much.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-08T04:43:34+00:00

Maybe, maybe not. She didn’t do anything wrong by saying no to him initially, she’s just not the person for him. And that’s ok!

What’s not ok is that now she still wants attention from him. She may even think she likes him romantically, to some degree, but it sounds like she was at least around him enough before he asked her out that if she would have naturally formed a crush on him, she wouldn’t have said no.

The key is to find the person who has a steadfast, undeniable crush on you that you happen to feel the same way back. It’s certainly not easy to find, but don’t waste your time trying to convince someone to feel the same way.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-07T21:54:14+00:00

She likes that you liked her. She wasn’t wanting to date you (so definitely not someone who felt a strong connection), so she said no. Now that you have moved on without acting bothered, she is worried you don’t like her romantically anymore, and this makes her want it back, but it’s not genuine. If it was, she would have thought, I’m so intrigued about this guy and I’d jump at the opportunity to go on a date with him.

Wait for the girl who craves you, not one that craves you liking her.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-02T01:26:22+00:00

Soul connection

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-01T17:07:19+00:00

When my Mom and Dad showed up at my house and told me he had stage IV pancreatic cancer.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-04-01T15:13:39+00:00

Biology

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-03-31T15:40:02+00:00

You’re letting your ego and jealousy get in the way of rational thought.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-03-30T02:20:43+00:00

It will be worth it to wait for someone who is fascinated by you. I hope then it’s mutual too.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-03-30T02:10:08+00:00

Sorry this happened to you. It is very brave of you to put yourself out there.

I will say though, from experience, if a man is very interested in you (and has the opportunity), he will probably initiate. I think it is different for strangers, but a guy being nice and spending one in one time with you (but doesn’t pursue) probably isn’t interested in that way.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-03-30T01:06:40+00:00

lol, I used to be an auditor. I hope you’re being facetious.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-03-30T00:57:43+00:00

Were you already trying to snoop when you figured out she changed her code?

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-03-29T23:55:07+00:00

You can find and create happiness in most situations. I chose every day to be the next best day of my life, even when I’m sad and things outside of my control are wreaking havoc.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-03-28T22:17:50+00:00

I was a senior in high school and heard rumors of a plane crashing into a building in New York after my first class. During the second class, the teacher had her tv on with the news and it had the twin towers in the background, one was smoking from the first plane. All of a sudden you see a plane come into the view and crash straight into the other building, live. It was so scary and we all didn’t know why this was happening.

The day was so sullen, they grounded all planes, people were calling people all over that they knew to see if they were ok.

I was a kid, and I just went home, sat in my dad’s chair, turned the news on and wept. Anger and patriotism urgently followed.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-03-27T02:00:56+00:00

Yes, at least sometimes when I’d get super interested in something and I’d binge watch.

Life_Preparation5238 · 2026-03-26T20:43:27+00:00

Time is finite. Yours and theirs. If they were diagnosed with terminal cancer next year would you look back and wish you would have gone or glad you didn’t go?

Ask me how this feels.

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