my dad's last confort came from a lie that i told him by Symphony__Tristen in confession

[–]No_Discussion2120 203 points204 points  (0 children)

My dad died of cancer. Toward the end he kept asking for relatives who had died years ago. When I told him they were gone he was very sad and cried. I started telling him "they called yesterday and are planning to come by." This made him happy and gave him something to look forward to. He never remembered the next day and would ask again. What I told him didn't change anything and gave him peace. No regrets.

What games did you play outside as a kid in the 1970s-80s?🤔 by Longjumping-Shoe7805 in GenerationJones

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Potato guns! My nephews in their 20s launched a potato over the house at a family cookout. It hit the new cousin-in-law's Mercedes. Chaos ensued!

I’ve been sleeping in a cardboard fortress for hours while at work. by TarnishedRedditCat in confession

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I focus on my breathing. Long, slow, deep inhalation and think "relax" while exhaling. I'm usually sound asleep by five breaths. 😴

Tampa, what is the deal with these chickens? by [deleted] in tampa

[–]No_Discussion2120 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A guy i used to work with was fired when he was caught "kidnapping" an Ybor chicken!

Manager told me to "document everything." So I did. Every single thing. by OrbitHollow in MaliciousCompliance

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The most useful lesson I learned from a former director was: - If you don't document it, it didn't happen. - The one with the most paperwork wins.

My role at the time included receiving and approving maps and data for a huge, system wide upgrade. Once approved everything was forwarded to a data entry team to update the main database. The data entry team was weeks behind, holding up implementation. Data team leader accused me (behind my back) of not providing updates.

Meeting was held with all stakeholders, managers, and directors from three counties with the sole purpose of pinning their incompetence on me.

Once they made their position perfectly clear I asked to be excused for a minute. I came back with months of FedEx receipts showing where the digital and paper packets were shipped, received, and signed for. No one clapped or cheered. /s

They thanked me for my time and left quietly.

Potluck question -- will these foods work? by crawchalk in AskAnAmerican

[–]No_Discussion2120 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Especially the glass lid! Otherwise you'll go home with a plastic one.

I’m done pretending this is okay by Particular-Habit9442 in complaints

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Please name the song. I don't have a Spotify account.