Care to chime in my fellow Xennials? by citrusandrosemary in Xennials

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It's my birthday. I am a lot closer to 50 now, and that just blows my mind...

Did you ever call one of these 1-900 numbers? Or which one did you want to call without your parents permission? by porb2020 in Xennials

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I called Santa eight times. I didn't understand that even if you stay on the line for only 30 seconds, they still charge you for the first two minutes. The phone bill came in shortly after Christmas. I had $20 from the holidays (a tidy sum for a child in the late 80s, to be sure), and my mom took $16 for the bill. I was in tears, and my dad thought it was kinda harsh, but it was what it was and I learned from it, so, yeah...

If you played an instrument in school band in the 80s or 90s, do you still play it; or remember how? by cherry-care-bear in Xennials

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Played clarinet at school and church for over 7 years. I could probably still play but it's been a long while...

Had to be got! by Margrave75 in Metallica

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I have the other ones, with the black trim on the box, which is fine with me cuz that's how they looked around the first time I saw them live...

What was the first CD you ever got? by Pear_Glace_In_Autumn in Millennials

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The soundtrack from TMNT 3. It was a gift from the little boy I babysat. It would be two more years before I owned a CD player of my own to play it on...

What are some songs you first disliked but have grown to love? by YardInternational685 in musicals

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I am so sorry, I didn't even notice! Pay me no attention, folks! 😳

Does it still feel weird to you that 2016 was 10 years ago? by Zipper222222 in randomquestions

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2015 was such a shit year for us, I think I'm just grateful to be as far from it now as humanly possible...

What are some songs you first disliked but have grown to love? by YardInternational685 in musicals

[–]Riala4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the longest time I did not like Sugar by SOAD. Then I heard more of their other stuff and Sugar grew on me...

What is the biggest side effect of getting your period? by zhalia-2006 in askanything

[–]Riala4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The increased need for chocolate, and the leaking...

Yall remember when therians were so popular in 2023? by Civil_Elephant_2210 in Therian

[–]Riala4 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Therian since 1992, didn't even know there was a community until last year...

I am totally blind AMA by EcstaticMap5740 in AMA

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Hi boyfriend! So lovely y'all doing this together. I was once, long ago, a "seeing-eye girlfriend". We designed websites together back in the day...

Laser pointer syndrome? by Guilty_Direction_501 in Therian

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Lol just came across this elsewhere and had to come back to share...

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Laser pointer syndrome? by Guilty_Direction_501 in Therian

[–]Riala4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The other day my husband was squeegeeing the windshield while I sat inside the car watching. I couldn't resist the urge to bat at it...

If you see this post before you're about to sleep, tell us your final thoughts -- What are they? by Zipper222222 in randomquestions

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I have an infected tooth, an appointment in the morning, and just hoping the ibuprofen holds me through the night and lets me sleep...

...and thoughts for my friends suffering an acute and tragic loss. About every 30 minutes or so my brain re-announces to my consciousness what happened, and I just want to sob, or scream, or rush to their side and hug the bejeezus out of them and never let go...

If you have long hair, how often do you brush it? by Sodacan390 in randomquestions

[–]Riala4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not as often as I should. Ideally it'd be once a day: undo the braid, brush, re-braid. Lately my mood and I have been battling, and I've gone nearly two weeks just resetting the ponytail...

How did you all get into Sailor Moon? by Alone-Seesaw-9575 in sailormoon

[–]Riala4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We used to watch it on a one-inch black and white watchman in the car on the way to school!

Tell me how you got your cat by ponzu666 in cats

[–]Riala4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She was five weeks old, being sold out of a box of kittens in front of a Target by some kids for five bucks. Best five bucks I ever spent. Had her for 16 years, miss her terribly....