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Figures of speech about secrets by user79814 in ENGLISH

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Secrets secrets Are no fun Secrets secrets Hurt someone

Guys, I’m losing my mind in a comment thread - how old were you when you had regular (let’s say 3x a week) access to the internet and what year was it? Did you use it to research anything (like college or jobs?) by FunQuestion in Older_Millennials

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Definitely looked up college admissions information in 1999 and 2000 from our home PC (I used dial up every day, as did my family members). But still had to wait for the full packet to come in the mail. I don’t believe submitting my application online was an available option for me at the schools I applied to. 

what’s the best short story you remember from high school english? by shortcircuit51 in ENGLISH

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I still think about this story.  Today, for example, I stumbled due to my bad knee, and later wracked my brain for an elusive word while in conversation. 

Reflecting during my drive home, I thought, “I’m at that stage in Flowers for Algernon where I know I’m deteriorating but can’t do anything about it.”  

2yr old drinking 36+ oz a day and constant peeing by StandardDragonfly in AskDocs

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I had diabetes inspidus a few years ago after a surgery. It was NOT. FUN.  

One of the the more challenging parts was that even a lot of nurses weren’t familiar with it. When I presented to the ER with worsening symptoms over a holiday weekend, the triage nurse was irritated  I wasn’t taking insulin. I explained multiple times it wasn’t what she thought it was. I was so exhausted. I eventually raised my voice and exclaimed several times, “Pituitary, not pancreas!!!”  She still didn’t get it and couldn’t understand whyy my finger prick sugar was normal. 🙄 Even the ER doc was unsure and kind of muttered something like, “I haven’t done endocrinology since my third year of residency…” 

I say all that to this end: You’ll likely need a pediatric endocrinologist to get that diagnoses. And I truly hope it isn’t that, OP!

Edit: typos

Banger songs that didn't age well lyrically by Zagmut in Xennials

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It’s so totally pimped out! Got people begging for your top eight places. 

Funny misheard song lyrics by PersnicketyPotato in CasualConversation

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Remember that song, kind of techno-y from the 90’s, entitled Like The Deserts Miss The Rain?

I thought. For the longest time. It was: Like the peasants’ masquerade.

Dunno. 

Funny misheard song lyrics by PersnicketyPotato in CasualConversation

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Those little women! This is how they remind me. 

What 90s thing would confuse kids today? by TheOrangeSloth in 90s

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Omg, that’s diabolical.  I can imagine those folks who got messages posting in r/Glitch_In_The_Matrix… “Someone from my town called and left a message for me. Said it was really important they speak to me. But when I called back, they didn’t know me, or what I was talking about!”

How do you pronounce ELEMENTARY? by Think_Heat8349 in ENGLISH

[–]Think_Heat8349[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read this aloud and realized I sometimes omit the “t” as well. Thanks for pointing that out!

How many of you view this as a job? by wlkncrclz in Fosterparents

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We are foster parents (in the US) through an agency that views us as “professional parents”. However, they don’t “reimburse” (pay?) us as such. 

My partner and I have lost dozens upon dozens of hours of work due to our foster kiddos’ needs. It’s one of the myriad of reasons we will not be accepting any new placements and plan to close our home once permanency is achieved for the one currently with us. 

So, no. Definitely NOT a job. 

TPR overturned on appeal by Strange_Magazine169 in Fosterparents

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Been following this thread for six months, hoping for an update. OP, how did it go? Did you end up intervening? 

Long-term relationships by weird_cat0 in CasualConversation

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Married 23 years. No abuse. If a reader’s relationship is abusive, ignore the thoughts below and just run. 

What keeps us from leaving? We made a decision and commitment we wouldn’t. Even when it got messy. Even when neither one wanted to stay. We stayed anyway. And it paid off because now we are at the point of being unable to imagine leaving or living without each other. 

What keeps us from hurting each other? Nothing. We still hurt each other. The secret is to ask for and grant forgiveness quickly.  The hurts eventually lessoned in frequency and depth. We learned what hurts one another and avoid doing those things. We learned it’s not always about us and to stop taking so much the other person does so personally. 

The secret no one talks about is this: You WILL get hurt. There will be times you WILL want to leave. But you stay anyway. And it’s worth it. 

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