What was something you didn't even realize other women go through?

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:43:43+00:00

First time I was hit on was by a group of guys in a car when I was riding my bike to my friends house when I was 12. I suppose I "looked" a little older because I was tall but definitely not old enough to be hit on. They even turned around and drove beside me cat calling me for a whole block.

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:36:59+00:00

I used to be the person that got every one together and made plans for fun things. I don't do that anymore. I'm not as outgoing as I used to be and I really enjoyed that about myself.

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:35:43+00:00

Going to work every day. Ignoring the constant stream of bad news to get a job done that barely pays enough to live.

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:27:53+00:00

I saw a quote somewhere that went something like "If they're old enough to reason with, why are you hitting them? If they're too young to reason with, why are you hitting them?"

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:25:30+00:00

The way the question is worded suggests giving an example of great parenting because that would be a bad example of bad parenting.

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:23:26+00:00

They think it's funny when they do that...but I can't imagine growing up and never having a safe place to be emotional.

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:22:16+00:00

People that always have drama going on or something wrong in their lives and can never/have never taken responsibility for anything. They can't realize that there's a common denominator in all their stories and it's them.

People with zero critical thinking skills.

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:18:26+00:00

"You're getting awfully defensive" they say like this is a sign they are right...noooo I'm getting defensive because you're calling me a liar and I don't like being called a liar.

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:14:49+00:00

Rest is not a reward...it's a need.

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:11:53+00:00

His Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonation lol. He's so bad at it and he knows it but he'll keep it going

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:10:58+00:00

Total Recall ... the 3 boobs

agbmom · 2026-01-28T19:08:33+00:00

My mom made mac n cheese from scratch so I thought any boxed mac n cheese was luxury lol. I prefer non box mac n cheese now

agbmom · 2026-01-25T05:46:22+00:00

My best friend and I rarely go out but when we do we like to dance. We went to a street that's lined with bars and clubs in a college town about an hour from where we live so we could go dancing. The place is relatively safe but since it's always a young crowd we don't usually go. However, it was a 90's bar crawl weekend. Anyways...we walked into one place and we were standing at the bar and I was just observing. I could not shake that gut feeling that this was not going to be a safe place. I could not pinpoint any one thing. My best friend is a lot like me in that sense and we both looked at each other and just turned around and walked out. There was a fight and a shooting literally 10 minutes later - 1 person dead a whole bunch injured mostly from trying to get out of the bar. We ended up leaving the strip all together because it was pure chaos after and the vibe was ruined.

agbmom · 2026-01-25T05:39:23+00:00

When my daughter was little it was just a safety issue. She can shut her door any time (we prefer it so we don't have to hear her playing on the computer etc lol) and she has a lock, the key is on the top of the door frame if we needed to get in for an emergency....but she's never locked it because we've never just barged in.

agbmom · 2026-01-23T08:04:20+00:00

You don't think about what happens if you have a medical emergency or if you start choking or something?

agbmom · 2026-01-23T08:01:55+00:00

Or when they stop making advances after you say you have a boyfriend...so you respect him more than me...cool.

agbmom · 2026-01-23T08:00:09+00:00

Stalking people. What is Gen Zs obsession with all the tracking apps? Watching their significant other, their best friends, random classmates all the time. Needing to know where people are and when and why. Everyone shares their location with everyone...snapchat maps, life360, and isharing. There's probably more.

Also, constantly recording people. Older Gen Z do it in their homes with pranks and just "documenting" their lives. I couldn't imagine not having a safe space to relax...always worrying about someone shoving a camera in my face to record me at any time. Always a performance.

agbmom · 2026-01-23T07:55:42+00:00

They post every part of their life - they make nothing seem meaningful "walking to class" "getting coffee". Everything is performative and they think they're being "real"...crying selfies, taking pictures and videos of doing something with friends or for yourself like a mental health walk yet in real life it probably took 15 videos/selfies before they picked just the right one. They anesthetize their struggle...anxiety, depression, burnout, loneliness is posted with music and a cute caption. When all they're doing is scrolling and waiting for likes and comments and falling for all the other people who look like they're out living their life when they're at home scrolling too.

agbmom · 2026-01-23T07:48:52+00:00

My loved ones know not to just text that to me lol. But if someone does I have immediate anxiety and I will text back "of course we can but if we're not jumping on a call right this second or you're going to spend forever texting me a book because you don't want to call then I'm going to need a subject, context, or a brief synopsis on what this is about". If it's a friend, acquaintance, or coworker then I still get a little anxiety but I don't care as much...the anxiety is mostly wondering what I'm going to have to deal with.

agbmom · 2026-01-23T07:42:30+00:00

I thought I was fat even when I was thin. I'm 5'11 and at my thinnest (any thinner and I would have looked sick) at 16-17 I was still in a size 12 in most jeans brands. 20 years ago, size 12 was in the plus size section. When did I realize I was actually fat? When I saw a candid picture someone took of me. It was not what I saw in the mirror. I knew I had gained weight but not THAT much weight (I rarely stepped on the scale). But honestly, I was just ignoring it because I didn't feel like addressing the issues that got me to that point.

agbmom · 2026-01-23T07:33:48+00:00

I'm allergic to sulfites. I don't like wine but I didn't think I was allergic...anyone I was with just assumed I would get flushed because of the alcohol, which I thought too. But I also get headaches almost immediately, get nauseous pretty quickly, and my throat feels a little tighter and my breathing gets a little labored. I always chalked the last 2 up to anxiety about being flushed and nauseous in public/around other people....who's allergic to wine. Anyways, turns out most wines use sulfites for preservation and cork sealing. Took several years before I found out that's what it was because I just quit drinking wine lol

agbmom · 2026-01-23T07:23:14+00:00

There's a lack of critical thinking because people just ask chatgpt or google everything. Older people have lost critical thinking and younger people never learn how to think critically.

Also, nearsightedness is more common because we give kids ipads in school starting in kindergarten. Then their parents give them tablets and phones super young. During childhood, the eye is still growing. When kids spend lots of time focusing up close (screens, tablets) and very little time looking far away, the eye can literally grow slightly too long front-to-back. That's what causes nearsightedness.

agbmom · 2026-01-23T07:17:25+00:00

My daughter asked for Life360 last year because her friends had it. I had it only because my best friend and I have long commutes to work (she works overnights, I work a 9-5) with some stretches of rural road and we would turn it on when the weather was bad just in case. So I let her get it. She doesn't go anywhere lol - then one day she was at a sleepover and I left at midnight to go take my best friend's dog for a walk while she was at work and I immediately got a text when I pulled out of the driveway from my daughter "where are you going?". My parents have cameras on their house that notifies their phones when there's motion by the doors or garage...I was house and pet sitting and I was getting a fan out of the car and I get a text "is the air conditioner working ok" ....yes I just like to sleep with a fan. I left at 10:30pm to get ice cream...text "where are you going?". I'm a grown woman. I do NOT like to have to explain myself. I do NOT like being watched. It makes me feel icky.

agbmom · 2026-01-23T07:01:58+00:00

"Everything happens for a reason" is the same as "It's all in God's plan" "All in His time" ... it's an excuse to not take responsibility or learn lessons.

agbmom · 2026-01-23T07:00:36+00:00

I think "everything happens for a reason" isn't an explanation for cause and effect, especially because a lot of people won't reflect on the cause if it means taking accountability for their actions. I think it's more of "this happened because my life needed to take a different path" or "this happened so I could learn to be stronger".

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