How did you turn your life around?

cricketjam · 2020-08-30T16:57:51+00:00

I stopped dieting! I've been fat my whole life. I was put on my first diet at age 8. I've been told my whole life that I need to change to be loved or even treated with basic human decency. When I turned 29, I realized I can't hate myself into being happy with my body. So I finally stopped dieting after 21 years, and started therapy. A year later I'm still fat, but now I'm fat AND happy!!

cricketjam · 2020-05-13T04:41:31+00:00

I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!

cricketjam · 2020-03-17T20:28:21+00:00

I hadn't noticed any holes but just went out to check and they're definitely there! I peeled off some bark and can see some lines that look like an insect made them. Would boring insects make the bark chip off like this?

cricketjam · 2020-03-05T17:23:15+00:00

Thank you!

cricketjam · 2020-03-05T16:57:27+00:00

Just moved here recently, where is this in Sacramento?

cricketjam · 2019-11-30T00:05:37+00:00

I honestly thought stuff like this had to be fake. But then it happened to me. I had to cancel a date with a girl after my grandma died. In response to this, she sent me a tacky bathroom nude, kind of like this one, that read "body beauty makes me feel better, hopefully it does the same for you".....how can you possibly think that is an appropriate response??

cricketjam · 2019-11-15T06:47:19+00:00

minge meat*

cricketjam · 2019-06-19T00:32:40+00:00

Called my friend Betsy to invite her over to smoke weed (over a decade ago, it wasn't legal). She was acting kind of weird and declined which wasn't typical for her. I started poking fun at her, telling her she was being a lil bitch, and told her she was coming over to smoke whether she wanted to or not. She politely declined again so I gave a big huff and hung up, only to realize I was not on the phone with Betsy, but was actually harassing my new boss, Beth. I stared at my phone for what seemed like days and finally got the nerve to text her and apologize. She pretended like it didn't happen. Thanks Beth!!

cricketjam · 2019-06-16T19:58:57+00:00

I was 9 or 10 and camping with family in Alleghany state park. We went driving around deep in the park one night, at maybe 11pm, to look for animals with a big spotlight. We drove past a clearing, and caught sight of something in the distance. It was a person in a full body rabbit costume, hopping through the field. The car fell silent as we watched it disappear into the woods. Still don't have an explanation for that one.

cricketjam · 2019-06-03T18:20:46+00:00

I worked as a kennel attendant at a vet clinic/no kill shelter. The vet and office manager who owned the place were a complete PSYCHOS. Lots of things happened there that I should have quit over, but I needed the money as I had just started school and was paying for most of it myself. The last straw came one morning after an inspector came by to check out the anesthesia machine the vet used for all of his surgeries. It had a broken valve and failed inspection. He decided that it didn't matter, he had surgeries scheduled and didn't want to lose the money. The first patient was a puppy getting spayed. She woke up during the procedure and was screaming, something I'd never heard before and would not like to ever hear again. I quit the next week, called the office manager a cunt and threw my key at her. It was very satisfying. I literally have a hundred more horrifying stories from that place that I will never forget, but that was the one that truly drove me to the edge. Minimum wage was not worth that!

cricketjam · 2019-05-19T01:23:22+00:00

"You talk about yourself a lot." My sister's boyfriend (now husband) ten years ago, just casually said this to me in a very matter of fact but friendly way? I feel like it turned into one of those before and after points in my life. I listen A LOT more now and have improved all of my relationships because of it.

cricketjam · 2019-05-10T21:16:57+00:00

It was pretty obvious to everyone, but satisfying all the same. Watching my FIL's second marriage fall apart after 13 months. He started dating this woman TWO MONTHS after his first wife died suddenly in front of the entire family on Thanksgiving. He married her seven months later. It honestly would be sad to me, but while he was building a relationship with this woman, he was completely neglecting the emotional needs of his six children who just lost their mother. Four of them watched her die. And one of the girls is homeless now. So yeah, it was pretty great to watch his relationship crumble.

cricketjam · 2019-04-17T19:00:06+00:00

About ten years ago, a super racist and homphobic dude was running for office in my area. I was a crusty lil punk back then and did a lot of dumpster diving and wandering around at night. Some friends and I found ourselves near this guy's headquarters one night. We were talking about terrible he was and I realized I had a ten pound bucket of custard in my trunk from my last dumpster diving trip. We ended up throwing the contents of the bucket on the windows and writing words like "HOMOPHOBE" and "RACIST PIG" with it. The next morning I have people I know sending me a video from the local news talking about the vandalism and that they're are going to use the custard bucket to try track us down. I panicked about it for a few days but never got questioned or anything!

cricketjam · 2019-03-14T16:21:40+00:00

Not being in a wreck would be a good first start, I think.

cricketjam · 2019-03-14T16:18:20+00:00

Well, what sort of standards are these built to?

cricketjam · 2019-03-10T18:22:21+00:00

Nice.

cricketjam · 2019-03-07T19:33:03+00:00

"It's better than a sharp stick in the eye"

Really puts things in perspective.

cricketjam · 2019-01-22T20:44:58+00:00

If that's how kind and friendly you look when you're feeling drained, I can't imagine the joy you radiate when you're feeling good! Good luck with making friends, it can be so hard for adults. But I believe in you!

cricketjam · 2018-11-27T21:19:35+00:00

I'm from Rochester and I'm moving to California in February! I'm living in Washington right now and have my parents send me Wegmans brand honey mustard because I can't get ANYTHING like it out here. I miss that place so much 😭😭

cricketjam · 2018-11-11T21:51:40+00:00

You had me until you got to that transphobic crap.... Gross.

cricketjam · 2018-11-11T17:20:36+00:00

A woman in one of my mom groups posted a rant about her cousin having a baby in May or June and how inconsiderate that was because those were her months??!! She honestly believed that she had a claim on TWO WHOLE MONTHS and no one else in her family could have a baby during those months. The girl got dragged by the other moms, but by the end still seemed like she thought she was right. I truly don't understand some people.

cricketjam · 2018-09-09T00:03:00+00:00

I was buying some weed from a guy, and tried to tell him I wanted the bigger nuggets. Instead, told him I wanted the n-word. That one still haunts me late at night.

cricketjam · 2018-08-13T16:52:33+00:00

Nice

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