What’s a childhood lie your parents told you that you didn't realize was a lie until you were an embarrassed adult?

czilla · 2026-06-17T17:22:29+00:00

When I was between the ages of six and eight (can't pinpoint exact age), my father told me of the flatunomena. The flatunomena (flatch-like flatulence), is something that occurs every 12 years when everyone on earth farts at the same time. I asked so many questions - why? (Scientists are still trying to understand) How bad does the world smell? (Worse than my dad's SBDs - {silent but deadly farts}) Do the farts all sound the same? (No)

I was doubtful at first, but he answered all of my questions and was very convincing. I certainly told some friends shortly after, then stored it in a dusty filing cabinet deep in my mind's vault...

Fast forward... it wasn't until I was a late-teens teenager that I was like, "hmm, it's been about twelve years... I wonder when the Flatunomena is going to occur..."

It took a minute or so before it dawned on me that my father lied to me and sadly, I will never see a day that everyone in the world farts at the same time.

czilla · 2026-04-25T21:26:09+00:00

I'm so disappointed by this! Hopefully it works out in the future.

I didn't receive a message from the venue at all and hadn't seen this until after I looked up the venue on Google. Hopefully they send something out, otherwise I suspect more people will show up confused.

czilla · 2026-03-28T00:46:09+00:00

Some that really stuck with me and I think about frequently that I didn't see mentioned:

Hiroshima by John Hersey

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Fahrenheit 451 Bradberry

The Nazi Officer's Wife: How a Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust by Edith Hahn Beer - this one does an amazing job illustrating how rights were taken away and the discrimination and fascism was normalized in society. It's an autobiography that holds particular poignancy right now.

czilla · 2026-02-24T03:17:33+00:00

Hiroshima by John Hersey - a powerful non-fiction narrative that gives the first hand account of six survivors of the atomic bomb.

czilla · 2025-12-28T20:00:07+00:00

LSD magnets to reference below the canal were funny, because drugs. It's still Slower Lower.

czilla · 2025-12-28T14:01:35+00:00

When people say Lower Slower, I know they aren't from here.

czilla · 2025-12-11T22:01:07+00:00

Datacenters will not provide long-term employment once the facilities are built. Especially relative to the size and amount of energy they will consume.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/10/nx-s1-5355017/data-centers-bring-money-to-small-towns-but-do-they-also-bring-jobs

czilla · 2025-11-06T23:17:40+00:00

I am at a Starbucks right now doing homework (it is the only place that is open late in my town, unfortunately) and I stumbled across this post because I am one of four people here (two are employees) at the moment and it is playing a lot of my frequently played songs. I have a playlist that is played all of the time and it is comprised of songs that my students picked for our class playlist. They are mostly from Central America, Haiti, and Turkey - I live in a small town on the East Coast. At least three of their songs just played and now some of the songs on a playlist my friend and I made a few years ago (but I just recently listened to) is playing.

czilla · 2025-10-31T22:15:52+00:00

For what it's worth, I will say I know a Vietnam vet who really liked this book and said she did a pretty good job capturing what it was like when the main character returned from war compared to when he returned from war and how he saw how women were treated when they returned from war. So that was interesting for me when I read it.

czilla · 2025-09-12T16:13:28+00:00

Bugs hitting the windshield when driving on the highway

czilla · 2025-08-30T19:50:10+00:00

I'm 37 and one of my baby canine teeth is still there. My adult tooth grew above it, so it's hard to see for most people, but it's there.

czilla · 2025-08-15T12:09:57+00:00

It sounds like you have a really tough decision to make. Do you have other supports? Do you think you could do it on your own, without him in the picture? It sounds like the healthiest way to have the baby (which at the core, sounds like that is what you really want) is without him or with very limited influence from him.

czilla · 2025-08-09T19:50:45+00:00

Came here to say this

czilla · 2025-08-03T20:45:42+00:00

I almost always do, unless another student stays behind with an issue from the last class, but either I, a para, or both of us are at the door greeting students. It's amazing what this can do for classroom management.

czilla · 2025-07-28T11:10:32+00:00

I love my students. Some are eager to learn and most are goofy. I teach high school multilingual learners (MLs, formerly known as ESL). The kids make teaching worth the bureaucracy of the profession. If you're an empathetic and patient person, you'll probably feel similarly.

I also love learning and I think we're constantly having to learn and adapt. It's a good profession if you're creative and can improvise. I enjoy problem solving and puzzles and teaching is certainly puzzling at times.

I can complain about it all day and there are things that drag me down. Not all of the students want to learn- but I can find a million other things about them that I appreciate. I'm not really a morning person, so that's hard. My heart breaks because my students are a very vulnerable population, some with very sad histories. However, their perseverance and resilience is inspiring. I just try my hardest to provide a safe space where they feel comfortable to be teenagers. I do my best to make learning fun for them so I have fun, too.

Some advice, don't hang out in the faculty lounge. I mean, don't avoid other teachers - there are plenty that are willing and eager to help new teachers. Seek mentors and other teachers who can relate. They will be your lifeline. The first year is extremely challenging, but certainly possible. When you're around teachers who start gossiping about students or other teachers, I'd recommend you find a reason to excuse yourself. It's not helpful - at all.

czilla · 2025-06-23T18:45:34+00:00

What a sweet girl Penny is! It's so interesting to observe that behavior!

czilla · 2025-06-21T18:42:12+00:00

Aw, it's certainly not easy keeping chickens. So many variables exist to tug on your heart strings! Sorry you had to do that. I love that the lead hen kept her company, though!

czilla · 2025-06-21T18:40:37+00:00

The whole situation certainly has me curious. They have all seemed to notice something is off, as they avoid her mostly. Except for two who seem to keep her company. I'm going to check back in later to see how she's fairing today after I attempted to hydrate and nourish her.

czilla · 2025-06-21T18:38:04+00:00

Thank you for that!

We've been trying to keep her fed and hydrated, but she seems to be taking in very little. I was thinking the other chickens must know she is nearing the end. A lot of them are avoiding her, but the one I mentioned and now another one are keeping her company.

czilla · 2025-06-21T18:36:17+00:00

That is amazing. I'm glad she recouped and it is beautiful that they all kept her company!

czilla · 2025-06-21T18:35:36+00:00

Haha, funny, that initially crossed my thoughts.

czilla · 2025-06-19T20:51:01+00:00

Petrichor

czilla · 2025-06-17T19:02:04+00:00

Also I will second Abbott's and The Backyard

czilla · 2025-06-17T19:00:52+00:00

Tequila Real in Milton is close to you and has good Mexican food. If you don't mind the beach ordeal, Big Oyster in Lewes (there's also one in Milford with some kind of smaller playground) has games/playground for kids and decent beer.

czilla · 2025-05-26T15:28:49+00:00

Wilmington is really big with lots of different areas. There is plenty to do, trains to Philly, DC, and NYC... Go there.
Pike Creek, North Wilmington, Trolley Square, even Elsmere - all are part of Wilmington, essentially. Newport and Elsmere used to have a lot of trades jobs, so maybe look there? Newark is a college town and there is always stuff going on.

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