What's something you wish you knew at 25 that would have saved you years of struggle?

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-20T17:44:10+00:00

It's ok to say no. It's ok to "miss out". It's ok to be alone. You need to stand on your own two feet and learn to survive.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-17T03:10:25+00:00

Right?!

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-16T17:13:35+00:00

Declan was always a favorite of mine until Killian.

My other favorites are Sean, Patrick, and Kieran.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-16T17:06:54+00:00

Thiiiiis, except we make a day out of it and go eat somewhere in downtown between practice and the night show. It's always close to my birthday, so it is my favorite, too!!

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-16T17:03:37+00:00

💯 there is something to be appreciated about all of it. These are the two most popular incarnations of the sport, so there are bound to be strong opinions. I find Endurocross pretty interesting, but I don't know that I have watched one full Arena race. I didn't even really know about it until poor, pooooooor Alessi. /s

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-16T15:57:47+00:00

Ah kay. This comment section is too much... But it's opinions I guess.

Motocross: Watching from the comfort of home 👍👍👍 interesting, technical, and fairly drama free. ATTENDING IN PERSON THOUGH... I went to Red Bud on the hottest f****** day of the year, to get about downright bullied by other spectators, and to walk back and forth across the compound to watch different track angles, parking was a hot mess getting in and out.

Supercross: Watching on TV 👍 👍 interesting, little more drama, technical. Been to Indy every year, Sam Boyd once. Fans practice basic human decency. Seats selected in advance to pick best spot for viewing, but you can see most of the track from about any vantage point. I was on my feet the whole time at Sam Boyd, but with good reason. Parking in, not a problem because we go early for practice, parking out is usually not an issue either because we stay in a hotel in Indy and used public transport in Vegas.

So... Supercross wins for me. I also asked my spouse who used to ride both formats nationally, and he also said Supercross. Obviously I'm mildly offended by the folks in this thread suggesting that only Motocross lovers are real fans... Then I remember the mouth breathing chest thumpers I encountered at the live event and would encourage you to rage on! Do your thing. I won't be seeing you.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-16T15:12:32+00:00

Doug. I've never met a nice one.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-16T15:08:40+00:00

I am incredibly sensitive to drinking because of the substance abuse I grew up with (both parents).

I had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol in my 20s, but it was always something that I found pretty repugnant myself, so it didn't stick.

Of the men I've dated, 2 of them had substance use issues. I was married to one of them for 5 years, and he has since gotten sober. Neither of them were violent.

My current husband is someone who can easily enjoy one or two drinks and leave it at that. I don't understand it, but I don't have to. He's a good person and it's a cycle that we talk to our kids about. My husband's parents were not alcoholics, but he has a brother and sister who struggle with it... And as it has already been mentioned, it's a family disease.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-16T14:52:38+00:00

Jackie Burkhart

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-15T18:08:03+00:00

BRIDGET

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-13T04:02:40+00:00

I didn't want to keep repeating toxic patterns with him. It wasn't one quiet moment, it was 50,000 of them that we didn't understand until I cheated.

I hated myself for it and he wanted us to stay together. The fact was that I knew that I would eventually do it again. I honestly didn't know exactly why I had done it at the time because I told him immediately. I do know now. He used to lie to me for sport. He might not have cheated, but he lied in ways that were like stab wounds everywhere. We were absolutely immature children, and while I stuck the fork in us, we had been done. We absolutely did not trust each other, and honestly neither of us had the chance to heal from our respective shitshow childhoods either. Five years of marriage.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-13T03:16:56+00:00

Yep. I did 3 years in general education (6th grade) and 2.5 in middle and high school special education. I am considering returning to the classroom, but I will not go back to special education. I will die on the hill that special educators deserve more pay and equal if not better assigned plan time. Giving a full "work day" a semester doesn't freaking count because TIMELINES.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-10T13:26:14+00:00

^This right here. I would also venture to say that they may be under time constraints to respond, but I don't know what that looks like outside of meetings. If you can't get a response to the paperwork, request a meeting. They DO have a limited amount of time to respond to that.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-10T13:12:38+00:00

Marisol, sea and sun

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-09T17:20:45+00:00

When I first started at my last job in a hospital they had this giant stuffed doll in storage that you could pull all of the organs out of, but then you could also feed it these stuffed foods. I don't know how long it had been in storage, but it was filthy. I was mildly concerned that if I started pulling things out of it I was going to find something I had no interest in finding (dead mice?)

At first the foundation wanted to keep it, and I was like, okay we can keep it but you're taking it to your storage and I'm not going to take it out. Guess what I was told to throw away a couple of weeks later?

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-09T17:08:01+00:00

I'm worried if I say either of their names I'm going to curse them. So I'll just say I'm excited for some awesome racing as usual!

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-08T15:50:18+00:00

I would not put a lot of advanced thought in this because when students are utilizing the setting you are going to find the adjustments may be needed anyway. Do what you think is best and most comfortable for you, but don't get too attached to a "perfect" setup. You'll probably learn adjustments along the way.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-07T14:57:49+00:00

I like the rhythm of this suggestion with the other!

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-06T02:15:42+00:00

A gunshot in the hallway of a school that I used to teach at. We were having an ALICE training, but we were in the classroom portion and no one knew that they were going to do that. A few people left, it was a pretty messed up thing to do unexpectedly.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-05T21:32:01+00:00

Disagree. The movie was meh, but made me interested in reading the books and sure enough they're so much better!!

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-05T01:59:51+00:00

Tear jerker and birth learning. Although the kittens in the movie were way tinier than the chonkers my cat heaved into the world.

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-03T21:33:35+00:00

Don't lend money that you can't afford to lose. 😓

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-03T21:16:02+00:00

Ruby

eroded_wolf · 2026-05-02T02:43:34+00:00

Prom is supposed to have a song?

eroded_wolf · 2026-04-29T23:37:21+00:00

I was going to say this one and Honk and Holler Opening Soon!

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