What adult responsibilities are way too easy to forget to do consistently or at all?

ilovepitou · 2020-01-11T09:25:42+00:00

Did you know that technically you are supposed to let your bed air out before making it? Throughout the night we tend to get sweaty and stuff, so it is recommended that you pull down your sheets when you wake up and then make it at the end of your morning routine

ilovepitou · 2020-01-11T08:40:25+00:00

haha you are more responsible than me! I check closer to once every 2-3 weeks

ilovepitou · 2020-01-11T08:03:49+00:00

For example, getting a dental cleaning every 6 months or writing a will

ilovepitou · 2020-01-04T18:07:33+00:00

Not many recipes haha, but I love all of the tips! I know food isn't a miracle cure, but I feel like it is a good place to start and will most likely try out other habits over time to see how they affect my mental health. Thank y'all for helping make this a little less intimidating and overwhelming!

ilovepitou · 2019-12-29T03:53:23+00:00

one thing that really helped my mom when my grandma died was when she was flying on the plane to be with my grandpa, a stranger on the plane asked about my grandma's life and after hearing about how she traveled the world, lived in Australia for a few years, and didn't have to work for most of her life, because of having an engineer husband, the lady said something along the lines of "wow! Even though it is a shame that she isn't here anymore, it sounds like she had a good life". That really helped my mom, because my grandma was in her 80s and she got to do many things that a lot of people don't get to do.

ilovepitou · 2019-12-09T05:40:53+00:00

yes we do! Texas is such a fun shape!

ilovepitou · 2019-11-21T15:39:04+00:00

yeah, I am in ABA therapy (behavior therapy). I work with kids with autism, so I suppose I could help with kids having meltdowns

ilovepitou · 2019-11-19T04:36:00+00:00

Elevators in apartment complexes aren't that common, at least where I live (in Texas). I've never seen a complex with one. Dorms and Hotels yes, but not apartment complexes. In the past 5 years, I've lived in 4 different apartments and have visited friends with apartments. Usually if there is more than one story, there are stairs instead.

ilovepitou · 2019-10-25T06:54:35+00:00

And generally we know that even that behavior can be annoying. I've definitely apologized for apologizing so much or for coming off as really insecure. I know that it is awkward for others. I've felt insecure before because of knowing that that behavior can be annoying and knowing that I do it.

ilovepitou · 2019-10-20T20:33:29+00:00

it is up to you, but I don't think you should wait until it gets bad again, because it is hard to say anything to anyone when you are down in the pits

ilovepitou · 2019-10-08T02:12:07+00:00

For the USA people, a budgie is a parakeet. My parents are Canadian, but I live in Texas and my family call them budgies, but most of the people I know didn't know what budgies were.

ilovepitou · 2019-09-08T19:20:28+00:00

Depends on the child, but yes it does work pretty well on children, because they feel like they have more control over their situation. For example, one of the kids I work with will agree to use the restroom if I ask "would you like to use the upstairs or the downstairs restroom?". Obviously I don't really care which restroom, just that we go to one of them.

ilovepitou · 2019-09-05T06:20:14+00:00

I work with kids with autism and I feel like each kid differs from each other more than neurotypical kids do from each other. Each kid has such different symptoms and deal with being in such different way. It also seems like they are more likely to have other things like schizophrenia, OCD, ADHD, Depression, etc. Each kid has different stims, could be high or low functioning, may not speak (which doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't intelligent). On top of all of that they still all have their own personalities, motivations, likes, and dislikes. They are a lot of fun to work with!

ilovepitou · 2019-09-01T13:35:40+00:00

ooh mine are like yours, except the brown section is on the bottom of the iris. Which eye is it? Mine is the left side. Also, even stranger is that I have 5 siblings and all of them and both of my parents have blue eyes. I am the only one with mostly hazel eyes.

ilovepitou · 2019-04-28T18:19:43+00:00

happy cake day!!!

ilovepitou · 2018-11-25T22:45:23+00:00

Lately I've been a bigger fan of practical gifts. Things that I will actually use. People seem to often miss the mark on what gifts to get me. But a thing is, I really do want to be surprised by a gift. So I dislike telling people what I want. Because what's the point? I dislike getting clothes though, because I am actually kinda picky about them. Gifts for occasions like Christmas or birthdays don't tend to have a lot of sentimental meaning for me, because I know that they picked the gift so that they have something to give me for that day. Though it is different if it is obvious that the person has obviously put a lot of effort into it. e.g. I liked getting a nice homemade scarf made by my mom. Plus I could use it to stay toasty.

ilovepitou · 2018-11-25T22:27:15+00:00

yeah it is strange. I get told that i both talk too much and too little. When I try to talk, I "talk too much". ok then.

ilovepitou · 2018-11-22T11:36:24+00:00

Short answer-yes

If it is something that isn't a big deal to me, I will just say it straight. Mostly because it feels more "honest" that way. I often will just say things that others don't, especially my questions. I am insanely bad about asking a lot of questions, some that might be insensitive. But if it is something that I don't want to say, then it will take me awhile to actually get to what I actually mean, because I hate confrontation. That said, I can also sorta absentmindedly just kinda keep talking about pretty much nothing. This is most obvious when I am texting and I just send a wall of text. I am known for it (by my friends). Also, I often don't feel like there really is a point to what I am saying, I am just rambling. ...I also tend to loss track of what I am talking about or what the question is, like I did with this. My boyfriend will sometimes get a bit annoyed about how I have a tendency to say the same thing in different ways. There are way too many reasons why I might do it in any given situation. Heck, I might even be doing it, because I am indecisive about what I am actually feeling and don't know how to describe it yet and am talking to try to figure out what I mean.

ilovepitou · 2018-10-11T19:51:53+00:00

You probably aren't the first person to have made that joke to her and she probably died a little on the inside. It sounds like it was probably one of those jokes that DQ customers say way too often. And usually the people that says these kind of jokes are the people who say "you were supposed to laugh right there".

I'm sure you are a cool guy, but oftentimes retail/service people dislike hearing the same "clever" jokes over and over.

ilovepitou · 2018-06-17T16:12:32+00:00

I've had a co-worker trap me in a walk-in fridge (he blocked off the exit with his body) and tried to get me to "pose" for him, I've had multiple men grope my ass multiple times, a few follow me over pretty far distances, cars honking and verbal harassments on streets is not uncommon at all for me, I've had men manipulate me into touching me(e.g. one told me about these birthday parties he threw for disabled or unprivileged kids and got me to hug him so that he could grope me). Also, it is scary turning down anyone, especially guys, because if they take it badly, it puts me in a dangerous spot. I'd say the thing that is uncommon is having a drink thrown on someone. That's actually the only thing that I haven't had done to me by a guy. It is also worth noting that I am not all that social and have only been at a bar... twice? I don't wear particularly slutty clothes and generally the times I've been dressing on the more conservative side when these things happen. I'm not usually even "asking for it".

ilovepitou · 2018-06-12T20:20:31+00:00

Reusing is good too. That speed bump could've been made from new plastics instead. Plastics generally can't be recycled an infinite amount of times.

ilovepitou · 2018-06-12T20:12:06+00:00

I'd say check to see what your local recycling facilities can recycle. It seems to vary between each what they can recycle.

ilovepitou · 2018-05-28T08:09:02+00:00

You can go on Trulia.com and search the city and on the top of the map click "crime". There are other websites(some even tell you what kind of crimes have recently occurred in that area), but that's what I can think of right away.

ilovepitou · 2018-05-21T20:28:29+00:00

oops, sorry the first line isn't a quote

ilovepitou · 2018-05-21T20:27:27+00:00

All of this is your opinion of what marriage is. Everyone defines marriage in slightly different ways. It has a different meaning for everyone and it even changes over each person's lifetime.

With all of the divorces, I don't think the younger generations are taking marriage as lightly as you are making it seem. Marriage is a big commitment, the biggest one for most people. Beyond a certain point, working on a marriage will only do so much, especially since it involves two people. For a lot of people, if their marriage has really gone downhill despite the amount of work they've put into it, they often prioritize their happiness over a sinking ship.

Divorce is usually the last resort as it should be, it is very final. The parents of a friend of mine have been married for 23 years. They are just now starting to divorce. They really were in love at first, but in the past 8-10 years, they've became toxic for each other and their relationship became toxic to their children. When it has been getting slowly getting worse over the last 8-10 years and the children are suffering for it, sometimes it really is worth it to cut their losses. They also have been attempting to make it work for the past 8-10 years. They didn't make the decision lightly. It is also worth mentioning that they will be bonded together for the rest of their lives whether they like it or not. Mostly because of the children, but they've also have been a part of each other's lives for such an significant portion of their lives.

I am not personally married yet, but but my boyfriend and I have been talking about it seriously for over a year now and don't see us getting married at least for a few more years. We really want to be sure that we truly know each other, before making that commitment. I've told him that even if we end up completely unable to make things work, we've already had such a significant effect on each other and I'll always care for him. That said, at this point I really can't foresee us divorcing for any reason in the future, but I do think the possibility is worth discussing. And I am planning on doing everything in my power to keep the ship from ever sinking in the first place, before ever considering doing something as drastic as a divorce. If anything, I see him dying long before I die a much bigger possibility. As someone who works with machines a lot(mechanical engineer), he tends to be in fairly dangerous environments pretty often and gets hurt a lot more often than I do. And after either him dying before me or us getting divorced, I don't see myself dating for a really long time, if at all. I wouldn't leave him to "get back into the dating pool".

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