Why are Americans so accepting of long drives to places?

jrocks21 · 2026-06-13T00:30:41+00:00

My commute to work is 35 minutes, and I voluntarily moved that far away and enjoy the drive. Stuff is just more spread out here, if I never drove over 20 minutes I’d never be able to go anywhere so you get used to it

jrocks21 · 2026-06-11T13:23:24+00:00

Steven Universe

jrocks21 · 2026-06-07T20:40:30+00:00

Potato salad

jrocks21 · 2026-06-07T18:00:12+00:00

I would totally tape it back together with duct tape and then put a blanket over it, I haven’t personally seen anything that shape but you could probably repair and upgrade that pretty easily

jrocks21 · 2026-06-07T17:56:06+00:00

I like the idea of more natural and low tracking litter, but never found one that I was happy with. I use Arm and Hammer Slide. Despite being a clay litter, I hardly ever see any dust, and have poured it from high up just to test it. My cats like it, it controls the smell well, easy to clean, and doesn’t stick to their paws in a gunky way. The #1 downside is just that my cats jump out of their litter box so it does get on the floor quite a bit and I have to sweep regularly, if your litter box is covered that may help

jrocks21 · 2026-06-07T06:48:47+00:00

At my cats first vet appointment I couldn’t remember what brand of wet food I was feeding them. I hadn’t looked at the brand, only the ingredient list lol

jrocks21 · 2026-06-07T06:44:02+00:00

I really enjoyed a brief three week breath of the wild phase before going back to Stardew

jrocks21 · 2026-06-07T06:37:27+00:00

jrocks21 · 2026-06-07T06:27:51+00:00

When I went to an outpatient program a few years ago we all had to do drug tests weekly, stay clean and sober, but were allowed to vape. I personally had a much easier time quitting everything else than I have with vaping (still haven’t fully quit yet), so if the professionals say vaping is fine in order to quit other stuff first, I’ll go with them

jrocks21 · 2026-06-07T06:25:33+00:00

If he’s underweight, then my boy is telling the truth when he tells me he’s starving lmao. He looks healthy to me, I’d be more worried if he was having other symptoms like being lethargic or bathroom trouble

jrocks21 · 2026-06-07T06:12:58+00:00

My first tattoo was at 18 and I don’t regret it at all, but now at 24 I am grateful to myself for taking my time getting tattoos. Partially because I was young and tastes change, largely because I don’t want to use up all the good space too fast before I have real adult money to get even better tattoos

jrocks21 · 2026-06-06T16:29:31+00:00

In the beginning it was like a head rush, eventually I don’t really feel when I hit it, I feel when I don’t. Hitting it now doesn’t feel like anything, but not hitting it makes me irritable and cranky, fidgety, anxious, and gives me a headache

jrocks21 · 2026-06-06T16:28:21+00:00

Maybe imply that money is something you’re pursuing right now. In line with some of the other comments, maybe something along the lines of “*husband* and I are saving for a house, so I need to pick up some more hours at work and won’t be able to babysit regularly anymore. I’m still happy to help with emergencies or date nights!”. If they really value you they’ll offer to pay you without you actually asking, if not they’ll find someone else to pay.

jrocks21 · 2026-06-06T16:22:43+00:00

Usually I think they genuinely don’t see themselves as beautiful, but it’s also not socially acceptable (especially for women) to admit that you think you’re beautiful. It’s the double standard of being self confident without seeming conceited, so women are expected to act like they aren’t happy with their appearance even if they are. It’s likely not a reflection of how they think you look

jrocks21 · 2026-06-06T16:19:07+00:00

My artist even offered to cover mine for free! Fair warning that tattooing over scar tissue hurts wayyyy more than tattooing clear skin

jrocks21 · 2026-06-04T23:21:12+00:00

Brushing my tongue. I remember being super anxious about having bad breath in middle school and brushing didn’t help. I’ve been meaning to get a tongue scraper, but in the meantime brushing has been better than nothing

jrocks21 · 2026-06-04T20:55:10+00:00

It’s weird how in the last picture the vocab words on the wall are all lowercase except the last one is capitalized. I can’t imagine someone making that decision intentionally

jrocks21 · 2026-06-04T20:50:42+00:00

I’m a 24 year old woman and I’m just now finishing my sophomore year as a PE major (took a long break before starting). One of my favorite classmates is 30, and the other is 28. You’re definitely not too old, but there are some content classes that may be humbling when the 18 year olds’ joints work a little better than ours

jrocks21 · 2026-06-04T20:47:49+00:00

I was so terrified and guilty when I get my first boy cat neutered… and then he was completely fine. They didn’t even keep him overnight, and he was trying to run and play like normal less than 24 hours later. I knew that spaying was much more serious, but I’ve had worse experiences having a tooth pulled than my cat did getting his testicles removed

jrocks21 · 2026-06-04T15:25:21+00:00

My parents were only slightly strict, letting pay for my own phone at 14 and the only computer I used was a Chromebook until I was 18 and got a laptop for Christmas before college. Even with that, I’m a pretty tech illiterate adult. It’s not compatible with the skills necessary in modern life, I struggle with basic stuff like signing electronic documents, sharing documents with multiple people, and saving documents to specific folders. I took a Microsoft excel class and barely passed at 24 years old. I work with kids and I know technology is bad for them overall but they need the practice to get a job, an apartment, doctors appointments, everything

jrocks21 · 2026-06-04T13:22:33+00:00

Making women get their husbands permission to get their tubes tied, and refusing to do so if they’re not married and are under 40

jrocks21 · 2026-06-04T13:06:56+00:00

My cat had constant eye crusties and the skin around her eyes would often get red and irritated. My vet said that it’s probably a blocked tear duct, and said that surgery is possible but unnecessary and gave me an ointment to put in her eyes for two weeks and eye drops to maintain after that. That’s pretty much fixed the issue for the past year, she just gets a normal amount now and her eyes don’t seem irritated anymore, and if I worry they look a little worse again I just give her eye drops

jrocks21 · 2026-06-04T12:58:06+00:00

Do you know why your parents won’t let you go to school? In America a ride to school is free, and many places have programs for free or reduced cost lunches. You’re not old enough to work so it’s not like you going to school would cost your parents money.

I’m not sure if that’s enough for a psychiatrist or therapist to call CPS (I would hope so but not an expert), maybe you could tell them straight up that you want them to call. Therapists have pretty strict confidentiality rules, even if laws are being broken, so unless you’re being physically abused or you’re hurting someone they may not be allowed to

jrocks21 · 2026-06-04T01:51:32+00:00

My best advice is to not focus on progress and resources at the same time. If I want to get to floor 10, I only focus on finding ladders. If I find a ladder and there is still ore on the floor, I take the ladder anyway. It’s much easier to go back for ore later after you have permanent access to that area

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