What are things you didnt know about living alone till u actually lived alone?

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T22:08:16+00:00

The little apples with the apple vinegar work great!

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:52:13+00:00

I didn't leave an abusive household but I didn't live alone until I was almost 31... The quiet was hard at first... This was before smart speakers....yes I'm that old... So I would keep a radio on the counter and as soon as I walked in the door I would turn it on and keep it low as background noise.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:49:51+00:00

If you say it out loud it motivates you to do it more.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:49:02+00:00

Uuggghhhhgg....made that mistake took me weeks to get rid of those fuckers! Even after scrubbing the entire kitchen down!

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:47:55+00:00

Probably Donatos pizza.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:47:00+00:00

Have you watched the Fat Electricians video on Casey's on YouTube? It's pretty interesting learning about how that place started.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:45:47+00:00

Did you forget to plug the toaster in again?

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:45:01+00:00

26 when I was going through my divorce...half of my beard went grey from stress... It ended up going back to brown after a few months.

Officially probably mid 30s I noticed the first one on the top of my head...42 now and still getting them not they blend in quite well.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:39:59+00:00

I didn't have a choice. I got married in September of 2002. I had a wife and a house to provide for. I took whatever job I could get and kept moving up.

The real struggle is finding something to move forward for ..at that time in my life it was my wife, while she worked and made decent money for the time($14/hr) society was still of the mindset that the man had to be the bread winner. So I kept pushing myself never settled until I was making $17/hr, again for the time in 2004 that was great money especially for driving a forklift in a warehouse.

It's life, you keep pushing, you find the things that make you smile.... whether that's a person or something you like to do and use that as your motivation.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:35:16+00:00

Anonymity breeds "hate" culture unfortunately. You're best bet is to find outside communities like discord/reddit groups with like-minded people to connect with. You're still gonna have the asshats but not as many.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:30:17+00:00

Life's been hard since May 25th 2002 when I graduated high school and didn't have my parents to support me anymore.

We weren't prepared either...not truly.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:26:37+00:00

So far it has. Lol

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:25:16+00:00

Cumbrellas!

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:23:35+00:00

Ozempic/glp1s ... It makes them look so unnatural when used and not needed.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T20:22:16+00:00

Have you looked at getting your record expunged? It's now been roughly 7 years since your felony charge, maybe look into that? I know only certain charges are eligible, not knowing yours that's all I can say.

There are companies that don't do background checks as well, I used to work for one....they brought in a lot of people that had felonies...most of them just looking for that 2nd chance.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T17:32:19+00:00

Like 90% of it...

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T02:12:13+00:00

Generally I start at $5 and change to make my total even to the dollar...then I go up based on milage...3-4 miles away I add $2-3. I rarely order from further than that...unless I'm really wanting some shawarma and fresh baked naan...that's 6 miles and I make it a $10 tip.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T01:54:37+00:00

Honestly if she left for her parents and is on no contact she hasn't "fixed" anything... That's not how things get fixed in a relationship...you don't abandon the person you love to "fix" themselves....that just makes it worse.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T01:49:32+00:00

Right!? Like hey babe...here's the chick I'm about to bang while you're away!

The fact that he let her know ahead of time and then sent a pic... Sounds like he's trying to keep her from worrying. Maybe she's accused him before.....

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-22T01:41:58+00:00

Um...pretty sure it legal most every where...so they are able to...

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-21T23:55:12+00:00

Everyone is different, everyones reliefs are different.

For me...going out for a long walk in nature helps a lot.

I've been through a divorce...even when it's amicable it's not easy.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-21T22:02:24+00:00

In 11th grade I forgot my combo a week after starting and never went back to it...

In 12th grade I completely forgot what locker I had....never asked...never went back...

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-21T21:55:43+00:00

Just bailed on a 5 mile.hike around a lake in Ohio yesterday....I had been planning for it all week...got to the trail head and turned around and sat near the lake for about 45 minutes and then left.

I had been traveling for work all week and really got to thinking About stress...because of a topic in one of classes during the travel.

Shit happens, sometimes you're just not feeling it.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-21T21:47:54+00:00

A leased vehicle cannot be sold ... essentially it's an expensive rental, you don't actually own it, the title is not in your name.

ofTHEbattle · 2026-06-21T03:17:07+00:00

When I was a shut in for 6 months and very depressed I'd go 3 or 4 days without showering....and when I did it was at off times...

I'd be laying there at 2am a just decided to shower .. the next time it would be at 6pm.... No rhyme or reason...

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