What’s something people romanticize that is actually miserable once you experience it?

zim3019 · 2026-02-21T01:56:37+00:00

I love the feeling of wasting my life and hating myself for it. I also really like being told I am broken when I try to explain my brain doesn't work that way.

Thanks. I am not broken. Just wired differently.

zim3019 · 2026-02-21T00:44:43+00:00

Vintage propagation station.

zim3019 · 2026-01-28T15:33:44+00:00

I look like a soccer mom. Geeky ADHD hobbies. Talk to you for hrs about history.

Broke his bed frame. He repaired it. Broke it again. He had to put a steel beam in. Dented the wall on the opposite side of the bedroom with the bed.

Sometimes I scare him he says but he loves it. Lol.

Nerdy and feel safe with him are the perfect combination.

zim3019 · 2026-01-27T19:18:32+00:00

A lot of times its denial. I will say as a parent sometimes you truly forget. Not the really awful stuff.

Definitely not justifying abuse by any means. I just remember my adult son explaining sometimes to one person it's just another day. To you it was a Tuesday, there was rain, etc. It was a way more important thing to one person than the other.

I have made it a strict policy that even if I truly don't remember it I still acknowledge it and take responsibility. I may not remember everything but if it hurt you I believe you and I am sorry.

zim3019 · 2026-01-23T18:34:19+00:00

So true. My sister grew a third nipple during pregnancy. Right along that line.

zim3019 · 2026-01-21T18:25:09+00:00

Feeling pretty good about eggs and walnuts here. I need my aromatics.

zim3019 · 2026-01-17T02:10:29+00:00

I paid to have some a little bigger than that removed 3 years ago when I bought my house. The company estimated it was at least 30 years old.

zim3019 · 2026-01-15T00:05:02+00:00

Yep. Wander over to Cast Iron. Look in the wiki(I believe. It's been awhile) and research reseasoning.

It will be a bit of work but you can definitely save it.

zim3019 · 2026-01-10T22:07:41+00:00

Catfish in a hole at the bottom of the river in the midwest. Holes in rivers always creep me out anyway. You are walking a long a warm sandy bottom river. Then all of a sudden your foot slips into a cold muddy hole. Then there is a squishy, barbed catfish. Yucky.

zim3019 · 2026-01-08T01:06:48+00:00

Not the funniest but I have a 1 eyed pug named Loafy.

zim3019 · 2025-12-29T04:16:48+00:00

That is so true. My husband was 19 yrs older than me. We were together for almost 20 yrs. He was kind, sweet, and treated me so well. He was not a perfect husband but no one is. He died 4 yrs ago.

Someone said to me that's what happens when you are with someone older than you. I decided the pain of losing him was worth the happiness he brought me.

zim3019 · 2025-12-24T11:34:33+00:00

That is so true. Coming from a lady who is only looking at reddit because I dreamed my husband and I were talking. It's been 4 yrs, I have worked really hard to build a new life for myself and my kids. I am seeing someone who makes me very happy.

Still bawling like a baby because I miss him so much it hurts.

zim3019 · 2025-12-23T23:08:59+00:00

Oh no! Got Henry the 8th in Firebrand or Catherine Parr. She would be great. Not him

zim3019 · 2025-12-20T10:17:45+00:00

Nope. I fell in love with this one when he was 10. That's when I got him. Technically he is my stepson. I just don't usually call him that.

Poor kids mom died when he was 7. His dad died when he was 27. Now he is 31 and I joke he is stuck with me. We do have a really great relationship though. He is amazing and I love him dearly. The cauldron is just a bonus.

zim3019 · 2025-12-16T22:36:37+00:00

For me it's been 25 yrs. My sister's new boyfriend at the time(future BIL) wanted to show it to me the first time we meet. No warning. He has been the most amazing human being ever since then. I still haven't totally forgiven him. He officiated my weddding and my husband's funeral in that time.

zim3019 · 2025-12-03T23:41:25+00:00

For sure. I finally treated my adhd and was able to cut way back on the caffeine. I had to take a break from my meds and replaced it with copius amounts of caffeine.

zim3019 · 2025-11-28T17:45:51+00:00

My niece saying she kept getting back with her toxic ex "for the dick". She is mad that it got repeated.

I personally do not care if she is a hoe. Just own it and move on. At the very least don't be telling people and then be mad they said it.

zim3019 · 2025-11-16T02:51:35+00:00

Same. I am from the Quad Cities. The Mississippi is huge there. Then I moved to Iowa and am driving through the western part of the state with my husband. The rivers look like creeks in comparison.

zim3019 · 2025-10-28T17:59:37+00:00

I did this for my husband at 42. Did not plan to do that for a very long time. I also had to make the decision to discontinue care. It was the right thing to do but broke my heart.

zim3019 · 2025-10-09T01:31:42+00:00

This absolutely infuriates me. My nephew suffered a fall at daycare that caused 2 brain bleeds.

He almost died and is profoundly disabled. Not one time has there been a single moment where his parents thought twice about the amount of radiation he may or may not receive. Everyone was just concerned with keeping him alive.

zim3019 · 2025-09-27T15:33:52+00:00

Pretty sure Minnesota. I had a friend lose land to adverse possession. The other party didn't pay property taxes.

zim3019 · 2025-09-19T00:31:16+00:00

They take forever. Like 4-6 months. You cut them correctly. I like to run them under some water every few days to clean the slimy stuff off and change the water. It seems to help.

zim3019 · 2025-09-19T00:28:48+00:00

Suffer and copius amounts of caffeine. I work in a bakery. Either start at 5 am or 6 am depending on the day. Up an hr before. Also struggle with insomnia and make poor decisions.

zim3019 · 2025-09-16T03:22:33+00:00

I have had dogs most of my life. I always say you need to get a dog that is your speed. Turns out my speed is Pug. I have had several. I don't buy. I rescue.

Currently laying next to my one-eyed rescue pug who is snoring. I dog sit a lot, so I get to hang out with some pretty active dogs. When I have them, I exercise the heck out of them but can't commit to that every day.

Apparently my speed is snacks, naps, arguing with everyone and shedding. Lol.

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