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I’m from a rural part of the US where crosswalk signs are a suggestion at best because pedestrians have the right of way anyways. In high school, I took a class trip to the UK, and let’s just say part of that “learning experience” was learning that a.) “don’t walk” signs in the UK… Read More

if someone writes me an old-timey love letter just know i’d die for you

Moved onto a college campus for a summer job the summer before I started college. Come to find out, they put me in an isolated, ancient building with no central AC, and two other people in the whole building- one on the other end of my floor and one on the third floor. Never laid… Read More

I was born in the same town as the only police academy in my state. Said police academy was originally a sanitarium for TB patients. Growing up, you could ask anyone in that town if the academy campus was haunted, and they’d say yes and give a slightly different spin on the story.… Read More

I’m from a state and school that wasn’t like deep south-level awful at teaching health class, but the fact that I learned more about the actual “how” from fan fiction than from that class says a lot. Also I would’ve really appreciated it if someone had told me periods aren’t supposed… Read More

Maybe I was a wimp when I was younger, but the live action Grinch movie. One look at Jim Carrey in that costume and I had nightmares for a month.

Been waiting to tell this one for ages. My best friend lived across the street from my cousin. I was upstairs in my best friend’s room hanging out and we were talking about who we liked. Well, my cousin, at the urging of my friend’s dad, found a ladder, climbed up onto the roof, and… Read More

I have Raynaud’s syndrome, but because I’m from a cold climate and have a high pain tolerance it would appear that I’ve lost most of the feeling in my toes and caused some nerve damage in my fingers, because they no longer prune when wet. Also, my hands are very double jointed (we’re… Read More

Animals. I can understand being afraid of them, but if someone actively dislikes animals (especially for reasons like “they’re dirty” or “they’re loud”) that’s a red flag the size of a picnic blanket. Even bigger is if animals avoid or seem apprehensive of them. Run.

How much they mean to me. They came into my life when I was severely depressed, isolated, stressed, and dealing with an abusive friendship. They know I wasn’t doing well, but I’ve never told them that the way they stayed with me at my worst is what helped me get better. They were… Read More