We met when I was 5 and she was 6, and the friendship was instantaneous. We went to the same school K-5 but only were in the same class once. Didn’t matter, we remained close. The friendship survived her changing schools in middle school and in high school we started spending more…
My mom was 38 and my dad was 40 when I was born. They’d been trying for 16 years before they had me and had given up and bought a two seater sports car. I’m sure the story was meant to make me feel wanted and loved, but as a person already inclined to people please and am only child…
Back when I had satellite, my dog could work the box, because it was touch controlled rather than tactile buttons, and the box responded to his nose. Turning on the box turned on the tv as well, so he would turn the tv on and change the channel without me. Most of the time he’d just…
I was probably third in my class, not top, but voted “most likely to succeed.” I did not succeed for a long time. I’m pretty sure I’m one of the legions of undiagnosed autistic kids who were labeled gifted in school because the structure and routine and clear path from a to b was…
I hate that every single job in the US requires that same customer service mask. Even if restaurants could pay workers so that they didn’t lose money if tips were eliminated, I don’t think it would change customer service culture. I never worked a tipped job, but I have worked plenty…
Mine didn’t save my life, but when I was in elementary school, we were going on a field trip and there were two different busses my grade could choose from. I usually rode on the bus my own teacher was chaperoning, but I had this weird urge to ride on the other bus, which was ahead…
There is a current trend in music for songwriters, usually those of less well-know work (but not always), to sue better known (and therefore wealthier) singer/songwriters for copyright claims as a cash grab, hoping that they will settle for a significant payout rather than go to court.…
I had a great sorority experience in college, but I also know that had I gone to a different school, I would never have joined the same one. I felt very at home and comfortable in my chapter, but the chapter at the big state school near where I grew up was completely different. The…
This should be mandatory for anyone entering the medical field who hasn’t had period cramps. ANYONE. Doctors, nurses, any gender, since some people just don’t get cramps (still jealous). If you haven’t experienced it, you should have to before you ever see a patient who has them.…
A woman canvassing for her son who was trying to get elected as a judge asked me if I voted, and before I could say yes, answered her own question with “no, of course you don’t, you’re not old enough.” I was 31, and was about to vote in my fourth presidential election. I have gray…
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