The lack of things to look forward to combined with the knowledge of all the bad things inevitably coming my way. The covid pandemic exacerbated this: some things got put on hold long enough that they likely won’t happen now, and opportunities were lost.
I had to read Wuthering Heights in high school in the 1970s. Not being a fan of horror anything, it was too much for me. I had to read it in the daytime with all the lights on and people around me.
Harsh exfoliants and astringents for oily skin. I used these from my mid-teens to mid-20s until an esthetician told me I was forcing my face to produce even more oil by stripping it all away. In the 35 years since I only use gentle cleaners and moisturizers.
My policy on major appliances these days is get the cheapest, simplest one and get the extended warranty. There’s no value in fancy brand names anymore, none of them are reliable and they all break down within a year or two.
I always wanted to learn music, and sang in choirs as a kid. At 40 I started voice and music theory lessons, which gave me the skill and courage to sing solos and join choirs that performed complex pieces. A life long dream come true!
I agree heartily with #25, people haven’t changed. I think it works the other way too. The whole “we’re addicted to our devices, people used to frolic out in nature”: if you gave an iPad to ANYONE from past societies the same thing would happen.
My friend had to have an ovary removed in her early 20s due to a large cyst, and her grandmother told she could only have one gender of baby as a result, since one ovary was for boys and one for girls
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