An old friend, back when I was 17/18 or so, told me about the last time she had a kitten.

The kitten somehow got into the WASHER and her busy and absent-minded mother didn’t realize it until the kitten had already drowned. Her mother drove herself (and the kitten) to the police department because she felt so bad.

After that I have always checked for cats. Even now, at almost 40 (I even check the oven)! My husband thinks it’s over-kill, but I’m never gonna get that horror story out of my head

Yeah, someone needs to make this into a movie STAT

I feel a bit bad for laughing at that last part, but it got me

As a kid I took it to mean: everyone has a place in society. It might just take a while to figure out what your purpose is

Every other word (not literally) out of my mouth is a curse word, so much so that I feel less of a need to use them here. Plus every-once-and-a-while peeps take my rando opinions far too seriously. So, (to compensate), I try to be more polite than I would when actually speaking

ADHD. I blurt shit out. My emotions are about 6 steps ahead of the rest of my brain. Uninteresting things are death. Time is either too fast or too slow. Sitting still for long periods of time is torture

This never ceases to make me smile, no matter how many times it’s reposted

I love the simplicity and directness of this answer

Take the hardworking co-worker aside. Say:

“Hey, this situation has been difficult for me. I enjoy working with both you and Lazy, and I miss the days when everyone got along. I don’t want to invalidate your frustrations, but it’s stressfull to hear about how lazy Lazy is being. It doesn’t bother me that Lazy does less work, but the tention between you two does bother me because I enjoy both of your company”

And see how Hardworker responds. Then go to Lazy.

“Hey Lazy. Hardworker seems upset that you take more breaks than they do. Do you think you could talk to her and try to clear the air? I enjoy working with both of you, but the tension between you two is upsetting”

And again, see how they respond.

It’s entirely possible that neither of them will respond well to this, so bare that in mind. If it’s stressing you out, though, you have an obligation to yourself to try. Just also be aware that it could backfire. So be sure to weigh whether or not it’s worth it to get involved

Same with elevators!

Yikes. My condolences. (Especially about the cats)

And they’re trying to gaslight us into thinking they’re not

I got anxiety just reading that

Distant in all the ways that matter, but we check in every once and a while.

When I say every once and a while, I saw one of my brothers about 5 years ago… after not having seen him for nearly 20.

My sister doesn’t talk to me because I told our mother that her child (she put her up for adoption when she was born because my sister was YOUNG) is alive and wants to connect. I haven’t seen my sister in more than a decade

My eldest brother is the closest, and I’ll be seeing him soon. I know almost nothing about his personal life, and probably won’t see him again for at least a year

We’re all extremely different people

I strongly prefer it on the left, but I’m stuck with it at the bottom presently. It just feels more natural to me there, like turning a page

Foods just fuel to me unless I’ve had weed. But when my husband first started working long hours I didn’t enjoy eating alone. It didn’t matter what the food type was.

But unless I’m expecting someone around for meal time, I couldn’t care less if I eat alone or not

I’ll be 40 in a few months. I think for people who grew up at the beginning of the internet, we know how much things can change and how quickly.

My guess is that we’re less willing to put up with bs changes, and more willing to move on because we know something’s popularity doesn’t neccrsarily make it the best choice.

I think that by adulthood into mid-life and older, adults care less about what their friends are using and more about how well things work for them. That’s certainly the case for me

Fresh mozzarella, particularly the kind with truffel oil

Except with a less destructive ending

Or… you could just let people enjoy things?

Just because you don’t appreciate something, doesn’t mean that everyone feels the same way you do.

We often have different tastes. And that’s ok (you don’t have to like it, but you also don’t have to be rude)