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I'm 25 years old. Even though I'm homeless with no where to go, I got the best news ever. I got the job! A decent warehouse job at 15 an hour. Im happy. It's like a brand new beginning.LETS GO!! I've been homeless for about a year now. I haven't made the best decisions in life but growing up in foster care, I just didn't care about myself like that. It took a failed attempt of suicide to see that its worth giving this life shit a chance.
Today I was riding the bus home and I was particularly tired after a long day. I got on the bus and it was packed, like it was full all the way up to the driver's seat. This guy gets on and he's in his 50s or 60s, and he's playing a soccer game similar to rocket league.
Throughout the whole bus ride the dude makes loud remarks that sound like my 9 year old cousin, like "Damn it, they scored." "Oh fuuuuck, these guys are actually good." He was talking on the phone as well, I think.
They were innocent enough until he started making sudden loud noises "AH FUCK". The driver and everyone is staring at him but no one says anything. The driver actually puts up the announcement that says "respect others by speaking quietly on the phone".
I thought I would just ignore it until he did it again, really loud. I couldn't take it and went (in my native language that I'm not very fluent in): "Excuse me, could you talk any louder? There's no one on the whole bus talking except for you." He shut up after that.
I've never been so proud of myself for speaking up. I don't think it would've been an issue if he was further back, but he was right next to the driver and we were packed quite tightly.
Anyways, just wanted to share.
I work full time and have an 11 month old son. I have pictures of him on my watch and my desk at work. When I'm not working, I love just playing with him, snuggling with him, and watching him discover the world around him for the first time. He absolutely loves playing in the dirt, with rocks and in the water. Whenever he smiles or laughs, it's the best anti-depressant in the world.
Being a mother isn't all that I am, nor is my son my entire world, but he is my favorite part of this world. Every day I'm excited to wake up and see his little toothless face, and every night I just like looking at his chubby little cheeks. People always told me that, "you never know what love is until you have kids" and I always thought they were exaggerating, but it's definitely true. Not getting as much sleep is definitely exhausting, but it's worth it. Being a parent reminds me of the first time I went to a concert, it was magical, the energy was so exhilarating, but at the end of the day, I was exhausted, but peaceful.
For a long time in my teen years and younger 20's I missed out on a ton of fun things because I couldn't find anyone to go with me. Be it not going to a concert, not going on a trip to a fun destination, or even just going to the bar by myself due to the shame and insecurity of doing so alone.
However, im finally realizing in my later 20's that its totally not a problem to do most things by yourself and if anything I enjoy it more. I can go on a solo trip by myself and go at my own schedule and do what I want and I'm fine. My social skills are strong enough so that I can make short term friends when needed.
For that matter, even when I do go out with friends I often times find myself having 'main character moments' where I head off and do my own thing without even planning to. For that matter, even in a small group of 2-3 people it's a total pain sometimes to coordinate what everyone wants to do and to keep everyone happy, it can be a ton of fun but it can also be a headache. Just the independence and freedom of being alone is thrilling.
Granted, I fully realize this is a privilege I have, being a big strong male, that not everyone can enjoy due to safety reasons, and I ultimately would love to find a strong 'partner in crime' that wants to go do these things with me. But for now, I'm finally now realizing that I can do these fun things on my own and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Not sure how to start a conversation about this and hoping someone out there has something to say…
Does anyone have anything going on they’re really excited about?
Anyone learn anything interesting lately?
How about some lame jokes?
You know how in movies where the character is young, and the older, gruff and sarcastic mentor will talk to him like "Nothing personal, Kid." or "Son, that's the dumbest idea I have ever heard."?
Yes, I need that. I'm craving for that. Where's my badass mentor who's actually a hidden softie and why has he not condescendingly or affectionately called me "Kid" and ruffled my hair or given me a knuckle rub? Hollywood you have scammed me how dare you
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