I’m a 22 year old male and I am just looking for anyone who would give me the time for feedback on this. I am looking for writing help of a plot that can truly depict what it is like to feel loss, grief, depression, sadness, etc. In this life I have personally experienced what it is like to be a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor as a teenager as well as an alcoholic and a drug addict shortly after as a high school graduate/college student in a very short period of time. In addition to all of that, a personal favorite film of mine is Manchester by the Sea and the ultimate goal would be to create a film with everlasting effects of the true and hard life lessons people face. In short, I have seen life through a particular lens that I do not believe many people have seen at the age of 22 and if there is one thing I would like to do in this life it would be creating a film that leaves memorable impressions and depicts what life can truly be like to the average person that has to go through life’s battles.

I’m a student in New Brunswick until the end of the year, and am originally from Ontario and have an Ontario health card.
I currently have extreme pain in the right side of my face from my lower jaw up to my upper cheek ? It’s lasted 3 days straight with no relief and I’m unsure of what to do as I’m not familiar with emergency dental care. Unfortunately it’s the first time in my life I’m uninsured with no job, and being a student at a private college.
Really confused on what to do. Is emergency dental care insured with my OHIP, but the prescriptions should this be an infection paid out of pocket? And where can one even go in NB?
Thank you !

Repost cause of the title.
So this issue happened yesterday afternoon. For context my dad was out on a business trip when he recieved a call from a guy posing to be "Bangalore police". It was a WhatsApp call with the dp as DGP Pratap Reddy. He apparently asked a few questions like "when was the last time you saw your son?" "when was the last time you spoke to him?" and then claimed that I was at the police station. He got my dad's name and my name right which caused my dad to be a little worried about the situation. My dad immediately called up to check on me and make sure everything was good. Now fortunately I was at home with my mom as I have my end sems going on and I have breaks between my paper. The scammer apparently called him repeatedly asking why my dad cut the call and it being very disrespectful and could have some serious consequences.
Now imagine if both my parents are at work and I am in college or in a situation where I'm unable to pick their call. Recieving a call like this could cause a lot of panic and it is natural to miss the tell tale signs of this being a scam when one is in such a state. So let this be a reminder to stay vigilant of such scams that seem to be running rampant now a days.

• The number did start with +92 which my dad didn't notice initially.

hi! F(19) ako at nakatira sa province with my lola. its been 9 months since tumira ako sakanya, and all i can say is ang lala na ng anxiety ko dahil sakanya.
backstory: sa manila ako nakatira for the past 10 years kasama mom ko, stepdad ko, and my siblings and ako yung panganay. my mom is overly strict, to the point na bilang lang sa kamay yung times na gumala ako with my friends. lahat ng socials ko hawak nya, as in LAHAT. pag may nababasa sya sa messenger ko na hindi nya nagustuhan (kahit wala naman akong kinalaman don) ako yung pinagagalitan nya. nakakasakal tbh. as for my stepdad naman, i was sexually harassed by him for 3 years. told my mom about it pero idk why pinalipas nya. umabot sa point na napuno na ako at doon ako sa pinsan ko nagsabi na i was getting sexually harassed.
after ko magsabi sa pinsan ko, nalaman na ng family ko yung nangyari, at pinauwi ako dito sa province against my wishes tapos yung lola ko magssustento sakin. nakiusap ako na ayokong umuwi sa province, gusto ko magstay sa manila. the main reason why gusto ko magstay sa manila and ayoko umasa financially sa lola ko is dahil sa mga kwento ng mga anak ng lola ko tungkol sa ugali talaga ng lola ko na yun.
my lola is super narcissistic. ayaw nyang nasasapawan sya and gusto nya lahat ng oras mo nasa kanya. pag nagmessage sya sayo dapat right this instant mareplayan mo sya. sya lang dapat tama, kung nakakaramdam ka ng anxiety sasabihin nya mas malala ang anxiety nya. pag nagreklamo ka na pagod at nahihirapan ka sa school, sasabihin nya mas pagod sya at tumigil ka nalang sa pagaaral. college student po ako at premed ang course ko. ganyan na ganyan din ginawa nya sa mga anak nya, wala syang napagtapos sa apat nya na anak. once na sya gumagastos para sayo, good luck sayo at you’re gonna get manipulated and controlled ng malala. hindi ka pwede magkaroon ng sarili mong buhay at dapat nakafocus ka lang sakanya kasi sya nagsusustento sayo. issumbat nya pa sayo yung pera na ginagastos nya para sayo at ipagkakalat sa lahat ng tao kung magkano na nagagastos nya sayo.
mayaman syang tao kasi may napangasawa shang afam. as in sobrang mapera sya, pabalik balik yan from the us to the ph every 2 months pero lahat ng pera na ginagamit nya is galing sa asawa nya. super yabang nya din, kumabaga show off. bumibili ng kung ano anong gamit sa america tapos iuuwi nya dito sa pinas para iyabang saming lahat. lagi nya din sinasabi sa mga taong nakapaligid samin yung gastos nya sakin, like sa tuition, sa dorm, sa allowance and all. ako yung nahihiya para sakanya tbh kasi ibang klase yung yabang nya, hindi naman nya pinaghirapan yung pera at sa asawa nya naman galing yon.
sobrang layo ng loob ng mga anak nya sakanya, kasi buong buhay nila inabuso sila ng lola ko. ngayon na adults na sila, makikita mo yung effect ng pagpapalaki ng lola ko sakanila. di ko din masisi yung mom ko for her parenting style knowing na hindi sya magkakaganon if lumaki sya sa matinong environment. ni isa sa mga anak nya, walang napagtapos yung lola ko despite having the money for it, and yung pera na yon ay galing sa mga kabit nya.
may one time na sinugod ako ng lola ko sa school kasi i have a masc na tropa, which my lola doesnt like. super homophobic. andon sya sa hallway sa tapat ng room namin pinapahiya ako just for having a masc friend. may time din na 30 mins before my exam tapos tumawag sya kasi hindi ako nakasagot agad sa message nya. sinigaw sigawan nya ako kasi hindi ako nakareply agad, and umiyak nalang ako silently kasi sa stress na bigay nya sakin and the fact na mageexam ako sa major subject ko that day. ayaw nya din bayaran in full yung tuition ko kasi gusto nya hinahabol at nakikiusap sakanya every time na need ko magbayad . shes actually fully capable of paying it in full, lagi nya nga niyayabang na almost 100k ginagastos nya tuwing magpapaparty sya sa bahay e. lagi nya din ako tinethreaten na bibitiwan nya ako financially, kahit wala naman akong masama na ginagawa saknya. 9 months plang ako nakatira saknya pero kung sumbatan nya ako akala mo sya gumastos para sakin for 19 years. si mama nagpalaki at gumastos para sakin buong buhay ko pero never nya ako sinumbatan
i just wanna go home sa manila kila mama kahit may mga nangyari doon na hindi maganda. naiintindihan ko naman na kung bakit ganoon si mom ko, and pinapatawad ko sya. theres always room for improvements naman e, and i believe na kaya pa nya magbago. i fully believe na maaayos pa namin yung relationship namin.
ako ba yung gago for wanting to leave my grandmother?

Hi everyone! I just want to vent about the feeling of loneliness / not making new friendships in my mid 20s. This subreddit is the safest place where I feel like I can be heard. I have experienced loneliness throughout my life but now it just hits different. I just turned 26 recently. I have friends. They all have moved out of the city I live in (it has just become too expensive for some and others moved bc of job opportunities). I still stay in touch with them on social media every now and then. I have been working remote since I graduated from college so that adds to the isolation too. I am a bit of an introvert and deal with social anxiety so going out can be a bit hard at times. Recently, I have been working on spending time with myself, investing in my hobbies. For example, going to the gym, going on walks, taking art classes, and traveling. Even though I do all of that, I still have trouble forming new friendships. Every time I go on social media, I see my friends hanging out with their other friends , living life (I know I’m not supposed to compare my life to what’s on social media), it still makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong or I’m missing out. I also never dated, never had a bf . That’s another loneliness I deal with. I am working on my self esteem issues and loving myself (and I have made a lot of progress). I sometimes feel like that still doesn’t make up for the loneliness I feel from not forming relationships. How do I deal with this? How do you ladies form new friendships in your mid 20s (and beyond). Any advice would be appreciated.
I’m sorry about the long post!

I’m at my wits end rn and I’m convinced that my family has multiple bloodline curses on both sides that have been falling upon me and are trying to take me out before I get to the good part of my life.
For context, My mom died when I was 13 from cancer after a turbulent battle with her mental health (constant cycles of mania and depression) and my dad has been an in and out alcoholic my whole life, losing all the money he gains despite working all the time. ALL (emphasis on all because it’s actually insane) the women in my mom’s side (my mom, my aunt, my grandma and great grandma) lost their children to the system for as long as we can remember, and all the oldest men on both sides struggle with heavy addiction that I can only akin to a jinx.
I’m convinced I’m a curse breaker. Every struggled with every mental health battle and barrier I can imagine in life from homelessness to addiction to mania. I’ve survived through every single even off the strength and mental fortitude I’ve had for myself since I came out of the womb. My mother named me Christian because she said I came out praying for everyone when I was born. After all of the hardships I’ve encountered, I’ve spent every waking hour since quarantine improving my spiritual and mental health, and studying esoteric knowledge. I don’t practice hoodoo, but I’ve been feeling it call to me and I found out my father’s grandparents (and probably my paternal grandmother) all practiced rootwork.
So my reason for making this. After years of living with my adopted mom, I finally decided to move out on my own. I have roommates and 2 jobs and am on the course to go back to school in the fall after having to pay for college myself. But right when it seems like everything is about to be well in my life, I keep feeling this feeling like something is trying to stop me from succeeding. I think it’s a bloodline jinx, because my brother has been experiencing similar symptoms after recently turning 19. All of the jobs we work keep getting shut down. We both got scammed multiple times, and now my finances are in the worst detriment I’ve ever seen. Mentally and spiritually, I can feel abundance around the corner, but I also feel like the jinxes are stronger than ever. But everything happens for a reason.
IF ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN PRACTICING HOODOO CAN REACH OUT AND DO WORKS ON ME AND MY BROTHERS TO LIFT THE BLOODLINE CURSES AND FIX OUR FINANCES SO WE CAN FINALLY MAKE IT OUT OF THE STRUGGLES WE’VE ENDURED OUR ENTIRE LIVES, I WILL BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. I don’t have much money rn, not enough to even buy materials so I guess I’m asking for a favor, but I’m willing to pay whatever it takes to turn the tides in our favor. Please someone help.

Ey, dudes. Hope you’re having a good one! Don’t have anywhere else to celebrate, but I want to share the awesome time I’ve been having, so here I am. :)

• Just got my associate degree. Took me several years, mostly because of mental health struggles, but I didn’t even think I’d go to college. I’m transferring to an acclaimed, trans-inclusive university in the fall. So, that’s cool.
  
• Next week, I’m meeting will with my endocrinologist to discuss T options. This lady’s great. She asked me if I was comfortable outing myself to another doctor, because she was worried about a condition that he specialized in, but she didn’t push me. She knew about broken arm syndrome. When I asked her to use my dead name around my father (long story), who had driven me, she did. No bigoted interrogation or doubts, just warmth and respect for where I’m at. I’ve heard some horror stories about cis doctors, so this was a welcome experience.
  
• Got these shoes from the men’s section that not only fit with heel grips, but also support my tiny flat feet. These shoes look great. On top of that, my parents got me this watch that complements the shoes. It’s amazing what two accessories can do for a guy’s confidence.
  
• My mom, who’s conservative and openly hated my being trans for years, is defaulting to the men’s section when we go shopping. She respects me starting T, even if she’s anxious about it. She uses male pronouns for me, here and there, despite me not explicitly asking her to. She’s come a long way.
  
• I pass more often now, to the point that most strangers—including the barber—gender me correctly. My voice, thighs, baby hands, and height (5’2”) are the only major giveaways, and even then, they don’t always mess things up for me.
  
• I’ve been getting extremely masculine haircuts. I’m pre-T and was anxious about not passing, so I’m stoked about the implication. Used to hate my hair and throw it back into a ponytail, too, so it feels great to like my hair for a change.
  
• I’ve got a teen-boy, dollar-store ripoff of the Gomez Addams stache. I’m also as hairy as my dad and brother. Apparently, this is because my DHEA level is 487 ug/dL (PCOS) on its own, so I’m stoked.
  
• My friends have been great with my name and pronouns. They use them perfectly, quickly adjusted their language to address the change, and affirm often in casual ways. One friend even joked that I was a “classic guy” because I said I preferred what’s convenient to what looks good.
  

Hope this doesn’t come off as bragging. Don’t have much of a community who gets what it’s like to be trans—most of my friends and family are cis—and I’m about to burst with the good news lmao.

I will be going to college this year so I was searching for a productivity laptop wih good processor and didn't require graphics in 50-55 k inr price range and found asus vivobook was a good laptop. Found a good deal offline with ryzen 7 5800h and 16gb ram + integrated graphics under 48 k and I was also getting a laptop bag . Online the price was above 57k so it was the best deal I was getting in the price range .
Few days Ago amazon summer sale was going on and there was a i5 asus vivobook which was there for 48k same price and with credit card discount it would be 43k. But my father doesn't use credit card as he was once scammed so I told him we better buy it offline and he agreed . So yesterday I went with my father to buy it and at that moment he asked him if there was a laptop in 40-41 and there was a hp and dell i3 ig but I was u series. I told him performance was not better and better to buy the ryzen 7 and it was h series also but he told me to buy the u one only . So my father asked him how much would the series processor in hp cost and he said there is a hp victus gaming laptop and I did not want to buy that as it would hv A low battery life and I have heard several cases of hp hinge breaking and other issues . My father told me to finalize it as He was a hp fan and he believed asus was a bad laptop . I said him to give me 30 mjn to think abt it and the shop owner was also making us hurry so he didn't even give me time to compare the specs properly and it was finalized within 4 min .
After coming home when I compared the specs and saw the reviews asus seemed better and . Hp one had 8gb ram + people said it had heating issues and it was double the weight of the asus one whereas asus had ryzen 7 and 16 gb ram + It had ms office 21 for completely free + it had a premium feel too and both were of the same price and people were saying the graphics difference was also slight in both of these. So now I am a bit sad that I should have chosen the asus one. I do not regret it as even asus he gave me the best he could and many people do not get that even . So was it a good decision and will it last long like 5 years ? And if you use any of these 2 please give a review .

so for context, my ex boyfriend & i (20f) moved into an apartment together. it eventually turned into a dv situation, it took me a while after it started to open up to anyone who i didnt work with (my coworkers saw me everyday and ultimately put 2 & 2 together, i had a rough time at work during this time but thats another story). one night my ex and i got into it pretty bad & the next day i told my cousin, my best friend at the time, about it (shes 19f, she lives out of state at her college). i had plans to tell my parents the following day, but first i needed to tell someone else close to me. she then said if i didnt tell my parents immediately she would, i begged her not to go to my parents. i 100% understand this from a safety perspective, but i wasnt ready at that time to tell them & i was safe. i was more or less starting to open up to my friends so i could get advice to tell my parents. i eventually had to call my parents and they found out. fast forward i start to notice she doesnt respond to my messages, or put in effort to hang out with me when i am in town to see her. i tell my parents and my dad spoke to her mom (his sister), she said that my situation caused her to miss her exams, and overall distress because she was “worried about me”. she was angry i wasnt fully honest with her about the situation (after she forced me into telling my parents, i lost a lot of trust for her, as i felt like this was my situation to deal with this and obviously is a sensitive subject). she essentially said she didnt want to talk to me in worry the situation would come up & she didnt have the mental ability to handle it until school let out. i told my parents that i didnt really want to be friends with her anymore because if she had to push me off for months then i dont feel like thats fair (i had kept all her secrets confided, never went to her parents despite the fact that she admitted some things to me that were closely on the same level as what she told me, but not DV situations). the few of my other friends i told didnt tell my parents, bc they understood that is not an easy subject to talk about. none the less on the phone at 11 at night, when i wouldve told them face to face. however i know i was in a bad spot and i understand maybe i was harsh. AITH?

I’m in college. I just finished out my first year, and things went really well. I was elected to an executive position for this club that’s really good for me socially, academically, and career-wise. This other girl in the club also got elected and I have a massive crush on her.
She’s going to be a college senior next year whereas I’ll be a sophomore, and I’m not sure how she would feel about that age gap.
I developed a crush back in March, but then I didn’t have time to ask her out before we were both elected and then it felt too unprofessional to ask her out right away. We’re home in different areas for the summer and we won’t see each other, but we text sometimes and interact over social media by sending memes and stuff like that. The club work is also going on in terms of general planning.
I think she’s the most wonderful person in the world. She’s incredibly intelligent, kind, funny, and so pretty. I think everything about her is amazing, and I think her imperfections only make her more human. She’s very busy at times, but I do see her quite often.
I’m at that stage of the crush where I know the best thing for me is to get over it, but whenever her name pops up in my phone my day immediately gets better.
My only concern is that she once mentioned how religious she is, and part of this means dating for the purpose of marriage. I don’t think this is a bad thing at all. My immediate first thought is how that isn’t a problem at all and a lot of people meet their spouses in college, and I feel like that’s too strong of a feeling to have and I’m being delusional.
Moving past that, I get into wondering how I should ask her out. I’m confident that even if I embarrass myself profoundly by asking her out and her saying no, we can be mature and work together on the club stuff. I can sort of find the words to say, but I don’t know when I should tell her how I feel. Telling her over text seems weird, but waiting until we both get back to school in the fall and starting with telling her how I feel also seems weird. What do I do?

So my university, University of the Cumberlands, did not have a Reddit…
So I made one!
Turns out, getting people to join your subreddit is pretty hard. Especially when it’s about a university in the south xD
BUT! I think there is many valid reasons why you should consider joining my new subreddit ucumberlands
(I just want to preface, I am not affiliated with Cumberlands outside of being a newly admitted student. This is not “marketing”. I would just like people to join my new school subreddit hehe)

1. IF you’re a prospective graduate student, ucumberlands can give you news, updates, and info about the University of the Cumberlands various grad programs like Counseling, Nursing, Business, Criminal Justice, and more!
   
2. IF you are looking for online masters programs (that are accredited and worth something more than just a ‘degree mill’!!), University of the Cumberlands is a “brick and mortar” school that offers online masters, meaning that NOWHERE on your degree will it say “online”. In fact, employers will see your degree as the same value as any other in-person degree! Meaning more job opportunities, licensing, and value!
   
3. To add to point #2, University of the Cumberlands is a nationally ranked university and the #1 university in Kentucky! Yes, even more than University of Kentucky! A degree from University of the Cumberlands is not only respected, but distinguished!
   
4. The University of the Cumberlands is one of the oldest universities in the United States, dating back to its origin of 1888!
   
5. If you like sports, University of the Cumberlands has some amazing collegiate sports teams! The university has boasted over 5 OLYMPIC wrestlers!! (Whaaat?!) and their baseball team is going to the NAIA College World Series this year after an impressive 51-6 record!
   
6. University of the Cumberlands is also extremely affordable as both an undergrad and graduate school! So, if you’re in high school or community college and looking for a top, nationally ranked program, consider Cumberlands!
   
7. The final reason I’d like to invite you to join ucumberlands is because it would mean a lot to me 🥺 yes, I am pulling that card. We have 6 members. Every time I see it go up, my heart flutters. I am being serious, my life is that sad (okay maybe not sad, but it just brings me join seeing the subreddit I created for my new university grow little by little)
   

Thanks for taking the time to read the reasons why I think you should join ucumberlands. We also have user flairs, so that’s cool :)

Hello! So I've seen people say that people saying "me and X are going to the movies tonight", "me and the girls are going to grab lunch" means they're inviting you to go too.
But how does one respond to that? And what if they're not and you join them and is a burden?
Last year a classmate told me, on the very first time we talked, that his friend's band was going to play on the college's theater. I said "oh, that's cool! is it only today or they'll play more days?" and then he answered and the conversation went on.
At the time, I thought that he mentioning that could mean that he wanted me to go, but I wasn't sure so I didn't want to say anything. I thought that as the talk went on, he would then ask me to go. He didn't, so I just thought "yeah, I was right, he was not inviting me".
But watching autistic people's content, it seems to be a reoccurring thing that they say like "that's so cool" in response to the first sentence, and people will say something like "why didn't you wanna come?". So the right answer would be to invite yourself??
Perhaps the way I conducted the conversation after my classmate's first sentence told him somehow I didn't want to go? Like I was indirectly shutting his "request" off? I don't know if that possible or I'm thinking too much about it.
How do you even respond to this cue?

She called me immediately because she can pick up on my subtext, even though we've always lived at least 1,000 miles from one another. It's bizarre how in sync we are.
She knew from my dumb little joke how I really felt. I would never say this to my spouse, but in many ways, I hate how my life turned out.
I didn't want to be tied down. I wanted to travel the world; work in Antarctica and see Japan. I wanted to cook the most amazing food I never could have dreamed of, drink the finest wines and cocktails. I wanted to be able to fuck whomever I wanted. I wanted to surround myself with people who shared my desire to live life submerged in the esoteric, beautiful, and fleeting moments.
I wanted to live like the world is ending, because every goddamned day, it seems like it is.
I have a good husband. Yeah, he's a lazy stoner stereotype, but he's a good, kind man who's a wonderful father and supportive spouse. He's also an indoor cat who's an incredibly picky eater. I also find him boring.
I mean, dude eats as if you gave a 12 year old money to buy enough food for the weekend and left him to his own devices. I'm talking frozen mini pizzas and chicken nuggets. He doesn't see the value in eating out ever, and has only ever left the comfort of home by my insistence.
I'm not unaware of my situation though. Dude told me from jump he wanted a family. He's never hidden anything from me. He was the only man I'd ever been with who never looked at me with expectation or premise in his eyes.
I picked this. I know that.
We moved here to Maine from the west coast because he missed his family. I'm from the Midwest and I don't have strong ties with my family, so it was an easy move.
I work for a company that works with restaurants, without being in kitchens myself. It was a lateral move so I could start a family. On one hand I miss it because it's long hours for alright pay, but I was exposed to some really wonderful things. My job now is meh pay with restaurant hours that fits perfectly with my husband's work schedule so our daughter gets plenty of time with both of us plus shared days off.
I'm just fucking bored andevery day, I see the hourglass of my life trickling away with not much to show for it.
I feel doomed at the shitty situations in the United States that was started when my parents were young. They were sold the American Dream™️, which they passed to my siblings and I. College was a necessity, because that was how one becomes successful. Credit scores were invented in the '80s and wages have been stagnating longer than that. We're wage slaves, and housing and food costs "are out of control", which the oligarchy we live in invented and maintains. The three of us and our two cats are crammed in a 1 bedroom apartment because it's all we can afford.
What's that? Seek help?
I haven't found a therapist that is worth what I pay them, because they don't offer real solutions. I do have a prescription for an antidepressant. This is bigger than that. Lmk if you want my depression playlist.
I want to tear up my life and start from scratch. I wish I had chosen a different path. If I could go back to 18 and rewrite things, knowing what I know now, I would.
I applaud you if you've made it this far honestly. I'm probably going to delete this tomorrow anyway. Cheers. Thanks for reading.

Tldr is the title. I'll add extraneous life context below, but honestly I don't think it's necessary. I've worked retail for five years, and I don't know how I should get out without taking on a bunch of debt.
The main detriment is low pay, but also it's retail. Working with retail shoppers is hard. The work is bearable depending on the people I'm working with (coworkers have come and go throughout the years,) but it doesn't play into my strengths. I am socially weird. I can be friendly and work with others, but constantly engaging with strangers is not my strong suit. I feel like my life is a wheel and I'm a spoke constantly cycling back into the same position as both I and my job remain stagnant year after year. Yet the wheel keeps moving forward, never stopping on its path forward through time, and I blink and lose months and years to this place. I feel like I'm going to die here. (Which is melodramatic, I'm not even 24 yet)
I got an associates degree in "Liberal Arts" before starting this job and have started dabbling in taking more classes at a community college. I'm trying one at a time both so I can work full time and so I can afford to pay. My employer previously offered a higher education benefit, but I didn't use it in time and it seems they shut it down while "revamping" the program (aka removing most of the 4 year degrees.)
Most career paths don't especially interest me, but neither does retail and I need to do something. I tend to have an easy time in school. I put in effort and have always maintained a 3.9+ unweighted GPA. If a class doesn't bore me to tears, I'm passing it. But I'm terrified of digging myself into a new hole and trapping myself in a worse career path. I'm interested in nutrition and exercise science, along with art and writing, but careers in the former take years of schooling (I think there's multiple years after even a bachelor's before someone can qualify as a registered dietition) and the later isn't happening. Accounting was bearable for me. I would do horribly as a nurse, police officer, or firefighter.
I have to get out of here. I want to be financially self sufficient and to be able to help support my family. I want to get married and adopt children one day, which is gonna require a lot more income than my job offers. I have a lot of respect for the people who work retail, but I can't do this forever. I'm terrified of change making things worse, that I'll fail and even this place won't take me back.

My boyfriend and I almost date for one year, but we born up a few days back. He claims that after all the arguement we had, he slowly started loosing feelings. Not just that, he had a lot going on in his life with his family and college, so being in a relationship was too overwhelming for him. The only thing he told me while breaking up was that he had been thinking about doing this for two weeks. I am wondering why he never came up to me and communicated with me as to why and how he was struggling in our relationship so I could fix it or at least make it better. His parents are also not okay with him dating anyone, and he recently told his mom about us, and she was completely against it. He doesn’t want to break his parents trust by dating me. He still claims that he has feelings for me and cannot get me out out his head. He has been constantly insisting on being good friends with me and going to prom with him. He said that he’s gonna be there whenever I need him as friends. Basically he is doing everything a boyfriend does, but as a friend. What do I do? FYI we’re both in senior year of college
TL;DR;: This is a sample summary of the TLDR rule, all things are bold. Is this going the right way?.

/ Hayes’ pov /
When Solene’s large sable orbs locked on mine, time stopped, the past five years of pain fell away. Her supple rosy lips upturned and slightly parted- the same way they had before. The same lips I fell in love with. She was beautiful, the same stand out features and subtle curves.
It felt as if gravity was pulling me closer, each step unconscious. With our toes nearly touching, every nerve ending in my body urged me to touch her, to tuck a stray strand of hair away.
“Hi.” Her voice velvety and deep, slightly hoarse.
Unsure of what to say I began to speak, “H- wh- how are you?” The future of whatever could be depended on the next few moments, and I didn’t even know where to begin.
Solene felt the same way, it was evident in her tone, “I’m well, not much has changed, I’m slightly older…” she let out a weak laugh “and Izzy is a sophomore in college. He-“.
“That’s gre-“ I began. “Sorry you go ahead.” I could feel my cheeks pinken.
“I was just going to ask if you’d like to sit and chat, I have time before my client arrives and it would be nice to talk.” Her tone was unreadable, I’d hoped she’d wanted me to say yes.
With a nod of my head, she turned on her heels; her now chin length hair fanning out slightly.
————————————————————————————— Once we reach the offices, Tracy peeks her head out of her office and smirks “Ah hello Adonis.” The comment although to me is more geared toward Solene.
“Tracy, don’t you have some art to purchase or someone else’s awkward moment to make worse.” Solene rolls her eyes, the same mischievous sparkle apparent.
With a small smile, I duck into Solene’s office. Taking in the familiar-small- space, I smile, not much has changed. Photographs of Izzy through out the years, multiple paintings from artists all over the world, and even a few of us during the time we spent together on August Moon’s tour adorn her walls.
Leaving the door open slightly Solene sits on the small love seat she added to the room, its vintage, it suits her.
Taking a seat next to her I smile. She seems to be taking me in, inspecting closely how age and life have affected me. “How are you? I saw you on Jimmy Kimmel last week, are you enjoying the solo route?”.
“It’s been a journey of loss and gain. I didn’t know that with love comes pain, until that day five years ago. The music I’ve been writing is not just about infatuation but yearning for what was.” I realize I may be rambling and pause.
“It’s nice to see you passionate about music again, the same way it was when it was just you and your guitar.” Solene’s hand touches mine tenderly, “tell me more about it?”.
“Well, when we went our separate ways I began to see the road ahead was going to be the same as before if I let it. I could keep on as the British boy who messes about and lets everyone around him make decisions for him; or I could be who I am today. I’m finally involved in the process of my music from start to fi-“ a knock on the door brings me to a stop.
“Solene, Ms. Raphel is here. I know she’s a half an hour early, would you like me to tell her you’re in meeting?” Tracy looks pained as if she’s interrupted a super secret meeting- which she has, but it’s not the end of the world.
Solene’s eyes bounce between mine and Tracy’s “Fucking artists. They’re never on time, it’s always absurdly early or laughably late.”
Deciding for the both of us I stand up, “This is important Sol, I’ll be here as long as it takes. As long as your number is still the same, I would be more than happy to schedule something.” Tracy shuts the door slowly and leaves us alone again.
“Hayes, are you sure? I can tell her I’m in a meeting, I can’t expect you to move your busy schedule around because of my client’s inability to tell time.” Solene stands and begins shuffling papers on her desk, no matter what she says I know I’ll go to the ends of the earth for her.
Standing behind her I place my hand on her shoulder “I’ll be available whenever you are. Good luck with the new client.” I walk to the door before turning back “Oh and Solene, you’re still hot or whatever.” With those parting words I open the door leaving her blinking in shock. ————————————————————————————— As I sit on the sofa of my new flat, I’m like a teen boy again. Do I dare flirt with the girl? Keep it simple? I begin typing something only to delete it until I hit send on impulse.
-Hayes- I was wondering if you’d like to get some really fucking good sandwiches sometime? ————————————————————————————— • It’s been two hours since I left the gallery, fifteen since I sent the text, and five minutes since Solene has read it. Patience and tranquility are two things I am fresh out of when it comes to waiting.
-Hayes- I know you’ve read it Sol, it’ll be just lunch.
This time she replies immediately
-Solene- I don’t know Hayes… it was always just lunch.
-Hayes- I’ll behave, or try to. Pls?
Knowing she won’t be able to say no, I prematurely do a little dance.
-Solene- I’ll think about it, maybe.
-Hayes- Go easy on my poor heart Sol. One sandwich. Not even drinks. Just bread. Yes?
At this point I may as well be on my knees, she still knows how to make me work for it. Leaving well enough alone I decide to go for a run. The waterside park in Santa Barbara has become my refuge-aside from my music- the waves and fresh, cool air keep me grounded.
————————————————————————————— After running for an hour I look at my messages to see a simple victory but a victory nonetheless.
-Solene- Fine you win. Lunch. I could go for a good sandwich.
(To be continued)

Devi is 100% that kid who will go to town for a disabled kid. I speak from experience, it was always the Devi's who were more cool or stood up for me in high school.
If it weren't for Paxton, Trent wouldn't be in the Hot Pocket. Pot Heads are normally not popular.
In fact if it weren't for Paxton...Trent wouldn't be alive.
Trent suffers from worse parental neglect at home than Ben: at least Ben's parents do put that drive in him, for good or ill, Trent on the other hand I feel is lacking in some character when it comes to hard work and could possibly have a disability that wasn't paid attention to.
Fabiola is Autistic, come @ me and see what happens. I would even add Devi and Ben. Maybe Eleanor.
Eleanor was 100% a "Bow Girl" at some point. This is briefly touched on in an episode of "You're Wrong About".
Aneesa has been working on her recovery throughout the series and got into de-centering men and patriarchy.
Fabiola and Aneesa get back together at Eleanor and Trent's wedding.
Kamala and Manish move back to California and Manish takes some more of the primary parenting role (not necessarily a Stay At Home) to support Kamala's career when they become parents.
Aneesa actually goes to a Nudist Beach and that helps with her ED recovery.
Rebecca and Jonah work together at some point.
Ben and Devi become the first parents in their friend group.
In college, Ben starts seeing a therapist and it really helps his relationship with Devi thrive.

When will college board create period 10? I bet you 9 will go from 1980 to 2018, which will fit the average of 40 years apush liked to have per period. I think it will begin with trump or covid and end sometime in 2035.

I just graduated from third tire college and luckily got selected by good company as QA my ctc is 5 lap, i am thinking to go abroad to do masters in cybersec, is it worth to go abroad and start my career as cybersec engineer or stay here and develop my self in QA ?? I am confused to what to do what will benefit me in my future i cant seem to have clear far vision. I am seeking advice/ suggestions.

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Congratulations Class of 2024. All of your hardworking and dedication will always be remembered. Coming into high school through what may be one of the most difficult changes you will face in your life with a world pandemic and the leap from middle to high school or high school to college. Either way, the adjustments you've had to make have been incredible and will not go unnoticed. Let the memories of the past 4 years resonate as a symbol of strength and prosperity as you move in the future. Never forget the friends you have made along the way, and don't forget the impact that music has had on your life. To any and all of the Class of 2024, congratulations and may you move to the future with great success.

It’s been way over 20 years in my high school sweetheart still reaches out to me over the years through different forms of social media. I wasn’t her 1st, but she was my first and we even went to college together and live together for a short time. I survived a horrific car wreck and she joined a sorority and started to disregard me acting like I was holding her back from experiencing life. Broke up with her when she went on a date with some other guy from high school on valentines days while were in college behind my back. Her family still talks to me when we run into each other here and there and they always tell me that she could’ve done better than what she has now. She’s married with two kids, and she tried recently reaching out to me again on Facebook, but I did not respond. I’ve never responded to any of her request to talk. She was cheating on me and was not very supportive during my recovery from a car wreck. A drunk driver ran me off a cliff and I survived. She Used to be really hot back then size 0 pants and G string wearing hot chick. She now looks like a blimp and her shirts look like a blanket covering her neck. it looks like she’s doing well on her career but from what her family says she’s not happy in her marriage. So why after almost 20 years does she still try her best every so often to communicate with me? I feel like I have the right to not speak to her because I feel like the past is the past and even though I’m not married and I haven’t found the right person yet I’m still on my quest to find the person that’s truly going to treasure me.

Hello there friends! I’ve been STRUGGLING with my adjunct job (I’m in adjunct hell) especially since they have me holed away online. Being a professor is fine, there are some things I don’t care for but that comes with the territory.
I’m seriously considering High School as my next career move. I have a lot of experience with dual enrollment and I love the faster pace. My subject is pretty easy going and I’m very passionate about it. I also love working with teenagers too. I have an easier time connecting with them rather than college kids, who are sleepy and tired most of the time and can be just as stubborn about reading directions. I feed off high energy. I totally think I can do it and it’ll give me the freedom to pick where I want to live.
I also realized that the lack of deadlines, structure, schedule (for online), and communication that college provides actually send me into a deep deep depression. I’m not officially diagnosed as autistic (with adhd) but I have been told by a few therapists that I should seek out an official diagnosis. With all that… it’s making more and more sense why being a professor sends me spiraling. I thrive under structure. I need someone to tell me what to do!
The ISOLATION is bad. So so bad. My department is ran by a clique of tenure professors and they’re awful with the micro aggressions. The community colleges aren’t as bad but they’re really pushing online and I can’t continue teaching 5-8 college courses online just to get by.
Oh and I know High School is challenging, the parents can be a lot, but my subject is pretty chill and any conflict with parents were very few. In retrospect, I might making the same amount as I do now as adjunct either way. With benefits! And if I ever need a bit more money I can continue adjuncting on the side.
But yes! What do you guys think? Will High School give me the structure and deadlines I crave for? Has anybody ever transitioned from college professors to High School?
Please let me know.
Thank you all and send me positive vibes because I’m going through it right now.