Graduation to middle school quote

Hey, I’m in need of advice. I usually don’t turn to Reddit, but I’m desperate, now.
My current boyfriend and I have been together 4 years this coming 20th of October.
When I graduated in 2022, we moved into an apartment together, where I did everything- all the cleaning and taking care of the cats, most of the cooking. I paid the deposit of $2,000 for the apartment by myself using my personal savings. I furnished the apartment. I felt and still feel unappreciated. Living in this apartment lasted a month due to the constant fighting. I just gave up the lease/deposit in lieu of being evicted.
Something happened before the events of the apartment that I will never forget. My boyfriend claims to not remember, but I remember it as clear as day. For about six months, my boyfriend was practically homeless (as his mother wouldn’t let him stay with him). We made the mistake of letting him live with us in a federal apartment complex. I remember one night when we got into an extremely heated fight. He told me he was going outside to take a breath or whatever, so I locked the door behind him as I felt unsafe. He called his mom and told her that we “locked him out and wouldn’t let him back in,” and that he needed to get back inside in order to get his money. Long story short, he had his money on him while outside. To this day I’m not sure what his intention was.
He ended up moving to an apartment that was in the city I currently live in. The apartment was never clean. He didn’t believe in mopping or throwing things away immediately. His roommate was an 🫏. I did a lot for him, then, too. I convinced my brother to help him move out when he got evicted. I also cleaned regularly.
In February, I worked at my local Walmart. While at work, we got into a fight. After it escalated, he told me he asked a girl out on a date for Valentine’s Day. Fast forward a fight that lasted a couple days, we ended up making up for the 100th time. When I brought it up, he just said he thought she was hot and was trying to move on (like I did briefly for a month. Long story.) I feel like he tried using her to manipulate me into staying.
Fast forward to today, I realize that I tolerate a lot of bull💩. He lives in an apartment with two roommates who don’t pick up after themselves, and clean maybe once a week, if they feel like it. Imagine the start of a hoarder house-that would be the apartment. He has a ferret who drives me insane. She wakes me up at midnight most nights by biting my feet. Not to mention, he also drives me insane. He blurts out random noises that I thought was cute at first. He doesn’t wash his hands after he 💩s, and only recently has begun to shower regularly. He doesn’t brush his teeth with water. His clothes always smell horrible because the unit doesn’t have a washedryer hookup. Overall, he just acts like a child who was never told “no,” and is just an adult who doesn’t have his shit together and probably never will. He’s 20 but acts 15. He once told me he “never wants to grow up,” and I’m starting to believe it.
I know what you’re all thinking at this point: why are you still with this guy??? Well, for starters, like all nem he isn’t 100 percent bad. He has his moments where he is incredibly sweet and considerate. I feel like he understands me, and whatever. But lately I’ve been feeling detached from him. We went from being intimate nearly every day to maybe once or twice every four days. He said his libido isn’t the same, and that he’s bored of xes. I think he is just bored of me.
To be honest, I’m afraid of what he’d do. In the past when we’ve broken up, he made alternate phone numbers to constantly call and harass me on multiple occasions.
So…
Today at around 12, I’m going to my first ever Pride. A huge part of me wants to meet a girl and flirt with her for the hell of it (I’ve been questioning if I am gay. Also a long story.) I’m going with a friend who has her 💩 together: realistic goals, a promising future, a great personality, etc. I have known her from middle school to freshman year, until we slowly drifted apart. We recently reconnected. I have had a crush on her for the longest time. She STILL gives me butterflies, even after all these years. So girlies, my question is…should I take my shot with her or someone else? Should I dump my boyfriend? If so, how should I go about it?

Chance me at HYP, Wharton + others Please
Preface: I want to attend undergraduate program for finance/ Econ. Chance me at Wharton, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton Please!!
Demographic: junior, upper class 2nd generation immigrant, brown male in suburbs
Stats:
ACT: 35 superscore
GPA: 3.93uw/ weighted 4.5
AP Classes: 7 so far, 13 total by graduation. Passed all so far. Also will have taken 6 dual enrollment courses by graduation.
ECs: (formatting kinda trash , threw it together fast)
Founder of Financial support non profit for unhoused people. Worked with local nonprofits who provide food and shelter. Went in and talked to unhoused community members about how to budget, build a resume, get job interviews etc.
Cofounder of Financial advocacy group Worked with state legislators to make financial education courses a requirement in my state Working on getting bill passed currently. Head of my district, worked with my representative
Financial education awareness Teaching personal finance and other subjects to students at local libraries and 7 schools pitched business idea to panel of judges for equity investment through DECA, placed 1st in the state
DECA (business club) Chapter VP + President as well state and area president ( 11 of 13,000) 2× state and nationals competitor Placed #1 in the state this year Served as Vice president of my State DECA. developed financial support methods like fundraising guides to serve all 168 chapters and over 13,000 members in the state. Gave speeches infront of over 5000 members at the state conference Planned State conferrence for over 5000 students to attend. Served as presidnet of my area, overlooking 11 schools and over 600 students, planned compeition, recruited judges for area confernece, created business contacts for the organization and mentored students in each chapter. Acted as head point of support and contact for advisors, and members Led my high school chapter's competition preparing and recruitment efforts. Grew club Membership by over 50% Competed as a DECA member at Local, State and National Conferneces Earned Emerging Leader Award during State confernece
Model UN president of chapter as well as head school ambassador for confernece General Secretary of conference (largest conference in my state (2000 students attend) Led fundrasiing efforts for my chapter, fundraised over $5000 to attend different conferences Mentored chapter members in writing position papers for their countires, praciticg debate skills and preparing for competition
Track Varsity athlete. 1 year Tennis Varsity athlete. 3 years
Wharton Global High School Investment Compeition Competed in an investment competion for 2 years didnt place Developed an investment portfolio case study to pitch to a prospective client. Goal was to earn their business for the firm I worked at served as team leader, Created A.I. powered sentiment calculator as well as fundamental and technical analysis strategies to screen for equities best suited to the clien'ts profile Kept team on track throughout competiion and served as the acnhor to combine each team members ideas to promote collaboration
Banking and financial services Internship + Shadowing 10 months Banking intern, learned and performed Tellering duties 15-20 hrs per week during school Got to work with and shadow 3 real financial advisors and president of financial operations at the Credit Union Learned financial services management and process of crafting personalized financial plans to achieve goals like retirement, college and more Served as Branch manager of my high school’s Credit Union branch
Architecture and business strategy Intern Intern at Architecture firm Learned architecture and business strategy. Worked on a redesign project for a local school Pitched redesign to buiding operators in formal presentation
Part Time Job Worked at local burger diner for 2 years - 10hrs per week during school, more during breaks and summer Served as crew member and shift leader, learned methods of customer service, marketing and food preparation Helped hire and train other employees
JA BIZZTOWN Attended conference in elementary school Wanted to get involved as a volunteer to help supoprt organization that helped fuel my passion for business. Conferrence Volunteer + Teacher
Borgen Project Advocate Worked alongside state senators to help support Borgen's mission of increasing US budget for foreign aid" Fundraised to support the cause Mobilized over 50 people to contact their local representative in support of foreign aid bill Attended senate meeting in Washington DC representing the Borgen Project
Volunteered at local mosque to set up religious gatherings. Served food to attendees.
Awards: Global finalist at ICDC DECA (500/ 250,000) State Champion DECA National semi finalist in economics competition (50/3000) Won an essay competition promoting financial education Most Valubale Employee award (internship)
Letter of recs: have some from teachers, deca , model un and internships. Overall they will be very strong
Thoughts? What are my chances of getting into any of these schools?

Last April, nag apply ako sa isang consultancy firm. Looking ako for a job dito lang din sa Pasig. Ayaw ko na lumayo sa bahay lol. Fortunately, they granted me an interview the very next day and there I met one of their HR personnel who conducted the initial interview sa akin. The first time I laid my eyes on her, I would say simple yung beauty nya, but natulala ako literal sa kanya. We then proceeded sa interview proper, about myself, work experiences, etc. May part doon na nagkwentuhan kami about subjects since we're both Psychology graduates and I learned that same batch kami at same school pero ibang branch.
My interview went well at sinabihan nya ako na bibigyan na lamang ako ng update sa application ko. Masaya ako umuwi kasi looking forward ako sa pagbalik ko sa kanila. A week after, may schedule ako for final interview and tinawagan ako tungkol sa mga details. May pinag-usapan pa kami after noon and nagtatawanan pa kami before we ended the call.
Ang weird pero nagpasalamat ako sa text after that and nag reply pa sya. Napapangiti ako while typing this *owo*
The day na bumalik ako sa office nila for the last interview, excited ako not for the job, but to see her.
Nakita ko sya sa labas ng glass door while waiting and greeted her. Nagkwentuhan pa kami kasi bakit daw wala akong dala na payong, halata kasi na basa yung buhok ko and portion ng damit ko.
Ang ending, hindi ako natanggap sa work. I don't know happened, pero akala ko after that application process tapos na rin yung conversation namin. Mali ako.
Nagkakausap na kami everyday pagkatapos namin sa mga trabaho namin. Masaya ako at nabawasan yung disappointments sa naging result ng application ko.
Last week of April, we decided to meet again after some weeks and nag date kami sa Galleria after ng shift nya. After noon, nasundan na nang nasundan paglabas namin after work and kahapon lang, sinagot na nya ako.
Ang saya lang HAHAHAHA. Salamat sa pagbabasa!
By the way, nag stay ako sa work ko kasi mag iisang taon na rin ako dito. Titiisin ko na lang.

This is probably a stupid question but:
Do I need to attend the graduation ceremony to "graduate" high school?
I'm not attending my graduation ceremony 'cos I think that it's just for formalities sake.
And, would I still receive my VCE certificate? Or do I only get one chance to collect it on THAT day?
Thank you and best of luck to you guys.

Did people not take any English classes in school? I don’t understand how you can go through so much o your life and not know any of the differences between “there” their” “they’re” “to” “too” “your” “you’re” “lose” “loose” etc. I understand many people on the internet don’t ever read anything besides social media posts, but you learn this stuff at a young age, and you see it throughout middle school and high school.
Do people do use incorrect grammar on purpose? Im not talking about slang or popular expressions that aren’t grammatically correct. I mean like using homophones interchangeably when writing, and not using commas or periods. These things impede comprehensibility. I often hear “this isn’t English class” so, do people just choose to stop attempting to be literate when they’re not literally forced to be?

Chance me at HYP, Wharton + others Please
Preface: I want to attend undergraduate program for finance/ Econ. Chance me at Wharton, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton Please!!
Demographic: junior, upper class 2nd generation immigrant, brown male in suburbs
Stats:
ACT: 35 superscore
GPA: 3.93 Unweighted/ weighted 4.5
AP Classes: 7 so far, 13 total by graduation. Passed all so far. Also will have taken 6 dual enrollment courses by graduation.
ECs: (formatting kinda trash , threw it together fast)
Founder of Financial support non profit for unhoused people. Worked with local nonprofits who provide food and shelter. Went in and talked to unhoused community members about how to budget, build a resume, get job interviews etc.
Cofounder of Financial advocacy group Worked with state legislators to make financial education courses a requirement in my state Working on getting bill passed currently. Head of my district, worked with my representative
Financial education awareness Teaching personal finance and other subjects to students at local libraries and 7 schools pitched business idea to panel of judges for equity investment through DECA, placed 1st in the state
DECA (business club) Chapter VP + President as well state and area president ( 11 of 13,000) 2× state and nationals competitor Placed #1 in the state this year Served as Vice president of my State DECA. developed financial support methods like fundraising guides to serve all 168 chapters and over 13,000 members in the state. Gave speeches infront of over 5000 members at the state conference Planned State conferrence for over 5000 students to attend. Served as presidnet of my area, overlooking 11 schools and over 600 students, planned compeition, recruited judges for area confernece, created business contacts for the organization and mentored students in each chapter. Acted as head point of support and contact for advisors, and members Led my high school chapter's competition preparing and recruitment efforts. Grew club Membership by over 50% Competed as a DECA member at Local, State and National Conferneces Earned Emerging Leader Award during State confernece
Model UN president of chapter as well as head school ambassador for confernece General Secretary of conference (largest conference in my state (2000 students attend) Led fundrasiing efforts for my chapter, fundraised over $5000 to attend different conferences Mentored chapter members in writing position papers for their countires, praciticg debate skills and preparing for competition
Track Varsity athlete. 1 year Tennis Varsity athlete. 3 years
Wharton Global High School Investment Compeition Competed in an investment competion for 2 years didnt place Developed an investment portfolio case study to pitch to a prospective client. Goal was to earn their business for the firm I worked at served as team leader, Created A.I. powered sentiment calculator as well as fundamental and technical analysis strategies to screen for equities best suited to the clien'ts profile Kept team on track throughout competiion and served as the acnhor to combine each team members ideas to promote collaboration
Banking and financial services Internship + Shadowing 10 months Banking intern, learned and performed Tellering duties 15-20 hrs per week during school Got to work with and shadow 3 real financial advisors and president of financial operations at the Credit Union Learned financial services management and process of crafting personalized financial plans to achieve goals like retirement, college and more Served as Branch manager of my high school’s Credit Union branch
Architecture and business strategy Intern Intern at Architecture firm Learned architecture and business strategy. Worked on a redesign project for a local school Pitched redesign to buiding operators in formal presentation
Part Time Job Worked at local burger diner for 2 years - 10hrs per week during school, more during breaks and summer Served as crew member and shift leader, learned methods of customer service, marketing and food preparation Helped hire and train other employees
JA BIZZTOWN Attended conference in elementary school Wanted to get involved as a volunteer to help supoprt organization that helped fuel my passion for business. Conferrence Volunteer + Teacher
Borgen Project Advocate Worked alongside state senators to help support Borgen's mission of increasing US budget for foreign aid" Fundraised to support the cause Mobilized over 50 people to contact their local representative in support of foreign aid bill Attended senate meeting in Washington DC representing the Borgen Project
Volunteered at local mosque to set up religious gatherings. Served food to attendees.
Awards: Global finalist at ICDC DECA (500/ 250,000) State Champion DECA National semi finalist in economics competition (50/3000) Won an essay competition promoting financial education Most Valubale Employee award (internship)
Letter of recs: have some from teachers, deca , model un and internships. Overall they will be very strong
Thoughts? What are my chances of getting into any of these schools?

This might be the cringiest lost media piece rn, however I can't help but feel an odd connection to it. It's all because of how I found out about it. Basically, I had a dream where I briefly visited Sonic the Hedgehog universe, more exactly - the school attended by most of the characters. Apparently, for some reason, in this AU, characters Miles "Tails" Power and Amy Rose were dating (the detail that stuck on my mind the most because it was extremely weird and random). The next day, I find a fanmade comic dub on YouTube, dating back to 2015. The comic in question had almost the exact same premise as the dream I had, except for some plot details which made me go absolutely nuts.
The webcomic I'm searching for was drawn by a DeviantArt user hopelessromantic721. Some parts of the comic (Part 1-3) were dubbed by a YouTube user Arisu Love781 (the very same dub that introduced me to the comic). The account of hopelessromantic721 that had the entire comic on got nuked presumably by the end of 2023 based on the DeviantArt comments I could find under some posts related to the artist, which makes other parts of the comic that didn't get dubbed lost.
Based on the upload date of the Part One dub, I can assume that the first page was released on DA not later than the April of 2015. I read the comic somewhere in the middle of 2023, I vaguely remember that at this point the comic was on some sort of hiatus for 2 years (making the last page of it being released, presumably, somewhere in 2021 or late 2020). Wayback Machine only has a snippet of the artist's page dating back to the November 19, 2015 and there's not much to really look at since a lot of the images on the page are broken. Clicking on the ones that still work result in error, which is why I couldn't get the exact release date of the first page of the comic. The last page of the comic was posted on SonicTheHedgehog by u/Jax1903. One of the covers (Extra Valentine's Day) was posted on Pinterest. No links to the original posts on DeviantArt on either of those, however.
I'd say the comic's genre is romantic comedy, based on its plotline. The plot of the comic happens some time after the original Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The plot follows young Miles "Tails" Prower, a 14 y.o. student and Sonic's former sidekick and best friend. Due to the fact that he's a wonderkid, he got to the Grade 10 of the school rather early. For some reason before the comics' events Sonic the Hedgehog himself mysteriously disappears, and since he was a really popular guy in the school, this makes quite a ruckus at school. This affects Tails the most as he was really close with Sonic, so most of the attention that blue hedgehog had goes to the poor boy, especially from the girls. His classmate, 17 y.o. student Amy Rose (Sonic's former love interest) decides to help her friend out with the girls trouble, as she has quite a great knowledge of the dating sphere (it was mentioned in the comic that she had dated three guys in total including Sonic). And her way of fixing the problem is helping Tails find a girlfriend, so that other girls will let him be. To say that this goes horribly wrong is an understatement. Part 1 basically presents the entire premise of the comic and sets up the characters, I've just retold what happens in it in a nutshell. Part 2 revolves around Tails trying to get along with a nerdy girl by joining a computer club, which, spoiler alert, doesn't work. Part 3 revolves around Tails and Amy visiting Twinkle Park in their quest, but, what a surprise, it all goes horribly wrong yet again when a trio of other girls try to "pick up" Tails, conducting a similar plan. The last parts I've read had Knuckles and Rouge make an appearance and some point, but I don't remember what their exact role was. It all cuts off when Amy pays Tails a visit (that was perhaps the most awkward of the comic because it had a lot of suggestive moments that look especially strange considering the age gap of those two). And that's that. I suppose you understand why I was hesitant to ever post this on the sub. Due to the premise combined with the fact that it's from 2015 makes it a bit of a difficult read, owing to a really awkward vibes the plot (and sometimes the drawings) gives off. Yet, such an odd piece of media can't leave my mind and I can't help but think about it occasionally.
There might be a lot more lost or simply displaced content from hopelessromantic721, as they were famous for their content based on other fandoms like Undertale or Bendy and the Ink Machine. I assume that most of this stuff lies somewhere on the obscure art websites or somewhere similar. Simple Google search and Wayback Machine, obviously, barely helped in my search, so this sub is pretty much my last resort. Thanks for help in advance and sorry if this was too cringe of a read.

Hello everyone,
I am desperately seeking advice. For the first time in my life, i’m at a complete loss. I’ve pretty much became paralyzed (not literally) from stress & overthinking. I’d like to share my story in hopes of getting some positive feedback & finding a way to move forward.
I’m a 38M living in CA. I have a wife & two small children. I’ve been an entrepreneur my whole life.
I closed all my businesses down 5 years ago due to a business partnebest friend cooking the books & robbing me blind.
I lost everything. my primary residence, my rental property, my cars. At 33, I was left unemployed & in massive debt (owed credit cards, unpaid taxes). Credit took a massive hit, as the landlords & creditors came after me.
With nothing to my name, a wife, and a 4 year old daughter, I had to think fast to survive.
I have no college degree, as I was an entrepreneur since middle school & opened my first business right after high school (a dollar store).
I figured I needed to get into sales, as it was the closest thing to running your own business, and it was the thing where I could make the best possible income as a 33 yr old man with no college degree.
With my last $500 to my name, I got a job at a auto dealership. I busted my tail off. I worked at that dealership for 5 years, and was a top 3 salesman out of 20 every year. I made over 100k my first year, and always beat my previous year income. 2023 I made 140k.
I was feeling great. My confidence was back, as I paid all my debt down. I have about 15k total debt left. I owed close to 200k in taxes & credit card debt. Bankruptcy was not an option, as most of my debt was tax related, and my lawyer told me those would not be cleared (long story here. Payroll taxes were involved).
2 months ago, the dealership changed their pay plan (go figure). It was such s bad plan, that if I had the same year I did in 2023, I would make about 75k, rather than 140k. I got into it with my manager & the owners son. I overreacted, but I just felt that I had to, as we were getting robbed. I walked out of the job.
At this current moment, i am unemployed & I just dont know what to do. I just completed & received my life & health insurance license. However, I lost motivation because insurance is such s long term play. I’m going to have some rough years to hopefully reap the benefits of insurance sales.
What do I do guys? I have 15k debt, and no retirement. I only got about 25k saved up.
Sorry for the super long post. I felt like I needed to add certain details to show that I am fully capable. I have never been unemployed, ad the stress is killing me. I don’t want to go back to dealerships as a salesman. If you’re not in finance or management, you are vulnerable to pay plan changes & just getting screwed over. I have a bad taste & I am over all of that.
Advice is definitely appreciated, as I am at a complete loss & I am feeling like a failure.
I’m basically starting all over at the age of 38, with nothing but 25k. What would you do if you were in my shoes? What direction should I go to still hopefully retire by 65 & be extremely comfortable doing so?
Again, sorry for the long post, and thank you in advance.

Last April, nag apply ako sa isang consultancy firm. Looking ako for a job dito lang din sa Pasig. Ayaw ko na lumayo sa bahay lol. Fortunately, they granted me an interview the very next day and there I met one of their HR personnel who conducted the initial interview sa akin. The first time I laid my eyes on her, I would say simple yung beauty nya, but natulala ako literal sa kanya. We then proceeded sa interview proper, about myself, work experiences, etc. May part doon na nagkwentuhan kami about subjects since we're both Psychology graduates and I learned that same batch kami at same school pero ibang branch.
My interview went well at sinabihan nya ako na bibigyan na lamang ako ng update sa application ko. Masaya ako umuwi kasi looking forward ako sa pagbalik ko sa kanila. A week after, may schedule ako for final interview and tinawagan ako tungkol sa mga details. May pinag-usapan pa kami after noon and nagtatawanan pa kami before we ended the call.
Ang weird pero nagpasalamat ako sa text after that and nag reply pa sya. Napapangiti ako while typing this *owo*
The day na bumalik ako sa office nila for the last interview, excited ako not for the job, but to see her.
Nakita ko sya sa labas ng glass door while waiting and greeted her. Nagkwentuhan pa kami kasi bakit daw wala akong dala na payong, halata kasi na basa yung buhok ko and portion ng damit ko.
Ang ending, hindi ako natanggap sa work. I don't know happened, pero akala ko after that application process tapos na rin yung conversation namin. Mali ako.
Nagkakausap na kami everyday pagkatapos namin sa mga trabaho namin. Masaya ako at nabawasan yung disappointments sa naging result ng application ko.
Last week of April, we decided to meet again after some weeks and nag date kami sa Galleria after ng shift nya. After noon, nasundan na nang nasundan paglabas namin after work and kahapon lang, sinagot na nya ako.
Ang saya lang HAHAHAHA. Salamat sa pagbabasa!
By the way, nag stay ako sa work ko kasi mag iisang taon na rin ako dito. Titiisin ko na lang.

I'm in the Middle East; here they follow ACI codes and follow metric units.
It's time-consuming to convert units and solve textbook problems. Are there any good textbooks that are written in metric units following ACI codes? I'm a fresh graduate structural engineer seeking appropriate resources.

Hello everyone,
I am desperately seeking advice. For the first time in my life, i’m at a complete loss. I’ve pretty much became paralyzed (not literally) from stress & overthinking. I’d like to share my story in hopes of getting some positive feedback & finding a way to move forward.
I’m a 38M living in CA. I have a wife & two small children. I’ve been an entrepreneur my whole life.
I closed all my businesses down 5 years ago due to a business partnebest friend cooking the books & robbing me blind.
I lost everything. my primary residence, my rental property, my cars. At 33, I was left unemployed & in massive debt (owed credit cards, unpaid taxes). Credit took a massive hit, as the landlords & creditors came after me.
With nothing to my name, a wife, and a 4 year old daughter, I had to think fast to survive.
I have no college degree, as I was an entrepreneur since middle school & opened my first business right after high school (a dollar store).
I figured I needed to get into sales, as it was the closest thing to running your own business, and it was the thing where I could make the best possible income as a 33 yr old man with no college degree.
With my last $500 to my name, I got a job at a auto dealership. I busted my tail off. I worked at that dealership for 5 years, and was a top 3 salesman out of 20 every year. I made over 100k my first year, and always beat my previous year income. 2023 I made 140k.
I was feeling great. My confidence was back, as I paid all my debt down. I have about 15k total debt left. I owed close to 200k in taxes & credit card debt. Bankruptcy was not an option, as most of my debt was tax related, and my lawyer told me those would not be cleared (long story here. Payroll taxes were involved).
2 months ago, the dealership changed their pay plan (go figure). It was such s bad plan, that if I had the same year I did in 2023, I would make about 75k, rather than 140k. I got into it with my manager & the owners son. I overreacted, but I just felt that I had to, as we were getting robbed. I walked out of the job.
At this current moment, i am unemployed & I just dont know what to do. I just completed & received my life & health insurance license. However, I lost motivation because insurance is such s long term play. I’m going to have some rough years to hopefully reap the benefits of insurance sales.
What do I do guys? I have 15k debt, and no retirement. I only got about 25k saved up.
Sorry for the super long post. I felt like I needed to add certain details to show that I am fully capable. I have never been unemployed, ad the stress is killing me. I don’t want to go back to dealerships as a salesman. If you’re not in finance or management, you are vulnerable to pay plan changes & just getting screwed over. I have a bad taste & I am over all of that.
Advice is definitely appreciated, as I am at a complete loss & I am feeling like a failure.
I’m basically starting all over at the age of 38, with nothing but 25k. What would you do if you were in my shoes? What direction should I go to still hopefully retire by 65 & be extremely comfortable doing so?
Again, sorry for the long post, and thank you in advance.

Hey you guys, I am 18 year old recent hs graduate and this summer is the summer before I begin college. Some background information is that I got accepted to a school far out of state and I received a full ride with it as well and of course I accepted it, but that's not the apart of my dilemma. The week following the acceptance I received a letter from this said college offering me an opportunity to go to their school and live there as apart of a summer program for five weeks before school starts in July, basically being a summer school of sorts. Now comes into my dilemma, I for one am a happy for this opportunity because its allowing me to visit the school before school starts in the fall and allowing me to get accustomed to the area and I am stoked about going, but the problem here is of many...
Now look, it's an opportunity that is worth a lot as it lessens the load on my freshman year and it gives me some extra cash as a pay back, but the problem here is the time. Five weeks to me is crazy, I for one don't think it should be that long considering its summer that we are talking about and I will be leaving my friends back home for a summer that should be memorable and leaving all that for five weeks of school?? To me that's crazy.
The second issue here is my life as it is. Something I didn't mention before is that prior to me actually reading the letter, was that my mom got to it first. Now to sum it up very quickly is that she read the letter first, then showed it to me, then pushed me to join without her giving me time to think on it, and eventually made me fill out paperwork accepting it and eventually told the whole family. Now I love my mom dearly but this made me kinda of frustrated for the reason on how she pushed on it. To first point before anything is said, my mom is a very awesome mom and she tries her hardest to make it in this world, but sometimes she struggles on understanding certain things. Being completely honest I would want to stay here, knowing that this is my last normal summer, I genuinely want to spend it here, but now brings into another factor. Alright to sum it up very quickly I basically met the loml and I don't want to lose her so quickly based on the month I have left, I've gone out with her a couple times but she is yet to be mines but the problem is that I want to spend this summer with her because I genuinely never felt this way for a person before and I don't know how our relationship will be after I get back from that program if I choose to go through it.
Now this has made me kinda upset because I really don't want to lose this one, but at the same time I don't know what to do with so much pressure from my mom, to the pressure of what life will look for me, and to what life back home will be like. Hopefully whoever reads this, maybe a parent with a teenage boy who went off to college, or just someone who has advice I would greatly appreciate a comment or even a pm of just advice in general.
Thank you and may whoever reads this have a good night/day!

Hello everyone,
I am desperately seeking advice. For the first time in my life, i’m at a complete loss. I’ve pretty much became paralyzed (not literally) from stress & overthinking. I’d like to share my story in hopes of getting some positive feedback & finding a way to move forward.
I’m a 38M living in CA. I have a wife & two small children. I’ve been an entrepreneur my whole life.
I closed all my businesses down 5 years ago due to a business partnebest friend cooking the books & robbing me blind.
I lost everything. my primary residence, my rental property, my cars. At 33, I was left unemployed & in massive debt (owed credit cards, unpaid taxes). Credit took a massive hit, as the landlords & creditors came after me.
With nothing to my name, a wife, and a 4 year old daughter, I had to think fast to survive.
I have no college degree, as I was an entrepreneur since middle school & opened my first business right after high school (a dollar store).
I figured I needed to get into sales, as it was the closest thing to running your own business, and it was the thing where I could make the best possible income as a 33 yr old man with no college degree.
With my last $500 to my name, I got a job at a auto dealership. I busted my tail off. I worked at that dealership for 5 years, and was a top 3 salesman out of 20 every year. I made over 100k my first year, and always beat my previous year income. 2023 I made 140k.
I was feeling great. My confidence was back, as I paid all my debt down. I have about 15k total debt left. I owed close to 200k in taxes & credit card debt. Bankruptcy was not an option, as most of my debt was tax related, and my lawyer told me those would not be cleared (long story here. Payroll taxes were involved).
2 months ago, the dealership changed their pay plan (go figure). It was such s bad plan, that if I had the same year I did in 2023, I would make about 75k, rather than 140k. I got into it with my manager & the owners son. I overreacted, but I just felt that I had to, as we were getting robbed. I walked out of the job.
At this current moment, i am unemployed & I just dont know what to do. I just completed & received my life & health insurance license. However, I lost motivation because insurance is such s long term play. I’m going to have some rough years to hopefully reap the benefits of insurance sales.
What do I do guys? I have 15k debt, and no retirement. I only got about 25k saved up.
Sorry for the super long post. I felt like I needed to add certain details to show that I am fully capable. I have never been unemployed, ad the stress is killing me. I don’t want to go back to dealerships as a salesman. If you’re not in finance or management, you are vulnerable to pay plan changes & just getting screwed over. I have a bad taste & I am over all of that.
Advice is definitely appreciated, as I am at a complete loss & I am feeling like a failure.
I’m basically starting all over at the age of 38, with nothing but 25k. What would you do if you were in my shoes? What direction should I go to still hopefully retire by 65 & be extremely comfortable doing so?
Again, sorry for the long post, and thank you in advance.

I've just started my 1L year at the University of Miami School of Law, I'm very interested in learning more about how oral advocacy and legal argument formation are taught, especially at prestigious institutions like those in the Ivy League. For current students or recent graduates of Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Penn, etc. - I'd love to get your insights on a few points.
What specific courses, clinics, or extracurricular activities focus on developing oral advocacy abilities? How much emphasis is put on this skillset? Are there any particular frameworks or techniques commonly taught for constructing persuasive arguments and presenting them effectively? Can you recommend any books, resources, exercises that were particularly helpful for improving at oral advocacy outside of the classroom? What tips do you have for excelling at moot court competitions or otherwise showcasing stellar oral skills during law school? Did you notice any major differences between how schools like Yale vs Harvard, for example, approached teaching oral advocacy?
Any advice or insights would be invaluable.

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Hello everyone,
I am desperately seeking advice. For the first time in my life, i’m at a complete loss. I’ve pretty much became paralyzed (not literally) from stress & overthinking. I’d like to share my story in hopes of getting some positive feedback & finding a way to move forward.
I’m a 38M living in CA. I have a wife & two small children. I’ve been an entrepreneur my whole life.
I closed all my businesses down 5 years ago due to a business partnebest friend cooking the books & robbing me blind.
I lost everything. my primary residence, my rental property, my cars. At 33, I was left unemployed & in massive debt (owed credit cards, unpaid taxes). Credit took a massive hit, as the landlords & creditors came after me.
With nothing to my name, a wife, and a 4 year old daughter, I had to think fast to survive.
I have no college degree, as I was an entrepreneur since middle school & opened my first business right after high school (a dollar store).
I figured I needed to get into sales, as it was the closest thing to running your own business, and it was the thing where I could make the best possible income as a 33 yr old man with no college degree.
With my last $500 to my name, I got a job at a auto dealership. I busted my tail off. I worked at that dealership for 5 years, and was a top 3 salesman out of 20 every year. I made over 100k my first year, and always beat my previous year income. 2023 I made 140k.
I was feeling great. My confidence was back, as I paid all my debt down. I have about 15k total debt left. I owed close to 200k in taxes & credit card debt. Bankruptcy was not an option, as most of my debt was tax related, and my lawyer told me those would not be cleared (long story here. Payroll taxes were involved).
2 months ago, the dealership changed their pay plan (go figure). It was such s bad plan, that if I had the same year I did in 2023, I would make about 75k, rather than 140k. I got into it with my manager & the owners son. I overreacted, but I just felt that I had to, as we were getting robbed. I walked out of the job.
At this current moment, i am unemployed & I just dont know what to do. I just completed & received my life & health insurance license. However, I lost motivation because insurance is such s long term play. I’m going to have some rough years to hopefully reap the benefits of insurance sales.
What do I do guys? I have 15k debt, and no retirement. I only got about 25k saved up.
Sorry for the super long post. I felt like I needed to add certain details to show that I am fully capable. I have never been unemployed, ad the stress is killing me. I don’t want to go back to dealerships as a salesman. If you’re not in finance or management, you are vulnerable to pay plan changes & just getting screwed over. I have a bad taste & I am over all of that.
Advice is definitely appreciated, as I am at a complete loss & I am feeling like a failure.
I’m basically starting all over at the age of 38, with nothing but 25k. What would you do if you were in my shoes? What direction should I go to still hopefully retire by 65 & be extremely comfortable doing so?
Again, sorry for the long post, and thank you in advance.

For context I am a 22YO F who lives at home with my parents and younger brother. I recently graduated with my bachelor’s and am working my way up to applying to med school. Growing up, my father has always been unreasonably strict and my mother had always had to act as the mediator for me to be able to actually live my life. I’m 22 years old and I still have a curfew… I came home at 12:30 tonight and even though I told my father I’d be out late he was still pissed and said “the next time you come home this late it’ll be at your own house.” I’m tired to say the least… to the point where it has negatively affected my sleep and mental health.
I have a boyfriend who has been nothing but loving and supportive. We will go on a 2 week trip in July on the opposite coast to get away. I hate where I live and have been wanting to leave since I was 18, but it was just not feasible at the time. I will also be moving in with him to his stepdad’s house on the other side of the country in September. However, it’ll only be a temporary placement until my bf and I will be able to have our own place, (when I go to med school and he will be pursuing his PhD). In the meantime, we’ll be working.
Everyone knows about both of these things but my father (so far). I’m planning on telling him about the trip next weekend, and about moving in late July/early August. I already know that he’ll explode. Badly. How should I go about this? I want to stand my ground, but I want to try my best to not burn this bridge with my father.
Tl;dr: How can I go about telling my strict father about how I will be going on a cross-country trip with my bf in July, and moving out with my bf in September while standing my ground but not burning a bridge?

This was a few years ago now. At the time I 17m and my new wife 21f got pregnant and had a kid. Sorry but this is a long story..
A bit of needed back story though… when I was 6 my parents divorced due to my dad cheating on my mom. I didn’t realize until I was older but my dad was what you would call an abusive drunk. My mom was verbally abusive and high on pills all the time. When my parents finally got divorced I remember couch surfing with my mom because we got evicted from the house since she wasn’t able to keep a job. My dad did pay child support but I have no idea what would happen to it. There were a lot of guns, drugs, violence, and death in my younger years. I turned 12 and started to understand everything and saw my dad turning his life around with his new wife so I decided to move in with him. It was a rough couple of years but it worked out in the end. That said onto the story..
That summer was a very fulling time in my life. I graduated high school, signed up for the military, and got married in 2019. I was in boot camp for the first 10 weeks of my wife’s pregnancy as it was our only income. Flash forward to us going to my first duty station. My first duty station ended up being 5 hours away from my father’s, and 3 hours away from her parents. In early 2020 our beautiful son was born. This where things started getting bad. My wife was suffering from postpartum and refused to get treatment. So instead, her treatment was going to her parents for a few weeks at a time. Besides her mom knowing my son better than I did, this worked out well. My wife and kid were happy and healthy besides a few mental breakdowns here and there. Then Covid and the Riots started happening. I was stationed on the outskirts of a large city. My base ended up restricting travel to 50 miles outside of base (this meant I wasn’t able to drive my wife and son to her parents anymore as I’d be breaking no less than 4 articles of the UCMJ if I was caught) this is where things took a turn for the worst. My wife got separation anxiety as this was the longest she’s ever been away. We started arguing a lot more often. Everytime I went to work, she would just stay in bed with our son and do nothing at all. I got very stressed but managed to juggle a 70 hour work week, feeding and taking care of my family, cleaning our apartment, and taking care of all the bills and expenses. My command decided to put me in something called ASF which basically means twice a week on top of my regular job, I’d now do gate guard duty and work with the MP’s on a 14 hour rotation. Things got so loaded on to my metaphorical plate that I developed stress related sleep apnea and couldn’t get a good nights rest on top of all of this. Months go by and nothing is getting better. I’ve recommended therapy, couples therapy, trying to go on walks, talking it out.. my wife didn’t want to do any of it. What’s worse is still wasn’t able to hold of get to know my kid very much at all. It got it he point that in August of 2020 I decided I wasn’t going to let my kid grow up how I grew up and asked for a divorce. I didn’t want him to grow up living with resentment towards his mom and dad, I hated every second of the arguing that took place in front of him, even if he didn’t understand. It broke my heart but I felt we’d do better co parenting instead of being together.
The divorce goes through and it was uncontested. My ex wife fell in love with her best friend from her hometown and was able to quickly move on and marry within a year. She got main custody and I got weekends. I started paying child support 3 months before I had to bc I wanted to make sure they were taken care of. She moved back in with her parents, however, and this caused some strain once we were divorced seeing as how I still wasn’t allowed to travel up there that often. Things got worse between me and my now ex wife dues to the travel ban and her not willing to compromise that much. From January of 2021 to July I was only able to see my kid about 5 times in total. In July my state decided to lift the travel ban and so did my base!
I started making plans and a schedule that my ex agreed to at first. Me and my ex were not very friendly to each other however. I resorted to only texting her about making plans surrounding my son. Bc of this she retaliates and won’t let me see him. It got to the point to where I was calling the cops so they could knock on her door as I stayed by my car. There is body cam footage, recorded phone calls, text messages, and screen shots of her refusing to let me see my kid. My ex then decides to file for more custody and more child support. Wishing 2 weeks I had to take leave, find and hire a lawyer with no money to my name, gather my evidence, and show up to court on a Thursday. Thankfully my loving aunt helped me pay a portion of the retainer so we could get things started with the lawyer. My wife also filed a temporary restraining order against me stating I was “violent and a danger to her and our kid” I had evidence to prove otherwise however, so I wasn’t worried. My lawyer stated this would be considered a separate case thus doubling my retainer. At this point in time I’m living on 70% of $30,000 a year, maxed out my credit cards to pay bills, and had to find an extra $10,000 for this lawyer. My wife lived in a small town so he was literally the only other option for me. This lawyer was terrible though. He told me I had to file my own affidavit, subpoena the officers linked to my case number for the body cam footage, and file all my evidence with the court due to the short notice. I didn’t have access to half the websites due to them costing money and needing an attorneys credentials so needless to say, I didn’t get the body cam footage. Court time appears and the judge grants that I’m allowed to do supervised visits every weekend until the new year. Once the new year came I would’ve been allowed to see him on the original plan for every other week unsupervised. This had me livid, but I accepted since I just wanted to see my kid. A few weeks go by and I’m finally getting to know my son. He was the only thing that kept me going in life at this point. He was and still is my main source of happiness. My lawyer calls me randomly one day stating that my wife put on the terms that my son wasn’t allowed to see my grandparents or my aunt when he was going to start staying with me every other weekend. No reasons were given. I of course denied these changes and wanted to keep the agreement how it was. Atleast then I could keep seeing him. My ex text me later that day stating “my lawyer asked me to inform you that since you refused to sign the updated agreement the restraining order is now back in place” I called my lawyer and immediately asked him to figure this out as this shouldn’t be legal. My lawyer then asked for another $5000 as it’s another case. I told him fine but he needs to actually do some work this time. He said he’d get back to me in a week with an update. A month goes by and I end up calling him asking what the situation was with my current case and he asked for the money to be paid before he looks into it. I told him that’s not what we agreed and that I’m making regular payments as you requested. My lawyer flat out says it’s not enough. I need it up front since I don’t believe you’re able to pay it. He was right I wasn’t able to pay it but I was trying my damndest to. I took 2 weeks to deliberate and talk to family and friends about my whole situation. At this point I’m now $12,000 in lawyer debt ($3,00 is what my aunt help with earlier) $15,000 in credit card debt and surviving off of $50-$100 a week for food and gas. I can’t sleep, I’ve gained 70 pounds in the span of a year. I was getting in trouble with the military for being late due to lack of sleep, being overweight, and rarely being at work since I had to go to my ex wife’s town to fight this custody battle so often. Ultimately I decided that this is turning into my parents divorce where they were putting me and my brother in the middle of all of there disagreements and fights. That’s exactly what I was trying to prevent, so I decided I couldn’t bring myself to hurt my son with all of this anymore. I’d keep a folder full of all the screen shots, text messages, photos, affidavits, etc. when he gets older, if he decides he wants to give me a chance… if he even knows about me, I’ll have it ready for him to read so he can make his own decision. This was the hardest thing I’ve ever done and I still don’t know if it was the right thing to do..

This was a few years ago now. At the time I 17m and my new wife 21f got pregnant and had a kid. Sorry but this is going to be a long post.
A bit of needed back story though… when I was 6 my parents divorced due to my dad cheating on my mom. I didn’t realize until I was older but my dad was what you would call an abusive drunk. My mom was verbally abusive and high on pills all the time. When my parents finally got divorced I remember couch surfing with my mom because we got evicted from the house since she wasn’t able to keep a job. My dad did pay child support but I have no idea what would happen to it. There were a lot of guns, drugs, violence, and death in my younger years. I turned 12 and started to understand everything and saw my dad turning his life around with his new wife so I decided to move in with him. It was a rough couple of years but it worked out in the end. That said onto the story..
That summer was a very fulling time in my life. I graduated high school, signed up for the military, and got married in 2019. I was in boot camp for the first 10 weeks of my wife’s pregnancy as it was our only income. Flash forward to us going to my first duty station. My first duty station ended up being 5 hours away from my father’s, and 3 hours away from her parents. In early 2020 our beautiful son was born. This where things started getting bad. My wife was suffering from postpartum and refused to get treatment. So instead, her treatment was going to her parents for a few weeks at a time. Besides her mom knowing my son better than I did, this worked out well. My wife and kid were happy and healthy besides a few mental breakdowns here and there. Then Covid and the Riots started happening. I was stationed on the outskirts of a large city. My base ended up restricting travel to 50 miles outside of base (this meant I wasn’t able to drive my wife and son to her parents anymore as I’d be breaking no less than 4 articles of the UCMJ if I was caught) this is where things took a turn for the worst. My wife got separation anxiety as this was the longest she’s ever been away. We started arguing a lot more often. Everytime I went to work, she would just stay in bed with our son and do nothing at all. I got very stressed but managed to juggle a 70 hour work week, feeding and taking care of my family, cleaning our apartment, and taking care of all the bills and expenses. My command decided to put me in something called ASF which basically means twice a week on top of my regular job, I’d now do gate guard duty and work with the MP’s on a 14 hour rotation. Things got so loaded on to my metaphorical plate that I developed stress related sleep apnea and couldn’t get a good nights rest on top of all of this. Months go by and nothing is getting better. I’ve recommended therapy, couples therapy, trying to go on walks, talking it out.. my wife didn’t want to do any of it. What’s worse is still wasn’t able to hold of get to know my kid very much at all. It got it he point that in August of 2020 I decided I wasn’t going to let my kid grow up how I grew up and asked for a divorce. I didn’t want him to grow up living with resentment towards his mom and dad, I hated every second of the arguing that took place in front of him, even if he didn’t understand. It broke my heart but I felt we’d do better co parenting instead of being together.
The divorce goes through and it was uncontested. My ex wife fell in love with her best friend from her hometown and was able to quickly move on and marry within a year. She got main custody and I got weekends. I started paying child support 3 months before I had to bc I wanted to make sure they were taken care of. She moved back in with her parents, however, and this caused some strain once we were divorced seeing as how I still wasn’t allowed to travel up there that often. Things got worse between me and my now ex wife dues to the travel ban and her not willing to compromise that much. From January of 2021 to July I was only able to see my kid about 5 times in total. In July my state decided to lift the travel ban and so did my base!
I started making plans and a schedule that my ex agreed to at first. Me and my ex were not very friendly to each other however. I resorted to only texting her about making plans surrounding my son. Bc of this she retaliates and won’t let me see him. It got to the point to where I was calling the cops so they could knock on her door as I stayed by my car. There is body cam footage, recorded phone calls, text messages, and screen shots of her refusing to let me see my kid. My ex then decides to file for more custody and more child support. Wishing 2 weeks I had to take leave, find and hire a lawyer with no money to my name, gather my evidence, and show up to court on a Thursday. Thankfully my loving aunt helped me pay a portion of the retainer so we could get things started with the lawyer. My wife also filed a temporary restraining order against me stating I was “violent and a danger to her and our kid” I had evidence to prove otherwise however, so I wasn’t worried. My lawyer stated this would be considered a separate case thus doubling my retainer. At this point in time I’m living on 70% of $30,000 a year, maxed out my credit cards to pay bills, and had to find an extra $10,000 for this lawyer. My wife lived in a small town so he was literally the only other option for me. This lawyer was terrible though. He told me I had to file my own affidavit, subpoena the officers linked to my case number for the body cam footage, and file all my evidence with the court due to the short notice. I didn’t have access to half the websites due to them costing money and needing an attorneys credentials so needless to say, I didn’t get the body cam footage. Court time appears and the judge grants that I’m allowed to do supervised visits every weekend until the new year. Once the new year came I would’ve been allowed to see him on the original plan for every other week unsupervised. This had me livid, but I accepted since I just wanted to see my kid. A few weeks go by and I’m finally getting to know my son. He was the only thing that kept me going in life at this point. He was and still is my main source of happiness. My lawyer calls me randomly one day stating that my wife put on the terms that my son wasn’t allowed to see my grandparents or my aunt when he was going to start staying with me every other weekend. No reasons were given. I of course denied these changes and wanted to keep the agreement how it was. Atleast then I could keep seeing him. My ex text me later that day stating “my lawyer asked me to inform you that since you refused to sign the updated agreement the restraining order is now back in place” I called my lawyer and immediately asked him to figure this out as this shouldn’t be legal. My lawyer then asked for another $5000 as it’s another case. I told him fine but he needs to actually do some work this time. He said he’d get back to me in a week with an update. A month goes by and I end up calling him asking what the situation was with my current case and he asked for the money to be paid before he looks into it. I told him that’s not what we agreed and that I’m making regular payments as you requested. My lawyer flat out says it’s not enough. I need it up front since I don’t believe you’re able to pay it. He was right I wasn’t able to pay it but I was trying my damndest to. I took 2 weeks to deliberate and talk to family and friends about my whole situation. At this point I’m now $12,000 in lawyer debt ($3,00 is what my aunt help with earlier) $15,000 in credit card debt and surviving off of $50-$100 a week for food and gas. I can’t sleep, I’ve gained 70 pounds in the span of a year. I was getting in trouble with the military for being late due to lack of sleep, being overweight, and rarely being at work since I had to go to my ex wife’s town to fight this custody battle so often. Ultimately I decided that this is turning into my parents divorce where they were putting me and my brother in the middle of all of there disagreements and fights. That’s exactly what I was trying to prevent, so I decided I couldn’t bring myself to hurt my son with all of this anymore. I’d keep a folder full of all the screen shots, text messages, photos, affidavits, etc. when he gets older, if he decides he wants to give me a chance… if he even knows about me, I’ll have it ready for him to read so he can make his own decision. This was the hardest thing I’ve ever done and I still don’t know if it was the right thing to do…

I’m 21, I have an associates in education, and I decided I want to pursue dental hygiene, as my community college has a good program and it would make me more money anyway, and with the education system these days, I decided I would be happier in healthcare. Then i thought wtf let’s go all the way and be a dentist. Problem is, getting an AAS in hygiene doesn’t make sense for applying to dental school, so I’d have to reevaluate and get on track for a BS in biology or health sciences. I’m smart but I’m basically starting a BS from scratch except for generals and electives, it would take 3 years max I think. The future feels bright, but so painfully far away that it doesn’t feel possible. Plus, I don’t know what job I would do in the meantime during the BS, except for piano teaching which is my current job. Dental assistanting would be good but I would make less than I currently do by quite a bit. The flexibility of dental hygiene was really appealing too so looking at something way less flexible is daunting lol.
As you can probably tell I’m spiraling and going a mile a minute lmao. As I said I’m 21, but my partner is 24 and I hang out with people more his age so a lot of my friends are graduating with bachelors right now, so as a former really smart high schooler I’m feeling a little discouraged and far behind. I’m looking for general advice, as well as some success stories from people who didn’t know what they wanted to do since they were 18 and kept with it the whole time. TIA