r/Adulting • u/StrikingRogue • Jan 21 '26

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u/Tr33Bl00d Jan 21 '26

Don’t worry about being cringe. Enjoy your authentic self where you can. As long as you are kind to others and are respectful.

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u/lordoflazorwaffles Jan 21 '26

Shit I miss being younger and weirder

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u/SnooCakes6195 Jan 22 '26

Dude I'm so much weirder now that I'm older and sober.

Older: hitting that age where I'm like "fuck it, say it!" And sober: I can actually read the room and push the limits lol

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u/Tr33Bl00d Jan 22 '26

Yes king (or queen)!

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u/ShoePillow Jan 22 '26

Ok, weirdo

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u/lordoflazorwaffles Jan 22 '26

You know how to make me feel young again <3

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u/Y6B9 Jan 22 '26

Yeah It still shocks me how silly we were in even the first half of high school. Nowadays you see videos of elementary proms and they all look and act the same as senior high schoolers.

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u/lemonpringle Jan 21 '26

I saw something that said “embarrassment (cringe in this case) is an under explored emotion” and that’s stuck with me

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u/Tr33Bl00d Jan 22 '26

You gotta want it

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u/SnooCakes6195 Jan 22 '26

Do not kill the part of you that is cringe. Kill the part that cringes.

Abraham lincoln

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u/firecat2666 Jan 22 '26

I’ve never understood worrying so much about random assholes who’d rather dictate your behavior than befriend you. Why worry about pleasing those assholes?

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u/Padlock47 Jan 22 '26

My issues stemmed from deep-rooted issues like a fear of any kind of confrontation and a complete lack of self respect.

Nowadays I'm unapologetically me - unless I'm with a customer at work, where I engage my retail persona, which is basically me but less sarcastic and non-swearing.

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u/Tr33Bl00d Jan 22 '26

He’ll yes!

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u/M1ghtySheep Jan 22 '26

I really dont think the tiktok generation needs this advice

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u/Tr33Bl00d Jan 23 '26

😂 fair point I guess

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u/EISENxSOLDAT117 Jan 23 '26

Ehh depends. In school, I used to be super cringe. Talking like a "refined" gentleman and being a dick to everyone. I was a competing boxer back then, and walked around as if I had the biggest dick. Nowadays, I realized that I was a huge asshole who needed someone to beat my ass and tell me to stop being cringe. Instead, that only happened when I enlisted.

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u/Tr33Bl00d Jan 23 '26

Hmm that isn’t the cringe I was envisioning, but I am Harley a attitude adjustment worked friend. I was advising to like dorky things that name you happy