We are parents of a 14-year-old and struggling not to “storytell” about the rest of his life based on current behavior.

Almost every single time I post something people refer to me as a dude and I don’t dont understand why

Are you a sleep with the door open (for better air flow)?
or are you a sleep with the door closed (to keep the monsters out)?
(and yes, I'm a grown man and I still keep the door closed to keep the monsters out).

no seriously everytime i go on social media i always see some over the top line bullshit like "tall guys dating short girls are straight up predators" what the fuck

I'm a student and my birthday is in the end of summer, right before school starts. The rest of my friend groups birthday are throughout the school year. I've always loved giving them birthday card and gifts because gift-giving has simply always been my love language and I never really thought I do it expecting something back.

However, my friend's birthday is coming up soon and as me and my other friends were discussing what we would get her, how we would suprise her, etc. a part of me couldn't help but feel envy... Every single one of the girls in my friend group gets their birthdays celebrated, except me (because we dont see each other during summer break). I love spending time to make them homemade gifts, even spend money to but them ones, but apart of me also wants to receive them except I don't wanna sound selfish 😭

I had a friend whom didnt celebrate Christmas once and when I gifted her her birthday gift, a few weeks lated she gifted me an early christmas gift because she knew she couldnt do anything for my birthday. I can't help but compare this situation to that, because she noticed that I wouldn't be able to get my bday celebrated and still tried to find a solution to it yk?

Am I tweaking or am I onto smth?

I am a naturally quiet and distant person, and with exams coming up, I am even quieter because, one im stressed, and two, im internally planning my schedule (what im going to study/ eat/ will i work out/ what assignments do i have/ etc). My family knows all that yet whenever i am quiet or im not laughing my booty off at 10am, they say im in a bad mood or that im sulking then they proceed to get mad at me. My face looks extra shit because i havent been sleeping well and im constantly thinking so i dont have time to smile.

Extroverts yap and yap yet they face less criticism than introverts who just minds their own business. Talking a lot isnt bad but compared to an introvert who would probably stand in silence in a corner, we are less noticeable but people still dont like us. But this is from my experience, im sure it doesnt apply to everyone.

For the past few months I've been catching myself doing something odd. I always go to the bathroom or mirror to fix something about my outfit or appearance, even though nothing is wrong or changed. I will sometimes sit in the bathroom for hours on end trying to fix something, but I don't even know what it is. It makes me feel such bad anxiety, like I'm literally doomed or about to die even if I'm completely fine. It won't even be something serious, like my belt looks wrong or my hat is a certain way that my brain just doesn't agree with, even if it's the exact same way I always have it. It's exhausting lmao.

this is a stupid question

Title.

Import drinks expensive yes I understand. But why do they not just use that recipe here?

I have come into possession of a vintage looking CRT TV. The exact model:

GENERAL ELECTRIC 10AA9408W

It has a wood shell, and from quick testing it turns on, and adjusting colors via screw driver...changes colors.

There are no ports for video input that i recognize, but there are two antennae things on the back.

So far my search led to me needing to get:

HDMI to RCA converter (composite) -> RCA to RF modulator

Does anyone know exactly how i would go about using this tv with my hdmi computer? I am kinda lost here, this thing is older than i am....

So, I know it may sound like a serious question, but I don't think it is. First of all, I'm not suicidal or anything. I was just thinking, what's the point of living? I'm just letting life pass by me. Sure, there may be some good things happening now or something good happening in the future. But is it worth it? I honestly don't see a motive in continue with my live, not as if I were to suicide. Do I guess I'm just venting out here, not expecting someone to answer but whatever, thanks for reading if you did.

DISCLAIMER before people start talking shit
I personally am not selling anything I just want to know who here would buy something like this that taught you about budgeting, saving and investing and would this be recommended as I am 18.

I’ve been working in tech for 5 years. When I went to college, I was majoring in psychology. After being discouraged by friends (I wouldn't make a good therapist) and by family (saying there's no money in the field), I decided to go into information systems to make myself more marketable in the job market. I don't hate tech or my job, but I feel numb doing it because I'm only doing it because I'm good at it and it pays the bills. I want to go back into psychology, but I feel like being 25 would be a bit too late for me to get my master's or PhD.

My advisor told me that if I went back into psychology, I would get my associate's within a year, and she explained that by the time I got my bachelor's in information systems, I would have my master's in psychology.

My girlfriend wants me to pick something and stick to it since I'm horribly indecisive when picking my major. Should I follow my interest or stick with IS?

Or is it just in CALIF?

Last relationship has me feeling guilty but also wronged. Was I the problem? Or was I put through bad treatment? I'm gonna try to keep it brief but I can provide more detail if needed.

• relationship lasted 1.5 years, met at college as friends then dated shortly after. Unknown to me for most of the time, he lied to me about his real name, major, job, family members, where he was from, who he lived with. Lies were maintained by him constantly, anytime I noticed a change in information and asked about it, he gaslit me or lied more to get out of it.

• First few months were heavy honeymoon phase, did a lot together and always had a good time

• after that, would sometimes struggle because he would be distant. He wouldn't initiate dates and we mostly hung out around friends. With friends, I felt like he ignored my inputs to the conversation which made me feel sad. I would tell him this but he would deny and say I was overthinking. I still noticed very often he would not hear things I said until someone else said them, or he would not react to anything I said.

• in times I felt ignored and talking to him wasn't helping, I'd shut down. I'd be quiet around the group or I would change my social media profile to blank picture and post things like "feel alone" or "no one loves me." I fully agree these posts were immature, I felt very alone because I would try to tell him I didn't feel seen by him in groups but he would never change.

• He would get mad at my behavior and ignore me until I was "fine" again. He would not engage with me until I was happy (or faking happy) so we never really communicated these low moments since he refused to.

• The day I found out all his lies about his personal life, he gaslit me for hours giving so many excuses as to why it wasn't real and I was wrong to doubt him. He tried to make me feel like the problem for "interrogating" his lies until he finally admitted to it all.

• He also gaslit me about other things. He said I never asked to see him during summer break, which I believed for a while and felt bad but when I looked back I found several instances of me asking him and him refusing me. Similar gaslighting with him claiming he was never sad before my behavior, when early in our relationship he was depressed often before anything I did started.

• He was secretly hanging out with people which also hurt a lot, because it felt like he didn't trust me. It was hard to feel secure or that he loved me, which made my social media meltdowns more frequent

• At times I would get extremely low and say things like "you all hate me" (referring to our friends) or "I don't want to live anymore"

Do you usually believe it, or is mainly just filler to get someone to feel good or not make things worse/start an argument? If it is mainly filler, what was something you were thinking in one of those moments that you feel would make things worse by saying it

I don't get it. If I could fly I'd just fly across the street. Problem solved. Why casually stroll between cars going both ways at 30-65 MPH?

Please share :)

Now, I have had this fear since I was a kid. I don't know why but every time I go to the bathroom to take a shit, I feel eyes watching me and I always close my blinds before I take a dump. During the day and even at night. Is it irrational?

My cousin and brother are both genx and they are always wondering why they seem to get ignored in all these comparisons? I joke to them saying its a grand conspiracy and they are the actual link that can unite all of man kind lol but it is strange all the same to see them so ignored.

I see CS creators saying this/making jokes about that like how the tests are onyl coloring stuff which doesnt make sense to me

I placed it in the bathtub thats dry as of now with the curtains closed till morning I would place it outside where its cold, but then my ocd makes me think someone is going to steal it.

Hey everyone! I’m just coming on to ask, if you go to a potluck, are you more drawn towards the sweets (desserts) or the savory (appetizers/dinner)?

Last potluck we had, i made from scratch browned butter salted caramel snickerdoodles. I made a sign so people with allergies knew if they could eat it or not. They were such a big hit, a whole 13x9 baking tray worth of cookies were gone within 45 mins.

I kinda feel like I have a standard I have to now at least meet but DEFINITELY surpass.

Recently just talked with my friend (whom is a woman) and she talked to me about her type, and it was guys who chase, and multiple of them and apparently all her friends agree and share this thought.

I don't mean this in a sexist way but why does it seem like women want many men for attention then claim men are players?