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  • Apologize. Years ago I drunkenly made an inappropriate comment to a friend who actually was into me, while grabbing her butt. I’ve apologized a thousand times and felt horrible about it and still do to this day. I’ve apologized a thousand times and will feel bad for the rest of my life, despite her repeatedly saying it’s ok. It’s just something you live with and you don’t get reprieve from. You apologize and let them move on while you hold onto that. Even if they absolve you of it, you hold onto it because you deserve it. I don’t deserve to forget that even if she liked it, I didnt know that at the time, and deserve to feel bad about it forever. That keeps me from doing that ever again. I deserve that shame and need to hold onto it to remind me that it’s not ok, and that that’s some serious bullshit and that it hurts not just her, but my own conscience.







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    6 months ago

    I turn on subtitles to subtley force my kid to read. He’s got ADHD like me, but mine made me read at a super early age, while he struggles with it. To me, it’s a way to expose him to words and the spelling as they come. My dad struggled with reading as well and basically just memorized most words and their pronunciation instead of actually learning to read. If that helps the kiddo, then I don’t mind it, but I secretly turn it off by myself, and turn it back on when I’m done.