Things you wouldn't admit in real life part 2

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Thats what i call karma.

This drives me nuts. This isn't the 70s! There are always shops open somewhere over Xmas for last minute "emergencies". Utterly ridiculous, and so wasteful

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The benefits system is far too generous. In my job I see parents exaggerate their children’s and their own disabilities on a daily basis in order to claim more. Most of them don’t work either and there is a massive element of society where people are just “on the sick “ with no intention of ever getting work because they are financially better off claiming benefits

@hippospot I agree with both the toddlers and tablets. E-parenting is going cause many issues later.

I have been to mainland Europe about this time of the year to 4-5 countries. Very few Christmas stuff in the shops, including Amsterdam where Netherlands give presents on Dec 6th St Nicholas Day. But celebrate Christmas on Dec 25th.

Why can’t our shops do this?

From working in a supermarket, I find Christmas is a letdown because the crap is in our faces from end of August. When we see the selection boxes and mince pies on delivery and we just groaned.

Tell David walliams. It would make a funny story

'An eye for an eye' isn't particularly peaceful either! Nor is beating your slaves.

I worked a couple of Boxing Days. Had customers coming in saying that it’s dreadful for us to be open today.

I was so tempted to say to them - if you think it’s a dreadful idea, WTF are you doing in a supermarket???

If people stayed away from shops, they wouldn’t open.

Those who go shopping on BD have never worked in retail.

One BD, I drove a girl home as she doesn’t drive, no buses and rates for taxis, double.

Sorry, this just reminded me of when I had to work a few christmases in the call centres I worked at, some christmases were more busy than others, but by and large it'd be classed as a busy christmas if you took 4 calls on an 8 hour shift, and that was with skeleton crew in, just bare bones operation. I think one christmas I took one call, and the woman called just to check to see if we were open. Didn't want anything, just wanted to know if we opened on christmas day. I was bored senseless for 8 hours, not allowed to watch any videos, use my phone, nobody around to talk to, it was like dying a slow death.

wish businesses would accept that there's not always a legitimate business need to stay open on christmas.

The topic is two married people having an affair with each other. It's very common for a married man having an affair to lie to his extra-marital lover that he is not still having sex with his wife.

"She has my life."

No no no she doesn't. She has her life, the one she worked for and carved out for herself. I understand your envy completely but she hasn't taken anything from you. She is living the life you would like to be living.
I'm rather jealous of her too.

What's funny about a skin condition that has on occassion made me want to kill myself please?

Oh really! You’ve seen their medical records have you? Wow

Adult child in prison, has been several times. All gone so badly wrong.
My heart is completely broken and I have taken medication to lessen the nightmare feelings.
Death is all that will release me

That a friend of mine sometimes really really frustrates me.
They have poor heath BUT they just will not go and get things sorted out. Right now they've got an issue going on, it's been going on for about 3 months. They've convinced themselves they've got bowel cancer, but the last test (the kit you send off) came back negative.
They won't go to the doctor because they'll have to have a rectal exam/colonoscopy.

I've said to them several times that I fully appreciate that this is something that will be embarrassing and uncomfortable but it would at least try to determine what is actually wrong with them.
And every time we speak on the phone they go into great detail about all the symptoms they're having. And I mean great detail.

I hate dh wfh and resent being the one going out into a tough job 😒

There are lots of social issues that I pay lip service to caring about but deep down I don’t really give a fuck.

Sometimes, when I’m working from home alone, I buy, cook, and eat a Fray Bentos tinned pie. Out of the tin.

To the weirdo who makes a beeline to tell me my son is small. Fuck off.

@NameChangedToAvoiJudgement Nice try! There’s a hell of a lot more to ADHD than hyperactivity. 1/10 should’ve tried harder

I always think the death penalty is just an easy way out for some people. They die and then what? I think pedophiles, sadists and abusers deserve to live in horror and fear for the rest of their long lives.

Also, PIP & DLA are small amounts to cover the added costs of being disabled they’re not enough to live on! Long term disabled people also have to claim LCWRA to live on and replace income, so you’ve shot yourself right in the foot there! Whoops!

Studies show a link between diet and ADHD, with nutritional deficiencies found to play a role. There is also a beneficial link between ADHD and exercise. Then talk therapy has been shown to be helpful in some cases.
So diet, fresh air and exercise, and social interaction away from screens...

I am a mother and I completely agree with you. Which is why I had planned sections. No regrets.

@Anon572747525991I am surprised that anyone at all agreed with me but especially a mum! I have never expressedmy views in real life, perhaps it's not as uncommon a view as I had thought.

I am seeing a psychotherapist because I have CPTSD. I tick all the boxes for inattentive ADHD and ASD so I suspect it stems from living the whole of my life not being 100% ‘normal’ and having emotionally abusive parents.

I have always struggled with friendship groups, been left out, on the edge of groups, bullied, struggled to stay in jobs, etc. I never ever fit in despite trying bloody hard to be like everyone else. I’ve got a university degree but never managed to get any sort of meaningful career off the ground. Life has always been very difficult but it has got even harder as I’ve got older as the pace of life has ramped up and everyone needs to be an extrovert and on all the time. I’m a failure in most areas of my life yet if you met me you would assume I’ve got my shit together because I’m so good at masking.

Nobody knows except DH and a very good friend because there is so much judgement from the ‘everyone’s got ADHD brigade’. It’s got absolutely nothing to do with trying harder and everything to do with having a brain that’s wired differently.