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[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

I am officially an empty-nester.

 

[Getmeout]

I think I’m tired of hating being black tbh. I just wanna be African and be proud of it, it’s just exhausting staying away from that side of myself. Like I like African food, sorry

I am officially an empty-nester.

They’ll certainly keep in touch, the fact that you clearly miss them proves you’re a good mom.

 

[Quijibo69]

I'm going to see the Backrooms movie today with some normies and they will be like...



I already saw it on youtube twice, so I can scare them at the right time.

 

[AnOminous]

I think I’m tired of hating being black tbh. I just wanna be African and be proud of it, it’s just exhausting staying away from that side of myself. Like I like African food, sorry

They’ll certainly keep in touch, the fact that you clearly miss them proves you’re a good mom.

Just ignore dumb racism. You should always be proud of what you are. I mean unless you diddle kids or something.

 

[Overwritten Tapes]

Woke up to a dead phone from being knocked off the charging station, back hurts as usual, need to cut hair again.

Cat shitter box full, cat vomit in front of TV. Pizza stale as fuck even though it got here last night. Need to cut my hair and beard.

I think I’m tired of hating being black tbh. I just wanna be African and be proud of it, it’s just exhausting staying away from that side of myself. Like I like African food, sorry.

Im from Europe, living in OOO ESS OF AYE.

only you whities and blackies here are black. I run into a Sudan, Kenyan, etc.... they're their nationality. I could be born in Kenya, but I'm the whitest Kenyan, you'd meet.

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

I think I’m tired of hating being black tbh. I just wanna be African and be proud of it, it’s just exhausting staying away from that side of myself.

GOOD! I'm very glad to hear that.

Like I like African food, sorry

Lol, so do I and I'm white as snow. Because it's good.

They’ll certainly keep in touch, the fact that you clearly miss them proves you’re a good mom.

Aw, thank you. I'm so excited to see my kids move forward in life! And they've been semi-gone for awhile - at college, though one came home for the final year. But that just wrapped, and now they're all off and launched on their own new journeys. And me on mine, I suppose.

 

[Getmeout]

Lol, so do I and I'm white as snow. Because it's good.

It is good, sometimes too spicy for me. My dad always toned down the spice for us so when I go to African restaurants I’m reminded that it’s actually really spicy lol

Aw, thank you. I'm so excited to see my kids move forward in life! And they've been semi-gone for awhile - at college, though one came home for the final year. But that just wrapped, and now they're all off and launched on their own new journeys. And me on mine, I suppose.

Most moms can’t wait to get rid of their kids ASAP, it’s nice that you want to still catch up with them. I’m happy for you

Just ignore dumb racism. You should always be proud of what you are. I mean unless you diddle kids or something.

I laughed so hard at that last part I spilt water all over my shirt

only you whities and blackies here are black.

GOOD! I'm very glad to hear that.

Obviously I’ll backslide every now and then, but as of right now, I dunno. I just realized I can’t live the rest of my life like this. Like I can’t be 50 and still be wanting to get lynched.

 

[Wigger Rights Advocate]

Gonna have to start finding a part-time job this week, since the semester is almost over. Dreading it, because it will have to be a weekend job, and those are pretty much impossible to find.

Though I think it's way better, both for me and my future employer, if I work only during the weekends for a whole year, instead of working whatever hours they feel like and then having to quit in October once my classes start again, right?

Ugh, I'm just dreading the rejection, the interviews, the first weeks of work where I don't know how to do anything, the judgement. And this is ASSUMING I will find something, which is unlikely.

Life sucks rn.

 

[Nameless One]

Gonna have to start finding a part-time job this week, since the semester is almost over. Dreading it, because it will have to be a weekend job, and those are pretty much impossible to find.

Though I think it's way better, both for me and my future employer, if I work only during the weekends for a whole year, instead of working whatever hours they feel like and then having to quit in October once my classes start again, right?

Ugh, I'm just dreading the rejection, the interviews, the first weeks of work where I don't know how to do anything, the judgement. And this is ASSUMING I will find something, which is unlikely.

Life sucks rn.

Life sucks for mostly everyone right now.

 

[ChaosReignsOnSomeSaturday]

My Great Aunt died....
Literally last week my Uncle died...
Feels bad kiwibros

 

[Wigger Rights Advocate]

Life sucks for mostly everyone right now.

Seems like everyone around me is doing great. Everyone but me. And it's not those "oh I only see what they show on social media" situations, they're actually all doing pretty good for themselves. It's hard not to despair kiwibros...

 

[Spilled Spaghett]

Everything hurts and now physically too. I don't know what happened yesterday but I woke up and it feels like someone tugging on my spine like I'm a puppet. If I turn my neck the wrong way or too quickly it feels like someone tugging on it with shooting pain. It's not so bad that I can't get up and move, but it's something I have to be mindful of. If things don't improve I guess I have to call my doctor and see what they recommend. Heating pads and neck stretches aren't working.

As an aside I need to rant about how much I hate shaving. This is petty but I'm bald and don't grow enough facial hair to justify letting it grow. I have to shave everything or I look like a total mess. I always avoided razers because I was afraid of cutting myself. That was fine as a teenager, but electric razers are all crap in my experience. They cut everything unevenly even with multiple passes. I've tried dry shavers, wet shavers, foil shaver, rotary shavers, it's all junk. It makes shaving a chore that takes forever and doesn't even give good results. When I think I'm done I look closer in the mirror and see all the missing spots all over my neck or a spot that didn't get cut on the back of my head. I've tried using razers but I'm just retarded and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Every time without fail I cut myself all over. It doesn't hurt in the moment, or feel like I'm tugging on anything, but after a pass it starts to bleed. I've tried getting good razers, I make sure I do it after a warm shower to soften up the hairs, I'm generous with the shaving cream, my hand is as steady as can be, and I feel like I'm still shaving like a teenager. I don't know how everyone does it, or how anyone can do it at the sink without making a mess of the whole bathroom.

 

[Meat Target]

Finally found a full-time job after 7 months of scraping by on gibs and driving for Doordash. Nothing glamorous and not nearly as much as the job I was fired from, but it'll pay the bills and shouldn't be too difficult.

And it's softball season again. The other night I drove in the tying run and scored the walk-off run.

 

[RisingPhoenix]

It was our babys first birthday today. We love our lil guy so we wanted to have a little event and mom in law offered to handle it.

Relationship is complicated - but they wanted to do it.

It went well but we both feel shellshocked after trying to socialize with guests, keep an eye on a fast crawling infant & avoid social faux pas at the same time.

Kid had a hoot, got lots of great stuff & we had lots of food. I should be happy, but my anxiety is on high still after - whyyyyy.

 

[Getmeout]

Getting a weave tomorrow and I am not excited about how long it’s gonna take. I’m terrible at sitting still. I’m excited to try my new hair razor tho. Mostly I’m just tired, spent most of today rewatching Flowers In The Attic cause it’s crazy

 

[Betonhaus]

I had been successful in keeping the weight off that I lost on my first diet and now that I figured out what went wrong (salt) I'm resuming the diet starting tomorrow, it's going to suck while I get into the swing of things but getting at least another 20lbs off will help.

 

[Lord of the Large Pants]

As an aside I need to rant about how much I hate shaving. This is petty but I'm bald and don't grow enough facial hair to justify letting it grow. I have to shave everything or I look like a total mess. I always avoided razers because I was afraid of cutting myself. That was fine as a teenager, but electric razers are all crap in my experience. They cut everything unevenly even with multiple passes. I've tried dry shavers, wet shavers, foil shaver, rotary shavers, it's all junk. It makes shaving a chore that takes forever and doesn't even give good results. When I think I'm done I look closer in the mirror and see all the missing spots all over my neck or a spot that didn't get cut on the back of my head. I've tried using razers but I'm just retarded and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Every time without fail I cut myself all over. It doesn't hurt in the moment, or feel like I'm tugging on anything, but after a pass it starts to bleed. I've tried getting good razers, I make sure I do it after a warm shower to soften up the hairs, I'm generous with the shaving cream, my hand is as steady as can be, and I feel like I'm still shaving like a teenager. I don't know how everyone does it, or how anyone can do it at the sink without making a mess of the whole bathroom.

Have you tried a double edge safety razor? It's a little expensive to get started, but no kidding, that shit is transformative. There are tons of options for blades and you can just use Barbasol as idiot proof shaving cream. Gillette Silver Blue is a great starting blade. I am a slight autist about this topic.

 

[Mesh Gear Fox]

Have you tried a double edge safety razor? It's a little expensive to get started, but no kidding, that shit is transformative.

Agreed. I haven't used an electric in about 3 years now since I switched to safety razors. It's so much closer and even now I still feel my face all day after shaving because it's so soft and smooth. I haven't had an ingrown hair in I don't know how long. I have a ridiculously stupid number of shaving soaps I've bought over the years. I enjoy the whole ritual of lathering up and shaving.

 

[bliblblblbbllb]

I don't know how everyone does it, or how anyone can do it at the sink without making a mess of the whole bathroom.

It took me a while to learn, too, because I was literally started me off with straight razors and safety razors with the exchangeable blades. I was constantly nicking the shit out of myself and thought shaving was very hard. I haven't been able to really see my own reflection in a mirror at sink distance my entire life, so I shave in the shower.

Do yourself a favor and get a 5-blade disposable razor. Usually they have an orange part in the middle.
Using a 5-blade disposable razor was like MAGIC compared to using a safety razor. I have never gone back to safety razors.

If they don't have that, the Gillette 3 blade one is fine.

Are you clearing the gunk off the blade as you go? It's not just hair. Razors also shave a lot of the outside layers of your skin off, and this forms a little layer of gunk that causes the blade to skip and nick you. I have to wipe my blade off every few passes. Blasting water does nothing because it's the oil from my skin. I run the blade parallel with a towel to clear it.

I don't care what anybody says. I do my first pass to get most of the hair off, in the direction of the hair. Then my second pass is against the grain, and I mostly use very short strokes so I can constantly adjust my hands and position of my face. If I try to go "with the grain" on mostly-smooth skin, that's always when I cut the shit out of my throat because my skin just makes the blade skip or something. Ignore what everybody says and try lots of short strokes against the grain. It's way easier, provided you've already taken most of the hair off your face. It would be totally impossible for me to shave under my chin by going down my neck, I just have to shave upward. In my teen years I literally had a little scar on my adam's apple from shaving and nicking myself there.

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I have been getting such a bad "second wind" lately. Very late at night, I just don't get sleepy, I get into that sort of "super elite hacker!!!" feeling where I feel so productive, I get up and start doing bullshit at midnight. I think it's because the sun is up so long this time of year and my house is kinda hot. The cold and dark is a big trigger for me getting sleepy and wanting to actually go to bed.

 

[MazonLabs Recruitment Rep]

rewatching Flowers In The Attic cause it’s crazy

The book's even crazier. VC Andrews had ISSUES.

Anyway, if I could get someone to remove my feet, I would do so. They truly hate me tonight.