When I wanted to cut back on my drinking: "Just don't buy it."
Look, it's great that you've never been addicted to anything, but it also means that you're in no position to be offering addiction advice.
this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2023
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Everything my father ever said to me. Tecate cans look like coke when your driving comes to mind as maybe the best.
"Just don't be germaphobic"
OH, WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT!? THAT COULD HAVE SAVED ME YEARS OF THERAPY!!
People treat mental health stuff like it doesn't exist. Like if someone has a broken arm, and everyone tells them "Just stop having a broken arm!"
"Just be yourself and you'll make lots of friends at your new school."
Four years of constant bullying and loneliness later: I have one acquaintance that would eventually become my friend after a few more years. I also have basically no self-confidence, and my social development is set back half a decade as I'm still looking for friends to have sleepovers with when everyone else has moved on to normal teenager stuff.
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2 days ago we had a moving up ceremony, and the speaker said that the secret to a successful life is "Honor your parents and Honor God". That advice wouldn't apply to everyone...
"The boy next door is punching your arm because he likes you."
Thanks, mom... Taught me to confuse abuse with love.
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Money doesn't buy happiness
Like fuck it doesn't. This is class war propaganda and shouldn't be confused with the idea arseholes are better at making money.