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TIFU by exercising my white privilege

May 15, 2024 No comments Article

My partner and I had an extra eighty dollars burning a hole in our pockets after paying bills, buying groceries, and putting a little money into savings for a rainy day, so we decided to have a treat and spring for some alcohol.I drove the nine miles into town and browsed the selection. There was a lot of the standard beer, wine, and alcoholic sodas like Mike’s lemonade etc. Right up in front, though, there was a freezer full of cute little alcohol slush packets in a bunch of different flavors like Blue Hawaiian, rasperry, and so forth, on sale for a dollar and some change.Being a thrifty drunkard, I grabbed a basketfull of sweet booze and went to the register to check out.I’m not a youngster, and I don’t look young, either. I’ve got a fringe of pure white along the edges of my beard – so I was surprised when the cashier asked to see my ID.What I intended to say was, “I’m surprised you need to see my card, what with the white hairs here,” as I gestured at my face.Instead, what came out was, “You don’t need to card me, I’m white.”The way I gasped. I tried to explain what I actually meant and it was the cringiest thing to ever come out of my mouth. I had to choke down laughter the rest of the time I was in the store, and sat in my car cracking up for like 3 minutes.TL;DR – I tried to invoke my powers as a white dude to avoid being carded.EDIT: I removed a term some people took offense to via /r/tifu https://ift.tt/5BEdtbm

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What Gen Z slang do you use to piss off the kids?

May 5, 2024 No comments Article

I made a post on r/ask about ‘old timey’ sayings, and several people mentioned they do the opposite and use Gen Z slang to irritate their kids or the youngins at work.With a 16 year old son, I try and use his slang everyday just for my own amusement, and it drives him crazy – especially when I say things like “no cap” or “take the L” in public.I legit have a spreadsheet I keep to them in rotation, and my Gen Z co-workers help me update it.Edit to add the spreadsheet – open to corrections/additions!Word/Phrase MeaningFam Bro, FriendGlow Up Transformation from bad to goodCEO Pro, or a master of somethingStan Obsessed, Fanboy/girlE-Boy/E-Girl Lives life through the internetDank High QualityFinna I’m going to/EventuallyNo Cap No LieHigh-Key Hyper/ExtrovertedSimp Someone who does too much for their crushCamp Ironically trendy (think Crocs)Rizz Sex appeal, game, mojoSpill Tea You want the gossipTake the W Take the win/WinnerTake the L Take the loss/loserTake Several Seats Take a step back/calm downIt’s Living Rent Free You can’t stop thinking about itBet Yes/CoolI’m Weak You find something hilariousMain Character Has/Wants all the attentionSlaps Describing how awesome something isBussin. Something awesomeSus Suspicious, not-expected or shadyGuap Lots of moneySmol Small and adorableGOAT Greatest of all timeAte and Left No Crumbs Slayed, killed itHundo/Hunny P 100%Mid Mediocre, not great via /r/GenX https://ift.tt/JtIHxmO

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Weaning off the bottle?

April 19, 2024 No comments Article

SOS—we’re weaning our 12.5-month-old daughter off of her bottle, and as expected, the poor thing is struggling… she goes to daycare and is generally good there, but as soon as we pick her up, she’s pretty much screaming/crying most of the time until we give her her bedtime bottle (keeping this one for now for our sanity). She’s also going through a sleep regression, guessing as a result of this transition. We give her her milk in various different types of sippy cups (she seems to like the munchkin any-angle straw cup, but not all the time). Any tips on how to make this transition smoother for her? She’s generally so happy and silly, and it hurts to see her struggling 😣💔 TIA!!PS sorry if I flaired this incorrectly—I am asking for tips to share; I have none 😂 via /r/NewParents https://ift.tt/PVcZGxs

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Why is my 6yr old son is petrified of death?

April 9, 2024 No comments Article

A bit morbid for a 6yr old I know. Unfortunately, he has come across a video about ‘death’ from some Youtubers. He has also watched a video about Jesus Christ which he is inquisitive about. We have now put a block on these types of videos (It was originally Minecraft he was watching, but they pop up). He has now over the past 6-8months become increasingly anxious, sad and angry about death. He will get extremely tearful and say stuff like ‘I don’t want my family to die’ or ‘I don’t want to die’ and become extremely vulnerable. Or the other end of the spectrum when angry it’s ‘You want to kill me!’ (Which is obviously not the case… most of time…🤣) He has stopped doing sports because he doesn’t want to leave me or his family. He keeps saying how much he hates school because he doesn’t want to go and leave us.I’ve tried having gentle conversations about this and now he is asking if he can pray to God to ask us not to be taken away. We aren’t a religious family, but I also wouldn’t stop him if he felt comfort from it. But I also don’t want to lie. I have explained as gentle as I can that death is certain in life, but I’m obviously aware this isn’t going to help any anxieties or even if I should be saying such things. I remember learning about death at about 8yrs old, so wondered if he is just that bit young and it’s really traumatising him.Has anyone experienced this? Is there any books/advice/tips/services that can help? I’m just lost at what I can do to bring him back to some life instead to worrying so much 😔 via /r/AskUK https://ift.tt/poeO7WE

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Shamed for not being “preemie enough”

April 4, 2024 No comments Article

I’m not sure if this is the right place to be posting, but I had a really weird experience today.I bring my baby with me to work and while we were waiting on a customer, we got to talking about how he also had a baby recently. Now, when I talk about my baby, I don’t always bring it up, but sometimes I will mention that she was a preemie (35 weeker due to preeclampsia, weighed 4 lb 4 oz and dropped to 3 lb 10 oz, in the NICU for 8 days). When I mentioned it to this customer, he then said he had a 25 weeker and immediately I told him what a miracle his baby was. I then said mine was 35 weeker preemie and he said “oh barely a preemie, not like ours”…. Am I missing something?? Maybe I might be too sensitive but I feel like it was a little rude. I know how difficult it must be to have a child born at any gestation earlier than mine but we were still in the NICU, we still saw our daughter with a feeding tube, we still went through things too.Anyway, just wanted to put it out there that no matter what gestation or weight or ANYTHING, your child deserves to be recognized as strong and resilient and not just “barely a preemie”. I’ve seen so many posts from all of you and your beautiful baby warriors and you’re all truly incredible. via /r/NICUParents https://ift.tt/mubPk8T

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Walk me through taking your infant swimming by yourself like I’m a 5 year-old

March 29, 2024 No comments Article

Like the title says . . .I am an anxious mom looking to take my 8 MO to an open swim night at a pool down the street, possibly on my own. We could walk or drive. I’m wondering things like -Do you put them in swimsuit before? I’m assuming you change them there because of swim diapers.What kind of swim diapers do you use?Where do you set them down when you’re changing or have to go to the bathroom?Do you like wearing them in the water or just holding them?I know some of these things are personal preference and age-dependent. I just can’t wrap my mind around this but really want to try. I realize this post may sound silly but OH WELL! Thanks in advance 😊❤️ via /r/NewParents https://ift.tt/G8pUnws

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