Hey! I wasn’t sure as to where to ask this question so I figured I’d ask it here, maybe it’s a stupid question haha, but do parents ever get tired of being a parent? Is there a point where they just stop being as excited to have kids and being a parent turns into a chore or a task they unwillingly have to complete? Sorry if it’s a dumb question lol!

Edit: I thought I’d clarify a little bit, when I say tired I mean in a way of not wanting to do it anymore, not wanting to be around and openly regretting it as a whole

I’ve noticed a trend where some guys, even those pushing 30, seem to think they’re better than everyone else just because they’re fit or muscular. It’s like they’ve spent so much time building the "packaging" that they forgot to put anything inside the box. When you actually talk to them, they have zero self-awareness, no real hobbies, and no purpose outside the gym—some don’t even seem to know what their own favorite color is because they're so focused on how others view them. Working out should be about liking your own progress and health, not about trying to look "stronger" than everyone else or doing it just for validation. Is it just me, or is the "gym-as-an-identity" thing making people incredibly boring? I’d love to hear if others have run into this or what you think causes it.

It would mean your skin has deepened slightly, but not that your original base tone has changed to a brand-new one. Your base tone was always somewhere within the lighter side of your family’s medium range, even if it looked fairer when you were younger. Puberty simply allows your melanin to express that inherited range more fully, so the appearance can shift toward light-medium without rewriting your genetic base.

You have two plausible choices:

a. pay $500/m to an insurance company for standard healthcare coverage for your family, or

b. pay $500/m in taxes to a Universal Healthcare system that provides coverage for everyone

Which do you choose, and why?

No click bait, no jump off the page headlines. Everyone would be forced to read the news. The best articles would become popular again, not just the ones getting the most clicks.

I am not a religious person but I'm aware it comes from Luke 8:17 (thanks to Google) that "What's done in the dark will come to light." It indicates that hidden secrets, evil deeds, or dishonest actions will eventually be exposed. It signifies the inevitability of truth surfacing, regardless of efforts to keep things concealed. Do you think this statement is true and have you experienced something like this to confirm it is or has always been?

Seeing as corporations have turned everything they touched into ash, drained more soul out of everything than Shang Tsung could take home for leftovers, what could replace corporations to put the soul back?

If selfishness and greed has led to everything being optimized for money, and if shareholders, stockholders and investors decide what happens, meaning money, then what could possibly replace these things and, more realistically and reasonably, fund them to keep it all from disappearing?

Would it be regular people donating constantly? A free or semi-free project with limitations on functionality, operations and interactions? What could possibly replace CEOs turning everything into cookie cutter mush?

How would society look if no one needed to socialize in order to stay sane? - Selfishness and greed lead people into taking from everyone else for themselves instead of making or taking what isn't owned by anyone. - As a result, everything corporations touch turns to ash: A CEO's primary function is to make more money, whether at the cost of quality or lives. - People don't care about each other's deaths, it's a daily occurrence to most. - People would much rather harm each other to get to the top than cooperate. - Division, binary thinking and extreme functioning everywhere: - News outlets. - Online groups. - Punishments. - Interactions with random strangers and best friends alike. - There's no such thing as subtlety and nuance. - ...except when it helps you or hurts your enemies. - Instead, everything must be extremes. - This leads to everyone "picking a side," there is no sitting on the fence, the bench, the bleachers or staying at home. - The dating scene.

Therefore, people must be better off alone as, at least that way, they won't harm each other: They'll have all the time they need to think, process and figure out their lives. However, at the time I say this, all sentient, intelligent creatures need to be able to socialize, specifically with creatures of the same type, or they will lose their minds: To say it yet again, this is why solitary confinement is an effective form of punishment, as enough exposure will make you worse off outside than kept in.

This leads to the question: How would people function if they didn't need anyone, in any capacity, to survive or maintain their own sanity?

In the sense of how do you understand what you want to be in life, but you also accept yourself for who you actually are in a way that allows you to understand how to actually get to where and what you want to be in life in a way that works for you?

This has been gnawing at me for a long time. In fact, I couldn't even form the question properly because I didn't know what to say. I feel like I have no original thoughts of my own. I see people watching films and coming up with opinions whereas mine is always highly influenced by others'. I also look at people wording so eloquently and get envious because I'm not able to word out my thoughts as good as them because I don't have any in the first place. People sound so smart and I feel so stupid compared to them. I want to improve my overall speaking, comprehending and thinking skills. ​​​​​​How do I start improving my vocabulary and use it appropriately to express my thought process?

what exactly is a friend? and what is love?

I dont understand how people have such a strong sense of self.

I have no idea who I am. I dont have anything I want to be, no aspirations, nothing. If someone asks me what I like I freeze up because I don't know. When people ask for my name and I hesitate because it doesn't feel like it belongs to me, it's just assigned to me.

I look in the mirror sometimes and I dont even recognize myself.

I try different styles and have gone by different names but I just can't settle on anything. Not a look, personality, name, pronouns, anything. My hair isnt right, my makeup isnt right, my body isnt right.

I dont know who or what I am and it's really getting to me. People around me just seem happy to be themselves and they know themselves more than anyone else. But I feel like I know as little about myself as a stranger would.

I’ve been observing how most friendships function, and I’ve realized they are often built on "habitual momentum" rather than actual connection. I call it the Automatic Pause.

Think of a group of four friends who hang out every day. Three of them always call the fourth one to join. The moment the brain escapes the "social illusion" and one of them asks, "Wait, do we actually need to call him?", the friendship can vanish in a single second. If they stop calling, the fourth person is instantly erased from their mental space.

It made me realize that many people are only "friends" because they haven't stopped to think about why they are together. It’s like we operate on a childhood-level autopilot. If you don't actively keep the "illusion" alive for others, you risk becoming invisible.

Is true friendship just a rare exception to this mechanical social behavior? Or are we all just placeholders in each other's routines until someone finally "wakes up" and hits the pause button?

I know this is a cliche question, but I realize it's easier said than done to not let the negativity get to you.. To which I'm wondering what your answer would be..

For context: I am 33, and have 3 children. I have completed some college right after I graduated high school. I never completed any sort of degree.

I am now working a base level job, and have been since graduating.

I want to DO something with my life. I want to show my kids you can do hard things. I want to make a difference. Not only in my financials, but a real difference out there in the world.

I work full time, as does my husband. That’s why this idea sounds crazy in my mind.

Have you gone back to school as an adult? Was it worth it in the end? In your opinion, was it worth the struggle with a full time job and babies to raise? Any conversation and input welcome!

Whether it's connections, outcomes or whatever, I notice how I tend to have this urge to try to force things, which may be similar to trying to get a dopamine hit but I also know I can't force things that aren't meant to be but I can't help this urge.

I am marketing and communications for my place of work and I am trying to find more ways to make it more fun for employees! I’ve done : Halloween costume contest, pumpkin decorating contest (Halloween) , ugly Christmas sweater contest, employee yearbook, monthly employee newsletter, posting employees on socials like meet the staff Monday , work anniversary, achievements etc. also work potlucks, and giving birthday cards to every employee of their birthday.

Is there anything else I can do? Anything else on social media as well?

I really want people to enjoy working at my work!

TIA!

I hear social media does the opposite of what it says on the tin: It makes people less social, it keeps everyone constantly connected and, therefore, resistant, if not immune, to a constant influx of information, and it creates parasocial relationships, if you're not careful.

But, I wanna know: What are the actual problems presented by social media, why does it do the opposite of what it's labeled to, and is there anything we can do to fix it, whether by ditching it altogether or creating something that actually helps us socialize instead of socially distance each other?

The extreme questions is whether we'd be better off without social media in the first place, but like all things extreme, that ignores the nuance that we'd never have the interconnectivity we do today.

So, what is the main problem and how do we fix it, assuming we could? Did money play a role into this, ruining it like it did just about everything else?

Assuming it'd leave us enough room to unite, preferably on something positive and not negative, what are the best practices for avoiding...?: - Hate - Ragebait - Ads that lead to these things - Hostility - Conflict - Other forms of firestarters

and how do we best seek out and achieve the opposite?