“Whenever I start to type an angry reply, I stop, realize how dumb it is, and then delete the message.” —u/chrizchanang “Communicating is difficult, and it’s not something a lot of people were taught at all. So if you don’t know how to communicate properly, you need to put in the work to do that, too. No one expects you to be perfect, but you have to TRY — that means being up-front, using kind words, asking open-ended questions, talking through your issues and conflicts, and a lot of other really important things that make someone a good communicator. “Being able to articulate your feelings is key to understanding them. The process can be uncomfortable, but you’ll be better off overall if you do that work early in life.” —u/nicorn_ “My whole day is screwed if I sleep with too many/few pillows, rolled on my stomach, left the fan on, or didn’t turn the fan on and got too hot.” —u/Roxas1011 “I recently developed some sleep anxiety and figured, ‘Maybe I just need a change of scenery…’ So I set up an amazing cozy fortress of pillows and blankets on the couch and fell right asleep. “Then I had a kink in my neck bothering me for the next five days. I didn’t realize until about a week later that my neck was probably hurting because of the half night I spent on the couch. Ugh.” —u/removed “And bending at the knees, apparently. I regret waiting until being nearly 40 before taking up light stretches and yoga in the morning. It’s already made a huge difference in bending.” —u/Flicksterea “I rarely ‘cringe’ anymore. I just like seeing someone happy, being themselves, and unabashedly feeling joy. I don’t need to ‘get it.’ Joy should be encouraged — it’s hard to find for many for us.” —u/gadgettgo “It’s wild to be in your early 30s and realize most everyone you watch in sports or in the Olympics is younger than you.” —u/JayPetey “I’m 34 years old. My husband and I had a full 15-minute conversation discussing the meaning and origin of ’no cap.’ This discussion included a Google search and a visit to Wikipedia and the Urban Dictionary. “That’s when I knew my youth was over. “There wasn’t much of it left anyway, but I think that was officially it.” —u/astone4120 “You’re still young, but you finally have enough knowledge of self to make wiser decisions, and confidence enough not to put up with bullshit. At least that’s what it’s been like for me. I feel like I didn’t start living life until I was like 28.” —u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins “The first time I realized this was so relieving. I was at my grandma’s Christmas party, and my family was casually bringing up the bullying they did to me when I was a kid. I don’t like 95% of my family and thought to myself, I don’t like these people, but I drove myself here. Wait…I drove myself here. So I can drive myself back home! And I left. Now, every time I’m somewhere I don’t like, I just walk away and leave.” —u/xDxRockx “I am surprised at how many little details I’ve found in shows I’ve seen multiple times before with captions on.” —u/SchemataObscura —u/pinkstarboard
