When you get married, in-law relationships are notoriously tricky to get right. You have to acclimatize to traditions and dynamics that may be totally different to what you grew up with, all while maintaining your own appropriate boundaries and trying not to lose your sanity. There is a lot to consider, and disagreements are almost …
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26 Not-So High-Definition Memes for People Seeing the World Through 80 HD
Apparently, the reason I can’t seem to master this whole «being a functioning adult» thing is that I have 80 HD. Not sure about the science, but I think it means my brain operates in high definition, only my reception’s always cutting out at the worst moments. Does that explain why I poured coffee into …
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26 ADHD Memes to Distract You While Looking for Misplaced Items
This is an easy straightforward task, ADHD memes, as simple as that. I just needed my pen to work on the title and do some brilliant writing, but naturally, I couldn’t find it. I mean, who needs a pen when you have a great idea floating somewhere in your head, right? I started rummaging through …
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26 ADHD Memes That Should’ve Taken an Hour But My Brain Went ‘Ooh, Let’s Reorganize!’
The plan was simple: Make a relatable meme list about ADHD. One sitting, I thought, 2 hours tops. Fast-forward to Day 7, today. And here I am, halfway through reorganizing my tabs, debating whether «time blindness» counts as a valid excuse for losing three hours to a Wikipedia page about otters. But hey!! I did …
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33 ADHD memes to hyperfixate on while trying to recall if you turned the stove off before leaving the house
Life with ADHD can feel like riding a rollercoaster with no seatbelt, no safety bar, and a conductor who’s forgotten to press «stop.» While others casually float through their routines with the grace of a swan, we’re out here flapping wildly, trying to remember if I turned that stupid stove off. ADHD isn’t just about …
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29-year-old woman goes no-contact with her two-faced family after they celebrate Christmas for the 2nd year in a row without telling her: ‘I’ve been ignored by my family for my whole life and I’m tired of trying’
Emotional and/or physical isolation from family is hard to deal with. As a kid, you realize your parents don’t try nearly as hard to foster a healthy, meaningful relationship with you as they do with your other siblings—favoritism at its finest. You hope that one day this will not be your reality and you’ll look …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old woman goes no-contact with her two-faced family after they celebrate Christmas for the 2nd year in a row without telling her: ‘I’ve been ignored by my family for my whole life and I’m tired of trying’
‘Keep it, Merry Christmas’: Holiday loner spends Christmas Day gifting cash-back to gas station employees, making strangers smile with random acts of kindness
Almost nothing is open on Christmas day, but if you’re an unlucky employee forced to clock into your ‘essential’ workplace on December 25th, odds are, you’ll be spending the day lamenting your own boredom and cursing the manager who scheduled you. This holiday loner decided to spend their typically lonesome day greeting those unfortunate Christmas …
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27 ADHD Memes That Capture the Holiday Isolation Experience and Remind Us In-Attent-Ive Isolators of the Concerta-Tration Demands of the Real World
Fellow ADHDers, the season of disconnect is about to end, and with comes the end to our much-needed, unmedicated break from the harsh reality of day-to-day life. As the holidays buzz through the digital ether, we find ourselves caught in a whirlwind of social media notifications, fleeting dopamine hits, and an ever-growing list of unwatched …
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‘This man doesn’t like you’: Helpless boyfriend neglects to give girlfriend a Christmas gift despite her begging for one
Giving a gift is a super easy way to show you care about someone. This is why it’s one of the 5 love languages. It shows that you’re thinking about them, and that you know something about who they are and what they enjoy. It doesn’t come naturally to everyone, though. Some of us are …
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Fed-up college student abandons family feast, leaving relatives shocked as Karen Aunt’s insults finally backfire: ‘I stood up, said, “Merry Christmas, y’all,” and walked out’
Karens are some of the world’s most devious personality types. The whole of humanity prefers to avoid encounters with them at all and ward off any situation with a Karen involved. But when the Karen is a family member and the situation is a family dinner – that is an extremely hard thing to do. …
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