Man expresses his frustration with friends who ‘dry shower’ instead of actually bathing: ‘It is the visible layer of day-grime that stays on the skin’

Have you ever ‘dry showered’ instead of taking an actual shower? Sometimes you’re in a pinch, and you want to feel clean, but you have no way of hopping in the tub. Maybe you’re camping, or in a rush, or you just don’t feel like it. You wipe yourself down with a washcloth, and you’re …
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18-year-old refuses to invite her friend to her birthday party because she’s unattractive: ‘It would be embarrassing to invite someone like that.’

Her friend needs to make new friends. Few people are willing to admit they judge others by their appearance. It’s obviously not socially acceptable to openly call somebody «ugly» or claim you would never associate with them because they aren’t as good-looking as you are. One of my friends is extremely willing and eager to …
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19-year-old daughter throws away $306 worth of her parents’ food because of their «disgusting» kitchen hygiene: ‘They treat me like a villain just because I’m using my education to keep us safe’

Sometimes you learn something you wish you could unlearn. Life is full of these kinds of moments. For example, I wish I never learned about microplastics. Now I’m thinking about them all the time, even though there is very little I can do about them. Now I just have low-grade fear every time I drink …
Seguir leyendo 19-year-old daughter throws away $306 worth of her parents’ food because of their «disgusting» kitchen hygiene: ‘They treat me like a villain just because I’m using my education to keep us safe’

Gross dude only showers once every 3-4 days, can’t understand why his roommate says he stinks: ‘This was news to me because literally nobody has ever said anything before’

I do not know how people can go days without showering. Unless you are a newborn baby or in a perilous survival situation where there is no running water, there is no excuse for not hopping in the shower for 10 minutes a day and rubbing some soap all over your body. You do not …
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Snobby stepmom is ‘embarrassed’ by 12-year-old stepdaughter’s nonconformist habits, refuses to take her to the mall: ‘You couldn’t possibly come off as more condescending’

Everyone is allowed to have their own preferences, and that includes physical appearance. It means something different to everyone. Some people put a lot of stock into what they look like, and take immense pride in it. And for some situations and jobs, this is important. There are still plenty of pockets of society where …
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Aunt buys deoderant for 14-year-old nephew who’s getting bullied for his foul scent, gets chewed out by his crunchy mom for overstepping boundaries: ‘She said I caused irreversible damage to his self esteem’

Everybody remembers the smelly kid in middle school. Even if you don’t think you remember, somewhere in the annals of your mind is the girl who never wore deodorant and subsequently had difficulty making friends. If you were like me or any of the boys at my middle school, you would baptize yourself daily with …
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17-year-old complains about lacking pretty privilege, gets told by jealous sister to improve her personal hygiene: ‘Her hair is a mess and she often smells bad’

Personal hygiene is always a difficult topic. Despite the fact that all bodies are gross when they don’t touch soap and water for extended periods of time, broaching this with individuals who don’t seem to be aware of that can be a difficult thing to do tactfully. It’s important for people to know, but shame …
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‘I wake up at 4:30 AM every day’: Millennials who grew up living with their grandparents reveal the old people things they do

Despite the reputation that they often make for themselves on the internet, we can learn a lot from old people. It’s true that in some ways, they had to live in tougher times than we do. It’s easy to roll our eyes at their habits and sayings when we’re growing up, but as an adult? …
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25+ Haircut Memes for Taking Just a Little off the Top

Getting a haircut is like making a deal with God. You put your life in someone else’s hands with the hope that you will be delivered back better, more whole. It’s one of the greatest risks we take as humans, because in the words of Fleabag, «Hair is everything. We wish it wasn’t so we could actually …
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‘One of the dumbest social customs of all time’: Dude Sparks Debate Slamming Homes With ‘Shoes Off’ Policies

My parents are the exact opposite of clean freaks, but I was raised in a pretty strict shoes off home. To me, it makes perfect sense. No matter how careful we are, we trudge through all manner of dirt and grime in our footwear when we go outside. Why on earth would we be OK …
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