Every household has its rules. Some make sense, some make absolutely no sense, but as children, we all had to follow them. Now, as an adult, I slowly see how my parents’ rules have affected how I maintain my own household, and I now fully expect my future children to follow the rules I collect …
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‘Take two bites. Not just food’: 15+ Default rules to improve your life, at least marginally
We all have rules and rituals. We have the way we like our coffee, the kind of socks we buy, the kinds of places we live, and the kinds of books we read. Every moment is made up of millions of little choices, and to make things simpler, we’ve pre-chosen a lot of them. Sure, …
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Aunt allows 7-year-old niece to see mom who’s only allowed to have supervised visits with CPS, attacks sister with custody for questioning it: ‘No need for me to tell you because that is her mom’
There are some members of our population who, at their big ages, still can’t follow basic rules. I know how easy it is to be tempted to break any rules you find unfair, but if you’re going to break the rules, you have to develop a sense of which ones are worth breaking. If you …
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‘Leaving your kids at home for the night’: Things that were normal 20 years ago, but unacceptable today
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the mid-aughts are now history—they’re twenty years old, to be exact. No matter how many of us experience it, I don’t think us human beings will get used to the passage of time that only seems to get faster as we get older. That being …
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Private office bans employees from sitting on specific chairs: ‘They don’t want to see the poor people dirtying the nice furniture’
Every office has rules. You can’t just claim squatters’ rights in the CEO’s private office and expect to stay there for more than 5 minutes. While that’s common sense, some offices have much more rigid rules than others. I know people who have gotten screamed at by their bosses for printing one sheet in color …
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Ex-Employees Spill Tea on Why They Quit on the First Day
There are a few important ground rules we should remember when entering the workforce… The first rule is to NEVER allow someone to take advantage of your inexperience or lack of knowledge. I know, pretty obvious, but you would be surprised by the number of people that I personally know that have experienced this. I …
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Teen Receives Absurd List of «Rules» On Her First Day of Work
Older people love to lecture teenagers about their laziness, but I think that couldn’t be further from the truth. Sure, there are always some bad apples who couldn’t care less about working hard at school, work, or extracurricular activities, but I would argue that more is expected of teens now than ever before. They have …
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15+ First World Anarchists Who Don’t Care About Breaking the Rules
Let’s face it, the majority of us lead rather conventional lives. Our daily routines are dictated by countless predictable societal norms. Go to work! Find a life partner! Don’t run that red light! These are the rules we live by, often more out of obligation than genuine enjoyment. However, there’s a certain freedom in acknowledging …
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Mom Takes Niece in for a Month, Gets Blamed By SIL When She Likes Her Aunt’s Household Better
Going over to your friend’s house when you’re a kid can be incredibly eye-opening. It’s easy to believe the delusion that all of your buddies have similar relationships with their parents until you get in the car with their mom, and they start saying, «yes ma’am» to everything she says. Or worse, if your friend …
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People Ponder Behavior That Will Make Them Immediately Judge a Stranger
There are a lot of actions that people commit within our society that defy unspoken common etiquette. Well, not even unspoken, sometimes people just refuse to abide by established etiquette. I’m no saint, but I try to be as respectful and decent to the individuals around me as possible. You definitely have a few specific …
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