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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago

Not an easy line to straddle. Sometimes you really do have to just throw the homework on the fire and take the car downtown, so to speak.

[–] Tuxman@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 weeks ago

Oof… that hits close to home..

I was that parent for my daughter’s first year of school…. I’m not proud of it, but I realized we could make learning fun if we changed the habits and stopped taking it so fucking seriously…!

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 weeks ago

damned if you do and damned if you don't

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They are clearly Love hearth candies.

Not that one couldn’t make an ecstasy version but thats definitely not what the artist presented.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 weeks ago

"An 8 and a half by eleven piece of printer paper, is that acid?"

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Pff, at least the hearts cared enough to try.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

Got my social anxiety misdiagnosed as a language deficiency around kindergarten. Got gaslighted into thinking I was slower then everyone else and I would only be a burden. Got to high school and realized something was wrong and tried to fix myself and got a whole lot versions of "you don't need to better yourself. it might make you depressed." A decade and a half of free, compulsory education wasted.

I called my old high school the other day asking for a document that said I never actually graduated because I never fulfilled the basic, state mandated requirements. They refused, but slipped up and said that I actually tested advanced proficient for science. Something they lied about when I was there.

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 5 points 4 weeks ago

I'm not that color, otherwise... yeah.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Replace "love" with "hate", and you have my parents.

I'm sorry you didn't have the love you deserved, it's rough. If you ever need parenting pep talk or advice then !dadforaminute@lemmy.world is excellent for that

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

Oof. That doesn't sting, not one iota.