OK so That Vegan Teacher shouldn’t really factor into the question because nothing she says is related to reality

I like hiking! I personally stick to easy/intermediate trails because I’m just there to enjoy the foliage and the animals, but it’s a nice use of extra time and energy.

Been trying to find a group to explore some of the riskier trails with because I know I’m missing some beautiful views, but yknow… scheduling

Wrestling, I’m not sure about, but a lot of people platonically snuggle. A lot of it is cultural and also down to your upbringing, but not everyone sees physical affection as something you can only get out of romantic relationships.

Isn’t that true for all kinds of jobs, not just sex work?

My niece is starting to get old enough that, even if I leave a note asking them to tell her I was in an accident, I think she’d catch on. We’re not super close but I’m not sure what it does to a kid’s psych to learn people in their family can do that. I have VERY strong feelings about people who refuse to protect children, so unfortunately I’m here for a while.

Yeah. I come from a family of hoarders, and I’m a little cluttery myself. I always worry that I’ll die unexpectedly and they’ll be unable to part with god knows what random shit they find in my apartment. If I knew when I was gonna die, I’d schedule someone to come help me trash my belongings the day before. I’d set aside the actually nice stuff for them, but no one needs to convince themselves that a broken USB drive I used to keep porn on or a torn up canvas is super sentimental and they need to hold onto it forever.

I have a love/hate relationship with summer. Climate change has made it so I don’t even want to go outside… but they schedule all the fun things in the summer! Local concerts! Farmers market! Outdoor movies! Craft festivals! Carnivals! I love all those things, I just hate sweating!

So summer is probably my least favorite, but also my favorite.

If you’re REALLY sure that ignoring the day would open the floodgates for retaliation, I’d text him or give a generic card. If he’s just gonna be angry and bitch at you, let him be angry and block his number.

If you’re currently in an abusive situation and possibly in harms way I think this might be beyond Lemmy’s paygrade, since we don’t know what sets him off. But it’s OK to play nice for the short term if it keeps you safe long enough to escape.

For now

The several years I pictured myself as Sonic the Hedgehog…

That’s so sweet!

Hey I have literally no advice, but as someone who similarly spirals over hypothetical anxieties, I don’t think you’re an awful person. I can see how a conversation about something high stakes like CPR could trigger that.

A cheap pair of earbuds.

I lose and break them all the time, so I don’t buy nice ones, and I don’t get around to replacing them until I’m really desperate. I think it’s close to that time, because I tried to think of something that would make me happy right now, and my first thought was music

Navigate without a GPS. Really, do much of anything without consulting the internet first. There’s a lot of stuff I’m better than them at, but that’s because I’ve almost never had to learn without instructions.

Usually when I’m daydreaming, I make up characters on the spot, but let’s be real, they’re still me under the hood. How convenient that this badass rogue woman and this undead man and this magical girl all have more dramatic versions of my baggage.

Occasionally I imagine my ideal self and they’re taller and have a more masculine jaw. I can’t really achieve that in real life so I try not to dwell on it too much. They’re also a lot calmer and more in tune with people around them though, and I think that’s an image worth keeping in my head.

First social media post that’s ever made me feel young! Earliest I remember was Windows 95, but I didn’t do much besides play with MS Paint.

The ceiling caving over the dining room was pretty bad. Right below my childhood bedroom too, so I had nightmares for a while.

Nothing too wild happened at my current place besides a pipe leaking while I was away for work. Landlord fixed the pipe but didn’t clean up the water. Came home after a month to the saddest kitchen you ever saw

Finding an animal I forgot I owned, usually sick or half-starved in a dark, cramped enclosure.

My father was an animal hoarder, no mystery where that comes from.

Other than that, I just have a lot of dreams about my family arguing. Never anything ridiculous or dramatic, just a bunch of people who look down on each other making it known.

I was homeschooled, have ADHD and dyslexia. Even well into adulthood I’m denser than the average high school grad.

You can’t argue with crazy. In fact, if you’re that desperate for crazy to validate reality for you, you have deeper problems.

Oh also if you help a family member who’s threatening to kill themselves, they’re just gonna threaten that every time they need $5.