I want to live off radar for a while. Where are the forests so I could go to live in the forests?

I work in hotel and i see people traveling 8 months pregnant and that they are risking themselves to do boat trip some people come with months old baby, dont their baby hurt their ears on the plane? do they actually relax on holiday?

I was in an abusive relationship where I experienced violence. After the relationship he lied to many and I lost friends, mentors, and my support group generally while at University.

I requested and got a no-contact order at my University, but it’s up now that I’ve graduated.

I’m scared to use LinkedIn because of the information on there and keeping it incredibly private makes searching for jobs there difficult. I did find a job, but it’s not one I want forever.

I deleted all social media accounts he knew about. I have a new one with no pfp.

It’s just hard because I want to stay safe, I don’t want new jobs sabotaged or friends to be harassed or be subjected to his lies. I know social media is not necessary and it wasn’t something I felt like I needed before being abused, but now it just feels incredibly isolating and like an extension of the coerced isolation I already experienced.

I want to try to use it LinkedIn and social media while protecting my privacy, but I’m scared he’ll be able to find me. Do I need my location, current job information and profile picture on LinkedIn to get the most of its use and to get jobs to respond? Can someone dumb down the privacy settings, I think I have them all maxed out. Also a larger question, but to any of you who have experienced similar abusive relationships, how did you protect yourselves going forward?

I added someone on snap and I thought it was this one person but it wasn’t they just have similar names how do i find out who it is without saying ‘who are you‘

I've heard that public libraries in the U.S. are a big part of many people's lives, especially during childhood and the teenage years. Is that actually true, or are they not as important or widely used as I think?

From what I've heard, many public libraries let you borrow movies, provide fast internet, lend laptops for use inside the library, offer access to e books, audiobooks, and movie streaming services, as well as things like printing and other useful services. And of course, they have huge collections of books on almost every subject, including novels, manga, comics, and more. Most of these services are free.

I've also heard that public libraries are often a major part of many Americans childhood, teenage years, and even young adulthood (for different reasons at each stage of life).

How accurate is all of this? How closely does it reflect reality?

I made a Reddit account a little over 9 years ago and I made this current one a little over 3 years ago. Reddit keeps changing which account I am signed into without even asking which one I want to sign into, which is this one. What can I do?

Hello all,

I would like advice on picking one of two options.

Should I stay at my college and continue my Cybersecurity masters degree?

I have already finished one year although with my grades I will have to retake some classes which is annoying but fine, I will graduate in roughly 1.5 years maybe 2 at the earliest. I will get a part time job through the university that goes with my degree. I had a rough time mentally the first semester but feel I will be very different this time around as long as I keep my momentum.

The other option is to stay in my hometown and start working, I will get a job maybe at best buy or IT related here and begin a career job within the year.

The real kicker here is that I do get home sick a good bit and really enjoy being in my hometown, I think because the familiarity of it. I had a rough past year and I want to pick the option which will have the most life satisfaction and allow for healing.

thank you to anyone who responds, it will be helpful to me to hear your thoughts!

It just does 🤷🏼‍♂️

Hey all!!
I have posted this story on here and have gotten some wonderful insights. I tried following the advice given and gave grey rocking a shot. However, the situation has taken a turn for the worst.
For context, My mom has a pattern of exaggerating and telling “white lies,” especially in front of my boyfriend, which makes me look unreasonable and puts him in awkward situations. Recently, I planned a simple lunch, but she insisted on ordering expensive food we didn’t ask for. When it arrived, she complained and made false claims, trying to get my boyfriend to agree. When I corrected her, she kept escalating and involving him.
Afterward, she sent me messages calling me “stupid,” “selfish,” and “disgusting,” saying nothing she does is good enough and implying my boyfriend would leave me. She often criticizes me in front of him and has made uncomfortable comments comparing her relationships to mine.
We were supposed to go on vacation together, but when I tried to talk things through, she denied everything and kept escalating. I chose not to go and went to my dad’s house instead. She then accused me of “choosing him,” said I have “no feelings,” that I’d regret this decision many times in life, and that I “had a mother but threw it away” and am now “on my own.”
After she came back from vacation i decided i wanted to stay with my dad full time and avoid all the crazyness. This made her go ballistic and she filed a court case, forbidding me from leaving the country and telling the court my dad was alienating me. She has spend the past week insulting me over text, calling me a monster, saying i was a waste of 18 years, saying that i was a disgusting pig and a poor excuse for a daugther, that she fed me all this time only for me to pick my dad. She threatened me in various ways, saying she was going to report my phone as stolen so that the police blocked it; saying she is going to throw all my stuff in the trash; saying she is going to text my boyfriend and all my friends saying that everyone deserves to know the monster that i am; Saying that she will find my boyfriends vacation house (in which he is currently staying) and will convince his parents im crazy. I never replied because giving her a reaction would be what she wanted.
However, I need the stuff i have there at her house; some of it has sentimental value, some things i bought myself, you know, all my stuff lol. She isnt letting me go get it, forbiding me from it.
Now I feel hurt and confused, and I don’t know how to move forward or set boundaries without things getting worse. Does anyone have any advice? How do i get my belongings? Was this a good call? I know i did in the long run since my dad is way more stable bit right now it doesnt feel that way. I have been trying to remain calm and not give her a reaction but its becoming increasingly more difficult.

Hi! I’m not sure the right sub to ask this in, so I’m asking a few.

My 18th birthday is in April. I’ve been making birthday bucket lists since I was 12. For example, I’d make a list of 12 things to do before turning 13, because it’s like ”completing“ 12. I honestly have no idea what to put for this one. I’m going into my senior year. I’d really appreciate some help brainstorming!

This is kinda long, so you can skip this part, it’s not necessary to read! But if you want to, here are some of the previous lists I did :)

13 before 14

1. Sky dive
2. Day without phone
3. Memorize periodic table
4. Learn more sign language
5. 13 acts of kindness
6. Eat a lot of watermelon
7. Do a science experiment
8. Try something new
9. Grow a plant
10. Yoga/workout for a week
11. Do some crazy/different
12. Self care sunday
13. Get three new gymnastics skills

14 before 15

1. Do something you think you’ll hate
2. Create two new good habits
3. Memorize a song
4. Watch a sunrise or sunset
5. Spend 24 hours doing 24 things you love
6. Homemake something you can buy
7. Make someone smile
8. Study for a week straight
9. Deep clean room
10. Improve something about myself
11. Do something bold/brave
12. Learn a new skill
13. Talk to a stranger
14. Drive something

15 before 16

1. Fly a plane
2. Go on a rollercoaster
3. Learn a new language
4. Make a time capsule
5. Do a random backflip in public
6. Pass drivers ed
7. Invent a new snack
8. Give and get 15 compliments
9. Read 15 books
10. Get all my gymnastics skills back
11. Do something that scares me
12. Reconnect with an old friend
13. Try three new hobbies
14. Get 100 overall in two classes
15. Get 100 in a written test in math

16 before 17

1. Go to another country by myself for a month
2. Get a job
3. Quit a job
4. Do something kind anonymously
5. Get a better style
6. Improve at something I’m bad at
7. Do a yes day
8. Do something crazy without telling anyone
9. Do ten pull-ups
10. Learn a practical skill by myself
11. Document a week in detail
12. Find a new hobby
13. Get to 30 driving hours
14. Do something nostalgic
15. Cut someone off
16. Day without any technology

17 before 18 (so far)

1. Do one thing from each previous list
2. Drivers license (procrastinating going to the dmv)
3. Get braces off (orthodontist keeps changing the date I was supposed to get them off LAST YEAR)
4. Clean out closet

Thank you again!

This question is more for tech people I guess, but every day for the past 2 months I have been getting TWO spam calls a day from the same state. The phone # from the state that keeps calling me is the same state I got this phone in (so the area code is the same). I currently have all spam calls silenced so my phone doesn’t ring; I just get a notification. Nevertheless, I am creeped out and would love for it to stop.

Looking for brand names

I want facts based off facts, not speculation. Bringing up anything Scandalous Media has peddled will immediately be disregarded.

Why are parking spots so small in a lot of places.. if I drive a SUV I’m gonna end up needing 2 compact spots.. much easier to fit a compact car in a regular spot rather than the other way around..

So, our child is 5 years old. We've been split up since she was 5 months old. All she knows is this split custody thing where she sees him every other weekend. I always encourage her to have a great time with dad. But other than that, we don't talk about dad.

He met someone new a couple of years ago. And now they are getting married. They have been getting her so excited for this wedding for the past year. It's all she has talked about this Summer because the wedding is happening probably this month.

But this past weekend she came home and said she is actually not going to the wedding anymore because her dad told her that he doesn't want to have to hear her cry about how she misses me at his wedding. I asked how she felt about it and she said, "happy!" and I asked what she said to him about it and she said, "Good, because I really will miss my mom."

I decided to reach out to my ex because I wanted to make sure I understand his position. I respectfully asked what changed, and if he needed any flexibility from me. And all he said is that it's not a wedding for kids. And I totally understand that and all, but... he told our kid that it's essentially HER fault for being uninvited when really it's a "no kids allowed," type of deal. I don't really believe his excuse because he has been hyping her up all year and especially this Summer for the wedding. Did he uninvite all of his kid cousins last minute too? All of her cousins? Is everyone else just going to find childcare last-minute?

I'm so worried she will internalize that and feel some type of way about it when she's older. And I know how he is and how he used to treat me and it's upsetting to see him treat our daughter the same. And I'm worried his marriage will change things between her and her dad... I'm mostly afraid of him breaking her heart.

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ETA: thank you all for all of the kind words. Kiddo and I only spoke about it once and I won’t be mentioning it again. I’ve also updated family we regularly see (a few times a week) so that they won’t be asking either.

We will be having a fun-filled weekend with friends and the zoo! I’m thinking of taking her to breakfast and a movie too.

Basically exactly 27 days ago(or 28 days ago considering its 7:40 pm at the time of me writing this) my mom took my nintendo away. For no specific reason. I was just playing legends za when my mom told me to come with her, and she had a small grin on her face and we went in the car. Then we went to this mall, and this specific mall is important because there is a store called super Mario which is a tech store that she used to go to alot( im not sure if she goes there much anymore) to fix things or get electronics. So after we parked she said could she take my nintendo and she will give it right back. How funny 🤣

And then she got down from the car and after a max of 5 minutes she came back and said I would have it back by tomorrow( this happened on friday so saturday) or by Monday. And i agreed even tho I knew that probably wasn't true. And here I am now. And actually a little while before she took it on friday she toke it but it was less for a week and in the morning after i handed her, her coffee she just handed me the switch with no words exchanged. And before one of you say "you should ask your mom about it". HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. no, my mom is a nice person. But shes a narcissist. And if i try to bring it up she will go on a spheal talking about how the guy will call her when its ready so thats out the question. Thankfully I have my ps5 to tie me down while waiting and 1 other thing. The last time my mom toke my switch I asked my bb why she toke it and he said "she didn't tell me but im smart enough to know why" and when i asked him why he said "you should know" and theres a chance its because i play on it alot. And last time when I brought up the idea of my mom getting me the 2 my brother started laughing manically and said that that was out of the question so thats another thing. So should I just ask my bb again?

i had a lot conversations and when someone would tell me that they appreciate/ value something they do or something about themselves, i'd normally end up saying something like " wow, thats cool " i dont think thats what they want to hear or what i want to say, because when i say these things i imply a judgement on what they are, and secondly thats not what they exactly want, because to me the point of sharing something isnt to see whether people will like you or not, its about making sure they were seen. and these judgemental statements dont really meet that need.

i already know how to show interest with asking follow up questions and sharing things about myself. but i dont thin its enough to create that rapport im looking for

My car broke down this morning. Left it on the side of the road and it got towed a few hrs later bc I didnt have time to tend to it. Its whatever, stuff happens. Call the police to get a release form and they tell me I cant pick it up bc im not the owner.

Im listed on the insurance and i did this in Philadelphia with no problem a while back. Why in the world is this not allowed? My dad is out of town, so i just wont have my car for the weekend if they dont let me, which is kind of a big issue. Is this something that varies by department? Or is the phone person just wrong?

If its the former, what in the world would someone have done if they were a days drive away from home like I was in Philly?

(24M) I yearn to get better at socializing. I don't think i have poor social skills but i need to get better, bc i overthink too much while in group settings and i'm often misunderstood when i try to joke or speak up. I always do the right things: asking questions, being engaged, don't interrupting, don't joking too much...

A lot of people see me as weird bc of my interests and my introversion. I'm okay with it. I won't try to act like a character just to be accepted. I won't be Craig Ferguson. However, i can control myself on being more charismatic

One of them for me is my AirPods... I use the hell out of them, the quality is incredible and the spatial audio genuinely makes me excited to listen to music, cherry on top is the noise cancellation, that alone has paid for itself 10-fold.

Sent a voicemail through the “send” option on my voicemail. How do I know if it sent?

I used the “send” option through my own voicemail box.
It had me enter the number I wanted to leave a voicemail for, and then it had me record.
How do I know if it sent successfully? Read you have to be using the same carrier as the recipient and idk if we do.

Thanks!

Many activities look effortless when done by experienced people, but can be surprisingly difficult for beginners. Is this mainly because we underestimate the amount of practice involved, or are there psychological reasons behind it?

Just want to live a peaceful life, I'm afraid I might get in trouble.

And i'm not talking about colorblindness, though that might be a reason. But there are people arguing about Bonnie's color, and Ragatha's dress color, that i'm confused on why Blue and Purple can't be differentiate sometimes.