Gonna share some truths that are taboo to talk about, and everyone is gonna angrily at me about (I’m going to drink this mead then have a nap, don’t bother):

glasses frames are a monopoly, but you can buy pretty nice glasses from China if you have a prescription for like $20, I have like 11 - look at Vooglam
nobody actually gives a shit if you go to the glamorous restaurant alone, as long as you tip well and are polite - in fact you’ll get better drinks at the bar~ the secret to doing a lot of stuff as an adult, like hobbies or going places, is just asking. Nobody gives a shit if you tip well and you’re polite. You can go almost wherever. You can finger paint. Whatevs.~ life is too short for shit beer & liquor~ life is too short for shit men, love~ there will be other loves even though it seems giant ~ trans rights are human rights and I’ll officiate your wedding ~ local elections matter ~ you should be seeing a therapist~ if you haven’t worn it in two years, donate it, darling~ people at bars want to tell you about their jobs and hobbies, and they’re all interesting~ video games and D&D are real life skills~ find the fitness that you can do long term~ no fad diets~ you don’t have to know how to code or watch Star Wars to be a great IT person~ if you ever have or think you have a serious health problem in America, understand our healthcare is shit and you need to research it yourself and then get like 3 opinions minimum. Nobody will look out for you like you do.~ you should probably wear the mask~ if you have ovaries that work you can just take birth control forever and never have a period, there are some health caveats but it’s mostly sorta kinda just a stigma not to. The military does this.~ if you have ovaries that work find an gynecologist who is generally not an asshole, life is too short for checking with your nonexistent husband ~ if your doctor harps on your bmi and nothing else, then get a new doctor, before you die. Literally.~ it’s a good night if you get home safe, brush your teeth, and take an aleve~ life is too short to penny pinch instead of living, because soon we’ll be gone~ you look perfect in that outfit to everyone except you~ ask how other people are doing, and listen~ genuinely care about what happens to other people because it will happen to you

Oh yeah, I forgot - if you’re trans and you want to have haiir, all of mine is fake you can just go get extensions, you pay the money and then you have hair- you’re welcome.

Actually if anyone wants to have hair, men can have hair too- it looks hella cool.

Toxic masculinity should be shoved out of a moving vehicle by Indiana Jones

Being nonbinary is real. I have a warped ribcage and a few scars to prove it. Being asexual is real. I’m like, old now, and also very dignified - so it must be real.

People are mostly good, but you should learn to protect yourself and your loved ones from the ones who aren’t.

Never trust a billionaire no matter how cool their PR firm is they could end hunger yet opt not to

Travel places that make you uncomfortable (not for personal safety or trauma reasons)

One secret to opening jars alone is breaking the pressurized seal - just give the jar a good rap on something to warp the edge of the lid a tiny bit, and it will pop right open

Learn how to change your tires and jump your car, you don’t want to be beholden to someone in an emergency if you’re physically capable of doing it.

Every stranger on the internet is merely a product of what they curate and choose to show you. You don’t know the reality or the whole picture. You don’t own them.

Get to know people that make you uncomfortable (not for personal safety or trauma reasons)

Everyone thinks they are the ugliest and the most under qualified, sometimes

Internet trolls are basically using anger as therapy for their massive trauma, because they don’t think anger is an emotion

You are in a business transaction with your employer and owe them nothing more than they compensate you for. If you die at your desk they’ll replace you in days.

There have always been gay and trans people, and it’s Actualky Good when they don’t have to currently live tortured, closeted lives.

Find your family if your blood one ain’t repping

Naps are actually healthy and awesome. I’m not a medical professional but I’m pretty sure I function on them so they must be pretty awesome.