Category: Raw
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Daily Prompt 3/3/23
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? There’s so many experiences that have helped me grow, but I would say the three biggest experiences are joining the Air Force, having a mental breakdown in 2015, and falling in love with my wife. Joining the Air Force in 2000 would change the next 20+…
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This isn’t anything new…
So I read this article that came before this one, with the first one talking about the fact that teen girls are struggling with anxiety and depression. The second one talks about theories adults have as to why this is so. I have some news here. 1. Social media isn’t the sole issue causing depression…
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Priorities
There are possible developments on the the horizon that may challenge me. I guess that’s true of anyone, at any given time though. I have struggled in the past with prioritizing things properly. Like always putting myself last or putting work before my family at the wrong times. It feels like I’m looking at another…
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Daily Prompt 2/28/23
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? This is one of my favorite prompts ever. After my 4 years in college, I had no plan. None. I worked at a home for juvenile delinquent boys for about 6 months and also at a daycare. Both jobs had terrible pay…
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Daily Prompt 2/27/23
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? You never fuck with a Gen X latchkey kid who spent more hours jumping off his bike than you spent with your butt on yours.
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Stale Cookies
I’m from upstate NY and so there are certain things I grew up with and don’t get very often. One such item is halfmoon cookies, sometimes called black and whites by those who don’t know what I’m talking about. They are soft, almost like cake. They are huge, with lots of chocolate and vanilla frosting.…
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Daily Prompt 2/25/23
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. I feel like I intentionally find some strange, obscure way to interpret daily prompts but for this one I have to say the most ambitious DIY project I’ve taken on is healing myself. It is true that I see a therapist regularly, but that amounts…
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Honoring Grandmothers
As a kid, I loved my birthday up until I was about 8 or 9. I can’t exactly explain what happened, but I think it had to do with being old enough to realize what was going on. Like I was suddenly aware of how I was being treated. My birthday became a day I…
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Daily Prompt 2/23/23
Do you enjoy your job? Sometimes these daily prompt questions are kind of silly. I like this question though, because I wish everyone could enjoy what they do. I don’t have a job right now and I definitely enjoy that, although I do feel like I am supposed to do something more with my life…
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