I have learned so many things over the past 10 years: shrinking myself serves no one, but sharing my light does; family isn’t defined by outward appearance, only love and understanding; and, most importantly, it’s never too late to choose a new path — even when it feels scary. As for music, I’m standing at…
So, here’s my plea, sprinkled with the hard-earned wisdom of someone who’s walked barefoot through the glass: Believe women who say they’re afraid. It doesn’t matter if she’s being abused physically; abuse takes many forms, including coercive control. Stop asking “Why did she stay?” Start asking, “What barriers kept her from leaving safely?” Teach teens…
First-Aid Survival Quiz: How Much Do You Know? We all think we’d totally keep it together in a first-aid emergency… until someone actually starts choking and suddenly our brain forgets everything except panic. From CPR and burns to seizures and heart attacks, this quiz is here to find out whether you’d genuinely know what to…
2. “People licking their fingers before touching stuff that other people are going to touch next. (E.g., magazine pages, papers, cash, cards, etc.).” —Bastard_of_Brunswick “Finger licking out in the wild is just generally pretty gross. So are a lot of people’s phones, too, probably, along with computer keyboards and mice. How often do people clean…
This experience even made me question the growing normalcy of friendship breakups. Occasionally, they can be warranted. But, so often, friends think they’ve irreversibly grown apart when they haven’t become different people at all — they’ve just started showing up differently. That can be fixed if both parties are able to look within and willing…
—spreadskater “I’m a chef, and I see the direct outcome of all of this every week. Broccolini, onions, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, asparagus, tomatoes, potatoes, green onions, limes, lemons, and oranges are all standard items we keep in my restaurant, and over the last six months, prices have increased anywhere from 30% to 60%. Plus, the…
—Mental_Antelope5860 “Same here, I bought some new-old-stock French quality sheets that were slightly stained from lying on a shelf for years (got the stains out right away, no problem). They were very affordable, but man, these were made to last you 50 years, and it shows. The weight after washing is unlike anything I’ve owned,…
Yeah…I don’t think I was fully prepared for all of this 😭. If you work in the medical field and have a story like this, feel free to share it in the comments or submit it below — your story might end up in a future BuzzFeed Community post! Note: Some responses have been edited…
What are the glute muscles? You probably know the term “glutes” refers to some area around the backside. But it’s actually a group of muscles, which include, from biggest to smallest: Gluteus maximus, Gluteus medius, Gluteus minimus. They help us to stand up, walk, stay balanced, sit down, stand up, lift our legs, support our weight, run,…
4. “You really can’t fully understand depression until you’ve experienced it.” —u/kytheon “Too many people think it’s a ‘just get out of bed and have a better attitude’ kind of thing.” —u/melissasoliz “I’ve struggled with it my whole life. A friend recently went through her first spell and was like, ‘How do you do it?!’…
