I don't know what to tell you Taco that you don't already know. Obviously the months (years?) leading up to this moment have been a rollercoaster. Perhaps, like me many times past and present, you're thinking that you've just had a stroke of bad luck lately and if people would just fuck off and give you some space to get your collective shit together everything will go back to normal. It won't. I think we both know that. The only question you need to ask yourself is how far down the rabbit hole you're willing to go? Do you have any criminal charges pending? Probation? Before you make any harsh decisions about rehab realize they WILL make those for you eventually. You'd be better off just letting go and letting God as the AA nuts are wont to say. It'll go a lot harder for you if you don't, believe me. Don't even think about driving anywhere far right now. If you plan on sleeping in your car don't you dare keep any shit in it. They will find you, and your family, love notwithstanding, WILL let you rot in jail. Have you ever been homeless? I spent about half a year in my car and IT SUCKED. Worst months of my life. Spent a week truly roughing it when a cop dropped me at the doors of a state facility and didn't bother to check me in himself. I learned a lot about myself and the world around us that week, none of it inspiring. That is a dark road man, and it's getting colder outside. That's what stuck with me the most: the cold. Rehab SUCKS. I've been to the best and the worst and they're all fucking miserable. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE. You will meet some truly sad and crazy individuals there. You will be sick. Hopefully they'll give you some decent meds and you'll hit the pink cloud within the week. By the month's end you'll be more than ready to get the fuck out of there. You'll think that was a one time thing and you've got your addiction under control now. You will be wrong. You've still got family that cares about your welfare. That's a plus for sure. No matter how much you may hate them or how much you think they hate you, you've got people and that's most important. What you decide now will determine how many of those loved ones will remain once the dust settles. You're one of us now. It's a big club. You're not special. Left unchecked you will die a lonely, excruciating death. AA is mostly bullshit. It's bullshit you would be wise to suffer through at least a couple months. There's no going back. You will have this disease the rest of your life. Like I said: HOW FAR DOWN ARE YOU WILLING TO GO? I'll be thirty next year. My addictions have cost me half my family, several relationships, over a year in county, half a dozen hospital visits... my sanity. Yet, even with all that misery, I still go back. She welcomes me with open arms every time. One day I fear she'll never let go. Get your shit together man. I'll keep you close to heart. Take your medicine and come back to us stronger and wiser.
Baby, if you have to ask you'll never know. revs motorcycle and jumps a shark
All due respect Klein, that's a very whitecollar attitude I'd know nothing about. People like myself don't have that option. You find a niche and you bust your ass and hope for the best but the best never comes and you're absolutely fucking right. They don't owe me anything but goddamn I wish I lived in a world where at least I could get an honest pay for an honest day. Am I the only bluecollar on Hubski? Is everyone else here so sophisticated that they can redefine their paradigm and change their status quo at a snap of the fingers? I'm talking about the working class. I'm saying the foundation of all this is based on slobs like me and we're starting to get very, very pissed off. And it will come to a head. Soon I hope.If that balance doesn't suit you, do something else.
I'm 28 years old. I work at a chemical plant whose parent is based in Europe and whose tentacles reach around the world. I've worked there two years under contract from a staffing company. I make around $55,000 a year but I receive no benefits, no 401k, no future. For every $1 I make the staffing place charges my employer $10, AND THEY STILL MAKE MONEY OFF ME. Twenty years ago I could afford a house, a family, but now? I can barely make rent. But where else can I go? Every other bigname BIZNESS is going the same way. We let THEM convince our parents that unions are the Devil and now what do we have? Companies where if you even talk about employee rights you're blackballed. You may as well hit the gate. What really pisses me off is the "company" I work for is based in a place where they wouldn't dare treat their employees like that. But they can here. Because we're used to it. Because we're desperate. Just like me. It's a deadend with nowhere to go but down and out and it really gets to me sometimes. To paraphrase Carlin I hope one day this will change but I'm way too cynical to think it'll happen in my lifetime."I'll take a little cancer so longs as I can get a job."
The rich pay nothing and get all the benefits. The middle does all the work and pays all the taxes. The poor are there... just to scare the fuck out of the middle class.
Holy fuck. We're doomed. E: Fuck it. Burn it down. The only silver lining is that the people that voted for him are going to be hurt the most. E2: Eight years forward, sixty years back. This is madness.
It's been fun dude but you've really gotta switch it up a bit. The popcorn is stale and now I'm just worried about your sanity. Good luck with all the trolling and I pray we never meet outside a dimly lit bar.
Mmm. This popcorn is delicious.
Innovative ideas from the 1920's. Is she supposed to be some Manchurian candidate for her father? If so that's kind of sad."When I made the decision to run for public office, I did so because I firmly believe that my generation's voice, fresh perspective and innovative ideas can help solve some of our state's most challenging issues," she said in an election night statement.
But my friend here in Zen your wheel is always full. It's all about the greater good. THE GREATER GOOD JOIN US
I optimistically disagree. Most are rebelling to Voat. I think a lot of the new users are looking for exactly what mk laid out. No groupthink. No tired pun threads. Real discussions. I love Reddit for the educational discussions and when I first found Hubski I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. I'm saying people that came here instead of Voat made a conscious decision to push back the dark and I doubt the majority of them will abandon the opportunity. My glass is half full though. It's been a wild month.
Kinda hard to see since I'm so pale but that's a 5'' scar on my left bicep. Tweaker roommate gave me that with a butcher knife. Sliced it to the muscle. I don't do roommates anymore.
Appalachian Trail Raise a child Two chicks at the same time
I've been kicking this thought around my mind for awhile now. Heavy is the head, Don. I like to think Obama took him aside the other day and reality checked his ass. I hope his health is as strong as his ego...
It passed like an Ipril dye, But a look an' a word an' the dreams they stirred! They 'ave stolen my 'eart awye!It was only an 'opeless fancy.
These are the rantings of a demented paranoid who is clawing at the bars of his cell. He has zero foresight into the consequences of his actions nor does he care because up until January he has never been forced to take any kind of personal responsibility. He literally confessed to obstruction of justice LIVE on television last night and now he's adding threatening a witness to the long list of charges and there is fuck all you or I can possibly do about it but roll our eyes in disbelief. Personally though, I thank God or whoever every day that Donny and his jackboots are so incredibly incompetent that it really is just a matter of time before the cards fall. The free press is doing an amazing job and it's clear they will NEVER let go until this international embarrassment is put down like the rabid dog he is. The beauty of all this to me is it signals the death of what is now the Republican Party. Trump is blindly pulling the curtain on all their false promises and cronyism and revealing what they all truly are: Spineless elites who sell you and I out every day to the highest bidder. There is no way Trump makes a full term at this pace. He is a toxic Pandora's Box to everyone around him regardless of party. If the latest atrocities don't bring him down and House and Senate still refuse to take action then he will keep crossing the line until finally we collectively snap and go full South Korea on his ass, or worse. I hope saner minds prevail.
Less noise. More substance. No pressure. I mostly lurk here. There are some really intelligent people floating around and I find it better to listen. But if I do have an opinion on something I am free to say it without fear of insult. There is no hate here. I post what I love and if someone loves it too they share with others. No karma hangs in the balance. No bullshit need apply. You are your own moderator and your experience is yours and yours alone.
I've tried pitching reddit to my coworkers and Hubski to people I really liked. Go fish. It's hard to make friends here in this coonass South. I must not lose faith. They're here, just hard to find.
This is really dumb
Going in for a face to face tomorrow morning for my dream job. Got to start packing for our move down the street December 1st. Things are happening fast. Can't turn to vices for relief. Gotta stay focused. Stressed out. Just want some piece of mind for me and mine. Soon.
Heading to Atlanta for the Shaky Knees music festival!