when I was in high school, my friend and I grew up catholic but we were always the ones wrecking havoc and causing mayhem. One day we got the bright idea to convince all these sheltered catholic kids that my real name was Breast and my name (Bailey) was a nickname for it. I told them that I had talked to the school about changing my name on any official reports to Bailey instead of Breast- due to excessive bullying. None of them were comfortable calling me my “correct name” and I would go into long speeches about how vulnerable it was for me to come forth with my real name and it was disrespectful for them to not acknowledge me as such, etc. Anyways, this lasted a few months before we finally confessed our scheme and everyone’s minds were blown. The end
Aug 8, 2024
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so at my middle school library, you simply had to write your name on a slip of paper to check out a book. each week our homeroom teacher would read out the titles of overdue books and the names of kids who’d checked them out. in advance of April fools in 6th grade, I checked out what I considered the weirdest books in the library (stuff like “your changing body”) under the names of all the boys in my class. my teacher read out the list on April 1 and all the kids were like “what!!! I swear I didn’t check that out!!” In retrospect I have no idea how this unhinged yet clever idea entered my developing brain
Apr 6, 2024
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i was 9 years old when my next door neighbor showed me the delightful scent of a laundry detergent tab. she liked sniffing it and i couldn't agree more with her take. we didn't have that sort of thing in my house- mother was liquid. but we did have solid washing machine detergent, so i supplemented my new interest with that and toted around the solid detergent in my school bag- smelling it when i needed a bit of comfort, kind of like a blanky, which yes obviously i had one of those too. unfortuately, the little cube started to crack in my bag, covering everything, including my snacks, in weird soapy crumbs. i started to feel insecure about the whole thing, like is this kind of weird that i'm carrying solid detergent now to school? So, i put it in the trash. i walked there quietly, wrapped it up in a piece of paper and threw it away and went back to my seat. for some god forsaken reason, my teacher that day decided we should do a lesson on trash. so she emptied out the can on a table and went through everything that had been thrown away that day; apple cores, pencil sharpenings, and unfortunately, my mother's solid dish washing machine detergent. i wish i was kidding.
i agonized watching the table, the detergent like a lightning bolt, the only thing i'm looking at, seizing every ounce of my attention. hoping to god she just misses it. she doesn't. in fact she picks it up, sniffs it. starts saying "WHAT IS THIS" and saying "WHO THREW THIS AWAY" and the whole time im silent. sitting there in fear. i'm sweating. no one says anything. everyone is looking at each other and i continue to omit, an important distinction- not a lie. it's stressful, it feels like it lasts an eternity. she's looking at us all in the eyes wondering who is gonna crack. she will not let it go. continually, at least in my memory, WAILING. and if there was one thing i was sure of, it was that if i did confess, my new name would be soapy or something idk lol
so i sat there. let my back cover in sweat. poker face. poker face mary they could have called me. she finally relented. we moved on. i was free. but i will never forget my first mass omission (again not a lie.......... )
weirdly the teacher later died of slurping on a tide pod on one of those challenges in 2018
ok that bit isnt true
May 28, 2025
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my freshman year of high school i went to a new school and i didnt know how to do school well bc i have learning disabilities. it was an academically rigorous traditional school and i forgot to do my homework bc i was bad at planning ahead and like generally keeping track of things. anyway like the first week of this new school i get to class and got called on about the homework and i had to say in front of the class that i forgot. this teacher was known to be an odd ball/old school and he yelled at me and sent me out of class and asked me and told me only to return when i was prepared and ready to learn. needless to say i was stunned and packed up my stuff and ran out crying. i mean i was literally like 14.
this then became the folklore everyone told new students about this teacher and it got passed down but no one realized it was me and when i became like a senior i would tell freshman and they were like that was you?!?!
anyway this teacher years later got clocked for sexual misconduct and buying kids alcohol lol
Apr 27, 2024
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Some of the best include:
-paying in cash
-ice cream sundaes and milkshakes
-phone calls instead of texting
-sitting around a coffee shop doing nothing w your pals
Pls list any I forgot
May 14, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
It is my belief that so many people would be less lonely if they invited their friends to do their mundane errands and chores together. Dont have time to see your friends, cant afford to go out to socialize? Invite your friends to things you already will be doing and it ease some of the pain of the responsibilities. Or call someone to come over if you made a little too much for dinner. here is what I shared tonight: chicken thighs, fairy tale eggplant, fennel salad, and a nice groleau red wine
Jul 25, 2024