minor inconveniences that are not struggles

[Mupepe]

that sounds more like a triumph.  Getting ahead on debt is extremely difficult but oh so rewarding.

[Brehvolution]

My plan is to be debt free by this time next year.

[Madrun Badrun]

Today I found out that catnip isn't just another name for cat food. 

[Atramental]

I'm now up to my third weekend in a row that I have to work on.

I am such a wagecuck.



edit: Also this is not due to me procrastinating yesterday. I actually got all that work done this morning.

This is just a bunch of shit that got piled on me today that's due Monday. 

[Madrun Badrun]

I'm now up to my third weekend in a row that I have to work on.

I am such a wagecuck.

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edit: Also this is not due to me procrastinating yesterday. I actually got all that work done this morning.

This is just a bunch of shit that got piled on me today that's due Monday. 

lol try being in gradschool. 

weekends

[Atramental]

Well, it could be worse.

I could be like Egg White:


Stay strong fellow wagecuck.  :'(

[Tasty]

Today I found out that catnip isn't just another name for cat food.

[Madrun Badrun]

I can't tell if you are dumb like I was or if you are mocking my dumbness. 

[Tasty]

I grew up with tons of cats and other animals so I don't think I was ever that dumb, no.

[Madrun Badrun]

Someday I will find someone dumb like me ... and mock them relentlessly on the internet to feel better about myself. 

[Brehvolution]

Tomorrow my youngest turns 10. No more kids in single digits age wise.

Old.

[Joe Molotov]

Tomorrow my youngest turns 10. No more kids in single digits age wise.

Old.

Pop another one in the oven and prove you still got it. 

[I'm a Puppy!]

Tomorrow my youngest turns 10. No more kids in single digits age wise.

Old.

lol noob.
My daughter is going to prom today.

[CatsCatsCats]

Tomorrow my youngest turns 10. No more kids in single digits age wise.

Old.

Getting closer to an empty nest 

[Brehvolution]

I paid my dues, breh.

Changing diapers in your 40's?

[Brehvolution]

Tomorrow my youngest turns 10. No more kids in single digits age wise.

Old.

lol noob.
My daughter is going to prom today.

My oldest will be 16 in 3 months. Which is another reason I decided not to get a new car last month.

[king of the internet]

Still remember plowing my girl all night before and after the prom. It's all I really still remember from my prom experience. She's gonna get it. 

[I'm a Puppy!]

She's gay. Don't care. 

[Phoenix Dark]

Mormon swinger with a lesbian daughter, finding his way through corporate America. When does the first season premier on HBO?

[I'm a Puppy!]

(my wife almost spit out what she was drinking)
Oh and don't forget the autistic son.

[I'm a Puppy!]

The childish optimist part of me is like "Go! Challenge yourself! Do what you're afraid to do and take that job you're under qualified for! You will become qualified for it!"

But then the realist in me knows that at times it's good to coast to prep for something bigger.

Only you know what's best for you man. Just make sure you don't regret the decision you make.

[brawndolicious]

I think you'll integrate better if people see you're a "fast learner" rather than the confident dude who's confused by the stupid new paperwork system in a different company doing the same stuff. There is a benefit to your skillset too but what you said about long term is all up to you.

[Atramental]

I would kill for a job that I could coast at so I could work on side projects and what not. But that's just me.

[Phoenix Dark]

Do what's best for you. In general I think the second option is better given the connections, it's something you know you can do well, and will lead to something better. Whereas you're probably too melaninated to take the first job and get a second/third chance if it doesn't go as well as fast as they want.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I'd go with the first job if it were me.  Sounds like there's a much bigger payoff.  The way I see it, your 20s are for putting in the work, career-wise.

[chronovore]

I'd take the job which leads to things that you enjoy doing more, not the prestige or paycheck.

I took a corporate director job instead of staying closer to the hands-on stuff; looking back it was a great résumé job that made me very unhappy.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I agree with Chrono on this one. But then again sometimes new possibilities open up that you didn't think about.

[I'm a Puppy!]

WTF is going on with my wife's and my friends? Another friend of ours has found out her 43 year old husband who she's been with for 20 years and has a 10 year old with is having an affair with a 25 year old. Not only is that all terrible but the 25 year old is admittedly stunning. So not only does our friend have to go through this terrible thing, she admitted to us yesterday that she's just humiliated that her husband is leaving her for a hot young thing and it makes her feel like an old cow. 

[Mupepe]

she should have cuckolded him.

[Phoenix Dark]

Puppy you should invite her to the threesome gang. She needs to feel attractive again, what better way to help than some kinky stuff.

[Rahxephon91]

I lost another pair of earbuds and now have to go back to the standard Apple ones so I don't go insane on my daily commute.

I'm just going to buy Headphones next time. Earbuds always get lost or break just from simple wear and tear to me.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Puppy you should invite her to the threesome gang. She needs to feel attractive again, what better way to help than some kinky stuff.

  The PD school of relationship counselling: "A threesome fixes everything".

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[Madrun Badrun]

And beat her out when she tries to leave the threesome gang. 

[Phoenix Dark]

"you should have a threesome" is the new "you should grow a beard"

Bore Advice

[Madrun Badrun]

TBF everyone should grow a beard. 

[chronovore]

WTF is going on with my wife's and my friends? Another friend of ours has found out her 43 year old husband who she's been with for 20 years and has a 10 year old with is having an affair with a 25 year old. Not only is that all terrible but the 25 year old is admittedly stunning. So not only does our friend have to go through this terrible thing, she admitted to us yesterday that she's just humiliated that her husband is leaving her for a hot young thing and it makes her feel like an old cow. 

Not to be a dick, but is she actually an old cow?

When either partner just lets their body go, or fails to evince affectionate interest in their partner... well, they'll go look to get that need fulfilled elsewhere. To be clear, I've not fallen into this trap, but we have been through rough patches where I've developed empathy for this mentality. If a couple fails to work together to deal with their problems, this will happen.

[Madrun Badrun]

Chronovore, scoundrel sympathizer. 

[I'm a Puppy!]

So yeah, sorta. She's an average 40 year old lady. Thing is her husband is average too. Don't know what this hot 25 year old sees in him at all (he's overweight doesn't have a good job, etc).  So I get where you're coming from, yes, she's let herself go a bit but he has too. So it's not a thing of one partner letting themselves go per se. Hell, most good looking 40 year old women aren't going to stand up to an average 25 year old.

As to the affectionate thing, apparently they had a lot of sex until she found out about his affair. I can't speak to the kind of sex, if it was good or not, but apparently frequency wasn't the issue.

[Phoenix Dark]

I know a guy who is in his early 40s, works retail, and is "dating" a stunning 19yo chick. He left his wife who is a nurse to be with this chick. Basically he lives in a small apartment and lets this hot chick stay with him, which is enough for her to fuck him I guess. I suppose the benefit of some stability is enough for her to overlook him being a beer belly loser. His ex-wife isn't even bad looking. She's real nice and has a good job.

He's related to one of my friends so I see him at events with his 19yo gf every now and then. Shit is awkward.

[brawndolicious]

If they're having "a lot" of sex then both partners are probably enjoying. Obviously that sex feels dirty and horrible for the wife now but of course it's obvious why he left her. Best (only) thing she can do is take absolutely everything in the divorce.

[Mupepe]

I know a few hot girls from high school that married older dopey dudes real quick after school. Only one doesn't have obvious daddy issues. The outlier legitimately seems like she found her soul mate in an older dude. The others are B tier trophy wivesand  based on their facebooks before I got rid of mine they all drank too much. They're usually the ones that had 4 kids by 25, post 30 times a day and at some point change their Facebook name back to their maiden name sometimes all non chalant

[I'm a Puppy!]

Get a 9am meeting today and I'm like "Huh, wonder what this is? But he's a good guy, so I'll go." Turned into

"Yeah Partner x, this is Puppy. He's going to be running our event for us."
<given that it's a partner and we're sorta in start up mode again, I reply> "Yes, yes of course I am. How are you? Can you remind me which even this is? Sorry, I have to run so many."
"Oh this is that 30-40 person marketing event we're having."
"Oh, right! And when is this happening?"
"Monday"



WTF? Now I have essentially 2 days to prep for a 30-40 person multi-hour event. It was the best I could do to be like "Oh! That event. Of course!" and not be like "WHAT THE FLYING FUCK DUDE?!"

[Joe Molotov]

Be a wagecuck. :'(

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I know a guy who is in his early 40s, works retail, and is "dating" a stunning 19yo chick. He left his wife who is a nurse to be with this chick. Basically he lives in a small apartment and lets this hot chick stay with him, which is enough for her to fuck him I guess. I suppose the benefit of some stability is enough for her to overlook him being a beer belly loser. His ex-wife isn't even bad looking. She's real nice and has a good job.

He's related to one of my friends so I see him at events with his 19yo gf every now and then. Shit is awkward.

ITT beer bellies losers get twice as many chicks and PD so he attacks them anonymously in a message board.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Be a wagecuck. :'(

[Phoenix Dark]

Who's providing the food, Puppy 

[I'm a Puppy!]

The partner at least. They've got deep pockets so it'll be good. At least there's that. I just gotta do the important stuff, build the demo, do the workshop. But the food will be good.

[chronovore]

The partner at least. They've got deep pockets so it'll be good. At least there's that. I just gotta do the important stuff, build the demo, do the workshop. But the food will be good.

When the partner left the meeting, did you turn to the "good guy" and say "What the actual fuck, d00d?"

[I'm a Puppy!]

Oh more than that. I conferenced in the CEO and unloaded both barrels.

[chronovore]

Oh more than that. I conferenced in the CEO and unloaded both barrels.

[Phoenix Dark]

I know a guy who is in his early 40s, works retail, and is "dating" a stunning 19yo chick. He left his wife who is a nurse to be with this chick. Basically he lives in a small apartment and lets this hot chick stay with him, which is enough for her to fuck him I guess. I suppose the benefit of some stability is enough for her to overlook him being a beer belly loser. His ex-wife isn't even bad looking. She's real nice and has a good job.

He's related to one of my friends so I see him at events with his 19yo gf every now and then. Shit is awkward.

ITT beer bellies losers get twice as many chicks and PD so he attacks them anonymously in a message board.

[nachobro]

Took time off work to be at home for the AC repair guy to fix the AC. Waited all day until my appointment window was up and called them up very annoyed to ask where they were. Was informed my appointment is for tomorrow.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Post that shit in the struggle thread, not in the minor inconveniences thread.

[nachobro]

i prefer to save that thread for true struggles, like uneven pepperoni distribution on my delivery pizza

oh fuck see what you did? now i posted that in the wrong thread.

[chronovore]

Thanks to Pallando, I looked up "exit bag," and now I'm sad. Not just sad that there are heaps of forum entries on how to use them, and which theoretically works best (because if they really knew, they'd be unable to post about it). Sad for the 91-year-old woman who was selling them via mail order, and was shut down by the police. Just sad.

I also burned the fuck outta my grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. Like, fucking black, on BOTH sides. Now I see why not everyone is down for BBC (Burned Blackened Cheese).

[Joe Molotov]

Chrono burnt his sandwich, now he's googling exit bags. rip

[king of the internet]

Thanks to Pallando, I looked up "exit bag," and now I'm sad. Not just sad that there are heaps of forum entries on how to use them, and which theoretically works best (because if they really knew, they'd be unable to post about it). Sad for the 91-year-old woman who was selling them via mail order, and was shut down by the police. Just sad.

I also burned the fuck outta my grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. Like, fucking black, on BOTH sides. Now I see why not everyone is down for BBC (Burned Blackened Cheese).

I think if you're gonna be drastic and end your life, you should at least do it in a more ballsy way than suffocating yourself in a sleeping bag. Like my nicca Elliott Smith stabbing himself through the heart with a knife. That's some G shit. 

[chronovore]

Only way I'm going out is diving into a crowd of zombies so the fam can get away.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Boss is gonna change my Q2 target cause I reached my Q1 target 

Typical for my company and the corporate world. Also he says that while he is happy with the numbers, I didn't sell what he wanted me to sell 

Can't even be mad now although I will kick up a shitstorm when time is due

[Atramental]

Clients and bosses will say they want you to shoot for the Moon but really they want you to shoot for Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, or, fuck it, just go all the way up to the stars.

At least that's my experience.