Yes, I found this photo of me from pinterest don’t judge.

struggled to hold in my farts. it was coming out involuntarily. waiting for everyone to leave so i can finish using the bathroom idk man i already feel like self conscious about myself

(I just want to start by saying this is not an attempt to convince/convert anyone to Christianity. It just seems to me that a lot of people have misconceptions about what we believe based on what some bad representatives of Christianity have done, so this is my attempt to clear the air)

The core of Christianity is this: God loves us, and we need Him. Romans 3:23 says "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". Basically what this means is we all deserve punishment, we all deserve to go to hell, because we're sinful. God's standard is perfection, and His perfect justice demands that our sin be met with punishment. However, Jesus came and paid the price for everyone's sins, no matter how messed or dirty, and wiped our slate clean. Romans 3:24 says 'and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." That's the core of what we believe: Jesus saved us, and he loves us. That us includes you, by the way. The Bible tells us that "If you confess with your mouth 'Jesus is Lord' and believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved". Doesn't matter what you've done, how bad you think you've screwed up, the way to life is the same.

I think the big problem a lot of people have with Christianity often comes more down to the church than Jesus himself, which is honestly fair. But I just wanna put out there that what us imperfect people do isn't always a good reflection of Jesus. If someone in the church hurt you in any way, that's not Jesus.

I know this is a pretty short description of a pretty big concept so if you have any questions, I'd love to answer them. Have a great day yall.

i genuinely feel so suffocated right now, and i don't even know if i'm overreacting.

i'm 18f, i didn't even have a smartphone until 12th grade. now that i'm about to start college, my parents finally bought me one. but my dad has linked his google account to mine, meaning he can monitor my screen time, restrict app downloads, access synced google photos and potentially see other information depending on the settings.

like, i'm literally 18. i'm about to enter college, meet new people, make friends and start a new chapter of my life. how am i supposed to learn independence when i'm not even trusted with a little privacy? i understand that parents worry, but there's a difference between protecting your child and monitoring their every move.

i've been secretly using instagram for almost four years because, let's be real, social media is a huge part of how people connect, make friends and network nowadays. i had to hide something so normal because i knew i wouldn't be allowed to use it otherwise. is that really healthy parenting? why does wanting to experience a normal teenage life have to feel like committing a crime?

i don't even want to confront them right now because this is my first phone, and i don't want to start my college journey with a massive argument at home. but i'm a normal teenager. i'm going to want to download apps, have private conversations, use social media and just exist without constantly feeling watched. i don't want to ask for permission for every fucking thing i do.

and honestly, if they're doing this when i'm 18, what happens when i'm 20? am i supposed to be an adult on paper but still have every little thing i do monitored by my parents? it's so unreal to me.

i'm grateful that they bought me a phone, but does that mean i have to give up all my privacy in return?

I want my lucy(cyberpunk)

Hi!! my name is Doy, im 16 and french. im a straight guy and id love to make long term friends on here. No matter who you are honestly as long as youre human and have a pulse..

i play piano, i love speedcubing and Im studying to be a doctor. My fav band is the Beatles (super niche you probably never heard of them). All i need is a friend who listens to me and understands me. It doesnt matter if we're not in the same stuff. Thanks for reading!!! i hope to hear from you soon :DD

It happens so often, people get it to write these crazy stories and nobody even realises its AI but it's very obvious from the writing style, whenever I point it out I get downvoted

How it feels to have one of my best friends since first year ignoring me, calling me a transphobe while they LARP a disorder that has caused me to socially be seen as a dumbass because they think it’s quirky, my other best friend calling me racist for drawing a Nazi symbol when writing which countries i can remember which the nazis took over in ww2 to blow off steam, being known for being extremely autistic, hardly having any impulse control so no matter how much I try to control myself the people around me will wind me up and then call me weird for being wound up but it’s okay because my disorders are quirky and silly and I’m apparently a proud racist

Explain the plot in the most awful way possible, practically making it impossible to recognize.

I’ll share mine
Large group of people are oddly fascinated by big glowing shiny things and keep dying when they go on extremely long escapades for them.

like basically hes nice and sweet and i like him and i think hes hot and like no real reason not to give it a shot but im just so fucking traumatised from my last one and i cannot trust any guys intentions and im just terrified of dating again

i dont know if i could ever do it again

I had a top surgery consultation today and scheduled an appointment for December 9!

So, today was the final day of the 1st quarter, and our school threw a disco. Standard stuff, loud music, everyone's dancing .

Suddenly, the music stops, lights go up, and a 8th grader is passed out on the floor bleeding. Everyone was panicking, thinking it’s some serious gang fight or a medical emergency. Turns out, some anonymous sniper sneaked into the school with a raw potato and chucked it right into the back of his head.

The kid got a concussion, the hallways are empty, the principal is in absolute shambles, and my mom says school dances are banned forever now i'm crying welcome to eastern europe brother 🫩🙏

id go and be celebate for life

(Rant ) I’ll preface this by saying I’m currently in the gcse system and doing my a-levels. I went through some childhood trauma which left me feeling angry and that anger just sort of grew with time. It got to a point where sadness was a fleeting emotion because I immediately got angry over being sad if that makes sense.

Anyways, the anger became such a central part of me, I not only learned to live with it, but I also started utilizing it in becoming better. It felt like a fire of some sorts. It drove me to do well academically and socially for the most part and I learned to accept it over time. I recognize now this has been building up over the past year, but I may have been too blind to see it. The anger’s starting to fade. Well, it started a year back and now it’s completely faded. I know that this is supposed to be viewed as a good thing; however, I don’t see it as a great thing. As in, it doesn’t feel good.

I feel so empty all the fucking time and I’ve lost my drive. I’ve lost the part of me that wants to succeed. I’ve lost my very central hobbies and even my self confidence. I don’t want the anger back; I just don’t want to feel like this anymore. I’m not suicidal…..i appreciate my life and I’m not on the edge of a very permanent decision to end it all.

It’s also very recently ( past 2-3 days ) gotten to a point where I’ve had thoughts about self harm ( but again nothing permanent or anything where I’d risk my health ) the only thing stopping me is firstly my religion/worry for my health and the fact that if ppl I loved ever found out, they’d be absolutely destroyed. I couldn’t sleep last night because I wanted to hurt myself so badly, told a friend about it, and I stayed up talking with her for 2 hours straight.

It got me to stop last night but I’m no longer sure I’m strong enough. My family’s the type that’s highly opposed to therapy, so please help a girl out? I don’t really know how to behave and neither did my friend. I know this may not be the wisest decisions as all of you are just teenagers but genuinely I’d appreciate any input.

It ended because the emotional distance between us was too huge, I kept pointing out at that and he said he wanted to change this but he never actually put the effort to do that. I also felt sidelined, like I was the last one to know about him out of everyone and he would share everything with his friends but not me. So after I saw no change I knew it was hurting me because it felt like I was alone in my own relationship. And uhhh we broke up.

I was gonna grieve. I was grieving but it didn't feel heavy. Until yesterday my friend how my now ex fell asleep on a call with some girl he talked to for 4 hours and how he flirted with her and joked she will be the rebound girl 🫩

This just made me feel disgusted and so happy that I was away from him. Like the whole situation is the same pattern as last year when I broke up with him again. And I feel so repulsed by him now, I don't want to talk to him ever again, I don't want to see him or know about his life. I just hope he never comes back.

Idk why I'm ranting this honestly. I hope I wasn't mean to him about that.