u/PaddedValls

Was thinking about this last night.

I am kindve at the "last bastion" in places to work in my career.

If I was to be paid off, I'd either have to move very far away to continue doing what I do while earning enough to maintain my current lifestyle.

Anywhere else that's close, is still far from where I live and would still be a major upheaval of my life to do it.

I have no idea what job I would go to if I lost this.

I am somewhat trapped, it seems.

Capitalism has got me.

Opened the blinds this morning to blue skies and sunshine.

Nipped out back with my coffee and it's bloody freezing!

I was at a gig last week and a woman a few rows in front of my filmed the *entire* gig, start to finish.

We were sitting and our view wasn't particularly blocked at all that night, so this isn't a rage post. It's more of a sad post.

Seeing people filming a gig instead of just being there, makes me somewhat sad.

So it had me thinking. What if the venues filmed the gig from a few different angles, then made that video available to whatever section fits best with where you were standing/sitting.

I know people will still film it themselves (gotta get those fake social media points) but may limit it.

My child approaching the nights out years.

Wondering how I'm going to deal with it if I ever find out he takes drugs recreationally.

It's never been my thing at all.

It's not productive. It's not a skill. His grades on school were abysmal. Now he's left school with almost no exams.

All he says is, "I'll get a trade" but makes no effort to do so.

He starts college in September in an Introduction to Construction course.

He didn't secure that himself, his mother did.

I have tried to get him a job in my work in a labour role but his lack of grades have made it hard for my work to overlook more "qualified" kids.

He wakes up, games all day, goes to bed.

I suggest things he can do, he finds excuses not to do them.

He has friends, but he says they don't do anything and they are all still at school doing Highers.

He has a girlfriend that he rarely sees. I don't understand that at all, but one would assume she is the same.

I love him, more than anything else, but it's so draining having to make sure he's ate, remind him to get a haircut or left the house at all.

People are going to suggest he's depressed. I assure you, he's not. That's not just a feeling I have. It's a discussion we've had many times. Even been to doctors, just incase.

He has no interests whatsoever. I mean /*NONE*/

Terms and Conditions:

You're not allowed to leave the country and you're not allowed to earn extra money.

There are many out there.

Usually I don't bite to the rage bait because I know it's there literally to drive engagement through purposefully spreading wrong facts or someone doing something wrong yet claiming to be right.

I can see through that stuff and just skip it.

The worst ones for me, are the videos where they have taken someones good content, superimposed themselves over it and they sit there nodding, or pointing up towards the stolen content.

Or the ones where they've put a movie on their TV and it's just them sitting absurdly close to it just so they can show that particular scene from a movie.

Horrible, horrible, horrible.

Let's say you've nothing to do on a Saturday morning.

The weather is fine.

You require a pint of milk for your morning coffee or cereal.

How far would you be willing to walk?

Would you take the car regardless?

Private reg for a car.

I don't get it.

Now, everyone can spend their money however they please, but a private reg is just a bit, "look at me".

But I'll bet there's things mentioned in this post that I've bought.

Obviously 'Best Before End' is less serious than the 'Use By Date'.

Personally, I don't care if a condiment is way out of Best Before.

A tin of coke, I don't care.

Stuff like that.

My one is a bit lame.

I grew up on the top floor of a block of flats.

No money.

As I approached my teens, I would go to friends houses and they had gardens, driveways and garages.

Back then, I assumed having a garage was for ultra rich people.

My friends, I have just purchased my first house and it has...

...*A GARAGE!*

I am nowhere near rich, and not so naive to think it's only the ultra rich that have them, but this was a really cool moment for me.

The garage was built in the 50's and can, in no way, fit a modern car but I don't care.

I have a little place to store things.

Amazing.

What's yours?

I don't see my best friend as often as I used to. Adult life has got in the way. He has a wife and 2 kids, while I am married but childless.

We have no intention of having kids, so I had the idea of being that fun uncle to my mates kids.

How the hell do I even suggest that?

My son is about to leave school *this week*.

He is on study leave but only has 2 exams.

Today is his last one.

He's not staying on at school as he's going to college in September.

Everywhere we've went to ask for part time work, they've said he has to be 16.

Hes going to be home alone all week, probably sleeping until lunchtime and not doing anything.

Just the nonchalant way he says it.

Like, he's looking out for the guy, but also very much taking the piss.

I love it.