u/HappySlapper22

My financial situation won’t let me go to USC (going to midlands tech) but i’ve got some friends who aren’t in a frat either that go there and want to take me to some parties. How hard is it to get in?

One of my best friends used to be such an interesting guy. He and I had a lot in common and he helped me get into hiking/camping. We shared similar political views and other interests, stuff like that.

He’s been changing since march of this year. All he talks about are girls. If i try to change the topic, he’ll pivot it back to talking about girls. He puts all of his self worth into how many girls he can talk to, and vents to me about how depressed he gets when he’s getting nothing (even if it’s just for a day or two). He talks to a lot of women (not sure how he does it, but he does) and i feel like it’s rotting his brain.

A few weeks ago i hung out with this girl i really wanted. Turns out she was playing games, but I saw through it and stopped talking to her right after. Come to find out, the friend in question decided to plan a hangout with her behind my back. It’s not a huge deal, but it would’ve been nice for him to notify me. Especially with how close him and I are. I talked to him later that night and asked what they did, and he told me i a sly tone that they “just kissed”.

I ended up leaving a big group hangout and hanging out with two girls. He was there, walked me out to their car and started acting a fool to them before i got into the car and left. After that it was kinda weird, he kept texting me asking if there was room for one more even though they had told him they didn’t want him in the car. I’ve been getting kind of a salty vibe from him after that.

I feel like he’s always trying to one-up me and turn everything girl related into a competition. I just want to live my life. I’m not the type to get a ton of play, but I enjoy what i get when i get it. I don’t want it to be turned into a competition every single time I tell him news about a girl that I like.

If anyone has advice on if I should talk to him or what to say, please leave a comment.

I’m 18 and starting the Associate in Science Welding program at Midlands Technical College in 1 month.

Just want some advice on the following:

I, like many other people, don’t want to get cancer (or any other welding related disease for that matter). I’m wondering how I can reduce my risk during/after school.

I also don’t wanna have my head in a plume of smoke for the better part of my career so I also want to look into what i can do to become a cwi later on and what the job entails.

Lastly, any advice on how to get through the program and actually do well/be able to become great later on.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

I’m too old to do regular teenager stuff but too young to do adult teenager stuff.

Starting college soon, but it genuinely feels like i’m in purgatory. All my friends are 18+ and i’ve been stuck in this hole 😭

All the entry level jobs I wanna get that pay $15+ an hour only hire 18+, so i don’t really have a chance at making more money until I turn 18 either

does it get more fun

Going to mexico in a couple weeks, thinking about bringing a tab (150ug max) for the most interesting part of my trip. My worry is that my parents might be able to tell while i’m actually tripping.

I had about 2/3 of a tab about 2 weeks ago before unexpectedly getting stranded in the mountains. Had to navigate talking to mechanics and other people while tripping, and my friends said I looked completely normal from an outsider’s perspective. Idk if it could be the same during the mexico trip.

Should i do it 👀

I’m 17M, turning 18 in a few weeks. I’m going soon and I wanted to see what there is to do at night (or during the day idk). I’d like to possibly meet some girls or just chill people in general, and have a good time away from the family at night. Lmk!

I’m going in a few days, and I’ll be just 3 weeks shy of my 18th birthday. Any chance I could find a way to drink or nah

Alright so a little bit of backstory,

I’ve done shrooms about 4-5 times in the past, and I did acid for the first time two days ago. I went to an amusement park on the acid and had the time of my life. I’ve also gone hiking/camping a few times and really like it, but I’ve never done it on anything.

The friend who let me have some for the amusement park is leaving for basic training soon and he wants to leave me the rest of what he has. Personally, I think hiking would be fun on acid, but since I’ve never done it, i’m not entirely sure. I am going on a hike/camp with 2 other people on the 25th of this month. At least one of the guys i’ll be with would be sober (and he’s a decently experienced hiker). The other guy is pretty experienced with psychedelics.

Would it be a good idea to take like 1-1.5 tab for the hike?

I recently “bought” a guitar off of marketplace, it said it would ship to my address and had payment protection. I paid, the money was taken out of my account, but then the item never arrived.

I called fedex (who they supposedly shipped with), and they sent me the proof of delivery. It showed that the tracking number they gave me was for a different package doing to a different person from a different seller.

I instantly did a claim for the payment protection and the money appeared back in my account. I drained all of the money from that into my savings, leaving my checking at 0 dollars. A few days later, the money got taken back out of my account and my checking is now in the negatives.

I called bank of america right after and filed a claim for it, but i’m not sure what’s gonna happen with that. Is there ANY way to contact meta/facebook about this?? I tried looking but all it tells me is to contact the seller, which obviously isn’t an option at this point, or it tells me to talk to an ai which does nothing.

Is anyone able to give me some insight on this? $267 is NOT a small amount of money for me.

I love welding. This may change as I go into the industry since I’m fresh out of high school and have no real-world welding experience, but right now I find the trade and everything related to it (minus eating smoke) very interesting. This fall, I’ll be going to college to get an AAS degree in welding.

Now, unlike a lot of people who work blue collar, I actually care about my health. In my high school welding class I was pretty much the only guy that actually wore a respirator when I was welding without good ventilation. I don’t want to spend most of my career behind the hood breathing in all of those fumes and just being in such close proximity to so many carcinogens. I want to be here for for a good time *and* a long time.

A little later on down the line after I graduate college, I’d like to become a CWI. It’s more of a management position, they don’t spend as much time breathing in fumes and smoke, meanwhile I’d also get to learn a lot. I’m not sure if they get paid more/same/less than a welder, but not getting cancer seems like a good trade off. Like i said, i’m very inexperienced, so if I’m mistaken about any of this please let me know.

With all of that out of the way, is CWI a good career path for someone like me? And what would be the best way to go about achieving my goal?

TL:DR
I like welding, don’t wanna die though. I’m interested in more of a management position (CWI) to still be involved with something I’m passionate about. Is this good career path? Best way to do it?