u/Hour-Example-4236

I'm 18 and I have never had any job experience. I want to start making money though to save up for things so I was thinking to get a part time job for a boba shop 5 minutes away from my house.

I'm just worried because I have no experience being a barista, but a lot people are baristas for their first job so maybe it isn't too hard?

I just don't know what to do and have no idea what to put on my resume.

Any tips?

Im 18 now and have been in the US since I was 11. Since im living in california, i believe that my lifestyle and household income is considered lower middle class, but i wouldnt say that my family is really struggling. We can afford things and madaming savings ang parents ko. Literal na ever since nakapunta ako dito, i just feel depressed and that im never really able to connect with the people here the same way i did at home.

7 years na akong naghihintay na bumalik sa pinas, pero lagi napupush the next year. As in when its suggested, sasabihin next year, then the next year comes and the same thing is said. Ayoko naman magsound na spoiled, pero its so frustrating na talaga. Pag isusuggest ko na umuwi sa summer, masyado daw mainit, pero pag december, masyado naman maulan at mahal. Its almost like hot and wet lang ang seasons ng pinas right?

I feel like (almost sure) my parents just dont want to go, which makes me really sad because this is all ive looked forward to, my wish every birthday, and im starting to lose hope.

Im so grateful na nakapunta ako sa states, especially that im in california, and ive adjusted well, pero iba talaga when youre home. I just wanted to let this out in this subreddit because maybe there's someone who relates and kung may tips kayo 🥲 I know mahal ang tickets, so i think i might get a part time job to save up a little

I'm usually not the type to care what people do with their own lives and bodies because that's their business, but what most people don't understand about this is that those who choose to go through with pregnancy, especially those with bad circumstances, aren't only just doing it to their themselves, they are also dragging an innocent child into that life.

People need to think more about BEING the child rather than themselves and how they will raise the baby (though that needs to be well thought out too).

What I mean is that people should think: "If I were this child, would I enjoy this type of life?" or "If I were able to choose where my consciousness will go, would I choose to be this child with this life?".

I don't think bringing a child into this world in any circumstance is ethical, but I'm trying to think about this in a very realistic way because most people's goal in life is to have kids and do not have this worldview.

There is so much toxic positivity and encouragement with people choosing to continue with pregnancy. And for example: people who were teenage parents often use the argument that "their baby was the best thing to ever happen to them," (even when they could barely take care of it, ruined their teenage years, and also broke up with their babydaddy) and I think it is SO harmful to spread this message because obviously you think that now. Your child has already been born, you are not some kind of sociopath which is why you love them, and all (at least most normal) mothers say this. It always comes off as horrible when you say abortion is the right decision for these circumstances to people who are incapable of comprehending the concept of existence and the absence of it.

Also, I genuinely do not understand why there are STILL people who do not have any plans to become parents and then have unprotected sex (especially the ones who live in areas with abortion laws) when they already know the risks and don't want to face the consequences. They are not only playing with their lives, they are playing with an innocent child's life.

If your sexual temptations are stronger than your fear of pregnancy and parenthood, then you are not mature enough to have sex.

Often times I wonder if I had selective mutism when I was a kid because ever since I heard about it, I immediately felt like this is what was "wrong" with me, so I guess I'd just like to tell my story here and see what I really had.
When I was 4 and started kindergarten, I used to not talk at all in school. I would only nod yes or no in questions and the only times I would talk is if I ever got called to answer some class question that isn't a yes or no one and I'd speak very quietly while my voice was already naturally quiet. When I come back home I would be perfectly fine so my parents didn't know at that time. On top of that, I would also refuse to show any emotion in school, like I never cried or smiled and when people would try to make me laugh and succeeded, I would cover my entire face with my hands so they wouldn't see me laugh. The next year of preschool, the teachers finally talked to my parents because they thought I was getting abused or had autism or something but my parents said I acted fine at home so that was that. This continued onto 1st and 2nd grade but it slowly got less worse each year because I had the same classmates from preschool to 5th grade, still I was a "quiet kid" though. By 5th grade everyone in my class were friends so that was the most social my life has been. And when I moved to a new country to start middleschool, I thought I could easily change my entire personality since no one knew me, but I found myself unable to talk to anyone without being spoken to first. I used to be really sad about this especially when I started highschool, where I only made a few friends, spent most of my lunches camping in the bathroom stalls, and in most classes would not speak a word unless it was class required, spoken to, or needed to ask the teacher something. Now, I've just graduated and honestly accepted that this is me so I don't feel sad that I don't really have close friends. Even if a part of this story proves that I ever had SM, I think that now I do not have it because I can easily talk when I am spoken to. Although I still very much struggle with socializing in real life and talking in group settings. I know this post is pretty long, but I just wanted to let this out here and if you read this far, thank you! Also, there are a lot of details left in this story, but just for extra context, I didn't have any childhood trauma that made me that way, I was just like that so i don't know if that's a thing that's possible 😭

Is there any way to download your own hypixel housing world onto your single player minecraft world? And if so, how?

Im an incoming freshman and my SOAR date is in less than 2 weeks. I did not read the email right the first time and i thought it said i can complete my ALEKS Test any time within the 2 weeks before my SOAR date, but it actually says that i have to do it NO LATER THAN 2 weeks before my SOAR date. I just finished it first try and got an 85 which is good bc i dont have to retake it but i dont know if im cooked or not bc i completed it late 😭

Im a graduating senior and received 2 tassels with my cap and gown. One of them is the one everyone has with the school colors, and the other is fully yellow that not all people have. I dont know what that's for so does anyone know?
And should i wear both to graduation?

My senior prom is this saturday and i was supposed to go with this girl who also had no one to go with but she found out she isnt able to. I already have my dress and stuff and i really just wanted to get ready for prom to just look all Cute and shi lowkey. I really just mainly decided to go because of that reason and figured id just go where the wind takes me but now that its in less than a week i think it is finally hitting me how much lonely it would feel and i definitely underestimated that. I never had any best friends in highschool like at all except if you count my ex boyfriend. I do have some friends though but i guess theyre more like acquaintances and i am super introverted. I have spent literally about 90+% of my highschool lunches sitting alone, hiding in the bathroom, or in lunch detention (due to saturday schools) and almost every class with no friends or anyone to talk to at all so i thought i would be used to it. I have already spent the money so i am definitely going but i guess im just scared and need to let this out. I keep on trying to just tell myself that since everyone will be with their dates and friends, no one will pay attention to me but it still feels super lonely. And before anyone says it, i have asked some of my friends but they all have dates or arent going to prom. I dont know, maybe this will be just some type of exposure therapy for me lol. Maybe it wont be as embarrassing as i would feel, and it is a once in a lifetime experience so i might as well take it.

Has anyone here went to prom alone? What did you do and is it really that embarrassing?

I'm trying to restore data from my old moto (Moto E4) phone. It charges and connects to wifi but has no sim card and never has. I tried to system update and it said it has updated to latest update. I use the same gmail in that phone as my phone now, but the google photos hasn't updated since 2020. I tried to update the app through the playstore but playstore isnt opening either as it just loops to verifying my account and checking. Does anyone have any suggestions on what i could do?

I've had my $20 Remington straightener since 2020 and I have been using it about 5 days a week in average and it has finally broken. I bought another Remington straightener (shine therapy) and I noticed the ceramic plates were uneven and doesn't grip my hair unless I press super hard, which I really don't want to deal with everyday. I bought another one because I thought it was just a manufacturing error but I soon realized that Remington had just changed their models. I really want to get a good and affordable hair straightener with these features:
- Ceramic plates fully close
- Doesn't make hair frizzy
- Heats up quick
Do you guys have any recommendations?