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This was the first year my (small) school has had a football team. There was a real strong push for every male student to play and I initially wasn’t but I was told with my soccer background I’d probably play kicker. I said sure. But we’ve racked up injuries and I’ve been moved to linebacker and I hate it. I’m just not a physical guy and every pay it’s tackle after tackle. I also play every defensive down. Since we have a really short bench.

We are about halfway through the season and I hate it.

I go to a small private school and this was the first time in years we had a football team. There was a push to get all males to play and since I’ve played soccer I was ask to join as kicker and punter, however we had low numbers and with a few injuries I’ve been moved to linebacker and I hate it. I hate the constant tackling and I’ve had to play every rep in defense as there are practically no subs. My parents have been so excited for me to play but I feel totally checked out, I know I can’t quit the team but I really want to, and we still have half a season to go.

AITAH for not wanting to play football, not wanting to play next year, and wanting to quit now although I know that will be really bad.

I’m picking up glasses today, need to wear all the time. I also am going to be going from shoulder length hair to a crew cut for civil air patrol this weekend so I’ll have a totally different look next week.

No I fully get this might be the algorithm pushing this on to me. That might be honestly it. But it seems like everyday I am seeing something new on my feed that a high schooler dropping dead, or having some life changing injury.

My one thought… I do know it’s hotter than normal across the country.

But are football deaths/severe injuries trending down, spiking up, or is this just the algorithm pushing stories that are unfortunately popular

So my parents are both pretty traditional: they both went to a service academy, it is expected that my brother and I play football and attend church on Sundays. One thing that is also expected is that my brother and I join the civil air patrol (my dad helps run part of the local branch). My brother joined as soon as he could, I waited until freshman year. Joining I had to cut my hair in regs, so went from hair down to my shoulder to basically a crew cut. Of course everyone commented on it at school and I felt awkward. My dad also took a picture of the three of us uniform and made a comment that “finally, a decent haircut”.

I do want to attend a service academy or do ROTC in college, but I feel awkward doing the civil air patrol stuff. I mentioned dropping it and my dad asked why and I couldn’t really think of a good response and my dad said if it’s because of the haircut, it’s just something I’ll get use to and is part of growing up.

AITAH for not wanting to do civil air patrol?

So my parents are pretty traditional, they were both officers in the military, we go to church on Sundays. When I was in middle school, they let me kind of do whatever I want but when I was but for when I started high school the expectation was I was too play football and join civil air patrol. They had the same expectations for my brother so I knew this was coming.

I grew my hair out but had to cut it in regs before the start of the school year and my dad said “finally I was getting cut”. I also attend a private school where dress clothes and ties are required. So basically my weeks are uptight school/football five days a week, Saturday civil air patrol, and Sunday church. I get that I need to get use to having short hair and jobs require a tie but itstill feels so uptight

This year I started at a new school which has a strict dress code: dress clothes and ties everyday, hair off ears and collar. I had pretty long hair and got it cut exactly to match the dress code. I’ve noticed that several other students have grown their hair out a bit, definitely touching collar and ears.

I have a hair appointment coming up and I asked my parents if I could push it back and grow my hair a little longer. They said no, I knew I would need a haircut every four weeks or so. I said I said other students have grown their hair out a bit and my parents said I need to follow the letter of the rules and just because other students push them doesn’t mean I should.

I know it’s important to follow rules and it’s just hair, but still want to grow it out a bit.

I know this subreddit is the harshest critics, so I want to know what people think.

I acknowledge: 1) did we really need another Italian place on the square when we are lacking so many other restaurants? 2) it’s a shame it’s pricy restaraunt rather than a music venue but I guess that pays the rent.

Go!

I’ve always been interested in what scares generations, and with stuff like Skinamarik, Backrooms, and lately It Ends coming out, all made by Gen Z filmmakers and all that seem to have found their audience with Gen Z, whom people who at one point were said “don’t go to the movies”. I would also say Obsession sort of fits into these, less liminal space, a bit more straightforward, but still slow burn with some existential scary ideas. I also know there is a huge treasure trove of YouTube horror.

The other thing I find interesting is that a lot of this work is rather slow, when Gen Z has also been criticized as having a short attention span. I like slow horror and barely could get through skinamarek! I’ve also identified that a lot of this liminal space horror has a lot of lore, which is interesting.

Anyways… liminal spaces, slow horror, lore heavy. Why does this resonate with with Gen Z both as viewers and/or creators? Go!

I just started paying football and my parents got me one of those battle mouthguards that don’t mold and cover my lips. I hate it and every time I put in my mouth I gag. My older brother has a clear one from the dentist and he talks super clearly with it. I asked my parents if I could have one and they said they already bought me one and he got his because he plays quarterback sometimes. Since I’m on defense they said I don’t need to talk as much and need the extra protection.’

Over the past few weeks I got glasses and I had to cut my long hair off for school. Picture going from my shoulders to tapered, off ears, off collar. I know it’s part of growing up but it’s still kind of weird and I miss my long hair. Anyone else change their appearance in a short amount of time?

I’m just got glasses and I’m suppose to wear them full time (contacts don’t work for my prescription). I like the style that I got, so I want to get use to them full time as quickly as possible, but it feels weird having something constantly in my ears and nose. My parents say I’ll get to the point where glasses are just part of my face. How long did did it take to get use to wearing glasses full time?

At my school we have to wear ties everyday. I hate how it’s always flopping around or blowing in the wind. When it gets cooler I can wear a sweater or maybe a blazer but until then a tie flopping is annoying.

Does your mouth get tired from holding it?

Most of my friends all wear watches and so I asked my parents for a watch for the start of school. I got one, and it feels kind of weird on my wrist. I’ve only had it for a day and I want to get use to wearing it all the time. I asked one of my friends and he said he got his a couple of years ago and it feels weird to not wear it. How long does it take to get use to wearing a watch?

When I was really young my parents had me play football and I kind of hated it they let me quit. I didn’t like tackling and I had sensory issues and hated wearing a mouthguard/helmet. I convinced them to let me play this year and this was the first week of practice and so far the helmet and mouthguard aren’t so bad and I’ve been pretty good at the tackling drills

At my new school males are required to wear dress pants/dress shirt (tucked in), dress shoes, and a tie everyday. I feel so awkward dressed up, with my shirt tucked in and wearing a tie (I hate ties). My dad says I’ll get use to it soon and actually start to like wearing a tie.

How long did it take to get use to wearing a tie?

I’ve never liked dressing up but at my new school I have to wear dress shirt/slacks/tie everyday. Today was the first day and it was weird wearing a tie and keeping my shirt tucked in but after lunch I kind of stopped noticing the tie.

Mazda Tribute 2009. All fans work, just it seems like it is pumping out hot air. I took it to Firestone in June, it was out of refrigerant and there was a leak. They fixed the leak (cost over a 1000 dollars). The ac was working perfectly. I left out of town for three weeks, now I am back and it is back to blasting our hot air. Any advice?

When I was really young (maybe too young), my parents put me in football and I guess I threw a tantrum about wearing a helmet/mouthguard (when I was young I had sensory issues). Now I’m several years older and I think I’ve evolved past that and I want to try again by joining my schools team. My mom says remember when I hated wearing the helmet and mouthguard and I said I think I’m good.also my older brother plays and has played for years. AITah for wanting to give football another shot?