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Braces are definitely more common in teens, but most posts I see on this sub are made by adults (understandable, I suppose, when you look at Reddit’s demographics).

I’ll define an adult as 20+ due to the overlap!

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For anyone who doesn’t know, ‘breeder’ is often used to refer to parents - ‘crotch goblin’/‘crotch fruit’ is used for children.

I might be ‘too woke’ or taking things too seriously, but I just find it gross - especially breeder, which is deeply rooted in slavery & is tied to the objectification of Black women. It’s not okay.

There’s been an increasing trend of childfree people claiming children just shouldn’t be allowed in public spaces - and, in certain scenarios, I agree. Taking your six-month-old to a football game or your three-year-old to see a horror movie is objectively downright neglectful parenting.

But children are human beings, too, and, for the most part, they deserve to go out. They deserve to go to the park, the mall, the cinema. They deserve to use public transportation. If a baby is crying on the plane, sure, it fucking sucks. I have sensory issues myself, and it’s awful - but it’s not the baby’s fault. As teenagers & adults, we have to exhibit the maturity to suck it up - drown it out, wear earplugs, whatever, because we’re capable of regulating our emotions and babies aren’t.

I’m not talking about six-year-olds who run around and bother other people at restaurants and ten-year-olds who kick the back of your seat for the entirety of your five hour flight while their parents sit back and smile. I’m talking about the babies & toddlers who cry and whine, the five-year-olds who build houses with the napkins and menus, the siblings who never stop nudging each other and whispering furiously.

You are entitled to a child-free life. Genuinely, good for you - make your own decisions and do what’s best for YOU, not anyone else. But you are not entitled to a child-free world.

I haven’t watched a musical in quite a while, and I absolutely loved this one! Definitely one of my favourites to date, and one I’d love to see again.

It was creative, artistic, witty, and the acting was absolutely brilliant. I do love WW2 history, but even for someone who doesn’t share that interest, the show is just so fun, energetic, and entirely accessible, that I don’t believe it would make any difference. It’s difficult for a war musical to be both comedic and tasteful, and Operation Mincemeat definitely hit just the right spot.

I found it absolutely insane that the cast had only FIVE people. The amount of lines they must have had to memorise is absolutely mad - plus having to constantly switch between characters, to the point where I could see they barely got a break at times… it was just incredible.

The theatre was pretty small, and my only (minor) complaint would be that the seats were, indeed, cramped - so if you’re 5’7+, I would be wary about that. However, I didn’t have too much of a bad time, especially as I was seated with family - and the intermission gave me a chance to stretch my legs. It’s pretty good in terms of wheelchair accessibility, so that (fortunately) isn’t a concern.

Overall, 5/5, top-tier production! I’d like to read the book (and watch the movie) in the future as well, but the musical was just so fantastic I wouldn’t hesitate to watch it again, either (as someone who rarely likes to re-watch shows). Inventive and brilliant - I would 100% recommend.

Would love to see Six and Paddington (yes, I know, but I grew up watching the movies, esp the first one!) in the near future, but my expectations are pretty high after this gem.

Japanese and Uzbekistan/Kazakh people also have very cool name structures, but you know, I want to be of utmost generosity and present to you with what I feel like are some very melodic and prestigous names that hopefully can get your child far in life 😄 Please don't judge me, they could sound cringe but they sounded super cool in my head. These names have a lot of variety in them, not just have that classic melody. After reading tell me which one was your favorite

Vagren Aurelius Blackthorne

Aris Starcraft

Kaele Nightreign

Lucian Vossvick

Abdiel Judah

Jeremiah Asiah

Zacchias Oppal

Yilmack Ethoka

Riven Ashwoods

Erickson Judemeier

Lockheed Jaeger

Ronin Wolf

Please don't clown me I put a lot of thought and theory into these names 😭

Hi! I was diagnosed recently (as a younger teen) - and while it’s ultimately pretty early, all things considered, not being diagnosed earlier in childhood has definitely left me with a bunch of mental health issues, trouble with friendships, etc.

I was wondering how old you guys were when you first got your diagnosis - I assume I’m probably actually amongst the younger lot, seeing as ADHD, especially in girls, is often left undiagnosed until adulthood.

Hi! I have a fairly severe tree nut allergy (among others), and so have been carrying an EpiPen around with me since I was about three. My allergist recently discussed Neffy with me, and it does seem like it’d be a good option - esp as I have an absolutely debilitating fear of needles, so am not sure I’d be able to use an EpiPen on myself if the time ever came.

Was wondering if anybody here has had any experience with it, and, if so, your thoughts/recommendations! Thanks in advance!

Hi! I was diagnosed recently, and, upon doing some research, realised just how many of my character flaws, ‘personality quirks’, etc, are actually part of my ADHD - for instance, my time blindness (plus ‘feeling’ and not being able to correctly conceptualise time) - which I had always considered a little weird for a math girl, but never thought too much of.

Just wondering what symptoms you guys didn’t initially attribute to your ADHD, but figured it out after being diagnosed, doing some more research, speaking to others, etc - both out of curiosity and hopefully to learn a little more, as all this is something I’m still relatively new to! Thanks in advance!

Hi! I’m a younger teen & was recently diagnosed with ADHD (got my formal diagnosis yesterday). I didn’t exactly expect it, but, in retrospect, it does make a lot of sense - and it definitely explains most of my more concerning traits/behaviours. I’m pretty relieved to have an answer at last - but I was wondering, what do you wish you had known when you first got your ADHD diagnosis?

Thanks in advance!