Sunday Confessions: 9-15-24

"Some days I have no idea how to do my job."

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A confession of my own: I’ve had my fly down a lot lately. I mainly wear pants that have a button fly so when I wear anything with a zipper, I’ve simply been forgetting to do it because I’m so used to buttoning up. This has happened no less than a dozen times over the last month alone and I’m starting to feel like a toddler.

Okay, now for the rest of this week’s confessions —

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My boss wants me to go for an internal promotion but I don’t want more responsibilities and I’m fine with current salary.

I read through the confessions and realize I’m so lucky for my job and that I don’t work in the private sector.

Asked a friend I haven’t seen in years, if she had time to catch up. She booked an expensive out of town hotel for 3 days and sent me the invite. Oops! Not what I meant.

I'm a millennial dating a gen z'r who is 8 years younger than me. He's amazing but I don't want to take him out in public.

i'm training a new girl on our team and i'm developing a huge crush on her

Not only did I drunk call/text one of my exes, I drunk called/texted 4 of my exes. The hangxiety is real today.

I started running marathons because I felt competitive with my husband’s ex. Healthy or toxic?

I’m almost 40. I recently retrieved my childhood “lovey” (stuffed animal I slept with as a child) and I’m sleeping with it again. Makes me feel so calm and happy.

Really paranoid about people realizing my stalk instagram account is mine. Which is the only reason I think I’m gonna stop stalking people.

Finally got a job after being laid off 6 months ago—however, my significant other doesn’t know that I’m still interviewing around for other jobs with higher pay; I don’t want to get her hopes up just in case.

I bought one of my friends ex's concert tickets. At the concert I ended up dancing and kissing with that friend.

I keep having vivid dreams about sleeping with my coworker.

I secretly want to be laid off from my corporate job so I can become a stay at home wife and finally pursue my creative passions without feeling burnt out all the time.

My wife and son are going on a vacation to see her family and while I’ll miss them, I can’t wait to be ALONE!

During a work video call with just us, we legit starred into each others eyes a good 5 seconds. I immediately changed the subject when I felt the butterflies in my stomach.

I’m applying for new remote jobs while I’m the lead at my company for selling to people why full time “return to office” is happening… it’s all BS.

I’m annoyed with all my friends. Can’t stand my job. Probably shouldn’t be getting married in a week either.

I'm on a family trip to Europe that my in laws paid for and every time they talk about how great of a time we're all having, I get grouchy because we've spent SO MANY hours on a fucking bus.

Craving Kraft Mac & Cheese, made TJ’s Mac & Cheese…should have just made Kraft.

Went on a first date, it went well, he’s moving out of state, I wonder if he’s thinking about me too.

I’ve had more friends get engaged this year than dates I’ve been on in the past three… not sure what to make of this phase of life.

I literally have no idea how inflation works.

I’m resigning from my job tomorrow after a two week vacation. I received the job offer before taking vacation, so I have a feeling the scrambling will start tomorrow once I resign. Whoops.

Went on a two-day bender, called out sick but forgot I saw a coworker at the same bar so they told everyone I was hungover which was semi-true. Anyway, now coworkers are mad (or were). I go back to work Tuesday. I’m sure they’ll be over it.

Have zero motivation to finish planning my wedding in 50 days. Honeymoon is fully loaded tho.

I’m starting to fall in love with this cougar. This wasn’t the plan lol.

Haven’t told my parents I started my own business and left my job at the start of summer. I don’t want to tell them until I really start making money consistently.

Husband surprised me with a huge new rock for our anniversary. I didn’t even have time to fill out his $5 card. Might be the worst wife ever.

Got too drunk while pregaming a baseball game. Skipped the game & ended up at the bar. By 10 pm I was walking around the city alone, purse-less, and crying. Hangxiety today is awful.

I need to confront my boyfriend about something that I expect will result in me breaking up with him, but I need him to watch my cat while I'm on vacation in a week so I'm pretending everything is fine and waiting until I get back.

I’ve got a job making more money than I can make anywhere else and it has killed any sort of work/life balance I’ve ever had. The field it’s in has calls, texts and emails coming in 24 hours a day. It’s taking me away from my ability to be a good spouse and parent, but I feel like I’m letting my family down if I leave for a lesser paying career. I’m so tired of feeling like this.

Just got a tattoo (like an hour ago). Already looking at removal options.

He asked me to stay the night and then told his friends he was horrified we cuddled.

I incessantly check to see if they viewed my story. I posted it to see if they would.

I recently started seeing a guy 10 years younger than me. I really like him but I’ve been keeping it a secret because I’m worried about what other people will think.

spent the afternoon at a church function and was only focused on the hot guy participating in the ceremony

A friend sent me something about the stars saying I will experience a shift in friendships, and will clear out who needs to be gone from my life. I thought it was stupid. The stars are right. I see it now.

My mom asks my two kids to dog sit and leaves them $20 broken out into two $10 bills on the counter for payment. I do it and take the $20 for myself.

I secretly get McDonald’s when I go get groceries without my boyfriend lol

Sometimes I worry about home much alcohol I drink but don’t want to lose my friends. But does that make them friends? Thats what I can’t decide.

Didn’t think I would be in my 20’s and going to “find friend events” but it was actually quite successful and I think I may have found potential friendships.

I’ve been married for 25 years and I still think about my ex boyfriend I had when I was 17. Very often.

I’m so obsessed with my cat that I use my Mason Pearson brush to groom him.

I’m oddly attracted to the Beast in the live action Beauty & the Beast and was utterly disappointed when he turned back into a man.

Eloping next month and we're not announcing it until afterwards, I am GIDDY.

I order espresso martinis to be one of the girlies and remember upon my first sip that I actually hate espresso martinis.

Some days I have no idea how to do my job.

I work with a woman who’s goal in life is to ensure everyone knows how “busy” and “important” she always is, how much money she has, how she hates kids all while she treats her cat like a human. I want to punch her daily.

I had a run-in with a flying cockroach today and now I can’t sleep. I’m wondering if I will ever sleep again. Might be time for a Xanax prescription.

Dear school cafeteria workers: please stop serving pizza for lunch on Fridays. Literally any other day will do. Exhausted parents NEED to serve pizza for dinner on Fridays and our kids eating pizza twice in one day makes us feel like bad parents (but we still do it).

A guy I dated 5 years ago and haven’t spoken to in 4 years sent me an Uber at 2am last night. A hilarious ego boost. (I was asleep thank god.) Don’t even have his number anymore.

Took a turn too close to a corner in an underground and scraped the side of my car. Told my husband it was a hit and run.

My friend convinced me to DM my gym crush after a few drinks, handed her my phone to proofread and she accidentally video called him from my account. To top things off, he’s not interested.

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