Pets can be incredibly helpful to one's mental health. They don't stop needing to be taken care of, even if you're feeling down. They get you out of bed, into a semblance of a routine, and help you become a person. Their love for you can also provide great emotional relief, and you can rest easy knowing there's unconditional love coming from someone in your house. Not to mention the practical aspects of having a pet. They can give you community-- reasons to talk to people on the street and comm…

A diabolical lesson that's going to be stuck in their heads forever

Imagine opening a package and expecting a payday only to find thousands of bugs crawling up your arm instead.

Just imagine all the roses getting mercilessly stomped

He needs to mind his own business

She's doing her best

Have some tact

Having a tree house as a kid meant that you were probably the ruler of the neighborhood. Everyone wanted to be your friend, they all came over to your house to play in the tree house, and it simply made you the most popular kid around. Not that I would know how that feels, I never had a treehouse… or friends, but I can imagine how fun it must be to have both. Being the parent of the kid with the treehouse, well, that might not be as fun. Not only are you responsible for your own kids' safety, c…

That's not your pool bro

I have been living in a 12-floor building with hundreds of residents for about a year and I cannot tell you the names of more than five of my neighbors. When I moved, I thought I might meet people in the elevator and get familiar with them, but I hardly ever see anyone, and for some reason, people here do not go out of their way to be particularly friendly to new residents. So if I had a neighbor like the person who wrote this Reddit story, I would have been overjoyed to have someone give me su…

Coffee shops are the perfect place to relax, work, or meet up with friends, and although there is some debate regarding whether it's socially acceptable for people to sit down for hours on their laptop while drinking a singular coffee for 5 bucks, coffee shops allow it. This person had just moved into a new apartment and was exploring the neighborhood when they discovered a cute cafe that sold some delicious cake. So they packed up their laptop (they were freelancing) and sat down to have a cof…

Cat people vs. dog people

I have yet to meet parents who respect their kid's boundaries. My mom for one, is a lovely person, but she doesn't have a respectful bone in her body. She'll tell the whole neighborhood about my dating life, despite my many pleas to not do that. She'll also show up unannounced at my apartment in the evenings. It's especially frustrating if I have a date over. Finally, she went through all my drawers and even read my journal when I was a teenager. As I said, zero boundaries. Some parents can be…

Down with the 1%

It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Please, won't you be my neighbor?

If you want something done, do it yourself