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Around the World Automated Taglist - NEW!
by tommy
Last post
 November 13th
...See more Welcome to the Around the World Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply to this thread and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 25 July (updated by @tommy) @confidentRabbit7311 @creativeWings3700 @cyanPlatypus6370 @GermanZebraCupcake @HarmonyBlossom @inventiveLime6257 @lyricalAngel70 @SparkyGizmo @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @theboymoana @tommy
Trying is enough
by Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Last post
 November 11th
...See more Hiyaaa beautiful people ! Hoping everyone is doing well and staying safe 💜 Let's talk about Trying , and the power of trying today. Remember when you tried something for the first time, how did you feel about it ? Was it exciting, nerve wracking , nonchalant , mix of everything at once ? But hey, however the feeling was , you did try it then and perhaps you're engaging in it ever since . Sometimes our best efforts might not be rewarded with the best results or even results we would like to see , but just simply trying and giving our best is quite something too ~ worth a praise and worth reassuring to keep on trying again and worth a pat on your back for even thinking about trying and willing to take a step forward. 💜 What is something you tried recently? How do you feel about it ? ( remember, it is one thing to get what you wanted to by that trial but another to even have the will to try at something, we want to acknowledge our efforts even when the results are not what we want or not quick to show up for us ) 💜 What is something you'd like to try soon ? Why ? ( this could be literally anything , from wanting to learn a new language to starting your own business to engaging in some self care practice etc ) Hello ATW : @1Vanillaicecream @AddictedTealover98 @Adeline12345 @AlwaysRedeemable @Angela243 @azuladragon34 @Bint @BleuPhoenix @Bosslady9601 @bouncyVoice4149 @BrightHeart1996 @bubblyblueberry89 @Char202425 @ClairePotato @confidentangel2369 @CupidtheKingofLove @cuteOrange213 @Daishy @DepressedTransAlex @DreadfulHannah30 @Drishtiizz @dtanushree @fairmindedWisteria3450 @fantasticDancer50 @frostyIris5554 @GeneralIroh @GhostLily @healingWhisper @herealways27 @hopefulArrow2212 @Hypnotize2004 @iwishuwell @jayahere @K87 @Kenn13chan @LovetoGod @lyricalAngel70 @magicalPainting28 @miraculousheart9815 @MoonlightHelper1 @mxmes @navyHouse3677 @NimoSayeda @orangeAster4 @peppapigisqueen08 @phantom25 @Redskyi @Resourcefulsouth @RideaRainbow @scarletSugar3797 @sincere5772 @SoMicha @StillPlanet @stjarnagrace @SunflowerOnTheHill @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @SweetTortoise @sympatheticCup6312 @TessMo @theheartproject @treeHugger7 @uniqueApricot19 @VerseArt @WelcomeToChat @whackamoo @WhiteDolphin27 @YaboiRogers @Zulegirl Welcome aboard : @0Butterflies0 @sociablePenguin1666 @gioexx @greenYard2803 @whitealbum @acm21 @Zevin @cosmicMeson3141 @kohlrabi1 @Shadowhunter273 @Bitchcraft33 @CreativeRebellion @TeaAddict22 @francisbaker22 @comfortingHope3101 @Paula00 @rimibks @Empressenergy99 @LucasFiction @DifferentWoodz
Pride Month Around the World! How does your country celebrate?
by Heather225
Last post
 June 13th
...See more Our community is a global melting pot of diversity with people from different ethnicities, identities, religions, and cultures. Every day is a chance to learn something new about each other, and our world. This month we're honoring the LGBTQ+ community. I'd love to know how you celebrate Pride in your country and/or culture! Here's a few questions to get the conversation started: 🌈 If not in June, when is Pride in your part of the world? What do the celebrations look like? (Pictures are welcome!!) 🌈 Are there any personal ways you celebrate Pride? Traditions or special activities?  🌈 Is there a Pride event you want to go to somewhere in the world? (e.g. NYC March, Stonewall Columbus Pride) Share your stories and help us learn more about the global LGBTQ+ experience! And remember, celebrating Pride is not only for LGBTQ+ folks. If you’d like to show your solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community during Pride and year-round, you can and should!
What's your favourite animal and why
by CallumKing2000
Last post
 3 hours ago
...See more What's your favourite animal you love and what makes that animal special to you and why? 
Languages🇺🇦
by Ilikenature08
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Hiii! So I have a little question for all of you out there! I've been trying to learn the language Ukrainian for my friend because I love trying out and learning languages my friends speak. Basically, their mother tongue. I would love to one day at least know the language so well to hold basic conversations with them. My problem is if I don't talk with anyone in the language I am learning, I forget a lot or don't use it at all except once every week while I'm learning it. And I know probably you are asking right now: "Why don't you speak with your friend then?" I do sometimes ask them questions about something, but I want it to be a surprise effect, you know? To suddenly one day in school be like: "Hey..., could you give me the book" in Ukrainian without them knowing how I even learned that. I have searched for platforms to learn it and currently am learning it over a YouTube channel, but it's not the same as learning some things from a person who actually accurately knows the language who can teach me stuff that a platform or a YouTube video can't. So I was hopinggg and asking if one of you out there speaks Ukrainian and is willing to help me learn it 🙏 And I really want to learn Ukrainian, not Russian. They can also speak Russian, but I want to learn Ukrainian because they told me that Russian and Ukrainian are NOT the same and even though a lot can speak and/or understand it’s still not the same. I don't know if it's important because of the dialect or something, but they come from the northeast part of Ukraine. I hopee I can find someone! Have a nice day🫶
the Joy of the Holidays
by ilovemycat16
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more i know that a good majority of people often feel down & depressed during this time of year. It’s cold out, it gets dark earlier, the trees are not full of green, Christmas, thanksgiving & new years happen which means spending time with loved ones. Some people don’t have the opportunity to spend the holidays with others. Some don’t have anyone to spend them with. Seasonal depression happens around this time. There’s many factors that may affect how someone feels about this time of year. but me? I love it. I love the cold. I could walk around in a bikini in the cold because I love it that much. I love Christmas lights, like an unusual amount. I love driving around and looking at Christmas lights. I love seeing the decorations. Most of the people around me don’t enjoy going to see Christmas lights. They don’t understand why I enjoy it so much. & honestly, I don’t either. Just like I don’t understand why I love parades so much, or why I love history & how things work, how things were made, how things used to be. I often watch videos of people going through “time capsule” houses. I love seeing old products such as a sprite can, bandaid boxes, etc & knowing how they used to look. I love old magazines, old books, old commercials or ads in a newspaper. I tend to fixate on these things that I love and I’m not sure why. I feel such a strong feeling of love towards these things. Christmas lights & decorations, parades, history. I love all of these things as if they were people I know. When I get fixated on these, it’s hard for me to not talk about them or get super giddy. Whenever I see these things I feel an overwhelming amount of happiness. i absolutely believe others experience seasonal depression but why don’t I? Is it simply because I struggle with depression year round? Does it only affect people who don’t struggle year round? I never feel depressed during one specific season. I love summertime because of the beach, swimming, getting a tan & being around a pool all day. I love spring because it’s not too hot & the bees, butterflies and birds are out enjoying each day, flowers bloom, trees are full of beautiful green leaves, the pollen coats my car as if the bees were saying “we’re here and we love it”. I love fall because it’s the perfect temperature outside, you can go to a pumpkin patch and pick out your favorite one and go home and carve it into anything, the leaves fall to the ground as if to say they’ve done their job and when the next season of warmth & light comes a new leaf when grow to take over the job. And lastly, I love winter time because it’s often pretty cold out, you get to bundle up and finally wear the cute sweater in your closet that you’ve been eyeing until the time was right, you get to wear your favorite hoodie, jacket, sweatshirt that it had been too hot to wear, you get less daylight which means more time to see all of the lights you’ve waited all year for, you can go to your favorite coffee spot & pick up a nice, warm drink to sip on as you look at the lights and decorations, each store you pass or walk into is filled with joy & smiling faces and as you walk to the aisle you need to go you pass numerous Christmas trees that wait patiently for someone to take them home and decorate them in a home that will make many memories, you pass the blow up decorations that whistle the sound of the air that fills them, you see lights that sparkle, some that fall, some big & some small. You feel the warmth of the air that blows throughout to ensure each customer is warm while shopping. You see the love, the joy and the peace in each persons face as they walk by, you see the light in the eyes of each child as they see their favorite cartoon character blown up and full of lights. There’s so much to see. Some much love to feel. So many memories to make. There’s joy around each corner, at each store. Each house you pass gives off light through the windows as the Christmas tree sits. Through the year, each person is divided in some way. But as December approaches, each individual comes together without even knowing. They all share a common goal of spreading Christmas joy with the lights and decorations. a majority of my trauma has been gained during the holidays, but somehow, some way I still see the good. I feel the love. I feel the joy. I see the lights that light up the sky. I feel the warmth of my coffee fill my stomach as I feel the warmth of the lights fill my heart. what a wonderful feeling that is. to know pain and still feel joy.
we can do this
by ChillCharm
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Many of us face financial struggles, and it can feel overwhelming at times. If you're experiencing challenges and want to talk about strategies to navigate financial stress or explore practical ideas, feel free to share your thoughts. Together, we can discuss positive approaches to overcoming difficulties and finding better solutions. For those interested in opportunities like Etsy, it's important to note that Etsy Payments are available in specific countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, most European Union countries, and others. If you're in one of these countries, we can also brainstorm ways to utilize platforms like Etsy for financial improvement. Let's support each other in making informed and empowering decisions!"
Am I so unimportant?
by Ilikenature08
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more Hi, I just wanted to open up here again and tell you how I feel since I don't have the friends to go up to and day "Hey can we talk? I'm not feeling so well, " so I wanted to seek comfort and advice here where I don't have the fear of people criticizing me. So I just really have the feeling I'm the most unimportant person for everyone in my life. I only have 2 "good" friends at the moment. I have known one of them for 3 years and the other somewhat closer for 1, but we only have been like a trio for half a year now, maybe or a bit less. I always see them getting tausend of texts from friends,their bf, and so on. There is always somebody who messages them, and they always have a notification on their phon. I don't get any of that for days. Not even from them. It just makes me wonder if I'm that unimportant. If I text them something, it takes up to hours until they answer me. But they are online and on some days when, for example, my friend shows me a message from my other friend. I notice "Oh she replied at that time of hour to you. I texted her a half-hour before you, and she answered me 3 hours later." And that's what makes me upset. While I try to get closer to them with texting stuff like "How are you doing?" If they're sick or just random texts of what I'm doing or asking what they're doing rn on weekends. I NEVER get a text like that from them. Only if in school they noticed I was upset once in a lifetime they ask what happened later that day. But nothing else. Not even a simple "Hey, how are you?" I mean, I understand that sometimes you don't have the time, but I always think about it like this: No person in the world, not even the busiest person, does something every minute for 24h. You always have situations where you don't do something even if it's just for a few minutes. And if you don't have the time for a whole "normal" day I'll say to reply to someone it's not because you don't have time it's because you don't want to or are to lazy to. Ofc their are different situations where this mindset isn't so accurate, but I know my friends. They text their bf in school even tho whe aren't allowed to take out our phones the whole day. Tuesdays & Thursdays, we have a long lunch break from 2-3 hours where they have so much time and do nothing. One of them can send me 10 tiktoks at 12pm and the other stays up often at night to play video games. Do you get it now? They ignore my text for hours, but their bf get a evry hour update from them. They text each other randomly. "Hey wanna hang out." "Hay, are you ok?" "Hey what are you up to?" and so on, but I never get a text from them. I ALWAYS have to text first. If I don't, they wouldn't even bother to talk to me outside of school. And I feel so stupid, especially when I texted them and been waiting for 2h maybe for them to reply, and in those hours, they sent me 5 tiktoks but don't answer my message. And that's when I really ask myself if I'm really that unimportant? But ofc they say stuff like that they care and I' important to them but they barely show it except sometimes in school. And the worst thing is that they are my only friends. I don't have anyone else, but they do. 100 of people who text them first thing in the morning party paragraphs even. I'm practically obligated to them. And you know it's bad when I check my phone every hour, at least if somebody texts me even tho I know that my phone will ring if I get a notification. But I still check in the hope that I maybe didn't gear it or it didn't ring, and they do text me just wanting to talk with me. And I hate it so much. They can text everyone and give them 10 answers to their 10 questions immediately but can't even respond to my one question? And then they tell me I should change my way of thinking and that they try to include me and be a "good" friend. But it doesn't show? Maybe from small action IN school. But mostly not even that. But as soon as we leave school, I am just some kind of piece of garbage you forget in the corner of your room. Yk? I'm just so tired of not receiving what I also give and feeling like I'm 100% not worshiped by anyone. Does anyone have an idea what I should do?
The loop
by ilovemycat16
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more I feel as though my life is stuck in a loop of some kind. I wake up every morning & do the same things. I dread nighttime because it’s when everyone goes to sleep & I know that when i go to sleep & I wake, it’ll be the same thing as the previous days before. I try to find different things to do throughout my days, but by the middle of the week, everything is clean & there’s not much needed to be done. I don’t have a job currently but am searching & i find it difficult to get any reply, but I’m still trying. I’m home alone Monday-Friday from 7am to about 4pm. It gets lonely, boring & i spend alot of time with my thoughts. I look forward to 4:30pm everyday bc that’s when my boyfriend gets home, i look forward to the weekends because he doesn’t have to work & I won’t have to be alone. I hate being alone. I hate being by myself. I love having his company. I can’t wait to get a job so that I will have SOMETHING to do each day, a reason to wake up each morning. I want to feel like I have a purpose. I don’t want to feel stuck. I don’t want to feel like each day is the same as the day before. I don’t want to feel like a burden. I don’t want to depend on anyone else for financial support. I want to feel understood. I want out of this loop.
Spread Your Wings
by MsBhavnaSingh
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more "Now, think of the happiest things. It's the same as having wings!” — Peter Pan. Let this Christmas season filled with happiness by doing what makes you happy.
why? why? why?
by ilovemycat16
Last post
 Saturday
...See more why do I get so angry when someone takes my clothes without permission? why do I have a meltdown when someone puts my clothes in the washing machine & dryer? why do I get so *** off when someone hangs up/folds my clothes? why do I feel so aggravated when someone puts my clothes in my closet & doesn’t put them in the right place? why do I have to have the clothes in my closet organized from most worn to least worn & in categories? why do I feel like screaming when my things are messed with? why can’t I just be normal? why do I get so overwhelmed & anxious when my clothes are washed with someone else’s? what is this? why am I like this?
is she toxic? or just being a mom?
by ilovemycat16
Last post
 Friday
...See more the title may seem confusing, but this isn’t about my mother. It is about my boyfriend’s mother. For context, me and my boyfriend have been dating for 2 years now. At first, I was shy and didn’t talk a lot and only saw my boyfriend on the weekends, maybe a few times during the week but only July 4th, 2024 I moved in with him due to some issues at my house dealing with my parents. His mother and sister both live in the house as well. We are working on saving to move out but due to me losing my job, it isn’t going too well. Anyways, I’ve been living here for 5 months now. At first, things were fantastic. Me and my boyfriend have always been good & we tell each other everything. We RARELY ever argue or bicker with each other. But, about 2 months ago my bf got a call about a credit card that he owed $4,000 on. He was confused and had NO clue what these people were talking about. They told him his name & social security number were linked to the card but the email for the card was his moms. He came home & asked her about it and she told him that she got the card during a rough time financially & had to put it in his name bc her credit was bad. She has had NUMEROUS credit cards before & that’s what ruined her credit. He logged into the account to see the date is was opened and it was about 7 months ago, which is when she had a job that brought $60,000 home in just a month, so he knew she was lying. He ended up paying $2,000 on the credit card to try and fix his credit that she ruined. She woukd CONSTANTLY tell him she would start paying for it but never did. There’s still $2,000 left to pay off that no one has touched. she’s also a RAGING alcoholic. She buys 3 6 liter bottles of wine every week & finishes them within 3 days. She only drinks 2 glasses every night & somehow gets “drunk” to the point she blacks out. I found out that she had pain meds hidden that she stole from her 85 year old mother who has dementia. She mixes the meds with the alcohol. Whenever she’s called out for being a drunk, she always says she’s fine and she doesn’t have a problem. She has stolen money from my boyfriend & her mom to buy her wine. The complains CONSTANTLY about being broke but the wine is $50 a bottle. if me and my boyfriend ever have an argument of any kind, she always makes sure she steps in & gives her opinion. She will make it out to be my fault, no matter what it’s about. She will tell me I need to communicate better, I need to stop shutting down & talk things out, & that our relationship will never work if I don’t do better bc she “can’t allow her son to deal with that like she used to”. She’s VERY controlling over my boyfriend (he’s 21) and calls him at least 5 times a day. If me & him are in town, she will call and ask when we will be back. She told me that we needed to hurry home & not stay too long whenever we were at my house visiting my parents. She tells my boyfriend what he can & cannot buy. She tries to control his money & is constantly asking for money from him but she has talked HORRIBLY about me to him saying he spends his entire checks on me (which is NOT true) & she had no clue I could hear her. She told my bf that he owes her $500 every month to pay off his storage building & we ended up calling the people bc they had been paying on his for 2 years so it should have been paid off but when we called we found out it had been paid off for 4 months, yet she continued to tell him it wasn’t. She denied and denied whenever he called her out & has tried since then to get him to pay the $500 for said building. she will do my laundry even though I ask her VERY kindly not to. I hate people touching my things. She has stolen underwear, shorts, leggings, shirts, bras, etc. from me. She claims that my things ended up in her laundry which I KNOW is false bc I keep up with everything of mine and NEVER wash my clothes with anyone else’s. She did my laundry for me one morning when I had asked her not to and I was sitting right in front of her when she walked into the laundry room. She closed the door when she went in which she NEVER does & the only reason I know she did my laundry is because I could hear her open up the dryer door & I had put my clothes in the dryer 45 minutes before. whenever she walked out, I had my back turned and as she was walking out of the door, I saw she had her hands up to her chest. I went to check my clothes to see if anything had been taken & sure enough things had. I asked her if she had seen the items while she was doing my laundry & she said “I don’t believe I did” so the next day whenever she went to work, I went to check her room and found what was missing. I knew they were mine because I initialed ALL of my clothes for that very reason. there is honestly SOOOOOOO much more but those are just the few things I felt like sharing. Throughout all of this, my boyfriend has been VERY defensive & has helped me whenever she has done things like this. We have never once allowed her to get in between us. we also are trying really hard to move out but like I said, since losing my job isn’t been very difficult for us to save up. so, with all of that being said. what do you guys think? does she have a problem? is she toxic, crazy, etc. or just a normal mother? what would you guys do???
Merry Christmas and a happy new year
by CallumKing2000
Last post
 Wednesday
...See more Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas before-hand and a happy new year for those who wish to accept this message. The reason I am wishing everyone now is due to being alone on Christmas and so on. So I probably won't be on here for Christmas. Best wishes to everyone who is celebrating it with whoever you celebrate with I wish you all so very well and good health ahead for 2025. 
Can we be friends?
by myself0000
Last post
 December 3rd
...See more Hi, can anyone be my friend, life can be exhausting sometimes especially when you are all alone😅🥹
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by Adzie
Last post
 December 2nd
...See more Aussie gay from Victoria (state) in aus

Around the World

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