Andres Guerin

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 11, 2026

This really annoyed me and idk why

I was at work and this guy was talking to some people at work, the guy has a 'just fuck my shit up' hair cut (refer to Google for reference). The discussion was about socks, and someone said they change their socks every second day because they work in an office, kinda gross but not a big deal. Personally, I change my socks daily and like foot care. Anyway, the JFMSU guy left.
When I went to start work he was telling his team leader that the coworker doesn't change their socks daily. Yet, he was so fucking whiney about it as if he was a kid telling his school teacher. He was outraged the coworker didn't change their socks daily and acted as if the TL should be doing something about it. It annoyed me for being such a fucking crybaby. He should be reporting his barber more than anything else.

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 11, 2026

Starting a business

My buddy just started a painting business as a side gig and he asked me to help him get it off the ground. I’ve never painted houses but I paint battleships for work so I’m pretty experienced. The conditions are: I have to find the work.
I’m looking for advice on how to grow this business as far as advertising and presentation goes. Any help is appreciated!

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 11, 2026

Well...

So I had my work meeting I mentioned a few times and it went ok...they gave me my final warning and it's whatever 🙄 but I think the thing that hurt the most was all the talking behind my back about me being trans...they bullied me so much I went back to boy mode there anyways and thank God I did...the lies that came out and just the stuff they said was eye opening and very hurtful. I dunno if u ever meet a trans person be nice I guess...I dunno I feel kinda hollow but like I've said I need this job so it's pick ur battles 😭 anyway I'm ok for now if anyone was following along and wondering...still not convinced I'm out of the woods cause my boss leaves March and I still feel they could walk me out with her but I'll be saving and wary until then. Love ya guys. Have a good weekend 😬
Edit- ugh I'm actually really sad about the bullying part like I know it happens but I really really hate me in boy mode and yeah I've been back in it for awhile at work it hurts and it's scary knowing how much people didn't like me when I finally felt happy and like me...I don't even feel safe going to hr and I don't have friends or access to party drugs....I guess there's edibles and bed rot. Fuuuuuuuck

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 10, 2026

I think I figured out why we are all so obsessed with the 80-90s and Y2K

Honestly I think our obsession with the past is getting kind of deep. It isn't just about childhood memories anymore. I think we are all just collectively terrified of the future. The 90s and even 2007 feel like a safe point. It is the time before everything got so unpredictable and messy. Now we have sequels and remakes and Y2K fashion everywhere because the present doesn't have a clear shape. It is like culture is just stuck on a loop re-recording the past over and over.
Digital culture turned the past into this infinite archive. Now people feel nostalgic for eras they weren't even alive for. We consume these old aesthetics because they feel solid and whole. It is a symptom of anxiety really. When you can't imagine a better future you just hide in a safe past. Am I just overthinking this or does everyone else feel like we are just reliving an old dream because we don't know where we are going?

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 10, 2026

Years of being unhappy

I am a 39 (f) with two boys, 18 and 11. I have been with my husband for 20 years and married for 18.
I'm going to throw a lot of info here for context so you can truly see where I'm at and why I need to get this off of my chest.
\- My husband was my first real relationship at 20. He was freshly 18 when we got together. I had a lot of childhood trauma where I avoided romantic relationships throughout my teen years. Sexual molestation from a male cousin from age 5 to 13, a narcissistic mother, and a lot of family drama. I just focused on school and being left alone mostly. I did have friends, but they weren't important. Once I graduated high school and got into college and started working, I did eventually lose my virginity, and I probably did it a total of 4 times before I got into a relationship with my husband. I was so very inexperienced and did not know what was good and what was bad.
\- We moved in together within the first month, and then I got pregnant within two months of us getting together. I have PCOS and was told it was a very slim chance I would get pregnant on my own. But they didn't explain that eating healthier and losing weight can cause ovulation to return. And it

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 10, 2026

I’m gen z and I hate how social media companies have ruined everything

When I was in highschool I often felt like people outside of my friend group didn’t want to have conversations with me. Maybe it’s just me overthinking a couple instances. When Covid happened I went to this highschool and met some old friend. I tried talking to him about literally anything and he didn’t seem to care he was on his phone the whole time, and very unresponsive. I can’t help but feel kids are becoming less interesting and lacking personality because of how much time they spend on their phones rather than having genuine conversations. I have 2 younger sisters and they aren’t “iPad kids” thank god. All this stupid AI stuff there trying to shove down our throats hasn’t benefited me in any way and I don’t know how it’s beneficial at all when you can just look something up on the internet. It really feels like companies nowadays don’t care what they make and as long as they advertise a billion times and make money they will keep making it. It feels like technology has just stopped advancing and now it’s just stupid stuff that’s advertised as the future when really it doesn’t do anything. I hate that meta needs to know every inkling about you they own a lot of social media co

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 10, 2026

I have to get this off my chest... its so hard to keep on going...

Sorry for the long rant in advance... i just want to get it all off my head even for a bit...Joined this group only recently. I know my problem isn't as hard as what others experience based on what ive read on this page,, but I just want to vent my feelings... A bit of background about myself: I’ve always been a good student at school, always on the honor roll, top-of-the-class stuff. Maybe because of this, the pressure to do better started to affect me. Lately, I’ve been feeling so down and exhausted.
I’ve got work piled up (club proposals I need to do, homework I don’t want to do, and quizzes I have to study for), and I try to motivate myself to push through, but I just feel so tired. Life hasn’t been easy on us after all. My dad just lost his job and reapplied for a new one, but his salary is lower than it used to be, so my mom is also working to make ends meet.
I feel so guilty that I’m not doing my best in school while my parents are doing their best to provide for me and my sister. I want to do better. i want to work hard so that in the future I can return back all their sacrifices.. I want to live a happy life where I won’t have to think about money or school, or whether I’l

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 10, 2026

Why do I care what people think so much? Am I crazy?

I don’t know why, but lately I’ve been looking back at past experiences and just cringing. A lot of it involved alcohol, which I own, but there was also a period in my life when I had a tumor in my neck and I genuinely felt off….like my behavior wasn’t fully “me” at the time. Mostly my coworkers had to see a nervous person.
I’m trying to give myself grace, but I can’t help thinking about all the people I crossed paths with back then and worrying they think I’m crazy. And when I drink too much, I definitely act like… a drunk, which doesn’t help. I’ve never had anything bad happen but I’m talking like getting emotional, mad at people who were rude, and just idk.
I’m doing Dry January right now and realizing I probably care way too much about what people think of me. Has anyone else felt this way? looking back and cringing, or worrying about how they’re perceived?

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 10, 2026

How was your day?

Start with greetings and Gender, country.
Hello, M from India.
This is just a social post to know if people can actually stop for a while and talk heart out. Would be great to see how long this thread can go.
Looking ahead for positive and casual discussion

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 10, 2026

My dreams are soo annoying

I have always been a dreamer and most of the times I'm able to recall atleast some part/ sections of my dreams. I have noticed a pattern in most of my dreams which is firstly my dreams are always action oriented with the most random plots and I'm always stumped by forces beyond my control right before I'm able to accomplish whatever the main task in my dream is. Like yesterday in my dream I had to fly to another country, the setting was me and my parents were invited XYZs mansion. After dinner I decided to head out early to travel to the airport, XYZ apparently had a pet GORILLA in his damn mansion which jumped at me as soon as I decided to leave , resulting in a whole tom and jerry type of game of tag. After the whole fiasco I asked the host to drive me to the airport , the host was like 'oh sure but since I'm soo poor, I only have this rickety - barely hanging by a thread- car that I can drive you in' (Dont question why a person who owns a mansion and a pet gorilla can't afford a normal car).I hop into the car, he starts driving and instantly takes me into this maze-like, small, Italian, one-way streets and is unable to figure out a way to the main road and unable to take me to

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 10, 2026

Forgetting that people are still learning.

I think theres something that I need to say to remind myself.
People have just started what took me 13 years to understand.
Some people have spent 17 years raising children, but act like they are 17.
Relativity has never meant more than it does after the holidays.
My parents don't know.
Who are these people?
My understanding of these phrases are under the same context that it still boggles my mind that there are people who have made it this far and are still upright, yet the strongest have fallen short relative to life expectancy. Shalom.

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 9, 2026

Friends on Facebook have made a pregnancy announcement complete with a slideshow of scan and bump pics set to The Wanted

No idea if it's on purpose or not but the missus says I'm not allowed to comment

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 9, 2026

Why does it happen that we overthink negative consequences and it turns out to be true, but if we overthink positive, ho

Hey all,
I saw a reel on ig where a monk was saying that how our mind tends to go towards negative , and thus if we can overthink negatives, then why can’t we overthink positive?
This left me wondering that whenever i used to overthink a negative outcome, that prayed not for it to turn out to be true, well guess what it did happen. But when i used to overthink for something positive, it felt like a delusion. Has anyone experienced?

Andres Guerin

@bluebutterfly289172 · Jan 9, 2026

Owner of Swiss ski resort held in custody after deadly New Year's Eve fire

Jacques Moretti is being held as a potential flight risk, Swiss media reports say.