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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- The entire showerthought must be in the title
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- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- Posts must be original/unique
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I made the genious decision to run away from home... when I was 6 years old...
idk what the fuck I was doing...
probably 6 year old me was like: "Me scared, big brother scary, home is scary, me want my mommy"
So I just went to her workplace... mom was so shocked that I knew which bus routes to take from the few times she took me to work...
I'm still traumatized from that day...
But yea I don't remember what I was thinking, I could only guess from the circumstances...
it was so spontaneous
I saw the door, and I decided to run...
Can't believe its now like almost 2 decades gone by
but that's still deeply engraved in my hippocampus
felt like it happened a month ago, I remember it as if it happened moments ago, I can feel those emotions, the atmosphere...