The weekend secret review. I guess I don't really try that much to get these done earlier in the week. There's a pretty decent number of secrets this time that I found interesting enough in some way or another to comment on.
"I daydream that my ex will rescue me from my current relationship"
I wonder about how people end up finding themselves in unsavory relationships, since it doesn't seem like something that I would stand for happening to myself, nor have I really had any personal experiences like that.
"I'm A Progressive Who Is Livid That Federal Prisoners In My State Are Getting the Vaccine Before My Family Can."
This is, in a way, somewhat understandable, although it does make sense for prisoners to be vaccinated soon(er) since they have to live in rather crowded conditions and breathe others' air. Prisoners are people too. And you can write to them.
"I still have the red lipstick I bought when we were together. (I wear it when I think of you...)" [with a lipstick kiss print, presumably in the lipstick mentioned in the secret]
This is a sentimental one and something that I can sort of see myself doing if I typically wore lipstick (which I don't). But I do occasionally dress like people I have positive opinions of, so I guess that's kind of similar.
"There is definitely a WRONG way to load dishes into the dishwasher. In fact, very few ways are right. It disturbs me how serious I am about things like this."
The correct way of loading a dishwasher is perhaps a bit subjective, but some dishwashers have better interior racks than others. I think that utensils should go in the basket with the handles up so that when you go to remove them and put them away, you don't touch the clean part that you eat with.
"My secret guilty pleasure is sushi. (I've been vegetarian since seventh grade) Sorry!" (over a postcard that shows a man riding a fish in a lake, that also says "Here's the fish I promised you.")
I guess it depends on one's definition of vegetarian, but at least some definitions may encompass eating fish, perhaps.
"I found a dead spider in my pubic hair." This is frightening. How did it get there? Were they out camping or did this occur while indoors?
"I think GOD makes my period late, just to watch me squirm." (written over the packaging/label of Plan B)
There is such a thing as birth control pills (along with other contraceptive methods), although perhaps this person uses them but still worries that they didn't work properly. Or maybe they don't use any contraceptive methods and therefore do have good reason to worry about potentially being pregnant?
"I'm a college senior and love that my grandma still sends me cute birthday cards. What I love more, though, is that she still has my grandpa's name on her return labels. He died about three years ago. I hope when I'm gone one day, my 90-year-old widow will still love me that much!" (over a birthday card for a grandson and with the aforementioned return label, but with the last name and address crossed out except for the city and state, which says [illegible] OH)
I like that this one is quite specific, even if it is also somewhat mundane. Return labels usually come in large amounts/sheets, so I suppose if someone has a lot of them and doesn't send much mail, it would be quite reasonable to still have some with a dead spouse's name on them three years later.
"They should be every woman's SECRET weapon. But for me... they are just a SECRET. " (captioning a drawing of two breasts, seen from the side. One is labeled "yours" and depicts a rather rounded, average size with a small areola, while the other is labeled "mine" and shows a smaller and very pointed breast with a larger areola)
It's too bad this woman feels insecure about her breasts. It makes me glad that I'm not generally insecure about my body.
"I am going to inherit millions of dollars. Sometimes I wish I didn't know."
I wonder more specifically about why this person has ambivalent (evidently) feelings about their ample inheritance. Why would they prefer not to know about it?
"I want to go back to being one, but I am not willing to sacrifice my child's happiness for my dream." (beneath a photo of firefighters at a fire)
This is interesting and gets at the concept of sacrificing things for children rather than sacrificing a child's happiness, which I can't specifically recall having seen mentioned in a secret before, although there have been numerous other secrets more generally related to parenting and children.
"Four years ago, when I was 12, my dad committed suicide. Everytime I yell at my mom, I am afraid I will cause her to do the same."
This one is rather grim.
"Were you afraid to tell your friends that you were dating a fat girl?" (in a collage of photos of thin women but with the outline of a fat one drawn in marker)
I guess this isn't exactly a secret, come to think of it. It's actually a question, but perhaps the writer never actually asked the person referred to in the secret this, thus making the question a secret of sorts? I assume the writer is the fat girl.
"My biggest fear isn't being raped... ... or killed... It's of me falling down the stairs." (over a photo of stairs)
This isn't exactly a big fear of mine, but sometimes I worry that there'll be someone hiding in the bathtub behind the shower curtain.
"I am a lesbian because it's the closest I can get to being a *gay boy* (it feels like a cause)"
This is an unusual secret, to say the least, and it certainly would be interesting to get a bit more elaboration on this. Personally, I don't think someone's sexuality really has a reason (like this one or otherwise) behind it, it's just something that... is. Innate. Imagine a secret that said something like "I'm straight because nearly everyone else is"... that would be kind of ridiculous, eh?
"Sometimes I let it go to message on purpose. I can't bear the SADNESS in your voice. Come home safe." (over a photo of military soldiers in phone booths)
On the flip side of this, I feel like the person might regret this if perhaps the implied soldier was (gravely?) injured or killed and the writer had inadvertently passed up on an opportunity to talk to them one last time (or at least last before they were able to recover, assuming they weren't completely killed). I also wonder if there are people who regret joining/being in the military because (in part, at least) of the sadness it causes them regarding missing their loved ones? The whole concept of people regretting being in the military is interesting to me, although that doesn't seem to be a particularly common mainstream narrative.
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