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Showerthoughts

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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.

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Oh hell yes and they wasn’t that long ago. When I was 16 (1980s) I was friends with a girl also 16, whose mother was 31 and her grandmother was mid 40s. Both the mom and grandmom gave birth at 15/16.

As an aside They were cool as can be and most of my circle of friends would hangout at her house

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

I had a friend in hs with a pretty identical family situation (in the early 2000s) She was in her 20s for her first kid.