As much as we might like to be, we can't be good at literally everything.
But when we struggle with something that everyone else seems to naturally "get," that can be a hard thing to accept.
Redditor B**IZDeepInUrMom asked:
"What are you below average at?"
Legible Handwriting
"My handwriting is nuts one person described it as looking like a serial killer's mad scribbles."
- Hopper-1986
"A nurse once told me I sign with doctor scribbles."
- tonytonyrigatony
Carrying a Tune
"Singing. I’m very bad. I only sing in the car and I still fear I may one day be cautioned by police for being so terrible."
- 24-Hour-Hate
"Do you know why I pulled you over? That B was way off-pitch, sir (or ma'am)!! I'm arresting you for murdering that song!"
- Abbadon0666
"One of my biggest fears is pocket-dialing someone while I’m singing in the car."
- hockeybag2
The Quiet Ones
"Words spoken per day."
- CrediblyHandsome
"Why say many word, when few word do trick?"
- TitanBrews
"Yessss, someone who gets it. I use like four words every day at school."
- harryyougoboom
"I go through more, but it's mostly 'Excuse me' and 'Thank you' and other s**t I'm required to say 1,000 times per day to not be thought a sociopath."
- RichardBottom
Listening Skills
"Listening. I'm trying, but it's tough to change a lifetime habit."
- Actual_Green_7433
"I'm sorry?"
- keeeeener
"Did you say something?"
- BigTenBiden
Basic Social Interactions
"Social interactions."
- DxNxWx
"I SUCK at social interactions."
"'Nice weather today.'"
"'Thanks.'"
"A new cringe core memory unlocked."
- antoine-sama
No Flirting Game
"I'm not good at noticing when someone flirts with me. I'm not even very good at knowing the difference between an extrovert being friendly and them hitting on me."
- Not_Jim3
"My current girlfriend and I met at a club. I was crossing the dance floor; she got in my way, and we had an awkward encounter. Happened a couple more times before I got the clue: 'Oooh, I think she wants us to meet...'"
"Other than my girlfriend, I maintain I have never been flirted with or hit on once."
"Not. Once."
- clever_username_eh
Vertically Challenged
"Height. I'm only five feet tall."
- Damseldoll
"Same."
- FlyingFox32
Elusive Math Skills
"I've always been the kind of guy who 'seems smart' because I'm good with English and communication, and I'm good enough at the kind of 'real world' math like percentages, multiplication, addition and subtraction, etc."
"Then it gets to sh*t like algebra word problems, trig, calculus and I'm suddenly the dumbest person alive and the world thinks I deserve to die alone in poverty. Go figure, eh?"
- amadeus2490
Poor Sleeping Habits
"Sleeping. As of writing this, I have been struggling to catch up on sleep for about a month and I have been awake for about 16 hours and it is 7:42 AM. I’m so tired."
- HeatoStrike
In Need of Driver's Ed.
"Driving. Watch out for me in the streets!"
- Jiggy_Turner
"Parallel parking. I’ve been driving for two years now and I’m utter garbage at it. I refuse to parallel park even if there’s no angle parking available."
- n123breaker2
Mind Reading
"My wife claims I’m a pretty lousy mind reader, and I’d have to agree with her."
- imacmadman22
Negative Self-Talk
"Probably the ability to feel good about myself."
"Like, why do I think I'm ugly, or why do I think I'm a good person or why the f**k do I think I am Autistic? Probably because I'm dumb as soup."
- Jerney_to_Nirvana
"Or you just don't trust your capacity to see yourself more. I struggle with that s**t."
- dustinAlt
Investing
"Investing. I have no clue what to do."
- cadcamm99
"No one does. It's either people who were rich from the beginning or some random guy who tries to sell you stuff."
- RichieiRocket
Beauty is in the Eye of...
"Convincing my wife she's beautiful."
"The good fight continues."
- toolatealreadyfapped
Clean and Tidy
"Cleaning. I’m slowly getting better but I’m definitely below average."
- SnooGoats7133
"Bro, same, I don’t try to be a slob but everything ends up a mess because I get distracted."
- N3rdy_Cat
"Yeah! And if you’re like me you will not notice until it’s BAD."
- SnooGoats7133
If this was not one of the most relatable threads we've read to date, then we don't know what would be.
The funny thing is that, many of these struggles are struggles we all have or at least think that we have. Perhaps that means that we're really not doing as badly as we think we are, and really we just need to show ourselves some grace.
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