Really basic things you can't do or didn't know

[ShittyRecolor]

Same in a sense, though my issue is that my facial hair seems to grow miserably slowly after like the first 1/4 inch and doesn't pattern properly for a goatee or a good vandyke. I tend to err on the side of "shave it off entirely" but I spent like a good MONTH walking around with weird scraggly facial hair simply because I wanted to get a good sense of how it grew and what I could do with it.

Oh yeah, it's so infuriating when you've almost got a perfect beard and you only need to shave a little off of one side, but you accidentally overdo it and end up with an asymmetrical beard anyways. Happens to me every time.

 

[Jersey Devil]

I can't snap my fingers or roll my r's.

 

[Sprig of Parsley]

Oh yeah, it's so infuriating when you've almost got a perfect beard and you only need to shave a little off of one side, but you accidentally overdo it and end up with an asymmetrical beard anyways. Happens to me every time.

Ended up paring mine down to this silly-looking little stache-and-soulpatch with some change, looked in the mirror and said "lol that's fucking exceptional" and just 86ed the whole thing.

 

[edibleBulimia]

I was 15 when I learned how to ride a bike( I’d either walk to the place, ride with a kid’s bike or go by car). To this day, I still don’t know how to rollerblade.

 

[Sīn the Moon Daddy]

Same in a sense, though my issue is that my facial hair seems to grow miserably slowly after like the first 1/4 inch and doesn't pattern properly for a goatee or a good vandyke. I tend to err on the side of "shave it off entirely" but I spent like a good MONTH walking around with weird scraggly facial hair simply because I wanted to get a good sense of how it grew and what I could do with it.

I'm just going to shave my entire life. It's fine though, I think goatees look hella dumb anyway. Besides it would cover up the perfection that is my ruggedly boyish face. Otherwise I went through the same thing, I spent a solid month trying to see if my facial pubes would turn into anything.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

I used to get Prince and Queen confused.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

-I absolutely can't stand getting poked in the belly button, I'd rather get kicked in the balls. Sometimes I get panic attacks just from thinking about being stabbed there with a stiletto while trying to sleep, though thankfully it's not as frequent as it used to be.

Wonder if it's a sensory issue or something 'cause I don't like getting poked there, either.

 

[Inflatable Julay]

I can whistle, but only by inhaling. Apparently most people breathe OUT when the whistle, I was unaware of this when I learned how.

 

[Anonymous For This]

I can't talk and play video games. A friend and I usually play something online about once a week. If we're having a conversation and I'm doing whatever in the game, I become a stuttering mess who will confuse left and right. Otherwise I'm fine with any other complicated task and talking.

 

[A Owl]

I used to get Prince and Queen confused.

My immediate reaction was, "but how??"
...

Reading comprehension isn't one for me, honest! I was late learning to ride a bike, swim, and skip, pretty much social suicide for an 8 year old girl.
I can't do makeup properly, and I can't pick it up from YouTube tutorials.

 

[ShittyRecolor]

I used to get Prince and Queen confused.

Now that's a music collab I would've loved to see!

Wonder if it's a sensory issue or something 'cause I don't like getting poked there, either.

Yeah, sometimes I wonder it there was anything that had happened to me as a child that's been buried in my sub-consciousness, causing me to freak out. On the other hand, I hear abdominal muscle exercises can help with an overly sensitive belly button.
Still, I can't be thankful enough I was given an innie. I can't even imagine how antsy I'd be if I had an outie people could casually pinch.

 

[MrTickles]

I had no idea what 'Period' was for 20+ years. Turns out it's what Americunts call the 'full stop'.


Stupid americunts.

 

[⋖ cørdion ⋗]

I can't stop drinking

It's a meme, but really. I can stop if I have plans or literally anything else to do than sit at home, but to think the desire to wash away for a night is stronger than just "lmao just buy a bit of candy instead" makes me feel pretty childish.

 

[AF 802]

I don't have a driver's license, never learned how to drive. I want to, but I know the BMV is fairly strict on issuing them to people with a history of seizures.

Supposedly, since I didn't have a license during my first seizure, it'll be a little easier, but still.

 

[Bender]

I'm really fucking shit at tying knots. I can tie my shoes fine, but anything other than that I just can't make sense of.

Edit: This thread's only a year old, that doesn't count as a necropost right?

Edit 2: Actually, who the fuck cares if this is a necropost, it's in General Discussion.

 

[Twolegstillmidnight]

I’m glad there are people saying they can’t drive because I can’t either. I was supposed to take classes back in high school but I had a surgery with two years of recovery and one of my restrictions was about not driving. I don’t live somewhere where I had commute time requiring me to have my own car either, so I guess that’s why it still hasn’t happened.

 

[Orion Balls]

I can't whistle, and I've tried for years to crochet, and I'm awful at it.

 

[Rice Is Ready]

i can not swim

Me too bro. Took swimming lessons and everything as a young lad. Drowned at one point when my dad thought you can just throw a kid in water and they'll just learn it. I don't mind chilling in a pool or a river but large bodies of water like lakes or oceans give me the heebie jeebies.

 

[Bender]

I’m glad there are people saying they can’t drive because I can’t either. I was supposed to take classes back in high school but I had a surgery with two years of recovery and one of my restrictions was about not driving. I don’t live somewhere where I had commute time requiring me to have my own car either, so I guess that’s why it still hasn’t happened.

Because of a degenerative eye disorder I don't think I'm allowed to take a driving test. Fucking sucks, I'd love the freedom to hop in my car and just go wherever the fuck I want. Reality is have to rely on family, friends and taxis, so I can only go to places nearby.

I can't whistle, and I've tried for years to crochet, and I'm awful at it.

I'm the same as @Inflatable Julay, in that I can whistle but only by inhaling. I can whistle rather loudly with that technique though.

 

[neverendingmidi]

I can't snap my fingers loudly, or at all with my left hand.

I also can't make the really loud snapping noise with gum.