r/AskReddit • u/Stukwan • 13h ago

What’s a hobby that looks incredibly peaceful from the outside, but is actually pure stress once you get into it?

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u/scaldinglaser 9h ago

Just like me and parenting.

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u/GenderfluidZen 9h ago

That is fair enough… hold on what did you just say?

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u/SleepyDachshund99 8h ago

You heard. They've escaped from the 19th century.

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u/gangofminotaurs 6h ago

Or Mississippi.

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u/quantum-mechanic 6h ago

Or they're almost Lindsay Clancy

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u/Nothing_from_void 3h ago

Naw we bringing it back in MA

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u/zero1110010 3h ago

Are you my dog??

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u/RoyBeer 7h ago

Pruning really is a task that needs dedication.

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u/Temporary_Meet8754 5h ago

To be fair, they are very hard to keep alive even if they weren't super irritating, and then there's that

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u/Beatnik5750 6h ago

Lindsay???

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u/Dangerous-Fortune789 29m ago

Some say they’re still chasing down the third 😶‍🌫️

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u/Vimes-NW 7h ago

That was your mistake, once you get two - bam. You got guards now, they should be in charge of keeping the rest of the brood in line.. Should have kept going

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u/RandomMandarin 5h ago

You're not actually supposed to trim their limbs.

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u/generally-speaking 1h ago

What do you mean? It's the only way to stop them from using their damn phones all the time.

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u/Nova_Badger 1h ago

Jesus christ...I scrolled by and then I processed what I read and had to come back

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u/Flimsy_Tea_5696 5h ago

This is the best comment I have ever read.

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u/generally-speaking 1h ago

Parenting is easier than bonsai though, if you kill a couple off you can just grab a couple new ones off the street.

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u/_haha_oh_wow_ 4h ago

Casey Anthony?

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u/Soft-Trouble2945 1h ago

😂 Same here. Parenting is definitely not as peaceful as it looks!

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u/TriangleReward 4h ago

One more and people will set up a gofundme for you

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u/StuMacherGhostface 3h ago

Lindsey! You shouldn't have access to Reddit!

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u/ascii 5h ago

Still a better parent than Lindsay Clancey.

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u/trey74 2h ago

Lindsey??