Can everyone please share some of their worst failures?

I just failed an exam. That I feel quite bummed about. Apart from being average at best at my work...
Anyway...
Please share your worst failures. I want to feel less alone.

Sorry if this offends anyone. I'm just tired of people pretending that life is so perfect when it isn't. It can be perfect in certain aspects, but not all.

That being said, if you do have a perfect perfect life, please scroll past, I don't want horrible critical comments. I just want to feel less alone. That's all.

Thank you for understanding.

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HoochieTheClown · 51-55, F

Well, assuming this was at work - keep in mind that no matter how good we do at our job, it is never enough anyways. Even if you had passed, they would then expect 100% more effort for like a 3% pay raise, so you are better off not passing.

If it was a college test - the class and the books often do not seem to coincide with what is on the test. So that is not your fault.

Also, most people do not talk about their failures in life, we hear only the good news. So trust me, you are not the first.

But for my failure in life - same boat as @contrails except just a little younger.

One thing that is we*rd in life - when we have dreams or trying to do something, everyone says we cannot do it because we are not smart enough, don't have the right schooling, don't know the right people, or whatever.
But THEN when we finally give up, people suddenly try to encourage us to do good.

turningthekeys · 31-35, F

@HoochieTheClown I will not give up.

Thank you for this perspective. I truly am not ready for the responsibility after the exam. So maybe it's just good timing

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