support line dumbass

Remember those numbers that used to advertise on TV "Need someone to talk to? We're here to listen" There was the Boys and Girls Town line and I think a few others. They'd really spam the fuck out of those ads during commercial breaks to things that teenagers were supposed to be watching. I think during That 70s Show was when I'd see it all the time.

Anyway, I called one of those numbers when I was in that age range. I had been through a lot of things. Always really valued being a kind hearted, innocent person. I think as a biproduct of everything I went through. I always wanted to have a girlfriend for the right reasons, and I had a lot of deep seeded fears of relationships, on top of all kinds of negative thoughts about myself that really held me back. More so than the level that most people go through.

I end up getting this girl's number and I'm happy. I can't tell anyone in my life about it, because they were all shitty people who would have found a way to use it against me. So, I call the "support line" and get connected to someone who sounded like they really don't want to talk. I explain to them how I had worked really hard to get through some of the shit that was holding me back, and how I got this girl's number. I said how we were going to go out, then click. They hung up on me.

I was confused and hurt by this. I called back and got a message saying my number had been blocked due to me saying inappropriate things. I was going to take a girl out for ice cream. THAT WAS WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO?!???!?!? There was nothing remotely inappropriate about what I said or any of my intentions. I wasn't like a character on That 70s Show of being obsessed with boinking. I seriously only cared about going on genuine, sweet dates to do things like get ice cream and go walking and holding hands. I wanted a girlfriend for the right reasons and was happy to be able to go on PG rated date with this girl I knew.

Whoever hung up on me I hope goes to hell. That really fucking bothered me, and was at a time in my life where I didn't have anyone. Yeah, what I called for wasn't dark. Doesn't mean I hadn't been going through shit.

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Eric Foreman Other October 16, 2025 at 12:34 pm 0 0