Habit can be something you noticed about yourself or something that people had to keep telling you about yourself that was true.

  • NutinButNet
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    7 days ago

    Biting my nails. I’m not even sure how or when I quit it.

    I remember when I was younger and one of my mom’s cousins told me she would buy me anything I wanted if I stopped biting my nails. I think it was around that time I did but I’m not totally sure. I do remember that I didn’t see her often but the next time I saw her, I did stop and she didn’t buy me the LEGO set I asked her for.

    I see her every now and then (this is like 15-20 years later) and I’m always tempted to ask her about that old ass LEGO set she never got for me that I really wanted 😂

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          7 days ago

          I quit at 25 because I had brackets and two years after I no longer had brackets I started again, quit three years ago thanks to my now wife.

          At 25 I also stopped smoking and drinking soda and alcohol.

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      6 days ago

      I didn’t bite but I used to tear my nails, sometimes until they bled… and then some. I kicked the habit quite literally overnight after I started painting them. A little over 4 years later, I think I’ve done it once, though I also typically wear extensions now so it’s kinda hard to even if I wanted

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      7 days ago

      Do you even remember the exact set? Depending on rarity, some of them SKYROCKETED in value.

      Hey cousin! Remember that $20 lego set you owe me? Yeah. It costs $4,000 now.

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        7 days ago

        Of course I do! I was OBSESSED with that set lol. It was a small one too, I wasn’t trying to be too demanding but I was big into collecting the RES-Q series. But I have checked on it a few times since then.

        It was about $10 USD and now it’s worth about $50 USD set # 6445 https://www.brickeconomy.com/set/6445-1/lego-res-q-emergency-evac

        I used to get those little yellow catalogues and I’d sit there and stare at this set for hours on end.