Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I was regifted a plastic cactus figurine by a coworker. When I was going to bed, I accidentally kicked the cactus over and found a spy cam inside. I asked my coworker about it, and she was freaked out because a guy that made her uncomfortable had gifted it to her a few weeks earlier.…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) thinks that the federal courts are the best place for the Democrats to stand up to President-elect Trump. In order to protect their goals, President Joe Biden and a Senate controlled by Democrats have spent the last four years filling the courts with Democrats. Now that the GOP controls…

I (29F) have been married to my husband (32M) for 4 years, and our relationship has been smooth. Recently, I made my husband’s favorite breakfast burrito as a surprise. I woke up early to prepare it for him before he left for work, knowing he’d be busy. When he came home that evening, he seemed…

When I was 7, “Santa” left a Gameboy on our doorstep, wrapped in a blue blanket. My parents had no idea who gave it, but I remember Mom tearing up. Dad thought it was from a family friend. Last year, after Dad passed, Mom confessed the truth: the Gameboy was from my biological father, who…

After Megan’s parents kicked her out at eighteen, she severed ties with them. Years later, she returns to her childhood home, only to discover the house is in her name and her parents have been missing for years. One Christmas Eve, she drives by the house, expecting it to be abandoned, but finds it decorated…

Viewers of former President Barack Obama’s speech on Thursday at the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum caught him during a “telling” moment as he made a series of claims about Republicans that are actually more aligned with his own Democratic Party. Some observers even claimed that things the 44th president said would be considered wild…

I suddenly lost my dad when I was 10. The last gift he brought me was a singing teddy bear. I kept it, and 20 years later, I gave it to my son when he turned 7. We needed to add batteries to make it sing again. I opened it, and my entire body went…

Growing up in a family with little money, Santa rarely visited, dampening our Christmas spirit. To make up for it, my mother created the Christmas Elephant, which brought us small homemade gifts every year. That was, until one day, when I accidentally dropped it and it broke. Inside, we found a hidden note from my…

Lilly (35F) reached out, devastated by her husband’s (George) unkind behavior and shocking deceit. Despite a decade of happiness, she noticed a troubling shift in George’s attitude about a year ago—he began criticizing her body odor daily, despite no changes in her hygiene or health. Lilly tried everything to address it, even showering multiple times…

The next Christmas, I wore it over, and my MIL asked my wife why I was wearing a woman’s sweater.