15 Totally Legal Things That Still Feel Wrong

1. “Buying weed legally in California.”

2. “My daughter recently had ankle surgery so we had a handicap placard for a few months. Every time we used it, it felt so strange.”

3. “Taking a right on red.”

4. “Getting a shopping cart and then realizing later that all you really needed was a basket.”

5. “Every time I have to go through a background check, I’m convinced that they’re going to find out I secretly have a long and sordid criminal history. I’ve gotten maybe four speeding tickets in my entire life and have never had any other brush with the law.”

6. “I’m 25 and I still get nervous when someone checks my ID.”

7. “Whenever the metal detector goes off in airport security. I’m always nervous I somehow had something really illegal on me and I feel guilty for wasting their time (even though it’s usually just my phone in my pocket).”

8. “Being in an empty classroom back in the day. I felt like I was breaking a law and someone was going to come in and yell at me.”

9. “Putting your AirPods/earbuds in after taking a shower and your ears are still wet.”

10. “Calling a teacher by their first name.”

11. “Putting my hand in my pocket when I go to a store. I keep a grocery list in my pocket and reaching in to drag it out always feels scary. I’m not stealing, I promise!!!”

12. “Going into a shop and leaving without buying anything.”

13. “I always get this irrational twinge of anxiety when I overheat while shopping for clothes, take off my sweater, and carry it around with the stuff I’m buying. Especially at thrift stores, I just have this ridiculous idea that I’m going to have to prove that it’s actually mine.”

14. “When I had my first baby, I cried multiple times a day while in the hospital because I irrationally felt like the staff weren’t going to let her leave with me and I wanted her so badly. The first few days to weeks after having a baby are a weird time.”

15. “Going to an open house when you aren’t looking to buy, but wanting to walk around and check it out.”