What is something you tell yourself that you cannot do?

I refuse to answer this question to your satisfaction.

Chemistry and math. Not that I haven’t tried for far too long.

Sleep in. I have children.

I tell myself I can’t get a fetus to gestate inside of me.

One thing I cannot do is see stereograms – my eyes just don’t work together that way.

I absolutely, positively cannot like Dancing With The Stars.

Conquer my fear of heights to the point of being able to go skydiving. Or even skiing. It’s not the mountain that scares me, it’s the damn chairlift!

No matter how hard I try, I will never succeed in teleportation.

Same as @hug_of_war. I fail at math and science in general.

@crisw I love those

@aviona & @hug_of_war
Have you tried multiple ways of studying, and stuck to strict study habits?

@augustlan
I happen to have a fear of heights, although it is slowly diminishing. Let me guess, you over-analyze the situation, thus talking yourself out of it?

@Darwin
How old are they?

@AstroChuck
Well that is just being negative!....

@crisw
That is a bummer, as I find those to be quite pleasurable.

@jonsblond
Hahaha, nor can I….

@Yarnlady
I think you should wait a few years, they’re working on it.

I cannot eat spoonfulls of mayonaise.

It’s just not in my genes. I swear. When I see numbers and formulas…my brain barfs.

I also cannot eat 7 (is that right?) saltines in a row.

@JamesL – Old enough to know better (but the 14-yo has developmental problems so he is often more like a three year old.)

@VzzBzz
Haha, I am sure that is NOT something you would want to accomplish…

@aviona
Once you tell yourself that, it is all over. While it may be more difficult for you to compute numbers than the next person, I assure you that it can be conquered. First step is to get that irrational thought out of your head! haha

@Darwin
Ohh ok, when they are out of the house… you’ll be able to sleep in. Something to look forward to, no?

@aviona

I’ve heard this author speak. It’s worth a try to read her book. I can’t imagine living in a world where I feared science and math…calculus excepted :>)

Thanks. @crisw :) Does it matter that I’m in college?

@crisw
Thanks as well!

Now I want saltines…

@aviona
Seven?

Or more. With water.

Do you happen to have any…?

Nooope.

Hmm… I’ll see what I can do.

I tell myself I can’t live past 78 because I’ll be out of money.

@susanc Hi! Where have you been hiding yourself?

I am absolutely certain that I cannot and never will use controlled substances.

Bungee jumping.

deliver a baby?

Fart popcorn.
The snack, not the song.

(well, neither, actually.)

Push THE button.

sky diving.

@AstroChuck: But, you’ll have pancakes with us, right? ;)

I know I’ll never be able to afford the lifestyle that I want to live. I miss those carefree spending days. I guess those days are over…...

I absolutely cannot put toothpaste back into the tube. Nor has any other human been able to do so that I am aware of.

@VS, I have. Just squeeze a little, enough to create a little suction without forcing more out, and apply the opening to the toothpaste you want to suck back in. If you’re trying to pick up a lot, you have to do it several times. Just carefully gauge the mount of pressure that will create the vacuum. It works.

I figured this out as a kid when my squeezes were apt to be miscalculated. I am sure my sister brushed her teeth a lot of times with toothpaste that had been on my brush, my finger, or the sink.

Note to self: when visiting Jeruba, do not brush teeth in her bathroom!

Note to @daloon: always remember to bring your own toothbrush and toothpaste, then it doesn’t matter where you brush your teeth

@Darwin Details!!!

@Jeruba – You, my dear, are a woman of untold talents!!

@Jeruba: That’s how I pick up excess oil/acrylic paints from my palette. :)

Kathy Bates

But she’s got… huge tracts of land!!