You can always entertain yourself with some light HELL IS REAL billboard reading on the way to Columbus!

That's a really interesting point. I guess that's why the night seems to have more energy, at least to the owls among us.

Count me in as a member of your sad orchestra. I went to an absurdly competitive elementary/middle school and everyone had highly educated parents who could give them fancy science fair ideas and help them make EVERYTHING. I, on the other hand, was equipped with encyclopedias from 1911 (super accurate, of course) and…

I also live in the South and apologize whether or not it's not my fault, so I know what you mean. Maybe I'm afraid that the other person thinks it's my fault and will yell at me if I don't apologize? But I'm guessing it's usually because I hope they'll apologize and I want them to know it's okay they ran into me but…

"I don't think you should be having sex if you're under 17." What an odd choice.

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The roads are good now! But the police still suck and target out of state plates. My mom has a KY plate and got a ticket for going 5 mph over :(

Huh...I always thought the "tragedy" part was kind of more important than the "love" part...

The chewed up gum metaphor is the worst.

I watched a lot of Pre-Code and Code movies in class and we touched on that a bit (but not enough!)! We mostly talked about Preston Sturges, whose female characters ran the show and were awesome. The men were all hapless messes. We watched The Lady Eve with Stanwyck. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it!

Barbara Stanwyck is the best.

Brilliant.

Unhappy and depressed are NOT the same thing. I am generally very happy and positive but I have bipolar disorder so my brain reacts otherwise. When I'm medicated, this is not a problem. When I'm not medicated, I can't even begin to consider whether or not I'm happy because I can't get past how I feel physically.

I think part of it is that most mental illnesses come to light in the very late teens or 20s, so people don't automatically assume that that's the issue when it's a 15-year-old. Also, and I don't know how widespread this is but I get it a lot, people think that any acting out is a hormone thing. I have bipolar…

I'm with you, it's very weird. I have them for dessert sometimes, though.

Nailed it.

I guess they have to let it go and become Born Again Virgins :/

And like what does "better marriages" even mean? Marriage to "better" people? That the marriage is somehow happier or more successful? Neither of those options makes any sense.

You mean like these mitts?

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