You mean the “middle aged children” thing? Ugh, I'm sorry you have to put up with that. I know it's exhausting, frustrating, and sometimes really really hurtful. I don't know what to say to make it easier. I wish I could think of something perfect. Just remember this: the fact that you recognize it makes you…

That’s awesome. For all the shit people give my generation and call us lazy or entitled we’re definitely way more compassionate and open minded than the previous generations .

That's fair.

There really does seem to be a serious empathy deficit doesn't there?

Damn right

No, of course it isn’t. I live in PA , the Rick Santorum state. But I would argue that it certainly seems more systemic and commonly accepted in a lot of southern states.

That because I made a broad and sweeping generalization I don't sound educated at all let alone over educated?

Yup. John Oliver put it really well when he called it the “clown town,fuck the world, shit show”. What’s super frustrating is republicans have gone so far right on basically everything that letting trans people use their bathroom of choice is considered “progressive” or “liberal”. It’s not! It’s just common human…

Well at least I'm not alone. And as I said to another commenter: it's hard not to seem smug or pretentious when the opposition keeps doing incredibly stupid and insane things. I mean it's 2016 and we're having a national debate about fucking bathroom laws!

I hadn’t actually but I just did and in our defense it’s hard not to seem smug or self satisfied when the opposition is so far up its own ass it’s tonguing it’s own colon. They just keep acting so damn stupid. Again, I know that sounds shitty but I can’t believe we’re having national debates over shit like bathroom…

No I do, I sound like an asshole. I shouldn't judge a whole region since republicans do that and that makes it hypocritical. But at the same time.... Gays don't do anything to warrant the hate from small minded bigots. African Americans don't do anything to deserve the intense scrutiny and distrust they receive, it's…

I was really lucky. Your child will feel the same way if you keep doing what you're doing. Not every parent has the stomach or stamina or even the compassion to deal with a sick child. It takes a very special and particular type of human being. It also teaches a child empathy, compassion, and open mindedness. I really…

Ok, I’m gonna sound like a typical smarmy over educated liberal here but....shit like this is why people think of the Republican Party as “the stupid people party”. It’s also why that saying “if you want to see what life was like 25 years ago go to the south” is becoming so prevalent and incredibly true. I know that…

I think they’re just what I call “middle aged children”. They never got out of the tantrum phase so when something goes wrong they throw a hissy fit until everyone around them is miserable or hurt enough to give in. Then when they push and push and push and someone finally snaps back they again act like toddlers who…

My father said those same exact words to my mother about me. It broke her heart, I’m so so sorry. I was sick a lot as a child with kidney problems and still have a chronic illness. It’s easy for shitty people to judge decent people while they refuse to do anything to help. Please don’t take it to heart. I know that’s…

One of my ex’s got it done at 18 because it was killing her back. I don’t think it’s as uncommon or uncouth as this lady thinks. I think she’s just trying to get her digs in now that that girl is emancipated (and rightly so in my opinion. This lady sounds like a real piece of work.)

Christ this lady sounds like my father. They hit and demean and temper cruelty with contempt and then when you say “I don’t have to take this. You’re a bad person and a bad parent.” They act like the victim. Ugh. And seriously? I’m a guy so I have no idea how painful big breasts can be on a back but I do know it’s…

Amen. McCarthy is just the worst.

People need to stop taking dietary and health advice from people like Gwenyth Paltrow.

The Bahamas, (2005) I was 16. The guy I talked into selling me booze on the beach asked if I wanted “buds”. Being the delinquent I was (still am) I said “Sure!”. It was so potent I spent the night walking the beach, walking through the casino feeling like a million bucks, and flirting with every girl who looked my…