I spent twenty years having to live with other peoples’ smoking and their second-hand smoke. I had bronchitis year after year after year after year, almost on schedule, and asthma. My sinuses remain a nightmare and I still have trouble breathing both cold and hot air without gasping for breath. Now both of my parents…

I liked Farscape so much that I didn’t quit watching Stargate SG-1 when Browder and Black joined the cast, and I also really enjoyed both Guardians movies. *shrug*

Groovy! Thanks for this. :D

And let us not forget that it’s not only not “all men”, but the problem is that so many of the men who harass and abuse do it over and over and over. They have more than one victim, from Cosby to Spacey to Nassar to 45* etc etc. Hell, even when it comes to plain old bullying, lots of bullies don’t just pick on one…

... Oh. Right. Occam’s razor just right there.

Okay, folks. I didn’t enjoy the very first Mission: Impossible movie way, way back in the day so I never watched any of the others. Should I give the series another chance? Are there any installments I should avoid?

But how do we explain how good Robert Downey Jr looks because I’m sure he did everything Lohan has done. How. How does he look as good as he does for the life he lived for... however long that was. How.

*cough* Dammit I have to put my bucket into the “actually” well:

Thanks for your concern.

That felt like low-hanging fruit compared to “laser-brain” from the most-beloved entry of the franchise. :)

I feel like I’ve upset you a lot, and I’m genuinely sorry that I have. Please bear with me here, okay? Not wanting to to be someone’s cook and maid is 100% on me, so I’ve said, “Let’s not waste our time”. I can’t live with someone who drinks, because my sobriety. I’ve spent most of my life with animals, and I don’t en…

Actually, I have. I have and would keep someone at arms length because of an age gap. I’ve rejected multiple older men. I’ve also kept people at arms’ length who couldn’t live without an animal in their life; someone who couldn’t cook; and anyone who drinks, for my own sobriety. And more reasons than that. I need to…

I’m so sorry. :(

Smoking sucks. Like. A lot. I’m so sorry about your step-dad and your dad. But I’m so glad your mom was so happy!

‘Tis one of my superpowers. I can also fold a fitted sheet! I have never been able to memorise a song, not even Christmas carols, but I retain dialogue snippets. (I’m also way more likely to rewatch something familiar and comforting than to watch something new, whether we’re talking movies or TV.)

Laser-brain. Little twerp. Flea-bitten furball. Are you an angel? How wude! General, I have to leave, I can’t stay anymore. Unlimited... power! I saw Anakin... killing... younglings. I’ll try spinning. So love has blinded you? That’s sooooo wizard, Ani! Goldenrod. I don’t care what galaxy you’re from, that’s gotta…

Judging by my mum’s experience and the things she’s said to me? I think that being aware of what you’re able to do/capable of doing, and making sure your husband is also aware, can go a long way. My parents never discussed the possibility of him aging the way he has, of what he’d need, even with his 50+ years of…

It is what it is, indeed. I needed very badly to vent today. I’m bitter as fuck, and have always just been hyper aware of these disparities between me and my siblings/cousins/friends. I’m angriest right now about what my mum has been dealing with as dad’s aged (badly). Your friend had a rough go, and that sucks a…

You know, there’s someone else who’s replied who loved having an older dad. And as it becomes more common, I think it will be less of an issue. But for me—with my siblings, my cousins, my peers—growing up in the 80s and 90s, I was the odd duck out. I was the one with the “old” parents. And I’m admittedly jealous of…

I don’t know what kind of advice I can truly offer you, but one thing I can and will say? Discuss it and plan and prepare. You could stay healthy; you could be so lucky and be hale and hearty until the end. They never talked about any of it, and Dad aged... badly. He did not age gracefully. Dad just expected Mum to…