"You will be horny a lot of the time. That's normal.
You will feel frustration with other people and stuff for reasons you can't explain. That's normal
You will struggle to verbalise these feelings to other people. That's normal too."

I think I left this exact comment on the last Strokes album review.

"What do YOU wish you'd know when you were going through puberty?"

Am I the only one who found that letter hilarious? It sounds like something from an Apatow film.

Um, it should point upwards. And I wouldn't exactly describe it as a "spiral"? I think you should see a doctor about that.

Yeah, that's not taking a virginity. It's more like trading virginities.

I miss TV Burp. I think that's the one show everyone in my family liked.

I liked the one with that cut back and forth between reaction shots of two chihuahuas.

[shrugs] Science.

I'm currently watching webisodes of Videocracy on Funny or Die.

Yeah, I don't really care anymore. I just thought the sentence I quoted at the top was egregious. Made it sound like he was trying to get him to plug the book to his son.

http://thumbs1.picclick.com…

I read some analysis of profile pics on dating websites. It concluded that guys should use a photo of themselves with a kid. Failing that, participating in an activity. Naked/half-naked people got a lot of messages but fewer dates. I have no idea why I still remember all this.

What do you mean, "agree with him"? Where did you get that from? He's not even contending anything. Sometimes I despair at the reading comprehension of AV Club commenters.

Sure, just send me the link to your own personal dictionary, so that we can avoid these confusions in the future.

It's vaguely familiar, did Charlie Brooker say it? Love that guy.

We can misinterpret comments on Savage Love now? This won't end well, unless you start reading comments properly.
 
I don't disagree with you, what I'm saying is that (1) your point of view isn't such a startling and unique revelation, and (2) all y'all should show more empathy to this kid. Consider what he might have…

"Definition of SOLIPSISTIC. overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests … Synonyms egoistic (also egoistical), egomaniacal, egotistic (or …"

@avclub-08409dac0b34319d651d11fc4c916d4f:disqus Oh yeah, I forgot that since he's a teenager, he doesn't deserve empathy. Just patronising and "get the fuck over yourself". He wasn't asking for insults, just honesty.

What would you say to someone with anorexia? "There's people fatter than you are. Get over yourself and have a burger." Real helpful.