I hate to burst the little bubble you’re living in, but, as a self-proclaimed Jew, you are NOT one of the “most privileged type of [people] out there. One must be Christian to qualify as that.

I used to be on Slate almost every day, and would find The Root stuff there. Now I’m on Deadspin every day, and The Root has followed suit. Kinda comforting, actually.

I wonder if you felt so strongly about these issues when you wrote that hand-wringing essay about how hard it was for you to decide whether to vote.

I so completely agree with you both that I don’t know anything at all.

I adore my niece and nephews but there’s no way I’m ready for kids of my own. Probably because I’m not married. That’s a step I’d rather not skip in the process.

Like some kind of discount-rate bird.

“...for your standard non-Mormon.”

Your cousin’s kid could be a friend of mine. His dad was 61 when he was born, so my friend was 22 and a senior in college when he died at the otherwise completely respectable age of 83. My friend’s mom was “normal” age for a parent, so, about 50. I mean, I know a parent can die at any time, but why push the actuarial…

And when people say “Your whole life will change!”, they mean it, and it’s not always in good ways.

You gotta move. Maybe burn down your house and collect the insurance money to hide the evidence. Convince your neighbors you died. Only way.

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I used to have a neighbor who was a bit too friendly for my taste. Any encounter with him would lead to at the very least, a five minute conversation. If I was outside I would sometimes hide in my garage while he smoked his cigarette just to avoid the small talk. He’s a nice guy, but I didn’t always feel like hearing…

I’m told I’m an introvert because I despise small talk so much. I seriously considered not going to my parents’ for Xmas dinner this year when I heard my aunt would be there and I knew I’d have to listen to the “how’s work?”, “what are your plans for the future?” I borderline find it offensive - like think of…

Do yourself and everyone else a favor: don’t have children unless you’re just DYING to raise children and be a great parent to them into their adulthood and for as long as you live. Then maybe have just one. The world is chock full of shitty parents who thought they would be okay, or never even thought about it at…

What band has had the biggest fall from grace in music history? It’s gotta be Creed.

Or any place where they know that sperm doesn’t age any better than ova.

My friend went to the infamous Creed concert in Chicago, where Scott Stapp was so drunk he couldn’t remember any of the words to his songs. He proceeded to lay down on the stage, take off his shoes and swing his legs around in circles, which caused his now halfway off socks to spin like propellers. He is proud that…

Put Trump in a Santa suit and have a bunch of filthy kids sit on his lap until his head explodes from the heightening germophobia. 

“How good is the feeling when you see someone in public (across the store, etc) and successfully navigate yourself out without making boring small talk?”

I’m not a proud man and I’ll admit to pretty drastic evasive maneuvers in some situations to avoid small talk. I have family I like and I’ll stop and talk to them for…

The best age to have a kid is when you are emotionally and financially ready and have a loving an supportive partner and family to help out, when the world is a safe and nurturing environment in which to raise them, and when they have a bright future ahead of them, full of wealth and opportunity.