I’d never even heard of this guy before today...but now I’m glad I have!

Right? They seemed so regular and approachable.

I know. She seems so nice, and I feel terrible for her. Even losing one of them would have been difficult...but both, so close together?

I thought so, too, until I saw the name. Which I remember isn’t the name of the Green/White Ranger because I had a friend who had a massive crush on him and wouldn’t shut up about it.

And if you pay close attention, you can tell the original yellow Ranger in the Japanese scenes appears to be male.

I was about to make a similar comment on the thread above. Lack of POC nominees is just a symptom of the larger problem.

Same.

That’s the first thing I thought of, too! That’s almost always how I eat Nutty Bars. I’ve also often eaten KitKats the way the article describes.

Oh, no, they DIDN’T! Those two just aren’t well-suited (Stanford can do better, frankly), and I agree that they made a good point in the episode. Ugh.

That perfectly sums up what I wanted to say but hadn’t quite put together the words for.

Right? I was just going to say, that sounds like a pretty reasonable thing to me. In fact, I think in a normal (read: parents aren’t filthy rich) situation, an expensive phone should be something a kid only gets if he or she is helping to pay for it.

Neither do I.

Same. Things don’t just automatically line up—you need to actively make it happen.

I also liked her answer, for the same reasons.

I think that sounds more like reinforcing the “real” mom, not replacing her. People are jerks :/

Finding something understandable is not the same as finding it reasonable. Of course it isn’t reasonable...but I get it.

Y’know...I’ve never been a fan of Celine Dion’s music, but she’s always seemed really sincere and nice whenever I’ve seen her in interviews or videos like this one. And she’s undeniably talented, even if it’s not my style.

Yeess. This is how it works for me, too. I actually found my ex unattractive at first, but that changed when we got to know each other. When I stopped being attracted to him was after his personality and behavior changed so much that it broke the connection.

Except this whole thing started DECADES before their shows began. Both of those characters (and many, many other married male sitcom characters) are playing on the long-standing trope of the bumbling, clumsy man-child and capable, long-suffering wife, a trend that has, unfortunately, also sometimes occurred in reality.

I prefer a neat house, but I find cleaning tedious, and it takes energy that I can’t really spare. My job is both physically active and soul-sucking, so I need to save as much as I can to get through a work day. Thank goodness I’m only cleaning up after myself (and two cats), now. My ex made enough mess for two…