Agreed. I kept my last name and we split the kids up - half get his last name and half get mine. Sure at school we get all sorts of mixed up last name variations, but no one ever thinks that we are not a family unit.

Bingo.

I do not share my husband’s last name. We hyphenated for the kid (we also considered flipping a coin). Everyone knows we are a family. Weirdly it is not hard at all for people to know that we are mom, dad and kid. Isn’t that amazing how smart people can be? They do not need last names to recognize you as a family.

Yep. Also, anyone who knows you will know that you are a family unit. And people you’ve just met will know eventually. This argument is idiotic.

pssssst: does your partner have a family name he likes for the baby’s first name that you don’t hate? If so, maybe give baby your last name and his family first name?

Baby McBabyface?

I’m waiting for her to write a song about all of her FedExes

Well, of course they didn’t do anything; he’s a white dude expressing racial hatred. It’s not like he did anything, you know, dangerous, like existing as a person of color.

My native country (Japan) eats tons of seafood and features the world’s longest lifespan. Lots of steamed or boiled seafood, veggies and rice. Delicious and healthy.

I’ve tried that but the tub is too slippery and my balance is too bad to stand on one foot long enough to dry the other. But I agree with the “human squeegee” method. It makes drying off a lot faster and the towel dries a lot faster.

Right, buddy. You and Submarine guy, a pair of innocent lambs.

Honestly it was the first time that had happened to me on a GM site and I sort of lost it because it’s been that kind of week. I have them set up on all my other google profiles and computers, but this is a new work desktop and google identity so actually, I am grateful you reminded me <3

I once was in line getting back into the country front Europe. A guy in front of me, 6+ feet tall, probably 400 pounds was bending over going through his bag while those in front of him already passed through leaving a 15 foot gap. I calmly walked around him. He objected and I said, “sorry, didn’t see you”. A joke on…

The ones I hate are at the airport as boarding groups/rows are called. I call them the “alternate line creators.” They stand near the existing line close enough that you think they are actually *in* the line. You stand behind them and only when they don’t move do you realize they are cock-blocking you from the actual…

Swoop in! Swoop in!

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Distribution of reviews is also key. A lot of 1 star reviews = no go. I usually start researching a product by seeing what issues the 1 star reviews say. If the bulk of them are user error I’m good. If the bulk of them are “product broke in half immediately after return window”..... no thanks.

Very few of these are examples of being deeply inconsiderate. I get it and I would never try to be intentionally rude but some of these customs are my literal nightmare and I’d rather just deal with the silent judgment and angry stares. We all have our limits, and in especially touristy locales a little leeway should…

This shit. I always see it and start sweating.

This is the correct response.