"Other Amish parents who didn't believe in vaccination started to reconsider that stance after an enormous measles outbreak in their community in central Ohio."

I have so much respect for them for changing their minds because their children got sick. For so many anti-vaxxers, the fact that their children survived a…

That is how you know that your (now) fiance really loves you- when you bawl uncontrollably and snot all over their pajamas and they don't take the ring back in horror.

I fucking hate crying babies, but you know what? I hate assholes even more. I can commiserate with the obnoxious, bawling baby. I can't commiserate with the douche-bag who thinks the solution is to be a dick to the mother about the obnoxious, bawling baby. Good for you for standing up for yourself.

I love you!

To say the father's wishes override the desire of the mother to abort is dehumanizing- it degrades women from sentient beings with their own valid needs and desires to wombs with inconvenient ideas about personal autonomy. But I am sure he doesn't care about that.

YUP

"'It's OK, I promised her husband, before he killed himself, she'd never be alone. She hates to be alone." She shook her head, "All that crazy's just up there all the time.'"

DORA WAS A GODDAMN SAINT.

I nice, fragrant fart is the perfect response for the statement "the flu shot makes you sick."

I would like to immigrate, please.

You are my hero of the day!

". . . How inappropriate it is for men to just approach women whenever they feel like it and demand a conversation."

That line, for real. I am tired of dudes getting all sad sap about not feeling comfortable chatting up/complimenting strange women. Yes, I am sure you are sweet,dude! I am sure you aren't a rapist! I…

I wonder if it is on the site Worst Things For Sale. Those things sound like something that would be on there.

Great. Now I have a headache.

Agility? Do you mean obedience? Cause even I don't have to be particularly agile to run in a strait line. Not that I run, in strait lines or otherwise.

The takeaway I got from this was "don't be a dick." That is pretty much my motto for all life, ever.

I got the warm fuzzies. Thank you for your story!

This looks suspiciously like latex.

DANG

Uncle Marty? I haven't seen him in ages! My mother and he never got along. . .

Ahhh. That one! Duh. Lol. Thanks! And thanks again!