I’ve been taking my kids to the local rec center’s indoor pool all this summer. It’s literally the only time I get a couple hours of peace and quiet to read without my kids or spouse bugging me because I’m “not doing anything”.

Mine too...for reasons and despite the fact that I couldn’t swim.

Oh no no no...if it involves MY KID, I’m ready to fuck some shit up, no question. I just meant situations where I see something bad going on that ostensibly has nothing to do with me, like say, another woman getting catcalled. I used to jump right in on that shit, and now there’s kind of a knee-jerk “don’t start…

I am the same way. It has not made it *easier* and I have always been outspoken but I was outspoken against non-family members and didn’t feel I could call out the men who hurt me. Now that I have children, I am very, very protective to the point that I will blow up a relationship with someone who is “unsafe” and not…

I’m not arguing with you, but I’m the total opposite. I was always outspoken, but after having my kid, I remember the pain and shame I endured because the adults in my life didn’t stand up for me. Both of my parents defer to authority figures all time even in the face of incompetence because “if you self-advocate,…

I think it’s unlikely that anything will happen about this in the courts, but I don’t think that that means nothing will come of this.  A lot of people believe Giuffre and she’s chipping away at the special status held by a group of people who have long gotten a free pass.  She’s already likely been influential enough…

Don’t fool yourself -- Trump got elected BECAUSE of his misogynistic and rapey behavior.  Millions of men want to do it as well (if they aren’t already) -- more than a few women are willing to submit to it.

Your comment is a sequel to this well-written article: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-cuomo-misconduct-allegations.html

Lord, grant us the hubris of a mediocre white man. Two women have now resigned for being complicit with Andrew Cuomo. Meanwhile, the actual dickhead is still in office. As they should. But, if only men are forced to take responsibility under pressure the same way women do. It’s just so depressing that this shit plays…

I’ll take the over.

The first thing I did when I won my Xbox One Fortnite bundle was uninstall the game, but the story with the nurses reminded me about a coworker of mine who saw me win the prize during the Christmas raffle and immediately started talking to me about Fortnite and how excited I must of been about it. She told me how much…

FWIW my SO works in tv news in NYC . . .and today they are sending him to Albany to camp outside the governor’s residence.

It’s funny, it’s the first game where in my mid-30s, I started to feel like an old-man-gamer where the building mechanic in the midst of a BR was just one plate too many to spin in battle for me and could never get the hang of it. And then I watch my 8-year-old nephew juggling everything easy-peasy and get 1st place…

The game is too hoppy for me. Like bunny rabbits hopping around the screen with hammers. Just a weird concept that never clicked with me. I prefer Gears of War multiplayer. Maybe I’m showing my age?

I played the beta on the PS4 when it first came out, and it never clicked with me. I’m glad you’re having fun with it, but if I came out of a coma and all anyone wanted to talk about was Fortnite, I think I would have rolled myself out of the window. 

it always cracks me up when people point to the $7.25 minimum wage and say it’s intended for high-school age kids to earn, not for adults to try to survive or raise a family on... while they go to fast food places during lunch, shop at WalMart during a quick work break, and go see a matinee movie in the middle of…

I agree.  He did his best with a country that still hates anyone who isn’t white.  He should just live his best life from now on.

Yep--full agreement here. Also, the guy is only 60, and after what he’s dealt with he could rightfully be a wizened old fart yelling at everyone.  Could we not call him old?

And it’s hysterical to me that even out of office he’s still supposed to behave better than 99.99999% of everyone else in this fucked up country.  I love all the whataboutisms happening right now.  Like if you weren’t pissed off about all the Orange Traitor rallies, you can’t be pissed off about an old man’s party…