Exactly! The wording is what is blowing my mind the most. They use words like, “males and females.” Distancing language like how animals are described, instead of men and women. And to say not all slave owners were unkind was sort of akin to saying, “Not all farmers mistreat their animals.” If the owners were so kind…

Yes, definitely an any attention is good attention situation.

Yes. I was wondering that too. I signed my oldest up for a Montessori preschool a few years ago but despite my best efforts I couldn’t get her potty trained in time (she was just not having it and I wasn’t going to force it anymore) so I emailed them before school started to apologize for backing out and said I…

Holy crap! If I’m paying that much I want you to turn my child into a super hero without me having to do a damn thing!

I agree with you there. I ran into a lot of people who were the now twentysomething formerly home schooled children of lifestyle travelers, missionaries etc. They were often mature in some respects but on a deeper level seemed to lack the ability to connect with their peers even as adults. It was sort of odd to be…

I’ve never met a home schooled parent or child that wasn’t a total weirdo. I know that sounds mean and I’m sure there’s plenty of home schooled children and adults out there who are perfectly normal, I just have yet to meet any and I’ve met a lot in life because my parents were big into the “alternative” parenting…

i’m on my 30’s and she looks younger than me! IT’S NOT FAIR!

My husband has the biggest school boy crush on her. He apparently wanted to hit that since he was a teenager. He’s 33 and his same age friends agree. I agree she’s cool and all but never new the Sandra Bullock thing was “a thing.”

You’re right. It’s the ultimate selfishness. Forcing your teenagers to basically become teen parents against their will.

Your Daddy sounds fantastic

Except I want to be put into a pod in tact and jettisoned into space like Spock in Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. I imagine that would cost more?

I’m also starting to wonder if a lot of this is theater. Often what they say sounds very scripted and concepts that someone with a basic college level education, which they pretend not to understand surprises me.

How does she still have custody of her kids!?

This is exactly why I give a massive eye roll every time I hear people going on and on about how team sports are so great for self esteem. Of course they are, for the kids who are good at sports. For the rest it is basically a soul crushing lesson in how you don’t measure up.

I remember in my teens and early 20’s being called a bitch (by other women which is the saddest part!) because I wasn’t interested in dating some guys because they were so “nice” and who did I think I was to be turning them down? I wasn’t even mean about it! It was like I owed them because they were “good guys” and…

Exactly! Zero ability to self reflect.

Being upset and grossed out because someone imposed their body upon you for hours on end rather than purchasing a ticket that accommodates their size (the way my tall husband does out of being the sort of guy who would never dream of forcing his body on anyone or I did when I used to fly pregnant) does not make…

My husband and I are in the exact same situation. If I’m not travelling with him (because I don’t mind his legs on me) he needs to pay more for a better seat or get two seats because he would never think it’s his right to impose his body on someone else like that.

So by your logic my husband who is very tall and needs two seats in order to have his legs to the side should just say screw it and stick his legs on someone’s lap next time he flies? And that person would deserve it because they weren’t happy about the situation right? Because you know, the person who gets to have…

Yeah I don’t want to be catty but I was thinking that too. They look so much older than they are!