I never thought much either way about the pledge as a kid, but after spending some time in the Baltics a couple of years after they gained their independence (and perusing my friends old textbooks and photos of her in her pioneer gear) I was totally struck by how creepy and totalitarian the pledge was. We had a math…

The truck at the end was jarring, but also all the feel good shots of soldiers. Lots of ads use soldiers to tug at the heart strings, but it is particularly wrong to do it to a MLK speech.

Pulling the “Now you know how it feels” as a snappy comeback is sort of silly if you are using it on people who have always been pushing the narrative that is is wrong to blame an entire group of people for the actions of a few.

Does anyone know if Black Panther will be good for a 7-year-old. She has seen all the Star Wars (including Rogue One) but I have no idea how appropriate it will be. My husband is not into superhero movies, so I was hoping to drag my daughter with me.

Well, I am sure there is a ton of effort not to spoil The Bachelor episodes, so if she hasn’t been eliminated on the episodes that aired yet (I have no idea) the producers probably don’t want it known that she was eliminated by a certain date in the filming.

I bet all those super liberal feminist women were the ones voting for Trump. Look, it is a useful statistic, but it gets a little ridiculous how often it gets pulled out as a trump card. My over 95% white town in rural New England voted 88% for Clinton, and the rest was split between Trump and Gary whatisname.…

I did have to scroll up twice to realize there was a play button there.

You know, you can both expect something illegal/unethical, and actually ask for punishment. Like if I walk alone in a high-crime area at night and get mugged, maybe it is not surprising, but that wouldn’t stop me from reporting it to the police.

I think our family picked up “zerbert” from the Cosby Show. I wish I didn’t remember that because now it is tainted...

My mom always kissed me on the lips. I started getting uncomfortable with it probably in high school. My toddler son tries to full-on make out with me. Grabs my face and plants one for several seconds. I generally go for the cheeks of both my kids, given that they are disgusting germ factories, but lip kissing doesn’t…

Meh. Not sure it was worth it.

Great, just what we need. More POV characters.

I always get really paranoid walking into stores if I am wearing one of their items, and try to conspicuously pass by an employee right away. But given that I am a middle-aged white lady, I have never actually been hassled about it.

Speaking from personal experience, being well-educated doesn’t prevent one from having awkward mishaps.

Pretty much why I voted for Sanders and for Obama in the 2008 primary. I like Clinton, and was happy to vote for her in the general. She just was not going to win.

Yeah, that decision is going to come back and grab them in the ass.

Well, they are all being filmed in this big moment, so it was just an awkward “Do I put it on the ground, or take the photo holding the present or what?”

See, sometimes you really do learn things on the internet. I had no idea “zebra” was a thing.

I just showed this article to my emotional support grizzly bear and he destroyed my home office. I am currently hiding under my bed with my phone. Send help.

For real. Your English is excellent and better than at least 50% of native speakers. I never would have guessed it was not your first language.