I always wonder if young folks who go after rich older people really get into their culture. I would’ve made a good old digger because I truly enjoy Frank Sinatra musicals, baked scrod, and decaf coffee.

“his whole life is a performance”

I mean what’s next, Rage Against the Machine starts getting all political now too?

I suspect the only production company that might care would be those Hallmark Christian movie folks. Although, that would probably be the level of work Tara gets at this point. So maybe there’s a microscopic ounce of truth to her statement.

I was struck by Shiv’s eulogy line when she said her dad was brutal, but when he was kind it was like warmth of 1000 suns (or something similar.)

“One thing that I fundamentally don’t understand are people who are subjected to such controlling, dictatorial parenting that they forever chase their parents approval.”

I didn’t like it at first either.

“Well you know who’s not a brutal dictator who commuted mass genocide? These products and services!!”

I have a coworker who has that super fake Michelle Duggar baby voice. It’s bad. She also tries to be so extra accommodating at work that it actually makes working with her harder. I’ll be like which day do you want off? She will say oh whatever day works for you, I don’t mind at all. And then she will get miffed at me…

I agree, it may not be that dissimilar to a fetish in that procreating is the one thing that gives women value in their community. If you’re doing the one thing that matters, I can see the brain producing extra happy hormones. I bet you get kind of hooked on that one smidgen of joy you are permitted.

From my limited research, they don’t seem to know a ton about this disease.

And MOST importantly to them, and I hate to admit it- she’s conventionally attractive. Barf.

“police deemed that no crime had been committed.”

It shocks me how many people still don’t understand the fundamental meaning of statutory rape.

That’s fair enough, but I highly recommend ER.

“Come on! 16 years old—I would have died for that!”

I’m a 41 year old woman and people still say to me “when you have kids___”

Absolutely. And I think it really oversimplifies the issue for people to merely say “look how dumb Lauren Boebart is, she can’t even do basic math.” She may very well be dumb, and she may even be evil for trying to take choices away from women.

I know plenty of people who lack the foresight and critical thinking skills to truly understand birth control is almost always cheaper than a child. A lot of times they were raised in families without much emphasis on self efficacy or self determination. It’s kind of like well, if I’m gonna get pregnant, I’m gonna…

The entire premise of writing a book to instruct on manliness is inherently flawed. Everyone knows a real man would never read a whole book. They are only permitted to quickly glance at the pages of a Playboy magazine or an auto repair manual for a 2006 Dodge Ram. That’s it.