Once again, I was with them up until “We have a fantastic nanny...”

Just once I’d like to see someone say “Other than occasional help from parents, we’re it.”  lol

I totally agree that joking about white people is not the same thing as racism; but that doesn’t suddenly justify it because ‘jokes.’ I live in the south, and can see through racist ‘jokes’ (and do, and will call someone the hell out right away when they occur); the lack of racist content in ‘jokes’ doesn’t mean…

It is appropriate to use the call button on a plane...when on the plane, unlike the lady in the pic above.  :P

Am I the only one wondering what’s wrong with non-white cheese?

On the one hand, the odd thing (I find) is that as many ‘this is how I parent’ things I’ve read, this is one of the more relatable parents I’ve read about; tons of normal stuff I’ve run into.

On the other hand....just ONCE I’d love to read about a parent that actually parents pretty much on their own. My wife and I are…

Yeah, because only the right comes up with stupid names.  LOL  I can’t count the # of times I’ve been called a Repuglican, Republicrap, etc. - despite usually NOT voting a straight ticket.

It’s ridiculously rare in the US, but it does happen. About 6 years ago, my wife and I were flying back from visiting her parents in Virginia; we live in Missouri.

Myself, my wife, and exactly ONE other guy were on the flight. The captain himself came out and essentially said “Look, y’all...this is the VERY last leg of…

I looked, but they did not have just what I need.

I looked, but they did not have just what I need.

Yeah...I’m 42 and have been saddled with thankless tasks all my life because I’m a decent guy who realizes that the vast majority of others - INCLUDING women - will do everything they can to avoid the work.

Yeah....I’m married, and suffice to say my wife and I are more than satisfied, so I’m good.

I’m aware of that for sure; with that said, that’s my point. In this particular situation, I’m comparing what came with my vehicle (a middle of the line XLT) to the Tradesman above, which is ostensibly a ‘lower’ trim level than Ford’s XLT. Similarly appointed (that truck has one or two things mine doesn’t, and mine…

Abuse of ANY medication makes a doctor/clinic less likely to give out ANY medication unless they go through hoops to verify umpteen times that a client needs it.

Like the time I described above. They knew and actually WORKED with my wife...but suddenly she wasn’t intelligent enough to know what strep looked like, and…

I’m not; and that’s why I was sure to say that I couldn’t know for sure if it was a factor of my tendon rupture. With that said, I’ve taken a LOT more Nexium than I have antibiotics over the years.

There’s also the fact that where I live (mid Missouri), due to the fact that meth usage is pretty prevalent here, they…

It’s not just antibiotics; Nexium is supposedly guilty of the same thing. I don’t know for sure whether that causes, or is a factor of, tendon rupture.

I DO know that in January 2014 I almost fully tore my right distal biceps tendon (the one that attaches your biceps to your forearm) and had to have it reattached; and…

Being as my wife owns a 2008 Fusion and has had exactly ZERO problems with it....I’d be all about buying a Fusion if it looked anything like the above rendering.

It does?

I have a 2013 F150 XLT 4x4 5.0L with literally everything that the Ram above comes with, as well as a few extra things (trailer brake, heated mirrors, etc.)

Not counting trade-in, my truck was $39K MSRP.  Even if you don’t count the 5.0L as being comparable to the Hemi, the exact same truck in an Ecoboost would…

On the one hand, I realize that no one pays MSRP (well, almost no one).

However...my truck (2013 F150 5.0L 4x4) literally has all of those same things (tow package, oversized/aux tranny cooler, special mirrors, sliding rear glass, etc.). The only thing it doesn’t have is the same tow rating as the 2019, as it has more…

I wish there was a LOL smiley instead of a star.

Agreed though - I feel like every parent interviewed is somewhat trying to come across as “Oh it’s crazy but it’s OUR crazy and we win in the end, and look, we’re raising intelligent and compassionate humans.”

Most parents would answer more like “My son is 9 and despite…

Yeah, I caught that too, and thought about that....but then again, the rest of his post (“I do stuff the night before, then I get up at 5:30, do stuff, wake kids up at 7 and feed ‘em, bring them to school, etc...”) is actually normal, as are answers to other stuff....unlike some other parents I’ve seen interviewed.

I’ve been reading these since their inception (‘This Is How I Parent’) and I feel like this is the first set of parents I’ve read about that actually a) are normal parents and b) parent LIKE normal parents.  (Yeah, they have a part-time nanny, but at least this time there’s no ‘I’m Shannon Watts - let’s replicate the…