I think the scary part is that people don’t want to confront the possibility that there are people like him just walking around, waiting to do something horrible just because they can.

I always have two so there’s a bit of a grief buffer when one dies.

You sound a little unreasonable. You have to work with what you have. You’re not going to attempt any camaraderie or socialization just because the people around you aren’t to your exact specification?That seems shitty and more than a little snobby. You’re the type of person I have to deal with at work and classes:…

I’ve spent a long time (too long, really) working in the medical and mental health fields, so I get it, absolutely. I wonder, though, about that excessively frustrating middle ground where I find myself on a personal level, where you’re surrounded by people practically all the time, but have significant, mutual,…

Wut?

I understand completely how you feel. The truth is, I feel the same way too. The golden rule says to treat other people how you wish to be treated...and I assume that if you knew you were acting like a racist piece of shit, you would expect to be punched in the face.

a true fact is that American Girl is one of the best songs ever written, I’m going to listen to it and cry now

“However, I’m not sure why we are asked to have this exceptional amount of patience while these same people call for us to be wiped off the face of the Earth, and places themselves in positions to actually back that notion up.”

There’s nothing like sitting around monitoring the dishwasher and waiting for the final rinse cycle.

You keep posting this one link as if it is the be all and end all of interpretations re Dr. Seuss’s work and as if there are no other interpretations. Or as if there isn’t a WHOLE body of work from the man showing progressive values. You seem pretty dedicated to pushing this idea that he was super-racist, and I would…

I have a sweet kitty named Donna Martin because of my love of 90210. Donna is not my fave character, but it’s the name that suited my cat best.

Dr. Seuss IS a pretty cliche choice that indicates no thought went into this gift whatsoever. And Dr. Seuss certainly has a history of having drawn some racist shit (although I’ve never had that charge lobbed at any of his books). So she’s not wrong....

Small 6-Year-Old Child: Can I have Cat in the Hat?

Kevin is a great dog name.

“It’s not my life expectancy that goes up once I get married.”

I knew someone who named their cat Earl which always cracks me the hell up.

Was that English?

I’ve always had cats, since childhood. But as an adult, I learned a valuable lesson about setting boundaries, namely, whenever I had “adult company” in my bedroom. I had Siamese cat named Simone... She “assaulted” my ex. What can I say? My cat loved to play with things that dangled.

TOTALLY this. My kid doesn’t usually go nuclear, but I know exactly what to do when she does: pick her up, take her out, put her in the car, drive home.

I’m always puzzled by people who see someone who is really into their dog and jumps right to “that person cares about animals more than humans.” Feelings/caring/love/whatever is not a zero sum game. There’s more than enough to go around, and some people just really love their pets, and that has nothing to do with them…