I was quite young at the time (I would’ve been 6, going on 7), but I still remember really liking what my grade school did for my 2nd grade teacher after she came back from maternity leave: they hired her essentially a substitute to co-teach with her, and for the rest of the year, I just had two teachers. The one had…

Oh wow, thank you! That’s a really sweet thing to say, I’m flattered. :)

That was a Trump-level amount of what looked a lot more like a bad spray tan than anything, yikes.

Haha, thank you! I still kind of can’t believe it worked.

Aw, thank you for the extra love for Buster! He is a special boy and he appreciates it. I love his little white fur bits, too! He has a few really random few white hairs on his back, and on his head, and on his li’l bib/chest area, and then of course that little tuft on his belly.

Aw, thank her for me! Look at those beautiful green eyes!

Yeah, I always use my debit card, including to pay for gas (when I don’t have cash), but I bank with a credit union.

Second post, but this is something I have never seen the like of since, and I know I’ll never forget it, even if it wasn’t my lie.

Your story absolutely inspired me to share mine in this thread, and it also really made me laugh, so thank you for both of those things.

I’m late to this, and this answer is nerdy as hell, but I actually have one for this! Mine wasn’t so much complicated, or even an outright lie, though; more that I was both shocked and proud that I pulled off a sort of academic grift, given the circumstances.

My Dad is Swiss, from the French-speaking region that borders Lake Geneva. Before he moved back about 7 years ago, he lived in America for about 35 years, nearly all of them with my mother and I, until they divorced. His English was so good — despite being a terrible student in it when he was young, and even though he…

SO glad someone mentioned this. This show was too good to last. I’m way overdue for a rewatch.

They’re the reason you keep your finger on fast-forward when you’re rewatching a Mission: Impossible movie.

He is! I’m sure he knows it. Everyone who sees him, in person or just in photos, always calls him beautiful or handsome, and I can’t disagree! And he loves making biscuits on that blanket, so I figured he’d enjoy being wrapped up in it.

Nonetheless, Iron Man 3 is a total joy. [...] It’s my favorite of the Iron Man movies.

I couldn’t believe it! Apparently the lower elevation areas that got some (like Malibu? WTF!) hadn’t seen it in like 60 years. Madness.

Don’t tease me, you know what I do for a living.

Thank you for the good vibes! He is a beautiful boy, it’s true, and I definitely have a stupid amount of photos of him on my phone, not that this would surprise anyone to learn, I’m sure...

Thank you so much! I could really use some about now.

D’aw, I love that the songs make them feel better! It’s obvious it helps them feel less scared. That’s a very sweet thing to do.