Almost as bad as when people refer to Dad’s taking care of the kids as babysitting. It’s not babysitting when you’re the parent! It’s taking care of your own offspring!

Is this a generational thing? As a cranky, former latch-key child of a non-helicopter mother, I find it puzzling that some “adults” make their parent’s relationships all about THEM. 

I think the rise of social media has basically eliminated the need for reunions. We now know more about everybody we ever met than we ever wanted to.

Unfortunately, that statistic is really old. Though I strongly suspect the number will still prove disturbingly high, the study that produced it used resources from the early 90s. I wouldn’t rely on that for any other kind of crime rates. We really need some new data on that topic.

10 year high school reunion out in my boonies hometown. Traveled in from another state. Like 15 people showed up. We all got too drunk and decided to go to the local strip club. Not only were people we graduated with working at the strip club, my high school nemesis and his wife invited me to enjoy a lap dance with…

That reminds me of the time I got on my bike at 6 AM and headed East. Without sunscreen, because I associate(d) sunscreen with sunbathing, which I’ve never done.

Nope, but sizzled my arm flesh on white-hot-from-sun chrome plenty of times. Plus that special, cannot be duplicated “peel your flesh off the vinyl seat” pain when you’re getting out of the car at the pool.

See broken foot story. I had xrays, a cast, crutches and blood thinners (which you have to have if you fly with a cast) and it was less than $100. Got back to US, went to orthopedist. His nurse cut off the cast, bound my foot in an ace bandage and gave me a flat velcro shoe to wear. When I got the bill a few weeks…

Wow I am vining with all these stories! We had one of those in our office growing up. When I was 8 I turned on the Mac Classic and left the room to go pour cereal while the computer booted. When I returned, the lamp was on fire (my sister had left a sweater on top of it) and the whole room was engulfed in flames. I…

I was a hot drunk mess in my 20s so there are so many stories.

I once gave myself a serious corneal abrasion when I jammed a hockey-stick shaped piece of moulded plastic into my eye. It happened as I was being given a tour of a facility that required hard hats and protective eyewear for visitors. Yes, I almost blinded myself with the arm of a pair of safety glasses.

Those aren’t our only two options though. If he loses, it’s not a guarantee that the loss will be decisive. While Biden’s lead in the polls right now is significant, it’s not hard to imagine a future where coronavirus is still plaguing/experiencing a resurgence in the urban areas and that that suppresses turnout in…

He already said back in 2016 he won’t accept the results if he loses. I don’t know why everyone seems to forget that. We aren’t being hyperbolic when we call republicans fascists. They openly admit they won’t accept any loss as legitimate. When you have a president/candidate that outright says they will only accept…

I caught a glimpse on ESPN about the quarantine process and it is extensive. Reporters have to quarantine at home for seven days, then, upon arrival at the hotel, they get a temp check and are given a green wristband, then they have to be in their hotel room for a week, getting daily temp checks and only allowed to…

My mom died when I was 4 too. She used to pass out in her own vomit (I guess the combo of chemo and meds?). My parents were separated at the time and sometimes this would happen when I was in the house with her. I would find her and since I was three at the time, I guess I didn’t really know what to do so I would just…

The thought of him falling asleep on the boat, waiting for his mom to show up is particularly gutting to me as well. The whole thing is so sad.

Thank you so much. I’m not sure why people are being so nasty about it down thread. I also explained that I visualize it because I’ve experienced and seen similar traumas. Yet, they continue to poke fun. Feels like a mean girl high school situation.

My mom died tragically when I was 4 and I remember it all so vividly. I remember her wasting away those last few months too. Unfortunately he will likely remember this and my heart breaks for him. I’m in my late 30s and just talking about it is so heavy even now. I wish him luck.

Oh FFS.

This is so sad. I grew up on the water/with boats and this is unfortunately a really common kind of boating accident. If she fell and hit her head or anything her child wouldn’t have been able to do anything to help her. This happens a fair amount in boating, adults will get lost in the water and kids will be alone on…