The cruelty is the point.  

Cult membership status - especially if they are a Rethug.  

Priorities.

When I was in my early 20's I scored a date with the local Bud Light girl. Man-o-man! Was she hot!! But she was also dumb. Very, very dumb. I was a perfect gentleman. We enjoyed a nice dinner, caught a live music act for about an hour, and then I dropped her back off at her apartment. I could not find a single topic…

Every time I went “shopping” all the charging stations were full, forcing me to extend my “shopping” trip by another hour (or two).  No thank you.  

Oh, man! I lost my childhood dog the year after I graduated from college.  My parents called me and told me that I had better drive home soon (like - that weekend) if I wanted to say goodbye to my best pal.  I’ve got a little lump in my throat right now just typing those words.  You were the best boi, Lucky.  

Isn’t that scene Andy’s last telling of the tale before completely surrendering his childhood ways?  

I decided to save all my original Star Wars Kenner toys from my mother’s (and even my ex-wife’s) periodic garage sale purges. That {stuff} is now worth a fortune! And my own children got to enjoy them, too!

Yes! I could not articulate this idea in my main comment, but I too had accepted the toys’ fate and was prepared to watch them die. The shock and horror of that realization was almost too much for me, at that moment in the theater.

Love this take. 

My children were born in the late ‘aughts, and thus, I became intimately familiar with Pixar in general, and Buzz Lightyear in particular. The arrival of Toy Story 3 was met with yuge anticipation, let me tell you.

I would write to my 22 year old self and tell him not to move to DC after graduation.  Anywhere else, but not there.  

Borderlines will hold onto “that one bad thing you did four (or ten) years ago,” then shame, blame, and defame you for the rest of your relationship. A codependent will rationalize the behavior and do nothing. Just DTMF. This relationship is doomed.

That 10 second orgasm I had 17 years ago during the only threesome I ever enjoyed in my life still provides me with the required spank material in my solo adventures. I mean, during my divorce, I lost my entire life savings, my mental and emotional health, and most likely at least ten years off my lifespan, but that…

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) was pretty great, but that was one of the earliest extended universe productions, of course.

The Empire Strikes Back is the exception that proves the rule.

Spider-Man 3 I could take or leave, but this GenX dad really loved the Bourne series! I read all the novels back in the day, and I own the boxed set now. I guess I was in the target market.

Leave it alone, NBFCS, because your friend is probably a Borderline.  Nothing you say will ever make a difference.  

Cell phone cameras are the greatest invention of all time.  Picture . . . thousand words . . . etc.  

The sequel trilogy makes the prequel trilogy look like Shakespeare.