Carl,

Shut up. It’s not my fault we share a birthday.

Do it. You won’t.

Cold.

I like big boats, and I cannot lie.

Excuse me, I’m gonna go reread Jeremiah. Suits my mood.

I like it!

Everyone interpreted it as my friend like literally stood over my son and spat on him and called him that. It was a FB post about a student. There’s been a lot of aggressive reaction, and very little actual help.

Student at my school, not ‘my kid’. And I was hoping someone knew of a good professional article that would articulate the whole ‘this is what I hear when you say....’. I gave him the four sentence version, but I’d love to hand him the three page version

Seems like I fostered a lot of misunderstanding. This was a FB where I had lightly poked fun at student at my school for his very preppy trash-talk. He was being an ass, and I told him so, but it wasn’t as visceral as if he like stood over my son and called him a pussy.

Not my son, student at my school. And I did. Left it hanging with a ‘guess that says more about you.’ Was hoping someone knew of a professional, well-done article along the lines of “This is what I hear when you use this word”. Might have to write one.

Oh, it’s definately more dysfunctional than functional, but it’s not a ‘every-weekend have a beer’ friend, it’s a ‘you had my back in the past, now I’ve moved to a different state, and I am fascinated by your descent into the alt-right’. Also, didn’t make it clear, not my biological kid. Student at my school.

I mean, it is an absolutely crazy way to refer to a minor, and I shot him down for it, but this is not ‘my kid’, he’s a student at the school I work at. Sorry if that wasn’t clear.

I don’t know if it makes a difference to you, but I’m an educator, and was in a gym class observing a totally different student. I have no investment in the kid he’s insulting, barely know his name.

So, is there a good go-to on how ridiculous the phrase “cuck” is? I have a friend who I’m not gonna cut off because of his politics, because we talk music and camping. I like seeing his point of view, and we troll each other on FB. I told a story about a goofy high-schooler, and his genteel trash-talking (“You eat…

From your lips to God’s ears.

Star....?

I chuckled for a while, feeling your hate and pain. And then I got sad, knowing I had willingly done the same thing to myself.

I too am now aware that Callahan doesn’t enjoy SNL.

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