nottryingtobecynical
nottryingtobecynical
nottryingtobecynical

I’m suspicious of a lot of the vinegar and baking soda-type remedies for a lot of these cleaning applications, as my track record hasn’t been great.

A lot of shower stains I deal with won’t go away until I hit it with Mega Shower Foamer and then bleach out the residual stuff. Not even magic erasers and Barkeeper’s

I like the idea of funding a Grassley opponent, but there’s no way he’s running in 2022, right? He’s 85 now, a 2022 run would put him at 89 on election day, 95 at the end of that term.

Ultrabooks are a life saver on these kinds of flights. You can load up on Netflix beforehand. Maybe play some simple PC games and zone out. It also enables you be productive/access the wifi if the muse strikes.

I was a sensitive kid who got easily hurt, and I think that affects how I interact with my nieces and nephews as an adult. I try and give them a sense of dignity and pride about who they are. It’s not hard - it can be pretty refreshing to be around human beings who aren’t jaded and cynical.

Yeah cooking! When my Mom went back to school, me and my siblings were on our own for making Dinner on many nights. Turned out with practice, we could make the food we liked, even out-cook our Mom!

Yeesh, tell us how you really feel.

I had parent who got into countless battles of the wits with me to Just Try That One Thing. It didn’t work. It was wasted effort that made me resent the food even more.

What actually changed my diet was the social pressure to not be the weirdo among friends. Sharing meals is one of

As a kid who was a picky eater who grew out of it in my teens, my question is: is it necessary to have this battle?

I can’t speak for all kids, but for me, I expanded my palate not because my parents forced me to, but because of social pressure among my peers. At some point, who wants to be the kid who won’t eat the