Not trying to be one. Just putting in my two cents, which happen to be different from yours. It’s possible you’re right; I hate social media and tend to avoid it at all costs, but in my experience those phrases pop up the most in stuff that would hardly be considered educational or beneficial for a toddler to watch.

JFC... the only reason our guy ended up getting fired was because he got caught posting racial slurs and other derogatory shit online during work time. Besides the slew of nazis, incels, and other deplorables that I’ve encountered working in local government, there are a ton of other people who produce poor quality…

It’s a fairly common way for self-involved “influencers” to talk, and in my opinion it’s fucking disgusting to expose a toddler to that crap to the extent that he/she is parroting it. But again, just my opinion. 

Because that toddler’s parents have either exposed the poor kid to so much content on social media, or are making so many of those types of videos themselves, that the kid has started parroting the words. But I’m one of those olds who thinks that social media in general is turning everyone into narcissistic idiots.…

My husband’s cousin’s wedding reception was like this (she’s an evangelical). There was no dancing, no music, no booze. Just people sitting around looking bored and uncomfortable, not even any good conversation. Even my husband didn’t realize how bad it was going to be, and thankfully we left early. Seriously, what’s…

I also work in government, and your story sounds all too familiar. A while back we found out that one of our co-workers was secretly a Nazi, and was maintaining lists of everything he didn’t like about each of us that he kept in his desk drawer.

No offense to your friend, but that is fucking disgusting.

I’ve used this tactic many times. It usually works well, but the first time I said it to a work associate (who’s known for being difficult on many fronts), she replied indignantly with “I’m trying to breathe!” I calmly said, “You’re sitting in a chair not doing much, I think you’ll be fine.”

When it comes to finding custom sized masks, Etsy is your friend. I’ve bought all my masks off Etsy, it’s so easy to find exactly what you need. Many sellers offer multiple sizes/variations, including child, teen, woman, etc. I found more than one seller that makes masks that fit as though they were made for me. 

Kudos! I turned 40 last year literally two days after our state lockdown went into place. I’m still bummed that I didn’t get to celebrate with my friends, and our plan of “we’ll do it all next year” obviously isn’t happening either. Here’s hoping I’ll get to go big for my 42nd. 

Same. I couldn’t imagine things getting much worse back then. Good christ how wrong we were. 

I loved Royal Witches. I usually stick to fiction, but I found that book fascinating.

Been listening to this one a lot lately.

I work in government records. A few years ago I attended a conference where representatives from the National Archives gave a presentation, and someone asked the speakers about capturing all of the President’s tweets. They basically replied with “he can delete all he wants. rest assured, we’ve captured them all.”

Jesus fucking christ, I had my first mortgage at 23. A 22 year old is a grown fucking adult. Act like it sweetheart. 

One of the few things I really love about this state-the hiking and gorgeous woodlands, especially in the Hocking Hills region. 

I’ve spent my whole life here, and I really think it’s gotten worse. It feels like the evangelicals have taken over, at least in the red county where I live (which is right next door to C-bus). 

Fellow lifelong Ohioan here. I don’t blame you. I live in a red county that’s next to Franklin County, and going from one to the other is like traveling to another planet. I swear things didn’t used to be this bad when I was younger; there were always plenty of dumb rednecks around, but the growing number of…

They are-such big personalities, and SO freaking smart. My oldest passed a few years ago, and he was such a ham, I miss him every day. Our current pappy is nearing 12 years old and is kind of an odd duck; sometimes I swear he’s a cat in a dog suit. His antics keep us constantly amused. 

Gay men in capes WITH papillons would be better.