Or "pacifically" instead of "specifically." I'm all, "You want me to be more Pacific? What does that mean exactly? You want me to wear puka shells and eat sprouts?"

How have you not smacked her? I'm not usually one to resort to violence, but that would make me seethe.

I don't even have anything to say about these things anymore. I feel so defeated all the time.

I think you're right.

You can get herpes even WITH a condom on.

The secret is that you can't stop drinking. Which ends up being it's own kind of terrible, but it chases away the sleepies, at least for a while.

That helps immensely! It's gonna be a constant gif party over here.

Are we totally sure this whole monarchy thing isn't a huge, elaborate prank?

Disliking tennis and loving day drinking? They really ARE just like us!

I have nothing else to add other than to say that I love Amy Poehler! Such a happy surprise at the end of your comment!

My mom and I have an awesome relationship, and I just thought about how our relationship compares with my friendships. You're right! While I am certainly friendly with her and we're able to go have fun and she can come do things with my friends, it's a different thing. I guess my point is that there's plenty of time…

Just reading this post made me feel stressed out. Kids make me so uncomfortable. But I love hearing stories about the horrible shit kids do!

You can be their friends after you've raised them to be functional members of society and they can support themselves. Tada! Everybody wins.

Did you ever see that That Mitchell and Webb Look skit? "Men: Shave and get drunk, because you're already brilliant."

Me too. Still cool, though.

I had no idea how much I liked her. I bet she's hilarious to get drunk with! She seems like she can hang.

I had a woman at work ask me if I was pregnant. When I told her kindly that, no, I'm not pregnant, just fat, she proceeded to tell me that I really ought to exercise then. The real kicker is that I'm actually really active. In fact, I'd just come into the office after doing a really intense exercise class.

Yes! Hearing people think their deaf kids should just learn to lipread and speak (and maybe SEE *yuck*) and if they can't then it means they're stupid. There are so many other factors involved. Even if kids have CI or hearing aid and it works well, they still need more support!

Many deaf people (generally those who use American Sign Language) view themselves as a linguistic and cultural minority. Maybe it's a little clearer if you frame it as "something in need of a fix" as opposed to just "something being broken"? So, while they indeed can't hear, they don't feel like it's a problem that is…

Agreed. And I think they also perpetuate the idea that these technologies are perfect (or near perfect) and will essentially make a child "hearing," when in fact they come with their own issues. A study actually came out recently that concluded that deaf/hh kids have the best outcomes when supported by the…