fair point. I am from a small family, my parents families of origin are small. There might be more room for autonomy in small families.

At the age of 3 my mom said to me "Unholyghost, I need you to clean up your toys. Your room is messy and that makes mommy sad." according to my mother I replied, "You need to make you happy mommy. I make me happy." ... my mom said HOLY SHIT and no attempts to guilt me into cleaning my room were ever made again.

but but but ... I want everyone to know I'm right.

Because I am a terrible person, the horrified sobbing really sells that one for me.

I'm probably missing some other event so I want to make sure those people know I'm having more fun than they are.

the goddamn shoes, and the "funny" picture of dad giving a thumbs up while mom has her head in the toilet, or the fucking "We're" sign next to a jar of Prego sauce. It is all fucking awful. The Dad (and other kids) + mom = more than the obvious number of people is slightly less repugnant.

ooooh it is for grooming ... I thought it was an athletic cup and I was confused.

It might be, but they don't really specify in the song. The lyric goes "I only have protected sex. Got 20 condoms in my pocket."

Hmm apparently sometime in your late 20's or early 30's it starts to wear off. I still cringe occasionally but mostly I wander about confused and ask "Is this relevant in youth culture? Do the youths really like this?"

Carrying 20 condoms at all times seems ... ambitious.

I just get frustrated when people answer logistical questions with existential/philosophical questions. Asking about the nature of wetness doesn't help me figure out what kind of tar to use to patch the roof. You are unhelpful. Just admit you don't have anything of substance to offer.

Nice! Now you're thinking with Portals!

It doesn't matter if you share this woman's belief that her husband sent her a love token from beyond the grave. The issue at hand is: How do you permanently preserve a potato? Either help solve the problem or GTFO.

Sorry, not a disconnect. The smokers you know just suck. I don't know ANY smokers who would do that EVER. When I was smoking I would extinguish the burning ember on the bottom of my shoe (so I wouldn't leave a soot mark on cement), I would pinch the end to be sure that it was fully extinguished, then I would then…

Yeah, the small town I grew up in was 90% white. There was one black kid close to my age in school. We had nothing in common. No shared interests. Forcing a friendship with him because of his race would have been weird. In undergrad I made my first truly close non-white friends (closer than the "same social circle at…

Everyone in my paternal line looks exactly the same. My (male) cousin (son of my aunt) looked exactly like my father, who looks exactly like my grandfather, who looked exactly like my great-grandfather and all the way back until we run out of pictures. My sister and I look strikingly similar, despite the fact that we…

Oh sure! There will be variation due to material but those reflective shoulder patches are not Barbie pink (for an easy example). Why make them pink if you are not going to make them brand pink? They could easily be Barbie pink (or something close to allow for differences in material).

If Barbie is (any shade of) Pink and (any shade of) Pink is Barbie then all those knock off dolls are also Barbie. Anything that is any shade of pink is Barbie. Pink branding is now meaningless.

I understand that the average customer sees a doll with pink and thinks Barbie, but that is the problem. It dilutes the brand. Mattel owns PMS 219 C. They have exclusive rights to use that color. By using any shade of pink the distinction between Barbie and Barbie knock-offs becomes unclear. Stick with 219 C and vary…