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@I_am_sarah_also Haha in this case yes actually!

@NoblestCalling Was the fireman even old enough to remember 9/11? 😭

We were at a birthday party the other day where the fire truck came. One of the dads asked the fireman why the truck says "Stay Back 343 Feet" and he explained it's to represent the 343 firemen who died in 9/11. Then a kid asked what 9/11 was and I saw his life flash before his eyes wondering if he was going to have to explain 9/11 to a bunch of 4 year olds

@OtherworldJamie Yeah I think a lot of it is trying to make up for the potential you think you wasted in your youth. I definitely feel the same inclinations but actively try to hedge against letting them make me crazy lol

@NoblestCalling I'm super proud of my buddy for everything he works to give his family. But I also think he's trying to make up for things he missed out on in his own childhood. And I miss camping with his whole family. My family didn't do a ton, but best memories were camping and walks.

School M-F and travel sports on the weekends means your kids get almost no unstructured play time, the thing that kids consistently rate as the most desirable activity. In my view this means your kids basically don't get a childhood. Travel sports are essentially a vanity project for parents in my opinion.

@srm_2024 Ruining your kids childhood for a teeny tiny chance

@NoblestCalling Everyone's looking for that juicy bag that is a professional sports contract.

@TheFoxMatriarch I have 4; my parents managed 2 kids quite well but now if we plan trips we will probably split them up among them and other relatives

How do people with 5+ kids have grandparents that watch them? Like my parents aren't young enough to keep up with that many kids especially when they're young. I'm always amazed by big family influencers going on like week long vacations but leaving the kids with the grandparents

Periods of apostasy seem clearly intentional on the part of God

@allie__voss Or if you don't like real housewives it's true crime

Reality TV is the same thing as video games: both make you feel like you're in some serious conflict without actually exposing you to danger For men that's gang warfare and for women that's Real Housewives (also known as gang warfare)

@MrsCMFrancis They always tell me I am a wonderful cook when I give up and make boxed mac n cheese 😭

Sometimes you just get the frozen personal pizzas at Costco cause they are on sale and ignore the ingredients and then your kids treat you like a rockstar 😂

@baby_maumau That's crazy!!!

@NoblestCalling Also: 1) it’s expensive as hell and 2) you don’t get a summer vacation. My boys were told if they missed any practices in the summertime they would not play.

@AdelheidMonroe 🙈

I had a homeschool coop student during our Horatius at the Bridge class ask me what rape was… (in reference to Lucretia) I told him it was an attack, and to talk to him mom for more details. He was younger than all the other students and his mom really pushed to have him in the class, since he was “advanced”. That’s the year I realized that I need to trust my intuition a lot more.

@JadenPMcNeil Literally the same energy lmao. "God I ask you for one thing... I want you to kill Peter Parker".

@TheTriarii 😂😂😂

@NoblestCalling I'm built different I would relish the challenge of explaining 9/11 to 4 year olds

@latterdaylaura Yes!!!

@NoblestCalling and it's ruining sports imo. True rec leagues are getting harder and harder to find for older kids

@vrexec There is an entire subreddit of people trying to move out of the US and realizing all their favorite countries enforce immigration laws lol reddit.com/r/AmerExit/

Met someone recently Father of 2, works in tech sales, wife is a consultant Says “we’re actually going to move to Europe next year” I asked if they have EU passports He says no I asked which of their companies are going to transfer/sponsor them He says they’re not going to tell their employers I asked how long they planned to be in Europe then He said indefinitely… just put the kids in local schools and enjoy their mornings given the time difference.. live a “simpler life” with less stress I then explained.. almost waiting for him to reveal the joke.. that they can’t just “move to Europe” and drop their kids in school and get cheap healthcare. They need to be citizens or have visas… formally update their residency… be legitimately employed locally… not to mention legit docs for things like landlord approvals… the list went on. He wasn’t joking, apparently. This grown adult thought they could just “move to Europe” illegally… and he didn’t even think about the legality of it at all Apparently he’s a “doer” type guy who just makes things happen Good luck to him

@ToddLlewellyn If you are trying sushi for the first time your best bet is to find a friend who really likes it and let them pick the restaurant and order for you. A bad sushi place is far, far worse than no sushi at all

Sushi for lunch. I’m going to be honest, this wasn’t that good. I just told them to give me what is popular…..

@LukasDegutis Connor Storrie isn't a good example of this by any of those descriptors though

The tendency among conventionally attractive male celebrities, upon reaching a certain level of fame, to trade their natural masculine appeal for low-effort androgynous flourishes (pearls, polka dots, trailing fabrics) almost never to their aesthetic benefit, must really be studied.

@iiloyjerh @CartoonsHateHer Nah that's her club wear

@CartoonsHateHer infantilising, not for grown women

Very disturbing fashion thing happening wherein any dress that isn't explicitly office attire or clubwear is labeled as "infantilizing" and "not for grown women."

When women say they don't like a male hobby, you must translate this to, "I feel anxious if I see my boyfriend/husband spending time on a surrogate activity rather than a tangible achievement, because I feel our resources are insecure, and like he isn't prioritising my needs." If a woman feels safe with you, and knows you have things taken care of, she won't care about you spending the occasional hour a week on Rome Total War.