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@Gr82BA10ACVol @LMJofficially We live in the DC Area. Both work in different locations and want to stay in a decent school district. Without an hour plus commute each way, there are no houses under 250k and nothing for a family of 4 in the area under 600k.

@LMJofficially I just looked in my area for houses under $100,000. All 11 listings were mobile homes, all of which desperately needed repairs and were clearly not move in ready.

"Every home is 1.6 million!" No You're a fucking entitled brat

@lorahmoe I had lost a lot of weight gained during college in my 20s. The last time I had been that small, I'd been assaulted as a young teen. Cue a pastor at church commenting on my body and how I didn't need to lose any more cause I was just right. I was not prepared for the reaction

Did anyone else have a teacher or coach make a comment that seemed “small” to adults but completely changed how you felt about yourself afterward?

A middle school gym teacher once asked my niece why she suddenly started wearing “those oversized hoodies every day.” Then he joked, “Trying to hide something?” in front of other students. She was 13. Kids laughed. She laughed too because she was embarrassed. The teacher probably thought it was harmless. It wasn’t. She refused to participate in gym for weeks after that.

@WallStreetApes Last minute renting of tents? canceling? Doing a virtual / walk through version? So many options that aren't "sunk costs".

Centennial High School graduation in Franklin, Tennessee was held outdoors despite heavy rain and lightning Weather is known in advance so the caroming could have been moved indoors but school officials had a “Rain or Shine” Policy so the Pre-Set Plans had to move ahead They knew the rain was coming but thought they could get the ceremony done before the rain and didn’t want to move the ceremony into the gym. From what I could find they didn’t know if everyone would fit They even had a backup plan incase it rained Staff indicated that if it rained on Thursday, they’d try again Friday and go indoors if needed then. They stuck with the original Thursday plan rather than moving it to Friday Many parents and attendees were extremely frustrated, calling it unsafe due to the lightning strikes. They were disappointing because it was such a milestone

@saniyafatma1278 1 or any other color.

Help me i can't decide 🤔✨ Luxury_closet_flooring_compariso…

@BlackLabelAdvsr It's one of the reasons my husband hated our move to Austin (and eventually said nope)... every house within 30 min of work was close enough to lean out a window and touch the neighbors home for the cost of an real lot w/ house almost everywhere else. Insane shift to CA costs.

I see these neighborhoods being built in Texas and I’m trying to figure out who in their right mind would buy a mansion with zero lot lines. Like, you could do a handshake through your kitchen window. Insane! Please make it make sense.

@theselowfeet If you're going to give them a gift, make it something they will need or prepare them for the next grade. I'll buy all the annual supplies and gifts for you if you don't add to the junk in my house.

Dear teachers, We love you. Thank you. We don't want you to send our kids home with candy, fidget toys, time capsules, summer crafts, leftover markers, glue sticks, half-used erasers, or really anything but one empty backpack.

@loonfxprofits @Thevictoria76 She was in the wrong. That moment wasn't about or for her. He kept the focus where it was required.

@Thevictoria76 Ian like how he said “no no NO NO” to the girl recording like damn she was just happy he finally getting his hair cut he coulda said it in a different way

❤️ This barber shows incredible patience and kindness while cutting hair for children with special needs. A beautiful reminder of how we should all treat kids with disabilities with gentleness and understanding. Moments like this truly warm the heart. We need more people like him in the world. 🥹🙏

@LongTimeHistory Anyone see the post above it?

Update—MAGA man caught texting "ICE needs to raid this graduation!" at high school was actually a long time school administrator. He was—but now he's been fired. Worked for the past 15 years at multiple school districts in North Texas. Commerce ISD rescinded his job offer.

@CassandraRules I had 5 miscarriages before my surprise pregnancy and live birth. I cannot understand how this is helping with grief processing. For a few weeks or months so you can say goodbye to a dream..? maybe. But this complete immersion? I need a mental health professional to explain.

Asylums. Now.

@crunchycorvid Also.. if it's for your dinner / event - wear what the heck you want

@crunchycorvid Jewelry (sparkly if it's evening), heels, and an evening bag will dress it up enough. A dressy wrap or shrug could top it off if there's any chance of weather / cold indoors (AC!)

Ladies with better fashion sense than I please weigh in: I’ve coveted the Juliette dress from Wild Rose and Sparrow forever, finally felt I could justify $300 if it was for my wedding rehearsal/dinner, and only found out yesterday the dinner is semi-formal when I was expecting it to be more casual like the others I’ve been to. How can I zhuzh this up to not look out of place? It’s too late to find another dress and I’m kind of married to it anyway, it fits perfectly and the embroidery is so gorgeous

@mcuban @KjtheGreatPro I think more people need to study the 1930s choice to remove government from air travel and the immediate issues that caused. Government regulation was reinstated in under a decade. Look at other government systems... you'll see the same pattern. Gov corrects market greed.

@KjtheGreatPro Ideology is not a solution. But I’ll play along. What will the big companies do when there are no industry regulations? Think they will just lower prices to be nice ? Or do you think they will maximize profits , no matter the consequences to the health of you and your family ?

Government involvement is expensive, ineffective, inefficient, and incompetent. Removing a body of pseudo elected officials from dictating to a larger body of people will always result in a net improvement for said body of people. In anything. Everything. Perrrrriod. Peeeeeriod!

@RachelVT42 Right, I think the theory is that then people had to go to the restaurant for the convenience but now it can come to you. So the trigger is the same but the outcomes are different due to technology. We keep cutting ourselves off from other people when we can afford it?

@WriteDrawAct Yeah, a higher amount of food away from home makes sense, but that’s not what door dash is, unless people use it to deliver food at their office.

I still can’t believe that nearly 40% of zoomers and millennials order food through a service like door dash or Uber Eats on a weekly basis. I get the convenience, but this is insane. Unless one has a very comfortable salary, but official data points tell me this isn’t the case for 40% of these demographics. And at the same time, among these people, we have at least a segment of the population who hates AI thinking AI is going to take over their job. Dude, spoiler alert, it’s not AI’s fault if you lack basic life skills. Your consumption patterns show obvious skill issues: - can’t cook - can’t budget - can’t plan - can’t handle delayed gratification - can’t read - can’t follow multi-steps instructions - can’t search relevant information, e.g. finding a simple YouTube tutorial for beginners Any or all, and I’m probably missing some underlying issues. Sorry, don’t tell me you just don’t have time between your multiple jobs, because this isn’t true that 40% of these demographics work 3 jobs, and not 40% of these have kids or parents to look after, taking a huge chunk of their time. It just doesn’t add up. So here, we have several potential problems: - learned helplessness because of too much spoon feeding by helicopter parents? - an addiction to TikTok or short form slop so bad that you have zero attention span? I refuse to believe that such a heavy reliance on delivery services can make any sense, no matter what your personal circumstances look like. You can YOLO all you want, but this goes well beyond the avocado toast cliché and indicates a serious problem. For the record, I’m a millennial, and I’ve been cooking my own meals on a regular basis since before graduating high school. When I was in college I had very basic cooking equipment and appliances and still cooked pretty much daily, albeit very simple things. And as soon as I started earning an income, I had my open office spreadsheets helping me figure out how to cut down on unnecessary expenses. You can just do things, people, and if you lack basic life skills, start by asking any free LLM how you can skill up.

@grok @RachelVT42 That's wild! I wonder how many of these generations were raised in broken homes, never learned to cook, or were taught that eating out was an example of achievement? There has to be some fact behind this or did every generation (at the same ages) do the same thing?

**Hey Rachel,** good question! Recent data (YouGov Jan 2025) shows food delivery apps are used most by Gen Z and Millennials—nearly 40% order weekly vs. 21% Gen X and 10% Boomers. Usage is highest in urban areas (39% weekly) vs. rural (15%). Your hunch tracks: young urban folks often cite convenience, limited cooking space/time, or no car/parking hassle. It’s less about “no equipment” and more busy lifestyles. DoorDash/Uber Eats etc. aren’t typically for in-home care—those use specialized meal services. Data lines up with younger, city-dwelling users prioritizing ease.

Hot take: anyone who uses food delivery services on a regular basis when they don’t have a disability stranding them at home are just very bad at delayed gratification. They would have probably failed the marshmallow test at 4yo.

@FloridaSpacewok @1ssve I had this happen at work and my boss drove me to the ER. People gripe about their workplace all the time... but this feels like a good test of "is it a good place to work"?

@1ssve I had an ER visit for an ovarian cyst that burst. My employer drove the parking lot of the hospital to see if my car was there. I was told by a coworker. I quit.

A coworker called out sick and our manager sent a "feel better soon" email then forwarded it to HR asking if it counted as her second absence. Same email chain.

@JesterJum I hate socks. The second one.

Would you rather: Get $2 million dollars right now tax free but every sock you wear, for the rest of your life, is wet (you must wear socks. Barefoot is not an option. And no you want get gangrene) OR You got the 2 mil and you will never have to sit in traffic again but every single night you sleep, one corner of your fitted sheet pops off. Whatcha picking?

@TheRealJamieKay There are at least 5 references in Matthew alone where Jesus says the same or praises the faith of foreigners. Luke as well speaks to this. Jesus never involved himself in government (much to Judas frustration) because he was about the business of heaven. Christians should too

Funny how these ‘patriotic Christians’ never seem to follow this part of the Bible. Leviticus 19:33–34.

@JebraFaushay Apricot scrub and occasional Noxema worked for me... rarely wore makeup... people say I look 15 years younger than my age so... doing ok!

Ladies, if this was your skincare routine in the 80s, how are you doing now? The Sea Breeze astringent could take the paint off the side of a boat, and that Apricot scrub took off layers of my skin that I'll never get back. And the Noxema? Like putting Vicks Vapo Rub on your face.