How can anyone have trouble with onomatopoeia? It’s spelled just like it sounds! Read more
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Michael Ann Dobbs
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Good advice. I would add “Look for someone in a uniform.” Store employees are usually trained to bring a lost kid to the Customer Service desk and have the parents paged. At the beach, my kids know to look for the nearest lifeguard stand. Even the ride attendants at an amusement park are trained to deal with lost… Read more
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Speaking of cookbooks and recipes. Has anyone noticed that you can’t just pull up a recipe anymore. There is always a 3 page long backstory before you get to the recipe. Read more
On the subway, people who 1) lean on poles so you can’t hold on (or, worse yet, just lean on your hand, which was already hanging on to the pole). 2) Walk through the train’s door and then just stop, making it difficult for the people behind to get on the train. 3) Don’t let people off the train before jamming through… Read more
People riding the subway in Philly will block the doors for people getting in and out, even if there is other space available. What should be enough room for at least two people get in at once becomes just enough for one person to squeeze between the two people just fucking standing there. Read more
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“It argues you don’t need to be professionally ambitious to have a fulfilling life—which isn’t something Americans are used to hearing, even outside of the “greed is good” ethos of the 1980s. The Wedding Singer suggests that “having it all” can mean surrounding yourself with people you love, doing good deeds for… Read more
“Because this is parenting: doing that thing that annoys the living shit out of you over and over again because it brings your kids joy while you wait patiently for them to get over it.” Read more
Being founded by a bunch of religious bigots who moved here so they could be assholes to everyone else will do that to you. Read more
My husband was able to stay home with me and our son for the first six weeks, not paternity leave, in between jobs. And I wish it for everyone that has a child. It was so helpful and really brought our family closer together. Read more
My company offers 2 weeks of paternity leave, and I was able to use it a few years ago when my last child was born and while it wasn’t much time at all, it was an incredible experience. After the two weeks were up I tacked on some work from home days and in total had about a month at home with my wife and son. And… Read more
“Her victory restored,” as in she fucking WON? Oh now I know why they mad. Read more
while it’s a good general policy and something you should always do when it’s parked outside, the next step would be teaching your kids as early as is possible how to operate door locks. covers more possibilities including situations with other people’s cars plus than if you lock your keys with your kids inside...… Read more
“Did I just watch Dave Chappelle save America from itself” Read more
Just yesterday, I came up with a hypothesis (and probably an unfalsifiable one no less) about where humor comes from. I figure that our remote ancestors whose brains started experiencing a flicker of joy when a new unexpected ideas and connections occurred to them, had an overwhelming survival advantage over their… Read more
Watch for cars going in the opposite direction making left turns across your path when you go strait through an intersection. In my experience these are the people least likely to see you especially if you are trailing other cars going through the intersection. I’ve been hit by cars making left turns twice in this… Read more