@baddestmamajama No babies for my Barbies! They had little sisters for "family time" and The Man From Uncle playset w/ scuba gear, grenades, etc. for "spy time" in the Barbie camper. And Ken for whatever Ken was for.
@Marconi333@ask_aubry I feel we are moving away from this problem as a society. The era of teens having been conditioned to throw themselves at adults is over. I hope.
@talk2mom121 @MegStEsprit The math worked this way for us too, and I don't regret the years I spent at home with the kids. However my salary has never recovered and neither has my retirement savings. There's more to it than just the amount you're bringing in at that point in time.
@ask_aubry After living with a (wonderful) male dog throughout his elder years, I have a preference for girls now. He had a "dribbling" issue for his last 3 years. All elderly dogs have issues but would rather not deal with that one again.
@bitchbi45@inreGray@vrbo vrbo is NOT inherently better. They did nothing for us when a rental was filthy, not as advertised, AND the host double booked- we came back after dinner to people standing there looking confusedly at our luggage.
@JessTerraformE @ask_aubry I'm *sure* she is over him now, but sadly was probably further set back in being over the betrayal of who she *thought* he was and the relationship she believed existed.
@marilynmaupin @yianni_s00@guy_rosin@Brett1231@mattyglesias maybe your state should have expanded medicaid? Do you even know what is available in blue states that you could have too if you elected people who would get it done for you? Stop blaming ACA.
@Maladroithe Do what you can to mitigate - shade your windows with curtains/cardboard/whatever and switch to the "fan only" option when it cools down outside. Beyond that, use that AC as much as you need to!
@zzyzx@courtneymilan@atalantapendrag This may even be true of death. Most experience it only through TV. No one wants to die, but it's not *so* bad if it's a few coughs and bam, lights out. They don't consider lingering for months ugly & in pain with no control over their life, sending their family into bankruptcy.