Covid brought out a new level of honesty and authenticity in our home.
For example, I just screamed "THIS FALLS DIRECTLY UNDER: SHIT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SAY ANYMORE!"
While the dad's away...mom watches #GodzillaVsKong with E while the ladies have a private showing of Ella Enchanted.
Fact: Filled Twizzlers pair nicely with sparking rosé.
Missing @PeterMelby
Came across this little gem: It's so cool that this "Christian" can use ancient mythology to bolster the church's ever present misogyny. Girls in ancient Greece were married off at 12-15 and given as property. Fuck off, asshole.
I'm totally out of touch: my 13yo just said "I don't ship that" after watching 2 people kiss. I couldn't understand what she meant. Guys: they call relationships "ships" and created a verb: "shipping". If you support or think a relationship works then you 'ship' the couple. WTF.
I got this concept wrong when she first explained it. I had to Google it, because the day my kid turned 13, I socially aged out of being able to relate to teenagers.
Posted this five years ago. But from what has transpired in America recently, it’s clear that not enough people paid attention. So I’ll try again…
A meditation on Political vs. Personal vs. Objective Truths
[1,000 words — 4 minute read]
haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/…