My husband was watching old basketball games a few weeks back, even as late as 2004, and the differences in advertising is wild, as in, its not present in the older games we grew up with.

Hell, I tuned into the Rocket Leauge tournament recently, and shut if off as soon as I saw progressive insurance on the ball. You can’t escape it.

I’m so hostile about advertising my son has picked up the habit.

Lot of pride here… Good for you?

Kids don’t always grow up to be their parents. I found such a broad statement to put such a sour taste in my mouth when I read it.

Feels pretty privledged, and like, good for you, but damn this statement … Is very broad, dare I say arrogant. Plenty of good kids come from shitty people and vice versa.

Anyway, enjoy your adult kids and thanks for sharing

My instance actually posted something about IRC recently I saw, right after commenting. The luck. I saw the mirc client link, and the memories flooded. Mirc is still okay though?

I’m basically a noob again. Later this week I plan to sit down with my computer and have a look. I used to only use it to download music, probably would like to do that again… I had every NoFx album,song,recording back in the day. Every single one lol I’d die to have that hard drive back.

You dont give children tablets and phone, full stop.

Absofucking- lutely!

My 12 year old has zero unsupervised access to the internet. Zero. “But they’ll suffer sociallly!”

Will they? My son has tons of friends and they play sports and Nerf guns. And, he can read. A whole chapter book, on his own, without prompting.

Suffer socially, ask the “incels” who have recovered if the internet access they had as teens “helped them socially”.

Is IRC still a thing? I havnt used it since 2006. I’d love to see it again

14 is wow! Good for you, I love it :)

I have ADHD too. Why remembering to throw the book in my purse, and to just leave it there permanently, is the best strategy I’ve come up with so far. I mean, when I finish it, I’ll swap it out, but I’m on my way to actually finish this book.

If I read at home I jump around from book to book, whatever looks interesting in the moment. Reading while out, I’ve only got the one choice, thw book I’ve carried with me.

We’ll be real though, I’m about to head out for the day, an I want to swap it out for a new one lol

Both my best friends from highschool died.

One during a winter storm her freshman year of uni, car accident.

The other I lost contact with until I heard she died of an OD.

Nearly all of my friend group got hooked on drugs (except the one who made it to uni) and I guess some got clean but I never hung out with them again. My friend dying in the snow storm really fucked me up. we were inseparable in school. I think she’d let me laugh though, took her five tries to get her license, maybe should have taken 6 :(

I keep a book on my person at all times now. Instead of mindlessly grabbing my phone (internet propaganda portal), I’ll grab the book instead. Been doing it about six months now, I like it a lot. I still havnt finished a book, I jump from one to the other very often, but I’m reading much more.

Its okay to sign off. I had a panic attack two weeks ago, and basically had to sign off for a time. I’m still keeping distance from the internet though. Renewing my love of reading has been a serious positive though.

I don’t even work in “business” and I have gotten at least 15 business cards in the last year.

Yeah ppl still use them in my expierence

Only for shallow morons

It was fucking laid out in P2025 and from the mouths of the billionaires

Arrest him. The fuck

I joined a crafts group for crochet. I only crochet for that one hour a week in group. I too have the ADHD, but carving out the hour a week is helping, and I’m making my first scarf! If you can, my group is through therapy, but I know there are others out there too, find you a group!

My husband used to skateboard 8 hours a day as a kid growing up. When our son started showing interest he got back on it… For one day.

His ankles and knees are a bit fucked from all those years boarding, and he won’t get back on it out of these same fears. There are other sports probably just as fun lol

Julia Child didn’t start her cooking career until she was in her 40s, and didn’t start her show until she was in her 50s.

It’s never too late, and even if you can’t do it “seriously” you can do it for fun and learning. I wish I could learn/play bass “seriously” but just do it for fun. Better than nothing. Cook something youre proud of! :)

I wish I had a decent closet. Hanging the clothes to dry like this is genius.

And to add, newborns are a wild ride, congratulations on your upcoming adventure :)

You’ll do 15thousand things to prepare, but most importantly, be prepared to be flexible and adapt

You can say no to product offers.

Fuck Instagram