I’ve been in that exactly that same spot. Poor, but not poor enough. Getting by is a struggle, but it is possible, so you keep going, but there’s never anything left over, so you’re never really getting anywhere. It really can feel like you are treading water in the ocean.

Best of luck to you. I hope things go your way soon. Don’t give up!

Obviously Bernie. That’s my dude, but I’ll admit to another that turned sour.

Mother fucking Fetterman.

He’s local to me, and hearing about everything he did as mayor just made him sound like an awesome guy. Living in a foreclosed car dealership, seriously improved living conditions for the poor, hoodie and jeans, tattoos honoring people he never met, he just sounded like somebody I could relate with.

Well, then he had a stroke, joined the Senate and has been embarrassing himself and me ever since. 🤦🏻‍♂️

I only know what I saw from him on the campaign trail, including attending one of his rallies. I got such good vibes from him. He gives off the vibes of a great family sitcom dad.

Imagine all the sex toys the patient office has to approve.

When my son first starting getting out of kids movies, he liked Indiana Jones and back to the future a lot. Ghostbusters went over well.

Also, Phineas and Ferb is great for every age. Old Simpsons are good too!

In the 90s, my dad and a lot of other guys in my area lost their machining jobs because the work was being done in China. My perception of China (only what I learned from people around me talking about it) was that it was a dirty place where everyone lived in squalor and worked in sweat shops for pennies a day.

Must. Rub. Belly.

The #1 sign of adulting has to be paying for your own stuff.

Being unable to think of something without a prompt.

I guess most people can just remember things without sticky notes and calendars.

I used to get down with some Collective Soul.

I always respected that they refused to identify as a Christian rock band. From what I recall their response was something like “We’re a rock band, that happens to be Christian.”

I’m Sweet Potato.

We hadn’t really decided on any pet names yet, and while intending to say sweet pea, she accidentally said sweet potato and it stuck.

I’m pronouncing it like Asian, but with a U. How about everyone else?

Wow. You’ve accurately described every one of my posts that you’ll never get to read because I just gave up and didn’t type it all out.

Fucking cloacas, amiright?

I’ve noticed a correlation between people who think the tariffs are a good idea, and people who have no clue what tariffs are.

You seem to have overcooked your furry shrimp.

I get you, and I agree with that. What I’m talking about is more specific. I’m not saying remove all suffering. Suffering will always exist. I’m saying if given the option to cause suffering to another or not, “well, it happened to me” is NOT justification for suffering.

I thought of a few stupid things, but everyone talking about kids made me think of this one.

I am strongly against Trickle down suffering.

“I put up with this terrible thing when I was your age, and even though we could stop it from happening to anyone, it’s important that we make YOU suffer through it too.”

Hazing, bullying, unfair labor laws, predatory banking and more. It’s really just the “socially acceptable” cycle of abuse.

For reference, I got a full back tattoo when I was 17, but the only thing I regret is having to get a few bad teeth pulled due to not taking care of them in my twenties.

Take care of your teeth kids. They don’t come back.

Oh yeah. For movies, new only lasts like 5-10 years, then it’s old.

Some people just suck, and it’s because of those people that we can’t have nice things.