no boys allowed in the room!!!!

no way
that is the funniest thing on earth

i would totally hit your shoulder with an exuberant NUH UH if you were here
jesus christ that's funny, knowing your husband

ok in several parts,

we went to breakfast and were having this horrible conversation about teen mothers (mostly my mom talking here) and my dad tells me about this time he called out some coworkers for latent racism, and he wanted all of this -- i dunno -- praise for having done this, as one of those boomers who has dedicated his life to public service and promoting sociopolitical engagement, you know the type. my parents are kinda like that, and since you all don't know them, they are good people. they have good intentions and have done good things with their lives.

however, as a person of a younger generation who is tired of the boomers expecting to receive a brand new prize every time they do something good, i recounted some events of the last few months for me at work to give him an idea of what total sexist bs i have faced on a daily basis. instances have been...numerous. i gave examples and explained why this is important too, and still a major problem in {b}today's workplace{/b} and why he should care.

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anyway, at some point during my tirade, i grew a little embarrassed about this outburst (i have these kind of a lot around my parents) but i just finished what i was saying and waited for him to respond. it's possible that i should have just let my dad be proud of himself and continue to gnaw on my oatmeal. but that's not how it worked out and there's nothing i can do about it now.

he kinda seemed to get it, but i always wonder how much of what i say just vaporizes because it is coming from me, and i will always be a petulant teenager to him.

My parents tend to dismiss any similar experiences that i relate to them as being the result of living in a Large City, where bad things happen to good people. Because there's no sexism at all in Southern Bumblefart, Delaware.

I think it's great that you laid it out for him. I get tired of people (albeit well-meaning, kind people) with privilege wanting cookies every time they don't act like assholes, too.

It's cool that you can talk to your dad like that. I bet he doesn't see you as all that petulant anymore.

xp

i should also note that i am an only child, and the only real experience my dad has with children since he was a kid himself.

i think he will always see me as someone who knows a shocking amount of things for a 13 year old.

i mean, w/e could be worse nbd but
you know

he doesn't get that i could talk about really serious things while still making jokes and being informally myself. he still sees informal behavior as "unserious" and "childish" when really, i am not about to adopt some fucking academic tone over breakfast just because i am talking about serious things.

haha yeah I know what you mean. My dad tends to be over-serious and gets heated easily. I usually keep my mouth shut about things around him but I've adopted his ways to a limited extent with others.

My mom and step dad are better about joking around. Whenever I get caught up in things and get too serious at the dinner table or wherever, my step dad waves his hand says in a haughty tone, "You have become tiresome" and I can laugh and check myself.

aw, see, that's nice

Hi Jenny! Thanks for awesome bra shopping advice. I went to the shop and tried on a bunch in the sale and came away with a couple of new ones but I am still not 100% sure I got the best fit, so I'll be doing it all again soon.

Have been u_u lately at hearing a few intelligent and (previously) seemingly nice guys declare that sexism doesn't exist any more and women are just prissy bitches for making a fuss about it. Or the little things like being called at work to fix a problem with two guys from my team, and the men form a little circle to talk about the problem and don't let any women into it - not as a conscious thing, just always standing right where you can't get into the conversation. But, oh well.

spacecadet, i'm another person who's had an Epically Long Bra Quest (took me a few years, tbh), and this fit/measuring guide is really good, though the website is not so pretty: http://breakoutbras.stores.yahoo.net/noname1.html

when you get a truly good fit, you will be amazed. i was, anyway.

Another tip: DD is the largest standardized size. Anything larger than that is a crapshoot.

And on the teen moms note: Anyone else notice that 18-19 year old women are starting to be included in the "too young to have babies or sex" age list?

dryer sheets and other products for the home lol

― harbl, Saturday, June 20, 2009 9:42 PM (1 year ago)

i still love this post just so much

it makes me lol every time i run across it

"the home lol" -- is it warm like a hearth?

i went to ikea and got some home products, like candles and clips to put on bags that are open. also i got some pillows. i feel like i am finally becoming a lady

bc i spilled some coffee on my carpet and used baking soda to clean it up but now it smells kinda vinegary in here, which doesn't make sense but it stinks

Coffee is an acid and baking soda is a base, so you may be smelling the product of a chemical reaction. Did you see any bubbling or feel any heat after you applied the baking soda?

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/00d8bf6a82/christmas-greetings-from-the-franco-s

if u dont want to click, that is an xmas vid of james franco's grandma telling people that if they dont see 127 they are pussies

a girl in my totally snoozeworthy econ class that i have never spoken to (no one in the class speaks tbh) but have exchanged loling looks w/ when the teacher says something ridiculous - she just started her period i guess while we were on a 10 min break and came into the classroom and asked me if i had a tampon - i was the first person she asked and that made me feel really good=

i really need some girl friends yall, lol

awwww

Speaking of which, do people really ask you to pay them when you ask them for a tampon or a pad, or is that just a joke? It seems like such an absurd thing to do.

My last girl BFF was when I was 9, and the last girl friend I had was 15 years ago when I was working at Wal-Mart.

And yes, it does get lonely sometimes.

Hahah Roxy I can totally understand why you wd be all awww <3 at that!

o people really ask you to pay them when you ask them for a tampon or a pad, or is that just a joke?

Wow cant say Ive ever had this happen!

Some people probably seriously do, but those people are assholes. IMO.

Thats like asking someone to pay for a cigarette. Karma, man.

Who the fuck asks for money for menstrual products besides the manufacturers of these
http://image.ec21.com/image/faradayozone/oimg_GC04637338_CA04638157/Sanitary_Napkin_Vending_Machine.jpg

they should be distributed gratis to all womankind.

I like roxy's story – I would be touched too! Women are awesome.

You mean the ones that steal your quarter 75% of the time, unless you're lucky enough to find one that's been forced/left open?

I'm lucky if I can ever find a ladies room that even HAS sanitary prod vendo machines.

COndoms? Sure. Tampons? Now why the heck would we want those.

And it would be nice if they would keep them stocked all month long, too. I mean, you'd think they would have realized that not all women have their periods the last week of the month.

xp "For Prevention of Ruined Panties Only?"

Thats like asking someone to pay for a cigarette. Karma, man.

― gnarly gnarlingtons in my life (Trayce), Tuesday, March 8, 2011 6:44 PM (23 minutes ago)

i totally charge people money for cigarettes, not my friends, but other people.

There used to be single cigarette vending machines, BTW, at least one of which delivered them to you already lit.

Was the dispenser head-height, too? So you just stand in front of it and it pops a fag into your mouth? And then you turn to an imaginary camera, do a sly wink, and amble away?

I can't remember what it looked like, but I don't remember it looking like it would be as fun to use as the one you just made up. :-)

Ah man, I was all carried away with my cigarette-dispensing fantasy, and then I started thinking about what it would be like if a tampon vendor did the same thing.

Sadface.

lol I pretended to smoke a tampon for some theater project at age 14.

Did you light the string?

A woman is waiting for a bus with a tampon in her mouth. Another woman approaches and says, "Excuse me, but did you know you have a tampon in your mouth?" The woman says, "Oh shit! What did I do with my cigarette?"

hahaha

omg JENNY