Our noise canceling headphones were for my 6yo but I use them more often than he does. Sometimes when he wears them he cranks the volume on the tablet to hear it through those headphones and we’re still educating him on why that’s no good.

Union Dixie

Seconded Party in the CIA!

My congressman with an infamous Christmas card ran unopposed in 2024.

Looks like I’M running against him in 2026.

Recommenting from another post:

I sent a text to those I love in any capacity, even former coworkers who’ve probably deleted my number. Not a group text - one by one. I think it’d be prudent for all US readers to consider doing the same.

Knowing some of you are like me, in that you might not know how to word such a text to someone not expecting it from you, I offer you my copy/pasted text:

America has a concentration camp now. I won’t send you anything more…it’s kind of rude that I’m sending this one. https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/donald-trump-announces-plan-to-send-migrants-guantanamo-bay/

My wife and I had to struggle to remember the word “hook” in the context of “the phone is off the hook”.

That is much more reasonable, one of a couple possibilities I’m now seeing.

So many of these parents seem to handwave responsibility from fictional scenarios.

Do appreciate the classic “yOu MuSt NoT hAvE kIDs” response to literally any form of parental criticism though.

“But I learned it from you!” 😭

Awkward to say…but you can be an armchair parent even if you have kids :|

This could be. I mentioned in another reply, I did assume I’d only see local currency prices. Seeing 3+ responses questioning the currency makes me think that’s a likely explanation.

Well…I didn’t consider that. I tried to find the ad again but couldn’t make the same one appear. I did get a different Amazon ad which I clicked through and confirmed its price was in USD. I did assume I’d only see ads with prices in local currency but that could be a bad assumption.

Hello Armchair Parent! And welcome.

Plenty of actual parents relate to dropping whatever they’re doing to find out why kids 1 and 2 are screaming in another room (argument, saw a spider, “play” screaming, who knows). That gives an eternity of time to a mischievous 2yo kid #3 to grab the shiny toy so carelessly dropped without being locked GASP! and then tap not just twice but >100 times.

Factor in a parent being a normie mobile user whose browser already has permission to open Amazon links in their Amazon app, and then it’s only a matter of the 2yo clicking big cartoony button “Buy Now” and then big cartoony button “Place Order” but hey what are the chances of that :P

Also my first thought! I wanted to do that with a deck once but that’s a little unwiser.

Dad buying their underage wife and her friend sounds like a good way to get canceled. Or worse.

I don’t think it’s a bad idea per-se but I can imagine a ton of ways how that could backfire.

Well…you made me feel one iota less justified in sending my dad a shirt with Bootlicker in large font.

I’m a big fan of Rise Against. Try these tracks out:

• Architects
• Welcome to the Breakdown
• A Gentleman’s Coup
• Megaphone
• Holding Patterns

and Bad Religion:

• American Jesus
• Meeting of the Minds
• The Resist Stance

Justin Sane, frontman of punk rock’s Anti-Flag, was recently accused of “predatory behavior, sexual assault, and statutory rape.”

Allegedly he’d eyefuck girls from the stage during shows in a very “That’s right, I’m a rockstar, lookin’ at you” kind of way, and somehow get them invited backstage later.

His bandmates disbanded after the news broke. Bandmates say they weren’t aware, that they stand with the victims, and they condemn his actions.

I saw Anti-Flag at a small venue years back and it makes me wonder if it happened to fellow concertgoers that night.

I’ve had clumsy moments as time goes on, and I’ve thought about this before, but in my case I can chalk it up to two big things:

1.) I’ve gained weight, and I believe there’s a correlation between aging and gaining weight. Certain maneuvers are noticeably harder. I seem more top-heavy than in my memories of being younger.

2.) I have KIDS. I have almost died so many times because we’re disorganized and my kids’ crap is EVERYWHERE. I’ve had one broken toe, countless foot bruises, surprise falcon kicks to baby skulls, and several instances of “Why, child, have you crawled under my feet, from behind me, while I briskly walk to the bathroom? Well I don’t want to maim or kill you, so…Guess I’ll die aka avoid putting any weight on that foot and toss my body as far away from theirs as possible during planetfall btw Did you know plastic cups explode if crushed just right?” Likelihood of having kids correlates with age, I assume.

Now…you listed several mental things besides physical. So I guess I’m only speaking to physical clumsiness :P