Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!

Xander ,'Lessons'


Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Gudanov - Jul 28, 2017 6:46:01 am PDT #14574 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

That's good about children. I get really upset that there are children here without coverage just because their parents can't afford it. Children are people, not property.


Sophia Brooks - Jul 28, 2017 6:50:50 am PDT #14575 of 30002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

There are also state programs- so in a state like NY, there was a CHIP(Child Health Plus) program before the ACA. It is still there, but funded differently and now there is a penalty for not using it.


Steph L. - Jul 28, 2017 7:17:14 am PDT #14576 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

That's fantastic, thank you Gud. Wow, 45 wasn't kidding when he said it was complicated. It might be the most accurate thing he's ever said!

Well -- and I don't mean this as a slam on Gud at all -- Gud was able to sum it up in 2 posts (although clearly the details of the system are almost endless). So it's complicated, but not impossible to understand for anyone with even the most rudimentary intellectual curiosity. (So, not Trump. He doesn't give a shit about it because the citizens of the country he "leads" don't mean a thing to him.)


Laura - Jul 28, 2017 7:44:38 am PDT #14577 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

The issue was Trump actually believing at some point that it wasn't complicated! It is extraordinarily complicated with a lot of greedy players at all levels.


Gudanov - Jul 28, 2017 7:48:57 am PDT #14578 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

BTW, my chore board is ready for the weekend. The kids will get to make their choices tonight :)

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Laura - Jul 28, 2017 8:02:36 am PDT #14579 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

That is adorable, Gud. I hope it works well. If yours are anything like mine they will make every effort to do such a horrible job that you want to give up and just do it yourself. Or as I would tell #1 son often, "learned incompetence will not excuse you from your chores, only result in you having to do it again." It is way easier to do it all yourself, or it was for me at least, but it isn't the best in the long run.


Steph L. - Jul 28, 2017 8:16:14 am PDT #14580 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

The amount of chores on that chart to be done, and the prospect that you have to do what your kids don't do, actually made me start panicking for a minute, and it's not even my house.

...you may have guessed that my housekeeping skills fall in the category of "barely adequate" on a good day.


Gudanov - Jul 28, 2017 8:22:05 am PDT #14581 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

That doesn't show making dinners, paying bills, and that I still mow half the yard even if the one of the kids does pick that one. :)

That said, there are always some chores that end up falling off because I run out of time.


Steph L. - Jul 28, 2017 8:31:23 am PDT #14582 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Jesus. That's overwhelming.


Steph L. - Jul 28, 2017 8:31:56 am PDT #14583 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Though I think maybe my anxiety is ramped up pretty high today, because other people's chores shouldn't freak me out.