Masha Parakina

And if you’re on SSI and can only have up to $2,000 in your bank account, something that hasn’t changed in decades, you’re screwed. America invests in what doesn’t matter to its people.

#2 nails the American death-care system on the head.

#8 are Blink-182 lyrics. Family Reunion. It’s not the language that bothers me. That the guy has his son wearing earmuffs and (pardon the pun) a clean shirt smacks of adult supremacy and hypocrisy (no excuses) disguised as protection. Several Redditors lauded the dad for “protecting”… Read More

I live in California and work with RadioShack chips. Can fellow American minds comprehend?

Maybe it’s me, but “proper use” sounds less patronising than “perfect use.”

Agreed. And the person in #2 is IMHO a huge part of the issue with their “Financial stability is important, but so is being realistic” argument, exposing another toxic norm: adults discouraging children from pursuing their dreams (or outright killing those dreams), right up there… Read More

@brandy188 1. I have autism. I don’t always get what’s supposedly a joke. 2. Adults have maltreated their children because the kids swore aka “used adult words.” I was one. I’m suspicious for this reason. 3. Maybe ask me why I think this way instead of name-calling.

Best summarised as: “You, too, can be rich…just not in America, because one broken arm later, you’re $10,000 in debt.” And don’t even get me started on Social Security. It traps disabled people like me in poverty. I can’t have more than $2,000 in my bank account.

“…this is going to end badly in about 3 seconds.” I pray to God you keep your hands to yourself!

I’ve grown up with well-disciplined kids who turned into spoilt adults…