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Wonka. Nothing but love for the actors but, oof. It was just sickly sweet - nothing like the dark and mysteriously tormented Wonka that Gene Wilder introduced. Very watered down and boring.

Parents who are sure they understand all the ins and outs of teaching, but have never worked in the field. Parents who tell me teachers are “too lazy” to give extra help to kids who need it after school. Umm?! Excuse me?! Parents who claim that discipline is missing because they… Read More

My grandfather had an affair and sired a son with a married woman. They both stayed with their spouses and buried the secret. The boy was only a few years younger than my dad and they saw each other around town. We only found out about it when they were in their 70’s and the other… Read More

Parents sometimes view us as emotional support and cross the line of what’s appropriate to share. I had a mom texting me videos and recordings of the kids’ dad being unhinged and an unfit parent. As much as I might agree, that’s really not anything having to do with me. It wasn’t… Read More

I moved from Minnesota to New Zealand when I was 23. So exciting and wonderful! But I remember crying my eyes out the first few weeks just out of shock. I didn’t know anyone in the entire hemisphere - what was I doing!? But it passed after a little while and I was able to love the… Read More

I was a candidate on a panel interview once. 4 of us all taking turns answering each question from the interviewers, so whoever went last either had the best answer because they got to build off the other people or they had the worst answer because they were just repeating someone.… Read More

When Gemma became guardian for her niece Cady and decided that the best way to help this girl adjust was to get her a ROBOT?!?! M3gan was an amazing movie but the flawed premise was all I could think about after seeing it. Where’s the therapy? Wheres the child psychology? Where’s… Read More

I can hear the sound they made when tipping over so distinctly.

#5 doesn’t show it, but the buffet often had kale and other greenery as decorative garnish. I read somewhere that there was a time when Pizza Hut was the biggest purchaser of kale in the country and it wasn’t even being eaten. Different times.

The tradition of fathers or male family members giving the bride away is disgusting. It’s an archaic, misogynistic, crazy-ass practice that treats women like property. Pair that with the ridiculous purity ideas that already are twisted-up in the father-daughter relationship and it’s… Read More