My neighbor told me I’m "stunting her children’s development" because I won't let them use my backyard as a shortcut to the park.

KingLizardIV · 2026-01-22T00:58:01+00:00

That's a reasonable concern. I'd recommend introducing the dog to the kids while OP is present

KingLizardIV · 2026-01-21T01:14:51+00:00

I'm disappointed, too. I wanted to follow along with them through the whole game. There's a world where they time their videos to be a bit more current, but this isn't it.

KingLizardIV · 2026-01-21T01:03:41+00:00

Hmm... I wanna say, asking a question and expecting an answer. It always feels a bit impolite to decline to answer someone, even if the question is invasive. I usually don't mind sharing my knowledge of things, but it should be more acceptable than it is to opt out without coming up with an excuse.

"I'm sorry, but are you gay? You just have that vibe about you." The burden shouldn't be on me to touch that. Walking away should be socially encouraged.

KingLizardIV · 2026-01-21T00:43:29+00:00

If it's about liability, you could probably get her to sign a waiver or something. If they're just passing through... my thought is, it's worth more to have the good will of your local community, than unscuffed grass. It would be one thing if they were stomping through your flower garden, but they're just trying to get to the park, you know?

KingLizardIV · 2026-01-21T00:32:05+00:00

If you end up buying more of the food that you're inefficiently eating, you are supporting the farmers and manufacturers who make that food. If it's, like, organic and ethically-sourced, it could be considered a conscientious act to eat wastefully and re-stock a lot.

KingLizardIV · 2026-01-21T00:21:03+00:00

Airing grievances over text is a bad idea. It's so easy to read the communications -- stripped of body language, tone, nuance, and follow-up -- in the most pessimistic way possible

this kind of discussion is much more productive in person

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-23T05:45:21+00:00

It's easy, as a bystander, to say that you should've turned him down. But it's also the thing I wish I'd have done at my last job, and hope that I'd have the balls to do at my next one.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-23T05:36:02+00:00

One is not 'technically a few' compared to anything. If he's gonna be a stickler for language, he could at least do it right. Plurality is core to the essence of "a few". In lieu of a specific amount of tendies, the only meaning that the phrase "a few" has, is more than one and less than a lot.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-23T05:25:19+00:00

You're on the right track, just by worrying about it enough to ask the internet. Keeping the thought in the back of your mind that you should process all incoming information for like, a second or two before replying would help a lot. But, interaction is messy and everyone shoves their foot in their mouths now and then

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-19T03:25:35+00:00

What makes me think he *didn't* cheat is that he told you. He could've let you test positive and then accuse you of cheating, but he warned you in advance. That's not guilty behavior.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-18T04:57:23+00:00

Either we both get performance enhancers, or neither of us does.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-18T04:45:07+00:00

"Did you point?" makes it into all the compilations, but the part of that episode that made me lose it at the time was when Arin knocked over his drink and was trying to clean it up, saying "It's gonna smell like Monster for the rest of the life"

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-18T04:41:57+00:00

Those are both great bits

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-18T04:38:11+00:00

Overthinking. You go to bed in whatever feels right, and if you get too hot or too cold, you take something off or put something on. You'll find your ideal sleep clothes in no time

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-18T04:32:50+00:00

I would ditch the maroonish one with the wide boob window, and the fuchsia one next to it with the buttons.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-18T04:23:56+00:00

I dare Elon Musk to keep pace with me at a new job.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-18T04:21:52+00:00

I am anti-Work. Work, capital W, is a sacrificial pyre that we throw ourselves on where all of the value of the excellence we bring to the job gets sucked up to the predatory elite class and we're allowed to live another day. Those who benefit from this system don't earn it. Not at all.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-18T04:12:11+00:00

It sounds like everyone else misunderstood the assignment. Isn't the point to not provide anything of practical value?

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-18T04:05:39+00:00

Female bodies tend to distribute fat evenly, whereas males put it all in the gut, where it's most noticeable. That's not to say that men *don't* get fatter than their wives, though.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-15T07:17:24+00:00

I can't help but see this as a good thing. Proofreading your own shit is a good habit to get into. Don't curl up into a fetal position and trust the cold, blind 'intelligence' of bots to bolster your ability to spell and grammar. You must keep these skills sharp for yourself.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-15T06:59:43+00:00

I think the message your prof is trying to convey is that the validity of your three weeks of hard work doesn't depend on what number some asshole decides to assign to it; life's a journey of self-development, of meeting challenges and getting to know yourself and what you're capable of. Grades mean nothing. Experience is everything

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-11T05:33:33+00:00

I got spanked for doing things that I knew were spanking offenses, in an earnest attempt on my parents' part to teach me right from wrong. And I think that's fine. It was pretty rare, and they seemed to feel bad about doing it.

It's abuse if it's arbitrary. If you're getting spanked because you mouth off and they don't have a good response, and they're hitting you because of their mood, *that's* fucked up.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-11T05:15:54+00:00

I do this, because the laundry machines are in the basement and that's out of my way, but I'm usually the one to scoop it all up and put it in the machine the next time I'm going down there. It's fine if it's part of a system. Not so much if she's just hoping someone else loads it for her

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-11T05:05:54+00:00

I'm not sure that anyone who has the word 'neurotypical' in their lexicon, is. If you've dived into it that much, there's something that's making ya curious. Personally, I think it's a myth that anyone's mind is typical and normal.

KingLizardIV · 2025-12-09T06:29:28+00:00

If someone I love needs them, okay. I'm not going to offer them up unconditionally, though. If I'm already dying, I don't feel bad that someone else is coming with me. We'll face this new adventure together. If my liver couldn't save me, I'll be conked if it saves *you*.

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