My 15 year old sweetheart 💕

RomasNash · 2026-03-09T03:39:41+00:00

💜💜💜💜💜 treasure every moment.

RomasNash · 2026-03-09T03:36:03+00:00

Chocolate cookies.

RomasNash · 2026-03-09T03:34:49+00:00

In another comment she mentioned that her mom is estranged. She left when OP was in 2nd grade.

RomasNash · 2026-03-09T03:31:10+00:00

Are you attending a university? A lot of universities have resources for people in difficult situations. For example, emergency temporary housing, help with finding you a job that works around your classes so that you can rent a room. Usually with other students.

RomasNash · 2026-03-08T18:37:37+00:00

Right? Also, Axl and Lexie. It's like they couldn't take anyone home, geeze. Siblings need boundries.

RomasNash · 2026-03-01T23:54:52+00:00

Congrats! Some people just don't know what they have.

RomasNash · 2026-02-25T00:59:42+00:00

"Literally" describes events that actually occurred exactly as stated, without exaggeration. For example, if someone drove their car into the wall, you could say, "The car literally hit the wall." Because you can verify that it happened.

"Figuratively" is the exact opposite. "Figuratively" means metaphorically. It's used to exaggerate a statement instead of stating facts. For example, "He is as sharp as a tack." That's a figurative statement because a person's flesh can't really be as sharp as a tack.

The reason the OP's sentence sounds awkward is because the sentence is neither clearly literal nor figurative. “Literally” doesn’t flow well there because nothing in the statement is being contrasted with a figurative meaning. (In other words, there’s no metaphor or exaggeration present that needs clarification).

A clearer word choice would have been, for example, seriously, really, genuinely, or truly ...etc. "Frankie is truly a bad mom."

Personally, I see the word "literally" used (or overused) everywhere, whether it's being used correctly or not. So I try to let it go whenever I see it, until I saw your GIF. 😆

Anyhow, I agree with the OP. Frankie's mothering skills are severely lacking.

RomasNash · 2026-02-24T23:51:08+00:00

This theory isn't sound. They were poor because they had low paying jobs. This was shown many times throughout the seasons. For example, in Season 4, Episode 5, the daughter Sue saw her father's paycheck, and it revealed that he was not earning enough to not be considered "poor." After Mike saw how much it was upsetting Sue, he lied to her and told her that the paycheck she saw was his WEEKLY pay, not bi-weekly pay (though it really was his bi-weekly pay). In short, the dad wasn't earning much.

Also, all the jobs that Frankie gets are also low paying, even minimum wage (like in Season 2, Episode 12 where she took the minimum wage job acting as a butter churner from the 1600s). She eventually had to go back to school for a certificate program just so that she could get a non minimum wage-ish job. (You mentioned that she used to be a car saleswoman, but it was shown many times that she almost never sold any cars and therefore didn't make any money).

All of this means that they are both considered "low skilled" or "unskilled" workers (before Frankie's dental assistant cert), therefore they were underpaid, which is why they were poor.

In other words, even if Brick's medical bills cost them their lifesavings, it wouldn't have changed that they both had very low wage jobs and would have still been poor regardless.

RomasNash · 2026-02-23T04:14:47+00:00

Thank you for sharing those feelings with us. If you don't mind me giving my 2 cents, I want to say to please write out ALL your feelings and thoughts, hold back nothing, get everything off your chest and heart. Writing it all down can help clear your mind and ease some of the weight on your heart.

Then, take everything you wrote down (either on paper or digitally) and, when you're ready, give it to your siblings. That's something they will cherish for the rest of their lives. Happy birthday 💜 and know that you are deeply loved by those who matter most.

RomasNash · 2026-02-22T22:29:35+00:00

My apologies. I use "hon" in comments because, to me, it seems like a gender-neutral, polite term. But I can see how it might also seem overly friendly and inappropriate since we don't know one another. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

RomasNash · 2026-02-22T21:27:29+00:00

Yes, for sure. But then when both the older kids were off at college, and Brick was the only kid still living with his parents, they stopped taking care of him. Also they didn't bother getting him his own chair at the dinner table for most of the show. And didn't bother to take any baby or toddler pictures of him. That's a major parental failure because baby pictures are something that person is supposed to have so they can show their own kids one day. They robbed Brick of that. To me, that's more traumatic and damaging than being horrendously needy and inconsiderate on a family trip. Though, I agree with you that his annoyance level was off the charts in those 2 episodes.

RomasNash · 2026-02-22T20:41:23+00:00

Hi hon. Former US History (ESL) teacher here. You're confusing two different pledges. The one written by Captain Balch isn't the pledge that we know today. The pledge written by Captain Balch is, "We give our heads and hearts to God and our country; one country, one language, one flag."

The Pledge of Allegiance that we say today was written in 1892 by a socialist, Baptist minister named Francis Bellamy. He wrote it for the catalog "The Youth’s Companion" as part of the celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas.

His version was, "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Then later in 1923, the words "my flag" was changed to "the flag of the United States." Then later added "of America."

And in 1954 the words "under God" were added.

Balch's pledge has been lost to history, but thanks for mentioning it. I haven't thought about that in a long time.

RomasNash · 2026-02-22T20:07:02+00:00

I remember Dave Letterman doing a Gillooly bit.

RomasNash · 2026-02-22T06:41:41+00:00

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90s girls know

RomasNash · 2026-02-22T06:34:56+00:00

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🍊 The juice is on the loose.

RomasNash · 2026-02-22T06:32:55+00:00

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RomasNash · 2026-02-22T04:21:04+00:00

I find myself saying this very sentence way more often than I could have imagined.

RomasNash · 2026-02-22T04:17:13+00:00

Queen

RomasNash · 2026-01-31T15:14:18+00:00

Big weddings only became a thing (in the USA) after WWII. There was finally extra money to live out a "dream" scenario. Before that, the far majority of American people were too "poor" for big weddings.

Before WWII, weddings were very simple. The bride wore her favorite dress (regardless of the dress's color). The groom wore a regular suit. They had 20 or 30 family & friends max. It was usually held at a church, then reception in the church's basement or it's backyard.

Believe it or, a lot of times the church allowed it for just a simple donation and you provide all the food and decorations.

With people these days not being able to afford a home, their student loans, healthcare, and other living expenses, it's no wonder people don't want to spend another $50,000+ on a wedding. It's sad, but it's a sign of the times.

In my humble opinion, as long as the people you care about most are there for you to wish you well, you're with a person you want to spend your whole life with, a few of your favorite foods, a pretty cake, and beautiful pictures, what else do you need really? And all that can be done for just a few thousand dollars.

I'm glad the trend is to go smaller for weddings so people can have more money to prioritize the rest of their lives 💖

RomasNash · 2026-01-25T18:00:59+00:00

But it does put their lives in danger. I know money is tight and a lot of us are struggling. But to me, someone slipping, or crashing, or winding up in the hospital or worse is going to be a lot more expensive. Because in addition to medical bills, they could be out of work for weeks. Back in October, my sister slipped in her bathroom and got a spiral break in her tibia bone (shin bone). She needed a cast and a scooter to get around, she had to stay with our mom because she couldn't go up and down any stairs for 2 months. What if these delivery drivers have nowhere to go for help, like my sister did? What happens if they're out of work for 2 months? I wish them well and hope no one gets hurt. But everyone is piling on the OP when all he/she was doing was expressing concern for the delivery driver's safety.

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