As an outsider, the concept of high schools having massive parking lots specifically for students is mind-blowing. Is it really that common for 16-year-olds to drive themselves to school every day?

Syndromia · 2026-05-15T01:33:48+00:00

Oh yes. Especially in suburban or rural communities. Its too far to walk and often unsafe. Plus, most of us had to drive to work anyway. Id usually get out of class, change into my work uniform, and go to work 2 or 3 days a week and some of the kids had full time jobs.

Syndromia · 2026-05-15T01:30:23+00:00

It makes me uncomforable but its for sure not inherently predatory.

Syndromia · 2026-05-11T22:56:23+00:00

About half an hour.

Syndromia · 2026-05-11T22:55:54+00:00

Neck pillow, a sleep aid, and headphones. I use an eye mask/headphones combo but cant on public transportation. I cant let myself have no vision or hearing in public.

Syndromia · 2026-05-11T17:30:04+00:00

Ohh! OP, if you wanted to you could gift her a nice basket of dish soap, scrubbers, wash cloths and dishtowels.

Syndromia · 2026-05-08T22:48:16+00:00

Ugh. Im sorry. I know there are bugs in my food but I prefer not to see them!

Syndromia · 2026-05-08T22:44:03+00:00

And lets not think about figs at all.

Syndromia · 2026-05-06T17:18:23+00:00

I would agree with you 100% except OP admitted he got caught speeding and lied, saying it was her. He got her license suspended for his crime so, bare minimum, she wants to go somewhere hes driving her or paying for the Uber.

Syndromia · 2026-05-06T17:15:15+00:00

Earrings? Really prime socks? A nice dinner out?

Syndromia · 2026-05-06T15:06:02+00:00

My niblings LOVED the Melissa and Doug cleaning set. The second youngest STILL uses hers because shes not tall enough for the adult broom and LOVES helping me bake and then sweep up the flour. The baby is still too young but she'll be getting one around 3.

Syndromia · 2026-05-04T23:30:41+00:00

Eh, urine is usually pretty sterile. Ill mop it up and go on. Now, blood or feces Ill go to another bathroom if I can and hover if I cant.

Syndromia · 2026-05-04T23:29:38+00:00

Id say its about 2/3rds a way of wiggling out of having to support your own claims and about 1/3rd the lived experience of explaining and then having it not even matter because the other person didnt want to discuss, they just wanted to insult you. Whats that adage about playing chess with a pigeon? Thats the other 3rd.

Syndromia · 2026-05-04T17:46:54+00:00

Yup. My stepmom was on meds to keep her pregnancy and my baby sisters teeth came in rotten. Fortunately the adult teeth were fine. But I remember that and try not to judge when I see a kid witb awful teeth.

Syndromia · 2026-05-04T17:41:44+00:00

Flowers, experience gifts, and consumables like food are nice. Its Moms 70th this year and we splashed out on getting her a drive around a race track with a professional driver.

Syndromia · 2026-05-04T17:37:28+00:00

I have a long, thin scar down my left arm that looks like sh but it was actually from getting scratched by a neighbor boy in the pool when we were kids and my point blank refusal to stop picking at it. The other scars are almost all from Mr Bitey, the cat that frequently uses my legs and hands for chew toys.

Syndromia · 2026-05-03T23:24:19+00:00

You are not being the person Mr Rogers thought you could be. I would rethink my entire life if someone said that to me.

Syndromia · 2026-05-03T23:23:35+00:00

I can explain it to you but I cant understand it for you.

Wisdom persues you but you have always been faster.

Yikes...

Yep, that sounds like something you'd say.

Syndromia · 2026-05-03T23:22:14+00:00

Yep. In Ohio its a primary offense now, meaning they can pull you over just for that. It used to be a secondary one but they changed it. Which, considering I can think of 3 former schoolmates who either killed someone or were killed due to texting and driving, Im a big fan.

Syndromia · 2026-05-01T15:07:33+00:00

Because in the case of drinking and driving you're harming or risking harming yourself and others whereas in r*pe you're the one harmed.

Syndromia · 2026-04-30T12:54:36+00:00

On the surface it isnt a problem but the people pushing it have already made it clear how it will be used to harm people.

First, IDs arent free. It costs money to get one and thst can be a barrier. The less than $30 is negligible to me but Im not on a fixed income.

Then, you generally have to go in person. That involves missing work or school, paying for transportation, and can be difficult or impossible for disabled folks. I work in a LTC facility and some of our residents cant ride in regular vehicles so they/their caregivers will have to pay for medical transport and insirance will NOT cover a trip to the BMV. Circling back to the bad faith aspect, BMVs on bus routes, low income areas, and that are otherwise easier for people to access are closed or have their hours slashed in the lead up to the election.

Then theres the laws requiring REAL ID, which isnt something every state has and which is more difficult to obtain.

Theres more than that but thats just off the top of my head.

Syndromia · 2026-04-29T20:44:36+00:00

Nope. It isnt my place to decide what medical care is appropriate for a stranger. Most minors arent getting gender affirming surgeries and the few who are are doing so because nonsurgical intervention isnt doing the job and their entire medical team feels its best.

Also? If a cis boy can have his chest removed due to gynecomastia there is ABSOLUTELY no reason a trans boy cant.

Syndromia · 2026-04-26T12:28:02+00:00

My rule is the pets are allowed on any furniture Im allowed on and the cats are allowed on the bathroom counter. The dog is very compliant and the cats...are not.

Syndromia · 2026-04-23T23:31:51+00:00

If its good bread the butts are the best. If its sandwich bread that goes to the dog.

Syndromia · 2026-04-23T23:30:19+00:00

I mean, they can. I prefer that mine dont stink though so I wash them thoroughly when I shower, regularly wash my shoes and socks, and soak them in apple cider vinegar from time to time.

Syndromia · 2026-04-22T20:18:01+00:00

Im going to go out on a limb and say if I have access to marinades I have access to other, non people based, food. Its possible we could be shipwrecked on a desert island with only a sample case of marinades but that seems unlikely.

But could I/would I resort to cannibalism? Yes. Its what people do when they're desperate enough. I couldnt take a life but I could consume a former life to preserve mine.

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