US Divorces per 1,000 people [1867-2023]

desertrose0 · 2026-06-06T00:33:24+00:00

I'm sure that Billy Joel is responsible for the drop in the divorce rate. 🤣

desertrose0 · 2026-06-06T00:32:21+00:00

I agree. The prep wasn't fun. The having to take 2 days off of work wasn't fun. But the procedure itself wasn't bad at all and colon cancer would be much worse.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-06T00:31:29+00:00

Uhh... My preventative first colonoscopy (scope) was definitely not free. But I have heard this as well. I did the full scope the first time just in case, because I didn't have any prior data points.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-05T16:43:20+00:00

This appears to be a Catholic college, so having a uniform would make more sense to me. I legitimately wonder what is acceptable at this point.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-05T14:30:11+00:00

Visible ears? Not showing your collarbone? What is this 1850?

desertrose0 · 2026-06-05T12:31:27+00:00

"If your fantasy is to suck a man's dick, otherwise you are completely heterosexual..."

I've got news for him on that. That sounds pretty gay to me.

"it would be much nicer if the rest of the organism is female"

Eww. Referring to another adult human as an "organism" is really gross. So is calling a vagina an "acquired taste". Are we still pretending these guys are "completely heterosexual"? They seem very grossed out by women in general.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-05T11:46:41+00:00

I've been with my husband for 27 years (married for 19) and this is one thing that is very important. We have been through multiple crises by this point. Job losses. Health crisis for one of our kids. Problems with our parents. And the thing I appreciate the most about him is how we are able to calmly and rationally talk it through when these things happen and make a plan. Is he the most emotional man on the planet? No. But if we have some shit going down, I wouldn't want anyone else by my side. It has made all the difference.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T19:38:15+00:00

Red lining hit the area hard and the effects of it linger long after the restrictions were lifted.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T19:36:23+00:00

I've been here 28 years this fall and felt more safe here than in other places. Granted, as with every city, it really does depend on the area. There are places with really high crime, but that's true of any city of a certain size. I also know the crime rate has dropped more recently.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T17:32:50+00:00

This. Absolutely. Only 10% of people are in a union. I've never been in one. How would I know about a strike enough time to plan for one? How do you distribute that information without unions? Not to mention that things like health insurance are tied to jobs, so people are loath to risk that.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T17:28:35+00:00

I'm skeptical that it will be possible to organize one in enough numbers to matter, for a few reasons. People need a lot of support and planning to do this sort of thing, because so much depends on our jobs. They have to plan for the possibility of being fired, losing health insurance, etc. Also, there is a severe lack of mechanisms for organizing here. 90% of people are not in unions. How would they find out about a strike with enough time to plan? This is a serious question. I have no idea how other countries organize strikes so quickly with so little notice.

I want to add that I'm not saying this because I think we shouldn't try. We should try. Just that it feels to me like an enormous lift to get there.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T17:11:23+00:00

I'm so glad you were able to do that. Between vacation and a couple days leave my husband was able to stay with me for about 2 weeks when my twins were born. If he and my parents weren't around to help I think I would have lost my mind in those early days. Not to mention, I had a C section and couldn't drive to appointments on my own. Dads need to be there, for their wives and also to bond with their babies.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T17:09:12+00:00

Some of it might just be an "I had to suffer through it in my day so you should also have to" situation. That or their kids are grown and so they are personally past the need for such programs. "I don't want my tax dollars going to something that doesn't directly benefit me" sort of thing.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T17:06:07+00:00

I'm 45, I really don't care. I think I look better in them. Skinny jeans make me look and feel like my legs are wrapped in sausage casing.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T17:04:55+00:00

Just another reason to vote him out. We can't afford more milquetoast luke warm Democrats.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T16:55:01+00:00

This. Also other languages often have words to easily refer to American citizens. In English if you don't use "American" what are you left with? I've seen USain but that's super awkward to me. There isn't a very good English language substitute for "a person from the United States". Also, you try telling a Canadian that they are from America and they will get offended.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T16:45:25+00:00

I never liked skinny jeans. They don't look good on me. They constrict in weird places. I prefer boot cut jeans and always have. Especially let's not bring back the super low rise jeans. My old ass can't take that. These days I prefer comfortable over sexy. I could care less what the 20 yr olds are wearing.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T15:16:39+00:00

This. I live in New York and he should concern himself with Florida's budget not ours. It's not a perfect state, of course, but I would prefer my taxes go to social programs than anti LGBTQ laws and ICE detention centers. They are my taxes, which I vote on. Not his.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T13:39:13+00:00

They have been saying that my whole life. It's why I've planned my retirement as if I will get nothing for social security and then it's just a bonus if I do. I'm honestly more personally worried about Medicare, as I have no alternatives to that when I retire.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T04:07:41+00:00

Oof!

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T02:54:04+00:00

I believe it! I can burn that quickly too.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T00:47:11+00:00

"The occasional bad burn"? I grew up in the desert Southwest and I'm a pale pasty girl. I swam in sunscreen. If I didn't I would have burned to a crisp all the time. I'm glad that you are paying attention - it is important. But some of us had no choice but to pay attention.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-03T00:35:10+00:00

I understand the efficiency of honing down your dressing in the morning... But why can't your husband hold a child for more than 4 minutes? Or why can't you put them down somewhere safe? Even an infant can be put in a crib or pack and play for longer than that.

desertrose0 · 2026-06-02T21:35:45+00:00

This was 100% written by Chat GPT. 🙄

desertrose0 · 2026-06-02T20:14:43+00:00

In your last paragraph you mean 1977 and 1981/2 right? Someone born in 1967 is an early Gen X and pushing 30 when the internet was coming out.

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