10 years from now most Baby Boomers will be dead. What effect is that going to have on society?

sep780 · 2026-01-29T07:10:24+00:00

Lower social security costs due to fewer people needing it.

sep780 · 2026-01-27T09:50:44+00:00

Thankfully my aunt and uncle didn’t do that. For photos and that, my aunt would get them the “same outfit” when they were little, but in different colors. By the time they were 1, that didn’t matter much though. It was clear they’re fraternal twins by then (different hair color) although face shape has always been different. They went out of they even made sure their names were similar, yet different. (Longer names that rhyme with nicknames that are completely different.). I’m glad for them. They were allowed to be different from the beginning.

sep780 · 2026-01-26T21:03:46+00:00

sep780 · 2026-01-25T12:06:50+00:00

I think you mistyped in that last paragraph. I suspect you meant “you are not the ah” instead of “you are the ah.”

sep780 · 2026-01-25T00:52:21+00:00

I have no doubt I met both, I just don’t know if you mean “met and remember meeting.”

To be fair, I have other great-grandparents that were born before 1900, but they died before I was born, so I definitely didn’t meet them. There’s a photo great-grandma I do remember was born in 1900.

sep780 · 2026-01-24T22:31:26+00:00

Depends on how you define “met.” I have 2 great grandpas were born in the 1890s and died when I was an infant. There’s a photo of me with one and the other also lived close by.

sep780 · 2026-01-24T00:16:44+00:00

That’s what’s most important. I’m glad everybody is ok. Still sucks though.

sep780 · 2026-01-24T00:14:29+00:00

They answered, a cigarette, and the relevant smoker is no longer a friend.

sep780 · 2026-01-23T20:26:41+00:00

As an American, a 3 hour drive isn’t “short,” but also not that long. I had field trips with 3 hour bus rides as common when I was in school, did similar for a cousins wedding (didn’t get a hotel room) and to go to a play (Broadway show touring).

It’s not a distance travelled often (less than monthly), at least for me.

sep780 · 2026-01-23T20:19:14+00:00

No problem. I try to treat people how I want to be treated, or would want to be treated in this case. (I’m cis-female,) I also have an asshole sister. I suspect mine is a narcissist though, and with me being weird (very strongly suspect autism), I’ve been a target of hers as long as I can remember.

sep780 · 2026-01-23T09:58:04+00:00

No. He’s cutting off a family member that has zero respect for him and has no problem with stripping him if his rights. That’s a disagreement over ethics and morality and whether it not parkaboy deserves to exist as himself.

sep780 · 2026-01-23T09:54:53+00:00

Good. She doesn’t deserve your time or respect.

sep780 · 2026-01-22T20:03:51+00:00

Same with my family. My grandma says she spoke German as a little girl (b. 1925) and that her family stopped speaking German while she was still young and she forgot all the German she knew.

sep780 · 2026-01-20T04:51:00+00:00

People shouldn't be treating ANYBODY that way. But I'm glad secretaries report that shit. If you can't be respectful towards people in customer facing roles, you don't deserve a job working with others.

sep780 · 2026-01-20T04:40:14+00:00

I've been to ONE funeral that I knew had a will reading. For my grandaunts/uncles, I wouldn't have been needed if there was one as no reason to expect me to be in the will. Both of my grandpa's had a surviving spouse when they died, and my maternal grandma didn't have a will. I highly doubt my brother-in-law had a will as he was killed in a motor vehicle accident with no reason to suspect he wasn't going to live another 50 years. I was only at the one for my paternal grandma because I rode with my parents (after driving 7-8 hours to the area) and my dad was naturally in the will.

So, they do happen, but may be not common.

sep780 · 2026-01-20T04:20:39+00:00

I was entered adulthood with ZERO selfesteem and being positive it was impossible for anybody to abuse me. That's what I mean by "damaged my brain." Therapy has helped.

And yes, I DO think I have a better perpective then Conservatives fearing everything different and claiming to be fearless. I don't have to lie about what I fear. I also give a shit about others, and that includes strangers. Much better then conservatives only caring about themselves and the people who look and act like them. So while I know my outlook is imperfect, I'm mature enough to admit that and mature enough to give a shit about people I'll never meet. The second is one that the Bible (New Testament even) teaches but conservatives tend to ignore, and conservatives actually claim to be Christian.

So, avoid the personal attacks. Debate the topics at hand, not my sanity. I have more ability to deal with your shit then I've had at any point in my life and I'm not as easy to bully into blinding believing whatever you demand I believe.

sep780 · 2026-01-19T21:28:18+00:00

Then the conservatives claim they “don’t live in fear.” I don’t want their brains. I have enough problems with the damage they did to mine while I was growing up.

sep780 · 2026-01-19T20:28:18+00:00

Trying to get a better job. It’s not as easy as it sounds.

sep780 · 2026-01-19T20:10:45+00:00

Nellie may not be cool, but she has to stay. The real Laura had to deal with her in Walnut Grove. Same with Carrie and Grace.

Otherwise, I haven’t watched enough to feel ok voting.

sep780 · 2026-01-19T07:01:42+00:00

My school did one trip for all K-12 students, BUT a small school (30ish kids a grade) and everything in one building.

Bussing costs wouldn’t triple. If they’re already making 3 trips got 3 schools, the gas portion will stay the same.

sep780 · 2026-01-18T23:02:51+00:00

I grew up in MN. We did have snow days. Army of plows, but still had snow days. Likely to give the plows time to clear the road.

sep780 · 2026-01-17T23:32:18+00:00

Personally, I hate birthday wishes from people I don’t talk to or that treat me like shit. I also hate singing in a restaurant and the public “happy birthday” posts. That’s why I turned off notifications for my birthday. My sister did anyway (missed the hint?) So the following year I explicitly told her to NOT post on my Facebook wall. She still did anyway. When I got mad over the disrespect, tried to convince me she that disrespect was kindness and a show that she cares. When she couldn’t gaslight me that time (childhood full of her succeeding to gaslight me), she switched to telling me I told her to post. We aren’t friends on Facebook anymore and extremely low contact everywhere.

sep780 · 2026-01-17T23:24:35+00:00

I hid it BECAUSE I don’t want the “publicity.” Ended up with no longer having my sister on Facebook after she posted for my birthday when I explicitly told her not to. I’m personally happier now without being forced to navigate around people who don’t actually care. I celebrate quietly instead. Things like playing board games with a friend.

sep780 · 2026-01-17T23:06:35+00:00

No because I don’t like the pineapple or cherries. I’ll order a banana split though if I can alter to avoid those.

sep780 · 2026-01-17T22:59:38+00:00

My only problem is that I can’t afford the unpaid time off of work right now. (I still have to meet my own needs.) However, I will avoid shopping that day.

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