I wanted to take a moment to offer a different perspective. It sounds like your friend is disassociating. That doesn’t make him a bad dad. It just means he might be dealing with things that he is trying to protect himself from on an emotional level. I won’t try to conjecture what they are, because I don’t know him nor do I know his situation. And if you’re willing to take my advice, I’d suggest giving him the benefit of the doubt and just being there for him; whatever that may look like. You might even try to ask him about it (but be willing to accept that if there is something going on, he may not be ready or willing to talk about it).

Good luck to your friend.

The enemy of my enemy and all that shit.

That’s a really good question.

My first two trains of thought would be 1) door open, or 2) no going to your room to be alone with the person you’re attracted to. But at the same time, I remember that it’s going to happen, regardless of what I do or say, and my first concern is that they are safe.

So really, I don’t know what I’d do, and I’m not looking forward to finding out in the foreseeable future (I have a tween now, so my days are numbered).

I wouldn’t consider “democrats” like Fetterman actual democrats. They’re there just for the votes, and then will push whatever fucked up agenda they can to kiss Republican ass.

Oh no! I hope the other driver is okay!

I’m generally a nice person who wants to help and do right by other people. But, I also have to balance that with my abundant paranoia and distrust of people. So I dunno.

They certainly seem to be a master at it.

If Charlie Kirk is the barometer for what’s American, then I will gladly be called un-American.

What would shock or surprise me is if in light of this “travesty”, any meaningful legislation gets drafted and passed.

It’s more than being rolled into Microsoft. It’s being owned by their AI team.

I wish Stewart would run for office.

With a username like that, I’d highly recommend staying away from buildings with windows that extend beyond the first floor.

Fight fire with fire… and brimstone. Lots of brimstone. 😈

I wonder how that would affect any possible signing bonuses the soldiers got when they signed up. Are they going to have to pay any money back? Are they going to have access to their GI Bill?

I hope they all get primary’d.

I’ve come to the conclusion that everybody in Hollywood is out for money and fame, and that some are just very smart about keeping their opinions to themselves so as not to shatter the illusion of being good people.

That nobody gives a shit about you, especially if you are in any way not mainstream, and they’d rather you not exist than to help you.

I think this was what I was looking for.

Good luck to you!

At this point, it’s probably wise not to count on the “in four years” idea that Trump will willingly step aside and allow someone else to be President. And even if we get lucky and he dies before that time, his successor is much younger and just as emboldened as Trump.

To paraphrase the old saying, “Hide yo kids, hide yo couch!”