Yes! When I was growing up, my family didn’t pay attention to the dryer, and very few things were hung up; they got folded and put in drawers, and I’d iron them before wearing. When I got married, my husband was used to just hanging EVERYTHING up while still warm in the dryer. I get why my fam didn’t—it’s hot in Atlanta and easier to let the heat dissipate before folding clothes—but I much prefer his way overall.
I too no longer iron, and I’m almost 50. Haven’t ironed in a couple of decades. Hanging clothes directly out of the dryer is MAGIC and means that VERY few things need to be ironed at all! And I too was doing my own laundry much younger than this.
Karen is an ageist and sexist slur, and yeah, we don’t need it in the discourse as there are other non-sexist, non-ageist ways to express worry that this woman’s tone and demeanor are going to lead to problems. I agree with the folks who say she should not be touching Shannon, and the way it’s drawn, it looks like she’s grabbed her arm rather violently.
If Bernice and Luann were guys and PiGuy were a girl, Bernice and Luann would have recognized this timeworn tactic of “please don’t try to flirt with me—I’ve got a significant other already.” It’s interesting to see this common scenario genderflipped.
Psh, I’m 49 and have been married to my beloved almost a quarter century. I’m “boring” and always have been. It’ll happen for Bernice (and Luann) when it happens, but it’s easier at college.
Nah. Most workaday colleges aren’t seeing protests. I teach at a state university in the metro Atlanta area and there’s not been a peep. Asked one of my studetns and she said “We’re TIRED, Professor.” Same, kid.
(This would be a very cool thread if folks follow the OP’s instructions!). First time I skipped school: I was a high school junior and the biggest nerd to ever have nerded. My worst subject: US history. I hated it, hated the rote memorization that seemed to be a core of the course, had no patience with learning dates and obscure names, and was motivated by one overarching thought: if I take and pass this AP US history exam, I will never have to take US history again, even in college! Our exam was to be given on the day after the school was celebrating “Olympic Day” (basically Field Day, where you go run around in the Atlanta heat in May for no good reason). I already didn’t want to “celebrate” Olympic Day, and I thought I had the perfect excuse: I wanted to spend the day cramming for the history exam. I went to the school principal and asked him if I and my compatriots could instead stay in the library all day and study for this important test. He nixed the idea, and I was so indignant! I organized the whole AP history class to come over to my house instead of going to school that day, and we ate snacks and actually did study for pretty much the whole day. Later, after the exam the next day, the principal asked to see me, folded his arms and gave me his best guilt-inducing glare, saying “I’m very disappointed in you, Grump.” I would have none of that. I folded my arms and glared back, saying “I’m very disappointed in you, too, Mr. Principal. I think your priorities are out of order for a school.” I got a 4 out of 5 on the exam, enough to exempt the course in college… had I gone to a public school, which I did not have the sense to do. NEXT PROMPT: The first time you earned money for work! GO!
Yes! When I was growing up, my family didn’t pay attention to the dryer, and very few things were hung up; they got folded and put in drawers, and I’d iron them before wearing. When I got married, my husband was used to just hanging EVERYTHING up while still warm in the dryer. I get why my fam didn’t—it’s hot in Atlanta and easier to let the heat dissipate before folding clothes—but I much prefer his way overall.