I always thought “Robin laid an egg” was wordplay for “Robin farted”, especially because it comes after “Batman smells”.

I think you replied to the wrong comment?

It’s where the partnership is mostly focused on the kids, leaving very little time for the parents to connect. I see this more and more with how heavily scheduled kids are now. Parents have to schlep them from school to sports to playdates to music lessons, etc… it seems so overwhelming. And people don’t seem to use babysitters anymore so it’s rare the parents get adult time together to go out on a date, listen to live music, go dancing, see a movie, etc - just be people in love together and focus on each other. I think time together without the kids is vital to keeping a connection with your partner. Otherwise everything is parenting and logistical planning. You need balance.

I’ve heard “quarterlife crisis” used for this before. I think a quarterlife crisis is different in some key ways from a midlife crisis, and it makes some sense to distinguish between the two. I think more than comparison to others’ achievements, these crises have malaise/discontent at their cores. By the time you reach a midlife crisis, it can be extremely hard to make changes that will reinvigorate you: a lot of the time you’re pretty stuck - in that boring job, with that big mortgage, in that “Parents, Inc.” marriage, with those needy kids. When you’re going through a quarterlife crisis, I think it’s that post-college “is this all there is?” doldrums. But at that age there are fewer variables and change might be tough, but still easier because there are fewer people relying on you.

Just based on my observations, anyway.

In DS9, Kira Nerys refers to herself as a terrorist all the time.

Vision. It gets hard to read in low light, driving at night is tough, you can’t quite figure out how close or far to hold a book or phone.

Alcohol. You just don’t shake it off like you did when you were younger. Now you really think about whether that next drink will be worth the shitty sleep.

Money. You talk about property taxes and 401k contributions more often than you ever thought you would.

Patience. You’re more patient with kids and your parents, and way less patient with everything else.

Daily

Would it even matter? We’re already gonna have a brainworm running the DHHS…

Maybe all these numbnuts are brainworms driving human meat suits.

Like actually unaware? I’m intrigued.

Man I’d be interested to hear about that. Any interesting insights?

Lems are great wide-toed shoes, and they’re about half the price of the Vivos I had. They’re comfy, plus also great for orthotics.

“The Gang Cranks One Out”

Nope. I left after Snowden dropped his info.

Next thing you know, RFK Jr will ban it…

TMA-2 / Zagadka / Big Brother (the Jovian monolith).

The point of their existence is - and has always been - to line their own pockets. Thassit.

Ding ding ding!

if nobody wants to convert anyone, there’s very little friction

But your partner is a priest, so if you had children, would your partner want to raise them religious? And how would you feel about that?

I did just drink some Metamucil…