Why won’t they let her spread her wings and fly? The goal of parenthood should be to raise kids who can function independently. Of course, some kids will always need to live with their parents for reasons beyond their control. But for most parents, they should do everything they can to ensure their kids enter …
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Concrete jungle were dreams are made of: 30 City memes for people with big dreams living in a big city
You didn’t move to a big city for the easy life. You moved because something here was always meant for you, slow walkers and all. Nobody warned you about the slow walkers. That part didn’t make it into the dream.The dream had skylines and coffee shops and that specific energy of a city that never …
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Parents scold 22-year-old son for wanting to move to the city for his job instead of continuing to live at home: ‘I just don’t want to be 25 and still living in my childhood bedroom.’
They should be glad he wants to spread his wings. Not all parents are excited about their kids growing up. In their ideal world, their adult children would live with them indefinitely, spending every evening at the family dinner table and every night sleeping in their childhood bedrooms. You would assume that failure to launch …
Seguir leyendo Parents scold 22-year-old son for wanting to move to the city for his job instead of continuing to live at home: ‘I just don’t want to be 25 and still living in my childhood bedroom.’
Woman wants to use neighbor’s balcony they pay $75/month extra for, calls them ‘elitist’ for refusing: ‘You should share. Not everyone has your luck’
Privacy is important, especially when you live in a big city. There is so much going on in the world that when you come home you just need a place to relax. You don’t want anybody bothering you or anyone in your space when you get home. You want to be able to shut your …
Seguir leyendo Woman wants to use neighbor’s balcony they pay $75/month extra for, calls them ‘elitist’ for refusing: ‘You should share. Not everyone has your luck’
25+ NYC Memes for New Yorkers Who Say Bacon Egg and Cheese as One Word
In New York City, it’s not a «bacon egg and cheese» it’s a «baconeggancheese.» It’s an entirely different delicacy. The best is when you can walk into a bodega and they already start making it because they know you, and they know what you like. That’s peak New York to me. It’s a city with …
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‘I don’t wanna spend my money’: Stingy traveler claims that people in their 20s shouldn’t have real vacations
One way in which I am very lucky is that I have had a relatively well-traveled youth. This has never been a luxury cruise, five-star hotel kind of experience, but it has been enriching nonetheless. Seeing the world is one of those things a lot of older people get misty-eyed about when they’re trying to …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t wanna spend my money’: Stingy traveler claims that people in their 20s shouldn’t have real vacations
‘I’d literally never leave’: Woman boasts about not talking to anyone for 72 hours, internet extols virtues of living alone
It’s no secret that modern society has a loneliness problem. Commentators will blame everything from the disintegration of the ‘traditional’ family unit to the loss of third spaces for the fact that many people seem to be less engaged with the wider world than ever. While it isn’t a pleasant thing to think about, not …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’d literally never leave’: Woman boasts about not talking to anyone for 72 hours, internet extols virtues of living alone
Shady Landlord Meekly Refuses To Fix Tenant’s Heat Until Next Year
Heat and AC are two very different entities depending on the city and situation you live in. I’m from an area of Texas where basically no buildings from before 1970 exist, and consequentially, it’s Air Conditioning Town USA. Every school, store, and home I ever went into during the summer months was being pumped with …
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30+ Hilarious Fishing Memes for Enthusiastic Anglers
I am, by every definition of the word, a city boy. I stayed in the city growing up. I can only recall a handful of times that I experienced non-commercial places of nature. Spending the day at a lake with the boys, fishing, and chilling, is one of my favorite once-in-awhile sort of occasions. Planning …
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25+ Horse and Mare Memes for the Ecstatically Eloquent Equestrian Crowd
Now, I didn’t grow up around horses. I come from a pretty metropolitan background, but weekend trips to a ranch really developed an appreciation for horses within me. Starting the day by feeding pancakes to unruly horses and then suiting up to ride them soon after was a definitive experience. They’re not the most agreeable …
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