Anna
@rippingback.bsky.social
Queer geeky liberal artist. I believe in science, education, equity, and gender-affirming care. Pro-rest and anti-diet.
I wonder how much of your experience is related to being a dude? My mom hated when I got home after 10 because that fucking sting made her worry I was dead in a ditch somewhere every time.
Another GenX fave. Also, no, parents often did not, and they weren't particularly worried. If something bad happened, the cops would show up and tell them.
For the record, I was usually in the arcade room of the local pizza place, playing Tempest and listening to "Tom Sawyer."
youtu.be/niBhO3qGeGE
For the record, I was usually in the arcade room of the local pizza place, playing Tempest and listening to "Tom Sawyer."
youtu.be/niBhO3qGeGE
It’s 10PM. Do You Know Where Your Children Are? PSA
YouTube video by 80sThen80sNow
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January 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I wonder how much of your experience is related to being a dude? My mom hated when I got home after 10 because that fucking sting made her worry I was dead in a ditch somewhere every time.
Husband, reading the rules of a new board game: So this is a speed game.
10 year old: A speed game? Why? We have all the time in the world.
10 year old: A speed game? Why? We have all the time in the world.
April 17, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Husband, reading the rules of a new board game: So this is a speed game.
10 year old: A speed game? Why? We have all the time in the world.
10 year old: A speed game? Why? We have all the time in the world.
I don’t know where I expected the thread about grocery store inflation to end, but it was not here. I like it here, with the clean rivers.
Sadly I also had to cut the scene where you spend a weekend in jail for aggravated assault over the Eurasian Water Milfoil Incident. Alas, character count is a harsh mistress.
March 26, 2024 at 11:01 PM
I don’t know where I expected the thread about grocery store inflation to end, but it was not here. I like it here, with the clean rivers.
Parents should receive an immediate $100 bonus every time they locate the thing the kid CAN’T FIND ANYWHERE within 30 seconds. Possibly an additional bonus if it was in the first place they suggested it was.
March 1, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Parents should receive an immediate $100 bonus every time they locate the thing the kid CAN’T FIND ANYWHERE within 30 seconds. Possibly an additional bonus if it was in the first place they suggested it was.
Enormous Kitten is having difficulty fitting in the bathroom sink and is exploring the kitchen sink as an alternative. We decided to get a drain cover to keep him from knocking things into the garbage disposal. He figured out how to remove it in 30 seconds.
February 14, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Enormous Kitten is having difficulty fitting in the bathroom sink and is exploring the kitchen sink as an alternative. We decided to get a drain cover to keep him from knocking things into the garbage disposal. He figured out how to remove it in 30 seconds.
Good morning, internet. I see the Chief Owl triumphed over 49 other owls to become Superb Owl Champion. Hooray for Taylor Swift’s boyfriend for his excellent owl handling skills.
February 12, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Good morning, internet. I see the Chief Owl triumphed over 49 other owls to become Superb Owl Champion. Hooray for Taylor Swift’s boyfriend for his excellent owl handling skills.
9 years of gentle parenting apparently means me explaining appropriate uses of the couch to the cat. “The couch is not for scratching. Your scratching post is where you scratch.”
December 12, 2023 at 9:32 PM
9 years of gentle parenting apparently means me explaining appropriate uses of the couch to the cat. “The couch is not for scratching. Your scratching post is where you scratch.”
My 9-year-old, describing Shakespeare: “He was just as famous as Taylor Swift.”
December 5, 2023 at 4:42 AM
My 9-year-old, describing Shakespeare: “He was just as famous as Taylor Swift.”
One of the biggest unexpected challenges of parenting is deciding whether to correct her on her amazing pronunciations.
November 12, 2023 at 2:46 AM
One of the biggest unexpected challenges of parenting is deciding whether to correct her on her amazing pronunciations.
My 9 year old was just seriously explaining how she spent half her cooking time yeeting the dough.
Kneading. She was kneading the dough.
Kneading. She was kneading the dough.
November 12, 2023 at 2:44 AM
My 9 year old was just seriously explaining how she spent half her cooking time yeeting the dough.
Kneading. She was kneading the dough.
Kneading. She was kneading the dough.
My kitten has figured out that I am holding the toy on a stick and therefore I am actually the prey and if he can figure out cause and effect at 4 months old I’m probably doomed
November 2, 2023 at 5:45 PM
My kitten has figured out that I am holding the toy on a stick and therefore I am actually the prey and if he can figure out cause and effect at 4 months old I’m probably doomed
My kid was so mad that our Echo Dot wouldn’t tell her what the notifications were she pitched her voice down and tried again - and it worked. 🤣 She’s 9, and it very much sounded like a kid imitating a grown-up.
October 23, 2023 at 9:53 PM
My kid was so mad that our Echo Dot wouldn’t tell her what the notifications were she pitched her voice down and tried again - and it worked. 🤣 She’s 9, and it very much sounded like a kid imitating a grown-up.
My 9 year old just asked me to help her find something in her room because I’m very good at finding things in plain sight, which is true, and also everything you need to know about how children look for things
October 12, 2023 at 1:33 AM
My 9 year old just asked me to help her find something in her room because I’m very good at finding things in plain sight, which is true, and also everything you need to know about how children look for things
I kept trying to figure out what to say for my first skeet and getting stuck, so here’s my kitten.
September 24, 2023 at 6:10 PM
I kept trying to figure out what to say for my first skeet and getting stuck, so here’s my kitten.