im trying to find someone to carry my child, whisper back

when I get a sweet nanny job you can totally bring your dude over for playdates

bschultz:

cassadyisfixed:

The muffin shop is closed.

Haha, oh, I love Saved.

my brother when I asked him if he'd seen juno: "I already saw a movie about a pregnant teenager, it was called Saved and it was actually funny"

anita:

my brother when I asked him if he'd seen juno: "I already saw a movie about a pregnant teenager, it was called Saved and it was actually funny"

Juno = so much funnier than Saved.

Good. Now, we need to do best friend things like watch football, drink beer, work on cars and look at tits.

Oh, yeah, and eat ice cream.

Did I say ice cream? 'Cause I meant SOY ice cream.

cassadyisfixed:

anita:

my brother when I asked him if he'd seen juno: "I already saw a movie about a pregnant teenager, it was called Saved and it was actually funny"

Juno = so much funnier than Saved.

hmm saved was pretty good. macauly culkin gettin dome in a wheelchair!

toa3t:

cassadyisfixed:

anita:

my brother when I asked him if he'd seen juno: "I already saw a movie about a pregnant teenager, it was called Saved and it was actually funny"

Juno = so much funnier than Saved.

hmm saved was pretty good. macauly culkin gettin dome in a wheelchair!

Maybe, MAYBE. But, Juno broke down more sterotypes, and Micheal Cera is hella cuter than Mucauly.

cassadyisfixed:

Tofuti Cuties?

From '93 till infinity, baby.

cassadyisfixed:

Maybe, MAYBE. But, Juno broke down more sterotypes, and Micheal Cera is hella cuter than Mucauly.

I don't think Juno broke down stereotypes

I worked at an adoption agency and it was actually frustrating because it created NEW stereotypes. Parents had unrealistic expectations and just thought that there were tons of Junos out there waiting to drop saucy babies into their laps

I feel like movies like that (saved was different because it was about religion, I'm also pissed about "the secret life of the american teenager") is glamorizing teen pregnancy. as someone who feels pretty strongly against abortion I guess it's a positive thing that girls are being shown other options but I'm still really disturbed by what I feel is the normalization of teen pregnancy

seriously, has juno not heard of CONDOMS? what about PLAN B? jena malone's character I can totally get behind, she thought jesus would protect her womb from the sperm since she was saving a gay

I think it did in the sense of the classic teen mom sterotype. You know, the girl has sex, she gets pregnant, she is shamed. She must be a slut, she must have not used a condom, she must be trying to trap a man/boy in a relationship, et cetera. Also, she much be ignorant in general. As a teen mom myself, I dislike all misconceptions of teen parents. It's disgusting the way we're disrespected by peers, parents, the school system and society in general.

I don't feel like they are glamorizing anything. It's about as true-to-life as anything else I've seen. They don't use scare tactics for a change when it comes to teen pregnancy. I think it's still one of the biggest taboos in our society, whether we really realize it or not. It's just saying that yeah, kids have sex, sometimes they get pregnant. That doesn't make us any less of human beings than anyone else. In a way it is normalizing it, not in the sense that it's like, go have sex and be cool and pregnant like Juno! No, it's just trying to diminish the idea that pregnant and parenting teens are idiots. We're normal. You've met me, you've talked to me. I'm not some crazy psycho bitch from hell. Or some idiotic, welfare mother either.

I am staunchly pro-choice. But, we really will not go into that...

Please read above.

I have some pretty firm opinions on this. I don't know if it's so much that it's breaking down barriers or if I'm happier just to see a teen-mom-movie where she isn't SCARED FOR HER LIFE and everyone shuns her. You know? It isn't some Lifetime, afterschool drama.

Never even watched 30 Rock, but I hear I should.

Troof?

I bet Battlestar Galactica is better. I BET MONEY I DON'T HAVE ON IT.

I love BSG, don't hate.

cassadyisfixed:

Please read above.

I have some pretty firm opinions on this. I don't know if it's so much that it's breaking down barriers or if I'm happier just to see a teen-mom-movie where she isn't SCARED FOR HER LIFE and everyone shuns her. You know? It isn't some Lifetime, afterschool drama.

Yea it's a good message (moreso than the farcical Saved), but I liked the latter's movie-ness more.

Back to real babies: I saw one of my cousins who has doubled in age since I last saw her, from like 4 to 8. It's crazy, now when she came over to visit and wanted to play, she asked to use the computer. So she was doing something called StarDoll (basically virtual barbies) and watching Rihanna on youtube. That seems crazy... I guess I grew up with duck hunt and Pooh Bear VHS's, she has this.

My two most recently hired coworkers (at Linens N Things!) have kids. It's weird, they're a few years older than me, I'm putting together a bike before work and they're changing diapers.

toa3t:

Back to real babies: I saw one of my cousins who has doubled in age since I last saw her, from like 4 to 8. It's crazy, now when she came over to visit and wanted to play, she asked to use the computer. So she was doing something called StarDoll (basically virtual barbies) and watching Rihanna on youtube. That seems crazy... I guess I grew up with duck hunt and Pooh Bear VHS's, she has this.

They have baby video games for kids Connor's age. He's 2. Jeeze, things change.

toa3t:

My two most recently hired coworkers (at Linens N Things!) have kids. It's weird, they're a few years older than me, I'm putting together a bike before work and they're changing diapers.

Wanna know what's weirder? I'm guessing I'm a few years younger than you, and I have a 2 year old.

Fail.
BSG, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm/Lost(totally tied)

cassadyisfixed:

toa3t:

Back to real babies: I saw one of my cousins who has doubled in age since I last saw her, from like 4 to 8. It's crazy, now when she came over to visit and wanted to play, she asked to use the computer. So she was doing something called StarDoll (basically virtual barbies) and watching Rihanna on youtube. That seems crazy... I guess I grew up with duck hunt and Pooh Bear VHS's, she has this.

They have baby video games for kids Connor's age. He's 2. Jeeze, things change.

toa3t:

My two most recently hired coworkers (at Linens N Things!) have kids. It's weird, they're a few years older than me, I'm putting together a bike before work and they're changing diapers.

Wanna know what's weirder? I'm guessing I'm a few years younger than you, and I have a 2 year old.

I'm 20, Duck Hunt was a hand-me-down when the neighbors got playstations, haha

And I suppose you get to do bikes AND diapers! And hopefully your little one has a bike and diapers too. I remember my first time without training wheels... rad.

toa3t:

I'm 20, Duck Hunt was a hand-me-down when the neighbors got playstations, haha

And I suppose you get to do bikes AND diapers! And hopefully your little one has a bike and diapers too. I remember my first time without training wheels... rad.

Yeah. Well, sort of. Since I was 16 when I had him, my parents have done most of the raising. Obviously, or I would have moved out here with him. But, yeah, there's been more than a few grease stains on his diapers(cloth) when he's with me. Lol.

Kid just got his first tricycle for his birthday. He loves it. Oh, and he comes home from daycare saying, "Connor go outside! Bike? Playground? Bike!" The other day, I guess, he came in from a bike ride with my dad (he was in a trailer) and walked into the house still wearing his helmet, got a drink of water, then went right back outside for another bike ride. A man after my own heart & genetics.

rad. where are you from?

i had jaundice and colic as a tot. yellow, loud, and also as wide as i was tall.

i did (haha, and do)

isn't there an actual hell, michigan? ah, incontrovertible* proof:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Michigan

*it took me like 10 tries to get that word right

nice, the best we can offer for city name puns is boring. and i guess there was that one place that sold its name to half.com

is connor coming to visit or moving?

cassadyisfixed:

I'm not some idiotic, welfare mother either.

as someone that hates stereotypes (that apply to you), it seems like you don't mind perpetuating others.

i don't mean to call you out... but wow.

Arrested Development and Flight of the Conchords.

End.

yeah tim and eric!! great job