Looks like our president is at it again, saying insensitive nonsense!

One of the job requirements of the President of the United States is that he must be able to behave like a mature adult in the wake of a national tragedy, or in this case, national tragedies. Every president before him has been able to conjure up condolences and support for families impacted by tragedy, while offering words of encouragement, hope and a possible solution for the future.

This week has been a tough one for our country as a 21-year-old man in El Paso, Texas opened fire in a Walmart and killed 20 people while injuring many more. Then, less than 24 hours later, 9 people were killed in the Entertainment District of Dayton, Ohio when a 24-year-old man killed 8 people and injured more. Instead of finding the common theme of both of these incidents which were young white men who shouldn't have access to guns, Trump said this:

Ok, sounds good, Mr. President! Honestly, off to a great start, here! You're talking about getting background checks for purchasing and carrying guns, which sounds like you're on a path to gun reform...

Nope. And now you've failed. What sort of legislation would be able to "marry" gun reform and immigration reform? They're very separate issues. Also, both of these shooters were white, American citizens. WHAT IS HAPPENING?

Of course, the internet had a lot to say....

Sigh.

Over the weekend mass shootings in Dayton Ohio and El Paso, Texas left 34 people dead and many more injured. These shootings both took place within 12 hours of each other, and their tragic and preventable death toll left many feeling grief-stricken and angry about the state of gun violence in America.

While many people took to Twitter to send condolences to the families and champion much needed gun reform, the astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson opted to tweet about all the other ways people died in the last 48 hours, and it didn't go over well.

"In the past 48 hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings. On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose...500 to medical errors, 300 to the flu, 250 to suicide, 200 to car accidents, 40 to homicide via handgun. Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data," Tyson wrote.

The aloof tone of the tweet comparing death rates and essentially telling people they're overreacting to gun violence did not go over well, as many people felt it was deeply insensitive and condescending.

Tyson's emotional callousness aside, people were also quick to point out the false equivalences made in his tweet.

All of the causes of death named (besides homicide by gun) are actively being addressed with funding and research. Also, the deaths from medical errors, the flu, or suicide aren't caused by one person taking the lives of dozens of others.

Following the wave of backlash, Tyson posted an apology in his Facebook notes on Monday morning. He wrote:

"Yesterday, a Tweet I posted in reaction to the horrific mass shootings in America over the previous 48 hours, killing 34 people, spawned mixed and highly critical responses."

"If you missed it, I offered a short list of largely preventable causes of death, along with their average two-day death toll in the United States. They significantly exceeded the death toll from the two days of mass shootings, including the number of people (40) who on average die from handgun homicides every two days."

"I then noted that we tend to react emotionally to spectacular incidences of death, with the implication that more common causes of death trigger milder responses within us."

"My intent was to offer objectively true information that might help shape conversations and reactions to preventable ways we die. Where I miscalculated was that I genuinely believed the Tweet would be helpful to anyone trying to save lives in America. What I learned from the range of reactions is that for many people, some information –-my Tweet in particular -- can be true but unhelpful, especially at a time when many people are either still in shock, or trying to heal – or both."

"So if you are one of those people, I apologize for not knowing in advance what effect my Tweet could have on you. I am therefore thankful for the candor and depth of critical reactions shared in my Twitter feed. As an educator, I personally value knowing with precision and accuracy what reaction anything that I say (or write) will instill in my audience, and I got this one wrong."

Hopefully Tyson has taken a moment to reflect and won't be drafting up tweets quantifying gun death rates in the near future, especially since the state of tragedy seems to be constant.

In response to two more deadly mass shootings over the weekend, one in El Paso, Texas, and one in Dayton, Ohio, both perpetrated by whites males and motivated by racism and xenophobia, Ivanka Trump took to Twitter to condemn "white supremacist terrorism." Given her father's history, the hollow sentiment didn't go over well.he

She wrote:

As our nation mourns the senseless loss of life in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio and prays for the victims and their loved ones, we must also raise our voices in rejection of these heinous and cowardly acts of hate, terror and violence.

Then added:

White supremacy, like all other forms of terrorism, is an evil that must be destroyed.

Many people have been quick to point out the hypocrisy of this statement, given that her dad's entire platform has been based on pandering to white supremacists, and spouting and encouraging racism, xenophobia and hate.

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib urged her to "trying checking your dad."

And many, many others echoed her sentiment.

Some are simply sharing Trump's own words and actions as evidence of his complicity in white supremacist violence.

Others, like Mia Farrow, are saying it's too late for Ivanka to even pretend to speak out against her father's platform for the common good.

Some just asked if she was kidding.

If only this was satire and not intentional, calculated, cold-hearted ignorance.

Mother-son relationships can be complicated, especially when weddings are involved...

While weddings are supposed to be beautiful celebrations of love, sometimes they can bring out the worst in people. Is it possible to bring families and friends together to celebrate a relationship without any drama at all? If movies, reality TV shows and every real experience any of us have ever had with a wedding have taught us anything, the answer is probably not...

Luckily, there's the AITA (Am I the Asshole?) section of Reddit to vent to. When a groom took to the internet to explain his complicated relationship with his mother, people were ready to help.

Let's dive in, shall we?

So I'm (29M) getting married to my fiance (28F) in a few weeks. Everything is planned and ready, so now it's just waiting until the big day. Both my wife and our families couldn't be more excited!

I have a slight problem on my family's side though: my mother. She's super sweet to everyone and couldn't be happier for me. However, she has a problem being around my dad. Both my parents divorced when I was around 4-5 years old after he cheated on her. While my dad's actions were inexcusable, he realized how badly he messed up afterward. Eventually, we forgave him and everyone moved on in life. My mom, however, still hasn't. She doesn't like when I talk about when dad and I hang out. Despite her not seeing him in over 25 years, she can't stand the thought of physically being around him.

This happened before when I enlisted in the military a few years earlier. When I was swearing in at MEPS, my mom didn't come to the ceremony. The reason? It was because my dad was there and he wanted to see me swear in too, even though I asked my parents ahead of time if they were okay with the other being there (both of whom said "yes"). Her excuse? "Oh, well, it's just too awkward for me! I hope you understand!!"

Despite the awkwardness, my dad has moved on and is okay with seeing my mom, but not the other way around. I honestly believe my mom is being incredibly selfish still by refusing to let it go for one day for my wife and me. I don't care if she goes back to her ways after our wedding, I just want everyone to get along for ONE DAY. Is that too much to ask?

I plan to sit down with her and give her an ultimatum: "You are more than welcome to attend the wedding, but you need to accept that my dad will be there too. You don't have to speak with him or even look in his general direction if you don't want to, but you do need to accept it. Honestly, it's been over 25 years since you two divorced. If you can't get over it for one day, then you may as well not even come."

Would this be too harsh? I feel if I don't say something, there may be some friction between the two.

While cheating and divorce is a definitely a nightmare, it seems like this mother should be able to put her past pain aside for her son on his wedding day. Like he said, she doesn't have to speak to him or even "look in his general direction," and it might even be cathartic for her to genuinely forgive him.

That being said, the groom should be less dismissive of her mother's anger toward his father. He mentioned how easy it was for his father to move on and forgive his mother, but he wasn't the one who had to do all the emotional work of forgiveness--he was the cheater!

The internet agreed:

"whoameyehere" brought up a great point:

NTA... but please remind her how much you love her during the talk. I hope she finds healing. That’s a big load to carry around for 25 years.

This is fair too, "superjudy1":

NAH if you ask her to come to your wedding and put her feelings aside for the sake of you. You would be the asshole if you make any comments about how she should be feeling. It doesn’t matter if 25 years have passed. She can still be angry if she wants.

Smart, "Bahtiigra4a":

NTA. But try giving a bit less of an ultimatum, but more of a warning, that her not going to your wedding will inevitably hurt your relationship.

However, "WillDDick," thought the groom was being the ass:

YTA, not for your ultimatum (it is your decision who to invite to your wedding and, if someone will not attend due to the guest list, it is their problem, not your), but for your demeanor towards your mother. You say that “Eventually, we forgave him and everyone moved on in life” as justification for asserting that your mother should move on. However, SHE is the one who was betrayed by your father’s infidelity, only SHE can determine when it is appropriate to forgive your father. In addition, you were 4 or 5 when the cheating occurred, can you be the best judge of how traumatizing it was for your mom? In this case, your mother is the best judge and she shouldn’t have to get over it until she wants to. Finally, why are you posting this question? Presumably your mother is already aware that your father is invited, why the need to reiterate the point with the ultimatum?

This one is tricky, but it seems like the majority of people have deemed this groom NTA (not the asshole) for giving his mother an ultimatum. What do you think?

A lot of people treat pregnant women like public property, which is dehumanizing and bad enough on its own, but even worse when the person they approach isn't pregnant.

Basic etiquette demands we treat people politely even when they are supremely out of line, but should sick teenagers be held to those same standards?

In a recent post on the subreddit Am I The *sshole, a dad asked if he's wrong for not punishing his teen daughter after she snapped at a nosy woman at church

"AITA for not disciplining my daughter for laying into a nosy woman at church?"

For context, OP shared that his wife and him recently found out their adopted daughter Sarah has PCOS, which currently means she has a painful ovarian cyst that requires surgery.

Unfortunately, as of now the cyst makes Sarah appear pregnant to onlookers.

"My wife and I have one 14 yo adopted daughter, Sarah, which is relevant to the story. We recently found out that she has PCOS, which I'd never heard of before. Part of that is that she has a very large ovarian cyst that requires surgery to remove. The surgery is scheduled and happening soon. Right now, she looks pregnant, which can't be easy on a teenager."

The combination of constant illness and teenage hormones cause severe mood swings, so when a woman at church approached Sarah about her "pregnancy" and nosily offered to take the baby, Sarah laid into the woman.

"Between this illness and life in general, Sarah can be... moody and nobody in life is immune to fits of anger. Today at church, some woman decided that Sarah was in fact pregnant, and that it was her CHANCE at a free baby. Sarah went off on her, calling her a "barren bitch", among other things, and causing a major scene that left that woman sobbing."

OP's wife thinks that Sarah was out of line and has severe anger issues, while OP thinks the woman at church was out of line.

"My wife thinks that Sarah has anger issues, and that we should punish her for not being sensitive. I don't agree."

From where OP stands, the woman was completely out of line to make assumptions about Sarah being pregnant, especially since the woman went on to project her fertility issues onto a teenager.

To add to the discomfort, because of PCOS Sarah will likely be infertile as well, so the confrontation was multi-leveled.

"First off, why is that woman entitled to say anything if Sarah WAS pregnant? Infertility doesn't make you exempt from social norms. I recognize that my wife and that woman have suffered, but they don't get to just do whatever. With her medical problems, Sarah will probably be infertile herself, which I think puts her on par on that point. Secondly, Sarah lashed out in a rage due to mental and physical pain while provoked by an outrageous encounter. I don't know that that's the same as having "anger issues" or a personality problem. I've had physical fights over less. Maybe that nosy woman needed to learn a lesson, and did."

Now OP is wondering if he did the wrong thing by not punishing Sarah for her outburst, despite the unfortunate circumstances.

"AITA for letting our daughter get off scot free?

Ninja edit: Sarah will have to be on oral birth control for her entire life, and may actually lose at least one ovary in this surgery. I'd say she qualifies for infertility on those grounds. I don't know how it wouldn't."

m4736 thinks the church lady got what was coming to her.

"NTA. Who the fuck goes up to a teenage girl and asks her for her nonexistent unborn child."

LianCoubert doesn't think OP is in the wrong, but also believes Sarah needs therapy.

"NTA but you do need to make sure your daughter at least knows there are better ways to handle people like nosy church lady. Your daughter is young and hormonal as expected but is also in pain so I’m cutting her a lot of slack too. But like I said, she will grow up someday and will be expected to act maturely so make sure she knows what that looks like."

sewdeficient thinks Sarah's response was completely reasonable.

"Between this illness and life in general, Sarah can be... moody and nobody in life is immune to fits of anger. Today at church, some woman decided that Sarah was in fact pregnant, and that it was her CHANCE at a free baby. That woman is disgusting."

Was she angry? Maybe. But to have weird strange adults putting dibs on your baby in a public place when you're enduring a health condition like that...most women here would want to say "barren bitch."

"Your wife is not reacting to this correctly and I'm guessing mostly wants to punish Sarah because Sarah is fourteen and cursed at an adult, but - children deserve boundaries too, God damn it. "Maybe that nosy woman needed to learn a lesson, and did." I agree with this. I don't know what this woman said, OP, but I find it repugnant an adult was hastling a child for her baby on the assumption she was pregnant."

"She's already suffering and doesn't need to be punished. I agree she could benefit from a counselor and maybe group therapy for this, if it exists. (God willing, it does.) I'm sorry for Sarah. PCOS is pretty awful even without infertility as a side effect. And my God, especially having to live with this condition and then go through surgery, all as a teenager...ugh"

thatinsurancebitch thinks the church lady stepped in it.

"NTA hormones can mess with your emotions and it was rude of the lady at church to assume Sarah was pregnant. Maybe a warning to Sarah would have been okay, but I'm sure she felt insecure about this enough without someone pointing it out. She did nothing wrong and no need to discipline imo"

aurorajaye thinks OP is correct, but also that his wife is right about Sarah needing anger management skills.

"NTA! However, your wife is right that Sarah would benefit from counseling...just not for the reason she thinks."

"I’ve been a counselor working with several children who had been adopted, and one thing that may have set Sarah off here (beyond the many, valid reasons mentioned by others) is that she might have some very deep, complex feelings about having been given up for adoption (assuming her bio-parents weren’t deceased). Having someone ask her to give up a (non-existent) baby probably stirred up those feelings. Add to that the pain of her condition, fear of the surgery and normal teen stress. That would be a lot for anyone to handle! Therapy could give her some great tools and a safe sounding board for venting."

Iracundiae thinks Sarah was completely provoked.

"NTA Those aren't anger issues, she was provoked. Would you beat a dog with a stick and then act like it was in the wrong for biting you? That woman deserved a lesson."

Overall, it seems most people agree with OP about the church lady's inappropriate behavior. However, getting Sarah therapy to manage her emotions around these difficult and touchy topics is also likely a smart move.

“All marriages are happy. It’s the living together afterward that causes all the trouble.”

—Raymond Hull

While you're experiencing the ups and downs of marriage, don't forget to stop and laugh once in a while. Anyone who's tied the knot will relate to these hysterical marriage memes.

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The people having the worst Mondays today are the victims of the two mass shootings. The gunman in Dayton, Ohio killed nine people in 30 seconds, The El Paso shooter was a white supremacist terrorist targeting a Hispanic community and left a manifesto that was product of putting Fox News's racist rants and the president's tweets in a violent blender.

In this column, we make fun of celebrities who still have it better in every conceivable way, while making fun of people who deserve it. Among the people who deserve to be torn apart are Mitch McConnell, and clearly gravity agrees.

5. Mitch McConnell, because he tripped and fractured his shoulder.

When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn't refusing to bring election security legislation or gun control legislation to the Senate floor, he's enjoying a life of leisure on his Kentucky patio. McConnell got too close to the patio over the weekend when, according to his office, he tripped and fractured his shoulder, making gravity more powerful at thwarting him than any Senate Democrat.

McConnell has been treated and released from the hospital, and is one of the lucky Americans to have health insurance. The timing is just too ripe for punning: because he refuses to let the Senate vote on the House-passed gun safety bill, critics have dubbed him #MassacreMitch for being complicit in the carnage.

How much money would it cost for YOU to enable thousands of deaths? Not even a quantrillion billion? Good.

4. Bachelorette Hannah Brown, because her backup Tyler C. was reportedly spotted on a date with Gigi Hadid.

On a lighter note, there's a love triangle brewing between two reality stars and a supermodel, the other fixtures of American culture after mass shootings.

Hannah Brown's season of The Bachelorette may have officially wrapped up on ABC, but the drama is ongoing.

Brown broke up with the winner, Jed Wyatt, after it was revealed that he had a girlfriend back home and went on the popular dating show just to promote his music. He was there for the wrong reasons, if you will. Brown tried to salvage things with the runner up, dreamboat Tyler Cameron, by asking him out on live TV, and Tyler C. was later spotted leaving the bachelorette's home.

A few days later, Tyler C. was seen with GIGI FREAKIN' HADID (Yes, her middle name is "Freakin." It's Dutch).

The tabloid Page Six reports:

On Sunday, the Florida native, 26, was spotted at Brooklyn’s Dumbo House with the supermodel, 24, before leaving together to go to Hadid’s Manhattan apartment.

“She came out of the main entrance by Almondine bakery. He walked around to alley on the left by Smile to Go. Her car picked him up there. They then went into the garage at her apartment,” a spy told Page Six on Monday, noting they were hanging out until at least 2 a.m.

"What kind of person would date two people at the same time???" said The Bachelorette.

3. The Brazilian drug trafficker who got busted for trying to escape prison in disguise as his daughter.

"Disguised" a wig, silicon mask, and Minnie Mouse T-shirt, notorious gang leader, drag trafficker, and Scooby Doo villain Clauvino "Shorty" da Silva tried to escape from prison as his teenage daughter.

According to the BBC, the 42-year-old da Silva is serving a sentence of nearly 74 years for drug trafficking. His pathetic attempt at a drag show got him transferred to a maximum security prison, where he will likely have even less access to accessories and wigs.

Prison authorities released this truly humiliating video of da Silva getting unmasked, and it's insulting to the guy's daughter that he ever thought he looked like her in this getup.

Sorry, Shorty, but the only people who can pull off such a disguise are the Wayans Brothers.

2. Neil deGrasse Tyson, because he's sorry for slamming gun control after the weekend's massacres.

NDGT is sorry that he did a bad tweet and a bad time. The only astrophysicist most people know by name responded to the double shootings with a tweet saying that yes, guns kill people, but so do other things, so why bother trying to prevent the shooting deaths?

"Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data," he wrote, as reports came in that a 2-year-old boy lost both his parents in El Paso.

The tweet was comprehensively dragged.

deGrasse Tyson ultimately apologized with a long post on Facebook, saying his intention was not to minimize people's emotional response to a terrorist attack, but to "to offer objectively true information that might help shape conversations and reactions to preventable ways we die."

This objectively true information might help shape conversations and reactions to preventable ways we get canceled.

1. The basketball player who was suspended after his drug test revealed that he was pregnant.

D.J. Cooper, an American basketball player playing in Europe after missing out on the NBA draft, was suspended from the league for urine fraud, but the good news is that something on the way will keep him busy.

Eurohoops reports that the urine Cooper submitted for testing tested positive for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which is what professional pee sticks detect.

Cooper reportedly tried to pass off his girlfriend's urine as his own, and it goes without saying that she probably wouldn't have given him her pee if she knew she was pregnant. That, or this is the most gloriously passive-aggressive way to get your boyfriend to leave his job.

Mother-son relationships can be complicated, especially when weddings are involved...

While weddings are supposed to be beautiful celebrations of love, sometimes they can bring out the worst in people. Is it possible to bring families and friends together to celebrate a relationship without any drama at all? If movies, reality TV shows and every real experience any of us have ever had with a wedding have taught us anything, the answer is probably not...

Luckily, there's the AITA (Am I the Asshole?) section of Reddit to vent to. When a groom took to the internet to explain his complicated relationship with his mother, people were ready to help.

Let's dive in, shall we?

So I'm (29M) getting married to my fiance (28F) in a few weeks. Everything is planned and ready, so now it's just waiting until the big day. Both my wife and our families couldn't be more excited!

I have a slight problem on my family's side though: my mother. She's super sweet to everyone and couldn't be happier for me. However, she has a problem being around my dad. Both my parents divorced when I was around 4-5 years old after he cheated on her. While my dad's actions were inexcusable, he realized how badly he messed up afterward. Eventually, we forgave him and everyone moved on in life. My mom, however, still hasn't. She doesn't like when I talk about when dad and I hang out. Despite her not seeing him in over 25 years, she can't stand the thought of physically being around him.

This happened before when I enlisted in the military a few years earlier. When I was swearing in at MEPS, my mom didn't come to the ceremony. The reason? It was because my dad was there and he wanted to see me swear in too, even though I asked my parents ahead of time if they were okay with the other being there (both of whom said "yes"). Her excuse? "Oh, well, it's just too awkward for me! I hope you understand!!"

Despite the awkwardness, my dad has moved on and is okay with seeing my mom, but not the other way around. I honestly believe my mom is being incredibly selfish still by refusing to let it go for one day for my wife and me. I don't care if she goes back to her ways after our wedding, I just want everyone to get along for ONE DAY. Is that too much to ask?

I plan to sit down with her and give her an ultimatum: "You are more than welcome to attend the wedding, but you need to accept that my dad will be there too. You don't have to speak with him or even look in his general direction if you don't want to, but you do need to accept it. Honestly, it's been over 25 years since you two divorced. If you can't get over it for one day, then you may as well not even come."

Would this be too harsh? I feel if I don't say something, there may be some friction between the two.

While cheating and divorce is a definitely a nightmare, it seems like this mother should be able to put her past pain aside for her son on his wedding day. Like he said, she doesn't have to speak to him or even "look in his general direction," and it might even be cathartic for her to genuinely forgive him.

That being said, the groom should be less dismissive of her mother's anger toward his father. He mentioned how easy it was for his father to move on and forgive his mother, but he wasn't the one who had to do all the emotional work of forgiveness--he was the cheater!

The internet agreed:

"whoameyehere" brought up a great point:

NTA... but please remind her how much you love her during the talk. I hope she finds healing. That’s a big load to carry around for 25 years.

This is fair too, "superjudy1":

NAH if you ask her to come to your wedding and put her feelings aside for the sake of you. You would be the asshole if you make any comments about how she should be feeling. It doesn’t matter if 25 years have passed. She can still be angry if she wants.

Smart, "Bahtiigra4a":

NTA. But try giving a bit less of an ultimatum, but more of a warning, that her not going to your wedding will inevitably hurt your relationship.

However, "WillDDick," thought the groom was being the ass:

YTA, not for your ultimatum (it is your decision who to invite to your wedding and, if someone will not attend due to the guest list, it is their problem, not your), but for your demeanor towards your mother. You say that “Eventually, we forgave him and everyone moved on in life” as justification for asserting that your mother should move on. However, SHE is the one who was betrayed by your father’s infidelity, only SHE can determine when it is appropriate to forgive your father. In addition, you were 4 or 5 when the cheating occurred, can you be the best judge of how traumatizing it was for your mom? In this case, your mother is the best judge and she shouldn’t have to get over it until she wants to. Finally, why are you posting this question? Presumably your mother is already aware that your father is invited, why the need to reiterate the point with the ultimatum?

This one is tricky, but it seems like the majority of people have deemed this groom NTA (not the asshole) for giving his mother an ultimatum. What do you think?

Kids are basically tiny little felons-in-training who love to hide and sneak around in an attempt to bypass their parents' rules. But what they may not realize is that, as sneaky as they think they are, it's usually pretty difficult to get anything past the keen, watchful eyes of a parent. Someone recently asked parents of Reddit: "what are your kids currently attempting to hide from you?"

Here are some of the best responses about kids who think they're getting away with something. They don't realize Big Mother (or Father) is watching.

1.) most_painful_truth says:

My 22-year-old son starts work at 6:00 a.m. He left the house at 6:30 and came back thirty minutes later. I think he got fired.

2.) everybodypays says:

Got a 12 year old and I definitely know his Reddit account cause the little turd used my email to sign up. Must not have thought that one through. I’m too scared to look at it though.

3.) IrksomePigeon shares:

My daughter throws her lettuce under the table for the dog to eat. The dog doesn’t like lettuce.

4.) chisleu says:

My kid would get up in the middle of the night and want a snack. He would sneak into the kitchen and eat a whole tomato except the little circle where it connected to the stem.

He hid the little stem circles under whatever was on top of the trash and would go to sleep.

We always made sure there were tomatoes for him.

5.) From Enigpragmatic:

Fortunately my teenager (16, going on 17) doesn't try to hide much from me. She's a terrible liar and gets busted right away every time, so she just casually admits stuff these days. It's pretty great.

However, she's been sneaking her boyfriend over to the house during the day while I'm at work and thinks I'm clueless. Girl, I know you eat a lot, but there's no way you're going through half a loaf of bread by yourself in one day. You also left his glass of water on the coffee table...

6.) Timmy_94 says:

Our son (9) is taking his marbles to school and screwing other kids out of their marbles. He's got a real hustle going on there. He's not allowed to take any toys to school, hence why he's hiding it. I checked his school backpack and found probably a kilogram worth of marbles in there. We are having a talk this afternoon.

7.) From wheresjizzmo:

Girlfriends kids (20 and 17) like to go work on the car together in the detached garage. Late at night. Yeah, pretty sure they're smoking weed. She likes to make them awkward by asking what they're up to. We see the 3ft bong you guys...

8.) killerturtlex says:

My 6 year old is gobsmacked that I know about the rolling around on the floor instead of schoolwork. No idea the teacher can reach me anytime..

9.) From cherrytwothousand:

Everybody’s kids here are hiding books to read secretly. Mine’s hiding in his bedroom trying to use a glue stick like lip balm

10.) Via ASOIAFGymCoach73:

My almost 2yo has started telling me crazy stories as if they are real. He recently told me that our dog rides a motorcycle to go play with her friends.

11.) phormix shares:

Conversation with daughter:

"Ok, so while I was changing your sister did you finish dinner"

"Yes daddy"

"ALL of it?"

"Yes"

"So if I look in the garbage can I'm not going to find any of your dinner in there?"

[Silence]

*Edit1: Gonna update this so ya'll stop calling me a prick. I am not force overfeeding my kid. I AM making sure she actually gets some nutritious food in reasonable portions. When said child is asking for snacks (read: sugary shit) right after not eating a meal, that means she's not full. When she's not eating a meal simply because it has a color she doesn't like or something she HAS liked before but presented slightly differently, yeah sorry but she's gonna have to eat that. And no, I didn't steal this from a fucking youtube video, do you think that there's only one parent that has had kids try to pull a fast one with dinner?

12.) From LucretiusCarus:

He has a crush on the babysitter and tries to draw hearts to give to her. He also proposed.

He is 6

13.) Sockbum says:

The pez dispensers in his night stand. He eats them in secret pretty sparingly so I let it go.

He's 6.

Edit: He never eats them at bed time and has a pretty strict teeth brushing schedule so I'm not overly concerned about cavities.

14.) crosex reveals:

My 4 YO son is currently trying to hide that he pees his bed. His dad questioned him the other morning asking if he did and he said no... Even though we were holding his wet pants. When we asked whos pants they were he said "mommys." We asked again if he peed his bed and he said " no mommy did it". Little bastard

15.) Troll-I-Am-Not shares:

Our son(3) thinks he’s hiding his body when we play hide and seek. Really he just makes eye contact with us till he goes into his spot... softly counting “1...2....3” until 10. He proceeds to cover his eyes and says “try to find me mommy/daddy” and it’s the cutest and funniest thing to us.

16.) From PimpOnTheBarbie:

My kid is 5. She sneaks food under her blanket (wrapped snacks) for later and is always amazed when I find them.

Edit: Thanks for the concern guys, but as it's happened 3 times in a 12month span I'm certain that she does not have an eating disorder. She is also not overweight.

Kids will be kids. 🤷‍♀️

17.) MamaLiq shares:

My effing dishes/plates. They sneak food up to their rooms so they can game & digest at the same time but forget to bring the dishes downstairs. When I get in a hissyfit because I have to make my sandwich on a Tupperware-lid, they swear they have NOT used any plate but when I enter my kitchen later, a wonky tower of china looms in my sink for me to jenga-wash.Arg!

18.) sharpie_mark shares:

My 12(m) son went on a double "date". My husband happened to be driving through town and saw the 4 of them together. I asked him and he said they "happened to be going to the same place". The mother of the other boy had the scoop and filled me in. I let my son know that he shouldn't lie to me and it is perfectly fine for him to be going on a double date - he apparently paid for the fries. I offered to drive him and the others somewhere if they wanted to go again.

19.) From BlondeSummers:

Where her dad’s watch is. I know where she hides it. And I’ve seen her wear it pretending to be him. It’s so cute. I won’t tell my husband though.

20.) CorridorCrocodile says:

My kid Noah (15) is trying to hide the fact that he's found a girlfriend, he thinks he's really smart by just saying he's going out to get food every now and then, but it's so easy to tell that he's going to see someone. Also his girlfriend snitched on him, she told us that she liked him...

21.) amsplur says:

My 2.5 year old daughter hides every time she poops.

She starts by asking “am I wearing a diaper?” Then she loudly announces that she’s “going to hide over there.” If I ask her if she’s pooping, she screams at me “don’t say those words! I’m just hiding!!!”

22.) melanieavellano shares:

My three year old thinks I don't know that she raids the snack cupboard when I'm out of the room (her face is usually full of chocolate after). She also thinks I can't see her when she covers her eyes, so sneaks around me thinking she's in stealth mode to get to something she shouldn't.

Tomi Lahren is at it again, giving bad takes at the absolute worst times.

Following the two mass shootings this weekend in Dayton and El Paso, the sum of which left 34 people dead and many more injured, Lahren decided to tweet about why she doesn't believe Trump or the NRA are to blame despite the EL Paso shooter's racist manifesto inspired by the president.

Instead of addressing the lack of gun reform and racial hatred, Lahren blamed last weekend's mass shootings on a youth mental health crisis caused by "over-medication" and "absentee parents."

She went on to ironically lament all of the finger blaming that goes on after tragedies, and claimed we need to be problem solvers.

While Lahren is right about the need to solve the issue of gun violence, many took issue with the contradiction of calling for unity and problem solving while denying the NRA and Trump's culpability in recent violence.

A lot of people pointed out the fact that mental health issues exist in countless countries that don't have mass shootings regularly, but the NRA and Trump only exist in America.

Given the fact that Lahren has been a mouthpiece for racism and defense of the NRA for years, it was only a matter of time before someone used her own words against her.

While Tommy has never been an internet presence known for addressing gun violence for what it really is, this take was a supremely bad one.

If you think you're the only one who can't hook your bra behind your back, or who panics anytime you have to follow directions, don't worry, you're not. Someone named Jenée recently shared on Twitter that her landlord doesn't know how to work a combination lock, and her partner doesn't know how to blow up balloons. It made her think about how most people get through life without mastering certain "basic" life skills.

She revealed that her landlord didn't go to school in the U.S., and therefore maybe never had to learn how to work a combination lock since he probably didn't have a locker. Still doesn't explain Joel's issue with balloons.

Her tweet sparked a discussion about "basic life skills" that people made it to adulthood without ever mastering.

If you lack any of these life skills, and I lack most of them, you can rest easy knowing you're not the only one.

1) Behind-the-back bra hooking.

2.) Making small talk.

3.) The 2-finger whistle.

4.) Reading an analog clock.

5.) Navigation.

6.) Arrival vs. departures at the airport.

7.) Estimating distances.

8.) Tying a tie.

9.) Ironing.

10.) Parallel parking.

11.) Folding fitted sheets.

12.) Understanding the "deductible."

13.) Winking ;)

14.) Floating.

15.) Knowing right from left.

16.) Snapping.

17.) Tying shoes.

Like I said, adulthood is hard. But at least it's hard for all of us, together. What life skills do you lack?

It is a moral conundrum: if a dog is a man's best friend, should its health take precedence over the wants of a human fiancée? Alternatively, should the ability to save an animal's life be prioritized over buying flowers and stuff for a party?

An engaged couple are having a ruff ruff time (I'm sorry!!!!) after the groom-to-be dipped into wedding funds to afford life-saving surgery for his German Shepard.

Posted it in Reddit's Relationship Advice forum, a groom-to-be with the username Unsurebigbig is, well, unsure.

The German Shepard (a dog, not a person who herds goats in Germany) was diagnosed with cancer, and needed surgery to remove the tumor.

My dog (German Shepard) began acting strangely a few months ago. First couple vet visits didn’t show anything until eventually we felt a large lump under his fur which was later identified as a tumor. It was confirmed to be malignant and required surgery to remove completely.

The vet I spoke to said it would likely cost over $5000 to remove it completely and there’s no guarantee it will be a success. I don’t know why the cost was so high, but it didn’t matter to me. My dog is my dog and there is no question in my mind that paying for the surgery was the right thing to do.

The groom-to-be used his personal savings to pay for the procedure, and the bride pretty much argued that the dog's life is not worth saving.

I paid for the surgery out of my own savings. This is important. My fiancée and I have separate finances and my savings are easily 5x what she had saved up. When she found out how much the surgery cost, she went ballistic that I paid for the surgery without asking her when we’re planning a wedding. She says that she will have to downsize her wedding to compensate, and that my dog is already so old (10) the money “wouldn’t go far.” I can’t even comprehend how she could say that to me.

Oh, honey. That seems like a problem beyond the wedding, are you sure that you share the same values?

Anyhoo, the couple haven't been talking about anything other than the garbage.

I honestly can’t empathise with her here, which has caused a massive rift in a previously amazing relationship. My dog is my dog and he’s a member of the family. I refuse to put a few thousand dollars over his well-being. My fiancee is acting as though I’m being selfish and that our wedding should come first, since we’re starting a family.

She hasn’t talked to me since other than to tell me to take out the garbage, clean the dishes, etc. If I try to engage conversation she will shut down or walk away. She refuses to talk this over unless I get on my knees, grovel and apologise. I can’t bring myself to do this as a matter of principle and self respect.

Where do you go from here?

So my question for people here is how am I supposed to get her to talk to me and patch things up? I don’t want to throwaway the relationship, but at the same time I feel this is something I cannot compromise on...

The groom very clearly painted his fiancée as the villain, but Reddit's relationship gurus are critical of them both.

They should’ve had a discussion about finances and the expense for surgery. Leaving her out of that conversation was a bad decision," chuckh8e wrote.

One commenter, SummerAndTinklesBFF, came to the bride's defense:

It seems like she is more upset that he didn’t even discuss it with her. He made a huge purchase without considering her feelings on the matter or even talking to her about it first. Everyone is saying she’s horrible but at the same time he never even gave her the chance to think about it and say okay let’s do the surgery, because on a realistic level, cancer in dogs is almost always a death sentence, chemo does not remove it, it only extends their lifespan by a short while and usually they are miserable, he’s already 10 years old and many dogs that old of a large breed do not handle surgery well. There are lots of pros and cons.

"Clearly you have different values than your girlfriend, and I think that's worth thinking about before you marry her," said FlamingoPants42.

When it comes to life-changing decisions like whom to marry, listen to FlamingoPants42.

“There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or ask your kids not to do it.”

– Malcolm Kushner

Moms everywhere will crack up at this totally hilarious list of memes. They perfectly nail how it feels to raise a little demon, uh I mean angel.

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The phrase "30 to 50 feral hogs" has been trending on Twitter for hours, which is basically an eternity in internet time. It's turned into a meme, and is now regrettably part of the increasingly maddening online gun control discourse. Here's why.

It all started with a tweet from Jason Isbell. He took issue with bad faith arguments about what constitutes an assault weapon in the wake of back-to-back mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.

That's when another Twitter user named William McNabb sent this truly bonkers response to Isbell.

First of all, this hypothetical question is even dumber than arguing about the technical definition of an assault weapon. And second of all — sir, WHAT?

McNabb seems to be implying that assault weapons are important to keep legal because they're the only way to wipe out an entire clan of feral hogs in several minutes.

You'd better have pretty good aim if you plan to mow down these hogs while they're playing in the exact same yard as your children, but that's beside the point.

Let's get one thing straight: feral hogs do pop up unexpectedly in rural areas at times...

But there are ways to get rid of them that don't involve an AR-15.

And because of the insanity of this guy's question, memes started sprouting up quickly.

One guy went the feral hog fanfic route.

We saw some "Real Housewives" crossover.

As well as "The Shining."

Soon everyone on Twitter became feral hog experts.

This is a great point:

Peppa Pig was invoked.

One person took it in a Papa Roach direction.

Another went Kelis.

Crossover memes were made.

In the end, everyone was just confused.

.A bunch of young white men in Mitch McConnell T-shirts posted a photo of themselves pretending to grope, kiss and choke a cardboard cutout of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. And AOC isn't letting it go unnoticed.

The photo shows the boys in "Team Mitch" T-shirts looking gleeful as they pretend to abuse the cutout of AOC in various ways.

One of the boys apparently posted it on Instagram with the caption "break me off a piece of that."

When word of the photo spread, people reacted with disgust.

Some are even calling for Mitch McConnell to speak up against it.

Then, it landed in AOC's lap. She responded by calling out McConnell directly.

"Hey @senatemajldr," she tweeted, tagging McConnell's Twitter account, "these young men look like they work for you."

She went on to ask if they're actual members of his staff who are being paid to act this way.

"Just wanted to clarify: are you paying for young men to practice groping & choking members of Congress w/ your payroll, or is this just the standard culture of #TeamMitch?" she asked.

HuffPost got McConnell campaign spokesman Kevin Golden to comment on the gross photo. He responded by absolving Mitch of any guilt and basically saying everyone should get over it.

Team Mitch “in no way condones any aggressive, suggestive, or demeaning act toward life-sized cardboard cutouts of any gender,” the spokesperson told HuffPost. He added that the guys in the pic are “not campaign staff; they’re high schoolers, and it’s incredible that the national media has sought to once again paint a target on their backs rather than report real, and significant news in our country.”

So yeah, let's just follow Team Mitch's lead and let white teen boys act out with impunity. That always ends so well.

"If A is success in life, then A is equal to X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z - keeping your mouth shut."

-Albert Einstein

I am not good at math, but I know one equation: Memes + You = Big Laughs. This list is the perfect way to start off your morning.

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Women in Australia are standing up for their rights in the most badass way.

By using #ArrestUs hashtag, Australian women on Twitter are smashing the negative stigma surrounding abortion and sharing their stories as a way to advocate for decriminalization of the procedure in New South Wales, where it is still a crime.

The #ArrestUS campaign posted their manifesto on Facebook, writing:

In the early 1970s eighty women declared themselves to be criminals in a national newspaper, taking out an advertisement as a provocation in the campaign to decriminalize abortion.

Fifty years on and abortion is still technically a crime in NSW. A bill to be debated in NSW Parliament this week seeks to finally change that. Should it pass women in NSW will finally have the freedom to make our reproductive health choices without facing the challenges presented because abortion is criminalized.

It's hard to believe that in New South Wales, a woman and her doctor can still be imprisoned for up to a decade for an unlawful abortion. If the doctor can confirm that a pregnancy would harm the health of the woman, only then does case law allow a legal abortion. The law is up for debate and may continue well into tonight while many protesters fight for decriminalization.

One of the women who started the original campaign in the 1970's, 78-year-old businesswoman, chairwoman and adviser to former prime minister Malcolm Fraser told BuzzFeed News that they felt the law was only targeting lower income women and since they were educated women of privilege, they felt confident asking to be arrested.

Now, with the internet, so much more can be done than just submitting an ad. The new legislation calls for abortion to no longer be considered a criminal offense and would allow legal abortions by registered doctors for up to 22 weeks.

Good luck with the legislation, New South Wales!

During a Monday morning White House address, Donald Trump blamed the weekend's mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio on mental health, the internet, the media, and multiple factors besides gun laws themselves.

At one point in his speech, Trump singled out video games as a toxic influence that contribute to a culture of glorified violence.

"We must stop the glorification of violence in our society. This includes the gruesome and grisly video games that are now commonplace. It is too easy today for troubled youth to surround themselves with a culture that celebrates violence. We must stop or substantially reduce this and it has to begin immediately."

Trump wasn't the only GOP politician who connected the popularity of video games with the uptick in mass shootings.

On Sunday House minority leader Kevin McCarthy expressed a similar sentiment to Fox News:

"The idea of these video games that dehumanize individuals to have a game of shooting individuals and others, I’ve always felt that is a problem for future generations and others. We've watched from studies shown before of what it does to individuals. When you look at these photos of how it took place, you can see the actions within video games and others."

Similarly, the Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick echoed McCarthy's concern to Fox News, claiming the rising popularity of video games presents one of the biggest cultural shifts of the past few decades.

"We know that the video game industry is bigger than the movie industry and the music industry combined, and there have been studies that say it impacts people and studies that says it does not, but I look at the common denominators, as a 60-some-year-old father and grandfather myself, what's changed in this country?"

"We've always had guns, we’ve always had evil. But what's changed where we see this rash of shooting? I see a video game industry that teaches young people to kill."

His speculation about cultural shifts conveniently glossed over how much easier it is to buy military style weapons than ever before. That, and the fact that the El Paso shooter had a manifesto directly citing Trump as an inspiration.

This week is far from the first time video games have been used as a scapegoat for the violence made possible by lack of gun reform, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was quick to point out the absurdity of that talking point.

She was quick to point out how the increase in white supremacist rhetoric is directly linked to mass shootings, but the GOP avoids addressing that because it directly calls out Trump's base.

AOC went on to point out how specific words Trump uses stoke hatred and fear and encourage his base to view immigrants and people of color as the enemy.

While AOC received a lot of backlash (as she tends to whenever she posts), there were plenty of people echoing her point.

While Trump largely focused his speech on mental health and the popularity of videogames, it's crucial to note that he brought up the issue of white supremacy briefly in his White House statement:

"The shooter in El Paso posted a manifesto online consumed by racist hate. In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry, and white supremacy. These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America. Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart, and devours the soul."

Time will only tell Trump truly means those words in his statement, in the meantime, gun reform and the rising tide of racism need to be addressed vigilantly.

Is body shaming ok if you're body shaming an asshole? This is an investigation...

The AITA (Am I the Asshole?) section of Reddit is a wonderland of questionable morals. If you like to sit on a throne of judgment from afar, AITA is the place for you.

While it's never a good idea to attack someone's appearance, regardless of how terrible their personality is, we all make mistakes. When we're angry and at a loss for words, insulting someone's appearance seems like the best twist of the knife, but an attack on someone's character is usually more effective.

During a recent public transportation encounter, someone caved and went for the low hanging fruit of a body-shaming comeback. However, maybe the target deserved it? Let's see...

Train is packed, it's hot, I'm tired and looking for a place to sit. Everything was occupied, but at one point I see an old lady get up and start making her way to the doors. I went over to sit in new place, but found a purse in it instead, belonging to the girl in the window seat. I asked her if she could move the purse, but she didn't respond. I noticed she had headphones in, so I figured I'll just pick up the purse and hand it to her as I'm sitting down.

As soon as I touched that thing, she went off on me with the most disgusted look and tone, asking me what the fuck I was doing. I explained. She then had the nerve to lie that she was keeping the seat for her friend. I told her I knew for a fact she was alone because I just saw the old lady get up, to which she did not respond. So I started making my way down, forcing her to pick up her purse if she didn't want it crushed under my ass.

This released an even bigger tirade and series of "what the fuck is your problem"-s. I saw another old lady looking for a seat and approaching ours, so I figured I'd had enough petty bullshit, turned around to the girl - who was slightly overweight - locked eyes with her and told her "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realize you actually needed two seats to be able to fit. My bad, I'll get up now". I got up and offered my seat to the old lady, who took it with a smile, seemingly ignoring the huge shitstorm that was spewing out of the girl's mouth as I was walking away.

I noticed some people gave me dirty looks, but others were chuckling, so I kinda wondered if I stepped too much out of line there.

Public transportation is the worst place to be rude considering it's already a nightmare for everyone.

Of course, the internet weighed in:

"Idiotbane" wrote:

NTA: Funny as fuck.

"Jaywearspants" wrote:

NTA - anyone who's saying you're an asshole for touching her purse clearly doesn't deal with public transportation. Headphones in, face out the window, bag on the seat is a classic "fuck you nobody is gonna sit next to me" move from assholes on these trains. You cannot hold a seat. Everyone paid for a ticket and everyone deserves a seat. She deserved a chewing out for how the reacted and for acting like she wasn't aware people were going to ask to sit there.

"ash23ton" wrote:

I don’t understand why you wouldn’t just tap her on the shoulder if she couldn’t hear you; picking up her purse yourself was a bad move and probably made her very defensive. If I was in that situation I would’ve thought you were stealing it to be honest. I also think her lie may have been part of that; sometimes if you feel threatened on your own the smartest thing to do is say that you’re waiting for a friend, because if anything dodgy was afoot you might scare the potential offender off.

She shouldn’t have made such a scene, but honestly if I were you I would’ve just backed off; it would be awkward to sit there after that anyway. You definitely shouldn’t have made the comment about her weight; it was childish and no matter the situation it’s just not something to insult someone for.

"DantheMan224" wrote:

Yikes lighten up, this girl was obviously over reacting and just being a sucky person. Wtf is going to happen to her on a crowded train where she could easily make a fuss if she was in actual danger.

I agree insulting someone about their weight is childish, but I think everyone ought to be childish sometime, espically to asholes like that girl

"cubby_zissou" wrote:

her entitlement sucks, but making fun of someone's weight also makes you an asshole.

There you have it, it looks like most people went for the ESH (everyone sucks here) mentality. Be careful who you body shame!

Ninety-seven percent of Americans support requiring background checks for gun sales, but one turtle man from Kentucky gets $1.26 million from the National Rifle Association.

Back in February, the Democratic-controlled House passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, which is exactly what it sounds like: a bipartisan bill requiring background checks. Senate Majority Leader and Expired Jar of Marshmallow Fluff Mitch McConnell refuses to bring the bill to the Senate floor, because if he brings it up, it passes, and if it passes, his handlers will make less money giving rifles away like candy.

The recent one-two punch of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton have put the governments' actions (and inaction) in stark relief. The El Paso shooter quoted his favorite president—no, not Woodrow Wilson—and cited Trump's rhetoric of an "immigrant invasion" as his reason to target Hispanics. The Dayton shooter was a violent misogynist who kept "rape lists" and "kill lists" since high school, waving every red flag.

Under these circumstances, you would think that a person as powerful as the Senate Majority Leader would cool it with violent imagery and grievance-motivated stunts, but alas, Mitch McConnell is having a time. Here are some of his finest moments of callousness for from the past few days.

McConnell erected a fake graveyard "mourning" his "enemies," pronouncing his Democratic opponent Amy McGrath dead.

On Saturday, hours after 22 people were murdered in El Paso, McConnell's Senate campaign installed headstones celebrating the deaths of "Socialism," "Merrick Garland," "The Green New Deal" and "Amy McGrath" at a Kentucky picnic.

Seems like a weird time to celebrate the deaths of your enemies, eh? Oh, and what kind of medieval death cult erects art installations to celebrate the deaths of their enemies?

At the same picnic, "Team Mitch" thugs posted a picture of themselves choking a cardboard cutout of AOC.

Angry young white boys had fun at the picnic by pretending to strangle Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. When AOC put Team Mitch on blast, the McConnell campaign responded in traditional, trollish fashion, mentioning a time when Obama staffers were gross with a standee of Hillary Clinton.

While the campaign may not condone the photoshoot, it begs the question: were they the ones who printed out the cutout? What high school students commission life-size prints?

Team Mitch has proceeded to play the victim, mentioning that McConnell had protestors outside his home. Much like the Senator himself, some of the chants fantasized about murder. The campaign categorized the protest as "an angry left-wing mob" "storming" the house. Sure, Jan.

Well, thanks to McConnell, these protestors are able to go out and legally buy machine guns!

Speaking of guns, doctors are pointing out that guns are to blame for gun violence...not video games.

Emergency room doctor John Jiao went viral calling McConnell a "lying coward," condemning the anti-video game crusade as a baseless excuse for not acting on guns.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also identified McConnell as the sole reason why there hasn't been legislative action.

"That's what's holding it back. That's it."

It's that easy. Unless you are a gun or gun manufacturer, this guy sucks.