The uncomfortable truth about catcalling is that it’s almost exclusively a class-related phenomenon. While there will always be the occasional middle-to-upper-middle class, educated man who decides to catcall (usually while drunk), the men who are going to be hissing and calling at you on your walk to work are likely to be working class or below.
Don’t say “we’re ready” if you’re not ready.
You can’t really cut out soda or junk food, because those were never your vices to begin with, so your first line of attack when it comes to reducing simple calories has to be things like “crusty bread” or “wonderful soft cheeses,” or even “ordering dessert,” which are all impossible to sacrifice.
You have completed an incredible number of unrelated tasks in procrastination for one really boring task that you’ve been avoiding for a week.
Being honest about what looks good and what doesn’t, where a lesser friend would be like ‘oh you look so cute’ when you actually look like a pregnant shower curtain.
And then comes the moment of realization. “Oh, they’ve found someone else.” “Oh, they actually moved away.” “Oh, they’re really happier without me.”
Just when the kid is about to cry, he goes in for the big save.
And beyond this, he has the sunken look of an apple core that has been left out for a while and is now an excellent Halloween decoration. A Halloween decoration you want to make out with.
When it came time to touch us in real life, how could we expect the boys raised on the videos they painstakingly downloaded to know what to do?
You see that money has nothing to do with generosity.