Things you secretly oppose, but don't want other people to know:

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I'm not PP, but I hate birds. I was on a social network where several of the members posted dicture of their stupid bids and wrote about their birds. Their pictures included birds standing on their children's heads, standing on people's shoulders (parrots) birds walking around freely in people's homes. After awhile, I just dropped out of the group. I loved the people in a lot of other ways--but the excessive fetishization of the birds sickened me. I throw gravel at the birds in my neighbor's feeder because, foookin' birds, man! Who cares?

Since when is letting a pet bird come out if the cage to sit on your shoulder or walk around the house "excessive fetishization" of birds? You let your cat or dog walk around your house.

Your loss. Birds are smart and very social.

True. Birds are super-smart and can also live longer or as long as most humans. I don't have one as a pet b/c I wouldn't want the mess and the work involved, but first PP, you ARE wrong!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

I'm not PP, but I hate birds. I was on a social network where several of the members posted dicture of their stupid bids and wrote about their birds. Their pictures included birds standing on their children's heads, standing on people's shoulders (parrots) birds walking around freely in people's homes. After awhile, I just dropped out of the group. I loved the people in a lot of other ways--but the excessive fetishization of the birds sickened me. I throw gravel at the birds in my neighbor's feeder because, foookin' birds, man! Who cares?

Since when is letting a pet bird come out if the cage to sit on your shoulder or walk around the house "excessive fetishization" of birds? You let your cat or dog walk around your house.

Your loss. Birds are smart and very social.

True. Birds are super-smart and can also live longer or as long as most humans. I don't have one as a pet b/c I wouldn't want the mess and the work involved, but first PP, you ARE wrong!

I like birds (as in, outside my window, and I do things to encourage them to come) but they are a little creepy. Tiny flying dinosaurs. Eek!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I'm not PP, but I hate birds. I was on a social network where several of the members posted dicture of their stupid bids and wrote about their birds. Their pictures included birds standing on their children's heads, standing on people's shoulders (parrots) birds walking around freely in people's homes. After awhile, I just dropped out of the group. I loved the people in a lot of other ways--but the excessive fetishization of the birds sickened me. I throw gravel at the birds in my neighbor's feeder because, foookin' birds, man! Who cares?

Since when is letting a pet bird come out if the cage to sit on your shoulder or walk around the house "excessive fetishization" of birds? You let your cat or dog walk around your house.

Your loss. Birds are smart and very social.

Not smart enough to not shit all over the floor, so yeah, I'll pass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I'm not PP, but I hate birds. I was on a social network where several of the members posted dicture of their stupid bids and wrote about their birds. Their pictures included birds standing on their children's heads, standing on people's shoulders (parrots) birds walking around freely in people's homes. After awhile, I just dropped out of the group. I loved the people in a lot of other ways--but the excessive fetishization of the birds sickened me. I throw gravel at the birds in my neighbor's feeder because, foookin' birds, man! Who cares?

Since when is letting a pet bird come out if the cage to sit on your shoulder or walk around the house "excessive fetishization" of birds? You let your cat or dog walk around your house.

Your loss. Birds are smart and very social.

Not smart enough to not shit all over the floor, so yeah, I'll pass.

My parrot is potty trained.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I'm not PP, but I hate birds. I was on a social network where several of the members posted dicture of their stupid bids and wrote about their birds. Their pictures included birds standing on their children's heads, standing on people's shoulders (parrots) birds walking around freely in people's homes. After awhile, I just dropped out of the group. I loved the people in a lot of other ways--but the excessive fetishization of the birds sickened me. I throw gravel at the birds in my neighbor's feeder because, foookin' birds, man! Who cares?

Since when is letting a pet bird come out if the cage to sit on your shoulder or walk around the house "excessive fetishization" of birds? You let your cat or dog walk around your house.

Your loss. Birds are smart and very social.

Not smart enough to not shit all over the floor, so yeah, I'll pass.

My parrot is potty trained.

I know I should probably be impressed, but instead I'm creeped out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I'm not PP, but I hate birds. I was on a social network where several of the members posted dicture of their stupid bids and wrote about their birds. Their pictures included birds standing on their children's heads, standing on people's shoulders (parrots) birds walking around freely in people's homes. After awhile, I just dropped out of the group. I loved the people in a lot of other ways--but the excessive fetishization of the birds sickened me. I throw gravel at the birds in my neighbor's feeder because, foookin' birds, man! Who cares?

Since when is letting a pet bird come out if the cage to sit on your shoulder or walk around the house "excessive fetishization" of birds? You let your cat or dog walk around your house.

Your loss. Birds are smart and very social.

Not smart enough to not shit all over the floor, so yeah, I'll pass.

My parrot is potty trained.

I know I should probably be impressed, but instead I'm creeped out.

Your loss --again!

[Anonymous]

People who own dogs that they NEVER walk. The dog shits out in the yard when it goes outside solely for the purpose of relieving itself for a few minutes a day. Later in the week, the lady with the truck comes and picks up the poop and hauls it away for a hefty fee. These are healthy dogs, btw...not some infirm old pooch that gets a pass.

WTF.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am personally sick of the "troop love" everyone in the military is a hero sentiment. Let's face it 80% of those enlisted (not officers) would be flipping burgers if they did not have the military as an option. It is a glorified welfare system

You are an asshole! You get to sleep peacefully at night because of "those enlisted"! You should go and see "those enlisted" over at Walter Reed Medical Center with no arms/legs; then come back and let us know if they don't deserve some "troop love". Would you have felt the same if your child joined?

I didn't respond to the posters who are so anti military. But I do want to say this. I have two sons in the Army. Both are enlisted. One graduates from college in a few weeks. The other starts college in 9 months. Both served in Afghanistan. One did tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. At one point I had two boys serving in a war zone at the same time-one with the 82nd Airborne and the other with a combat engineer battalion. Both were injured while overseas, thankfully not seriously.

I post only to say-your words have power and today your words hurt me deeply. I know I am just some random Internet stranger. But I am a real person who nearly lost a son overseas. When I say your words hurt, I mean they literally made me cry. I think that says a whole lot more about you than it does me or my boys.

One more thing...My dad is a retired two star General and my husband was an officer before he joined the FBI. I've spent most of my life around troops. You reference "enlisted" as welfare people. NO ONE I know in the military, Officer or otherwise, would ever refer to our young soldiers that way.

[Anonymous]

the overuse of the workd hero. - Especailly in calling victims of things like the Boston marathon bombing "heroes"- They did nothing heroic, they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now the people who rushed in to help them and ran towards the smoke, they are the heroes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am personally sick of the "troop love" everyone in the military is a hero sentiment. Let's face it 80% of those enlisted (not officers) would be flipping burgers if they did not have the military as an option. It is a glorified welfare system

You are an asshole! You get to sleep peacefully at night because of "those enlisted"! You should go and see "those enlisted" over at Walter Reed Medical Center with no arms/legs; then come back and let us know if they don't deserve some "troop love". Would you have felt the same if your child joined?

I didn't respond to the posters who are so anti military. But I do want to say this. I have two sons in the Army. Both are enlisted. One graduates from college in a few weeks. The other starts college in 9 months. Both served in Afghanistan. One did tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. At one point I had two boys serving in a war zone at the same time-one with the 82nd Airborne and the other with a combat engineer battalion. Both were injured while overseas, thankfully not seriously.

I post only to say-your words have power and today your words hurt me deeply. I know I am just some random Internet stranger. But I am a real person who nearly lost a son overseas. When I say your words hurt, I mean they literally made me cry. I think that says a whole lot more about you than it does me or my boys.

One more thing...My dad is a retired two star General and my husband was an officer before he joined the FBI. I've spent most of my life around troops. You reference "enlisted" as welfare people. NO ONE I know in the military, Officer or otherwise, would ever refer to our young soldiers that way.

+1,000,000

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Public assistance (SNAP, WIC, etc.) to families who continue to have kids that they cannot afford to raise. If you cannot afford the ones you have, STOP breeding.

I'm pp. I forgot to add that I am a democrat and progressive but geez, public assistance should be temporary. Not for a lifetime.

+1. I'm liberal as hell and I can absolutely sympathize with a family falling on hard times, but when you see 3rd, 4th, 5th generations of families on welfare I just don't get it. What happened to these people's sense of ambition?

Newsflash: everyone knows you feel this way because you're a pompous asshole who was born on third base and think you hit a home run. You don't try to hide your bullshit "opinions" you allude to them constantly in conversation. People laugh at your cluelessness about your own shortcomings behind your back.

I don't ever talk about this to other people, actually. Nice try, though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am personally sick of the "troop love" everyone in the military is a hero sentiment. Let's face it 80% of those enlisted (not officers) would be flipping burgers if they did not have the military as an option. It is a glorified welfare system

You are an asshole! You get to sleep peacefully at night because of "those enlisted"! You should go and see "those enlisted" over at Walter Reed Medical Center with no arms/legs; then come back and let us know if they don't deserve some "troop love". Would you have felt the same if your child joined?

I didn't respond to the posters who are so anti military. But I do want to say this. I have two sons in the Army. Both are enlisted. One graduates from college in a few weeks. The other starts college in 9 months. Both served in Afghanistan. One did tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. At one point I had two boys serving in a war zone at the same time-one with the 82nd Airborne and the other with a combat engineer battalion. Both were injured while overseas, thankfully not seriously.

I post only to say-your words have power and today your words hurt me deeply. I know I am just some random Internet stranger. But I am a real person who nearly lost a son overseas. When I say your words hurt, I mean they literally made me cry. I think that says a whole lot more about you than it does me or my boys.

One more thing...My dad is a retired two star General and my husband was an officer before he joined the FBI. I've spent most of my life around troops. You reference "enlisted" as welfare people. NO ONE I know in the military, Officer or otherwise, would ever refer to our young soldiers that way.

I didn't post that, but I am also anti-military. I do NOT believe that "the troops" are keeping me safe or are heros or are brave. I believe a lot of them glorify playing with guns and being tough and wanting people to look up to them/feel sorry for them/thank them for "their service to the country." I believe "the troops" are doing what America has done for decades - going where they are sent to butt into other countries business when noone asked us to get involved. Then they come back here unprepared for the civilian life, unsupported with their health issues, and just sit around doing nothing meaningful. I'm sorry, PP. Hopefully your sons are nice kids. But I will always think anyone who chooses to go into the military is on the stupid side.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am personally sick of the "troop love" everyone in the military is a hero sentiment. Let's face it 80% of those enlisted (not officers) would be flipping burgers if they did not have the military as an option. It is a glorified welfare system

You are an asshole! You get to sleep peacefully at night because of "those enlisted"! You should go and see "those enlisted" over at Walter Reed Medical Center with no arms/legs; then come back and let us know if they don't deserve some "troop love". Would you have felt the same if your child joined?

I didn't respond to the posters who are so anti military. But I do want to say this. I have two sons in the Army. Both are enlisted. One graduates from college in a few weeks. The other starts college in 9 months. Both served in Afghanistan. One did tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. At one point I had two boys serving in a war zone at the same time-one with the 82nd Airborne and the other with a combat engineer battalion. Both were injured while overseas, thankfully not seriously.

I post only to say-your words have power and today your words hurt me deeply. I know I am just some random Internet stranger. But I am a real person who nearly lost a son overseas. When I say your words hurt, I mean they literally made me cry. I think that says a whole lot more about you than it does me or my boys.

One more thing...My dad is a retired two star General and my husband was an officer before he joined the FBI. I've spent most of my life around troops. You reference "enlisted" as welfare people. NO ONE I know in the military, Officer or otherwise, would ever refer to our young soldiers that way.

PP, my family is not military but I am right there with you. The reality is that people who are willing to serve in the military, or as first responders, are far more brave than most of us will ever be. I don't care why people choose to do these jobs, I'm just glad that they do. Most of the country feels this way, so don't let jerks like this upset you. They have black holes where their souls should be. I honestly feel sorry for most of the people posting on here - especially those who are going to such lengths to defend their ugliness. We all think ugly thoughts - but evolved people try to challenge them and they certainly don't glorify them like people are doing here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's with all the hate for IVF? Because I can't get pregnant naturally I should just accept that? By that line of reasoning I should decline treatment for a cancer dx.

I personally don't understand the desire to have a child that's biologically yours. I have seen too many marriages break up over the wife's overwhelming desire to have a biological child. It's not the end all be all and there are other ways to create a family.

Men just follow along because they are trying to do what's going to make their wives happy.

Do you have a biological child? I'm guessing no and that's for the best, I'm sure. The desire to have a child that is "biologically" yours is just that - BIOLOGY. It is perfectly normal and all of the snarky, rotten to black on the inside hateful people like you can rail against BIOLOGY all you want, but it won't change it. You are not fucking God and you're not going to change human nature, so get over it already.

Total over reaction.

All I said was that I personally don't understand the desire to have a biological child. I just don't get it. I never had any overwhelming desire to have children and thought I would adopt if I really, truly, wanted a child. Then my birth control failed. I was married and there was no reason to have an abortion so I had a baby. God, do I love that child, and the sibling that soon followed. I didn't have the ticking clock or any brooding. I just kind of fell into motherhood.

We still had the plan of adopting older children until we discovered our second was severely disabled. Biology didn't give me a child without issues. And no one in the history of my family, or DH's, has had the problems our child has. This child ended any and all ideas of adding to our family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am personally sick of the "troop love" everyone in the military is a hero sentiment. Let's face it 80% of those enlisted (not officers) would be flipping burgers if they did not have the military as an option. It is a glorified welfare system

You are an asshole! You get to sleep peacefully at night because of "those enlisted"! You should go and see "those enlisted" over at Walter Reed Medical Center with no arms/legs; then come back and let us know if they don't deserve some "troop love". Would you have felt the same if your child joined?

I didn't respond to the posters who are so anti military. But I do want to say this. I have two sons in the Army. Both are enlisted. One graduates from college in a few weeks. The other starts college in 9 months. Both served in Afghanistan. One did tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. At one point I had two boys serving in a war zone at the same time-one with the 82nd Airborne and the other with a combat engineer battalion. Both were injured while overseas, thankfully not seriously.

I post only to say-your words have power and today your words hurt me deeply. I know I am just some random Internet stranger. But I am a real person who nearly lost a son overseas. When I say your words hurt, I mean they literally made me cry. I think that says a whole lot more about you than it does me or my boys.

One more thing...My dad is a retired two star General and my husband was an officer before he joined the FBI. I've spent most of my life around troops. You reference "enlisted" as welfare people. NO ONE I know in the military, Officer or otherwise, would ever refer to our young soldiers that way.

I didn't post that, but I am also anti-military. I do NOT believe that "the troops" are keeping me safe or are heros or are brave. I believe a lot of them glorify playing with guns and being tough and wanting people to look up to them/feel sorry for them/thank them for "their service to the country." I believe "the troops" are doing what America has done for decades - going where they are sent to butt into other countries business when noone asked us to get involved. Then they come back here unprepared for the civilian life, unsupported with their health issues, and just sit around doing nothing meaningful. I'm sorry, PP. Hopefully your sons are nice kids. But I will always think anyone who chooses to go into the military is on the stupid side.

Not the PP you were responding to, but really? Your bolded statement betrays your utter ignorance. Many people receive training from the military that they can apply in the civilian world, and they do. I know many of these people, and their intelligence and leadership skills are first rate. Are there low-level enlisted soldiers who come back unprepared? Of course. But to suggest that all troops enter civilian life unprepared is plain ignorance.