Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 13:11     Subject: Re:Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:Dating myself here, but I thought Xanadu was an effin' awesome movie.


Maybe this opinion is in the strong minority, but I believe this is a universal truth. So far my kids like the animated part and a lot of the music and rollerskating.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 13:05     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:I am way too freaking busy to get together for anything my single neighbor keeps asking me to do. I don't want to go to Let's Dish, I don't have time to come over for drinks, I don't have time for a girls' night. I am at my max with a job, a husband who works 60 hours a week, and two kids with SNs. Please just STOP asking me to do these things. I do not have time. If I have a free second after my child stops screaming and falls asleep at 9:45, I go downstairs and have a bowl of cheerios and then collapse in my bed. And at 6 am, when the screaming starts all over again, I get up and start a whole new day, just like the one before.


Hugs to you PP. Maybe your neighbor knows you have a hard life and is trying to find ways to connect with you.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 12:56     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
I am way too freaking busy to get together for anything my single neighbor keeps asking me to do. I don't want to go to Let's Dish, I don't have time to come over for drinks, I don't have time for a girls' night. I am at my max with a job, a husband who works 60 hours a week, and two kids with SNs. Please just STOP asking me to do these things. I do not have time. If I have a free second after my child stops screaming and falls asleep at 9:45, I go downstairs and have a bowl of cheerios and then collapse in my bed. And at 6 am, when the screaming starts all over again, I get up and start a whole new day, just like the one before.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 12:32     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:I know they have had it hard bc of the economy, but I think people make excuses for their personalities -- I think the current 20 somethings -- as a whole -- are lazy and entitled. I'm talking about the ones who have jobs -- good high paying jobs so they're not living with the frustration of having a college degree to wait tables. Never have I seen a group that doesn't understand the "work your way up" theory and that demands so much right from the get go. In this economy, you'd think they'd care about how their perceived -- but instead they make it clear how much vacation time they NEED, how they must leave work by 5 pm even in professional positions and yet are the first to "demand" a promotion not by saying -- I accomplished x, y, z for you, but by saying -- I've been here for a yr, I think it's time I be promoted, I've put in my time.

I think the ones who work even moderately hard will be shining stars in this generation, since their peers are so lackluster.


I am an older millenial who is somewhat frustrated by the lack of upward mobility in my career right now, but I think a lot of the problem is that boomers are working later. Some of them have to, which is sad, but since I entered the workforce in 2009, I have seen people who should have retired a long time ago refuse to leave their jobs. I don't blame them -- I think the economy really hurt people's ability to retire. It's just sort of frustrating because opportunities to advance are few and far between right now. I'm happy to put in my time, but I want to know there is a career ladder for me to climb and I'm not just on an eternal hamster wheel.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 09:58     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:I don't really care about environmental issues/pollution etc -- it happens so slowly that it doesn't affect my life and the next gen can deal -- just like we've dealt with issues created by the last gen.


But it doesn't happen slowly and we haven't fixed the last generation's issues. Think of that horrible coal ash spill and the ruined water in several different areas.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 09:58     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
I think having 2 kids is easier than having 1.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 09:56     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:I think McDonald's food is pretty tasty. I eat there a few times a month when I'm in a hurry and need a quick bite to eat.


I love it too, but I feel so guilty eating there because of the complete tramping on workers' rights and other similar issues so I avoid it for that reason. But I'm used to snobs looking down on me, so I don't care about it from that side..
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 09:49     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
I think people who choose to take jobs far from their house (who don't have a telecommute option) essentially take advantage of their coworkers and are selfish.

If I have to hear either of these excuses one more time: "Sorry, I have to leave a little early today because traffic will be a mess" when the weather is anything other than 72 degrees and sunny or "Sorry I'm 45 minutes late. Traffic was brutal."

In my line of work, there are work options closer to where these people live, but they don't pay as much ($10000 ish less) so they choose to work farther from home.

If they did the math, they'd realize they have no net gain after gas costs, wear and tear on their car, and their time spent in the car. Take the $10000 less and get your quality of life back and stop relying on coworkers to pick up your slack.




Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 09:39     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't really care about environmental issues/pollution etc -- it happens so slowly that it doesn't affect my life and the next gen can deal -- just like we've dealt with issues created by the last gen.


Um it DOES. Affect your generation. The ozone layer? Air quality? Hot weather when it shouldn't be hot?


TBH, I love warm weather.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 08:52     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:I don't really care about environmental issues/pollution etc -- it happens so slowly that it doesn't affect my life and the next gen can deal -- just like we've dealt with issues created by the last gen.


Um it DOES. Affect your generation. The ozone layer? Air quality? Hot weather when it shouldn't be hot?
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 08:37     Subject: Re:Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Frank Sinatra was so overrated.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 08:35     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Everything by R.E.M is ear garbage.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 08:31     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:I am an AA women with long hair down my back that is not store bought/ fake.


My minority opinion fake hair looks terrible and unnatural. But plenty of AA women do it.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 08:24     Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
I am an AA women with long hair down my back that is not store bought/ fake.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2015 07:42     Subject: Re:Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:Dating myself here, but I thought Xanadu was an effin' awesome movie.


Oh HELL yes. Now I have visions of Gene Kelly rollerskating in my head, with ELO playing in the background.... I still feel guilty in retrospect, given that I "made" my poor parents take me to see that IN THE THEATER at least 3 times.