Klark Kent

:lol: :cheers: A for effort.

downvote for the gif, not the joke.

fantastic. cant wait to find more foreign projects that i have to turn closed captioning on to follow.

Ah, another AwgustaDog dissertation, peer-reviewed by absolutely no one.

Illegal immigration isn’t flat earth…it’s measurable reality. Denying it doesn’t make you smart, it makes you unserious.

And your polling argument? You just proved the opposite of what you think: Americans support deportation, but want it done intelligently. That’s enforcement with nuance, not your “it’s not a problem” fantasy. And it most certainly is a problem, you can plug your ears and say “lalaalalala” like a 6-year old all you want. They have no business being here and many many are leaching off the taxpayer.

Then you panic and pivot to “Trump bad.” Predictable (2-3x in this thread), but tired. Congrats on self-owning with confidence.

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I know y'all want to pretend like illegal aliens are actually crime lords with supernatural abilities who can vote in high enough numbers to turn an election your way without leaving a trace of evidence but here in the real world no, or, to salve your hurt fee fees, almost no illegal alien votes and is not a constituent. Polling indicates 60% of Americans want ICE reigned in....only in MAGA world does 60% of Americans mean illegal alien....

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I’m almost positive it’s very transparent to the vast majority of posters reading, but here’s what you’re really doing with this post:
> Downplaying the problem
> Mocking anyone who’s concerned about it
> Hiding behind selectively interpreted polling
> Declaring victory

That might work on Reddit, but not here. Even if anyone were take that load of shite at face value (which is generous), you conveniently skip the part where the same polling consistently shows a majority of Americans support deportation. And it was the top reason people elected this administration in the last election.

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By all accounts church attendance is on the rise in the last year or so...it was on the decline through 2020 or so....there is no better place than church to be a part of a community....if one chooses not to attend its a personal choice, not a societal one.

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church attendance compared to what year in history? you’re terrible at this.

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Who is this and what happened to Luke Bryan?

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maybe he got tired of faking his country accent and retired?

Congrats! And welcome to the club!

I haven't read through this thread, so a lot of this will likely be already covered, but here's a few tidbits of advice (from a father of a couple young ones myself).

- for the sake of your marriage, especially while your child is an infant, share the load with your wife. Middle of the night feedings, bottle cleaning, dishes, runs to the grocery store for diapers, formula, wipes, etc. It's exhausting, I get it. But this is very important for your marriage.

- to add on to that, your paternity leave. Be home, helping your wife, spending time with your precious little one. Take all of it. Soak this in, it only happens once with this child. If that means taking 8 straight weeks, great. If that means taking 2-3 days a week for the next 6 months, great. But take it all, work will still be there when you return.

- get on Walmart.com or Amazon and buy yourself 100 cheap plain white bath rags. For spit up, spills, messes, etc. Have a stand alone hamper for these. Bleach the load once a week. Will save you money and time.

- invest in a quality, smart controlled red light bulb. HUE, GOVEE, etc. See the science, it's enough light for you to see during late night feedings, diaper changes, but won't interupt her bodies natural creation of melatonin.

- sleep training for naps. there's a million methodologies out there. pick one, try it, see what works, adapt. But do not, do not just expect her to start sleeping through the night and taking naps on their own. Some kids do it naturally, most don't. You'll save yourself a lot of sleep and stress if you get this done.

- "ohh, the baby is just colic-y". Don't let the boomer grandparents convince you it passes. Your child likely has a dairy allergy, a lot of kids do these days. Both of mine did. First one, we just thought "ohhh, babies cry a lot". Lot of heartache, sleepless nights, until we figured it out and my wife changed her diet. Second one, much much smoother process. Talk to your pediatrician, track symptoms, etc. Don't just accpet it as "colic-y"

- when it comes to a high chair in the next 9 months, go to IKEA or IKEA.com and get the very simple ALL plastic one with no padding. This will save you hours of cleaning spills when she's learning to eat.

- daycare. start shopping now if you and wifey plan on working. Sometimes daycares have wait lists that are months long (the good ones do). Take a tour during the day when kids are there. Meet the director, and ensure there is an actual developmental plan. Are the other kids clean? Are they doing nothing but playing or are the teachers spending quality time with them. It's expensive AF, get over it.

- swim lessons. sign her up by the time she's 1. This is the #1 cause of incidental cause of death for infants and young children. Don't be a statistic, kids should know how to swim on their own by the time they are 4 or 5.

- do not put your daughter on social media. Enitrely too many weirdos on the internet these days. Either send family/friends photo updates directly. Or sign up for something private. We use Family Album, it's private, our family members have their own logins, and we keep it updated with what the kiddos are up to.

- just on principle I never agree with TBoy on anything, but he's right about hte 529B plan. Open it today. Send out the gift link to all extended family and suggest they start gifting to your daughters college fund instead of buying frivolous toys your daughter will be bored with after a week and/or more toys you have to pick up every afternoon.


I'll come back and add some more if I think of them.

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They represent FAR more people than the party in power does, just a matter of simple mathematics.

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who are they representing exactly with this current shut down? who does it benefit?

simple fix: privatize airport security (like it was pre-2001).