Meeting a partner's family for the first time tends to be an anxiety-inducing situation. There's a lot of pressure to impress the people who raised or grew up with your “person.” But sometimes it's the family that should be concerned with the kind of impression that they're making. Recently, a Korean-American woman took to Reddit for some advice regarding sticky situation she had with her boyfriend's 13-year-old sister. In her posts, she describes visiting her boyfriend's family and meeting his…

The kids are not alright

These Baja Blast bandits know how to do the dew better than you

I can still smell it. I can see it. I can even taste it. The sweet soda flavor and subtle berry-colored tint made Bonne Bell's Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers a cult favorite from elementary school all the way into high school. The lip balm was mentioned all the time in our favorite teen magazines , and the popular girls at school applied and reapplied every five minutes. That sh*t smelled so good. While it took a while for me to convince anyone to buy it for me, once I had it, I was hooked. And I felt…

Working a thankless customer service job can be grueling. You get regularly disrespected by both customers and your boss . Customers might yell at you or even in rare situations throw a glass at your head, but they typically don't pose real danger to your safety. They come in, they ruin your night, and then they leave. Your boss is much more likely to put you in unsafe situations due to their negligence. Sure, they might not intend to hurt you, but they do hurt you just the same through inane p…

They're not like the other girls

A bottomless pit

Just dumb

Wild

Maybe it's time to think of different plots.

Army crawls and crouched-down crab walks, this kid thinks he's sneaky, but really he just look hilarious.

As a kid, I was pretty obsessed with turtles. I begged my parents to let me have one as a pet, dragging them to where the hard-shelled creatures sat in the pet store. It was no use - my mother refused. “They smell terrible ,” she said, “and I know you're not going to be cleaning that tank.” I wailed. “Plus, they live forever. We don't want to get stuck with it when you go to college or if you change your mind.” The words stung, but later, I'd know that she was right. Instead of housing a turtle…

Getting in trouble is usually a normal part of growing up. Sometimes kids get in trouble for mouthing off in school. Calling a teacher fat, pulling a prank in class, or simply distracting everyone else until whoever's in charge absolutely loses it. Sometimes, kids get in trouble for their actions at home. This is more common with strict families , like my own. When I was in high school my mother wouldn't allow me a key, or to see friends after school. It led to me sneaking out at night, and whe…

Deeply strange.

Sprinkled with scrumptious satire

Who knew?