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        They’re also what you live off of when you’re in your 80’s and perpetually incontinent.

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          Whatever. Your 80s are for raising your great grandchildren after your kids became drug addicts and had a bunch of grandkids that you raised who went on to become drug addicts who have a bunch of great grandkids that nobody can be bothered to raise but you.

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            Fuck that I’ll take my chances in a retirement home.

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            You joke about this, but down the street from me is an elderly couple (60s-70s) that have like 9-12 kids in their house. They are all grandkids whose parents are all alive but are just drug/alcohol addicted and want nothing to do with them. The grandparents always have this expression on their face that can be best described as “fucked around and found out”. And, they aren’t even doing a better job raising the grandkids like you would expect after messing up their original kids.

            They are like a feral packs of animals that terrorize the neighborhood stealing shit and quite literally walking out or riding their bikes in front of cars. My wife and I joke this is because they have “extra” kids and are looking to sue someone for hitting or killing one of the grandkids. Like a sad scenario where the kids are worth more dead to them than alive.

            The grandparents don’t care because death is about to release them from their obligations, and once they’re gone, then society will have to deal with the two generations of scum they spawned into the world.

            Remember people, raise your kids, or you’ll raise your grandkids.

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      This is like every drama channel on YouTube. Usually on the front page and titled “We need to talk” or a stupid title like that. Idk what they come up to sustain this stuff, but they obviously drag it out as long as they can.

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        Suprisingly not.

        Last I heard about him he’d actually managed to lose weight, whether he’s kept it off is another matter though

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      I’m reminded of an interaction in the Telltale games where you can use a wedding ring you found on Max.

      Sam envisions a fantastical and dreamy life together, and then just goes “…Nah.”

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    Divorce can be pretty crazy. I think it is very common for both people to switch direction. It is hard to end your primary relationship and the western legal system is quick to encourage maximum disagreement so it can profit from it. If anything needs legal reform, divorce is it.