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Jun 14, 2022Liked by Sara Petersen

That t-shirt is NOT real!! Tell me you’ve taken up graphic design in your spare time and it’s all a very funny sick joke.

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I WISH

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Jun 14, 2022Liked by Sara Petersen

Whoever designed the “masculine men” shirt had to be trolling her. Famously maybe-gay David as your paragon of cishet masculinity?

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Wowwwww that "My Husband is my Only Fan" shirt is a VERY rich text

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You can appreciate how difficult it was to choose JUST ONE tshirt to screenshot, right?

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Ahh so much WTF!!

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Until last week after a conversation with a good friend I hadn’t realized that guys go through this too. I think I could have made the logic jump but it just didn’t quite click. There isn’t the same social pressure we women have - but they do also go those shifts and have to go through the process of realizing “oh ok this person still puts effort into catching up and being a good friend, this person not so much.” So basically if you have male friends that are single - they might not say it but they might want to be celebrated too

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Um… my first thought was “oh that shirt is meant to be ironic.” I live in a city so it might be the culture - but my first thought if I saw someone in this on the street would be “oh that’s a joke.” So she might not get as much mileage as she thinks out of it…

Also WTF - maybe not everyone gets to this place unless you’re in your 30s and unmarried (shock horror 🙄). You realize how many people don’t celebrate relationships because they didn’t end in marriage. God forbid you have one ex you end up staying friendly with b/c you decide the friendship you developed shouldn’t go in the trash. Or you have a casual relationship that is somehow emotionally fulfilling. Or the colleagues you bond with because you both worked for a terrible boss. Or you love being auntie to your friends kids and think “man I do want my own but if one day I’m “just” an auntie - maybe that’s awesome too.”

I would go look at this Instagram but I’m afraid of a rage stroke.

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That's a wise choice - I do NOT recommend it. And yes yes yes - was just talking to someone recently about wanting to be more deliberate and intentional about celebrating loved ones' non-marriage/baby/promotion life milestones.

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what in the ever loving f*ck???????

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Wait, that shirt is not meant to be a joke???

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I feel so dirty after clicking through and seeing that IG account! Yikes.

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I KNOW. The research for this particular part of the book was rough.

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You're doing the Lord's work! Keep it up, and thank you :)

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Hi, this isn't the correct forum, but I have to point out ballerina farm's "zippadeedoodah" on her IG stories and I thought that racist movie was tamped down. Is it a home school staple?

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I totally noticed that but was more distracted by the cheeriness of the tune juxtaposed with the indisputably UNCHEERY CHORE OF DISH WASHING.

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