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Divide chores; like, let her do the breastfeeding

Dividing the domestic work among couples who recently moved in together can be tricky. My wife and I discovered the best way to “delegate” work was to sit down and decide what we each “liked” doing, as opposed to “I’m not doing that.” That only causes trouble. For example, my wife “likes” doing laundry, I “like” dusting and vacuuming. The ...

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Mixup: Do Brits really mistake a U.S. accent for a Canadian one?

For people from the United Kingdom/British Isles: What does the U.S. accent sound like to your ears? Can you distinguish different accents from state to state? Is it true that most British people confuse our accent with the Canadians? Ryan29517, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation: Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 25, City : New York, State : NY, Country ...

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Deaf gay guys running around, avoiding Bette Midler songs

I have a lot of gay friends, and not one is deaf. I could imagine deafness to be an advantage if you don’t like Bette Midler or Broadway show tunes, but all kidding aside, I fail to see the connection. Also, it seems much rarer nowadays for deaf people to be sent to boarding schools. Most deaf students I’ve met ...

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A male kindergarten teacher? Some people just never learn…

I’m a female kindergarten teacher and am always very curious when meeting a male kindergarten teacher. I cannot understand why they have chosen a career path that has so much unspoken prejudice. Wouldn’t the constant pressure and fear of being accused of sexual abuse be enough to choose a different career? Even as a female I am acutely aware of ...

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A spittin’ image of poor girls and their saliva

I have noticed something – girls spitting. It tends to be lower class girls that do it. I think it’s disgusting. Why don’t they? Is it not rude in lower-class families? Niamh, Age : 18, City : Dublin, State : NA, Country : Ireland, 9444 From Dare To Aks: In our Dare To Ask column, we reported not on lower-class girls ...

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‘A generation of spoiled brats’ gave us the JAP stereotype

In the New York area, the period after World War II saw many second- and third-generation Jewish immigrants become prosperous and extremely upwardly mobile. Given that fathers often dote on their daughters, and that there was a generation of fathers who suddenly had money, the result was a generation of spoiled brats. With New York being a media center, the ...

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