marzhall
@marzhall@lemmy.world
- Comment on Shit...go back. 2 weeks ago:
Also kills the opening line of snowcrash,
“the sky above the port was the color of television tuned to a dead channel”
Not to mention the small joys of tuning to the “encrypted” 18+ channels in the hopes of seeing a nip in the fog
- Comment on Anon fixes their games 2 weeks ago:
The number of times I’ve broken this one out…
After having lived through it, if I never play a gritty brown bloom game again, it’ll be too soon.
- Comment on wrong again 3 weeks ago:
tl;dr: price gouging sparked by bird flu. Shame their ticker isn’t $SCAM
- Comment on Murica 5 weeks ago:
Epileptic here: my e-bike is a godsend. That, and my city having at least decent bus infrastructure. With those two combined, even while I’m working on getting my license back, I don’t think I ever want to own a car again.
- Comment on HELP! How do I help educate my son about his body when I know nothing about boys?? 5 weeks ago:
If he suddenly really wants to do his laundry one morning, don’t ask questions. (Wet dreams and embarassment being the context here.)
That’s about all I can think of that’s gendered, really.
I was ~9 when I got the talk from my Dad, and it was basic stuff about just the mechanics. It set things up so that, around 13, I went to him with questions about how I was feeling re: puberty. So even now it’ll be helpful to do the talk and show that you’re available as a resource.
In your case, your son likely has some idea from internet pornography and whatever he got in school, but it would still be helpful to go through the basics with him. I’d frame it as “I’m sure you know most of this, but i just want to make sure you know what’s important.” It might also be helpful to make clear that pornography is as much acting as TV is - don’t set his expectations on it, it’s people faking things for money.
Going over the importance of condom use also helpful at his age. Keep in mind, it’s not necessarily about what he’s going to use right away, but making sure he knows when he does need to know.
Then, I’d just be there for him and ask if he has any questions, and answer them frankly. Tell him he can come back later if he’s unsure.
It’s awkward and tough I’m sure, but it’ll be a help not just now, but going forward. Good luck!
- Comment on I'm old 2 months ago:
It’s meant to inspire a brief moment of dread and surprise for those of us who are not quick at math.
- Comment on Excellent anti smoking ad 3 months ago:
forced to pay for the cost of their own healthcare if they develop any disease that has even a minimal chance of being related to smoking.
Fun fact: smokers on average die much younger than non-smokers, and so end up being cheaper over a lifetime vs. the amount they pay into the system than non-smokers.
So the next time you see a smoker who’s on the same health plan as you, you can thank them, knowing their self-inflicted early demise will likely end up lowering costs on your plan.
Even more fun fact - same with the obese: a heart attack or stroke at 45 is way cheaper than paying for all the end-of-life healthcare healthier people are more likely to get in their 60s-70s when half of them aren’t even working anymore, lazy PoSs.
Really makes me reconsider how I think about those selfish in-shape non-smoker bastards who won’t just smoke or overeat so they die young and make my healthcare cheaper
- Comment on what a moment to live 3 months ago:
A dance-for-charity event at The Pennsylvania State University whose name I personally haven’t heard in a minute
- Comment on What are some video game quotes that is stuck in your head? 4 months ago:
Iiin the pipe, five by five
- Comment on [Même] Which movie was this for you? 4 months ago:
Just had this experience with The Men Who Stare At Goats. Thought it was a good watch, like 6.2 on IMDb. Would recommend
- Comment on Most of the trick-or-treaters have been skipping my house, and I finally figured out why 4 months ago:
I leave a bowl out, and this year I had a trash can out in case anyone needed it. At the end of the night, the only thing in it was an empty hard cider bottle. Had a laugh
- Comment on Posting the shopping cart theory because people had questions in a separate thread 6 months ago:
I did this as a kid at a place with cart corrals. Because, y’know, someone still needs to move them from the corrals to the front.
- Comment on Regain Control in my ass 6 months ago:
Beneath the Mask in my ass
- Comment on Congrats to all 2024 college graduates! 10 months ago:
I absolutely loved my apartment, but I pulled myself out of it because it was just far too much money and I knew that nearly all of that money was going into a hole.
Lived with a buddy for 2 years to save up a down payment, and got a house that’s nice - but honestly the renovation bit that I couldn’t do with an apartment that I really like is that I put solar panels on it. I wouldn’t have that option if I was still in my apartment.
And of course I pay people to mow the lawn, so some money still goes in a hole for sure, as it is with paying mortgage interest. But I have way more control now over how much, and whenever I plan to move I can trade a lot of that money going into the mortgage for wherever I go next, or pass it on.
- Comment on Two distinct eras of television 1 year ago:
what do millennials use as sleep aids
I got hit by a “are you still there?” after 15 minutes of Futurama last night and they were almost right. They’re on to us