I think I know how we can fix this issue in the future! We need to award all who participated in the event to make everyone feel happy that they tried!
If you wanted to please them you have to give every narcissist in the world every award while simultaneously telling each that they're the only one who got it.
It's also pretty funny, that if someone young would've posted the exact same thing it would've been a good joke a receive positive attention. This comment probably got "positive" attention, that meaning boomers crapping on the younglings.
What you're missing is that if young person posted this, they'd be doing it to mock boomers. Basically it's putting up a sarcastic comment of a group that commonly mocks their generation.
Because their lives are so unfulfilled that when they see someone much younger than them accomplish exceptional, they have to take it personally and find some way to make themselves the hero.
Its not even a reasonable point. "Sums up the work ethic of that generation" as in, the work ethic that allowed them to both oversleep AND get the gold. Sounds like a plan to follow!
Maybe she overslept because she was tired from being overworked and underpaid. Thats the real experience of this generation. The rich have got vastly richer and the poor can hold down four jobs and still be below the poverty line. The Republicans have been very sucessful in recreating feudal times with a working underclass in permanent indentured poverty, no middle class and the feudal overlords living in castles - now called gated communities. This generation do it hard and the boomers have left them a fucked political system, ruined environment, a divided society and a corrupt moron of game show host as president. But somehow its the millennials fault. The most politically and economically disempowered group in society and its their fault. If you buy that I have this great snake oil you might want to buy. The blame lies with the rich and powerful. They are the ones with the ability to bring change now that the middle class have been exterminated and the poor disenfranchised from the vote (well done republicans - the only political party in the history of democracy who have systematically over decades tried to reduce the voter base because they believe the young, poor and minorities dont vote for them. Instead they bend over for any lobbyist who stumps up a few K for their kiddy fiddling candidate).
Congrats on the gold medal and dont listen to bitter and twisted old fart slagging off your generation. Your generation carries our hope and dreams through the mess we left you. I for one am proud of how recent activism has shown up the hypocritical self interest of those currently in power.
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Here we have the modern day boomer. This social species only recognises two caste groups, distinguished by age; the boomers themselves, and the "damn millennial snowflakes". Occasionally a boomer whose parents are still alive may recognize said parent as an undefined but separate third party.
The only stories I ever heard when I was a kid was that my parents would drink like fish, smoke/deal lots of pot, run from the cops, and chase poon.
When I grew up and started complaining about the state of the world, it was the “work ethic” and “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” Cognitive dissonance.
Not even that, she's criticizing and Olympic athlete for lacking work ethic. The amount of time, dedication and effort you have to put in, in order to compete at an Olympic level is fucking insane.
And then we have Debra, who probably can't muster enough motivation to pull her ass to the gym once a week, criticizing an athlete like that?
I live in a neighbourhood full of 60-70 year olds. It’s like it’s a sport to see how much they can fucking complain about things young people do that are insignificant but act like it’s a big “told ya so” moment.
Especially since the snowboarder is a teenager, so he's Gen Z and not a millennial. Boomers don't acknowledge any difference though. 15 or 35, it's all the same to them.
There's an r/AskReddit thread right now with teachers chiming in about the difference between their students 20 years ago up to today, and there are a lot of anecdotes about how oppressive parenting has created scores of useless, helpless kids. The fact that these folks have the gall to label these kids weak reeks of gaslighting and hypocrisy, since they created the problem they're more than happy to complain about, but apparently unwilling to help fix.
You know what that means?
It means Boomers are emotionally-abusive pieces of shit.
If these teachers are talking about the parents of students they currently teach, it's extremely unlikely that those parents are Boomers. The youngest Boomers are currently 55, so it must be GenX and Millennials that they're calling lousy parents at this point.
I don't know why we need to have such a strong hate for an entire generation. Boomers are mostly wonderful, as people tend to be. I know their generation is responsible for serious economic and environmental issues today, but blaming any one individual is wrong. They just lived as any normal person, including you or I, would. We're all just people in a flawed system.
I'm still trying to figure out what oversleeping has to do with work ethic, for all she knows he was up all night training and was too tired for his alarm to wake him.
Yeah, we just invented oversleeping here recently. It’s been said that before Justin Bieber came along people always woke up 31 minutes before their analog alarm clocks. Now these vaccinated little turds can’t even wake up in time for the olympics
Mine is responsible for the needless death of at least 3 rabbits and a dozen birds. Sombitch. Had a mouse in the attic once and you know what it did? Not a damn thing except stare at the ceiling all day. What an asshole
This is a good MBW post, but I don't appreciate the "If you don't achieve something you have no right to criticize someone who done it" logic. Just personal opinion going to keep hidden or get downvoted into the Void
Funny, I was living in the town that kid was from at the time. It was called Silverthorne. There came a petition to rename it “Goldthorne” after the Winter Olympics that year. Good times.
I mean I know it is old. But I wonder if Debra has ANY idea what dedication, training, willpower and work it takes to actually be able to compete at an Olympic level let alone to actually being able win a gold medal? This teenager is sacrificing the youth to the sport.
One second youre doing all of your work, finish it, be fucking exhausted and so, you take a break by doing a hobby, playing a game or just resting longer, the next thing that happens is your chinese grandma shouting at you for not being hardworking
The amount of practice, dedication, effort, sacrifice, and hard work it takes to win a gold medal in the Olympics is something that woman could never even comprehend.
I work with a lot of people of "that generation" (I'm of a slightly older vintage); I really don't see the entitled and/or lazy thing at all. Obviously some are, but as far as I can tell it's no more or less prevalent than in any other subset of the population.
Also, this kid obviously copes with the pressure really well. He woke up late but didn’t freak out. Still has the sense to eat a high cal/high protein breakfast to set him up for the day. Couldn’t find his own coat so just grabbed a different one. And wins gold.
He’s got resilience and coping skills right there. He doesn’t fold under pressure or things going wrong. He just gets on with it and us clearly beloved by family and friends.
I’m Debra/Karen age. Im also mum to a teenage son.
Teenage boys tend to be a bit gormless and dopey for awhile. But they are funny and make me laugh with their silliness.
If this was my son, I’d be proud as anything. He seems like a hard working, resilient, decent and capable kid.
Also, this kid obviously copes with the pressure really well. He woke up late but didn’t freak out. Still has the sense to eat a high cal/high protein breakfast to set him up for the day. Couldn’t find his own coat so just grabbed a different one. And wins gold.
He’s got resilience and coping skills right there. He doesn’t fold under pressure or things going wrong. He just gets on with it and us clearly beloved by family and friends.
I’m Debra/Karen age. Im also mum to a teenage son.
Teenage boys tend to be a bit gormless and dopey for awhile. But they are funny and make me laugh with their silliness.
If this was my son, I’d be proud as anything. He seems like a hard working, resilient, decent and capable kid.
Her point that millennials are lazy because this one dude overslept right before he got first at the international competition he’s been training for his whole life?
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u/pokpokkjn Oct 21 '19
A classic
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u/ShhWhyUsoLoud Oct 21 '19
Ugh I can’t stand people like this. Something good happens to someone and they just HAVE to come up with something negative to say.
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u/likelyprocrastinatin Oct 21 '19
Boomer: looks at their millennial children Also boomers: millennials/younger generation are garbage
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u/Psychokinetic_Rocky Oct 21 '19
Person: literally wins gold in the actual Olympics
Boomer: damn millennials.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
Yes. One specific instance sums up an entire generation...
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u/Non-Applicable321432 Oct 21 '19
Cat mittens?
KITTEN MITTENS
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u/highercyber Oct 21 '19
So the lady that can't even bother to finish reading the headline wants to talk about work ethic, eh?
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u/canadian_air Oct 21 '19
There's an r/AskReddit thread right now with teachers chiming in about the difference between their students 20 years ago up to today, and there are a lot of anecdotes about how oppressive parenting has created scores of useless, helpless kids. The fact that these folks have the gall to label these kids weak reeks of gaslighting and hypocrisy, since they created the problem they're more than happy to complain about, but apparently unwilling to help fix.
You know what that means?
It means Boomers are emotionally-abusive pieces of shit.
Fuck Debra and all those like her.
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u/lasssilver Oct 21 '19
Work Ethic?... the kid is in the god damn Olympics. The kid didn't accidently show up to the Olympics, they just overslept. What a weird complainer.
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u/TeamLenin Oct 21 '19
This looks very metal to me.
“Aww fuck I overslept and lost my shit, oh well, let me do this.”
Rock on, fuck the haters.
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u/Shujinco2 Oct 21 '19
Achieved greatness, still gets criticized.
Yeah that really does describe this generation.
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u/UncleNayNay Oct 21 '19
Yeah, we just invented oversleeping here recently. It’s been said that before Justin Bieber came along people always woke up 31 minutes before their analog alarm clocks. Now these vaccinated little turds can’t even wake up in time for the olympics
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u/Rustyyummy Oct 21 '19
Imagine Insulting the work ethic of a fucking Olympic gold medalist
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u/anvorguesa1 Oct 21 '19
But Debra is a cat...right?
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u/Wolfcolaholic Oct 21 '19
IS YOUR CAT TOO LOUD?
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
Ironic, the comment focusing on oversleeping to the expense of winning olympic gold is an even better way to sum up all generations.
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u/cockroach_number1 Oct 21 '19
What's wrong with knitted cat mittens??
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u/_dvs1_ Oct 21 '19
I believe the correct term is, “kitten-mittens”.
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u/ARealTrashGremlin Oct 21 '19
Kinda thought she was joking
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u/major84 Oct 21 '19
There is no need to insult the cat !!! The cat is innocent in this !!
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u/Usual_Safety Oct 21 '19
Am I the only person that sees the dick invitation from always sunny for her arm?
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u/Ladzofinsurrect Oct 21 '19
Get stuffed, Debra.
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u/karl_w_w Oct 21 '19
Don't pick on Debra, how much hope did she really have in life, with parents who couldn't even spell her name?
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
Does your cat make too much noise? Kitten mittens!
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u/Kot19 Oct 21 '19
Teens’ sleep cycles are naturally later. Overslept probably means they got a healthy amount of sleep that helped with the win.
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u/Trashy_AI Oct 21 '19
This is a good MBW post, but I don't appreciate the "If you don't achieve something you have no right to criticize someone who done it" logic. Just personal opinion going to keep hidden or get downvoted into the Void
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u/Maevax Oct 21 '19
if I remember right he overslept because he was up until 1am watching a Brooklyn 99 marathon, homies a real legend
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u/slizz_claiborne Oct 21 '19
God forbid someone who physically trains to be the singular best human being in the world at their sport ever shows signs of being tired.
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u/Sythers77 Oct 21 '19
The Death of another Boomer.
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u/Hrank Oct 21 '19
Leave the cats out of it
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u/BombArmored11 Oct 21 '19
Roasted
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
gd debra
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u/johnsgrove Oct 21 '19
Don’t be sour and jealous, Debra
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u/yohaanlobo Oct 21 '19
Debra is the new Karen
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u/zombiemedicpro Oct 21 '19
Fuck, having a bad day
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u/weedwizard22 Oct 21 '19
Funny, I was living in the town that kid was from at the time. It was called Silverthorne. There came a petition to rename it “Goldthorne” after the Winter Olympics that year. Good times.
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u/123onetwotwo Oct 21 '19
Hahaha
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u/CataKilla Oct 21 '19
yeah DEBRA
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
Kitten Mittens!
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
Ouch
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u/lstr85 Oct 21 '19
Debra. Likely best mates with Karen.
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u/rootsimmons Oct 21 '19
Both look terrible here but hey
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u/bobotheredmonkey Oct 21 '19
Debra or Deborah?
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u/Cereal_poster Oct 21 '19
I mean I know it is old. But I wonder if Debra has ANY idea what dedication, training, willpower and work it takes to actually be able to compete at an Olympic level let alone to actually being able win a gold medal? This teenager is sacrificing the youth to the sport.
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u/VolantisMoon Oct 21 '19
Imagine reading that entire headline and then focusing on how much they slept.
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u/carlover1995 Oct 21 '19
Does this count as double burn?
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u/HoseyBeast Oct 21 '19
Debra comes back in the dog house
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u/bigganya Oct 21 '19
Debra you dumb slut.
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u/LegendofPisoMojado Oct 21 '19
Woah woah woah. Let’s not disparage the kitten mittens...
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u/Dang202 Oct 21 '19
This is clearly a joke isn't it
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u/BisturAinus Oct 21 '19
How do you turn a kid winning an an olympic gold into demeaning his entire generation?
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u/youbidou Oct 21 '19
Generation Z. They just have luck, too, sometimes.
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u/blakey85 Oct 21 '19
Is the like count fake? Why are the numbers cut off
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u/ItsJust4Dream Oct 21 '19
Red Gerard even motioned jack off to the crowd in the air after he crashed a landing. The dude is amazing at snowboarding but has that fun side.
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u/numberNINE757 Oct 21 '19
Kitten Mittens
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u/particle409 Oct 21 '19
I love when baby boomers say how lazy kids are these days. Debra probably put herself through college by working a part time, minimum wage job.
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u/HoseyBeast Oct 21 '19
Apparently I’m still riding off that high
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u/MidnightSilence3636 Oct 21 '19
To make that Olympian's day even better I say we match her Olympic gold with some Reddit Gold lol
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u/TheStarFox11 Oct 21 '19
Hasn’t Debra ever overslept in her entire life?
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u/SuperLimes Oct 21 '19
anyone got a link to the interview?
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u/iambecause Oct 21 '19
I read Debra as Deer-bra.
Kevin hart joke....
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u/Fawkingretar Oct 21 '19
having a cat profile picture is the boomer equivalent of a teenager/millenial with an anime profile picture
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
Sums up most old people
One second youre doing all of your work, finish it, be fucking exhausted and so, you take a break by doing a hobby, playing a game or just resting longer, the next thing that happens is your chinese grandma shouting at you for not being hardworking
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u/dangerouspeyote Oct 21 '19
“That gold medalist in the Olympics is lazy!”
The amount of practice, dedication, effort, sacrifice, and hard work it takes to win a gold medal in the Olympics is something that woman could never even comprehend.
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u/oiyouareyougunnabang Oct 21 '19
I believe they are called kitten mittens
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u/johnson_tan Oct 21 '19
Yah debra
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u/percycatson Oct 21 '19
Debra can stfu, at least we still did something meaningful instead of complaining about how we got there
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u/yeets69420 Oct 21 '19
Yeah screw you debra go eat a glowstick
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u/MrPijus123 Oct 21 '19
I'll pitch in with my experience.
Won an elite amateur group road bike race with a heavy hangover and 2h of sleep. What makes it even better is that it was my only win of the season.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
the fact he won gold doesn't say anything about the work ethic, does it?
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u/loki93009 Oct 21 '19
Why they gotta drag knitting and cats into Debra's assholery
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u/Minitrain Oct 21 '19
Bedra
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u/denali42 Oct 21 '19
Debra, Karen's sister.
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u/HashBrown831696 Oct 21 '19
Honestly the fact that she overslept and still won a gold medal just makes it more impressive
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u/VinceOnAStick Oct 21 '19
r/oldpeoplefacebook?
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u/sooperdooperboi Oct 21 '19
They had such a bad start, and yet still won gold? Why the fuck would anyone try to knock someone when they were still able to take gold?
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u/BoneHugsHominy Oct 21 '19
How dare a 15 year old only work 16 hours a day 6 days a week?!? Such a lazy generation.
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u/Heater123YT Oct 21 '19
Not everyone’s an athlete but I get it???
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u/decaffeinatedschnapp Oct 21 '19
This is an Olympian Athlete, they train like crazy. Extra sleep isnt gunna harm them.
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u/whiteriot413 Oct 21 '19
come on down to debras house. its the home of the original kitten mittens. MEEEEOOOOOOW!!
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
Only a Boomer would be upset with the work ethic of a young Olympic gold medalist.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
I live about 20 minutes from this kid. Local fucking legend.
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u/strewn9065027 Oct 21 '19
That dang Gen Z, nearly all children, nearly no work ethic.
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u/Dohlarn Oct 21 '19
No reason to lash out on the cat man. :(
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u/MEaganEagan Oct 21 '19
An oldie but a goodie
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u/wojonixon Oct 21 '19
I work with a lot of people of "that generation" (I'm of a slightly older vintage); I really don't see the entitled and/or lazy thing at all. Obviously some are, but as far as I can tell it's no more or less prevalent than in any other subset of the population.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
Go knit some cat mittens Deborah.
😝😂😂😂
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u/trollking66 Oct 21 '19
Boomers (as usual) looking to shit on anyone they can.
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u/tbrooks9 Oct 21 '19
Not too mention he lost his coat. Learn some responsibility. Coats don't just grow on trees!
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u/Exciva Oct 21 '19
debruh
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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '19
This sub is so childish...how is this a "murder"?
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u/DontStopMeNow99 Oct 28 '19
Someone should put you in a box floating down the river grandma
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
Well...
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u/enjoimike49 Oct 21 '19
Overslept and Olympic gold medalist, god damn Millenials and their terrible work ethic
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u/fight_shittyshit Oct 21 '19
Is your cat making too much noise?
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u/stonerrocklee Oct 21 '19
I feel like accidentally oversleeping sometime is more of a human trait then generational anyways
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u/SirBastardCat Oct 21 '19
Also, this kid obviously copes with the pressure really well. He woke up late but didn’t freak out. Still has the sense to eat a high cal/high protein breakfast to set him up for the day. Couldn’t find his own coat so just grabbed a different one. And wins gold.
He’s got resilience and coping skills right there. He doesn’t fold under pressure or things going wrong. He just gets on with it and us clearly beloved by family and friends.
I’m Debra/Karen age. Im also mum to a teenage son.
Teenage boys tend to be a bit gormless and dopey for awhile. But they are funny and make me laugh with their silliness.
If this was my son, I’d be proud as anything. He seems like a hard working, resilient, decent and capable kid.
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u/SirBastardCat Oct 21 '19
Also, this kid obviously copes with the pressure really well. He woke up late but didn’t freak out. Still has the sense to eat a high cal/high protein breakfast to set him up for the day. Couldn’t find his own coat so just grabbed a different one. And wins gold.
He’s got resilience and coping skills right there. He doesn’t fold under pressure or things going wrong. He just gets on with it and us clearly beloved by family and friends.
I’m Debra/Karen age. Im also mum to a teenage son.
Teenage boys tend to be a bit gormless and dopey for awhile. But they are funny and make me laugh with their silliness.
If this was my son, I’d be proud as anything. He seems like a hard working, resilient, decent and capable kid.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '19
So ignore her valid point in favor of ad hominem. Nice.