Bookworm 1979

Move to Alberta. They'll welcome you here with open arms. We're the Texas/Florida/Whatever Red State of the North!

As a Crazy Child(free) Cat Lady, I approve this!

My aunt had a German Shephard dog years ago. This hits hard.

Me, too. I try not to make eye contact with anyone. 😂

So for those of you who are against transitioned women using the ladies washroom, you would be okay with the transitioned men using your washroom? I follow some on Instagram and if I didn't know any better, I would never guess that they were transitioned. As long as they have the same plumbing as you it's okay, right? Editing to add: I live in small town Alberta, and I've had to use this argument to get through to people who are against transitioned women using our washrooms. I'm not trying to be offensive.

I'm only laughing at this because if I don't laugh, I'll cry.

That's way too high.

My mom finally retired from Wal-Mart last year, and she told me stories of people threatening the greeters during Covid when businesses were asking people to wear masks. The public sucks in general, but the public at Wal-Mart is a whole new level of nightmare. I'm glad you were able to kick out that guy from your flower shop.

My nephew looked for a summer job last year, and he could not find one. A lot of the places here hire foreign workers for the entry-level jobs. The rest of places would only hire 18 and over. Doesn't help that Alberta has the lowest minimum wage in Canada, and our useless provincial government made it legal for companies pay minors even less. I did babysit back when I was a kid, and I HATED it (it's a big reason why I'm childfree). Once my aunts started having kids and I didn't have to babysit for the neighbours anymore, it got a little better. I do remember one of the students who worked at Wal-Mart (back in the 90's when I worked there) getting a bottle of shampoo thrown at her head when the customer didn't like the price. I don't blame kids for not wanting to work.

Sorry, I didn't start reading it until after Trump won the election. I didn't realize it was here before then!

I think a lot of people were horrified when Trump "won" the election, so this was created so everyone could freak out together and talk about why this was upsetting to them, aka "the feels". That's my interpretation, so take it with a grain of salt.

A lot of people are starting to call Danielle Smith a traitor, so I'm hoping they're learning a lesson.

I saw a touring production of Come From Away when it came to Edmonton last September. 10/10, would definitely go see it again!

My husband is a geek, and I know many geeks (some days I am a geek) and we would never, ever make that gesture. Stop making excuses for him.

I'm older than you, and I feel the exact same way the younger people do. Well, I don't expect the world to entertain me nonstop, but I have plenty of days where I wonder, Is this all there is? I work 40 hours a week, and then my days off are spent getting groceries and doing more chores. I'm so tired. As I get older and witness more attitudes similar to yours, I realize that nothing will ever change, and it makes me sad.