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Posted on February 27, 2018 August 24, 2018

Bad Advice On Boundaries And Birthing

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It is always heartbreaking to find out that your children are not living their lives to the exact specifications you provided in detail when they were conceived all those years ago. Read more

Posted on February 12, 2018 October 9, 2018

If You Want Me And Your Father To Help With Rent, Please Pass This Test

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A bank of words is provided, but — as with your degrees in Anthropology and Environmental Science — some may not be used. Read more

Posted on January 30, 2018 October 9, 2018

Bad Advice On Entitled, Delinquent, Angry Grandfathers

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on January 23, 2018 July 26, 2018

Bad Advice On Grammar-Policing Gender-Neutral Pronouns

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Which do you prioritize? Living, breathing people — members of a systemically and institutionally marginalized minority — or a theoretical concept? Read more

Posted on January 16, 2018 August 3, 2018

Bad Advice On Family-Destroying Cat Worship

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Nothing has the potential to traumatize cats like being left alone, away from unfamiliar other cats, for a few hours in their own homes where they always live. Read more

Posted on January 9, 2018 October 12, 2018

Bad Advice On Berating Your Fat Friends’ Parenting Skills

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Fat people are always an unsightly bother to those who have the upstanding moral judgment and good sense to be thin, but a fat person who is not sufficiently ashamed of their size is a problem of another order. Read more

Posted on December 19, 2017 July 20, 2018

Bad Advice On The Etiquette Of Boning Your Daughter’s Best Friend

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‘Thank you for your concern regarding adherence to established procedures before fucking your daughter’s best friend.’ Read more

Posted on November 28, 2017 October 9, 2018

Bad Advice On Wedding Gifts And Other People’s Children

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on November 14, 2017 October 9, 2018

Bad Advice On Making A Custom Thong Bikini For Your 7-Year-Old

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on October 24, 2017 August 9, 2018

Bad Advice On The Sexual Propriety Of Brown People Vs. White People

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Brown people are super sexual in an inappropriate way and white people are normal sexual in a regular way, as evidenced by the fact that one time you installed a toilet with your brother without fucking him.  Read more

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