the pattern recognizer is being a total bitch in some of our latest conversations

“what’s a gold star mom”

“a military mom whose kid died in combat”

“ah shit. I thought it was like a gold star lesbian. Like, a mom who’s never had any kind of relationship with anyone except for being their mom”

“who the fuck is like that”

“…idk, basically every mom? haven’t you ever talked to any moms? or dads? nobody who has kids knows how to treat anyone else like anything else. you know this”

“That’s not fair. There are some moms who don’t act like everyone’s mom”

“Name one”

“My mom”

“Your mom is a super-outlier. your mom is from another planet. she doesn’t know how to treat ANYone like ANY recognized type of interaction between human beings, and yet at the same time she fully believes she is 100% the authority on how society works”

“i am not denying any of that. Just saying she isn’t a gold star mom”

“fine. you should go die in a war then”