Michael's Corner

Daily writing prompt

What bothers you and why?

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Cop-out statements: That’s what bugs me. The one sitting atop the list is one we’ve all heard to the point ad nauseum, the ever-uttered drone: I wouldn’t want to bring a kid into this world. Naturally, the person uttering this done-to-death screech of pessimism is lousy at pair-bonding and too critical for relationships. More to the point, this person wants their neighbors to do all the heavy lifting and then reserve the right to complain about the neighbor’s kids by uttering the unpardonably idiotic phrase, “My kids would never do that.” This is the same unenlightened moron who bitches there’ll be no social security because they can’t grasp the concept that entitlements come from revenue produced by people whom they were too lazy to raise!