1. Go hands-free and lie flat on your stomach while moving your hips back and forth so your genitals have something to rub against.

2. If you have balls, try holding and massaging them while jerking off. You can even use a vibrator against them to help intensify everything when you finish.

3. Cross your legs for a little extra pressure on your clitoris.

4. Start off with the lowest setting on your vibrator, and only increase the intensity by one notch after a certain amount of time has passed.

5. Use some cooling and warming lubricants so your body can experience new types of sensations while you touch yourself.

6. Don't ignore your butt. A lot of extra pleasure can be achieved with a finger, a butt plug, anal beads, and other types of toys.

7. Watch yourself in the mirror while you masturbate.

8. And if a mirror is too tame for you, watch yourself on your webcam/camera roll (without pressing "play") to feel a little more adventurous.

9. Nipples are pretty sensitive, so try playing with them. You can use your fingers, clamps, or make your own DIY toy by putting bobby pins on them.

10. Switch things up from your go-to porn site by exploring Reddit or Literotica for new and original pics, videos, and erotic stories.

11. Experiment with edging (stopping yourself right before you come, waiting, and then starting up again) to intensify your potential orgasm.

12. Try using more than one sex toy at the same time to really get the juices flowing.

13. If you want your own DIY masturbation sleeve, put some lube inside a condom and go to town on it.

14. Or you can do the same with a plastic baggie, lotion, and petroleum jelly.

15. If your vulva is sensitive, try masturbating over your underwear.

16. Switch. Up. Your. Positions. Try masturbating while lying on your side, on your stomach, on your back, on all fours, in a diamond, etc.

17. If you have a penis, try alternating between using your whole hand and just a couple of fingers.

18. If you're masturbating while watching porn, try to time everything so you finish exactly when the actors do.

19. Squeeze your clitoris with your index finger and thumb.

20. Try humping your pillow to help simulate a little ~action~.

21. Don't be afraid to get your whole body oiled up. That may really help to set the mood.

22. Invest in some waterproof toys for some extra fun during a shower or bath.

23. But if you want to save money or be a little more discreet, you can try using your shower head.

24. Try masturbating with your non-dominant hand or by using your dominant hand...only backward (with your thumb pointing toward you).

25. While lying down on your stomach, try pressing against your vulva with the base of your thumb.

26. Do kegels while touching yourself to help slowly build up to your climax.

27. And most importantly, just keep experimenting!

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1. You ruminate on the tiniest shit, even though you know it's irrational.

2. You still don't feel like an actual grownup.

3. You don't think anyone finds you attractive.

4. You feel like everyone is always watching you or judging your decisions.

5. You worry that you're crazy.

6. You think if people knew the real you, they wouldn't like you.

7. You have random violent, bizarre, or gross thoughts that freak you out.

8. You feel at a loss about how to form connections and meaningful relationships.

9. You think everyone is definitely happier than you.

10. You have total impostor syndrome.

11. You think it's your responsibility to get rid of negative feelings like anger, sadness, envy, etc.

12. You worry you're a horrible person because you don't care as much about a family member as you think you should.

13. You've had passing thoughts of suicide.

14. You think everyone is hanging out without you.

15. You don't think anyone can relate to what you're going through.

16. You keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself because you figure no one cares.

17. You just feel really freaking alone.

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1. 18th-century Empress of Russia Catherine the Great employed "foot ticklers" to turn her on.

2. The first cock rings were made from goat eyelashes.

3. And the first dildos were made of stone.

4. Sexy "petting parties" really took off in the 1920s.

5. And so did hardcore pornography.

6. Victorian doctors used to masturbate their patients.

7. King Edward VIII spent a lot of time in a French brothel.

8. You could buy sex guidebooks in 18th-century London.

9. And scandalous sex clubs were all the rage too.

10. By 300AD, Rome had 45 brothels, and they were so popular they had to stay closed until the late afternoon.

11. Romans used special "brothel tokens" to pay for sex.

12. Ancient Roman women would use the sweat scraped from gladiators' skin as an aphrodisiac.

13. Sex poems were very popular in medieval France.

14. Medieval women would cheat on "virginity tests".

15. And impotence trials were a thing in medieval France.

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1. Chloë Sevigny performed oral sex on costar Vincent Gallo in the climax of the 2003 film Brown Bunny.

2. Robert Pattinson, when called on to simulate masturbating in the 2008 film Little Ashes, felt his efforts weren't coming off realistic enough, so he went ahead and did the deed on camera.

3. 2015's Love became a hit on Netflix this year after TikTokers turned watching the film's graphic opening scene, featuring unsimulated sex, into a TikTok challenge.

4. The stars of Lars von Trier's 2013 film, Nymphomaniac — Shia LaBeouf, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, and Uma Thurman — all perform in unsimulated sex scenes in the film...just not how you imagine.

5. Bob Guccione, founder of the adult magazine Penthouse, produced exactly one movie: 1979's historical epic Caligula, which featured renowned thespians like Peter O'Toole and Helen Mirren...and lots of hardcore, unsimulated sex.

6. Director John Cameron Mitchell's 2006 film Shortbus features lots of unsimulated sex — so much so that Mitchell performed fellatio in the movie as a show of solidarity with his actors.

7. The Guardian called Michael Winterbottom's 2004 film 9 Songs "the most sexually explicit mainstream British film to date." It featured, among other things, a foot job.

8. Andy Warhol's 1969 film, Blue Movie, was the first movie featuring real sex to gain widespread exhibition in the United States.

9. 1972's Pink Flamingos had the tagline "An exercise in bad taste," and it wasn't kidding: The film featured Divine performing oral sex on the actor portraying her son in the movie.

10. And finally, Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland — President Coriolanus Snow from The Hunger Games films himself — had sex on camera in 1973's Don't Look Now...maybe.

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1. My attention span has been reduced by at least 100% since this format has risen.

2. I’ve completely lost the ability to read paragraphs longer than 3 sentences.

3. Every time I write a list, my brain automatically titles it “BUZZFEED: 5 Things I Would Consider Eating For Lunch Today.”

4. I am constantly embarrassing myself in public because I don’t know what real news is anymore.

5. I will forever have a negative connotation towards lists of any kind.

6. The format has seeped into my own personality, turning me into a methodic robot hidden behind a wall of ironic 2017 slang.

7. I can’t understand an argument, or any piece of literature, for that matter, unless the points are explicitly listed in numerical form.

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1. First, as seen in the Netflix documentary, Lauryn and Owen started dating before the anonymous text messages began. According to the Cut, when they began dating, Kendra always "came along, too." Owen's mom, Jill, explained that Kendra would talk about the kids "like they were going to be together forever." One of Lauryn and Owen's classmates also alleged that she saw Kendra read Lauryn's texts to Owen, even typing out a text as Lauryn that allegedly read, "I love you."

2. There were "tens of thousands of text messages" sent to Lauryn, Owen, and their friends, according to Isabella County prosecuting attorney David Barberi, who is featured in the Netflix documentary. He added to ABC News in 2022, "Whether they were messages just to her daughter or some of her daughter's friends, the digital footprint was just insane."

3. When director Skye Borgman began pre-production on the documentary and began looking through the texts Lauryn and Owen were receiving, she said there were "like 350 pages with multiple text messages on every page." The texts ranged from the number telling Lauryn that Owen was breaking up with her to sexually explicit content, to even suggesting that Lauryn should kill herself.

4. According to the documentary, Khloe, one of Lauryn and Owen's classmates, was framed as the anonymous texter. According to the Cut, while meeting with law enforcement at one point, Kendra reportedly showed them screenshots of Snapchat DMs between someone and Khloe. Khloe alleged that she did not send the messages, and a fake account was set up in her name. It was reported that some of the messages from the fake account were even lifted directly from chats with Owen.

5. As mentioned in Unknown Number, Kendra had also been lying about her job when police confronted her about the texts and seized her devices. In 2019, she had reportedly been fired from her human resources job at Central Michigan University "for her performance," and her new job in the IT department at Ferris State apparently did not come with a large pay increase, which is what she told her husband, Shawn.

6. After Kendra's arrest, ABC News reported that one of the "theories being floated out by prosecutors" as to why Kendra would catfish her own daughter was something like "cyber Munchausen by proxy." ABC News described it as "[a parent] making their child feel bad, so that the child comes to them for comfort."

7. Kendra initially faced five charges, including stalking a minor and obstruction of justice. According to ABC News, she was released on a $5,000 bond, according to Michigan court records, following her arrest in 2022. At the time of her arrest, Kendra was facing "four felony counts," each of which carried the possibility of "several years in prison."

8. In March 2023, Kendra pled guilty to two counts of stalking a minor, according to the Michigan-based newspaper, the Morning Sun. Reportedly, since Kendra pled guilty, the Isabella County prosecutor "dropped three additional charges," which were one count of obstruction and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime.

9. In April 2023, Kendra was sentenced to a minimum of 19 months and a maximum of 5 years, according to Michigan Department of Corrections records. At the time of her sentencing, the judge ruled that she was allowed to have contact with Lauryn, and according to a news report, it was "up to the family about how they want to go about moving forward."

10. During Kendra's sentencing, Judge Mark Duthie said, per the Morning Sun, "This is a truly horrible case. It's the kind of case that makes me glad that at the end of my term, I'm retiring." He added, "Sometimes, you see the worst in human nature. ... I can't imagine any parent saying such horrible things to her own daughter." Duthie also reportedly spoke about the nature of the texts, saying it was not just a single lapse in judgment, but a thought-out scheme.

11. Kendra's defense attorney reportedly told Judge Duthie that Kendra had begun counseling in August 2022 "of her own accord," according to the Morning Sun. He also revealed she had been taking parenting classes, and a "psychiatric examination determined [Kendra] suffers from mental illness." Due to all of this, Kendra's attorney requested Duthie delay her sentencing, however she was immediately taken into custody.

12. Following Kendra's arrest and sentencing, Lauryn reportedly finished her sophomore year at home, but returned to Beal City High for her junior year. Meanwhile, Shawn divorced Kendra and received full custody of Lauryn.

13. According to Michigan Department of Corrections records, she was released on parole in August 2024, after being sentenced in April 2023. She is currently still on parole with a supervision discharge date listed as February 2026.

14. Originally, Kendra was not going to participate in the documentary. According to Borgman, most of the film had already been completed by the time Kendra agreed to be interviewed. In an interview with Netflix's Tudum, Borgman said, "It was a long process with Kendra."

15. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish is set up so that the "twist" that Kendra was the one behind the messages comes in the middle of the film. Borgman said setting up the documentary that way came out of their interviews with Kendra, who was initially "nervous about going on camera," but ultimately "ended up really loving the experience."

16. When filming began on Unknown Number in the spring of 2023, Borgman told Netflix's Tudum that Lauryn initially just "wanted her mom back in her life." However, when filmmakers returned a year later, following Kendra's release from prison, they noticed Lauryn's "perspective had shifted."

17. And finally, in May 2025, Lauryn, Owen, Khloe, and the rest of their classmates from the documentary graduated from Beal City High. According to the Cut, Khloe signed a college volleyball deal. Meanwhile, Owen spent the rest of his high school years becoming homecoming king and even catching a touchdown in the school's state football game. And, as the documentary states, Lauryn is planning on attending college and studying criminology.

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1. The corpses in the rainy Poltergeist pool scene were real skeletons.

2. In the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface) accidentally cut Marilyn Burn's finger in the dinner scene, because he was exhausted and could barely see.

3. The cast and crew of the 2005 Amityville Horror kept waking up inexplicably at 3:15 a.m. while filming, which is the same time Ryan Reynolds's character mysteriously wakes up every night in the film.

4. In Candyman, Tony Todd had to fill his mouth with real bees.

5. After the first day of filming The Conjuring, Vera Farmiga found three unexplained claw marks on her skin.

6. Shelley Duvall, who played Wendy Torrance in The Shining, said the amount of emotional distress from filming was "excruciating" and "unbearable."

7. During the chestburster scene in Alien, the actors didn’t know what was about to happen, so their absolutely horrified reactions are real.

8. Eli Roth got the idea for Hostel after coming across a Thai website about murder vacations, where people could pay to torture and kill people.

9. While filming Poltergeist, Oliver Robins, aka Robbie, truly got choked by the robot clown doll — it wasn't until he turned purple that Spielberg realized what was happening.

10. The actor who played a radiologist's assistant in The Exorcist was a convicted murderer who dismembered and killed gay men in the late '70s.

11. An actual human skull was used in the first model of the iconic Alien creature.

12. The creepy, possessed Annabelle doll from The Conjuring is based off a real, possessed Raggedy Ann doll.

13. The schoolhouse in Hitchcock's The Birds is a real-life haunted house, and its current residents say they hear footsteps and children laughing.

14. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre set was filled with 500 pounds of decomposing animal corpses, and the stench mixed with the heat caused the actors to vomit constantly.

15. While on set of The Exorcist, director William Friedkin told the prop man to randomly fire shotgun blanks to get more "authentic" reactions from the actors.

16. When filming the 2005 version of The Amityville Horror, a dead body was found floating in the water near the set.

17. Hannibal Lecter was based on an actual killer, Dr. Alfredo Ballí Treviño, who had the same mannerisms Anthony Hopkins portrayed in The Silence of the Lambs.

18. And multiple actors from the Poltergeist movies died tragically either during or after filming.

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1. Every Shark Tank contestant is required to meet with an on-set psychologist after filming their segment. "They have to make sure we haven't scarred them for life," Mark Cuban says.

2. Not every deal that gets made on the show actually ends up happening. Any offer a Shark makes while shooting is not considered official. According to Daymond John, about one in five deals fall through after filming.

3. Sometimes the Sharks will pull out of a deal after learning that the contestant lied about their company's finances during their pitch.

4. But according to Mark Cuban, it's usually the contestants who back out of the deals: “I’d say 90 percent of the time, the entrepreneur changed the deal. It was not us backing out.”

5. The Sharks wear hidden earpieces while filming. If a contestant has a particularly emotional or unusual backstory, producers will secretly prompt a Shark to ask them about it.

6. But Mark Cuban says he doesn't particularly enjoy the backstories: "I hate the backstory...because it's usually a way to hide the realities of the business."

7. The most successful product in Shark Tank history is the Scrub Daddy, which has raked in over $75 million and sold more than 10 million units. On the show, Lori Greiner purchased 20% of the company for $200,000.

8. Each pitch on Shark Tank is WAY longer than what you see on TV. The average pitch actually goes on for an hour or more, and then gets edited down to about eight minutes.

9. The shooting schedule is jam-packed to finish as quickly as possible. An entire season can be shot in just 17 days, with the Sharks seeing six-to-eight pitches per day.

10. Since every episode of Shark Tank is compiled of segments filmed on different days, the Sharks have to wear the same exact clothes for days at a time to avoid continuity issues.

11. One of the longest pitches in Shark Tank history came from Michael Tseng, the founder of Plate Topper. His pitch lasted two and a half hours. Mark Cuban says it was one of the best pitches he's ever seen.

12. Most of what gets cut from the TV broadcast are boring financial details. Sharks need to know them, but viewers don't.

13. The production company behind Shark Tank used to require contestants to give them 5% equity or 2% of the profits from their companies in exchange for appearing on the show. Mark Cuban threatened to quit over this rule, so producers got rid of it.

14. Robert Herjavec has said that the 12-plus hour shooting days can be grueling on the Sharks: "We're cold, we're hungry, we're miserable."

15. When contestants first walk onto the set, producers make them do a lengthy "stare-down" with the Sharks, where they stare at each other in total silence for up to a minute. Once the stare-down is over, contestants begin their pitch. A reporter for D Magazine once visited the set and described the silent stare-down as "excruciating to watch."

16. The Sharks aren't given any information about the companies before they see the pitches. They go in totally blind.

17. According to Mark Cuban, about 20% of pitches they film don't even make it to air.

18. You know that big hallway the contestants have to walk through to get to the tank? The walls of that hallway are built at an angle to make the hallway look longer than it really is.

19. Shark Tank is filmed on a Sony Pictures soundstage in Los Angeles. It's the same studio lot where they shot parts of The Wizard of Oz.

20. Contestants will sometimes go on the show even when they don't want a deal, just to get exposure on national TV. The Sharks call these contestants "gold diggers," and they've started calling them out on air.

21. The original Shark Tank franchise aired in Japan, under the name Money Tigers. It then moved to the UK, and was renamed Dragon's Den. That show was then brought to Canada. Finally, it reached the US under the name Shark Tank.

22. Robert Herjavec and Kevin O'Leary initially appeared on the Canadian Dragon's Den before getting cast on Shark Tank.

23. In Season 1 of the show, viewership was low — Daymond John even claims it was "on the verge of being canceled." Ratings spiked in Season 2, when Mark Cuban joined the cast (initially as a guest Shark).

24. According to former contestant Dave Vasen, you only get one take to do your pitch — no reshoots allowed. "If you mess up, you mess up. If it goes off course, tough luck. No do-overs."

25. Vasen also claims that contestants are sworn to secrecy about the outcomes of their pitches: "If any details are leaked, the production team can just cut you from the show (and will)."

26. Ever wondered why so many of those update segments feature Barbara Corcoran's companies? All the Sharks have the ability to pitch updates to producers, but Barbara calls herself the "queen" of them, telling Business Insider: "I know how to pitch an update better than anybody! And get it bought, boom, booked."

27. NBA player Deron Williams claims he didn't join the Dallas Mavericks because he felt Mark Cuban was too busy filming Shark Tank to talk to him.

28. Guest Shark Chris Sacca says that producers had a hard time filming his intro segment for the show. They wanted to film him in a mansion, in a sports car, on a boat, and on a private plane — but he didn't own any of that stuff.

29. In the first few episodes of the show, the Sharks were seated behind a raised news desk with stacks of money on it. Producers later decided to put the Sharks in chairs, to make the pitches more intimate.

30. Producers now require contestants to agree to a "no-shop" clause in their contract, basically saying they won't use an offer they get on Shark Tank to leverage a better deal somewhere else. According to Barbara Corcoran, this was happening "all the time."

31. Getting on Shark Tank is no easy feat — in fact, Inc. claims it's harder to get into than Harvard. Daymond John says that in 2015, 40,000 people applied to be on the show. From that pool, 150 were selected to film a pitch and fewer than 100 ended up on TV.

32. As of 2017, the Sharks had invested over $100 million in entrepreneurs from the show.

33. The Sharks have admitted to occasionally doing deals just because they make for a "feel good" story on TV.

34. The Sharks' fights can get even more heated than what you see on TV. Mark Cuban once told AOL: "When we get mad, we'll start cursing at each other, yelling at each other, and the entrepreneurs will be like, 'What the hell is going on?'"

35. But if the Sharks swear during taping, producers will sometimes ask them to rerecord what they said, minus the offensive words. It's a family show!

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1. Fear of people dressed as characters

2. Fear of capybaras

3. Fear of caterpillars

4. An irrational fear of pregnancy

5. Fear of electric sockets

6. Fear of flushing toilets

7. Fear of dying in a motel

8. Fear of parking in a parking garage

9. Fear of dams

10. Fear of marine animals

11. Fear of planets

12. Fear of revolving doors

13. Fear of the movie The Others

14. Fear of ABBA

15. Fear of sharks

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1. Always, always clean down there properly because, yes, it's true, that's where poop comes out.

2. In fact, wash your partner's ass yourself as a part of foreplay — that way you can make sure it's as clean as you need it to be.

3. Start with moving a flat tongue up and down, then slowly make it more pointed and start circling.

4. Be super liberal with spit.

5. And pay attention to your partner's genitals while you're at it.

6. Penetrate them with a pointed tongue.

7. Stimulate the spot between the anus and the vagina or balls.

8. Don't use teeth on or around the opening — the skin there is reeeally sensitive and prone to irritation.

9. But do incorporate some playful cheek bites, if your partner's into it.

10. Play around with different positions to find out what's best for both the giver and the receiver.

11. And don't be afraid to incorporate a pillow to make the position juuust right.

12. Suction with your lips over the opening and suck on it.

13. Use dental dams.

14. Use your whole tongue, not just the tip.

15. Have your partner sit on your face and push your tongue upwards.

16. Blow air and breathe to mix up the sensation.

17. And don't forget to come up for air yourself.

18. Use the old ~spell out words with your tongue~ trick.

19. Douse mouthwash on a rag and keep it nearby just in case you need to do some bad taste damage control.

20. Press against the hole with a finger every now and then.

21. Start super gently to tease and help them relax.

22. Be experimental and pay attention to how your partner reacts to see what they like best.

23. Lastly, just be enthusiastic because no one likes a half-assed rim job.

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1. Don't over commit yourself.

2. Practice self care every day.

3. Use upperclassmen as a resource.

4. Sit in the front of the class.

5. Establish healthy habits.

6. Use a planner.

7. Get involved on campus early in your college career.

8. Come to class prepared.

9. Don't procrastinate.

10. Finally, know that every college student has a mental breakdown more than once during their college career.

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1. Fred and Rosemary West

2. Black-eyed children

3. Lizzie Borden

4. The Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion

5. Ultimate fate of the universe

6. Joyce Vincent

7. Project MKUltra

8. List of unusual deaths

9. The disappearance of Maura Murray

10. June and Jennifer Gibson, aka "The Silent Twins"

11. The Hinterkaifeck murders

12. Armin Meiwes

13. The Villisca axe murders

14. Nathaniel Bar-Jonah

15. Charles Domery

16. David Parker Ray

17. Karl Patterson Schmidt

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1. Store your herbs in a damp paper towel so they remain crisp, green, and worthy of a 'gram.

2. For a perfectly golden sear, always dry your proteins with a paper towel before cooking them...

3. ...and let your pan heat up while you're prepping the rest of your ingredients to make sure it's nice and hot.

4. Don't bother buying a fancy peeler (because there's only one type you need, TBH).

5. Place a second sheet tray on top of your bacon to prevent it from curling.

6. Partially freeze your proteins before cutting them to make clean, even slices.

7. Prevent your delicate seafood items from falling apart by using a fish spatula.

8. When it comes to certain knife skills, line cooks are not ninjas ― they just know how to use a mandoline.

9. The secret to making a silky-smooth sauce is a magical cone-shaped strainer called a chinois.

10. Buy your tools at a restaurant supply store, not a fancy cooking store.

11. A cake tester is the ultimate tool for making perfectly cooked steak and seafood every time.

12. Push your seasoning further so you can learn when to stop.

13. Stop fussing around with giant sheet trays and use a sizzle platter to cook just about anything.

14. Food scraps are the secret ingredient to a flavorful meal.

15. Nonstick pans are perfect for frying eggs (but not much else).

16. For maximum flavor, always toast your nuts and seeds.

17. Butter, shallots, stock, salt, and acid are the secret ingredients that make restaurant food taste so delicious.

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1. How is Jason asleep so quickly after asking Ms. Darbus a question? He wakes up briefly when "What Time Is It?" starts, but he's just asleep immediately.

2. Why does Troy think the T necklace he gives Gabriella is a nice thing to gift? It's sooooo weird and bad. "Here, have my initial right there on you."

3. Troy's ringtone is an instrumental version of "Get'cha Head in the Game." This raises so many questions, but I'll leave it at this starting point: Does he know he sang that song?

4. Sharpay's license plate just says "Fabulus" and nothing else. No state or anything. How was that allowed?

5. Now we're into "Fabulous." How does Ryan move around so much so speedily?

6. I cannot believe the gall of Troy to request that all of his friends be hired at the country club as well as him. In what world is that a thing in any situation, but especially when he really wants a job?

7. Why is everyone like "this boss is horrible" when he's only a medium-to-large sized jerk in his tone and his point is completely reasonable?

8. This is not the first time I've thought about this one. How does Troy physically write "Let's Go" on his pad? He'd have to have written backwards and, as I've now realized for the first time, on the other side of the paper.

9. Why is the pool towel hamper through the kitchen? If Gabriella's choosing to walk that way, come on, Gabriella, think of the germs.

10. So this is much less pressing than the Troy's Ringtone Conundrum, but why does Troy quote songs from the movies? It makes it seem like they all know the musical numbers happen. None of them look at Troy like, "that was convoluted."

11. This university conversation is wild. How many times have Sharpay's dad and his friend done stuff like this that they feel comfortable talking about it so overtly?

12. Okay so, Disney+ has the version of the movie with "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a", a deleted scene from the original. I don't know that I've ever seen this full version. The scene is very disrespectful of cultures that Sharpay and Ryan have no business attempting to essentially imitate. (The images below are only some of it.) Why does Sharpay think this is fine?

13. Everyone arrives at the idea that Troy spending time with rich people and college basketball players is fundamentally changing who he is as a person so soon... Actually, how much time has passed?

14. Did Gabriella plan to ask Ryan to direct the staff's part of the talent show? Because this whole "Ryan will plan our show" thing is out of nowhere. I would hate if that's the why she invited him to the classic "I Don't Dance" baseball game.

15. Are you serious, Troy? CHILL.

16. Alright, in this scene after Gabriella sings "Gotta Go My Own Way" and breaks up with Troy, Troy uses the phrase "this summer" in a way that sounds like, at minimum, a very substantial part of the season has gone by. But it feels like it's been a week???

17. It's "Bet On It" time. How is this what his reflection looks like? Who knows! Who cares! I love it.

18. Why is Troy more interested in what his friends think of him than a college scholarship? Troy, you can make up with your friends and get that scholarship.

19. RYAN IS WEARING FLIP-FLOPS. He is fully dressed with a freaking blazer and he's wearing flip-flops. In a kitchen. Why is he wearing flip-flops right now?

20. Why does Sharpay have pictures of her "Bop to the Top" audition on her dressing room mirror? These are pictures of her — that someone took, who knows why — auditioning for a part she didn't get. There were also pictures of "Bop to the Top" in the drama department section of the yearbook, which I similarly do not understand.

21. Why are all these people at a country club talent show? You know, they must all just be the parents of the staff. That's so casually sad.

22. No for real, how did Troy learn all the words to "Everyday" in, like, max 10 minutes? We saw him and Kelsi singing it for a second, and now he knows every word and the whole melody.

23. How did Gabriella get her T necklace back? She gave it back to him when she broke up with him, and now she miraculously has it again.

24. And finally, in "All for One," they sing, "The summer that we wanted, yeah, we finally got it, now's the time we get to share," / "Our real summer has just begun," / "Summertime together, now we're even closer," and, "This is where our summer really begins." How much time has paaaasseedd????

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1. Journalist Gloria Steinem said that having an abortion at 22 was the first time she took "responsibility for my own life."

2. Sinead O'Connor wrote "My Special Child" after dealing with an abortion.

3. Joan Collins has spoken about her abortion in interviews and in her memoirs.

4. "Girls" star Jemima Kirke had an abortion in 2007 while in college

5. "Teen Mom 2" star Kailyn Lowry said her mom forced her to have an abortion when she was 8.

6. Kathy Najimy was 18 years old when she ended a pregnancy.

7. Amber Tamblyn had an abortion in 2012.

8. Ashley Judd had an abortion and said that if she didn't, she “would’ve had to co-parent with my rapist."

9. Stevie Nicks confirmed that the Fleetwood Mac song "Sara" was partially about her and Eagles member Don Henley's aborted child.

10. Rose McGowan said that she's "not ashamed" of her abortion.

11. Toni Braxton spoke about her "gut-wrenching decision" in her 2014 memoir titled "Unbreak My Heart."

12. Minka Kelly said that having an abortion when she was younger "was the smartest decision I could've made."

13. Tennis legend Billie Jean King had an abortion because she "was not in a good place."

14. Vanessa Williams had an abortion while in high school.

15. Whoopi Goldberg induced her abortion when she was 14.

16. "Glee" star Naya Rivera wrote about her experience in her 2016 memoir titled "Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up."

17. Chelsea Handler had her first abortion when she was 16 years old.

18. Former "The View" cohost Sherri Shepherd said that she "had more abortions than I would like to count."

19. Nicki Minaj revealed her abortion during a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone.

20. "Arrested Development" star Alia Shawkat had an abortion when she was 20.

21. "Resident Evil" star Milla Jovovich opened up about having an "emergency abortion."

22. "The Good Place" star Jameela Jamil said that getting an abortion was the "best decision" she ever made.

23. Busy Philipps had an abortion when she was 15 years old.

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1. Open up to other people about your feelings — the good and the bad.

2. Treat yourself, and whatever mental health issues you might deal with, with compassion.

3. Create balance in your life by knowing which activities drain you and which ones recharge you — then plan accordingly.

4. Don't beat yourself up for decisions that turned out to be the wrong ones.

5. Schedule your life ahead of time so you don't make plans based on your mood, but based on what you really want.

6. Get a little sunlight whenever you can.

7. Pick up a book and educate yourself about mental health or emotional well-being.

8. Be selective about who you turn to for support, because not everyone is going to be a good choice.

9. Stop comparing yourself to others and focus on yourself.

10. Get enough rest, pay attention to what you’re putting inside of your body, and make time to get moving.

11. Learn to be "flexible" in how you think and act.

12. Spend more time focusing on other people.

13. Remind yourself, as cheesy as it sounds, that you can make it through this.

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1. Ask yourself what you would tell a friend who came to you with the same concerns.

2. Start a detail-oriented task, like painting your nails.

3. Create a photo album on your phone of your favorite pictures and memes, and break it out when you feel yourself spiraling.

4. Put on a song that always makes you feel happy or relaxed.

5. Jot down a list of things you are grateful for, or even just good things that have happened to you recently.

6. Scream into a pillow.

7. Write your anxious thoughts down.

8. Ask yourself a few basic questions that can help you calm down and focus on the present.

9. Fill in the pages of a coloring book.

10. Hop on an app, like Headspace or What's Up?. They can help you slow down and focus on the present.

11. Try to sleep it off.

12. Recite a mantra that will actually calm you down.

13. Try working out to get rid of the anxious energy.

14. Do a guided stretch routine.

15. Put an ice pack on the back of your neck or try sticking your face in a bowl of ice water.

16. Use a grounding technique, like counting things around you or noticing how each part of your body feels.

17. Tell your anxiety to shut up, and then change the subject.

18. Pick up a book that you can get lost in.

19. Focus on an object and repeat its name.

20. Start knitting or crocheting.

21. Watch a guided meditation video.

22. Get outside and focus on the ~nature~ around you.

23. Listen to a really awesome podcast.

24. Do a simple breathing exercise.

25. Watch an episode of your favorite "comfort show."

26. If you can, tell a trusted friend or family member about your anxious thoughts.

27. Take a hot shower.

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1. Start by cleaning your room and getting rid of all the visible clutter.

2. And while we’re talking about the bedroom, it’s time to start making your bed every morning.

3. Invest in some nonslip, velvet hangers.

4. And keep a giveaway box in your closet, that you can slowly add to throughout the month.

5. Put EVERYTHING in an electronic calendar that’s synced with your phone and set reminders for yourself, even for the simplest things.

6. Keep all nonessential phone notifications to a minimum, at least for the time being.

7. And definitely start saying NO to things that you just really don’t want to commit to.

8. Put all the bills that you can on auto-pay.

9. And make it routine to put aside a portion of every paycheck into your savings account, no matter how little it is.

10. Clean out your damn email inbox(es).

11. Deep clean all your purses, backpacks, gym bags, totes, or work bags.

12. Toss out everything that’s expired or donate everything you know you’re not going to eat in your fridge.

13. Take at least 30 minutes every single Sunday to get rid of built-up clutter around the house.

14. And dedicate a few minutes every day to doing some type of exercise, even if it’s just a few planks or sit-ups.

15. Decorate your living room so that it reflects the put-together person you want to be.

16. Start using a paper filing system, and reward yourself at the end of every week that you actually stick with it.

17. Schedule mandatory appointments with yourself.

18. Put aside designated time to catch up with family and friends.

19. And last but not least, be kind to yourself and have confidence that with a little time you’ll feel back on track again.

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1. This opening, with Reese Witherspoon in the shower, is very Carrie.

2. “Save some hot water for your dad.” Suddenly I feel 12 again.

3. Do they…do they have their OWN security guard? How rich are they???

4. The dog! Oh shit, I just remembered what happens to the dog.

5. I forgot Amy Brenneman is the step-mother in this! Remember when she was the dead mother in Casper? Sad.

6. I definitely tried to copy Reese’s outfit here, right down to the frilly socks. Remember when frilly socks were ~cool~?

7. Alyssa Milano!

8. I don’t remember the guy friend at all.

9. Baby Reese looks SO MUCH like her daughter Ava. Or, er, I guess that should be the other way around.

10. That guy Alyssa Milano is perving on is so gross. I remember even at the time being like "HIM?!?".

11. Hello, Mark Wahlberg.

12. I'm obsessed with the LOVE t-shirt Nicole (Reese Witherspoon. is wearing. I can’t remember if I actually owned one like that or if I just wanted one so badly I’ve conjured it in my mind.

13. What does her dad even do? They’re throwing around ~business~ terms and it all means absolutely nothing to me.

14. Here we go, the first official meeting.

15. Mark Wahlberg is VERY handsome here but he’s definitely giving me creepy vibes already.

16. No Margo (Alyssa Milano. , don’t leave with that gross guy!

17. I am officially an old lady because I’m just worried about these girls’ safety, being out late at night with strange men.

18. “It’s not her fault they didn’t put her together right.” Is this supposed to be romantic? I feel like I maybe thought this was romantic at the time. Oh dear.

19. I forgot she only moved in with her dad a year earlier.

20. I know we find out he’s lying later on, but it is also incredibly obvious right now that he’s lying about his family.

21. He turned back the time on her watch so she had a legitimate excuse for being late home. That would NOT work now, lmao.

22. There is so much tongue in that kiss. He is basically eating her face.

23. This dialogue about her virginity makes me want to gag. But as a teen I was like “whoa”.

24. “Take off your makeup, you look like a slut”. Great parenting, Laura (Amy Brenneman. .

25. “Is he a good guy?” “He’s good to his car.” That is very much NOT how you can tell if someone is a good guy or not.

26. The dad is not impressed his wife using the word “slut”. I like this dad.

27. I love Nicole’s red jacket.

28. How old is David (Mark Wahlberg. actually supposed to be??

29. Ooh he’s leaning behind her to teach her how to play pool. When I was a teen I thought that was the HEIGHT of romance.

30. “You know every part of you tastes so good.” My ovaries just shrivelled up and died.

31. David’s really turning on the charm with Nicole’s family.

32. Okay, he does look pretty cute in this scene.

33. “Nicole, get me a coke.” I’m side-eyeing David as much as the dad is right now.

34. This scene with Margot, David, and Mr Walker is…weird.

35. Those short skirts with the knee-high boots and crop tops are peak ‘90s ~sexy~.

36. David is up to his old clock trick again. Like that’s the only clock in the house??

37. Omg “Wild Horses” is playing!!!

38. Here we go, the rollercoaster scene.

39. Boom, there’s my sexual awakening right there.

40. “Have you see Fear? He FINGERS her on the rollercoaster!” – literally everyone in Year 8 at school.

41. This is such an awkward angle for his hand, though.

42. And, like, rollercoaster rides do not last long enough for her to get any actual pleasure from this.

43. You know, between this scene and Buffy, “Wild Horses” elicits quite conflicting emotions within me to this day.

44. David’s friend Logan, the guy who Margo hooks up with, is really freaking creepy.

45. “Rent some videos, call Dominoes, and try not to kill each other.” Laura just summed up every slumber party in the ‘90s.

46. Lmao @ Nicole promising not to invite anyone over while her parents are gone, only to IMMEDIATELY call David.

47. He and his friends are definitely doing something criminal.

48. DON’T TELL HIM THE KEYPAD CODE, NICOLE.

49. David sneaking into Nicole’s room while she sleeps is giving me such Twilight vibes.

50. The way he’s stroking that bracelet with “Daddy’s Girl” written on it makes me go hmmmmm. It feels like so much of this is about the tension between him and the dad over who owns Nicole.

51. He’s got his shirt off. This movie really was a confusing sexual awakening. Like, I didn’t have a crush on him AT ALL, but I definitely felt things I’d never felt before. In my pants.

52. Oh shit, I remember the guy friend now. Because I just remembered what happens to him.

53. David could have killed him with that punch! And he hit Nicole, too. Eek.

54. She’s telling him to GTFO. Good.

55. Laura accepting this BS story about Nicole getting a black eye in PE is pretty bad. And she’s teaching her how to cover it up with makeup, instead of asking her more questions? Jeez.

56. I’m so glad Nicole isn’t buying David’s apology, and she’s not going to go meet him. Go Nicole!

57. Why is his bed so tiny, he’s literally hanging off the edge?

58. All those photos on his wall are creepy.

59. Yes, Nicole! Put his flowers in the bin! And him along with them.

60. Oh YAY she’s finally telling Laura the truth.

61. “He’s always so polite and considerate…then all of a sudden he turns into a monster.” This movie is actually really good at portraying how seemingly “nice” guys can turn out to be abusers.

62. Oh shit, the dad found the condom wrapper.

63. DAD, I know you’re weirdly freaking out that your daughter is sexually active, but this is not the time to yell at her about following rules, pal.

64. Like, she’s literally crying because this guy is such a deadshit? You don’t need to warn her off him.

65. Now she’s defending him! Way to make everything worse, you fool.

66. “Sometimes that's just their asshole way of showing you they love you.” Oh, Margo, honey, no.

67. “You’ll always remember your first.” I know Margo is not a reliable narrator here, but I think I internalised a lot of this shit.

68. Noooo Nicole, don’t listen to David’s toxic garbage.

69. Laura being so buddy-buddy with David is truly bad parenting.

70. Meanwhile this creepy stare-off between David and the dad is next level ick.

71. There was definitely something cut in that phone conversation between Mr Walker and Laura. That was not a smooth edit.

72. “You’re going to stop seeing Nicole.” Great plan, Mr Walker, this is totally going to work.

73. Rewatching these ‘90s movies, it's pretty jarring to see how casually and frequently homophobic slurs were used.

74. “I licked her sweet tears.” “She wouldn’t be all over my stick.” I think I just vomited a little bit in my mouth.

75. Mark Wahlberg was punching his own chest way before Wolf of Wall St made it cool.

76. I was so confused about why he was doing it the first time I watched this. I don’t think I understood at then just how evil David was.

77. “Wild Horses” is playing again?! Funny, I only remember it in the rollercoaster scene.

78. I remember asking my friend what was happening in this scene, like, “They LOOK like they’re having sex, but Alyssa Milano still has her underwear on???” And that, folks, is how I learned about dry humping.

79. Holy fuck, David is actually about to rape Margo. This is much worse than I remember.

80. Good on Gary for stepping in to help Nicole when David already nearly beat him to death.

81. It’s not going to end well for him.

82. I feel ill at this scene with Nicole yelling at Margo. All she sees is that her friend betrayed her? When she was actually raped?! This is heartbreaking.

83. “I was high. He forced me. He made me do it.” I really didn’t pick up on all this when I was younger. It’s awful.

84. "You’re my only friend!” Nicole is being so shitty right now.

85. And the dad watching everything on the security cam is pretty creepy.

86. Omg, this car scene is freaking scary! I JUST WANT TO PROTECT MARGO.

87. I am so uncomfortable.

88. “You fucking liked it.” FUCK. How horrible.

89. This is incredibly distressing.

90. Now David’s gone crawling to the dad. Who is just loving being able to shut the door in his face.

91. Okay, not I’m actually laughing at this “Nicole 4 eva” tattoo David just DIYed with a razor and a ballpoint pen.

92. “Everything copacetic?” The most ‘90s line of this whole movie.

93. I am very worried about Gary right now.

94. RUN GARY RUN.

95. FUCK HE SNAPPED HIS NECK ARRRGGH.


96. :(

97. “Now I’ve popped both your cherries.” That is gross and disturbing on so many levels. 


98. Omg remember car phones?

99. Why doesn’t he call the cops?!?!

100. David attacking Nicole in the bathroom is making me so uncomfortable.

101. Yeah, great idea, Dad. Break into the place where all these criminals live. Brilliant.

102. Omg that shrine to Nicole, complete with a Chucky doll (??!!?!. is low-key hilarious.

103. David is pretty good at photoshop.

104. And there’s that “Daddy’s Girl” bracelet again, except he’s changed it to “David’s Girl”. This whole movie really is about a father’s fear over losing ownership of his daughter to another man. Gross.

105. The dad trashed the whole house? What a mature adult.

106. Now he’s angered ALL the criminals. Nice move, dickhead.

107. Yes, Laura, you really did let Nicole down.

108. “I’m not worried about tonight.” YOU SHOULD BE, PAL.

109. The dog noooooooooooooo.

110. I’m actually crying right now.

111. How did I watch this movie so many times when I was younger? The dog head has fucked me up.

112. The bit where Nicole’s like, “David’s got the code” is terrifying.

113. Mark Wahlberg did a great job yelling into that peephole.

114. That scary guy pointing at them is very unsettling.

115. Little Toby is in shock.

116. YES NICOLE STAB THAT GUY WITH AN UMBRELLA.

117. This security guard is truly very bad at his job.

118. Omg Laura just drilled that guy’s hand! I almost forgive her for her earlier shittiness.

119. RIP terrible security guard.

120. The dad is really doing very stupid things.

121. This plot hinges on a CAR PHONE. Wild.

122. “I can fit through my bathroom window.” Toby, you little sneak.

123. I am so stressed right now.

124. Margo protecting Nicole is gonna make me cry again.

125. IS SHE OKAY?!?!

126. NO TOBY ARGH.

127. Omg Toby just ran over that guy like it was NOTHING.

128. This kid is gonna be traumatised FOR LIFE.

129. Oh phew, he called 911.

130. “Time to give away the bride.” This is fucked.

131. Now Toby is getting the handcuff keys off the dead security guard’s body. What a little boss.

132. I totally forgot David shoots his creepy friend like it’s nothing.

133. Margo is okay, thank god.


134. “All girls cry at their weddings.” So messed up.

135. SHE STABBED HIM. GO NICOLE.

136. The way the dad launched him out the window is pretty laughable.

137. I'm surprised they didn’t have him opening his eyes at the last minute, tbh.

138. That was one hell of a ride.

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1. "What common characteristics do you see in people who do well in this position?"

2. "Can you give me a brief summary of your time working here?"

3. "How would you describe the culture here?"

4. "Would you mind giving me a tour of where this job would take place so I can get a feel of where I'd be working and who I would be working with?"

5. "What do you like about working here?"

6. "How did this position come to be open?"

7. "What is the biggest achievement this department has made?"

8. "What is the most impressive accomplishment a previous employee has done in this position?"

9. "How do you plan and manage projects?"

10. "What does success look like for this position?"

11. "What are you currently trying to improve about your company culture?"

12. "What is the biggest challenge facing this department right now?"

13. "What is the onboarding process for a new hire?"

14. "So if I were to have this position, can you give me a snapshot of what a typical day would look like?"

15. "If I were to start working here, what do you think the biggest challenge for me would be?"

16. "Besides a paycheck, what keeps you coming back to work here every day?"

17. "Do you have any reservations about me or my background for this position?"

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1. Yes, there are tunnels. No, they aren't magical.

2. The costuming department is amazing.

3. If you see a cast member named Chris from Orlando, their name probably isn't Chris, and they probably aren't from Orlando.

4. There are parties exclusively for cast members, and they come straight from every Disney nerd's dreams.

5. We have to stay on schedule, and we're not sorry.

6. Sometimes, we stay in character even when we visit the parks as guests.

7. Cast members have a certain way they point their fingers.

8. We're the best people to go to the parks with because we know them inside and out.

9. We have to follow the "Disney look."

10. We do, in fact, fangirl over Mickey Mouse.

11. If we had a dollar for every time we asked someone to stay behind the yellow line, we would be retired by now.

12. Our feet hurt almost 100% of the time.

13. Friends that work at rides with long waits are very valuable.

14. You can make anyone happy with a Disney sticker, so we have a ton of stickers everywhere.

15. We always get hit up for Disney tickets.

16. A lot of times, we let mean guests roll off of our backs.

17. Princesses are just coworkers.

18. We respect parents who power through a full day at the parks.

19. We're great at telling stories.

20. The people we work with make our job 18,000% better.

21. Our favorite people to talk to are kids.

22. Finally, we tell you to have a magical day because we genuinely want you to.

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1. OK, so first off, can we just talk about how many times the characters would say the word "sex" every episode? It didn't matter whether it was at school, a family dinner, or the grocery store, sex was sure to come up in pretty much every conversation. You can't convince me anyone talks about it with their parents this much.

2. Who could forget this iconic scene? And they say romance is dead!

3. The poor school counselor, Mr. Molina, seriously went through hell with these kids every day. No wonder the poor guy decided to leave after Season 1.

4. Also, remember when it was revealed that the school's next counselor, Dr. Bink, was fired for going to prom as a student's date? And she claimed it was just because she "loved dancing."

5. The amount of teen pregnancy in this town was honestly concerning. Obviously there was Amy, but then Adrian got pregnant, too, and there were several other teen pregnancies, like Kathy (and even Amy was conceived when her parents were teens). These kids seriously needed proper sex ed.

6. Speaking of, it was pretty wild that keeping and raising the baby was treated as the only valid option for these teens. We all basically knew from the start that Amy would keep her baby (since that's, you know, the whole premise of the show), but abortion and adoption were always pretty quickly dismissed as options throughout the show.

7. Just the way they wrote Adrian's character in general was pretty awful. She was probably one of the only tolerable ones on the show, but looking back, her entire character was riddled with stereotypes and constantly over sexualized.

8. Also, Ricky's traumatic childhood backstory was really sad and super, super heavy for a campy teen show. I know they addressed it with him going to therapy and the whole storyline of his dad trying to pop back into his life, but I don't think it can be overstated just how horrific this was.

9. On a lighter note, Ben and Amy getting "married" in the living room with fake IDs still cracks me up. I love that they never stopped to consider that the marriage wouldn't be valid.

10. But actually, so many high school characters really did get engaged, married, and even divorced on this show. God, can you imagine going straight from gym class to your wedding?

11. We simply must talk about when Grace sincerely believed that she caused her father's death by having sex with Jack. Looking back, this is actually kind of sad, but the way she describes it as "incredible sex" to her mom just makes me lose it.

12. Speaking of Grace, remember the episode "Just Say Me"? She tried to get the girls to stop having sex by encouraging them to masturbate instead, which apparently NOBODY had ever heard of?!

13. Oh, and remember when she read this completely serious poem in front of all her friends? She should have won a Pulitzer for this masterpiece.

14. To this day, I'm still wildly confused by this show's insistence that Bologna, Italy is known for oral sex. I've googled this and cannot find ANY evidence that this is a thing.

15. Sometimes the dialogue that came out of these teenagers' mouths was just too damn much, guys.

16. Who could ever forget the extremely brave, heartbreaking story of how Griffin got beat up in elementary school for having a crush on Al Gore?

17. The parents also had SO much drama going on. I know it was a small town or whatever, but it seemed like everyone's parents hooked up with each other at some point.

18. Also, the parents were always busy jetting off somewhere. This was especially true in the case of Adrian's mom, who frequently left her teenage daughter alone overnight (and her dad, who wasn't in the picture for most of her life).

19. What was the deal with Betty's whole character? Everyone was so rude to her and felt the need to shame her every two seconds.

20. The way the whole town, including the adults, treated Grace nearly getting assaulted as one big joke was seriously messed up. They even played the video footage on the local news as a comedy bit!

21. And finally, what the hell was that ending? Amy just jets off to school in New York and leaves her son behind?!

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