From a text exchange with my wife Rachelle:<\/p>\n

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Rachelle: Well, how do you know that?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: No.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Really?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: She pretended to retch?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Because you told her you liked her sneakers?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: That is pretty extreme.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Was this one of the sorority girls who lives down the street?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: The one who looks like Jennifer Lawrence?<\/p>\n

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Rachelle: I thought so.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: And did you tell her this in a way that sounded like what you really meant was that you wanted to see her naked?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: I see.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Yes, of course.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Look, I know you’re just trying to generate some light in this crazy, angry world, Pickle, I get that!<\/p>\n

Rachelle: And sure, somebody has to help scantily clad sorority girls who are 30 years younger than you, feel like they’re making the right fashion choices.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Imagine if every time one of them passed by a much, much, much older man and he didn’t say something about what they were wearing? What would happen then? Their self-esteem might just crater and then who knows what might happen?! It could be catastrophic!<\/p>\n

Rachelle: I’m not being sarcastic.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: No, I’m not.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Nope.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Jesus Pickle, OF COURSE I’m being sarcastic.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: It’s amazing to me how slow you are to pick-up on sarcasm!<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Like at the park when that woman was complimenting how high you could go on the swings?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: That was sarcasm.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: And at the drum circle, when that man said that you \u201cdisplayed a beautiful mastery over movement?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rachelle: That was sarcasm, too.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Oh honey, I’m sorry.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: I am.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: You’re right, sarcasm truly is the lowest form of humour.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Look,\u00a0 it’s taking me longer than I thought here, do you mind picking Jones up from daycare?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Oh, I didn’t realize your group was meeting tonight.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: I think it’s sweet that you guys get together and play Dungeons and Drama every month! Do you think you could let Jones join in? He’d love to dress up as Spiderman for it!<\/p>\n

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Rachelle: Dungeons and Dragons?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Oh, I always thought it was Dungeons and Drama.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: I don’t know, I guess because of all the screaming and Lord of the Rings languages. Just seemed really dramatic.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Like an even nerdier version of Improv dramatic.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Whatever.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Okay, I get it.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: It’s not a children’s game.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Very sophisticated. Very strategic. Good leadership training.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: I’m surprised corporations like Google and Starbucks don’t use it as a training tool for their employees.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: It really is a journey of discovery, isn’t it, Pickle?<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Yes.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: That was about 98% sarcastic.<\/p>\n

Rachelle: Okay, don’t worry about it. I’ll pick Jones up, and you, my little Dragonborn Sorcerer, you have a great time playing Dungeons and Diggers! xox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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