What an amazing update! ❤️

I think 90% or more of the posts on AITAH (and all the similar subs), are completely fictional, and they are purposely written to get as many responses as possible. Apparently some people literally just start new accounts, pump up the points so it seems like a reputable account, then sell the account to spammers and/or those looking to spread misinformation while giving the appearance of a legit account. The best way to rack up a ton of points quickly is to post rage bait in one of the biggest subs, and there is a definite pattern where you will see a thread get a huge response, and then there will be very very similar stories on AITAH and all the similar subs, just with minor changes to the details — genders or income reversed, ages or jobs changed, etc. I don't doubt there are some guys like that, but I think they are over-represented on Reddit, and none of my kids' friends are like that at all. ETA: keep in mind that the more you click on certain types of stories, the more the algorithm will feed you those types of stories, so what may really just be a few, largely fictional stories, can end up feeling like some widespread cultural movement.

He can definitely sit comfortably in the middle row, but I don't know about the 3rd row. But if you only need to fit a driver plus 3 passengers, you can leave the 3rd row seats down and just pop out the center console/seat from the middle row (it's designed to be very easy to remove) and slide the bass in with the neck part going between the two passenger seats. Here are a couple of photos showing what the center console/seat looks like, and what it looks like from the back with it removed — you'd have the full length of the car from the back to the driver's seat for the bass, while still having two full sized, comfortable passenger seats.

How many people do you need to fit at the same time as the bass, and how tall are they? In my experience, Hondas tend to have the best headroom for tall people and I often see them recommended for "very tall" folks. DS is 6'7" and he can sit comfortably in an Odyssey or Pilot, but in a Subaru Forrester his head hits the roof and there is no way to adjust the seat to prevent that, at least while driving (if he is in a passenger seat he can recline the seat way back, but he can't drive in that position). Even though on paper the Forrester has roughly the same headroom as a Pilot, the seats are more upright, while the Pilot and Odyssey seats can be lowered in a way that makes it comfortable even for someone 6'7". I have also seen the Honda CRV recommended on several sites by people who are very tall, including a guy who is 6'10," and I knew a guy who was 6'4" and loved his Honda Fit (which is a pretty small car and not something most people would think of as comfortable for a 6'4" guy). When DS graduates and moves back home, I will likely get him a used CRV. What we did with the Odyssey when I was hauling around several kids (mine plus others) plus large fencing bags, was put up the 3rd row seat and then take out one of the middle row seats and the central console/mini seat. That way we could fit 6 people plus several fencing bags. With the Forrester that I currently have, I can put down the smaller side of the split rear seat and still fit 4 people plus fencing bags (or a bass), as long as no one is over 6'4" or 6'5"

I suspect that the blue will be easier to find coordinating accessories for, because I think varied shades of blue tend to "go together" better than varied shades of green (mixing yellow-green and blue-green can look "off" IMO). Also, stores tend to carry a lot of blue & white home goods in the summer, so you should have a lot of inexpensive options at Target, Home Goods, Walmart, etc. Since the duvet and curtains are solid color, throw pillows in coordinating prints, a paterned throw, inexpensive art on the walls, a coordinating lamp or lampshade, even some candles or little items like a decorative box or tray, small vase, etc., can go a long way to pull a look together.

I'd go with either cornflower or sage, depending on which of those coordinates best with your accessories (artwork, throw pillows, lamps, etc). If you don't already have a lot of accessories, or are planning to add new ones as part of the bedroom refresh, then I would be tempted to order both the cornflower and sage, and then go look at Target, Home Goods, etc., for coordinating pillows, art, candles. etc., and then keep the duvet set that you can find the best accessories for and return the other one.

Thank you so much for the update ❤️

Thinking of your family and sending positive thoughts for the best possible outcome.

I think certain public figures and events of the last 8-9 years have encouraged a lot of people to think that being rude, crude, and offensive in public is not only normal and acceptable, it shows what a smart, edgy, independent thinker they are (never mind that a million other people have the same obscene bumper sticker/yard sign/whatever). The ability to offend others gives insecure people the illusion of power.

Not a meme, but so stinking cute I had to post it: orphaned baby elephant looking out the window during the flight to the nursery facility at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.

This was a problem with several of DD's classes that used multiple choice test banks that included questions that were either from a different edition or from sections that were not assigned for the class. I think part of the issue was that many of her classes allowed multiple tries on the quizzes, and each time you'd get a different set of randomly generated questions, increasing the odds of getting questions that weren't covered in the class, which in turn increased the incentive to take the quiz again in the hope of not getting too many rogue questions. And I think that knowing that they'd likely be taking the quiz multiple times anyway also decreased the incentive to study, because kids figured they'd just keep taking it until they got an acceptable grade.