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Margaret Pilarski

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i'm a feminist, and if you're reading this then you are too, you just might not know it yet. i like to eat cheese and travel, but i'm usually broke and/or spending my money on shoes and cocktail rings. i love dogs, rain, and driving offensively (and putting the last comma in a listed series). i'm se...

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valentines for real people

not usually card sending-type people, i was surprised to see a card-type envelope arrive in the mail from my mom and stepdad a few days ago. i popped it open to find the strangest thing... a valentine’s card... to me... and... my boyfriend?

huh?

no, seriously.

seriously.

it was a red card with hallmarky pink hearts and script that read: “happy valentine’s day to my daughter and her boyfriend”

isn’t that cah-ray-zeeeee? 

i kinda liked the inclusiveness and yeah-you’re-shackin-up-who-cares mentality, but what’s next?

“happy valentine’s day to my sister and all her cats”

“happy st patrick’s, see you at al-anon” 

“hope the divorce goes smoothly, call us when you decide who gets what friends”

“sorry i left my panties in your roommate’s bedroom”

“merry chismakwanzukah”

“congratulations on the civil union, sorry you live in arkansas though, that really sucks” 

 yeah, probably. give it a few years, we’ll see variations on all of those.

thanks for the card mom and scott!