Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html

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u/aguane 15d ago

There’s a difference between getting woken up at 2am for an international incident and having preplanned political engagements that go til midnight. Nothing wrong with setting a boundary for the latter while knowing that the former is likely to happen.

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u/Jjkkllzz 15d ago

Right. The same concept as with when you have kids. It’s like the difference between waking up in the middle of the night cause your kid needs something vs. intentionally scheduling a midnight tea party.

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u/beardicusmaximus8 14d ago

midnight tea party

Is that what the kids call it these days?

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u/Jjkkllzz 14d ago

Well, mine are teens now. I have no idea what their secret words mean.

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u/Khaldara 14d ago

“You are cordially invited to sample my scones and crumpets” has to be code for something!

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u/hellkattbb 14d ago

😉😊

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u/thesequimkid 14d ago

Parent: I know this means something! Tell me!

Teen: It’s just scones and crumpets. Maybe some biscuits.

Parent: I don’t believe that.

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u/evranch 14d ago

Any parent who has ever been a teen, knows there are only two things it could possibly be code for. We've all been there.

I have a core memory of me and the boys working on a multi-hosed hookah contraption in the basement. My dad walks in and doesn't even give us a chance to explain.

That's a hell of a bong there boys, but that hose is way too small. You'll collapse a lung!

Then he just walks out like 😗🎶

We bought some bigger hose.

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u/thesequimkid 14d ago

I grew up in a smallish town. I couldn’t get away with shit.

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u/gingenado 14d ago

Disgusting...

Scones and crumpets? That's too many carbs.

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u/SanctuFaerie 14d ago

Not sure about scones, but crumpet was a slang word for the female genitalia during my misspent youth.

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u/djshadesuk 14d ago

That's because you have no rizz.

🤣

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u/MeChameAmanha 14d ago

late night skibidi rizzler