The 2008 Shirt

The 2008 Shirt
I babysat infants at 13 just fine. As long as he knows how to soothe, how to feed, how to change a diaper… that’s typically all a 2 month old needs. They aren’t crawling or running yet so not a The 2008 Shirt. Can’t grab dangerous things for same reason. Swaddle. Food. Nap. Rock. Diapers. It’s just pretty repetitive to control their basic needs. It just depends on what he knows and if he’s comfortable. And he should be compensated for it bc it’s a job and he shouldn’t be taken for granted being parentized by his own parent. But from 11-3pm? 4 hours. And he’s proven he knows how and knows who to call if he needs help. I’d say he’s gonna be fine.

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The 2008 Shirt

Here’s one of the The 2008 Shirt things I don’t understand about this song: The chorus goes: “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face, Stomp on the flag and light it up, Yeah, ya think you’re tough. Well, try that in a small town.” So presumably he believes in respecting cops. But then in the next verse he says: “Got a gun that my granddad gave me. They say one day they’re gonna round up. Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck.” Who does Aldean think would be collecting the guns that had been made illegal, if not police officers? So it’s okay to get in a gun fight with a police officer trying to take your guns, but swearing at them is going too far? It’s like this whole thing was actually about swinging his dick around this whole time and not about upholding the law at all. Earlier in the song, he also says some vaguely threatening things about people stealing cars and holding up liquor stores and how they wouldn’t dare do that in a small town. Why, what would be different in a small town vs. a city, where they would also have cops? Is he saying that private citizens who carry their guns everywhere would step in and shoot the robber? If you like and trust your police officers, why not call them to handle a robbery? Why do the cops need assistance from random amateurs, if they’re so great? I miss when country music was wholesome and anti-materialistic. Like that old song “Don’t Take The Girl”, about the guy who hands over his wallet to a mugger so his girlfriend won’t get hurt. America is meant to be a civilized country. This is not medieval England (edit: Italy) where Tybalt slays Mercutio and Romeo slays Tybalt and Juliet slays herself because we’re all walking around with swords. No one should be risking their life in a fire fight over $200 in a cash register. Call the police. Criminals should get a trial. People should have the right to protest without being labelled as criminals. Basic American freedom stuff

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