hey, you! happy Sunday!
thanks for reading the TWENTIETH(!!!) issue of The Kids Are All Right, a weekend TikTok digest written by a woman who is sending out her Mother’s Day cards the day after Mother’s Day.
love you, Mom and Alisa!!!!
L
🎶 What’s Lena Thinkin’ About? 🎶
i have been cramming my head full of random information in order to complete some writing assignments that i cannot WAIT to share with you all. but when i say “random” i mean, like, random. i have, at present, a lot of scientific facts and horror film nonsense clunking around upstairs. the two do not necessarily mix. all my loved ones have experienced some very strange infodumps in the last week.
today, though i am in the home stretch for some of those assignments, so i get to enjoy Mother’s Day and do some chores. i called my mom and stepmom and got to hear their wonderful voices, which was the best. meanwhile, Neil has decided to celebrate me by eating one of my menstrual pads and half of my takeout Pad Thai. motherhood is such an adventure!
i hope you tell a mom you love her today, whether a member of your actual family or your chosen family. despite all the lip service we give them, mothers really do not have it easy in our society despite, ya know, literally holding it together. a phone call or a nice card might not fix all of that, but it certainly couldn’t hurt.
when not being a nut, i’ve been:
🎵 listening to: not much, actually!
👁 watching: Moxie, An Easy Girl, Sugar Daddy, way too many torture porn horror movies
📚 reading: Cemetery Boys
The Main Event
here are some of my favorite TikToks as of late.
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Fake Rae Dunn
there is a brand of minimalist, fairly ugly home goods called Rae Dunn. and believe it or not, these ceramics with words like “BELIEVE,” “HEY GIRL,” and “FLOUR” have generated their own cult. certain women are obsessed with collecting Rae Dunn products — so much so that TJ Maxx and Home Goods employees are filled with dread at the very sight of them.
of course, some enterprising Gen Zer decided to satirize the whole concept and the results are…oh my God, so funny. meet TikTokker anneke618, who i think may be the funniest person alive. four days ago, she got noticed for this video about Photoshopping fake Rae Dunn products. things have escalated quickly.
Cheryl the Neighbor Cat
chihuahua owner Matt Hobbs, known online as @puppysongs, makes catchy little ditties about his dogs. and he made up a theme song for their neighbor cat, Cheryl, that WILL NOT LEAVE MY BRAIN. so now, i pass the ear worm on to all of you. 🎶 SIT ON DOWN LET’S HAVE A CHAT WITH CHERYL THE NEIGHBOR CAT! 🎶
Pet Betrayal
this audio from Bob’s Burgers has produced some very funny/adorable videos, in which pet owners are accused of theft by their beloved (and very spoiled) children. for the record, Neil behaves this way if i move half an inch while he is sleeping next to me.
Misc. Delightful Content
you know what’s up.
Dancer of the Week
that’s it for now! remember: if we’re kind and polite, the world will be right. 🐻