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Annabel Youens's avatar

Trucks...imagine if your daughter was playing with a dildo 😂 ...

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Elizabeth, I thought you would comment with something cheeky but I did not expect this lol.

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Annabel Youens's avatar

I almost didn't

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James Bailey's avatar

Ok, let me first LMAO, and then try and unread that….

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Annabel Youens's avatar

Sorry James! It was a rough morning in my house and Charlie just brings out the "best" in me.

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Bahahaha

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James Bailey's avatar

Elizabeth - please take back that "sorry." I loved your reply - we need a bit more irreverence in our world these days. :)

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Annabel Youens's avatar

I take it back and thank you. I actually felt super guilty last night for perhaps stepping across a boundary...and now I'm okay. My thanks ✨

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James Bailey's avatar

No boundary crossed at all - but if you'd said vibrator....well, then maybe 💥

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Haley Brengartner's avatar

mic drop

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Hahaha thank you, Haley!!

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

I would so love to read that four paragraphs about female Hamilton characters

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Lol Becky... now I'm curious how you felt about it.

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Aurora Klaeboe Berg's avatar

Late to the party but thank you so much for writing this!

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Hell yes, Aurora! Thank you for commenting. :)

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Olufunmi's avatar

Hhm!I guess that truck was from her brother.Is that so?😊

If so,let her play on!

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

No, Olufunmi! The truck was hers.

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Olufunmi's avatar

Then,there’s nothing wrong with that since it’s an object of interest for her.😊

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Emma Dorge's avatar

I do this thing where when i have so much to say i never comment because i want it to be perfect. So for NOW I’ll say: this was my favorite piece.

I was there in NY and while I don’t remember hearing this, I’m so glad you captured it. I initially dismissed it because I was like, no, no, no. But i think I’ve been doing that stuff my WHOLE LIFE AS A WOMAN!

Thanks for this one. I’m so glad to be the mother of two girls, who have trucks too 💪

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Thank you, Emma. I have dismissed many of these comments, too. Yay for girls and their trucks. :)

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James Bailey's avatar

"You should write about it."

Boo-yah!

And thank YOU for writing about it.

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Boo-yah! Yes! Thank you, James. :)

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Orianne Gambino's avatar

Ah, you are such a talented writer. Your writing makes me feel so many things within such a short email, I love it. It's a super power.

Can I just say, sometimes I keep your newsletter unopened so I can read a couple ones at once... I guess what that means is I hope a book is coming soon!

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Orianne, this comment got me so pumped, thank you! I felt so much writing this one, it was hard to contain it.

As for the book, yes!! I am slowly working towards a book. It means a lot that you'd like to read it.

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James Bailey's avatar

I’m at the front of the line at the signing party!

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

James!! Thank you, it will be so nice to meet in person!

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Libby Fosters's avatar

I second this!!

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Thanks, Libby! ;)

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Ororo Munroe's avatar

"Anything YOU can do WE can do better" comes to mind. Thanks for this piece. I would've reacted the same way. Get the fuck out of here with your sexist talk. If anything, women are the badass motherfuckers.

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