The Boy ‘Mom’ Trap & Actually, We’ve Met

Is a female umpire the reason a big-deal tennis player lost his match? He certainly thought so.
A famous 'boy mom' has insisted she only want her sons to marry women with ‘dead mothers’ and everyone’s just a little disturbed.
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What is the correct response to 'actually, we’ve met'? Your hosts do not agree.
And, why doesn’t anyone know what POV means?

Oh, and just throwing it out there: An argument for why women should not be allowed to write books. Obviously.
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