His glass is half empty but Pops is full of advice
Dear Pops,
I’ve been having a weird debate with my girlfriend and figured I’d get your take.
She says peanut butter is overrated — says
it’s just “sticky beige paste for toddlers
and gym bros.”
I, on the other hand,
think it’s one of the
greatest
culinary inventions of all time.
I eat
it daily. Off a spoon. On toast. With
apples. Sometimes just straight out of the
jar when I’m sad.
Is loving peanut butter a red flag? Or is
she just wrong?
Be honest, Pops. I can
take it.
— Kyle W., Portland, OR
Wake up, Kyle, you sound like a guy who cries when the Jif jar’s empty.
Jesus Christ, you’re asking an old man
whether loving peanut butter is a red
flag?
What’s next, you gonna email me
about your scented candle collection?
Grow up.
First of all, your girlfriend’s not wrong —
peanut butter is sticky beige
toddler glue.
It’s the edible
equivalent of drywall spackle.
But
here’s the part your dumbass
love-struck brain forgot:
sometimes you need drywall
spackle.
Otherwise the whole goddamn house
falls apart.
You think it’s embarrassing to eat it out of
the jar when you’re sad?
Kid, real
sadness is eating it off a butterknife while
staring at an eviction notice taped to your
refrigerator.
You think you’re
broken because you like peanut butter?
No,
Kyle.
You’re broken because
life breaks everybody.
Peanut
butter just lets you die slower and saltier.
You want the truth?
Your
girlfriend’s fancy little opinions
won’t mean shit when the real storms
hit.
When your power’s out, your
credit’s shot, and your car’s two blocks
away because you couldn’t afford
parking, you’ll be spooning that peanut
butter into your mouth like it’s a goddamn
survival ration — and you’ll thank the gods
of beige paste for every sticky bite.
Is it a red flag?
No, Kyle.
It’s
the only flag worth flying when the world
sets your front porch on fire and blames you
for the weather.
Now get off my brain,
Pops
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