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"We told you not to do it. That should have worked."

April 2026

THIS WEEK'S COVER STORY

Rise in STIs and Teen Pregnancies as State Makes Premarital Sex Punishable by Castration

Experts Baffled by Phenomenon

State health officials report a 340% increase in sexually transmitted infections among teenagers, despite new legislation classifying consensual premarital sexual activity as a felony. "We told them not to do it," said one legislator. "That should have worked."

IN THIS ISSUE

LIFESTYLE

Local Woman's Pinterest Board Finally Matches Her Actual Home, Marriage, Children

Therapist Recommends She Stop

After 14 years of curated perfection, suburban mother of three Jennifer Holt has achieved complete aesthetic and behavioral alignment with her digital vision board. Friends describe her as "terrifying." She is now offline.

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FAMILY

How to Tell Your Children You're Not Actually Happy, While Maintaining Church Attendance

A Practical Guide for the Domesticated

Step one: Don't. Step two: Buy them more things. Step three: Schedule therapy for after you're dead so they'll appreciate it ironically. Step four: Attend Sunday service and smile.

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PARENTING

After Banning Drag, Governor Now Confused Why Toddlers Keep Trying On Mother's Heels

Legal Team Scrambling

State legislation prohibiting gender-nonconforming public expression has inadvertently criminalized childhood itself. "Every kid is a drag queen at some point," admitted one prosecutor. "This is going to take forever."

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REAL ESTATE

New Suburb Built in Perfect Circle, Traps Residents in Infinite Loop of Identical Cul-de-Sacs

Architectural Metaphor for Entire Region's Trajectory

Developers insist it's intentional. Residents report that no exit actually leads anywhere. Real estate values remain artificially high. No one is allowed to leave.

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WELLNESS

Prozac Nation Expands: Anxiety Medication Now Available in Tap Water

Municipal Leaders Call It "Pragmatic"

Following decades of unmedicated stress, one suburban township has decided the most efficient solution is medicating the water supply. "It's basically homeopathy in reverse," said no one qualified.

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EVERY ISSUE

Contradiction Watch

This week's institutional hypocrisies

Therapy Corner

What you'll need to process

Suburb Secrets

What neighbors won't say at church

Escape Plans

Quietly sipping wine since 2008

EDITOR

The Domesticated

MISSION

Naming what we told ourselves not to see

DISCLAIMER

All stories are real. All sources refused comment.

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