And yet, airlines still insist on pretending that air travel is Viagra with wings.
Except, possibly, if your offspring insists on pretending she or he is not with you.
Here's how: 99% of you are great guys, but too many of you insist on pretending otherwise.
If politicians insist on pretending that everything is a free lunch, they should not be surprised if a) many voters don't believe them and b) the rest get angry when the bill arrives.
Meanwhile, Ruth and Herb Seelig (Ms. Kazan and Maury Chaykin), ambivalently welcome their daughter Rachel (Kyra Sedgwick) and her longtime lover, Carla (Julianna Margulies), whom the parents insist on pretending is just a roommate.
Why - some people demand to know - does he insist on pretending to be so modest and ordinary when everyone can see he's a famous celebrity and a national treasure with an OBE and a houseful of awards for his radio shows.
As my friend Asam Ahmad explains: "Death is only tragic if we insist on pretending that violence and suicide isn't the norm when it comes to the lives of trans women, especially trans women of color.
Because fans mostly care about games that matter, and because the various sports insist on pretending that all-star games somehow do matter, and because said games by definition don't matter and because there is so much else to watch on TV there's a sense that these jolly, meaningless exhibitions are, to a certain extent, on the road to extinction.
She insisted on transcending labels.
