Yes, and thankfully mine was a low dose. Just enough to keep my chest from being too congested to breathe.

That was me- I gained over 50 lbs in one summer. And I already have GAD, so I was super prone to mood instability to begin with.

Steroids make you gain weight and also can turn you into an emotional wreck. It sucks when you need them but they’re fucking with you every step of the way

Unfortunately, they ran a restaurant I worked for in undergrad. I didn’t exactly keep in touch.

I don’t make enough to care about tax breaks, honestly. I just have such a visceral reaction to the news I hear, and I’ve known and worked with people who left Syria in 2011, seeing what was happening. I know that I can’t do much, especially not financially, but it just feels so hollow to “spread awareness” and just…

Ooh, I’ll look into that. Thank you.
The direct help feels like I’m doing more than just sending money to general aid groups.

What? I live by myself- why would I spend an extra $100+ per month for the increased rent and utilities to get an extra room I don’t need?

I feel the same way... I don’t attach any morals, good or bad, to how many people you sleep with or what you wear. I just can’t do hookups because I feel uncomfortable and awkward, but IDGAF if you’re saving yourself for marriage or banging every consenting adult in a 10 mile radius.

I wish we could adopt refugee families. It’s $50 more per month to switch to a 2 bdr apartment in my complex, I’d love to be a host or something. Help them navigate paperwork, language barrier, childcare, etc, and maybe get some kind of stipend to help out. Then, if/when they’re safe to return home, I could visit. I…

There is literally no acceptable answer to “should I vaccinate my child” that isn’t “yes, you idiot. Unless you have been advised otherwise by a real doctor with a real MD from an accredited medical school because of diagnosable problems”. Any waffling or pandering to their “feelings” about shots is going to embolden…

Grew up right around Lowell, and my mom and little sister just moved to central MA. I literally think of it as “out west”.

I want to see those PSAs SO BAD now!

I had to call a student’s parent this week because she cannot hear a single word of instruction without answering back with attitude.

Ragweed. I’m convinced that if Satan is real, this is his handiwork.

THat, and a lot of the jobs that don’t pay are “making the world a better place” jobs. I majored in conservation and marine biology. Anyone who wants to work in nonprofit or social work isn’t getting paid. How fucking backward is it that the people closest to at-risk communities and those who are often most affected…

They are. They so are. I did a few of them throughout college, and one that had a tiny stipend but covered rent (well, a shared dorm room) and food.

Starred for comment, wish I could star again for your username!

What about a 20-sometihng white girl who loves them and wears them proudly? I don’t see the problem with them- they look fine to me, are comfortable and practical.

Ok, I absolutely love you.

You just made me tear up.