Simultaneously overcoddled and overworked. As a single child in China, you reap not only all the luxuries that would otherwise have went to your siblings, but also all of the expectations and pressures.

And how many of us who don't have kids help out those who do? I'll bet you do too (emotional support, taking on extra work if a mom or dad needs to care for a child, etc.) Not shaming or complaining, but I will say, as a woman without kids, I get my share of what's-wrong-with-you side-eye.

I’m Chinese-American, and its so funny to me how each countries media reports on the other. In China, where women could own property and divorce hundreds of years before their western counterparts, they see American restrictions on abortions and birth control, the gender pay gap, rates of sexual violence, etc as…

Research has shown again and again that the best way to control population growth is to educate women and give them access to contraception. But we couldn’t have that, could we?

No, I can’t force people to spend their money is a reasonable or responsible way, but I can and will continue to call them selfish assholes for wasting their money in such a way.

I’m a full-time shelter worker*, donate my “extra” cash to four different charities (ASPCA, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, The Wild Animal Sanctuary) on a monthly basis, and frequently use my own money to buy supplies for my job that I am not able to be reimbursed for, and have three…

They flew to motherfucking South Korea to witness the birth. Part of me believes we really need to bring back shame as a method of social control because FUCKING REALLY??

If anyone is wondering, that money could have saved AT LEAST two hundred shelter dogs.

Yes I have seen that happen and really hurt people. Someone loses a relative and then another person talks about how their cat also had cancer and died and you are like...

Does anyone else think that the world is divided into

I miss my first dog of 14 years Max every single day, but even if I had the funds, I would never think of doing this. Not when there are countless other dogs that could use a good home and a loving soul (which this couple clearly has) to care for each other. But really, good for them.

I'd much rather adopt a new dog and give it a home than to spend a shit ton of money to clone my previous dog. We already have too many unwanted animals, so I'm not a fan of this. I also feel the same way about orphaned children.

When our dogs die of a fatal brain tumor we pay a lot of money to create a genetically identical dog from the dead cells of the first dog.

I had a cat who passed away a few years ago. He had been part of my family since I was in elementary school. But it would never occur to me to try to clone him. One thing I like about each pet is the different personalities.

When I was growing up my parents went to the local pound and got us a dog. We loved that dog. Then, when he died, we went and got another dog from the pound. While it didn’t make us forget our first dog, we loved that dog too.

Thank you! Now I can go on not using these terms, but knowing what they mean.

Bae: girl/boyfriend, significant other, crush, etc. “I’m going to go see my bae tonight, we’re going to see the new Star Wars movie.”

Urban Dictionary to the rescue: BAE -

No that is what Netflix and chill mean. 100%.

Things I don’t understand.