I didn't see your initial post but I can infer what's going on here from my own past experience. I'm so sorry. It's brutal and it's devastating and for me, the worst part is that the more it happens, the more outsiders seem to think that this community should just move on like it's no big thing since it happens all…

Ok, everything about this is dumb but how is the actual butt not "butt one"?!?

My parents have lots of deals but one of them is that my mom pays for groceries and my stepdad pays for everything eaten outside of the house. She doesn't mind the money being 50-50 but she likes the feeling of him picking up the check at dinner or paying for coffee or buying an ice cream cone for her.

It's not poo vapors or poop dust; they're called pooticles. And they fly around the bathroom and onto your toothbrush if you don't close the toilet lid when you flush.

I like the Sephora one. I also have the Ulta one and it's definitely not as good.

I had no idea there was such a debate about this in other writing circles. In my industry it's still a clear rule that is consistently applied; particularly where clarity is arguably impacted (like the usage in this article, for example).

Haha, I like the idea of grammar being a bunch of "myths." That's cute!

What did that infinitive ever do to you!?! (People, please don't split them, they really hate that.)

I have a 19 year old and a 21 year old. Both boys. Both act like fucking donkeys half the time. It's expensive and hell and now that they're adults, they can let you down in brand-new ways. But you know what? At a certain point you decide that they're not your problem anymore. I mean, they're still your problem.…

Ruh roh. My long-ago ex just texted that he and his live-in long-term girlfriend broke up. I asked if it was good news or bad. He said "good but sad." He and I have always talked around the "what if" and it looks like someone might be calling my bluff soon...

My grandfather drank vodka gibsons (when he was alive). It's a vodka martini with a pearl onion.

I've already had a Yossarian but I hadn't thought of Major Major Major Major. That's a very good idea.

You may recall Pickles from the critically-acclaimed The Fire Cat. [www.amazon.com]

What do you think the cutest cat name is (grey and white, boy)?

Replying to myself so as not to promote a condescending comment. "Good and honest choices" means stop being a dick. It means don't turn everything into a discussion about YOU and how hard your life is. Don't refuse to have an authentic conversation about privilege because it hurts your feelings. It means quit…

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I think the premise still holds. If you are a straight, white, man who is financially troubled, mentally ill, or chronically ill things will probably still be easier than if you were facing that same situation as a woman, person of color, or sexual minority.

No one is asking you to feel guilty. This is not a call to self-flagellation. Your guilt, straight people and white people and dude people, is meaningless. It's impotent and it's self-referential. No one cares if you feel bad or not. That doesn't matter.

I used to teach kindergarten and one year, I had three Joshuas. And let me tell you - when there was a problem, it was always the Joshuas. Once they found each other, it was over. Who's playing in the bathroom? The Joshuas. Who is that under the table? The Joshuas. Who's covered in glue and tissue paper scraps?…

neosporin and a bandaid