I just asked my husband if he would describe me as extremely non-threatening and he said “no...?” but he’s lying I’m super cool and chill. On a day that isn’t rainy and crap we should totes meet up in a flat area of central park and I’ll treat you to lunch.

If you live in NYC I would love to go rollerblading with you. I’ve been doing it for years but I get bored just skating around by myself all the time.

I’m a little like you—I was late to drive (learned at 15, but didn’t really feel comfortable until 22) and I struggle with fear of getting hurt, even though I love skating and skateboarding. For me, just having one supportive friend who will do those things with me, who’s not afraid of looking silly, and who can call…

So weird, the differences! our of the 4 sisters the oldest in my family is the scaredy cat, doesn’t drive, doesn’t like to take physical risks. The baby is the daredevil and the most active, because by the time she came around our parents were like “meh, we’ve realized you probably WONT die” and never put much fear…

It’s easier to be proactive when you’re planning to spend the rest of your life with someone! But this whole issue has been the biggest point of contention in our relationship. When you’re preparing to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want to know that they are ready to handle whatever life throws at…

Exactly, I’m trying to get my fiancee to take more risks and be less afraid of things. She was the youngest (by several years) of parents children and their only one together (they had kids from previous marriages) so her parents are super overprotective, and it’s definitely had an effect on her. From not wanting to…

And as we’ve seen over and over in so many woman-centric arenas—sexual assault prevention foremost among them—the impulse to protect is very different from the impulse to ensure equity, and the two things, worked out in practice, are often exactly at odds.

I was 13-14 in the mid-70s, and I got a lot of attention from grown men. I was thrilled by it. Boys my age either ignored me, barked at me, or called me names. Adult men talked to me like I was a person, admired me, complemented me. At the time, it was bliss, and I felt it made me special. And thanks mainly to a lack…

“I love the Constitution! Except when it doesn’t say what I want it to say. Then I just start making shit up.”

Abso-fucking-lutely, Senator Warren.

It’s interesting you feel that way (genuinely, no snark), because I’ve always thought this was a weird issue because I really don’t give a damn. So long as we can get stalls with walls/doors that actually go down to the floor (like in the UK), I’m a happy camper. I don’t care about washing my hands next to a guy. I do…

We got married last year and my husband took my last name. It’s so freaking awesome. We can weed out a lot of closeted bigots by their reaction, and gain quick friends who think it is awesome too. Such a simple act that speaks volumes about what we value.

Yeah. :/

okay but i finally learned how to fold a fitted sheet and that was a proud moment

Young Erick Erickson tries to order borscht at a restaurant, Mr Erickson slaps his hand

what ever is on clearance in TJMaxx.

Which is exactly why I HAVEN’T participated in the ‘French flag overlay’ on my Facebook profile picture, or retweeted or shared or otherwise participated in click-bait stories doing the rounds on social media. I did participate in the minutes’ silence this morning though. I was moved to tears when I read that account…