YES. "You chose to be offended." Ugh.

(Blink.)

I'm so frustrated with the argument that because someone does a lot of good things, they get a free pass on something awful. No, Miss America organization, it isn't tragic that a headline is distracting from all the good she did. It's tragic that people like you seem to think that a good GPA and some volunteer work…

Depends. Get them.

#notallvultures

Nothing special, really, but I pat myself on the back for my water breaking in the most convenient of places. The first was in the hospital after an induction, the second broke in the shower, and the third broke right over the toilet as I was finishing peeing. The third was especially exciting, as my boss (who did not…

I hate that as I am nearing the end of my twenties, my bubble of "people are just ignorant because they don't know better! They'll be better once they understand!" is popping and transforming into, "Nope. People just don't want to know better."

Nothing frustrates me more these days than people who truly do not understand what "free speech" means.

Right? The teacher that probably did drugs, the teacher that was living vicariously through students, the teacher that probably had students locked in his basement...

Ugh. It's super disappointing when they're fellow social workers (I have my MSW). I just want to shake them and yell, "YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER."

I'd so share this story on my Facebook, but I'm still mad about posting stuff about Ferguson and all the crap I got from folks saying, "But the looting! But the rioting! They deserve what the police are doing!"

It's getting harder to love people.

I have no gifs, but I do have hugs. That is awful and heartbreaking. I'm so sorry you're going through this.

Of course you fell for it. Of course you let yourself be open and vulnerable and let him in and love and feel loved, because you're a human being. You're a human being with a healthy heart and a healthy attitude and all the parts of you are still whole and functioning and not broken. You aren't stupid for falling for…

I was very, very pregnant with my first child. We went out to visit my parents, who are allegedly animal people, so we brought our two dogs (one 35 lbs, one 45 lbs). We'd brought their kennel to put them in when we went out to calm my parents' concerns (they have a lot of cats), and as we were heading out to run an…

That's another reason why I feel so fortunate to be able to home school my kids— while eventually I know they're going to have to deal with that crap and know how to handle it, I'd like for them to be a bit older with some more tools in their pocket for managing it.

My four year old started soccer, and he picked out…

Agreed, but I think this speaks to a greater frustration that extends beyond the male perspective of women, and can be generalized to privilege as a whole. Human beings have such a hard time with empathy it seems, where if they haven't personally experienced something in particular, the assumption is the report is…

You're right. It absolutely does not make sense. Unfortunately, "what makes sense" and "what actually happens" doesn't always overlap completely in a Venn diagram.

Bummer, Mike! Should've raped the gal in college, then you'd just have to write a four page reflection paper and fuhggedaboutit.

Do they also fire teachers who gossip, judge, cheat or lie about anything? Because sin is sin is sin, folks. Those other teachers better be sparkling friggin clean. Last time I checked, the only one who for the bill was Jesus, and I didn't hear He was teaching on earth recently.

Since that instagram comment thing with Taylor and that fourteen year old, Taylor would have to start kicking puppies and do a Woody Allen film for me to not be Team Taylor.