The expression “blood is thicker than water” originally meant that the bond between comrades is stronger than family, as in bathing in the blood of your enemies is a pretty powerful bonding experience, and it has been bastardized into meaning the exact opposite.

For real. I honestly don’t think kids owe their parents much, if anything. Why on earth would you bring a child into the world, and then vote AGAINST that child’s best interests, and still expect your child to accommodate you? Being the bigger person is great and all, but that doesn’t mean you have to sit there and…

I’ve always been REAL suspicious that anyone who tells you you’ve gotta look past stuff like this is secretly harboring some toxic shit of their own and wants the reassurance you’d look past that too.

I know it’s not shocking, but it’s heartbreaking to hear someone talk about how their own mother chose whiteness over their children. And wanting to take you to a step-family’s Thanksgiving? Just gross.

Unsolicited advice from someone who survived a very necessary estrangement from her own mother: beware of anyone who attempts to convince you that you should be able to look past this. I wish someone had told me 20 years ago that “blood is not thicker than safety.” Thank you and good luck.

One of my undergrad degrees is in Theatre Arts. It’s not crazy challenging, but it’s not the cake walk that people assume that it is. Really, no degree is a complete cake walk. You have to show up and put in a modicum of focused work and show commitment to a goal. Also- let’s take it easy on the idea that people…

She has a bachelors. She’s the only one of her generation who does, I think.

Seriously why are the dirt bag tags so fucked up now? I just want to read my dirt bag!

It’s well known that Pitt takes control of interior decorating in every relationship he’s in so I’m guessing he’s the one who gets sent the bills. He has the WORST taste. You can see some of the all white mental institution decor in the Pitt/Jolie wedding photos. He completely destroyed that chateau.

Bravo to everyone using their voice/platform to shame this administration. Almost every celeb has voiced their outrage except Taylor Swift. I don’t fuck with her music but it’s undeniable that she is more relevant than many who have taken a stance. Her silence is deafeningly loud in these times. She wants people to…

Yep. We are free of many diseases that are still active in other parts of the world (like rabies), and every eco-system is fragile anyway. Barnaby Joyce is a complete fuckwit, and dealt with the situation badly, but we have quarantine laws for a reason.

I guess I just don’t see how that’s a problem. Does someone HAVE to have their dogs with them? If the quarantine in Australia is an issue for a person and/or their pets, then they shouldn’t travel with them. The average tourist doesn’t have a 30 day vacation away from work anyway (at least if they’re from the states)…

Yeah all this story did is remind me I kindof couldn’t stand that woman until I felt the need to shut up about that and be supportive of an abuse victim.

I wouldn’t smuggle them either. Nor would I take my dogs to Australia for a vacation! As I said I’m not excusing their behavior. But other islands — including England, Japan and Hawaii and even New Zealand — have processes in place so that if you plan far enough in advance, follow the process and provide the paperwork…

Our son lives in Australia and will likely immigrate permanently, so my husband and I might consider, at some point, moving there too. But our dogs are family and we take our commitment to them seriously, so we wouldn’t even consider putting them through that type of confinement. Especially since our youngest dog…

So, seriously, what’s up with Amber? Everyone and every place she comes in contact with ends up generating some sort of dispute. Is she toxic?

I can see why people from countries with less strict quarantine rules would think so, but...no. It really wasn’t.

Actually, smuggled contraband is usually destroyed — especially biological contraband — because it’s the best way to ensure no contamination occurs. Nobody gets weepy about a box of imported steaks or a potted plant or a cockroach, but it’s the same principle with a dog. The only difference is that we are sentimental…

Its funny and stuff, but for real though, isn’t Australia, because of its geographic isolation, particularly vulnerable to foreign bacteria etc? I mean, he’s a total twat, but her and Depp were pretty obnoxious and utterly entitled in that video. TeamNoOne.

Finally, hot, blonde, white women get a win.