Roger can because he’s the descendant of the illegitimate child of Geillis Duncan and Dougal Mackenzie, so clearly there’s a hereditary element. It was briefly alluded to in the show (can’t remember which episode...it may have been the very one where we’re introduced to Roger in the first place) so it was easy to miss.

This one has fucked me up for the whole year now. It pops back into my brain once every two weeks or so.

I’m sorry it’s happening to you! It’s so fucking unfair. I think it’s totally insane that they require repayment because of THEIR mistake. No one should have to repay unless they are actively malicious/scamming.

So my dad was on disability for years for a severe back injury. He made an unintentional goof of a similar nature (worked a few too many hours unbeknownst to him and SS didn’t catch it for YEARS, sigh). Of course he collected SS on my behalf because I was 3 at the time. I had to pay back $20k starting at about age 21…

Also? Why do the Pteranodon family boys get real(ish) names, but the girls are named Shiny and Tiny? And why does their big dinosaur friend always get backed by a ponderous tuba and thinly-veiled fat jokes? FUCK Dinosaur Train, man. The worst.

I’m in the process of getting ready for the surgery (towards the end of the process, it’s a 7ish month one all told), and I’ve had to undergo a bunch of education and psych evals etc to help me change long term habits. I’ve already changed them a lot and lost some weight on my own, but I don’t think everyone has…

At this point I almost think I’d rather have King Richard as president...Actually, the parallels there are striking. Except King Richard is handsome and at least amusing.

Microwaving fish in an office should be a hanging offense.

I really love the ability to safely cook frozen meat. My biggest meal planning downfall is forgetting to pull stuff out of the freezer the night before. No longer a problem!

I LOVE ribs in the IP. It’s worth it for the ribs alone.

Have you done ribs in the IP yet? Heavenly. I do pork ribs (I just throw in big chunks rubbed down with seasoning salt on the trivet + a bit of water) and they’re amazing. 25 minutes of high pressure, then another 10 minutes to bake on the sauce in the oven at 400. I never made ribs in my life until the IP, and now I…

A well-designed galley kitchen is a thing of beauty! Pfeh to them. Good for you though. ;)

I’ve had the extremely open floor plan in the nearly-new condo and the 1920s farmhouse with almost nothing open...and now I’m in a serious long term relationship with a semi-open floorplan and I’m in love. Some open spaces for a joint kitchen/dining (with a little sitting area) and then a separate room where all the…

I have three little kids and going grocery shopping is a nightmare (someone is always sick or cranky or is off schedule or has preschool blah blah), and I just discovered the joys of ordering stuff, pulling up the next day, and having the store employees load it into my trunk. Seriously a life changer. It costs a…

That reporter was like mediocre movie levels of awful. Blah blah this is journalism and I HAVE to get the scoop. Uh no dude. My mother is a journalist and when she has a story that’s even slightly tragic to tell it’s not unheard of for her to agonize over the phone with me about it a few times before it goes to print…

I think I laughed for at least five minutes straight. That was utterly absurd. And racist. And inaccurate. And most importantly, totally irrelevant.

I was thinking while watching the documentary the other night that if I was a suspect in a murder of someone close to me, I’d be roasted by the press and assumed guilty. :( My mom has even gotten all pissy with me for not having the “right” reaction to death. I honestly don’t know what I do “wrong”, but apparently I…

The hospital I’ve given birth in twice has completely done away with the nursery and I fucking HATED it. The second time around I had a very long, complicated, scary c-section and slightly premature twins. In a room. With me and my exhausted husband and no relief. The nurse popped in during morning rounds after the…

It takes a long time to really get moving. I got impatient for the first few episodes but ultimately I’m glad I stuck it out because I ended up really liking it.

Yes to ALL OF THIS. I’m fucking heartsick at all of this bullshit. I actually woke up in the middle of the night briefly convinced that the horrible finale was a nightmare I’d had. Fuck. The only bright spot is that Nicole Beharie can now pursue projects worthy of her incredible talent. Poor Tom Mison. :(