Sounds like my mother. All her kids were the result of some form of birth control. She was very young—and stupid—when she got pregnant with me and learned the hard way that the withdrawal method wasn’t the best protection. My brother was a broken condom, and my two sisters were birth control pills and a diaphragm,…

...and how can they run for president? Talk about a dearth of empathy. This sounds like every Trump supporter out there.

They do exist. My husband is a Republican, and I’m as far to the left as it gets. We have an ironclad pact to never—and I mean never—discuss politics. The pact was slightly breached a time or two, and things got ugly fast, so we both know that if we talk about it, the marriage won’t survive.

Yes, and after Obama allowed the twin towers to come down, Bush was there to keep us safe. It’s one of the most amazing examples of revisionist history I’ve ever seen. God knows I’m no Trump fan, but I do like the fact that he constantly calls Jeb! on that bullshit.

Gatlinburg can be fun, but not if you have to drive through Pigeon Forge to get there. It’s a tacky tourist trap with unbelievable traffic jams during the busiest seasons. (Gatlinburg is tacky too but not quite at the same hillbilly level as Pigeon Forge.) I’m from the area, and locals know to go through Wears…

Mine calls me CiCi. When my daughter-in-law was pregnant, I voiced a resistance to being called anything grandmotherly sounding. She and my son told me the baby would call me whatever she calls me, even if it’s granny or mamaw. I said, “She can be trained,” which is exactly what happened.

Exactly what I came here to say. Establishment Republicans have been reduced to throwing everything against the wall now to see if anything sticks. At this point, it doesn’t even matter that it could potentially damage his campaign. It’s sink or swim, baby!

“How do they keep their jobs?” is my question as well. My husband works in a county government department that serves the public. The county mayor—who is his ultimate boss—is an elected official and, as a result, has lots of incentive to keep all voters happy. I can’t imagine this kind of behavior being tolerated…

At least you weren’t psychologically scarred by your mother when you got your first period.

...and leads directly to meth and death. Don’t forget that part.

Great info, thanks. I’m in Nashville. We have vape stores, but I’ve heard that I’d be asked to leave if I try to buy a pen and mention I’ll use it to smoke weed. Nothing is legal here right now; unfortunately, Tennessee will likely be one of the last adopters. Around here, you can still go to prison for a year for…

Fellow stoner here. I really want a vape pen because it cuts down on the aroma significantly and is a bit easier on the lungs. My husband doesn’t partake and can’t stand the smell, so it would largely be for his benefit.

I inherited my grandmother’s old clothes dryer, which is more than 40 years old now. When it developed a squeak, my husband talked to a repairman who said we really need to fix it, as opposed to buying a new one. A little WD-40 and it’s good as new. They really don’t make them like that anymore.

My sister experienced the lodged-antibiotic phenomenon. The doctor called hers kissing ulcers since it burned both sides of her throat, and he said it was fairly common. My sister has a high threshold for pain, but she was in agony—she had to stay overnight in the hospital so her pain could be controlled. We take the…

I wonder sometimes how folks who are famous for being famous actually support themselves; for example, Karrueche Tran. Once Chris Brown was out of her life, I assume her standard of living declined. It would be difficult to sustain that kind of lifestyle with just a regular job.

Yup. Same here. I’ve mentioned this on Jez before, but when the selling-baby-parts video was first made public, I posted Planned Parenthood’s press release defending themselves on my Facebook page. I wanted to be sure friends and family knew what was really going on. There were plenty of nutty right-wing responses,…

It’s so kind of you to offer your help. I’m determined to get this information to him and I’ll be sure to give you a heads up if it looks like he’s going to get in touch with you.

Thank you for your response. I’m in tears over it because it hits so close to home and so perfectly describes his situation. Her latest tactic is to tell the kids what a horrible human being their dad is. His 5-year-old daughter told me, “Mommy says daddy is worthless and lazy. She says other bad words about him that…

My nephew is in an abusive marriage and shows no signs of being interested in getting out. Your comments here are giving me hope.

These assholes are fully aware they can say anything they fucking want. Exactly. And when confronted with indisputable evidence to the contrary, they’ll issue a vague, “Oops, my bad,” knowing full well the damage is done. They count on the fact their base won’t bother to verify that what they said was true.