Yup, we get along great, I’ve frequently been caught saying I prefer her to my own. She’s also a 76 year old woman with outdated thoughts on who is in charge of what in a household. I don’t think it’s that odd.

And if it’s done in a way that’s incredibly sensitive and about the story, what are they worried about? I don’t understand that.

It’s difficult, if not impossible, to teach children “this is how to use clothing as armor” without seeming to endorse the systems and values that determine how that is done. But if I were to try, I’d lean pretty heavily on “this is what you do to send signals of cooperation and compliance to the people in charge,”…

Give the $26 million directly to Planned Parenthood.

There’s no way I want someone to find my corpse in something like that.

and Loki 

I came downstairs the morning after the Alabama thing, and said, we’re putting our travel plans on hold (had planned to go to the state this fall) until they fix this shit. And my husband said: you can’t live your life like that. The fuck I can’t! I can totally live my life without getting to Alabama, Missouri, or…

I hear you. To defend Mr. Mahler, he was trying to calm me down so I wouldn’t start a brawl at a kids lacrosse game. He totally gets it and lets me be a raging angry powerful woman. I was pissed when the girls softball league in our town had a man throw out the first pitch, a man catch it and a man as the MC for the…

I am totally baffled by women who aren’t totally fucking angry all day every day right now.

I fucking hate all of these people. And that goes for every Republican lawmaker in my home state of Ohio, who are trying to pass similar bullshit here. The ONLY reason I stay in this godforsaken state is because my vote is needed, and these conservative pricks can kiss my shiny, liberal ass.

The bill is part of a terrifying strategy from Republicans who want to take advantage of a Supreme Court stacked with conservative judges. According to the bill’s sponsor, Alabama Rep. Terri Collins, Republicans want a legal challenge, hoping that with an increasingly conservative court system, the bill will make its…

I grapple all the time with wanting to speak out about the twisted psychological, mental and sexual abuse I faced from my ex husband. I want everyone to know who he is. I want others to be wary of him. He’s a true blue psychopath and I worry where it could escalate for other women in the future. On the other hand I…

I can’t believe more black people aren’t moving there. Less than an hour drive from Atlanta, but with (I assume) lower taxes and cost of living?! Black people, gentrify Hoschton!

I like the mix of “incognito” and “look at me”

P.S. The other thing I have been doing on this project as of late is seeking out female workers. I need a welder? I look for a female welder. Same with woodworking. Wish you were on my project. I’m sick of this shit. Men don’t listen and they think they know better. I have had to ARGUE about aspects of my project with…

I’m a female woodworker. I literally went to school for woodworking. You can imagine all the condescending shit I get from contractors, even when my husband refers them to me because I actually know what I’m talking about. This one really takes the cake though. Recently, I called a lumber yard in search of very large…

Pajamas originated as everyday wear in India, and were adopted by the British as casual wear during the Raj. It was only later that they came to be used primarily as sleepwear. If there’s something about a specific form of clothing that makes it unsuitable for wearing in public (too revealing/sheer, maybe) I can see a…

It is thoughtless to take a general name and vilify it. This name like any other, was given by way of a beloved Mother and Father, and has no business being used in a negative way. This is a disrespectful and ignorant generation. 

Oh babe. I am so here for for you. 18 years here and finally getting out from under this. This is how emotional abuse works. Ah. It is the worst. 

the fact that he would move mountains for others while only giving you a pick axe to move your own speaks volumes