Fancy man!

I was raised near there and when people ask me where I’m from I say “London. This London, not that London.” Then I sigh audibly.

He has kind of a “huh, who woulda thunk” look on his face. I like that.

I think they sound more Californian than bog-standard Canadian but fair point!

That broke my heart. Then I imagined Obama saying “it’s ok” to her and ... tears.

I’ve lived in Toronto for a couple of decades but I grew up in SW Ontario. When I go back for holidays and such holy cow do I hear that accent! It kicks in for me when I’m there too long or when I’ve had a few pints here.

Canada has a lot of different accents, or at least dialects. A lot! A standard-issue Toronto accent can be quite different from the SW Ontario one, for instance, and it’s like 200km between the two.

Given the US west coast influence on BC, if they’re trying to emulate a Vancouver accent they’re basically trying to emulate a California accent. Just take a shortcut and go for the California, people.

Vancouver as a whole is a snark-free zone.

Or a darling pair of chocolate lab puppies.

ARGH I despair when one of the pieces of advice is to get therapy, get them therapy, or get you both therapy. Therapy costs money. If you can’t afford it you either wind up on a long waiting list (often for short-term therapy, i.e. 6 or so visits) or you wind up with an allied health professional versus a psychiatrist…

Oh. Ok. If we’re into the Unnecessary Angst Olympics feel free to offer your list of things I and others should and shouldn’t let ourselves get het up about. I’ve been longing for someone to give me my opinion about this!

“Yes I believe priorities. And what’s stopping you from packing your suitcase and going to Europe or Thailand for 3 months says a lot about where you are in your life and what you vAlue. Rant over.”

Why does it have a detrimental effect? Because some of those friends are privileged, socioeconomically, often don’t recognize it, and it can be exhausting showing happiness or, at times, neutrality, which can present as dismissive. You are free to tell me that I really shouldn’t let someone else ‘enjoying their life’…

I’m about 10 years younger than you and I remember sitting in a closet while someone coerced my friend into having sex with him. I put up a mental and emotional block over this, particularly as my friendship with the victim was borderline if not full-on abusive, but at the same time I hear you on the era. Though I…

I feel for myself that anticipating that negative response brings on the tension between hands up to protect from verbal blows and hands clenched ready to defend. Both are exhausting. Fuck, I’m so sorry.

Maybe its percolating. I hope so.

Maybe this is what she thinks people are saying when they say “damned if I do; damned if I don’t.” Ugh! She can’t do anything without someone being difficult! God love ya, Kylie.

Whenever I think of Cracker Barrel cheese (we don’t have the restaurant/store in Canada) I’m reminded that for years I thought there was a brand of cheese called Old Fort. Please let there be another Canadian out there who knows what I’m talking about.

It’s a restaurant?! Holy shit. I thought it was just cheese. Seriously.