You mean for raising a pair of anti-establishment, vicious, sarcastic, cynical, too clever by half, free-thinking, independent, capable young women?

My youngest daughter is in the big crowd somewhere

And, as an academic, I will add: 

I’m a contractor with my company, and I used to accept formatting assignments involving manuscripts that were unhinged, bigoted and hateful in my opinion. I swallowed my anger at the authors, thinking that I couldn’t afford to say no financially, and I tried to tell myself that A) no one was ever going to read these…

Academic snark is best snark.

I had this conversation at work. A couple of coworkers were saying no immigrants unless they are educated, can speak English, blah blah blah. I said you know I’m an immigrant who couldn’t speak English when I landed here, right? Yeah, but you’re Irish, that’s different, and it was a long time ago.. HOW IS THAT…

I paid $20 to the Universal Life Church for this Doctor of Divinity degree and you will call me Dr. American Meatgoat.

That really speaks to your character and your principles. It is my belief that for religious folks, this was a test of their morals and what they were getting out of their faith. A sin is a sin and for Christians that voted for him on a singular issue of abortion and said the hell with everyone else, I’m not sure how…

I would love to see a tête à tête between Malcom Nance and Dorka made public.

Thank you for linking this! I was going to go back down that hole myself but you saved me. PhDs who are confident in their work and identity don’t insist on the honorific. Sure, it’s on our letterhead, but no one I know insists on the verbal title.

the venn diagram of ‘people who make a big deal about your calling them Doctor’ and ‘people who are assholes’ is a circle

Not “Fucko”?

I had family who died as a result of Hitler’s march through Hungary. It’s neck-and-neck between Bannon and Gorka for who I think is the most loathsome turd in the White House.

God I wish Gorka would fuck off, if only because he likes to play up his British Army bullshit “oh I was in a super secret Intel unit who hunted down the IRA”.

Great, and im sure piling on TF will be effective.

I’ve been estranged from my father for 30 years. At first it was because he was physically and emotionally abusive, I turned 18 and moved out. He was trucking with Lyndon LaRouche when I was in high school but he’s moved into full on right wing conspiracy nutjob over the years and was yelling for State’s Rights while…

I had a coworker who cut her parents off right after the election. She’s white, a lesbian in an interracial marriage (her wife is Latina). Her parents voted for 45. She was like “No, we will not be coming to your house for Thanksgiving, and I see no need for us to speak further.” She has 3 or 4 siblings who are like…

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.