I’ve made my peace with it, too. I’ve always felt kids weren’t for me, even though I like them. But I see the life my siblings have with my nieces and nephews, and I’m not cut out for that. I’m content to be a part of the village helping to raise those beautiful little monsters. I’m not down for 4 a.m. feedings and…

Everyone should read this thread. There is a whole hell of a lot of nuance to the scope of Mueller’s findings vis a vis Russian election interference.

Nobody tell this bigmouthed asshole that the SDNY and NY State AG are still after him.  Let him run his mouth.  Also, Nadler is calling in Barr to testify about this shit.  Two days after a two year report, the DOJ determines there was “no obstruction?” I think not.

I’m 43 so I have at least one black hair per boob at any given time. I try to keep up on them but life is busy. The chin hair is more than I can handle though. And the gray mustache hairs. 

Say what you will about John and Meghan McCain (and there is plenty to be said—much of it that needs to be said for years to come), but at a bare minimum, Senator McCain was not the active, joyful embarrassment to this nation that Trump is and insists on being.

Every time this dipshit who pled “bone spurs” multiple…

Oh god, the White House Staff. They suffer in silence now, but Pleeeease write a tell-all later?

I don’t have a mom anymore. She died last Saturday morning after only two days in hospice. Over the past four months we made 7 trips to Houston (14 flights), 7 rental cars, 9 airbnbs...I worked so hard to get her top notch treatment and it just wasn’t enough. If you have a great mom - like I did - call her and tell…

So there were no “Leakers” in the White House.  Trump just kept accidentally printing his memos to the printer in the Press Corps’ room.

“Tempered” is the wrong word, it insinuates (even in this context) some competence. “Hampered” would be more appropos.

Mercifully, the incompetence is probably one of the main reasons we are all still alive.

You should really check out your local community colleges’ catalog of adult enrichment courses, they aren’t usually too pricey, and you could try a few things and see if one catches your fancy. (Also a good way to try before you buy lots of supplies or something.)

That is awesome about the appointments! Was it weird or cool or both?

As for firsts, not to bring the mood down, but I stood up to my emotionally abusive partner and, for the first real time, didn’t back down. It’s not boding well between us (he escalated the situation, started pulling random things into the…

Hi Jezzies, a few of you will remember that I was homeless and then finally got rehoused by the council into a flat last year. The block the flat is in is awful and full of drug dealers and that I am the only female in the block. I posted last year that my doctor had written to the council to say that I needed to be…

My thought has always been... Do they pay taxes? If yes, then they get a say, through voting, on how they’re spent. Voting age should correlate to the minimum age requirement for legal work.

I’m not sure either. I think it’s extremely important to get kids engaged in both learning about our political system and advocacy, but I’m not sure I trust that kids just learning to drive or who have never worked really have the experience or knowledge to vote. Most likely they are still too indoctrinated by their…

Heh heh.  Someone gave Mike Pence a pearl necklace.  I assume Mother wasn’t in the room.

with all due respect, it’s surrounded by water, gella.

The gop has embraced criminality for decades. Law is simply a tool for them to use against their opponents.

How do I do this without sounding righteous or, worse, whiny?

Hey Jezzies! I have an auntie win to share! (I’m the one raising my nephew).

My nephew was picked as student of the month in his class for how much he’s improved in reading! He’s in first grade. He came to me in August barely reading more than his name and simple things like “cat”*, so it’s been one of our big…