Seriously.

Good.

Our brains respond to threats differently. When it's someone else being harmed, the trauma is secondary, and easier to work through with the distance. When it's us, personally, it's a lot harder to get out of the fight/flight/freeze response.

I completely identify with being able to staunchly stick up for other women when this shit happens but not for myself. Interesting to read it's not just me.

Thanks. :)

Berru didn’t respond to an email I sent to his personal account requesting comment or to multiple phone calls, but early on Wednesday, he released a statement in which he admitted to drug and alcohol problems. In this statement, Berru addresses the women who’ve accused him generally but does not go into specifics, and…

She PLAYED Nancy in the Nancy Drew movie that was made didn’t she?

Aww, man. I mean, sure. He’s evil. But at this point, don’t you feel just a little bit bad for how poorly this turned out for Jeb!? It’s gone cartoonishly bad. It’s like, Jeb! sent away to the ACME Corp. for a campaign kit & some roadrunner seed and now it’s all just anvils dropping on him.

True story, a friend of mine was seated next to 2 Chainz in first class on a flight about 3 years ago. My friend in aisle, 2C in window. Being an old like me he had never heard of Monsieur Chainz and didn’t hear him clearly when they introduced each other so spent the whole flight calling him Touche. As in, “Touche,…

One Corinthian Two Corinthians Red Corinthian Blue Corinthian.

I can't believe that FC still has a lot of backing and support. This technique has done so much damage. I understand the need to connect with people who have severe disabilities and how easy it is to grasp at straws. My god, so many people have burned by this and it really needs to end.

Abstaining from sex with clients is a solid idea for any therapist tbh

For the first several seconds she was my hero. Then I let this thought creep in:

I had a man friend who whined “but it’s not cooooomfortable” when I side-eyed his manspreading.

Womanspreading.

Because I know you’re all scrambling for your dictionaries:

I woke up in the middle of my wisdom teeth removal surgery and it was and continues to be the most terrifying thing I’ve experienced

Positive: The Police actually believe that it was assault and are investigating it as such.

I LOVE how people just casually suggest that working from home is equivalent to maternity leave, like it’s so easy to work while caring for a newborn. The first three months with my second born were so intense that taking a shower felt like a major accomplishment.