Man, I wish the behind the scenes hadn’t stated so definitively that this was Trey’s goodbye episode. Trey annoyed me on my first pass through the show, but in a recent rewatch I found him to be kind of endearing. And he’s perfect for Abbi - they’re the same type of nerdy and awkward, but he’s learned to use it to his…

Hopefully the girls return the favor and guest judge on the next season of Drag Race.

Are you nuts? You know how expensive Legos are nowadays?

You’re so right about the stigma. When I first sought treatment for depression, I asked my brother for financial help, and didn’t tell my mother about it for like two years, because I knew she would blame herself, and of course, she did, when she found out. When I finally got my correct ADHD diagnosis, I sent her a…

Wow. Ain’t that the truth. You have a really healthy perspective. It took me becoming friends with a mom and aging 10 years to begin to see it from my parents’ view, and yeah, don’t blame them for 99% of the bs now because it was never easy or simple raising three children. I do hope that eventually mental health…

Yep. I’m currently the parent of a depressed teen. People are constantly making assumptions/judgments about what our relationship must be like. They (referring specifically to my child) are much more likely to politely smile and go along with something a relative stranger suggests than they are anything I say right…

I think its important emphasize that you can’t make a teenager do much, in a physical sense. Sure, you can attempt to leverage behavior out of them but you can’t force their hands in a literal sense the way you might a smaller child or toddler.

At the same time, if getting her to eat or change her clothes is a struggle that takes priority over the hair. This is her most visible symptom, but maybe not her worst problem. Her parents may really be trying.

I spent my internship at a DV agency and we always had specialized trainings for cosmetologists. Oftentimes, abuse victims and people with severe depression will not only open up to their stylists, but the stylists will often see bruises and cuts from abuse and self harm that may be hidden by hair. We always gave them…

Wow, I’m so sorry you had to go through that. You have every right to be angry!

I’m sure there are books or professors that can teach anthropology in a racist way, but the study of culture and linguistics in and of itself is not racist. In fact, it’s helped document many cultures and languages from completely disappearing as well as the historical evolution.

Not sure I understand the sarcasm here. I think it’s fair to say a victim isn’t at fault for being stalked or harassed, no matter how much social media presence they have.

Jesus Christ, I am so, so sorry for your loss. In this instance, I don’t think how old you are makes your loss any less profound.

I absolutely want to rage-punch people on my FB feed who post shit about eating right and exercising to treat depression. It can HELP, but gives people the entirely wrong idea of how depression actually works and is treated.

My father killed my mother and then himself 3 weeks ago. These suicide headlines hit me so hard now. I’m 35 and strong enough to handle this; I can’t imagine how it would be for a child.

Like I said to a fellow mourner following my brother’s suicide: it’s not a contest. (She had told me that it was worse for me than others because I had lost both my father and my brother to suicide.)

Assuage yourself this, it is not at all what the Bachelor/ette shit is like. Those people are thirsty, desperate fame whores. You and I at that age sound a lot a like, because I always wanted to have a follow up to ‘clarify things’.

Oh I’m sure it was completely legitimate! The kid who told me he had feelings for a girl is a fantastic person. The girl he had said feelings for is also a great kid. I know that this boy simply realized how much he liked her as a person and wanted to share the wonderful feeling that he had. Just sharing this…

I’m a middle school teacher and a kid came up to me exclaiming, “Prof Keen Bean I’ve got great news! I’m starting to have feelings for a girl!” It took everything I had not to chuckle. It was amazing

What a lucky break you got that she turned you down. Imagine dating that monster.