Hello everyone—As always I’ve been glad to read and consider the various thoughtful perspectives on this blog post, and on all of my previous ones. I’d also like to remind you that the comment section should host a productive and friendly dialogue. So please be thoughtful and considerate as you engage with one…

I don’t think boomers understand that the price of housing has been rising faster than wages for pretty much the ENTIRE GODDAMN LIFETIME of any millennial. Toss in the insecurity of watching our parents go through the mass layoffs of the 80s — and HOW have they already forgotten the upheaval of the real estate bubble…

I’m okay! Wine and cats. You?

empathising with emotional abusers is dangerous. it’s how they get to you, they feed off you, and how they control you. when someone is emotionally abusing you, the LAST thing you should do is concern yourself with their feelings and the FIRST thing you should do is get away and get yourself safe.

people like make me so angry as someone who has been suicidally depressed before but never ever used that as a weapon to hurt or manipulate others with. this guy was a sack of shit and i’m glad he’s dead.

Meh, I got blamed for everything coming and going including my own abuse. He was absolutely doing drugs including random bullshit with people he did not know while living in my house, one of the top ten reasons he had to go. He was either drunk, drugged up or spoiling for a fight, sometimes all 3 from eye open to pass…

To quote Cynthia Heimel, if you can’t live without me, die already.

I loved that goddamn tray. It wasn’t even a very expensive thing, but I felt like it was one of the more grown-up things I had and it just looked so nice where I had it in the house, sitting on this pretty purple dish towel my mom wove. Somehow, I’m more mad about the tray than the fact that he stole and pawned my…

I had an ex that did this too. He was super controlling and jealous, even of my friends. He never wanted me to go out unless he was with me, and I’d finally had enough when he tried to tell me I couldn’t drive up to Seattle to go to my best friend’s housewarming party. As I was driving up there having broken up with…

OMFG. My ex would go on about suicide by cop all the time. What is it with these guys? There’s like an Abusive Asshole Script.

I’m sorry you went through all of that. I hope you and your kids are doing well now!

Yep, I’m a queer woman and my ex-girlfriend did this to me.

Couldn’t agree more. Also, if he hadn’t killed himself he would have most likely killed her. Statistically, a man who chokes a woman is significantly more likely to kill her. I am sorry for everyone who had to be a part of this horrendous act but I am relieved for her safety now.

He endangered the lives of every single person in that building. People were injured, one seriously burned, trying to help him. Everyone who saw this now has to live with seeing a person burning alive, one of the most horrific things I can imagine. He lost my sympathy with this one single act. His completely…

My ex pulled this shit. He constantly threatened suicide if I left, and then when I finally did leave, he called me and told me he was in a fucking field in the middle of nowhere in a different state with a knife and was finally going to do it. I ended up having to call the state police to go get him. After I did,…

I had an ex who was like this. It took years for me to leave, and I ended up living with my sister for several months and not telling anyone so he wouldn’t find me.

“...it seems that this act was directed towards his ex-girlfriend, towards whom he had a violent history of domestic abuse.”

I may be better off without admitting this but carpe diem: I REALLY FUCKING LOVE AVRIL LAVIGNE. I went to her concert three years ago here in Chile and the stadium was full (so like 30,000 people.) I own all of her albums and listen to her music regularly. I don’t even care! I do wish she had not married Mr.…

“Even if the movie is awful, we are going to enjoy two hours of The Rock, and that ain’t a bad deal.” - My Mother

My favorite part of the Avril is dead conspiracy is that is started in south America and there is a blog called: Avril Esta Morta , sometimes I whisper this to people on the subway.