I made pototo soup. One of like, three things I learned how to make from my mom.

Oh for fuck’s sake. Suspension over staring? I wonder how many young girls and boys in that school have been assaulted and harassed by fellow students, and I bet the administration hasn’t ever done shit about it. Also, do you know how easy it is to break up a staring contest? Really fucking easy. “Hey, cut it out.”…

Right? Also included in the list is police violence, which is a very real issue that affects a lot of people, but disproportionately affects minorities. I mean, if that’s on the list, then yeah, I might say the government is out to get us.

I think it says “So grateful to mom and dad”.

No, there’s no reason they didn’t deserve to survive, but I’m glad that you survived, and so sorry you had to go through that. <internet hugs if you want them>

The one, and only, time I went to an Ulta was in winter. It was really cold and windy. A woman who worked there walked up to me right after I had entered the store telling me about all these products I should buy for my sensitive skin. Then told me how bad my skin must be for how red it was. She was rude and stupid,…

Everyone I know was hit by the recession. The people who were hit the hardest were the ones who didn’t have any investments whatsoever. I haven’t made enough money yet to be comfortable investing over saving, but I know I need to start investing soon (beyond what I currently contribute to my 401k). Even investments…

Yup. So much damn yup. Luckily my parents stopped at 1, I can’t imagine trying to watch out for four siblings on top of taking care of myself.

Lauren is an idiot. I was raised by parents who didn’t have any savings in their twenties, and you know what? They didn’t have savings in their thirties, or even their fourties. Granted, this was because of a lot of circumstances - job layoffs, significant injury after an accident, having a child. But I’ll tell you…

Definitely not. Stay out. We don’t want anymore dumbasses clogging up our highways or our trails.

Ok, yeah, that’s awesome. I hope they do, because they’ve got a new fan, that’s for damn sure. I cannot contain my admiration for their wisdom and strength of character. I wish I was half the woman they are at half my age.

Holy shit. That response was spot on, professional, strong. Those girls kick ass.

A friend of mine growing up was from a very, very, very conservative household and she dressed like this. Long jean skirts and gray t-shirts.

Fictional photographers, too.

So... This isn’t really a funny funeral story. But I think it should be shared here, because I think it’s really fucking weird.

I think this is good advice. If you’re being paid unfairly, and a coworker with a higher wage is what points it out to you, there is no reason to throw your coworker under the bus. Your wage is between you and your employer, just as your coworker’s wage is between your coworker and their employer. Your wage may not be…

Just gross. I mean, this guy’s marriage is clearly all about him. Ugh. Not you know, him and his wife. Just a convenient arrangement for himself. Blegh.

I like to think that, like, fourty years ago one of their kids (or maybe a niece or a nephew or something) realized how gross that cake thing was getting, and baked them a new one. So every year they bake a new cake and sneak it into the pantry.

I bought a horse from a guy who lost a thumb to a stud-horse’s teeth. Smart fear.

This highlights what a lot of families go through with children, spouses, parents, and other close ones with mental illnesses. Not to say that everyone with mental illness does this, but it is a very common occurrence.