this should have 3,641 stars.

What the hell does your age have to do with loving cake? You’ll take my birthday cake out of my cold dead hands on my 101st birthday, when I die fighting some other bitch at the rest home for the corner piece, because that’s where all the icing’s at. THREE SURFACES OF FROSTING.

Many years ago at the group home for developmentally disabled teens where I worked there was a resident who really, really wanted to go to the best steak house in the city for his 18th birthday. He had behavior and anger issues, but was determined to earn that birthday dinner, and he managed it. So another staff…

Do you leave your home in the morning? I mean, WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED?

Um, not so independent. She wouldn’t be able to get anywhere without a hand up her skirt. But yeah, you can’t beat her as a (stuffed) symbol of determination and body positive self adoration.

Here we go. Of course, they look nothing like us :P

I had a situation in a class a couple of years ago (Uni level; 2nd year) where a girl who wore a hijab asked to change between two of my units - the one she was doing was basic feminist identity politics and she wanted to move into a sexual representations one - because she felt the class she was in was really hostile…

Of course it’s not going to save their life. No one is saying it would. But it probably will make their day a little better. And sure, it might make me feel better to give them the food. To be honest, I don’t see how that takes away what it does for the child.

Since I am neither rich nor poor, can I give a beggar kid a granola bar?

No. Flat out, NO. I live in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and the worst thing you can do is interact with street kids. I know it’s tough, but teaching them to braid, stamping their hands, giving them money (especially) is very, very dangerous. I don’t know how to say this eloquently, but white people look the same. Being…

Ma’am, if you want to pray, go to church .

Generally being convinced that one knows more than an entire group of professional people is a symptom of narcissism.

I’m reading the “On no, the Poors” and can see most of the commenters are looking at this from a US myopic funnel. It is not welfare. It is government rebates from our tax system that go to anyone who uses childcare or who has children. You can be on $100,000 a year and still get tax rebates for having children.…

I think there is something really telling in that photo about the relationship between the daughters and their parents. One daughter is hugging her father from behind in what looks like a comfortable, natural way, not even touching her mother. The other daughter barely has her hand on her mother and is actually making…

This is what kills me about these “Christian” business owners. A photographer/baker/florist/DJ/venue/caterer could easily avoid booking a gay wedding* or whatever else makes them feel morally uncomfortable (ugh)—EASILY—by just saying “Sorry, looks like we’re already booked that weekend.” Done. That would be the end of…

Right. I've left a few jobs for better ones, and I give at least two weeks notice and make sure work is documented for the next person. You don't have to stay somewhere forever, but you also don't have to burn bridges when you leave.

Saturday Night Social, or SNS, is always like this.

This is absolutely fantastic. I don't know what else to say— she seems awesome; everything she's dealt with is incredibly hard and she seems to have a lot of self-awareness and clarity about herself and the situation.

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