Alternatively, "Ya can't fix stupid."

I had an awful shrew cat too (Siamese), who was found in a dumpster as a kitten. It’s just how she was, no matter how much I tried to gentle her. She was not loving, was demanding, and was difficult to do things with like nail clipping. She gave me scars I still have on my arms. She behaved like I felt when I had pms.…

My brother took his wife’s last name.

Agree. And to those who say This is Dirt Bag so it’s ok, here’s a different (better) spin on her stalker(s) that is filed to Dirt Bag: https://jezebel.com/another-of-taylor-swifts-alleged-stalkers-has-been-appr-1825341964

Oh dear. Easier said than done, but try not to feel this level of guilt about the situation. Imagine your life right now if you hadn’t left him.

My cat loves me, but mostly she loves my lap and never stops climbing into it no matter what is going on at the time.

I’m coming with you.

Um...

After reading this I realzed that being like a man with tits and great eyebrows is exactly what I’ve aspired to for the last 40 years of my life. Thank you for describing it, internet stranger!

Bluetooth headphones and amazing playlists? I don’t mean to sound flip, because it’s just this reason that I live alone. I feel for you!

Oh man. A basket of stars for you!

The only way to “figure out how to live with those lines” is to accept that it’s gonna hurt like a m*therf*cker, then get your support system in place, brush up on your self care routines if you need to, and do it.

I’m going later this year and doing a horse trek. I’m completely in love with icelandic horses and there are tons of places that have rides both short and long. I’m bonkers with excitement. Also want to see volcanoes and hot pots and places where the stories in the sagas [allegedly] took place.

I’ve heard of people packing canned and boxed food in their checked luggage to help with basic food costs.

The right

Howabout, instead of incarcerating the dangerous people, we have school in jail? Kinda flip it around, you know? Then the students and faculty and everyone would be safe as houses.

I wish the star thing was a heart thing and I could send all the hearts to you and your very good dog pogger.

I agree and would add that I’ve concluded that there really is no safe internet space, though there are grades of safe. I don’t come here to feel safe, I come to laugh or think or hear stories, sometimes to cheer others or commiserate. I too have seen some pretty harsh commenting at times on Jez that cause me to not…

Well, you could experiment with waiting an hour or two? Given time zones and the fact that some interesting commenters are busy working and can’t check for posts more than once a day (if that), it could be one way to alter things without completely stopping posting.

“...eventually I’ll be posting on one article a day and then I might as well just go away completely.”