It’s almost as if beauty has its own “uncanny valley.” It seems like we judge some far more by the tiny degrees they are away from their own perfection than we judge others for being what is considered “ugly.” My kid is gorgeous— to me, and as objectively as I can say so, empirically as well— but she gets teased at…

Friendsgivings are THE BEST. It’s so much more enjoyable to be yourself with people who like you just the way you are, instead of family with their expectations and inner conflicts.

Seconded. I had the tiniest Christmas tree in my solo apt— only a foot tall!— and I decorated it with ornaments and presents that were special just to me and my dog. It did brighten my spirit.

There it is, folks! (Commenting to boost, because this is truly the war we’re fighting.)

Even if you don’t go to HR and you go to a lawyer, and now matter how litigation or mediation turns out, word gets around entire industries that you’re a liability. So basically, make sure whatever settlement you get out of the ordeal, that is if you win, is enough to sustain you for awhile. Because otherwise, you’re…

That’s so messed up!

OOF. That ain’t right!!!

She “helps!” Which is to say, she does whatever hands-on thing I can coerce her into doing. She has her favorites— bagging leaves (after jumping into the pile), pulling weeds (she sucks at it, but I encourage it), and generally running circles around me with her little dog.

Psssssst.... Added layer of WTF? She has no idea “who I am.” I hate that “do you know who I am?” attitude and please forgive me for even saying it just now, but let’s just say I have a media presence on behalf of a certain sector of the maker community in our city. If she googled my name (my real name, not AssFault),…

Wow. Can't tell if sensible or nonsensical! Was she happy with the change?

Oh! Sorry, I misunderstood!

The women at my kid’s preschool have their kids at the same location where they work, or at a different location within the same chain. I’ve always assumed it’s because they get an employee discount of sorts, if not a “free spot.”

THANK YOU. You don’t see the headdesking from there. There’s now a dent in my desk. Amazing how I think I’m implying “I don’t have time” for X @>1/yr frequency how everyone interprets I’m a bitchy asshole who thinks everyone who does X @Y frequency is an extravagant effwad. CAN SOMEONE SHOW ME ON THE DOLL WHERE I HURT…

I would love to be able to go to the zoo THAT much, actually. But there’s no freaking way!

TOTAL PANDER-BEAR.

23. Can we just settle this right quick: is Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie?

Our kid’s in preschool, so no buses. But even when I was growing up (I’m an old) elementary buses were becoming a thing of the past. I didn’t take a bus to school until jr high, and back then I realized very quickly that taking the bus was tantamount to wearing off-brand jeans. I immediately buddied up with a neighbor…

It was definitely bizarre. I wondered if I did or said something that inadvertently offended her at some point. We Irish goodbyed the party so I wondered if that was it...?

Exactly!!!

I love you.