I’m an Elizabeth too and it boggles my mind why everyone wants to shorten it! True for the first 17 years of my life I put up with Beth (family still calls me that). But I swear I introduce myself to someone new and dollars to donuts they respond,”Nice to meet you Liz!” I very adamantly and perhaps rudely tell them…

I was always Beth (nickname for Elizabeth) until we moved across country 20 years ago and demanded to be called Elizabeth. I’m thinking of changing it back.

OMG. I’m 37, was raised Catholic (not religious/spiritual now), and have been pro-choice since I was 15. This NEVER occurred to me. Thank you for giving me a new and persuasive argument for Christmas dinner!!!

Martha Washington hated being First Lady—she referred to the role as being “state prisoner”—and yet she did all kinds of shit to raise funds for the vets from the War for Independence. And she established the formal entertainments for people in the government, foreign dignitaries, and the public because they kept…

I chose to work today (I’m a character interpreter at a historic house) instead of doing the family thing. Not only did I not have to fight with my ignorant bigot family members I spent the day having people ask to take their photo with me. Instead of “You’re a commie libtard!” I got “You look so beautiful, can I have…

Can I come next year? Promise I’m not a weirdo.

Fair enough but I’ve been bullied into attendance when I’d rather stay away (and tried to explain to my family why it would be better for all of us) and that’s when the gloves come off. I didn’t want to be here but was told if I didn’t the family would fall apart and then I’m attacked for my standing up for trying to…

So my boss is a nice man but totally incompetent. I’m moving into a new role in our department and it’s my dream. He will hug me, grab my hand, etc. It truly isn’t sexual but I’m still squicked out. A lot of my coworkers are big huggers so it’s a culture of that and I’m not into it. Not sure how to deal.

Martha Washington wrote that she felt like a “state prisoner” when she was FLOTUS and she was married to a mostly good dude.

People absolutely can protest on the street in front of the WH. I’m down there twice a week for work and there’s tons going on. They can use Lafayette Squareif needed but Pennsylvania Ave is most definitely open.

So online dating....my friend reminded me it is a numbers game and you just have to go out with the most guys who aren’t too terrible. I’ve been doing that and had two meh dates this week—totally nice guys and had a pleasant enough time. Would go out with either again to see if sparks happen. But I have a work crush…

This is par for the course behavior for DC douches...I’m dating now and its a nightmare....

They are also the ones behind the Museum of the Bible that will open in DC in the fall.

Um I don’t appreciate any dick pics but flaccid dicks! *shudder*

Online dating thread (for Oldz!): Sorry if there’s another thread for this already! I’ve been going on lots of dates but nothing special. HOWEVER! This week I went out with a guy who actually asked me, on the first date, “What are your thoughts on religion, sex, and existentialism?” I joked and said “No, yes, really?”…

You are braver and stronger than I—as I posted before, I’m only hanging on for the money

My dad is a “nice person”—he’s not actively harmful—if you mean he doesn’t mow people down with his car. He’s also told me “You’re cute but not sexy” (this was 12 years ago so before our current nightmare), told me “I’d marry your mom again if she’d lose weight”, and always the tone of surprise, “You actually look…

Look I know it isn’t Saturday Night Social but I’m really hurting. I have a dream job as my full time job but have to work two side jobs to barely scrape by (and I’m lucky to have that). Trying to date so have both Tinder and OKC. I’m exhausted. Yes, this is a pity party.

I went to Catholic school where we had uniforms and had boys talking about my boobs without bra straps—one of them was kind (?) enough to tell me the running joke was “Why are EK’s boobs square? Because she forgot to take the Kleenex out of the box”—-apparently the teachers knew about this and did nothing. I wore…

And age! God I love getting old because I give somany fewer fucks!