Re: Matthew McConnaughey

I’m inclined to agree with you. As a hetero-cisgendered woman, I’ve ended up with a personal mantra following break-ups of any kind: Do not try to fill the boy-shaped hole with another boy shape. They never quite fit. Instead, fill that hole with a combination of hobbies, phone calls, long walks in nature, revisiting f…

I really struggle with the Princess Di/Jackie O obsessions, especially when they come from my lady friends who look down upon people who obsess over socialites or follow celebrities on social media. All those women did was very intentionally marry rich & powerful men, weren’t themselves awful, and then unfortunately…

Thank you for the recommendation!

About a year before we broke up, I found out from a friend that he had a secret profile on a dating app. I tried to forgive him and restore trust in the relationship, but I couldn’t overcome my insecurities.

Given that they are only three and he doesn’t speak fluent Italian, I’d wager they doing some sort of cryptophasia/Italiano combo and he doesn’t know the difference! (I’ll jump on any opportunity to bring up twin-speak).

So true. I’ve been trying to use this approach throughout life. Like, if I mess up at work and it causes more work for someone else, “Thank you” feels so much more appropriate than “Sorry.”

Some of the blame leveled here at individual teachers may not be appropriate (e.g. not providing enough supplies). Those types of complaints should be leveled at administrations.

As I cisgendered person, one way that I try to empathize and understand grappling with gender identity is to think of one aspect of my life where I don’t fit the stereotype of a how a woman is supposed to live her life. For example, I went through a serious ‘tomboy’ phase due to my love for sports, and it frustrated…

Mainstream society has historically done a terrible job about educating us on the differences between gender and biological sex (for starters). For example, there is the linguistic tendency for people to say, “Females/males are always doing such-and-such,” when they what they really mean are men/women. If you say…

Things to consider: gender, sexuality, and biological sex are all different. “The Genderbread Person” provides a good visual representation (Google search the phrase). For your family member, this means that although how they present their gender is different than before, their sexuality and biological sex organs may…

To all the trans people who deal with harassment, self-loathing, abuse and the threat of violence every day: I see you, I love you and I will do everything I can to change this world for the better.

Yes! Also, given how poorly our government has run healthcare throughout history, I think many healthcare providers do their best to sway policy (through professional organization lobbyists, etc.) but have had to make do with just trying to educate, educate, educate their patients. It’s one part triage one part harm…

Going to the movies alone has always felt decadent.

You bring up great points, but they don’t absolve the hasty and slapdash nature of this study. Disempowered groups engaging in lateral assault in STEM and healthcare are well-documented in the literature (probably best documented within the female-dominated field of nursing). I’ve been on the receiving end of that ish…

Their quote: “There are social aspects that are not captured by our observational data.”

It’s a cute holiday flick.

Panic attacks and anxiety are actually a super common occurrence with marijuana and often the reason it’s not everyone’s thing. And 100% the reason why people with certain psychiatric illnesses should absolutely not use it. It’s never been my thing because 50% of the time I would get dissociative panic attacks and the…

Sure, but also some people recognize - perhaps on some subconscious level - that the adolescent brain (which we now know extends into the early 20s) is going through massive neurological growth and reorganization, and it’s a very vulnerable time to introduce major neurotransmitter disruptions caused by substances.

Gram-life-hack: If you still want to use it to see your friends baby photos, NASA videos, etc. but hate Reels and Shopping, just scroll on your computer in a web browser. They never update the browser version of the app.