I once had a (BLESSEDLY) brief fling with a dude who had a textbook porn-sized peen. Easily the worst sex I’ve ever had, by far. Dude just had no idea what to actually do with a woman’s body and did nothing about the fact that he came within ten minutes every single time. Christ.

THIS. It’s 800% about image and words, not actions.

Yeah, I don’t make enough to actually travel anywhere, but I at least needed some time away from work.

2) Yes yes YES. I just took about a week off in order to juts stay at home and breathe, for the sake of my mental health. Mucho needed.

“I’m so focused on my business, but not focused enough to have a professional relationship with a woman I work with.”

John McCain can go fuck himself.

Cosigned, as someone who became a (now-recovered) alcoholic due to self-medicating my untreated depression. Most people who suffer from substance abuse have a co-occurring mental illness.

The fact that the parents could get their kids back is the extra awful cherry on top of this horrendous pile of bullshit. I don’t think any amount of therapy can fix whatever is broken in them to make them think giving their children to a pedophile and rapist is acceptable.

She’s officially my new hero.

AGREED. My mother’s side of the family is born and bred in Georgia, and I lived there up until my early teens. There’s a veneer of public nicety, but holy shit, as soon as you leave the room, there’s shittalk and passive aggression galore. The stereotype of Southern manners is really just being able to…

Oof, didn’t even think about that. Thanks!

I need all of these looks on my body STAT.

YES, SAN JUNIPERO, YES.

Oh maaaan, as a pre-teen, I remember sequestering Clan of the Cave Bear and a few other Harlequin romance novel-types in my room to literally read under the cover of darkness with a flashlight in bed, just because of the sexy bits. NOSTALGIA.

Jeeesus, that’s awful. Glad you got out of there and hope your current situation is much improved!

Very true!

I haven’t been contributing to a 401(k) at all, because I legitimately can’t afford to, so that’s at least not a worry.

Yeah, while not a dream job, this one has been pretty great, all things considered. But when starting to look at my longer-term plans, it definitely won’t financially provide for those, and I don’t want to stay in this position forever. I’m starting to put out feelers to folks I know to see if they know of any…

Oof, this was definitely a timely read for me. I just passed the second year mark of the first job I’ve ever had that I’ve enjoyed. But there’s not potential for growth for me (unless I were hypothetically to move to where our corporate HQ is, which isn’t an option I’d consider), and there’s no chance I’m getting a…

Congrats! I stopped drinking about a year and a half ago after being a pretty intense drinker for a few years; hands down, best decision I ever made for myself.