I’m sorry, how do I sign up for this condition? 

Donations are a great way to help patients, but don’t do much for providers (besides let them treat patients with a tiny bit less stress on the patient’s part, if they needed financial help getting birth control or other testing). Also, PP regularly touts “only 3% of what we do is abortion!” so donating to them is…

Snakes on a plane? Naw. Cats on my plane is my asthmatic nightmare. 

Bernie Bros who hated Hillary with a misogynistic furor created a sexually hostile work environment?

Perhaps best to specify a vanilla egg cream? For most people, the chocolate fountain drink seems to be the default version . . . or they will only know of the Cadbury egg.  Egg creams are not particularly common in places like the west coast, and I didn’t have my first one until I was in my twenties.

Alabama’s bad, but is there any area where Mississippi isn’t worse?

People interested in having a different life than their parents life, or the life of those around them growing up, have a hard time. They are climbing a mountain towards a goal without clear markers. They are climbing blind. That’s what college or work or life mentors are for: someone to quantify your experiences, to…

Ah, sex. A topic with its very own special brand of dismissive misogyny (at least, when a woman is the subject).

I think you’ve got a few good examples of non-toxic masculinity to follow. I tell my single women friends who date men that they should be looking for a Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers), a Terry Crews, or a Nick Offerman. Men who, apparently in spite of “biology,” are able to treat women like human beings. These are men who…

Don’t feel bad-I understand how to pay taxes on my income far better than I understand how to earn income to pay taxes on. It’s not that important to know if you can afford an accountant.

This is an excellent point. As nice as it would be to embrace “when they go low, we go high”, the fact is that strategy has not worked in delivering actual benefits to people. We see this in places like Michigan and North Carolina, where even when Republicans lose they try to pass laws preventing others from…

My theory is that a lot of us are children of Baby Boomers. There are a lot of Baby Boomers with multiple children.

Extremely same. I get exhausted reading about this guy because he reminds me of my estranged mother so much. She called me at my job last week (the one place I can’t block her from), and when I told her not to contact me *because* we are estranged and she’s nuts, she demanded that I, on the spot, recount every single…

Just because I never saw him actually display those behaviours doesn’t mean he hadn’t sure as shit done it.

She was a nasty and abusive person! I used to never share stories like this because I was taught that to do so was a betrayal to my fam (“her intentions were good!”). The reality is that the best gift is what the other person wants, not what you think they should want. I realize now that shit like this really groomed…

My parents had gone on a beach vacation in the summer a few years ago, and they bought back nice gifts for my siblings and their families, like hoodies, candles, ornaments, and gave them out at Christmas. And for me, oh boy, they had “saved” for me their USED little bottles of hotel shampoo and conditioner (there was…

I had been a poor student for years, sleeping on an air mattress in a sleeping bag, when my mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told her I wanted a duvet to replace my sleeping bag and a real suitcase to replace a weathered duffel bag. She implied she had some extra money that year and asked if I had a…

The movie itself is...not good. The writing, pacing, directing, and editing, are all awful. I didn’t believe for a second Freddie’s relationship with his band mates, girlfriend, boyfriends, or parents. The time hops were choppy, the script was terrible. But holy shit was Rami Malek fantastic. I believed he was Freddie…

This past summer, while the Hubs and I were on our annual Okanagan holiday, was the first time Instagram Influencers showed up at one of the spa resorts we treat ourselves to. I have never seen an influencer in action and it’s kind of horrifying to watch. The makeup is just so, full on slap at all times. The hair is…

This is my favorite Julie Andrews gif.