Oh fuck her. I had that. I thought I was going to die. I vomited all day every day. That is NOT a little morning sickness.

I teach middle school. Near retirement. Under the radar TS. Androgyny for survival. But hormones and the full deal. Had planned to come out soon. Not now. Not in this state in which I now live. A state which by choice provides no protection for us. And soon likely even less.

I am proud to have voted for Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. And my bright spot in this is the fact that my little girl has spent the last weeks saying she wanted to be “the first girl president.” And I didn’t know what to say to her. But now I do. #Sophie2052

I always aim for the most competent-looking cashier. That typically means a lot of stereotyping but I’ve become ok with it.

Mike Pence actually scares me more than Trump. Trump is a blustering buffoon, but Pence is a damn anti-abortion zealot.

Exercise totally helps! I got in great shape during the Bush years because seeing his stupid face on the tvs at the gym made me push harder because, you know, rage. It’s working like a charm this time around too—I’ve lost 5lbs between the extra exercise and basically being constantly nauseated ;)

YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!

I remember them before Sears bought the brand, when they sold basic, well-made clothes. My toddler LIVED in Land’s End, and I loved their swimsuits and sweaters. Once Sears took over, the quality went down, and the styles went from simple to ugly. RIP.

“I’ve got a pretty sweet vulva myself.”

ZOMG. I wore men’s boxer shorts as an outside layer in 1989! Black tights, Batman boxer shorts, a Batman T-shirt, and Avias (not Reeboks). I was 25. I was a grad student. I had no excuse. I had reasons: I liked Batman (that was the year the Michael Keaton movie came out), and it was getting to be late fall, so I…

I have watched Black-ish since day one, today I learned that Kenya Barris is a dude.

On behalf of all the boring parents in the world:

That’s a really unflattering picture of Mr. Dixon. Here, let me help:

(Not at you JE) Fuck Charter schools. Fuck TFA. Get involved in your local public schools and stop calling public school advocates racists. I’ve been in my neighborhood 30 years. My elementary school is was and will continue to be predominately black and hispanic. And poor. The best thing my dad ever did was be the…

We really need to grow up about this simplistic and highly deceptive charter school nonsense. Just as the answer to “how can black people rise up and overcome?” is not “get out and vote,” standardizing curriculum to within an inch of its life, hiring under-educated and under-paid TFA-style drones (or sadists, like at…

Owen Jones walked off of his TV segment yesterday when the the idiot across from him refused to acknowledge that this was an attack specifically against LGBT people. It was courageous:

Real talk: infant clothing is incredibly rewarding to make as a knitter. Works up quickly, finished product is hella cute, and even if you use top dollar yarn, usually not that expensive. And then, when you gift it away, you are the boss of that baby shower.

Make a statement without saying a word!

AND THIS
“I’ll be missing the entire concept of the word, the idea of a parent who doesn’t just sacrifice—as all parents must—but also doesn’t hold that sacrifice against their children.”

I believe what you see is actually a chest tattoo. A chest tattoo that totally looks like squiggly chest hair. And probably says something douchy. Or religious.