I have had abusive partners choke me to the point of losing consciousness. I don’t believe for a second anyone who says they accidentally choked someone to death. I had a partner choke me during sex and before I lost conciousness I was able to “tap out”. He stopped and I asked wtf he was doing. He said his ex…

I’m sorry but this defense is bullshit. If your “rough sex” is so rough you KILLED SOMEONE, you are so bad at sex that you pose a danger to all future partners and should be locked up anyway. Despite what Hollywood movies would have you believe, it is actually very difficult to kill another able-bodied adult human…

The trick is to be rude to everyone all the time, just to be safe from invitations to dinner.

thankfully, my stop & shop does not have a greeter & i use the self-service check-out.  just the way i like it.  don’t talk to me.

Geez, there’s familiarity and then there’s being a creepy weirdo. Inviting yourself to dinner is a no, period, but especially if they are a customer of your place of employment. There’s no cultural confusion there, it’s just not done. Unfortunately, this guy sounds like they aren’t going to get the hint without some…

I thought the question was funny because a few weeks ago I had a cashier remark on my purchase of glass ramekins and (jokingly) invite himself over for the chocolate lava cakes I was planning to make in them. It went to too far as he started detailing his work schedule for me.

It’s like a clusterfuck of all the rejected vintage lingerie at the thrift store.

I would have more sympathy for the viewpoint that the “student” (she’s actually an alumna now) in question was looking for intellectually challenging books if the other Common Read books were actual Man Booker prize winners. But they’re not. We’re talking about stuff like Ready Player One here. The singling-out of…

This reminds me of when Nicholas Sparks said he doesn’t write romance novels and that he was actually the natural successor to Hemingway, Shakespeare, and Euripides. (I’m 100% serious about this.)

asdkfjdk my GOD woman, get your head out of your ass. Sarah, you write shitty teen romance YA, you’re not out here writing the next Booker Prize novel. Of course a college junior, who is presumably in her twenties and you know, at university to challenge herself academically, wants to read something with more…

How would Dessen even find this criticism?

I reported some predatory behavior to HR at work and had my name revealed without my consent just a few weeks ago. As a sexual assault survivor, the impact has been detrimental to my work environment. I’m tired, and feel so deeply for those who have been continually victimized. Sometimes I’m just really sick of having…

I also find “Would you like a hug?” is better than “Can I have a hug?” because then the question is about what they want, and lets them not have to worry that you’ll have hurt feelings if they say no.

Seriously though, I’ll ask what’s your favorite LEGO to play with?

when I was a kid, most adults were cheek-pinching assholes. Also don’t ask for hugs or shit like that, it makes kids vulnerable to older adults.

That’s exactly it. I don’t really believe in ghosts or other supernatural things myself, but I’ll suspend my disbelief for a good story. That ouija board story was just boring, moralizing nonsense. I do not come to a scary stories thread to be preached at.

I’ve never really cared for creamy, smooth, or whipped potatoes, no matter how fluffy. I want to be aware that I’m eating potatoes, so a certain amount of lumpiness and chewiness is desirable. I don’t usually get the gumminess because I just don’t mash them that hard or try to “whip” them, I guess. Maybe I’m simply…

UPS, in their infinite wisdom, once left on my front porch in a very bad neighbourhood a package that was clearly marked as being from Apple and computer-sized. They were supposed to get a signature for it rather than just leave it...

This. To both the “no-knocking” and the “not my responsibility”.

“Amazon also offers the ability to have things shipped to Amazon lockers.”

Not if they’re the size of an air conditioner...or even a laptop computer. At my last apartment, having a package sent to the property manager’s office was about as effective as having it deposited in the dumpster for all the good it was in…