Jesus, that’s awful. Sending you all the internet hugs. Take care of yourself, as best you can.

Fucking this. I’m having a different flavor of not-so-great Mother’s Day—the kind where you are a mother who feels unappreciated—and it feels like fucking Happy Mother’s Day is EVERYWHERE. Can’t imagine what it would feel like to be grieving the loss of a mother at this time. So—if you’re having a not-so-great…

When I’m kicking you, that means INDICT HIM ALREADY!*

Reading her blog now. This woman is a hero.

And how’s the rent? Pretty reasonable?

Seriously? We are more screwed than I ever imagined. 

When Colbert did this during the Bush years, I genuinely believe that they had seen the Colbert Report, didn’t get the main conceit of the character, and thought they were getting a conservative comedian. I assumed that they would then learn the importance of careful research into someone’s material before hiring them…

I can’t YUP this hard enough, but I’m going to try: YYYYUUUPPPPPPP!

Honestly, this is the most common strategy I’ve seen for dealing with powerful, difficult people in corporate America—particularly men. I don’t like it, but I recognize it.

He does look a weensy bit cross-eyed in that pic. Ah well. Toss him on the trash heap of the merely mostly hot.

Being a black girl in the school system (anywhere really) is a double whammy- black and female. But these dress codes are also classsist as hell- if you add low income on top of all that?

::squints::

YES. It is exactly that feeling. I am as irrationally, unguardedly excited about this as if she were my real life, actual friend.

Re: That hat. Beyoncé wore it better.

Honestly, Bush’s advice should have been directed at boys and men as well. Yes, women should be able to choose work or relationships or both. And women, who have historically been discouraged from prioritizing work, would benefit from an extra nudge in that direction. And also, yes, men should be able to choose work…

Or . . .

It looks like a tsunami. In the sky.

I lived my early childhood in north TX. I totally relate to this.

Fly As Fuck.

This. We’re walking the line between making our kids aware of our values, and trying to make sure they don’t hate their Trump-loving grandparents. If he gets re-elected, my oldest will be 12 in 2024. I expect there will be some difficult conversations about this.