I’m a nervous flier (and it seems to be getting worse as I get older), and I decided a few years ago I’d combat it by learning about airplanes and pilots. I read Skyfaring first, and it did a lot to reassure me and help regain my love of flying. It’s really a fascinating read, and gave me a whole new level of respect…

Silly thought. If you have time to put a towel in the dishwasher, Then why not just put the dishes away....Duh

I was on a long weekend in La Jolla and met a dude and we hit it off. We went walking along the beach at night and I took him back to my AirBnB and on the way he said he was a Trump supporter.

When I’m at the public laundromat and I’m taking out my pristine white dress shirts and white towels from the washer, and they’re sorta tangled around my dark blue jeans and red t-shirt, people have just stood there, mouth agape, as if they’re looking at magic.

Update my godsdamned CV (Résumé for you colonials).
Here’s two sides of you having to talk about yourself (which I hate doing anyway) in a positive fashion, with sufficient clearly-extractable points to pique the curiosity of an employer and land you your next worthwhile job.
No pressure.

As part of my Therapy with depression one of the exercises I had to do was work on being grumpy more often.
I tend to be overly smiley and happy on the outside and I try to always pretend everything is just A-OK!—- Just fake it till you make it!... and I maintain that demeanor till I finally break down and can’t get…

I fully expect this community to remain adult and mature with the word “teabag”. Thank you in advance for your restraint.

All I need is to do is watch more Jeopardy! and I’ll be fine. Hand over the money.

I usually just take a moment to reflect and acknowledge that estrangement is the right and healthy thing to do for the both of us. I will always love and respect my mother, but that relationship is toxic at best. And instead of being pressured into reconnecting because society tells us it’s the right thing to do, I…

Whether or not she’d later realize that she never wanted kids—or to be married for that matter—and only did so because of family/societal pressure and expectations and would reach a point in her mid-30s where she felt trapped and had to get out of the life we had spent more than a decade building together. Could have…

Discipline.

Seriously. I’m telling you from experience, you need to get her some help. I’m speaking from experience. A little bit of ugly now could be a major benefit for you and for her, but most importantly, for your child in the future.