Your spouse’s parents, siblings, and grandparents become immediate family when you say I do

Yup. I was young and poor and didn’t have much in the way of valuables - mostly just cheap second-hand furniture, but I still get sad about my mom’s jewelry box that he destroyed. I coveted it so much when I was little, and felt so fancy when she gave it to me in high school. It was one of the precious few things…

My ex would go on rage benders where he broke all of my things (he always remarked with surprise that none of HIS important things got broken while he was so out of control) and threatened self harm or had a “depressive episode” or “panic attack” when I had any needs or even thought about “abandoning” him. When I was…

It may bear a passing resemblance to the original web series Issa Rae did (which did more slapstick stuff and was generally a much broader comedy), but Insecure grew up so much on HBO that I don’t think the two shows are alike at all anymore.

It’s slap-sticky and cringe-y, but Coel is so charming and endearing that it doesn’t bother me in the way a lesser show would. The supporting cast is fantastic too, especially her family.

OMG my kids have totally done this! Also: laundry baskets and those crappy blue Ikea bags. And the other day I caught my kids trying to “bungee jump” out of the magnolia tree. It’s really a wonder anyone makes it to adulthood.

Ha! Thanks. I do appreciate the high-production value of their pretend play.

My almost 11-year-old crept into my bed at about 2 this morning. And last Sunday at about 6:30 AM, I woke to the sound of my 8-year-old and 6-year-old sliding headfirst down the stairs in penguin costumes (you know, like how penguins slide down icy snowbanks. The eight-year-old has rug burn on his face, but no…

You’re right! It’s easy to forget the SILENCE rule to make sure everyone feels comfortable!

Context. Are you already having a conversation about hair? Sure, you can probably ask and it’s probably fine. If it’s the first thing out of your mouth that you say to a strange man when he steps on a train (which is literally what happened - the train was extremely crowded and when he squeezed on, his dreads…

There’s a difference between a purity test and having a healthy cynicism and demanding more. I attended the DC march, and while the sheer numbers of people who showed up were inspiring, the overwhelming demographic of straight, older white women of relative privilege was exhausting and often downright frustrating. …

ISSA!!! I’m so glad she got the nomination, but I can’t believe the whole series didn’t get one. Also, how did Yvonne Orji (Molly) not get a nomination for supporting actress?! She was so incredible.

Women’s March is on the 21st - day after inauguration.

Flying out from CA, and I know of at least 7 other women making the cross country trek.

Most clinics won’t even perform surgical abortions before 8 weeks. This is blatantly unconstitutional.

Or how it perfectly encapsulated the head down, ass-up sex that Issa said she wanted; how all it took to turn Lawrence into the man she wanted was to alienate herself from him. Deep and sad and painful and real.

Maybe, but it was exactly the type of sex Issa said she was pining for in the first episode. She ultimately turned Lawrence into exactly the man she wanted, just not for her. Better luck to the Chase girl.

Kamala would not only be the second black woman elected to senate, she’d also be the first Indian American (man or woman). Her mother came to California from India in the 1960s and was a total badass - a breast cancer specialist who raised two amazing young women. While she definitely honored her black roots, Harris…

SF Bay area in CA. I can count the number of above 80 and below 50 degree days on one hand. It’s awesome, so long as you’re willing to feel squarely middle class with a six figure income.

No! The only one punishing you is you. And please give yourself the break I’m sure you deserve.