Tituss Burgess, Periodt!

They’re in New York not Mayberry what wouldn’t you expect someone coming in town for the weekend to do precisely that... Isn’t that exactly what you’re signing up for when you rent out part of your house on Airbnb. When I live in New York, between midnight and 1 am is when I would go out for the evening.

Felt entitled? To what? They said music was fine, then complained after they started playing it (at which point they turned it off). They talked (how dare they!) and then the complained more. “noise was not a problem” they said.

To paraphrase Michael down thread, if he got into the scientific thefts we’d be here all day.

That’s way beyond a cultural theft. Her story needs more repeating. 

Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That Bullshit: Time Management Strategies and The Lack of Tolerance For Unnecessary Information and Dishonesty in African American Communities.

I had a school board psychologist try and tell me this after my 7th grade aptitude/IQ testing (my mother was a teacher in the school and told him to drop dead). I spoke three languages and was a straight A student, but I didn’t fit his profile for gifted so according to him I was destined for secretarial college (his…

My middle school guidance counselor said I’d never finish high school because I didn't have great grades. Not only did I finish high school AND college, but I have a graduate degree with work experience in all three branches of the federal government. I went ballistic when she and another teacher who bullied me tried…

Viola is a living goddess with no need for such cleanses.

One of my issues was that I was tagged with a high IQ early on (confirmed with testing in college, but that just means I’m good with seeing patterns [I promise I am not bragging about something I had no control over]). The expectation of success was so unreasonable that there was no excuse for not understanding other…

That dude deserves a movie more than dudes like Jordan Belfort.

If it makes you feel any better, I’m debt free and at peace with myself and the world.

I worked my way through college as a math tutor (and I had 2 other jobs. . . and a massive student loan). It was an amazing thing learning how to see math from other peoples’ perspectives, and it made it clear to me that the biggest problem with math instruction in the US is that we really don’t have the resources to…

This is so relatable, thank you for sharing. I always struggled with math too (spatial reasoning skills are beyond me + ADD) and I know that feeling well, it just sucks to work twice as hard to get half as far. Organic chemistry was nearly the death of me, I failed it 3 times before I finally scraped by in community…

I had the exact same issues with math. Mostly in my community college days. Being told I needed to take remedial math for the 3rd time was why I dropped out completely.

I’m really happy you got that issue worked out. LD’s that aren’t screamingly obvious are so often just ignored.

My school wanted to test me for a learning disability. I excelled in all subjects except math based subjects. My father wouldn’t let them, because “It would mark me for the rest of my life.” Ignorant ass. 

Bitch.... Michelle O accomplished more in her life BEFORE she became first lady than you and your whole tornado bait trailer trash family have ever even read about. Double Ivy League Graduate. Lawyer. Hospital Administrator. Mother. Go getter. Accomplisher of many things, not the least of which is to be married to a…

My brother was young sous-chef in a popular restaurant in downtown Toronto years ago. The owners had been nickel and diming for a while but they broke the camel’s back on Canada Day, easily one of the busiest days of the year. On the chef’s repeated requests, they had finally agreed to give a raise to the young bus boy…

One of THEEE best “I’m out” stories was that of a former boss’ husband who is a fairly well-known architect with a really well-known temper (he has a bit of Napoleon Complex) which contributed to the changing rotation of receptionists at his firm.