You're right, I don't know. It doesn't matter to me if it's true, really, but this is a comment thread and that was my first thought. I am genuinely not trying to harp on this woman or her story, I just honestly was struck by how off that one part sounded. But you're right, I don't know.

This is 99% sweet, 1% "HUH?"

wait, we're all noticing the crotch-chop but not the totally screwed up arm?

I highly recommend following Up Worth It (@upworthit) on Twitter. It's full of lovely fake Upworthy headlines (no dumb videos to go with them).

Yes yes yes yes.

It is really seriously good. In fact, start your beets this way every time and every beet dish you make from then on will taste amazing.

Fair enough, but then you're not making kung pao chicken. If you like it, great. Enjoy your Hoisin Chicken.

Also for everyone who hates borscht, that's because you don't know how to prepare beets.

...and garlic. I forgot the garlic.

Yep. The secret of good squid is to cook it until it's just turned white and curled a bit at the edges, and then IMMEDIATELY remove it from the heat. Then it's good. A few seconds longer and it's ruined.

"Beef Szechuan" isn't actually a Chinese food so you can do whatever you want with it, though. Have fun.

KUNG PAO CHICKEN IS NOT MADE WITH HOISIN SAUCE. JESUS

Imma guess you didn't roast your beets first.

Uh, hoisin sauce is not something one uses in real kung pao chicken. It's dried chilis, flower pepper (hua jiao), peanuts, green onion, vinegar, shaoxing wine, corn starch, a touch of sugar (optional) and soy sauce. And chicken of course.

you can't get the first six episodes legally, so of course you have to wait for the whole thing to finish airing because you wouldn't download them "illegally", oh no, nobody does that.

"participate in counseling they pay for or get free through their church to gauge their readiness"

Here in Taipei they won't give you a Go Cup but you can buy a beer (in a bottle) and take it with you if you don't want to bother going to a convenience store which is never more than 100 yards away to buy a beer. They'll even open it for you. It's legal to drink on the street. Even coffeeshops often also serve beer.

Orange Kool-Aid powder mixed with cream cheese sounds like the most disgusting thing ever. It sounds like something kids do to experiment. It's two things that just shouldn't be mixed (arguably because one of them shouldn't exist).

I really want someone to tell this person that maybe not every guy one has casual sex with is a guy one WANTS to marry, or even date, which completely negates the idea of taking it slow so you'll be "respected" (also, would you want to be with a guy who wouldn't respect you if you didn't 'take it slow'? NO).

Me too! For some reason, bookstores. Once I'm happily browsing somewhere, like a bookstore, BAM! I've got to crap like it's nobody's business. Shame on any business that does not have proper customer restrooms (which, here in Taiwan, is more than a few).