Some people can’t help invading your space due to size, and that’s just the risk you take when you fly.

I was once in the window seat of a row of three. There was a gentleman in the aisle seat. As the boarding process ended, it became clear that the middle seat was to remain blissfully empty and I felt immediate relief, until the gentleman picked himself up, scooted over, and started to lower his ass into the vacant…

are you additionally blessed with hard-to-find veins?

Say “our shared shelf” ten times fast

So I’m a psychologist and I treat a bunch of people with this issue. A couple things to keep in mind:

Nothing beats when you capture a large piece of dead skin without drawing blood. Then you look at it and smile and realize you just won. That’s what skin picking is all about.

I’ve changed my mind. We do need to censor the internet.

Thanks so much :)

I am currently finishing some applications to go back to school in the fall to become a speech therapist! Come Monday I will be going to my old high school and community college to have my transcripts go out. I'm actually really excited to be going back.

resolution: to spend less time online.

Because she is like me, and millions of other women, and believes she must conform to social expectations and conventional constructs regarding what is considered attractive. She, like me, and millions of other women, has been subjected to body shaming. She, like me, and millions of other women, has been taught to…

How do I fix the part where I’m ugly at any angle or lighting?

"Survive" it? How about a guide for "how to stay up 'til midnight" for us old folks?

Me: Merry Christmas!

I don't get offended when people wish me a "Merry Christmas!" off the bat, but if I say "Happy Holidays!" to someone and they make a point of emphasizing "Merry CHRISTMAS to you, too" back at me, it certainly rubs me the wrong way. Just very presumptuous and more than slightly rude, in my opinion.

That's just thoughtful, and much appreciated.

Here's a real world experience: Chanukah fell really early this year (Jewish holidays fluctuate on the Gregorian calendar because the Jewish calendar is lunar). But when we did our "Holiday Harry" gift exchange at work, a very religious Christian co-worker went out of…

The only reason I say Happy Holidays is to irritate my crazy-ass relatives who think the War on Christmas is a thing.

I wish them one right back and go about my day. I find no reason to make one of the more stressful times of the year a bit more stressful.