The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

As someone who currently works for Dollar Tree, I just want to say fuck this company and its scumbag CEO.

Andrew, did you read any of the literature on these stores from the past few years. We can debate the difference between poverty and intelligence (yeesh, really?) but the fact of the matter is the Dollar General is a sign of real and systemic problems in the social and economic infrastructure in America, and it is…

Congratulations, you found a shitty price on Amazon. Walmart sells it for $.97/ounce.

Well yes, I get that. But the whole “at least it wasn’t...” thing is telling someone their feelings or concerns are unwarranted or overreacting. That’s how I read that.

I agree. Some more nuance would be helpful. And then, there are the questions that seem straightforward, but evade a clear answer. For example: after our parents divorced, my three younger brothers and I were institutionalized. All three of them clearly remembered undergoing sexual abuse by one of the ‘care-givers’;…

Yup. It basically gaslighting. 

They are currently working on expanding this quiz, as yes, there are a lot of oversights.

I would like them to expand some of the questions, such as: #3 - Have the question include “attempts”, which is also very traumatic-even if you are lucky enough to get away. #6 Expand to “Or fight so violently in front of you that were terrified even though they did not separate/divorce (but should have)“, and, #7…

I think, in addition to what is listed in the article, accepting that you were impacted by childhood trauma is the first step and really crucial step.

Second this. You have to find the right therapist, there is no one size fits all method to therapy! It takes time to find one and it takes time to do the work.

All very sensible advice, thanks for putting this together.

It took my wife and I realizing we were repeating our parent’s abusive patterns on our own children to get us both into individual therapy and couples therapy for the past year. Like, I literally saw my son doing the same things I did at his age to cope with all of the chaos. I’m definitely in a better place but still…

It’s a game you can’t win, so you might as well lose in the way that is best for you.

It’s really hard when the fridge’s shelf positions are impossible. I’m like you - I can accommodate one tall(-ish) shelf, but it means the others are awkward heights. You can adjust them in turn, but it usually means one shelf is unbelievably shallow and consequently mostly useless. Such is the lot of many apartment…

“If your milk doesn’t fit in the middle section, you can easily rearrange the shelving to accommodate your needs.”

Great points. As a 40 yr old, I didn’t want to go too much further back than my own perceptions, but you’re right....not a new movement.

Truly awful advice. I knew this was dumb as a doctor that owns like 5 medical reference books. But I sent it to my wife who is a librarian (archivist specifically) and here is her reply, way better than what I could come up with:

This is all wrong. A real adult has piles of books stacked in every corner and on every flat surface and they are definitely not arranged by color. The mere suggestion is an abomination. A real adult orders their books by rough subject or at the very least by purchase date - oldest at the bottom of the oldest pile.…