This is a bit like asking why someone doesn’t “just leave” an abusive partner. The answers are the same, especially for those of us who grew up in rabidly fundamentalist religious environments. Check out #Exvangelicals, #emptythepews and #HowExvangelicalAreYou for a peek at the extensive psychological manipulation…

+10pts for use of the phrase “senior male leaders”

http://inthesetimes.com/article/16687/…

Neurosurgeons actually have a longstanding reputation in the medical community for being the most self-aggrandizing and megalomaniacal of all surgical specialists (which holy shit, competition is fierce) http://gomerblog.com/2014/09/surgic…

The tiny dragon is adorable, but wtf is going on with that person’s skin?! Is it just my computer screen, or are her hands coated in pep-bismol?

Longtime oncology nurse here. I’ve never been in the military, but I imagine the bond between nurses to be somewhat similar to what might exist between army buddies. You’ve seen crazy, crazy shit that is entirely unnatural for people to see. You’ve watched people you care about suffer and die. You’ve undergone…