This is beautifully wise.

Mark's not using "child" like "is legally a" but more "is the child of" - I am my parents' child whether I'm an adult or not and will be when I'm 95, if that makes sense. Typically writers would use "son" or "daughter" but in this case since Brian didn't like gender labels it's appropriate to use the gender-neutral…

That poor cat is terrified!

That poor cat in the background!

I approve of this kitty cuddle puddle.

Maybe revenge isn't the right word. I just occasionally like imagining a happiness so great that nothing else matters. Also like imagining eating whatever I want without any consequences. Also like imagining.

I'm going to say that the catharsis may be worth it after years of abuse.

This is amazing. I hope they had the best wedding ever.

Except so much of the abuse endured from a narcissist is that your voice is stomped out. You are silenced repeatedly, because their word is always the most important. It is healing and therapeutic to reclaim your voice, and at first, it can be raw and abrasive. Because of course it is— they haven't had the privilege…

I'm going to stop defending my choices to assholes and just start using the simple but brilliant sign off "because fuck you that's why."

Try twenty. I started having them around 35 years-old. I am 56 on Thursday and still occasionally have one. My mother "paused" finally in her early 60s. She had ONE. She said it wasn't that bad. BITCH. ;)

Longer than that, honey. I started getting hot flashes when I was forty four. I endured them cheerfully for eight years, doing all those cute little natural remedies that don't do shit, until I finally went insane, gave up and went on HRT.. blessed, blessed HRT..in my case an Estradiol patch, (with progesterone every…

I've been told about it over and over and experienced it myself right toward the end of my periods. I had a cleaning system that helped a lot!! I used wipes after urinating and bowel movements, and I wiped with vinegar on toilet paper several times a day. It helped. I would also stand in the shower twice a day and…

Stuff you need to know about menopause (but remember, every single woman is different, and your results will vary):

Hm. My Mom said she never got any hot flashes, so let's hope this shit is genetic.

I've spent my entire adult life being freezing at night. The last 15 years have been spent needing to put my icicles feet on my husband's thighs to keep warm, even in summer.

Eh, it's just a ball python. I'd be like, "Sweet! Free python!"

Actual photo of the scorpion in question before it got squished.

scorplings make them sound adorable