SIL actually referred to his older brother’s new wife (they’re really great together and totally in love, he adores her, have been together about 2 years total). Not sure if that makes it better or worse! But I’m actually really grateful to them--seeing a man who was 99.9% genetically related to my ex treat a women…

I’m fortunate to be staying with family and have supportive friends but I also start to feel bad venting to them! I think things will improve post-holidays.

Thank you. I really appreciate this, and all of your suggestions.

Thank you so much for The Crane Wife (and your other advice). I just read it and it hit me like a ton of bricks.

Hi there. I would love any advice from Jezzies who have gotten out of abusive relationships in the past (beyond therapy). Books that helped? Did you try anti-anxiety meds? I’m six months out from separating and waiting for my divorce to finalize. Deep down I know it was the right move, but around the holidays, the…

Within the last couple of years, I lived at a boarding school similar in location and with a similar vibe to Choate with my ex-husband. Heard nothing about the Trumps, but a lot about other powerful families. Boarding school culture is another world.

I have a dream that by the butterfly effect and transitive property, an awkward high schooler in Kansas has transformed from mousy brown Newsies lookalike to blonde bombshell

The interpretation of this theme has been lacklusterrrr, with the exception of Rihanna, Keltie Knight, Jasmine Sanders,and Lilly Collins. This theme has enough to work with: martyred saints, pierced hearts, stained glass, architectural lewks, Sacrada Familia... and instead everyone is wearing costumes from their high…

Just started reading “Not That Bad,” an anthology of reflections on rape/sexual assault from Roxane Gay. I can’t decide if it’s been a productive read for me or if it just induces too much PTSD (I couldn’t fall asleep until 2am last night and had a nightmare about my rapist sooo I’m leaning toward the latter). Highly…

While I heartily enjoy literally anyone insulting the racist Keebler elf, I work for the DOJ and this stuff makes the U.S. attorneys working all around the country shit themselves. Unfortunately, I’m not just talking the racist AUSA appointees appointed by Trump/Sessions to help the South rise again. I’m also talking…

I was on a women’s college rowing team and the men’s team gave out an award to the boy who slept with the most ‘pounds’ of women. Literally, reducing multiple women to nothing but weight. They gave out this award in front of their coach. Then the coach turned around years later and pretended to be shocked when the…

Yea, though I drink myself through the valley of the shadow of Drumpf, I will fear no evil: for Michelle art with me; thy fascinator and thy tasteful sheath dresses by POC designers, they comfort me.

@Angela Wang, I think you are me (or maybe I want to be you?). That Biore rich e$$ence is the only sunscreen I wear on my face and Under The Banner of Heaven made me freak out all through November. I read Devil in the White City right after, but honestly after fundie Mormon ritual killings I wasn’t even phased by a…

Didn’t know Richard Spencer and Cruella de Ville had a child together, but I’m glad he’s serving time. Ms. Scott is too good.

I work on drug lawsuits. Narcotics isnt technically the legal term, but the law can lump marijuana into controlled substance violations that reference narcotics. Narcotic are imprecisely and wrongly defined, legally speaking.

Can I just note for the record that not only has this guy never argued in a trial in district court, but he’s also never argued a MOTION? Sen. Feinstein nailed him on this. It is stunning for a federal attorney to never have done that. I work for his equivalent in a northeastern state (I.e. at another U.S. Attorney’s…

When NPR read this tweet out loud this morning, my first thought was that Trump is knowingly inciting his deranged supporters to stalk or assassinate Hillary. Maybe that’s paranoia...

The “DO SOMETHING!” tweet was read out loud on NPR when I was driving to work, and my first thought was that Trump is intentionally inciting one of his deranged supporters to assassinate Hillary. Then I reprimanded myself for being paranoid, then I realized I’m probably not that paranoid.

Not to mention that if every woman who’s been assaulted/harassed is supposed to post ‘me too,’ it’s work that almost every woman in the world has to do. Maybe I’m just cranky but I’ve wanted to post something like, ‘Hey, according to stats and reality, sexual harassment and assault happens to literally every woman.’…

TER got an honorary degree of some kind at my college graduation, and her brief comments and general presence were the best thing about that day. Such a ray of sunshine.