Woooo. I had a second kid precisely because I wanted the opposite of that. Only children can be so needy (I was an an only child so I say it with love.) kids close in age have each other and leave you alone a little at least.

NOW I’VE GONE DOWN A CANDICE BERGEN RABBIT HOLE AND I WANT TO JOIN HER BOOK CLUB

You are 100% correct. And I am a parent, a single parent for the last 11 years to boot, with two teen girls whose dad moved around the world two years ago. I also spent the last couple of years having the rest of my life fall completely apart. One day, in the depths of a severe depression, fear, hopelessness and…

The biggest complaint I have about journalism in the Trump era is the complete lack of investigation into exactly where the hair on his head comes from. We can see the end result, but every time I try to follow a particular comb track someplace to find it’s origin I’m left at a dead end. Someone needs to get on this.

Murphy Brown isn’t remembered as much as it should. A 24 year old I work with didn’t even know what it was! (uglycry)

So, maybe now that Selena has gone through something this serious and this visible, people will stop giving her shit for daring to appear while puffy and other mortal sins.

I don’t necessarily disagree with this assessment, but I feel like South Park’s biggest sin has been the constant propagation of the false equivalency that both sides are equally as bad.

“They’re the best friends I’ve ever had. Nobody in my life has ever stood by me more.”

THIS! Cartman is a vile little asshole for the sake of being a vile little asshole. I sometimes wonder if he’s modeled on Trump, who always was an asshole, even before he thought about running for president. And he basically embodies the whole Tea Party mantra: Fuck the little guy, and fuck your feelings.

I just saw the kidney transplant story on BuzzFeed and my jaw dropped. Good on Selena for getting the care she needs - I didn’t even know lupus could get this bad - and that is a FRIEND, what an amazing gesture. Between her sharing her story and Lady Gaga coming out saying she has fibromyalgia it’s refreshing to see…

Selena has best friend ever.

I really like their conclusions. It’s time for radical kindness.

As awesome as disrespecting the whole tang clan is, my favorite is:

Whenever a douchebag bro gets called on his offensive shit and cries “satire,” I’d like him to define that word without any outside help.

This is proof that sociopaths can also be fucking idiots.

This guy is so universally repulsive, I feel like ‘Shkreli’ should become the term for some uncomfortable experience or gross bodily byproduct, much like ‘Santorum’. But what has the right combination of industrial-strength annoying and full-bodied cringe to be labelled a Shkreli?

That letter is fantastic, my favorite sentence was “I see your gaslight and now raise you a scorched earth.” Bring. It. Amber.

“What you are experiencing is called a teachable moment. It is called a gift. It is called a humbling. It is called Jesus, I come to thee. It is called an awakening. It is called a growth edge. It is called hope.