The stuff about meds & hip pain makes sense.

That sucks. That person sounds awful.

Was that a trailer for the Hunger Games: Part 5 The Capitol Rises?

As a long time veteran of non-profit land, you will find another job that suits you even better than this one. I know it feels like this one is perfect, but if they aren’t able to compensate you at a level that feels equitable to you, then it isn’t actually your dream job. Getting paid at a level that is reasonable…

burn out and social justice organizations encouraging staff to have horrible boundaries is not new. I firmly believe that the problem is rooted firmly in a patriarchal understanding of social work being women’s work and therefore less valuable (even when it’s men or people of other genders doing the work). I was lucky…

Since there is no way to test a man for HPV, there's no way to prove that he gave it to her. HPV is the most common STI in the US.

I’d be happy to try. You know. For the team.

I think you may have seen my senior pictures. Thank god there was no social media.

For anyone else who is also shallow & desperate to know what she was wearing (because everything was amazing), most of it is here:

Of course not all women have male partners. Women have partners of all genders - that’s why I said “having the kind of sex that can result in pregnancy” (not all women have uteruses, not all women who have male partners engage in PIV, etc. etc.). I frankly should have said people with uteruses. And I apologize for not…

This is good advice. Yes, it’s a extra burden on women who are having the kind of sex that can result in pregnancy. So is raising a kid with FAS. The brain damage caused by prenatal alcohol exposure is permanent and irreversible. Crack is better to do when pregnant than drinking 4 or more drinks at once while…

I strongly suggest you listen to Undisclosed.

At what point do the feds just take over? Can they take over? This is a massive disaster with decades long consequences. It seems unlikely that the state or city has the ability to manage the problem.

While I'd never rule out medical intervention, some women do get bigger butts in pregnancy that never go away. Probably not what happened here though!

Also, porn is usually short term freelance. Not hiring him would be a good place to start.

I LOVE my Diva Cup. Of course, it’s not perfect. Having a period is a pain. I first started with the Diva Cup because my dog could find a used tampon and get the damned thing out of locked safe. Apparently they are super tasty treats. Treats that resulted in one too many visits to the vet. So Diva Cup it was. I had to…

Because I’m an insane person I run a lot. When I’m training (which means running long distances at a pace that you would probably not notice was running), I consume shocking quantities of food. Like I eat my dinner out of a mixing bowl. It’s full and 5 minutes later it’s empty. Chipotle is one of the few places I can…

First of all.

You did not mention the dog.

Money is an important thing, and, when you adopt an older child from foster care, money comes with the kid and the adoption itself is free. It’s not a lot, but it helps to pay for expenses like therapy, etc. In addition, many states have money available to pay for college for former foster kids. The presumption (and…