Of course they claim orthorexia doesn’t exist. As a society we’ve been getting more and more obsessed with “being healthy”, “eating clean” (puke) and eating only the “right” foods. It feels to them like they’re totally in control and it’s easier and more societally acceptable to say “I just like paying attention to my…

I was vegan for eight years, and I actually got into it directly from starving myself. I can very clearly remember the moment when I decided that if I ate vegan then eating was okay. It was a Sunday, and I was looking at the white oak cabinets in my parents’ kitchen.

And one that is much more socially acceptable. It’s easier to say “I can’t eat anything here because I’m vegan” than saying “I’m not eating because I’m afraid I’ll gain weight”. Not saying all vegans have EDs but many people with EDs use veganism as an excuse to continue their disordered habits.

My partner has an ED and I’ve had one - we’ve discussed it, and while I consider myself ‘cured’, we consider our actions regarding his ED to be treating, rather than curing, because like you he considers himself ‘incurable’. Part of that difference is that mine stemmed from environmental factors that, once removed,…

Is it similar to drug addicts that become addicted not because of past trauma, for example, but just because?

I feel this. I’m at a shaky point with everything.  I just want to get on with my life and wish that food wouldn’t be so central to the human experience. It made me suicidal during the holidays because I couldn’t participate at all and was left me so isolated and hollow.

I’m not an expert at all and I can only speak for myself and my own experiences.

He notes he wanted her to give it up for adoption. In other words, he also didn’t want a baby, but since he’s not the one who would have to carry it for 9 months and give birth to it, he got to feel sanctimonious about his choice of making his offspring someone else’s problem.

Seriously though can you imagine the collective scream from men if women genuinely took this advice? I would maybe have had sex once every three years, and now that I’m done having kids I guess my husband is done having sex! Forever! If men have a problem with it they can take it to Scott Lloyd. 

Lloyd argued that women shouldn’t have sex if they’re not prepared to give birth:

I was pretty shocked when I found out that I’m older than this woman (I felt similarly when I found out Honey Boo Boo’s mom and I are the same age) - I just assumed they were much older. I guess wearing sunscreen and not being evil are the best anti-aging tricks.

Uhhh...isn’t that just a clump of frozen seaweed? Which, by the way, would probably be smelly. Am I missing something here? Is this like a blue dress/gold dress thing?

I am not equipped with enough word-knitting ability to weave a tapestry out of the favor some almighty things has bestowed upon this royal voicebox.

He did the right thing. Soon he’ll have a little hellion to take care of and won’t be get out to see Pearl Jam as frequently.

“DADDDDYYYYYY DIDNT GIVE ATTENTIOONNNNNNN”

I mean, my 3 year old is the best little human and I wouldn’t trade her for anything, but I can also acknowledge that there’s zero objective or rational reason to have children. Parenting is stressful, expensive, and has measurably negative impacts on your life. All the positives are subjective fluff that can depend…

I like Maggie G but the visceral reaction to seeing animals and small children in uncomfortable situations is too much for me

High school expectations were already ruined by Beverly Hills 90210 a solid decade before this. 

A cop helped me yesterday. Of course he was a state trooper and black so maybe it was an aberration.

Same, I wanted a power wheels Barbie corvette so bad when I was a kid, and my parents looked at me like I was dropped on my head as a baby when I asked for one (I was, my mom dropped me).