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Can any nurses give me some real talk on nurse education and the job market? I've just been admitted to two accelerated (12 mo, second bachelor's) BSN programs that start in the spring. Both are well-respected, the top two in my metro region, with one…

I think your comments also get ungrayed if an ungray replies to you or if a writer recommends that particular comment. But they should definitely change the system! Most of the best commenters here are gray and it's annoying that their comments are lumped in with the spam and trolls and not getting read.

Whatever it is, make it sting, cause it should be the last word from you he ever hears.

So...got a text from my boyfriend today that included some other woman's name. I played it off in my typically snarky way, but I'm super (beyond) pissed. He tried to play it off as a typo, but I believe him a total of 0% right now. This caused me to do some internet searching, and located a Match.com profile in his…

I'm very scared about going back to college. my next semester starts monday, but due to life and multiple surgeries, I am 25 but only a junior. I'm very anxious. any advice?

to my cat:

Totally. I'm currently separated from my husband (together 7 years) and we have two kids. We still eat dinner together once or twice a week or watch our shows together. I know it's not that possible for everyone but sometimes it can be.

I agree! 'Slut' is just so much more fun to say. 'Whore' is too round of a word, especially when added to 'around'. It's like a Ferris wheel-steady, safe, and a little boring where as 'Slut' is a roller coaster at a traveling carnival- sharp, sassy, and it just might kill you but, damn, it's one hell of a ride.

Fun Fact about an internet stranger: When I was in college, my Dad used to learn one new "cool" phrase every week and during our weekly phone call he'd bust it out in the middle of the conversation. "So what was the dilly-yo with the poli sci exam on Wednesday, poppet?" "Did you flip the script on your roommate this…

Probably not Mary and John, but if previous naming cycles are any indication, they'll be naming their kids Nancy, Barbara, Glenn and Keith. Name trends are always fucked up, though. I was looking at my family tree the other day, and two hundred years ago my ancestors were called Hezekiah and Fulmina. I bet they were…

God, I'm such a whore

I honestly know only one Taylor Swift song.. (that never, ever, song.) But just recently, I've come to admire her. Probably seeing some of her fashion sense, the hospital video, and the Jimmy Fallon skit. She's definitely talented (not my kind of music), and she carries herself well. I will no longer roll my eyes…

Exactly! I was never a fan of her music per-say but this video was fun and tongue-in-cheek and an anthem of empowerment (and doesn't take itself too seriously). I don't understand why Jezebel continues to bash her when she seems like an overall decent person.

Thanks for commenting! I get what you're saying, to a point. I'm a huge Taylor fan (MY TAYTAY) but I also don't think it's necessarily a bad thing to question and critique choices an artist makes. That video was a bad idea for all the reasons Hillary pointed out and a lot more. What I take issue with is this ongoing…

where's the obligatory pic of your cat?! #notatruecatperson

I'm all for pointing out cultural appropriation and calling out those who perpetrate it, but I fail to feel outrage over this video. I mean at least Taylor thinks that it's a dance equivalent to ballet and interpretive instead of going, "eww black girls shaking their asses, yuck". And if all the dancers were white,…

what does that have to do with me finding love?

I hope to find a love like this one day.

Tom Hanks is one of my favorite humans.

When one of my cats was a kitten, she used to play hockey with little balls. She’d go barreling across the hardwood floor chasing the ball, but she didn’t know how to use her brakes, so she’d go sliding right into a wall. She’d shake it off and go right back for more.