Kim was completely misused and underused. She was given the worst lines and the terrible story arcs.

cocaine, nose, cocaine

YOU ARE KILLING ME.

Well, he was cute. Not gonna pretend I didn’t notice, but it never occurred to me that he was interested. We both worked at the Seattle downtown Borders Books back in the day, and everybody spent their workday moving from one area to another, so you didn’t hang with the same people too long.

Not my story but I witnessed it.

Summer, 1992: I’m asked by my boss to escort a candidate for a tech position to her office from the front door of our offices. I do. Over the next three years we become such good friends everyone thinks we’re dating.
Summer, 1995: we move in together (after dating for about two weeks)
Winter, 1997: reader, I married him.

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And so much of that bullying that happened on Dance Moms was from adult women expressing “concern” about different aspects of Jojo as a child. Maybe that “reality” TV show really wasn’t so far off from actual reality being that even here we still have an adult woman continuing to bully this child (now a teen) in the…

I just hope it also dyes your hands brown.

Definitely sounds like a name for the “vitamins” movie studio people gave Judy Garland to keep her awake and filming at all hours. 

You and I are now bonded.  It is so hard to explain how they are different to those on the outside.  Flat is the best word I can use.  Win the lottery?  My dad died?  Same reaction. 

That’s what is so remarkably scary about those things. Mr. Tipton has had a total of 3 seizures and 2 strokes since March and, despite all the “experts” assuring me that “he’s as good as new,” I reply that this is NOT the same guy that went into the hospital the first time. Not the same guy at all. As in: A complete…

Best of luck to the Kardashian-West clan, and I mean that sincerely. I grew up with a bipolar dad who I love very much but who was an incredibly volatile and frightening presence in my life for a good chunk of my childhood, so I have a ton of empathy for people navigating the mine field of how to treat their suffering…

I am so, so sorry. My grandma had a TBI a few years before her fatal aneurysm. My mom always talked about how she wasn’t the same (via telephone and occasional visits). My grandpa didn’t advise how truly bad it was until she died. It’s so fucking heart-breaking. Wishing much strength, peace, and grace to you my…

Thank you. Mr. Penguin is alive, but has significant disabilities. His rupture resulted in a massive stroke on his right side, so he has no use of his left arm and enough use of his left leg to get about the house with a leg brace and a cane (but still falls periodically, last time being Friday, shout out to the local…

Why isn’t her assistant wearing a face shield like Dr. PP is in that last clip?  You have to know there’s the possibility of collateral damage, you gotta prepare for every eventuality in that room.  

ugh ... what an experience. I always felt a complete burden over weekends with my dad. I know (not sure about my older bro) that our dad/child quality time spent Friday night at the bowling alley with his league, Sat mornings waiting for him to wake up, Sat night at the VFW hall or some ‘friends’ house, and then Sun…

Precisely. There is actually a good lesson here the father could have taught. Show her the can opener and ask her to use it. Observe her. Ask her questions like goddamn Socrates; “what do you think the handle is for?” “What turns inside the opener when you turn the handle?” “How would you have to put the can open to…

Yep. My wife had the crap beaten out of her by her dad on a regular basis. My dad did the kind of shady shit this asshole seems so proud of. My wife’s verdict is that at least she knew what was happening to her was wrong while I was supposed to admire my sperm donor for his cleverness.

Oh absolutely !!! Kids need to learn life skills without being tossed in the proverbial deep end. My mom was truly awesome but she suffered from severe depression. So I sort of remember this as being the start of long stretches she just kinda checked out. I am who am because she raised me right but looking back as an…