If you ask them to come along and they flat out refuse, isn't that a reasonable red flag? I'd bother me if I flat out said I needed some support, even just knowing he was in the waiting room to drive me home, and he said "nope".

My SO came along when I had my tubal, even though my roommate was also there and could…

This is SO why I refused an IUD and asked, passionately, for a tubal ligation instead. Luckily, Planned Parenthood is boss and complied! YAY. They mentioned IUDs a few times, as an option, and every time I started hyperventilating and almost cried. I am not at all good with pain. At all. IUDs scared the crap outta me.…

Vegan corn dogs are NOT low cal enough for a "skinny" food truck. They are deep fried delicious bombs of fat and carbs and love. Oh god, so good. Just 'cause it's not meat doesn't mean it's low calorie (dammit). My friends and I will batter and deep fry all sorts of vegan foods, taking things that are good for you…

I love a good loaf of crusty, whole hearth bread. So much.

Not sure if you have a Whole Foods nearby, but apparently our store brand Gluten Free Bakehouse stuff is really good. They have pastries and rolls and bread and all sorts of stuff. I haven't tried since they aren't vegan-friendly, but I've heard lots of customers saying that those breads are the best they've tried.

Aw, thanks! That made MY Monday. :) I try very hard to be respectful and speak in ways that reflect well on the AR movement and activists as a whole. Too many folks stampeding around, burning bridges. I think it's very possible for me to disagree with others or have different opinions, but still be nice and meet folks…

Oh, I get it. Most folks think of PETA when they think of AR stuff! That's partially why 99% of the vegans I know really dislike them. They make us look crazy AND hypocritical. So not cool! I took no offense.

By definition you're talking about welfare, I think. The difference between welfarist and rights movements is that welfarists think animals can be used, eaten, worn, etc. as long as they are treated with a minimal amount of cruelty in the process. When it comes to farmed animals, for instance, welfarists are fine with…

Our fancy local no-kill only accepts the best of the best, most adoptable animals. You have to set up an appt (and the waitlist is huge) and your critter must be young, healthy, darn near perfect behaviorally to get taken in. I trap stray kitties, get them vetted/speutered, etc and find them homes. When I trapped…

Wow. That started off well and very "good on you, lady!" for me and then escalated into horribleness pretty quickly.

Bless you, good person, for providing vegan cakes! I never expect it when I'm at a wedding but the one time I could eat the cake (at the wedding of my fellow vegan friend) I was super duper happy. I won't eat non-vegan cake but I WILL look at it longingly and wish it were vegan the whole reception. LOL.

PREACH. Exactly this. I can feel pretty, for sure. I don't think I'm ugly. I'm mostly conventionally attractive/cute, if far from gorgeous. I'm healthy weight, if not skinny/super modelly.

This!

I go in spurts on pasta. I seem to want to eat it more when a) I'm feeling lazy and don't want to cook or b) my running mileage is nearing peak and I want to eat alllll the carbs.

Oh fer cute, they totally do, doncha know?

I... just... WHAT? What an A-HOLE. I have second hand rage for you.

I think this is accurate. That is how my friends and I use it. It's also how I interpret it when used by strangers online. Contextually, it always makes sense to me when read in that way.

I had that happen to me when I was working at a bakery in HS. I quickly was not that interested in the sweet stuff which is nutso 'cause I have the worst sweet tooth! I would occasionally want a cookie or some kringle but what never, EVER stopped appealing was the bread. Oh good god, the BREAD. We got one free treat a…

Oh god, I want to use my design skills for evil now. I'm employed but I'd rather be making BANK fleecing folks (what? They are asking for it and I do really great work! Zero fucks.) and also still be employed for benefits. Haha.