There’s a Chinese face-reading practice that is kind of like palm-reading, where you can supposedly learn about someone’s traits. If you look at a photo of a person’s face, the right side of the picture (the person’s left side in real life) shows their inner state and the left side shows what they want others to see.…

If only there was a way to tell if the ghosts are kind or menacing while it is happening!

I know a guy who acted like that to his wife - yelling vile, obscene accusations at her and being physically abusive. He did it when he drank alcohol but he was on prescription medications and clearly had mental health problems. It was horrifying.

I can’t put into words what it is like to live your life every day like you have idea what (or rather, who) is around the next corner.

Have not tried an orange but 100% support drinking or eating anything messy in the shower. I also brush and floss in the shower at night. No toothpaste residue on this face!

A Christmas ‘Tory

Whoa. I’m glad you were able to get diagnosed in any case!

Something must be wrong with her because her relationships ended? A person’s value isn’t tied to how long relationships last. 

I’ve vacationed a lot in the San Juan islands over the years. The last time I was on Lopez, my then-boyfriend and I stayed at a vacation house owned by a friend of his. The upstairs was fine. The downstairs had a bunch of small rooms with single beds in them, with messed up bedding still on them and a creepy vibe. The…

I think the silence before something crazy happens is because we subconsciously start sensing tiny things before our conscious brains are aware of it, and our awareness dials into it, shutting out other normal noises we’d be aware of. I am constantly flinching right BEFORE hearing a sudden loud noise. Like my brain…

This reminds me of 10 years ago when I went to meet a guy for a 2nd date about a week after our first blind date. I wasn’t sure if I recognized him when he walked up to the restaurant so I asked, “Dave?” and he said “Yeah, <my common name>?” I said, “I wasn’t sure that was you!” And he said, “It’s not...we’re looking…

OMG that is horrific. Is there a way to file a complaint to whichever authority issues licenses to practice? Nobody should have to experience that. 

I’ve had multiple times when I felt I needed to say things to exes.

This is the best write-up of this type of assault I’ve ever read. I’m so frustrated by people telling me (or reading posts) that a woman was obviously fine being touched/kissed because she smiled/joked/downplayed it.

When the orthodontist finished putting braces on my teeth, he asked if I had a water pick. I answered yes because we had a moldy old one under the counter at home that nobody used. He said “Good, then I won’t give you what I was going to give you.” I was too shy and awkward to ask what it was and have never stopped…

I am so sorry that you were assaulted and that the dean completely failed you. You must be incredibly strong and resilient to have stayed in school at all, let alone that same campus. The abuser and your dean are immoral, cowardly losers. You didn’t let them derail you - you are the winner. 

I stopped watching after the season 3 finale because it is my favorite season ending of all time. It would have been the most perfect way to end the series. But I thought the trailer looked good for this musical! 

Delta says otherwise: Note: Gunpowder (e.g., Pyrodex, black powder, mace, pepper spray and tear gas) is never permitted. 

It might vary by airline and destination. A quick search on Delta’s site says it is never permitted (in weapons section): https://www.delta.com/en_US/traveling-with-us/baggage/before-your-trip/restricted-items

I do this when I can but airplanes don’t allow things like pepper spray, and taking a Lyft/Uber/taxi from the airport happens a lot.