In the agency I work for as an emergency medical dispatcher (previously a primary care paramedic), PTSD is very poorly recognized and addressed. To take (paid) time off work for PTSD is almost impossible, since you need a doctor’s note and a full investigation into the call or incident—and who’s to say that my trigger…

My grandma, when I was 15: “That shirt makes you look fat. Actually, it’s not the shirt doing that. You are fat.”

I went on a trip to Vegas with about 30 co-workers and my boyfriend (also a co-worker, we had known each other 10+ years but only dating for about 4 months at the time). This was our first trip together, the first time really doing anything social as a couple with our co-workers, and really we were still just figuring…

Exactly! Fiance and I are both shift-workers and I treasure the days when he is working and I get the bed all to myself (well, myself and the two dogs) between my nightshifts... but I would trade that in a heartbeat to wake up with him every day.

This is the type of natural orca show we get to enjoy in Victoria, B.C.

We’ve had the same sort of discussion. His previous wife was super controlling and didn’t involve him in any of the plans (or, any other major decision in their life together). It took me awhile to figure this out but it has opened the door to a lot of good discussions, and not just wedding-related.

This sounds so much like my fiance, and I love it! I mistakenly thought he didn’t care about all the details (he’s been married before), but I will show him options for, say, flowers—and all the sudden he has opinions on roses versus orchids I never knew existed! Yeah, he has some crazy ideas—“So, I’m thinking the…

YES. We are having a very small, family-only wedding, and my brother assumed he could bring his new gf—she’s not family, she hasn’t been around long, and I don’t care if I sound like a bitch but I don’t want my wedding pictures marred by this chick who I’m sure will be replaced within a few months.

I love the G series—great little cameras. I’m using the G1X now after years of the G10 and G12, and for the size and price-point it takes fantastic pictures.

I love the G series—great little cameras. I’m using the G1X now after years of the G10 and G12, and for the size and…

meh. Apparently when I was 5 I really, really wanted to be Santa Claus. The fact that Santa is male and I was a 5 year old girl could not dissuade me from dressing up as Santa, white beard and all. I trick-or-treated as Santa Claus, and do you know how many people gave a fuck that I was dressed up in a male costume?…

There are my two! Sita (the brindle) and Bella (the eyebrows). I <3 them to death.

. . . I don’t mean that sex should be a reward. Just naturally because I’m feeling more relaxed and appreciated I am usually in a more romantic mood.

First off, I’m really sorry that this is happening. That sounds very hurtful and frustrating to deal with. I’m not sure if this will help, but my fiancee needed a lot of guidance in the gift area when we first started dating. I like to do small gestures for people—cook his favourite meal when I know he’s had a tough…

Both were incredible!! We typically like the <$30/night rooms and bungalows, but these were a very nice splurge. We are planning on going back again next year, and I know now to watch Agoda a few months ahead of time for the best deals. Also, if you sign up on their website they send out weekly insider deals, and will…

I’ve also found FlightNetwork to be a great place for cheap airfare. We flew EVA air return to Bangkok booked on FlightNetwork for ~$400 less than advertised on EVA’s website—plus they have price protection, so if prices drop you get a refund!

These two are my heart. I love them to pieces!!

This was only 3 years ago, but it was a family vacation. For months, we had been planning a trip to a resort in Mexico for my dad’s 60th birthday. It was what he wanted to do, so we all agreed to spend 10 days together at a resort—my parents, my bro and his gf, my aunt and uncle, and single me. Already shaping up to…

Did you do the audio tour? I had done a tour with a guide my first time in Phnom Penh, but doing the audio tour during my last visit gave me very different insight into what happened and how life was under the Khmer Rouge. The interviews with people who survived chilled me to the bone. Tuol Sleng (S21) is another…

The pictures of prisoners, including moms with tears streaming down their face while holding on to their children, reduced to just numbers scrawled on black and white photos wasn’t enough for you? The pictures of bodies strewn about what was formerly a schoolyard? The bones and scraps of clothing poking out of the…

I would suggest at the beginning of your trip—It gives a great understanding of why Cambodia is the way it is and (I think) gives you a better understanding of the culture.