Yeah, my dad was on the board during that time, and that was only one of several clearly wrong decisions. He was mortified, and quit the church shortly after. He still considers himself a Christian, but no longer attends any church. I don’t blame him.

You just described my entire family, excepting myself, my brother, and one aunt. It’s baffling.

The church I grew up in voted not to let a family who was super active (like, volunteering to clean the church and maintain the lawn) not live in the empty parsonage when they were, through circumstances beyond their control, about to be homeless. The congregation was paying for heat and water on an empty building,…

I once had to fire a man in his early 50s for sexual harassment. I explained to him that I had received complaints from nearly every person on my staff that ranged from inappropriate comments to unwanted touching. (With the final straw pushing it from written warning to firing being having his pants clearly open while…

I live in the Midwest and married at an early age, so I got constant questions. They dried up pretty fast when I started responding with complete honesty: “Well, between my mental health issues that I am actively working through and the mental health issues he refuses to acknowledge, it just seems unfair to bring a…

One or two ;-)

I have a strong feeling of revulsion toward Drake. And nothing I learn about him changes this.

OMG YES! I need this so much.

I’m cheap, and my favorite is CoverGirl LashBlast (the version in the purple tube, that is supposed to be for length and volume). It layers nicely, so I can do one or two coats for work and add more if I’m going out. If I apply it just to the tips of my lashes, it does some serious lengthening. Love it.

I don’t understand how some people jump from relationship to relationship with no refractory period. I have a friend who never breaks up without having a new guy in the wings. She got engaged to the last one super quickly and I am concerned that she is getting married because she wants to be married, and that who she…

I have a close friend who’s ex-husband would only have sex in the shower, after they had each showered. Like, he could not handle the thought of any transfer of germs...this is the scenario I imagine for Kushner.

My mom keeps insisting that I will “find the right man” and suddenly want to pop out a bunch of kids...lets ignore the fact that I am recently divorced and eternally grateful we didn’t have kids; it made it possible to have a clean break. I love my nieces and nephews, and I do love kids. Which is why I’m ambivalent,…

My boyfriend was positive that as soon as I turned 30, my biological clock would just explode and I would demand children instantly...almost 6 months later, I am still on the fence about kids. I keep saying “maybe in five years” (and it literally applies this year; I’m getting my Mirena IUD replaced this summer, and…

I was in my church’s version of Girl Scouts (Missionettes, if you are familiar). We learned very little in terms of actual practical life skills and a lot of Bible verses. In fact, the only useful badge I remember involved taking a Safe Sitters course, logging so many hours of baby-sitting, and planning and cooking a…

...you describe your wardrobe and I am now wondering if you are my boyfriend, who has the exact same “uniform”. Although I suspect he would give himself a higher dickishness level, so you are probably not him, lol!

I agree completely. Few things are harder than leaving someone who you know cannot care for his/herself, especially if you are a “fixer” and have spent years trying to help. You have to shore up a lot of strength and learn to stop taking responsibility for the behavior and feelings of another adult person. And then…

The ESPN documentary about OJ did a great job of showing how charming he could be, and how that could turn on a dime. I know at least one of his friends discussed how he went from believing OJ was innocent to being positive he was guilty.

I grew up in a very small town in a very conservative area, and a friend from high school still lives there. He announced a year or so ago that he was transitioning from female to male and I was pleasantly surprised by the community’s support, as I’m not aware of anyone else out as trans in the area. I was talking…

I devoured that book; I couldn’t put it down. I appreciated how well she portrayed all of the tensions at work in the situation and how they all tied together, especially the protagonist’s relationship with her uncle (the cop).

I just requested Britt-Marie was Here! I finished My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry and was so excited to find out there was a sequel about Britt-Marie’s adventures. Literally, as the book was ending, all I could think was “what happened to Britt-Marie? Did she finally get to have fun?” Now I’m on pins…