So, I rather awkwardly asked Rachel Dolezal if she was white several years ago. I’m white and just assumed she was too based on her appearance.

Thank you! Reclaim sounds like a great org - I’ll check to see if I can find that or a similar group in our region.

Really good idea. I’ll chat with her about which faculty members she thinks would be good additions to her “safe circle.”

Good idea, thanks. I’ll check into it! That’s exactly one of the things I struggled with over the last few days - we just went to visit my in-laws and the husband and I were a little worried she would bring it up - not because we wouldn’t support her, but because we want her to be comfortable, confident and prepared…

Thank you! Here’s hoping it sticks through the teen years.

Thanks, that helps. We’ve talked to her about choosing people that are in her “safe circle” if she decides she wants to tell people about how she feels.

Thank you! Picking up a copy this evening - my daughter loves theater and Shakespeare, so I bet we will both love the book.

I’m in the gray so no one may see this, and it doesn’t really relate, but I’m looking for advice and figured I might as well ask my fellow Jezzies.

eta: i just noticed this post is ancient. Disregard and carry on.

Or he just has rosacea (also a scientific term).

I am so, so very sorry for your loss. 

The “40 minutes” thing is red flag too. I mean, if you’re an evil monster of a human hoping to torture and dismember someone, you probably wouldn’t think, “Hey, 40 minutes! I can finish sharpening my ice pick while I listen in on this phone call a little longer, then go upstairs, grab my hapless victim, get my evil on…

Also, if the kids are asking for toys to play with and you don’t have any, just make some paper airplanes or dig out any bubble wrap you have lying around.

I have watched every. single. episode. of Charmed. That show is a goddamned national treasure of campy, sometimes semi-serious fun. I loved it when it first came out and years later watched it all via Netflix while on maternity leave.

Smart - may have to try that next time. My 6'5" husband and I usually try to get across the aisle from each other. Last flight we were on, though, some lady in the seat in front of him kept trying to recline and her seat kept stopping because it was hitting his knees.

ETA: Just noticed this post was ancient (lifehacker just reran it today). So, disregard.

Only tangentially related, but my 9-year-old asked Santa for tickets to Hamilton and a photo taken backstage with Lin-Manuel Miranda and let’s just say we aren’t millionaires who live in New York so kid better get used to disappointment.

I’m really conflicted about posting this. In fact, the decision to hit “publish” may be the scariest part of this story. And it’s really long, so sorry about that. But ... here goes.

I had the blue/pink glasses too! Picked them out because I thought they made me look like I was wearing eyeshadow and blush, and I wasn’t allowed to wear real makeup yet. They were epic.

We should have! Luckily she’s several years older now and much more interested in writing scary stories than acting like one.