I miss my grandma. Thank you for sharing yours.

He’s the soft version of this:

Ohhhhh. Okay. Well, that explains it. Everyone can go home now. Thanks for clarifying, Oscar.

I’m sorry for what you’ve been through, and what you’re feeling now. When you lose a pregnancy, you lose certainty. I had a successful pregnancy following a miscarriage, but until the end of the second trimester, I couldn’t help thinking in conditional terms— “if I have this baby,” instead of “when I have this baby.”…

It has to do with the way state laws are written regarding abused, neglected, or “delinquent” children. Because of the way the system is set up, victims of child sex trafficking may be funneled through the juvenile justice system, rather than directed toward support services. There are groups who are actively working…

SwimOutlet.com is always a good resource for suits. Or, what about Lands’ End? Sometimes they hit on a cute design, but typically they seem to offer good support.

If it was so good, you wouldn’t have forgotten it. Just kidding. I should probably read it. I’m a big fan of the other four. Mostly just Bee’s plot. Sometimes Carmen.

There are actually five books, which I didn’t know until very recently. I read the plot summary for the 5th one, and it sounds horrible. So, forget I ever said anything. There are only four. Four, four four. Four.

That’s my gut reaction, too, but I feel a bit ick for thinking it. Several people who’ve responded have said how helpful these stories are, so maybe the celeb’s motivation for sharing isn’t as important as the impact? I don’t know. I wish there was a gif for George Michael’s “this is a tricky gray area” protest sign…

It seems like a lot of celebs are opening up about their mental health lately. I think it’s great if it does lead to less stigma. Sometimes, it really feels like a publicity ploy. So, on the one hand, I think, “Great! Let’s talk about it!” But on the other hand, I feel cynical. Then again, several of the people who…

I get what you’re saying. I feel the same way. One other thought I had was that maybe there are people struggling with this same condition who will run across Lo’s blog during a Google session, and will be able to find the right treatment. I did think it was dicey at the end when she gave a run-down of all the…

I haven’t read her essay. I should read her essay. It has been extremely helpful for me to hear stories from other women about their postpartum experiences (all of them—from weird body issues, to mental health challenges). Chrissy has always come across as very genuine, and I appreciate her openness.

Celebrities revealing their mood disorders:

OH! Wait, I have something for this post.

I heard Tom Hiddleston is available.

I’m sorry. Stones are the pits, man. Heating pads and hot water bottles are your friends. Can you switch from percocet to a NSAID? The side effects of percocet were horrible for me. Naproxen cuts my pain nicely, and I add heat when the pain gets nastier. It can take a while for that shit to pass, even when they’re…

Ohhhhhhhh. Okay. Got it.

Well done! I couldn’t attend, so I did this (which, honestly, I don’t think even I’m going to buy, but damn it I wanted to do something):

Uh oh, then I think I might have stolen someone else’s name because I just changed mine. Great minds, right? Got to brainstorm something else, then.