It took therapy for me to cut ties off completely with my father - my brothers sometimes hint that I should give him a chance, but fuck that. Therapy has also helped me not to mind my mother so much (I still see her but very very little). In “short”, a couple years in therapy have been the answer for me, and also a…

My grandmother died a couple of years ago from cancer. She was sick in the end stage at home for about five months and I refused to go see her. Everyone told me I’d regret it. When she died, I didn’t go to the funeral and everyone told me I’d regret it. I don’t regret either one. She stood there and literally watched…

“Although I appreciate everyone’s concern, it would have been much more appreciated at any time during my childhood.”

Reading that was cathartic and I empathize with the daughter. I was abused as a kid and I’m currently trying to negotiate and grapple with both loving my parents and being angry with them. They pretty much refuse to acknowledge the damage and hurt they inflicted and just deflect and guilt trip. It is not helpful when…

This woman is my hero.

Sad and Pathetic: Jealous nobody writes boring and snarky article about Bill Simmons. Hey Albert, let me know when people actively seek out YOUR content, regardless of the medium, in the hundreds of thousands.

I still like his NFL and NBA podcasts. Cousin Sal is great. It always seems like Simmons gets a disproportionate share of shit around here.

If you were an actual fan of Boston sports and used the internet, you knew about him in the late 90's and early 2000's before he went to ESPN.

Say what you want about Bill Simmons, but he is at least out there trying to create (relatively) independent worthwhile content. I love Deadspin, but its fascination with shitting on Bill Simmons is off-putting.

I’d start by disowning any friends and family you have who have ever voted Republican

“You think that’s bad—you should see my videos of the things they say at practice”

There’s also the issue of informed consent. If we want to make the argument that “they knew what they were getting into,” then the logical response is that all football programs should be off limits until such time that the players reach the age of consent, which is probably sophomore or junior year in high school in…

Thank you. Even if you want to make the argument that NFL players are adults and therefore have decision-making power in their own lives (again, this is faulty logic), that isn’t true for high school or even college kids. And given what we know now about brain development, those are critical years. So you have HS…

The argument that people knew what they were getting into is silly. I played high school football, and while clearly not talented, even I was told to suck it up and play. I remember getting my “bell rung” and people laughing about it as I looked up to the sky wondering where I was. I don’t remember (ha!) the word…

Let’s not forget that articles like this seem to suggest that men who are misogynists are bad, but that men who are “allies” aren’t quite good enough either.

I don’t see how he suits up on Sunday and/or is effective. Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t breathing and turning two very important parts of playing football?

Please explain to me how encouraging someone/people in general to be “fat” (which we assume means over what is generally considered a healthy weight) is beneficial for either that specific person or society. I am really curious why you think that would be good. I’m not someone who is pro fat-shaming or anything like…

Good rebuttal.

As a woman, honestly I don’t feel like it’s “oppressive.” I am where I am, my circumstances are what they are through my own choices. Is it hard at times? Do I want to kick my husband in the balls for far less egregious offenses? Do I experience a “Calgon, take me away” moment every so often with my kids? ABSOLUTELY.…

Maybe don’t encourage someone to actively make themselves less healthy and more likely to die young.