Slightly OT: I wrote to Tommy Chong while he was in prison. I just felt like his sentence was heartbreakingly unfair and I just wrote a brief note telling him so. He wrote back a thank you and when Cheech and Chong did a little local live show here in FL (in 2013?) he told everyone how much he needed that support. I…

Sure, here is all the guidance you need:

C’mon, your post wasn’t limited to an expression of concern for another person’s mental health, it went beyond that by assuming she isn’t getting help now if this is happening and asserting that getting help, if one works hard enough, “works.” No one is criticizing you for the “Jeez, I hope she’s okay” part of your…

You are being really super aggressive about this. You really REALLY dislike being corrected.

I also really feel like her using the word “staging” when referring to suicide attempts makes it seems like it is for attention. The comment about “anger issues” is also very mean-spirited and super aggressive. Someone correcting someone else isn’t about anger issues. It is about education.

When did I get “bent out of joint?” Pretty sure all I’ve done is explain why I agree with the criticism of the other poster and explain why it’s irrelevant to me if the poster meant well.

When a commenter could think about it for five seconds and avoid phrasing their comment in a way that makes mentally ill people feel shitty about themselves, they aren’t immune from criticism just because they meant well.

And the “it works” is also condescending because no, it doesn’t for everyone,...

Uhh saying she should seek professional help suggests that these things only happen with people who aren’t getting help. That’s pretty condescending to the tons of people who have attempted suicide/run off/had episodes/disassociated/etc. while getting help/treatment. And the “it works” is also condescending because…

Jesus Christ this is a condescending post. Sinead O’Conner has had 20 years of professional help. For many people mental illness is a life sentence. So your assertion that “it works” is both a lie and a slap in the face to people who aren’t going to ever permanently recover.

The first thing I do in someone else’s home is check out their bookcases.

This dude? He’s my husband in twenty five years. My husband who went to NOLA last week and was all, “Jazzfest? Whatever. No, i wanna see the WWII Museum!” (He wants you to know that he would never misuse “whatever” in that fashion.) He’s an awesome husband. Highly recommend. Just make sure he’s got someone else to go…

1. I luv Jules Verne.

We have a used book store in our neighborhood and the proprietress and my husband always talk Russian literature. She has read War and Peace a dozen times because she finds it interesting how different translators handle the material differently.

Because it INFLUENCED HIS LOVE OF GEOGRAPHY <3 <3

If I were to ever get married I would want it to be to this man. Or someone exactly like him. READING A BOOKS YOUVE READ 8 TIMES ALREADY. God. My heart be still.

To those in the vegan lifestyle eating ANY meat in ANY way is unethical.

First, I never said that. I am very against death threats.

exactly. anyone who has been inundated in this lifestyle KNOWS what vegans are like. It’s not a question of “well why do they care? I wouldn’t, blah blah” Like whatever the reason, you know people are going to flip out knowing you slaughter cows at home while collecting checks for tofu at your business. It should be…

“Bake a boring old cake?” said Emma, “Nah.”