I would LOVE to start this for my kids’ district.

And let not live.

This. Statements of “We need women to do XYZ” to keep us from being assaulted sounds a lot like how we need to dress a certain way, keep an eye on our drinks, etc. Yes, she could have screamed at him, she could have left the apartment, she could have done XYZ. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t fail to do something…

I hope this gets a lot of attention. I was the biggest Parks fan, and the crickets from Amy about CK, then this— it’s a steaming heap of disappointment.

Right. Whether he intends to or not, he’s accusing these women of lying. He needs to be replaced.

Darling. I see a lot of opiate addicts, and we are in a system that created the problem and then turned its back on the victims. To have the insight to say you need help, and your daughter needs help, when you are struggling with an addiction, speaks volumes of how strong and determined you are. To make sure she is…

Crisis worker in an emergency department here. My coworker took a call last weekend from a guy who said he was from out of state, and that he had been blacklisted by all the hospitals where he’s from because “they won’t take my pain seriously.” He had rapid speech, so manic or meth-y, and began describing the gun in…

Non Mormon Utahn here— where is that so I can avoid it??

Truth. I recently figured out that I need to be my own hero.

Utah dweller here. One of the high schools nearby is the Beetdiggers.

1000% guilty. The POC dealing with this deserve way more than a vacation.

I have so much love for those who have been assaulted by someone many Your as beloved. It is so lonely and crazy making to know the truth and see someone for who they are when so many don’t.

Also just started an SSRI after years of not needing it. My usually calm and collected husband was just saying this morning that he wants to move to another country— with our four kids and two dogs. And he meant it.

Hugs. That’s a lot to process.

Thank you so much for sharing! Sometimes I find myself shame-spiraling over not pursuing medicine more urgently in college (I was pre-med, then a few friends died in car accidents, so in my grief, I went the social work route), but I think I’ll make a better doctor for my experiences, and I feel like I’ll go into…

We had an attending in our ED who worked a night shift the week before she had her baby. I was exhausted and sick during my pregnancies, and couldn’t even imagine doing what she was doing. There was a study recently that found patients with women physicians had better outcomes— it would seem that the field would be…

There is that— but I also work in a hospital down the street from where this happened, and other things have been impacted. Officers bring us patients regularly on a pink sheet, and cooperation between the officers and those evaluating the patient is necessary, especially if we are looking to dispo to either psych,…

I’m currently taking my pre reqs so I can apply to medical school when my youngest starts kindergarten. My lab partner right now is in a similar situation— she’s going into a PA program as soon as her youngest starts kindergarten. While it’s not the conventional path, and anecdotally of course, I think a lot of women…

Thank you to the ladies at Jezebel. I know you put up with a lot of regular shit from awful people, and I am so grateful that you muck through it to give a very public voice for women. Something like telling a story shouldn’t require the amount of bravery currently necessary for women to speak up, and I’m glad you’re…

On the gray and gloomy day, this comment was a ray of absolute sunshine.