Huge hugs. Huge, huge hugs.

Thank you.

That’s what keeps running through my head. It could have been one of my kids. It’s causing an acute stress response.

On Thursday afternoon, as I was walking out the door to go pick up my second grader from school, my 90 lb Irish wolfhound mix bolted out the door because he spotted a cat sitting in the street. He chased the cat into the backyard of the house across the street, and I was calling him back. The street right in front of…

I legit have a youtube playlist that I turn on and play quietly if my racing thoughts are keeping me up, and it helps me go to sleep. Video Xanax, these two.

I will not Jodie Foster this kind of behavior.

Actually, it’s “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s clinical depression.” (05:53 mark)

Between this verdict and Kesha’s new album, I’m feeling some balm on some wounds. Hugs to everyone else in the same boat.

“Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science” by Atul Gawande. It’s friggin delightful.

Hugs. Your sisters would probably also struggle with the idea that your live with contemplating ending your life. That kind of depression is a cage, and you deserve to feel better. If they love you and you feel safe talking to them, it might be worth reaching out to have someone help advocate for you to find a…

Silver lining— having hair is considered a preexisting condition, so we have one less thing to be denied insurance over.

Between this and reading that Trump wants to help baby Charlie but not all the kids that will lose health insurance if the republicans get their way makes me want to rip my hair out.

Hugs. That’s a hard, brave thing to do.

Love and hugs. I’m 31 years old and talk to my dad most days of the week. He’s one of my favorite people to talk to, and I absolutely cherish our relationship. My husband, though, has a sperm donor who was psychologically and physically abusive when my husband was a kid, and keeps the psychological abuse going strong.…

And for all the “not all mensss” folks, I would invite you to read the responses this has gotten, but if you’re still “not all men”-ing in 2017, I suspect reading isn’t really your thing.

It is truly maddening how much energy women have to put into cradling men’s egos. Instead of saying “no” when we are uncomfortable and risking an escalation to violence, we have to come up with clever excuses so he doesn’t interpret it as a reflection of himself. It’s the environment, not that you’re an asshole. It’s…

It’s not just high school. I’m on the school community council for my kid’s elementary school, and at the last meeting, they were discussing the horror of the girls (elementary aged girls) wearing short shorts. There was some back and forth amongst the ancients until I said, “wouldn’t this be easier if we didn’t…

This needs more stars.

Have you looked at her instagram? People are telling her to kill herself because of this. And they don’t have any sense of the irony in that.

Your little girl was so fortunate to have a parent who loved her so fiercely. She matters, and I’m so sorry you have to be without her.