It sounds very much like you struggle with black and white thinking. I do. It sometimes manifests in having very strong negative emotions (hate) rather than the varied, complex emotions that lie in between. I spent 2015 working on that part in particular, and it has made life and emotions much more bearable. That…

Noah’s courtroom confession was awful. The notion that he had to shield the women in his life by making this dramatic and public proclamation fit so well with the notion of a great man that he espoused to the therapist a few episodes back. Noah seems to think that there are great men but no great women, save for good…

I got the same talk when I worked in house — they even went so far as to suggest that I use more exclamation points in my emails to soften my tone. I walked into meetings as the only woman and no one would reach out to shake my hand, although all the men shook hands. I had to demand it. I also had to clarify that I…

The full amount of damages sought isn’t often pled in the complaint. The way most state courts are set up, there are different divisions — small claims, municipal, law, etc. The difference in the divisions is that they hear cases of varying levels of damages. Small claims could be claims less than $2000, law could be…

No! Similar school, though.

I hate this. It’s basically the same thing about how periods in emails are considered harsh. What ever happened to the declaratory sentence? Not every thought is exclamatory.

I was so surprised that Tavi got good reviews for This Is Our Youth. I think Rookie is amazing and she seems like a really lovely young woman, but her acting skills are terrible. She has intense theater voice. It’s basically that Vanessa Bayer sketch from SNL. She still had it when she guested on Scream Queens this…

My mother-in-law is a psychologist and tries to ask me and her son about our sex life. She also sends us articles regarding libido. So TLDR: I assume my MIL is the psychologist your mom contacted. My apologies.

My worst Thanksgiving has been this year. We’re at my husband’s family’s & I was supposed to leave Friday morning to go back and work but that changed at the last minute. So I am spending the whole weekend here. His mom picked us up from the airport. When we told her that I got to stay the whole weekend, she soar she…

My mom never said anything, but for years she bought me clothes for Christmas that were several sizes too big. Like I was a 2-4 and she would get me size 10-12 even though I told her my actual size. I would open up this really expensive JCrew blazer, size 10, that I was swimming in, and she would shrug and say that…

I recently stayed in a Marriott property that left the same dead cockroach on the floor of the entry way for 3 days without cleaning it up. There were also cockroaches in the hotel conference room.

Certainly, those quotes are overwrought. But the perks of these point systems aren’t insignificant - on Starwood, once you reached a certain status you got 10 free nights (I think - I don’t have that status yet). The guys quoted can afford 10 nights in a hotel so whatever, but I can’t. That perk would have let me…

This makes me sound sort of nutty but... I was living and voting in Ohio during the 2004 presidential election. I waited 6 hours to vote on a voting machine. Diebold was the manufacturer of ATMs and the voting machines my county and many counties across the US used. Their CEO had pledged to do whatever possible to get…

If this had been the girl’s parent or guardian, this would be considered child abuse. Imagine she goes to the doctor for treatment of her injuries and tells the doctor that her dad body slammed her and hit her because she would not go to her room. Doctors are mandatory reporters, so the doc would be required to tell…

I just made a different version of this soup. You sauté 2 med onions and a half tsp of kosher salt in a tablespoon of vegetable oil over medium high heat with the lid on, stirring occasionally. Add 3 cloves minced garlic and a half cup of white wine and cook for about 3-5 min until the wine is almost evaporated. Put…

I made up a recipe for brisket to get over the dry brisket I had at Rosh. Ugghhh. Anyway, made a 2lb brisket. Started by making a paste in the food processor with 2 tbsp tomato paste, 3 cloves of garlic, fresh rosemary and thyme, salt and pepper. Spread it on the brisket and let it sit out at room temp for an hour.…

As someone who helps plan a lot of events, it is generally fine to walk out with the entire centerpiece IF it is in a standard cheap glass vase like the one Giselle took. But if it is vintage or crystal etc., then the event host will get charged for it. So the right thing to do is leave the vase, take the flowers.

I was a financial idiot in my 20s and didn’t worry about retirement savings until about age 28, at which point I had a ton of educational debt and a low paying job with no 401k. I fortunately married a dude who is very responsible and has taught me how to manage my money better. I also fortunately got a better job…

I call my dog Toots McButts, Mister Baby, Poffs, the Muzz, Muzz Butt, Baby Butt, Best Friend, Tiny Guy.... So many.

Fingers crossed that it is benign.