Thanks for reminding me of Brandy Clark! She’s great.

I live in Alabama so I am sure those things happen here.

I have never heard of such a thing before, god is disgusting.

There is this charity - http://www.pensforkids.co.uk/contacts.html - but I am with other commenters, your local school or women’s refuge would be very appreciative I am sure.

That’s what PW said! Def need to remember that. Patience is not usually my strong suit...

😠🤯🤬🤢🤮 I hate this daddy/daughter pseudo-sexualized cultural moment. There is nothing good about it. See my rainbow emoji of disapproval for my full range of feels.

Ugh.

Two weeks is about right. The pencils they gave us at the beginning of the year are long gone, but at this point no one seems to feel like buying any more, and all the pencils in the building are in bad shape. A sub was struggling the other day, and I gave her a box of pencils. I went in two days later, and all the…

Ugh. That shit is so repulsive.

Calling your local school would be a good idea. Thanks for thinking of the teachers! Everyone who sees the angry, broke teachers on TV, and wants to know what they can do, thank you. We need lots of stuff. :)

Does anyone know of an organization that accepts stuff like that for classrooms?

I baked a lemon tart and these easter cookies.

Half a xanny before I see my family, and I bring nothing other than a bunch of wine that I drink because I’m single with cats and nobody expects anything else from me. #theyterrible #holidayssuck

Wow. This is basically the best response I could have ever hoped for and hadn’t even thought of that. Thank you so, so much and I’m glad your friend got good news!

So, I did the super cliche thing on the Day of Visibility and came out as trans today to my friends and family who did not already know (all but about 6 people). It honestly went great. Tons of support, including from some family members I had feared might not be on board, no warnings that my soul would be condemned…

I am officially a dog mom! I am really happy. But man— this week has been a challenge! She is now 10 weeks old. I got her last Friday, I noticed something seemed wrong, and I took her to the vet on Wednesday. She has a mild case of kennel cough, an ear infection, and a tummy parasite :( She acts normal, is eating and…

I was adjacent to something very similar a number of years ago (a friend was going though this), and when it came down to it, the oncologist said that the non-oncologist was absolutely right to push this on to a specialist, because yes, the cells were not as expected, but they were categorically not cancer. But they…

Not a teacher, but had a thought. Are you near any schools? Perhaps give them a call and ask if you can donate supplies directly. Worth a shot.

So, I haven’t had the best week and could use some words of wisdom and comfort. On Monday my gynecologist office called and told me that my Pap had come back showing abnormal cells on my cervix and that I had tested positive for a high-risk strain of HPV. On Wednesday I went in for a colposcopy to follow up and she…

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