All kidding aside, I’m working under the hypothesis that none of these creeps (the Trumps, that dumb governor of Missouri, the list goes on), know how to have sex properly. Like, they do missionary with their wives and try a mélange of porn watched with the volume off and 10 minutes of 50 Shades of Grey that they saw…

I live in Portland, Oregon, where the two white mothers who drove their kids of the cliff had been part of the progressive community here. On Facebook, after the tragedy, people (mostly women, some of whom I know personally) were engaging in long postings and comment threads describing how terribly “stressed out”…

Implicit bias has shown up gruesomely in the past few weeks in (white) reactions to the six black children killed by their two mothers. The responses of many white people have been to scramble for ways to elevate the “humanity” of Sarah and Jessica Hart and emphasize what “loving, selfless parents” they were.

I still get a little angry thinking back on it sometimes, honestly.

I am so sorry that this happened to you. I knew that it was a pretty common thing but hearing other people’s stories just breaks my heart. This guy is on the football team and supposedly he’s catching hell from his teammates because a 14 year old girl knocked the shit outta him.

Hi hi. Similar thing happened to me. I was a 14 yr old freshman and the guy was an 18 year old senior. He sexually assaulted me one day against my locker and tormented me for weeks. Calling me slut and blah blah. I finally yelled “leave me the f alone!!” and punched him. Broke his nose in the middle of the cafeteria.…

I was in a similar situation 2 years ago. Gained 30 lbs in about 5 months during a horrible professional time and a bad boyfriend. 2 years later... I haven’t lost the weight. But I’m happy. My body, as it turn s out, destroyed its metabolism with a serious eating disorder from ages 14-23. But- I started running, 5…

OMG, these are really such great tools for me! I will get that app. And, I can’t really afford a gym membership, but I can totally get the Pilates kit! Thanks so much for these great ideas.

Also keep in mind that while 40 lbs seems like a giant number, it’s basically equivalent to an extra 300 calories a day for those 18 months. So like a bag of M&Ms. Or 2 cans of beer. It’s not hard to over-consume that much. You’re not some ginormous failure for gaining weight.

I’ve made this too, always a hit at big family holiday dinners. Sooo good!

Exactly. I was in high school in the late 90s and a shit ton of us got in fights but not a goddamn one of us got charged.

My grandmother went into assisted living as of yesterday and I feel raw about it. My mom/dad and aunt have been taking care of her more or less since December. My brother and I live halfway across the country, but my three adult cousins—who all live within 10 miles of grandma—have been totally useless. Worse still,…

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I know right? They mentioned that they have a bunch of stuff in storage they could bring that I could use for free and I told them I don’t need it because it’s not about money. I’m fine if I have my basement empty for a few months. Somehow they still think money will solve this issue and I don’t want it. They always…

This week has really, really tested me, y’all. This year had been, frankly, pretty good, often great! ...Up until this week. But now...

They said fine, they want to rent my basement suite when it becomes free.

She’s been super emotionally abusive for as long as I can remember — and she’s joined forces with my asshole sister.

So I finally told my parents that I can’t have them staying in my house anymore. I think I told them everything. I told them they make me feel trapped in my own house, that they don’t respect my house as being mine, that they disrupt my schedule and affect my mental and physical health. I told Them that last year they…

I don’t bake much anymore because my already small sweet tooth has gone completely numb! I got a rice cooker recently so I’ve been getting into rice and grains. My most recent discovery is farro — which I don’t actually cook in my rice cooker. I make a savory porridge/risotto with mushrooms, garlic, onions, carrots,…

I don’t have any advice about how to deal with them but I do want to ask are you 100% sure the relationship is worth him coming with that sort of family baggage? My dad’s side of the family was never very kind to my mom and it really had a negative effect on everyone especially my sister and I. I don’t think I could…