It’s because it was a makeshift cemetery and the spelling was on a sign made by a young child. As if we needed any addition to the creepiness factor.

It’s all good. Although, prefacing a statement that way tends to indicate that what will follow may not be the best idea. Part of why I bristled at your comment was because, even though you intended to say something positive, the subtext was something different. If some women are more liberated, it follows that the…

I am but a lowly gray but I’ve read a lot of your comments and was surprised to see you make this sort of generalization. What makes pinays more liberated than other women from “that region”? I wouldn’t exactly call them particularly more liberated than any other women in neighboring countries.

I was thinking something along the lines of intersectionalism, no exclusivity, and no pulling up the ladder behind us (or pushing anyone off the ladder on our way up).

Is there a 4th wave yet? If not, can we make one?

This is beautiful! I like everything you wrote, but I can especially relate to what you said about cutting out added sugar. I do my best to avoid added sugars and sometimes I fail, but it’s well worth the effort. Once, after not eating any added sugars and very limited natural sugars for a few days, I treated myself…

So... I’ve been staring at this photo for about 5 minutes now, trying to formulate a way to express my sentiments about this dish. All I’ve been able to come up with is, “Lol what? How??”

I don’t normally take a probiotic supplement but I do focus a lot on eating naturally probiotic foods. My favorites are sourdough bread, miso, pickles (the non-vinegar ones), tempeh, and plain cultured almond milk. You can also do yogurt if dairy works for you. Kimchi and sauerkraut are good options too. Basically…

I don’t have kids but co-sleeping always struck me as a very natural thing to do. My husband and I aren’t compatible sleepers at all, and finally deciding to sleep apart was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

A local restaurant here makes zucchini “bacon.” It does not taste like zucchini and is surprisingly tasty, although regrettably still not bacon.

I just ordered it after reading your comments. Thank you for sharing this.