Right back at you. In a way, I think it’s the worst disease because you lose your sense of self but then I think about something like Parkinson’s or ALS or MS where you’re still yourself and trapped in your body. It all sucks and we need to find a cure for all brain diseases.

British people are generally pretty stoic. My mom has dementia, is British and when her geriatric psychiatrist asked her if she was ever sad or depressed, her response was “No, I’m British. We don’t do that sort of thing.” Not gonna lie, my husband and I laughed our asses off.

They are both famous half Armenians...

Thanks, you’ve saved me several hours of my life that I’ll never get back if I actually watched it.

Thanks, I was curious but didn’t want to actually watch it.

If the Schumacher’s don’t exist, then how does Johnny dramatically leave and return for the big dance number?

Good call. I hope it was better than the one you left behind.

Trust me, let it go. Check out her discussion history. Every other comment is an argument with someone else. There is no winning with aggressive people like that.

The ears!

I thought when I had a baby, my obsession with my animals would decrease. It hasn’t, if anything, it’s made it worse. We had to put my older dog to sleep in February and I still miss her every day.

Jesus fucking Christ, are you defensive. I’m just explaining that no, I don’t hash it out, ever. I deal with it by myself and move on. No one said anything about forcing anyone to talk it out. I was trying to clear up your misunderstanding of my statement. You seem to think that by reach out, I mean I reach out to…

She really was awful in that she was always the arbiter of right and wrong (like Trump in the way that all things are either good or bad, nothing in he middle). About a year ago, my husband said it was a good thing we don’t speak to her anymore because she’d just be judging how we take care of my mom.

No, I don’t hash it out. I deal with it by myself and then move on. By reach out, I mean I say “Hey, let’s go grab a drink and catch me up on your life.” Not “Hey, let’s discuss our feelings.” People get defensive and it’s better for me to deal with it alone and then just move past it.

At least my friend was so open in her aggression that my therapist saw it in one session. Your friend sounds like the queen of micro aggression. How do you get around working together?

A) this is kinja and a discussion of personal conflict. Everyone tells personal anecdotes and that was me trying to explain why some people don’t want to “hash it out” when people like you insist we do.

Here’s the thing; my life is stressful enough. If a friend can’t give me space and understanding to deal with what I’m going through, without taking it personally, then I don’t want to invest more energy into it. My best friend and I have been friends since college. She knows that sometimes I need space and I don’t…

I had a now former friend insist we do this, in the presence of my therapist. She was such an awful bitch during the session that my therapist recommended I not speak to her again. This was also the week my mom was diagnosed with dementia so she told my friends that I seemed distracted so I must have a personality…

My dog goes to doggie daycare. I may use one of my dual monitors to watch him on the webcam. This photo is proof that my dog has friends!

Manchester is such a great city. Tons of history, culture and a great food scene. There’s a tattoo artist in Manchester who is doing £50 bee tattoos (in case anyone doesn’t know, the worker bee has been the symbol of Manchester since the Industrial revolution) to raise money for victims.

I was reading a profile of him and s tribute by his best friend and he reminded me so much of one of my best friends, I started sobbing in the elevator at work. His boyfriend’s tweet asking him to come back and watch last night’s Corrie with him was heartbreaking. He seemed like such a fun, positive person. And anyone…