I think tomorrow's "thanksgiving" with the in-laws will be my worst.

The pitbull owner has no intention of paying for your dogs medical bills. Make the complaint to animal control and make a claim on his homeowners insurance. If he doesn't have any, take him to small claims court. When you win you can put a lean on his property.

Our Thanksgivings were usually rough, due to lingering resentments, lack of communication, and massive jealousies between the various members of my mother's family. The worst one was probably my grandfather's last, before he died.

Well, my slacktivisim is already satisfied... I don't shop Black Friday anyway.

It's not even as bad as a third degree Nona Pinch. It's hardly even an acute case of multiple Auntie Kisses.

My fave was Roxanne Gay: "I've had more bruising after a night of gentle lovemaking."

I've had bigger bruises from losing my grip while pulling my sleeves up to wash the dishes.

you're forgetting his ego. The greatest hurt of all

Where did that dislocated eye socket run off to?

Um, it looks like he vigorously used a Clarisonic brush on his cheek. And, hell... not even that vigorously. Get the fuck outta here with that shit.

Jesus fucking Christ, I had worse injuries after tripping over my fucking cat a week ago. Whatever, asshole.

Well we can't have white men being lightly bruised now can we?!?!??!

I definitely see where this is coming from. I have a female boss and let me tell you: overeating, sleeping in the middle of the day, getting all weepy after watching puppy videos on youtube...she gets all mad when I do any of them.

I lived with my parents after grad school and sent the $30,000 I would have spent on housing to Sallie Mae instead. Helped out with my ailing grandparents while I was there.

It is interesting that something which has been the norm in American society up until just very recently and is still the norm in many other societies you would call not even "remotely healthy."

My parents loaned me the money to start my own business and it changed my life. I refuse to feel bad about it and would never want to date someone who looked down on me for it.

"As a man without a vagina, I am an EXPERT on the female orgasm"

I save puppies! I have fostered 17 puppies who were on the kill list at shelters. There's no article about me. But here's one of my babies!

Good Thor, that dredges up really painful thoughts for me. I care about a lot of people who if I didn't contact, would probably forget about me or never call. It is so sad to be a giver but die unnoticed and unappreciated.