They don’t believe it. I had a fb debate with a woman once (we are both in our 20s, so too young to remember before roe v wade). When I pointed out making abortion illegal isn’t a deterrent and will just kill women, she said, and I shit you not, “I don’t believe any woman would risk their life to end a pregnancy.” I…

The book is amazing. And as others have said, it’s told from his perspective (1st person limited), and the mother has made strong efforts to protect him. The references to sexual trauma aren’t really thinly veiled, they’re pretty damn obvious, but imo so much worse because he doesn’t understand, but it still clearly…

At no point did I mention an aversion to risky behavior, but instead an aversion to being outside your comfort zone. As in, “what if no one likes me? How will I make friends? What will I do if I fail academically/socially? I’m doing really great where I am right now, why would I even leave when I’m so popular/habe a…

Hahahaha of only he was half as attractive

NOT OKAY!

I’ve noticed that most men in my life tend to avoid going out of their comfort zone. They’re not obvious about it, and I don’t think they recognize it. But they have an aversion to trying new things or doing things that separate them from their friends. I suspect it’s because they’re raised in an environment that…

This 100%

Right?!? Like, my Bf is super nerdy. Reads comics, plays video games, obsessed with Star Wars. None of these things are things I willingly did when we met. He doesn’t like science or horror movies (my two favorite things) Buuut he wanted to try new shows and movies and activities with me.

Does anyone know how to add a lost relationship to your personal narrative? My best friend in HS tried to kill me just before we graduated (she was def mentally ill, but she also pre-planned it and intelligently covered her tracks after. If she was sorry as she said, she’d have confessed instead of protecting her…

Awww that’s lame. I’m friends with all my HS boyfriends (and most of my guy friends). Im the bridesmaid in my (twice) ex HS boyfriends wedding (to my bff lol)

I literally lol’d at this:

I just missed the cut offs for these ridiculous things (2009), thankfully. Not that anyone asked me lol.

In her case, yea they were supposed to. There are 3 exceptions to your rights, (emergency, public safety, and routine booking questions) none of which applied to her: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclop…

US nuns got investigated by the vatican for focusing too much on the poor and not enough on gay marriage or abortion

That’s bizarre to me. a man who gives a shit is not a good man, let alone marriage material. That’s why I don’t understand why people lie about thier “number”. Only a shitty person will care.

Her analysis of the case was really shoddy (she didn’t even explore dating violence, just decided it wasn’t possible because the young girls diary didn’t say that, even tho it recorded a few red flag behaviors). I don’t know how she’s going to cover a much more complicated case that covers mutliple cultures

Great read thanks for sharing! I’ve never understood why we menstruate and other animals don't. That was super informative

As a kid, I was obsessed with the history of menstruation. I knew pads and tampons were new, so what did people do beforehand??? In my research I grew increasingly frustrated by the silence on a topic that affected so many. The girls in my novels never got periods (I read every genre!). No one on tv shows had cramps.…

Coffee snobs are the.worst. And I don’t even work in a coffee shop. Once, while me and a friend were in line at our local starbucks, this coffee snob is going on and on and on about beans this and random factoid that, and “did you know starbucks refers to this one thing wrong? Let me tell you about your job young…

Some babies can be really frustrating. I used to scream for hours for inexplicable reasons. My mom said that after she had me, she understands why people shake their babies. And my mom is a loving, enthusiastic mother. But there were points where id scream so much and shed be so sleep deprived, that shed just shut my…