Not to “well actually….” you, but my husband’s extended family is off the boat Italian. I’m not. We went to his dad’s friend’s son’s wedding. The groom’s gramps…so my husband’s dad’s friend’s dad…grabbed my face and kissed me on the freaking mouth at our introduction. I’m like 4 people and two families removed from…

I am sorry you’re going through that. I’m lucky in that I only had one rental property (a small house) and with the housing prices skyrocketing, I offered my long term tenant to buy the house private sale at a discount rather than buying on the traditional market. It was a huge win for both of us and now I’m watching…

Yeah, these same students probably don’t ever drink, try drugs, have sex, or forgo their homework to go to a party, right? And they all drive the speed limit, wear their masks everywhere, and wash their hands every time they go to the bathroom, too. Little angels!

I teach health courses at a university and many of the non-vaccinated students say their parents are forbidding them from getting it. I ask what other adult decisions they make that their parents don’t know about, and how this one is different from those …?

The best part about being a latch key kid and being allowed to finally use the stove was that I could make Chef Boyardee for my sister and myself. We ate some version of it every day for years. Sometimes twice a day. I tasted a bite of my niece’s food a while ago and it tasted like sugar, not pasta.

If you click through her twitter thread, the media is using her image and her name on all features about the film, because the filmmaker explicitly named her as the inspiration for the film. So her name, likeness, etc. are all being used without her consent, to make other people (mostly already rich white men!) money,…

I’m just shy of 8 months sober. I’m worried about trying non-alcoholic beers like this will flip the switch on my tastebuds and brain and make me want to drink real alcohol (which I’ve been surprisingly fine not drinking since I stopped). Wonder if other folks have tried these flavorful NA beers and can talk about…

Old was a very engaging and entertaining (though not in the haha sense) film. Perfect summer escape the heat into an AC’d theater experience.

I was present when my friend’s family received news that their dad dropped dead of a heart attack in their home. His wife, my friends mom, dropped to her knees and screamed/wailed just like Colette’s character. I relived that moment in my nightmares after Hereditary resurfaced the memory.

I was on medications for an allergic reaction when I saw Hereditary and fell into a dead sleep for the last 25 minutes. Woke up at the credits when house lights came up and everyone was stunned still in their seats. My best friend and husband said “you are SO LUCKY you didn’t have to watch the end of that” once they…

I saw the results of purity culture firsthand about 8 years ago when I was on Tinder and the dating scene after years in a long term, consensual fun passionate sex-filled relationship. (We broke up for out-of-bedroom incompatibility issues).

I’m so sorry you’ve had to live through all of these things, and I sincerely appreciate you sharing.

I live in a state that never shut down for Covid or put any actual public health measures into place. My spouse worked in the culinary/service industry until August 2020. He recently lost two friends/former coworkers from two different restaurants to long Covid complications after they’d been infected at work late…

I’ve read there’s not actually any dairy in the chain theaters’ “butter,” so lacto intolerant folks should be okay eating it. True?

Amazing how often this happens. I was casually dating a guy I was “meh” about and who seemed to keep fibbing to me about very unimportant things, considering how casual we were. A woman who was in my social periphery, but not my friend or even a close acquaintance reached out about an article I had written for a local…

Have definitely seen drop-off in comments in the past few months. By the time I get to catch up on Jez during my late lunch and evening breaks from work, there’d be 30-100+ comments on any article. Now there are many (most?) articles with single-digit or nil comments. And hell trying to keep up with rapid-fire…

I’ve never ever seen MST before. How delightfully weird!

That’s some very difficult and brain changing trauma you went through; I’m very sorry you’re still in the thick of it. I hope you’re able to talk about it, in therapy or perhaps a meeting. Your life is absolutely worth it.

I started in January with the goal of not drinking for one month. In that month I picked up a positive daily habit: doing yoga every morning. I followed the Yoga With Adriene Breath series, and it was a lifesaver for me, in replacing a difficult habit with a new healthy one. I also listened to a shit ton of quit lit…

Hey Jezzies! June 30th marked six full months of non-drinking for me. It’s been much less of a struggle as time goes on, but then a series of unfortunate events will happen that humble me and show me how much of a journey this still is. Take today, for example. I decided to take a solo hike to get some fresh air and…