Hi Jezzies,

Every time I see Toys R Us mentioned, I think about the absurd amoral behavior of equity firms.

I like nutcrackers. I don’t have a whole lot of them, but I really like them. Also, I can never decide if I like white or color-changing lights better, so I buy the kind that cycle between them. I bought a new tree-topper this year.

If America can keep searching for Amelia Earhart, J. Edgar Hoover & 45's hairline...they sure as hell can keep rape cases open too.

You know how in AA they say one day at a time? Sometimes it is one fucking minute at a time. Thinking of you.

He is. I am too. I’ve come from a lot of trauma and so I get why I’m sort of afraid of this dude after all this time. It’s hard reminding myself he’s a professional and here to be a helpful tool but when I’ve spent my life insulating myself against harm by distancing and then only letting in a feeeeew people it’s hard…

I moved cities in September to start graduate school which is part of the reason I’ve had to adjust my treatment plan. I really dislike finding new healthcare providers too. It feels like picking at a scab to talk about it alone with a stranger. I ended up having a friend stay with me for telephone intake appointments.

Shelter Cat Update!

Well me & my brand new right knee are home and I now have an annoyed cat on my chest. Man did I have some weird dreams in the hospital! Think due to the anesthesia & opiates! Thanks to everyone for the support, so far everything seems to be going ok! (The oxycontin is definitely helping, I won’t lie...)

Can you skip these parties, or are they mandatory? I blew off our workplace holiday potluck yesterday.

Good evening everyone. Love this community. Smart, bright and compassionate people. I’m really grateful for all of you.

Hi Jezzies,

In the space of a year:

One January a few years ago I was visiting dogless friends and their baby. The baby was gnawing on a dog’s chew toy. I said, “Your daughter is...” and the mother said, “Isn’t it great? It’s a teething ring. My parents gave it to her for Christmas.”

My ex-SIL always got me clothes. We were the same approximate size and age. I’m not showy with my clothes at all. I wear mostly black. Before I got ill, in my thirties, I used to model. I’m not completely tragic. One year she gave me an acid-lime velour turtleneck with a hideous, fake fur vest (like Captain Caveman…

FUCK OFF SERIOUSLY?

I like clothes, but my most insulting gift was clothing. It was the late eighties; I was in my early twenties. My “best friend” bought me a baby-pink sweater with baby-blue roses on it. I am profoundly, deeply, not a person who wears pastels, or flowers. And yeah, if my friend just plain didn’t get it, or had no money…

I was a fat kid in a family of tall skinny women (most of whom were models at one time or another). One year my sister gave me a pack of twinkies.

What question? “Does nobody at GMG check the fucking menu bar after they prick around with the Kinja code?”

Hmmm ... One wonders what other ways the public may lean on this employer. I mean, WHO WOULD WANT TO BE ALONE LOOKING AT HOUSES OR OFFICES WITH A RAPIST???