OPERA SINGERS FTW

As long as nobody interferes with me and my box turtle/life partner, I'm happy.

Meh. I'd marry my dog if I could. Its by far the healthiest relationship I've ever had.

I'm here, darling!

I don't even care if three people want to marry a dog. I don't have to go to the damn wedding unless I want to.

So, I'm confused. Is straight dog marriage still cool or nah?

:( pigeon.

Conscious Uncucumbering

Can't ruin something that already sucked. I think I shouted "FINALLY!" when they died at the end. In the theater. My friends were not impressed.

Um, its not navel gazey at all. I'm a practicing pediatrician who has cared for hospitalized young people who fail to gain weight secondary to cancer, IBD, cystic fibrosis, and other chronic illnesses. We live in a society that praises thinness about all else, and many of the young women I've treated are praised for…

I lived in fear, too, and when the time came, my then-fiance, now husband, was never anything but supportive and awesome. To the right person, it's not that big of a deal. If they are only attracted to you for your perfectly unmarred abdomen, then run. Most of the hangups and embarrassment in relation to sexytimes…

Thank you so much for sharing your story and perspective!

My brother killed himself over the shame of having to wear a colostomy bag thanks to Crohns. I think images like this would have helped him feel more normal and less like he couldn't go anywhere because he had to "wear his shit in a fanny pack".

Wow. This story, and the comments, are just hitting me in all the feels. I've had Crohn's for almost 25 years and I've lived with a bag for a decade. When I was sick it was like I was sick for 15 years, constantly. Then I got the bag and healed up and it was a fucking miracle to not feel like death on a stick all the…

I have Crohn's (though it's in remission) and though I wouldn't have actively committed suicide (isn't "commit" a weird word for suicide?), but I WISHED for death. I was too tired to breathe. I lost 37 lbs. between one semester of university to the next. It was godawfully painful. I had diarrhea about 20-25 times a…

good for her. crohn's sucks. I have had it for more than a decade and I have still have days where I dissolve into a self-pitying ball of despair and curse the gods. The disease sucks and the treatments suck more...

Dude, really??? People are terrified of bodies, medical problems, anything poop related. This is a pretty big deal

I had a temporary colostomy bag about 5 years ago and lost about 40 pounds within a month of getting it. Once I healed from the surgery, I ate constantly and did not gain a pound until the bag was removed (so this very well might be an uncontrollable normal for her). I agree with you that she still checks a lot of the…

Ugh you're totally right, I'm so sick of the unrealistic beauty standards of society, WE CAN'T ALL HAVE COLOSTOMY BAGS AND A CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITION.

I am excited for anyone who has the courage to be themselves and pave the way for others.