I knew better than to read the comments, but damn. We really need to do some work in our community on not defining Blackness so narrowly because you all are erasing Blackness.

I think the whole thing is weird. I’m glad Markle identifies as biracial!

What is your dysfunction?

I’m not transparent and I’m ok with that. I’ve got my husband and my best friend - they understand how deep the shit gets, but most people do not want to know.

Here’s the thing- some of us who have managed to survive multiple assaults basically trust no one. I wouldn’t have a meeting in private with an 85 year old priest. I see predators everywhere because I have been preyed on many times.

Damn, most of the responses to this article are sexist AF. Alienation of affection cases are not a new thing - you just usually hear about women filing them. The reality is marriage is a legal contract - any 3rd party who knowingly seeks to undermine the existence of said contract should not be surprised that…

Naw, it isn’t “reasonable”. In an average month dude would see his child less than 15% of the time. Can’t really parent like that.

I am beyond angry. This is A Time To Kill moment for me. This is why people go vigilante and don’t trust the justice system! Those criminals are not children anymore. What they did to that girl, honestly - they can NEVER repay that debt, but this probation is a slap in the face, less than nothing.

People love to vilify gentrification, but they don’t really understand how it happens.

I’ve never really been into Black Friday. I grew up poor & for the truly poor, a great deal is still money you don’t have. As an adult, it still didn’t catch on. Now - me & my husband don’t buy many presents, just for the kids in the family. My ass is barely getting back into the swing of things after surgery & being…

I live in WA. People act like it is all better now. Like their love stood the test of time! NO! She groomed this child and tied him to her forever by bearing him 2 kids before he was like 16!

My precious Benji-boo. He’s a 15 month old Havanese - Shih Tzu mix. He is my love bug & treat whore. Believe me, he is a tiny handful.

This is why I get pissed off at all these Mary Kay Letourneau wannabes and people’s reactions to them! Idiotic men suggest they wish they’d had a hot teacher on them & don’t understand it was assault, it was rape. People suggest that somehow it doesn’t hurt boys to be molested by women.

Turkey is uninspiring. I know how to cook it, but it is a lot of work to just get a palatable bird. Still, that pink, sweet thing that most people call ham is disgusting. I don’t like candied pork & that is what it tastes like. Cook duck instead of turkey or a quality pork roast instead of sweet ham. Or get a properly…

Lol, families rarely seem to blend.  

Better buy some buttermilk and oven roast some garlic cloves. Or mince some chives and use sour cream- I don’t make plain mashed potatoes.

A tiny bit of sugar in a tomato based sauce is old school. I learned that from my Nana.

I was the emo cousin with kitchen privileges. Now I’m the auntie sippin’ somethin & throwing down! BTW - all the veggies, except the yams & potatoes, have pork in them. If you have allergies- you best tell me before the day & don’t you dare come in my kitchen & lift a lid to ask me “what is in it?”.

I’ve read this piece and several other navel grazing pieces by people who have suddenly just realized they are complicit in causing pain and I feel numb.

I really can’t stand the Santa narrative and have no intention of ever trying it with my kids. I can’t really understand why people do it. I got over believing in him before I was school age and I could never understand why that particular lie was supposed to be so fun.