There is a big swell of “female empowerment” movements going on that all have this shitty ethos. If you’re not succeeding, it’s all your fault and you just need to sacrifice more and work harder. It’s part of the schtick MLMs are selling (check out the podcast “The Dream” if you want to learn all about MLMs), it’s…

Is there any type of training/counseling the student gets to learn how to not fly off the handle at the same time you’re getting a “protocol” together for how to deal with them? Because if not...that’s terrifying. As you say, what happens when this person enters the real world where there isn’t a developed protocol…

My Dad and I used to always scare each other. Mainly hiding in dark hallways and jumping out when we heard the other coming. Fun, innocent stuff. I got him good when I was about 4 though. While he was in the shower, I snuck into his closet (it was probably 5:30am...he was an early riser). My Mom was still in bed but…

I think this is why you’re hearing about VERY lengthy meetings between Cohen and the FBI.

Yeah, this sounds like DC. There are TONS of condos and apartments being built, but they’re all luxury units. A one bedroom in a new building is still $2,400 a month and a 1bd condo can start at $400K. At those prices, all the building in the world isn’t fixing the problem of affordability.

She’s faster in slow motion than I am at full speed.

I got a salad from Panera last night on my walk home. I wanted the fuji apple salad and once they were in the midst of making it, they told me they were out of dried apple slices. I asked for them to throw some edamame on it, but they went a step further and put spiced carrots on it too. Somehow, my Frankenstein’s…

I wore a Cthulhu 2016: No Lives Matter t-shirt and a Cthulhu ski mask for Halloween in 2016 and I still feel like it might have been my most on-point Halloween costume ever.

There is definitely something generational to it.

As someone else mentioned, I do think this is partly generational.  I am overwhelmed at how many people here are sharing similar stories.  I spoke with some friends over the weekend and their Moms (or aunts, in some cases) do the same thing.  Very strange.

Wow, we could be sisters. The last time my Mom was heavier and talking mad trash about herself (calling herself “disgusting” etc.) was right after she’d had chemo. I’m like “Lady, you just lived through AGGRESSIVE CANCER (and insanely aggressive treatment)...maybe ease up on how terrible you are to yourself about your…

I do think it’s generational. My friend’s Mom does the same thing and they’re pretty close in age. In fact, it seems a lot of friends have either Aunts or Moms that are big on doing this. My Mom is awesome, thankfully (save this one terrible habit).

I’m using TalkSpace. Just connected with the therapist this morning and so far so good!

Thanks. I absolutely ADORE my Mom and this is literally the only big issue I have with her, but unfortunately it is a big sticking point. I find myself having a ton of anxiety when I’m going to visit her and I’m not in tip-top shape and I realize what a huge shame that is. I try very hard to stop her when she goes…

My Mom fluctuates (and has fluctuated my whole life) between being about 20 pounds heavier than she wants to be and being a weight she feels is ideal. She also fluctuates between calling herself “disgusting” and throwing a tiny celebration for herself daily when her weight is in check. Unfortunately, that tiny…

Another friend of mine was walking through a mall and a delivery guy on the level above lost control of a cart of packages and one went over the railing and hit her on the head.  She had SUCH a sever concussion and took many, many months to recover.  Those types of freak accidents stress me out so much to think about…

A number of years ago, a friend of mine was carrying his kid to bed one night only to open the door and find out that the kid had laid a veritable mine field of toys between the door and the bed. He tripped and didn’t want to let go of his kid so unfortunately his face took the impact. He broke his nose and passed…

This argument makes me crazy. When you run a company, you have a target market and you don’t care about anyone outside of that target market. That’s how businesses fundamentally works. In a government, you can’t be successful if you just care about your “target market” and let everyone else go hang. That’s how you get…

I am white and I’ve never been to a black funeral.  I thought the writer was kidding until I started going down the list of speakers/singers/etc.  This goes into the evening without a doubt and no, I don’t think any of the white folks going have any idea.

One of my friends was trying to “get in shape” for our group trip to Florida a few years ago. After a number of drinks one night, he fell off the wagon and woke up the next day surrounded by empty candy wrappers and an empty carton of ice cream.