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I am so sorry that you are going through this. I had a Jekyll/Hyde situation with a past boss that wrecked me for a while. While my coping strategy at the time was crying to my husband when I got home (got hard for him to cope with after a few weeks) and accelerating my vodka intake (not a great idea), getting out of…

Running away from your problems is underrated... they usually seem smaller when you return. Enjoy yourself. :)

BOOM! Congrats, that is awesome!

Is there a doctor in the house?

Oh man, I would really want to create/contribute to scholarship funds for students in financial need. I grew up with very little, but scholarship money changed my life and made some financially-out-of-reach educational opportunities a reality. I would be so pleased to provide that to others. College, continuing ed,…

I love this idea, and I love that you called out your pharmacist on that list! Mine is a lovely human, too, and she was just telling me about how they work something like 15 hour shifts five or six days a week. Totally stealing this idea.

YES

How fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing this (and I am happy to hear that your youngest was released from the NICU... that must have been a harrowing time).

Have deployed that, too. Effective! Needed it way more in my 20s, though...

Ugh, men who tell you to smile on command are insufferable. I haven’t gotten that in years, thankfully (the cure was either turning 26 or starting to dress like I’m fancy), but it's such a frustrating thing.

10+ years of partnership, in which you continuously and increasingly like/support/challenge each other as humans. Having compatible goofball tendencies helps, too.

I’ve been in NYC for years, and I think that that’s the default for many here and in other places with such population density, yeah. Crunchy doesn’t really sell well here. But it can be what you make of it. I find that when I am focused on owning and creating my own “vibe” and not letting that be determined by the…

This is beautiful. What a great moment of pure, open human connection.

100%, I totally agree. It’s a funny thing to be conscious of, when so many folks seem to actively ignore it. Have you had any notable experiences with it?

You are the TV matchmaker this world needs

Also, I’ve noticed that the type of energy I’m broadcasting really affects whether or not people approach me in public. I went through a period this summer where I would take walks and focus on exuding positive energy to everyone around me (for my own mental peace and clarity), and I swear, that was peak get-asked-out…

I’ve been approached and asked out on in public a few times in the last year or two (not trying to humble brag), in a respectful, “I acknowledge that you’re a human being and not a thing,” not-street-harassment kinda way. It’s awkward, because I am SUPER married, and that revelation inspires some pretty sheepish…

A classmate of mine hid out in the boys’ bathroom with a radio for 20 minutes to catch the verdict, and then ran through the hallways screaming “HE’S INNOCENT!” to a group of 7th graders cheering. The teachers were not amused.