He was born this way? As in a sociopath? Is that an accepted defense, nowadays?

So a few months ago one of my dogs was attacked and seriously hurt by another dog at the dog park. The owner ran away when she saw that my dog was injured, and when I saw her again, she refused to give me her name because she said her dog only attacks dogs who deserve it, so it was clearly my dog’s fault.

My in-laws are Greek and fall somewhere between European and Middle Eastern in terms of culture. My MIL was in town this week and we were talking about divorce and her opinion is that “women don’t try hard enough to hold their marriages together these days” and that’s why people are getting divorced more often. I…

I completely agree with this. My parents are from India and did not have an arranged marriage, but I’ve noticed that people tend to stay in arranged marriages even if they are miserable. If you are traditional enough to get an arranged marriage, often times you do not want to deal with the stigma of getting a divorce…

Prachi, the statistic about divorces is interesting, but i do think divorce is so heavily stigmatized in India especially for women that it is not seen as a viable choice at all. I think patriarchal pressure exists in multiple forms in Indian culture before and after marriage and walking out on an abusive or an…

Men sure are emotional and irrational lately. I think we need to stop letting them make statements, run things, and read the news until we can get a handle on what’s happening.

I hate this idea that parents always know what’s best- just because your a parent doesn’t make you an expert on education or healthcare. The same argument comes into vaccination discussions too. Experts and researchers sometimes know more than you, parents!

Does this mean we can start kicking Jews and coloreds out of our business establishments?

That IS hard. I cut my mom out cold turkey for over a year, and at least 2 of her 7 siblings tried to guilt me into talking to her again. I went to therapy a LOT and we worked our way slowly back to a relationship when I was goddamn good and ready, but MAN that pressure was intense. I am so sorry for my friends who…

I usually just take a moment to reflect and acknowledge that estrangement is the right and healthy thing to do for the both of us. I will always love and respect my mother, but that relationship is toxic at best. And instead of being pressured into reconnecting because society tells us it’s the right thing to do, I…

Oh god this kind of statement bothers me sooo much. They always say shit like that while doing absolutely nothing to change things, even in their own lives.

Oprah is beloved in the gay community (ok, let’s face it—Oprah is beloved in every community)

Joel Osteen and that whole “Jesus Made me Rich! Let Him do it for YOU!” thing makes me want the second coming to happen. It would be entertaining to see all these people come face to face with a middle eastern looking Jewish guy shouting “How did you all get this so wrong?! All I said was be nice to each other!”

Good grief that photo basically represents the Trump family. Gilded and absolutely clueless at doing their jobs.

The second part of that lemonade stand story In The New Yorker is kind of revealing, too, but in a different way: