There is something you can do, that all of us who have children in our lives can do. You love them, you nurture them, you do your very best to teach them to be as good as they can be.

My wife worked at a group home for abused kids.... The bits I heard about what some of those kids endured still haunt me.

Yup. File under “things you can never unknow”.

Maybe women are attracted to him because he’s like Hannibal Lecter without the charisma, intellect, sex appeal, charm, financial means, memory palace, mad cooking skills, sophistication, or ability to not get caught for decades.

I’m definitely hard on myself. I’m definitely not ready to accept it right now, which is a valid point. To be fair, though, I’ve been bitter since grade school!

Yep, nurse! Tonight will be my third. Not stoked, but whatevs. Sounds like you know the deal. Rosacea sounds terrible. Is phototherapy painful? I have hidradenitis suppurativa. There really isn’t any treatment (although I’m trying a few meds to keep it under control with some success), and the only way to “cure”…

I wouldn’t believe his explanation, either. And I think it’s shitty of him to be so dismissive of your concern - that is NOT cool. He owes you a full explanation. Don’t settle for less.

The deleting would be a huge red flag foe me. Sorry you are dealing with that.

UGH, work. I’m unhappy, have asked for changes, and not only are they not doing anything, they’re taking the suggestions (and volunteering to do those things) that I’m making to improve the company and giving them to someone who’s worked there 4 months and has had maybe 1 professional job outside of college.

You’ll be okay. We’re all here for you! *hugs

Way shady. Listen to your gut. And don’t let him make you feel bad about it! Damn. “Over-analyze and read too much into them.” Sorry, he’s an ass for saying that.

Thank you so much! You saying don’t let him make you feel crazy is the perfect thing I needed to hear! It’s awful. I’m pissed, I’m hurt and I’m embarrassed. I know I didn’t do anything, he should be the one to feel shame or embarrassment but I am so embarrassed. I feel like a complete dumb ass. I NEVER saw this coming.

Today my father posted a rape joke on his facebook. I wrote “rape jokes aren’t funny.” I haven’t gone back to see his commentary. I don’t even want to, I am so fucking mad and upset about it. What the fuck.

You poor thing! Make them stay at a hotel next time. Throwing out YOUR dishes in YOUR house is so wrong as is complaining about your bathroom. Say something like “Since my home doesn’t seem to meet your needs I think we would both be happier if you stayed in a hotel”.

My hospital apparently doesn’t do angioplasty and they have to send all heart attack patients to hospitals that are ten hours away. I just found that out this week. Wtf.

Nothing intrinsically wrong with you. Many of the most vile and unpleasant people (inside and out) have found someone to love them romantically. If you don’t, maybe consider it a bullet dodged. Easy for me to say but quite likely true. I’m super tired and probably shouldn’t be commenting but I felt for you for…

This week, I paid a ton of money to my dentist (why is dental insurance so fucked up, and why do I pay for it every month when it covers almost nothing?! Argg), and now I have pink eye. Just ordered myself food, even though I shouldn’t given the massive dental bill, but I cannot bring myself to go buy groceries and…

I just got back from a boring, terrible date. It wasn’t terrible in that it was actively bad--he wasn’t racist, or self-centered, or anything. He was just so goddamned unutterably DULL. I’ve been trying to “get out of my comfort zone” and “put myself out there!” except that out there is terrible, and I’m sick of…

My complaint is stupid FLSA negotiations!

My complaint: yesterday I found out because I had to review an overcharged phone bill that my husband has been texting a lady from work. It wouldn’t be a problem or seem shady except for the fact that it was all withheld from me. I had no clue until I kept seeing a random number on the bill. It is all times of day and…