Ignore them. They’re thankfully few and far between, but I’ve seen a couple. He made a comment to me about being a pussy (everyone uses that as a derogatory term, but my pussy pushed out a baby and no penis in history has ever done anything that impressive or strong, but I digress). Use the dismiss option every chance…

I went to costco tonight and it was super crowded. A white guy accidentally ran into my heels and I felt like killing him. Normally I would have thought nothing of it, I probably would have grinned and said, “No worries.” But I felt attacked (I wasn’t, literally nothing happened). The guy was super anxious that I…

Going on a year and a half, so I hope my post can be a little solice from an understanding source. (Tuesday almost broke me, so congrats for making it through that on your first week!) Honestly, for me, knowing why I quit (also cause alcohol had stopped being fun for a long time before I quit, too) ALWAYS helps me…

You are a hero!

Hachi- I am so sorry you feel this way. Honesly, I am a white bi woman and I’m terrified.
But, I took a 2 mile walk with a podcast on today (an old Stuff you Missed in History) and then I stopped by my local PP and a local women’s shelter to apply to volunteer.

That made it a little better.
Know that we love you, you…

I am very worried about this too, and just generally worried about all the fellow Canadians I know who are just dismissing Trumpocalypse as something that could totally never happen here. Um, guys, it totally fucking could.

I have almost 4 years straight but been around for shit like 15 years. Yeah I’ve relapsed a few times, but I always called my sponsor the next day and dove back in.

I feel like so freaking paranoid. But then im like ok i need to calm down. It comes in waves

A week is a big deal and you have every reason to be proud right now, especially after this particular week. I’m at about 15 months myself, and at first I didn’t know who I would be or what I would do. Like you said, I just knew that I couldn’t go back. Now I do some of the same things for fun, and some different. …

I am a WOC too and I feel the same, I feel like everyone is looking at me with hate, I know that it can not be possible but it feels like that.

I am a recovering alcoholic. It took me a while to admit that, too. I hid it well enough that my wife didn’t know.

I feel the exact same way. I let the polls convince me I didn’t need to volunteer or donate even though I donated to Obama when I was much broker...

What did you do to make yourself feel better? I havent gone out since. I think i am gonna go to the park tomorrow and then pickup something for lunch. Just dont feel like being out. Ive been avoiding the news today, thats helped a little

it takes a while. tonight i made a salad with salsa and cheese and chicken and i was standing in front of the fridge wondering if fresca or seltzer would go better and it occurred to me how weird it was that booze didn’t come to mind. i do a lot more things outdoors than I used to.

I tweeted her a tweet because I despise her and that’s how I deal with my feelings.

Yes. I did a ton of volunteering for local candidates but nothing for Hillary. I donated $100 towards the end, because I was feeling shitty for not doing anything, and here we are. FWIW, you can phone bank for an hour and only talk to two people, one of whom will usually tell you to fuck off. Same with…

Anyone else a recovering alcoholic? I started outpatient treatment this past week. As of tomorrow, I’ll be a week sober. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s a big deal for me. How long does it take for this to get easier? Like... what do sober people even *do* for fun? The only ways I ever knew to go out and have…

I absolutely have guilt. I donated to Hillary, but I didn’t go to the local Democratic party office, I didn’t canvass, I didn’t phonebook. I am genuinely uncomfortable in those sorts of social situations, but I shouldn’t let that be an excuse anymore.

I know that this is an American website, but I just have a message for my fellow Canadians: after the victory of Donald Trump, Kellie Leitch, a candidate for the leadership of Canada’s Conservative Party has said “Tonight, our American cousins threw out the elites and elected Donald Trump as their next president. It’s…

Today I went out for the first time since Tuesday (besides work) and I felt really unsafe. I went to get coffee at a local shop and someone had put up handdrawn Trump and MAGA signs over town. I was extremely aware of my surroundings and being a WOC. I havent felt like this in so long. I came home and started to get…