Oh I agree. I think that some countries don’t teach their young people that social responsibility though. I feel like I was brought up both by my mother and also by my junior and high schools that politics DOES matter, and voting DOES matter, and actually researching who or what you’re voting for DOES matter, both for…

Sorry, but America is fucked. The world should be okay as long as certain idiots don’t start firing nuclear weapons at each other.

Yeah.. I was about to say. US people are, from my limited experience, not taught about other countries and their past like other countries are. Sure I learned way more about Canada than other countries growing up, but other historical events (mostly Europe and some American) were quite the feature as well. How I took…

Yep. Same. It might sound funny but I always thought that whole ‘you make me a better version of myself’ was so stupidly cliche, but now with my current SO he literally makes me want to be better, which I didn’t think was possible given the string of men I dated prior to that. It’s a breath of fresh air and I so far…

I think I need to re-phrase what I meant, since I think you understood things differently to how I intended. He told me that at one point she was as vocal and angry about these same or similar things as I am now, but now (10-15 years later, they’re not that much older than me), she just doesn’t anymore. That’s why I…

I work in a male dominated office but luckily it’s an overall shockingly progressive place. One of the saddest moments I had in the weeks immediately post-Weinstein was when I had finished a rant with my then project manager (who I truly believe is one of the good ones, if misguided in a lot of ways). He assured me…

Oops. I had a typo, the crush is completely gone now, not, not gone. It will pass, probably once you escape this low point, which will end!!

We do actually, he moved in... 3 months ago and it’s stayed just as great, arguably is even better now that we have better logistics and are settling into awesome domesticity. I definitely need to thank his parents for raising such a great keeper and his mom for teaching him to not take advantage of the women in his…

Nooooo, stay strong. It won’t help, will potentially make you feel so much guilt with yourself, and he’s a shitty coward who’s too afraid to leave a marriage he clearly doesn’t want but still wants the greener pastures he thinks (likely incorrectly) are out there. I had an affair with a married man in my early 20s,…

Three out of four grandparents died before I was born (all due to self-inflicted cancer or strange sudden medical incidents). The fourth died when I was in my early 20s, though honestly I don’t know if I would’ve liked any of my grandparents, certainly didn’t like the only one I ever met. My father’s family seems cool…

Yup. I knew very early with my current SO that he was it for me (we’re not married yet but will be in the next few years). I also have some very specific things that if they were to occur I would be out and done. I’ve told him about them and why they’re there, and if anything did occur I’d be heartbroken but I’d be…

My boyfriend (so far anyways) has been very good about returning the household/emotional labour. I’m attributing this so far into his being raised in a household where his mother was the main breadwinner and his older sister is a successful doctor and an equal breadwinner with her husband. He was luckily raised in a…

Women can be misogynists too.

GOOD GOD. THERE IS NOTHING THIS WOMAN CAN DO RIGHT. She didn’t not ‘law low’ she continued to serve the American people. What the fuck is wrong that people can see that she was just doing her damn job, and doing it WELL. You can’t really think if she’d just gone on a knitting retreat for 7 goddamn years she would’ve…

It makes me feel so tired to be ‘proved right’. Because sure we were right, but we still lost. I’m not American but I was so damn excited there might be an elected female head of state in North America.

Yep. The amount of flack I got when I mentioned I suspected that PART of why Clinton lost was ingrained sexism was insane. I never suggested she only lost because of that, but dear god people it’s SO DAMN OBVIOUS.

I adore mine. They’re the comfiest damn things I own and have decent traction, and I honesly think they look better than the equally warm alternative (though nowadays the Pajar and Sorel boots are killing it too). I’m on my third pair of the high button up ones (that I think they’ve stopped making :( ) That I don’t…

I was expecting 100 pennies or something. Am I missing something about Taylor Swift and Sacajawea? Or her and Native Americans?

He is included in the article and is a prominent face is the accompanying video.

Yup. I was feeling down because once again it’s December 6th, and this time article and announcement made me feel uplifted. Not even angry (at society in general) like so may other news announcements like this. Just, a little bit hopeful.