I thought aromatherapy sounded ridiculous and it was a negligible point of my birth plan — like, I am not vetoing this, but that’s about all my enthusiasm for it too — and then my doula wafted sticks of essential oils under my nose and it actually penetrated the haze of pain and was still really good smelling. The…

Hugs! I’ve spent some holidays alone and it’s rough. It’ll get back to normal soon though!

I love that poem. Funny we both have kids and still like the poem.

Homemade chicken soup, as we all have the flu!

My sister saved my house, my car, and my sanity. We all have the flu, but my husband was the last to get it and is in the absolute thick of it today and was totally out of commission. 

I just laughed so hard. Thank you. Your gif is perfect.

I did have a rough day! Thank you, uwluvr2!

Oh, this tugged at my heart strings:

I’m sorry for your loss and I wish you’d had more time with her.

Fishing line works really well.

This makes me so happy. :)

I first heard it on the radio right as I was reading a book about therapy and the unromantic work involved with a healthy relationship, reflecting on how that’s true for my marriage, and this song came on and it was so immature and toxic I just worried for kids who’ll grow up listening to it and thinking, “This is…

On the flip side, as a white lady, I am now worrying constantly whether I am somehow microaggressing without realizing it. Addressing privilege is tricky.

Oh my goodness, you wrote that beautifully. Those analogies were On. Point. Thank you.

I am relieved to know that these women wanted their words heard and were able to have a voice.

The just designed the clothes for women to look weird. Look at the men’s clothes. It’s clear they had shoulders, so women’s were just camouflaged for design purposes.

A black girl I taught committed suicide in 7th grade and it shocked everyone. She had a lot on her plate and vacillated between being popular and being bullied (off school grounds) and had a long history of mental health struggles. School counselors had been part of her academic plan from early elementary school and…

Hey, thanks! I hope the holidays bless you with more Lenny Kravitz wardrobe malfunctions! ;-)

I can’t imagine the heartbreak of delivering a stillborn baby, then being arrested for your tragedy!

I am so sorry. We just put down my first dog last month and the sadness still comes in waves. She is lucky to have had you and you her and it hurts so much that it has to end. Hugs to you and gentle pets to her.