I'm 27 and already living that sweet dog lady life.

I'm so sorry to hear about your circumstances, hang in there! In my total non professional opinion, I'd ask your doctor what they recommend in your situation. For a while I took xanax/Ativan as needed, in very small doses, when I needed it for anxiety. But after my dad died last year, my anxiety got worse and I…

Can I ask how the decision came about to switch pain meds? Like did you or your doctor bring it up? I ask because I’ve been on hydrocodone daily for more than a year now, and my tolerance is ridiculously high. I’m still working on treating the cause of my pain, but in the meantime I’d love to switch to something else.

I honestly didn't know that that word was used as a slur but I just did some Google research and damn! And I didn't even make it past the first part of that piece, the fuck is he even on about?

Exactly! I know everyone is focusing on the genocide bit, but the rest of the quote was also awful. He is not a victim of anything by being fucking interviewed, as part of his high paying job. Nor are the journalists interviewing him pariahs for doing their jobs. I never had an opinion of him before today, and even as…

On a slightly related note, there was an article today on xoJane written by a woman who experienced severe PTSD and had to undergo months of intensive therapy and struggled to raise her kids... Because she was walking down the street one day and a homeless man pointed and “shot” a toy gun at her. I try to not diminish…

Best response I’ve seen so far.

Apologies if you've already answered this, but I'm on my phone and it's being wonky and slow to load comments. What word/article are you referring to? I'm okay with a link or something If you don't want to discuss it. I just have absolutely no idea what word you're implying he used.

Yeah, when I had my first ever panic attack earlier this year and went to the ER because I didn’t know what was happening and thought I might actually be dying, I compared it to suffocating, having a heart attack, and being in a dream where nothing was real (disassociation) at the same time. Never occurred to me that…

Can I steal “go be a beekeeper or whatever"? That line is gold.

Me too! Care to share those cookies with me? I'll trade you for a gold star sticker. :)

I went through this with a roommate, but my “experiment” ended when she finally did the dishes and then called me to ask what maggots looked like. :/ Over half of my pots and pans had to be thrown out. We finally agreed to take turns doing them every couple days and it mostly worked out, it just took something extreme…

A couple weeks after my grandpa died, my mom and brother and I decided to go see a matinee. My bro and I figured a lighthearted Disney movie would be a safe bet. We saw fucking “Lilo & Stitch” and my mom bawled almost the entire time.

I know I’m way late and way grey, but I am hoping somehow Bobby will see this and know that I think this is THE BEST MIDWEEK MADNESS OF ALL TIME!! There was an awkward transition phase after Dodai left, but you have filled her shoes and then some. The shoes are overflowing. I laughed so hard at the last rating that I…

I NEED THIS!!!

You and me both.

Yesssss! This is my favorite show right now. I can’t wait for tonight’s episode.

This 4th of July was mostly awful, but has finally redeemed itself. I just need to vent! I gave my pup his prescription sedative at 7:30, and put his thunder shirt on an hour later, but he still freaked out horribly over all the fireworks in the neighborhood. I don’t blame him, the ones directly behind the house were…

What a cutie! I think you're right, she probably wanted everyone to be able to say goodbye. I'm glad your parents have a grand dog close by!

I'm so sorry about your cat. My dad was a vet for almost 30 years, and in situations like yours he almost always recommended taking the pet home and making a house call for euthanasia if it came down to it. Of course you want your kitty to comfortable and taken care of, but it may be better to just bring her home and…