Good job! I have fourteen years now. The people who get bent out of shape are the ones secretly worried about themselves. I never hit bottom, but I was sure an alcoholic, and luckily I could admit it, even if others had a problem with my decision. Like I care! I’m happily sober but I’m not going to take away their…

I have quite a few friends who started with a sober month and now still don’t drink months or years later. They don’t even decide not to drink, it just doesn’t happen because they aren’t interested and prefer the way they feel.

People’s reaction to my sobriety (507days!) have ranged from being nosey to being downright pissed off about it. Like I cant stop drinking if I’m not an alcoholic or haven’t hit rock bottom. But remember, people’s reaction to your sobriety is 100% about their relationship with alcohol, not yours.

Gosh Amanda just makes me so sad. 

Aside from taking votes away from Gore in an already tight election that was decided by a crooked batch of Supremes, Nader is another Old White Man full of arrogance and Lefter Than Thou holiness. And, the more than 4,000 Americans who died in the Iraq war might still be alive.

Same, but Mitch McConnell is also on my short list. 

Zimmerman’s attorney and founder of conservative legal rights group Judicial Watch, Larry Klansman said “The nation should applaud Mr. Zimmerman”

There are only two people that I can’t wait for them to die: George Zimmerman and Donald Trump.

I plan on voting for Warren in my state’s primaries. She’s the only one left I don’t shudder to think about pulling the lever for.

Besides being a horrible thing to say, you know what else isn’t a great strategy? Letting the “middle of the country” know that you think they’re a bunch of prejudiced yokels who can’t handle the nuances of something like trans issues.

Exactly. You dont know how this young lady feels. She may have been happy to have that video posted. From everything I have seen Zaya is pretty proud to use her parents platform as a place to speak her truth. And the Wade’s are happy to go toe to toe with any trolls 

You are projecting a lot here

Garrett is genuinely the best writer on the site, right now.

Agreed - feels like the Jezebel of olden times, before they got way too snarky for snark’s sake.

Living a peaceful life isn’t the same things as not being a public figure though. They had a pretty openly antagonistic relationship with the British press and their royal status meant that they had no way of managing that relationship. I think there’s a fair chance that moving to a different country and giving up…

They might not have a peaceful life by our standards, but I truly hope they’re able to achieve a *more* peaceful life.

Garrett, your Dirt Bags (and your other writing on Jezebel) are the perfect balance of funny and kind. I admire your ability to *gently* poke fun. They should have you write all week!

out of the grips of his family then I think some of that will go away, and the paparazzi have already been pretty tame so far.