to be thoroughly honest, I have NO clue.

Exactly this.

Thanks for this. It’s a MUCH better interpretation and understanding of the core problem of this sort of comparison/talking point. And, it’s the right kind of criticism — talking about the differences between sexism and racism and the problems with conflating the two (while also not ‘grasping’ inter sectionalism).

We do need a much more comprehensive and individual-focused process than we currently have in the US.

That is so.

That’s hard core about your MIL. I cut my ILs out about 5 years ago. Now, it’s polite conversation at most — little else. They were too abusive for years, but no one wants to admit that. My parents are alright — they’re just in a tight dynamic wiht my sister, who has all kinds of “issues,” most of which seem to be in…

mine is mostly rabbits, body positivity and whatever we are doing to fight the power here. i put her on the acquaintance list.

between that AND the notion that I was being impolite and lecturing her — as opposed to just making statements that challenged her POV in front of her friends, is really frustrating.

I did unfollow her, but the acquaintance list, I hadn’t thought of. Of course, that means she doesn’t get any of my actual reality posts, either. And she’s in a bubble for sure because all of her friend wrote in the post (about privilege) that “men get discriminated against, too!” and “i’m often the only white person…

No, I don’t think so.

Sick at the moment, and just tired of my sister’s garbage.

I changed tactics entirely. Instead of this sort of thing, I went with Radical Body Acceptance and Body Positivity stuff. Made a HUGE difference for me.

Congratulations! Great job! :)

I would recommend looking for older women to rent to. There are a lot of women over 50 in our city who are looking for places to live, but the normal ‘flatting’ situations (with professional 30-somethings) generally turn them down. Most of them just want a clean, quiet place.

Good for you! I can tell you that it truly only gets better. :)

This reminds my random mind of a story, where my husband had a ‘friendship’ with a goose who lived in the park-area around his workplace. He named her Gertrude (or Gurty, like the character in ET), and he really liked her. Then, one day, She was out there hanging out with Richard, and my husband was over the moon!…

Yup. I swim pretty much daily and it’s all fairly simple.

For me, I think it’s sad that she struggled so much with addiction. Addiction is just so harsh (and apparently, very different for women than men, they’re now learning, so treatment needs may be different). We have addiction in our family, and it’s hard on everyone. It’s very hard on the addict, who knows darn well…

So nice to see this!

I’ll add in on this one. :)