“This adaptation of Squirrel Girl has taken a really weird turn . . .”

Doom piles of bodies that you’ll get to later all around the house

Ea-Nasir: “I wish to be known forever for my work as a copper salesman”

Monkey’s paw: *curls one finger*

Yeah, well, screw your servant and the donkey he rode in on, I’m trying to run a business here

But I agree with your article that to criticize someone for aging says more about you than the target of your criticism. Like when people are like “Trump is fat” or “Melania is a wh*re:” it’s not wrong to be fat or a sex worker, and even if it was, that’s low on their list of sins

There is a schadenfreude in watching people who beat us all with the “perform femininity/masculinity correctly” stick fall short of their own expectations. Like it kind of proves our point: your beauty ideals are so narrow and rigid that even YOU can’t meet them without outside help

My therapist: “I know it stings to receive criticism, but you shouldn’t dwell on it. You probably won’t even remember that comment next week.”

Me, about to change her practice forever: “Have you heard of Ea-Nasir?”

2.) Canva. You can make a pretty decent book cover using the free version. Unsplash for free photos if you don’t like Canva’s selection.

I don’t believe people when they say they had “no choice” but to use AI. Especially disappointing when it’s writers who lack the imagination to find alternatives

As a visual artist and writer, two things:

1.) For every writer I see who says they “can’t afford” a visual artist, I see a visual artist who charges shockingly low prices for stunning work. So don’t get in your own way thinking you “can’t afford” good art, you’d be surprised

Cackling at the main lady maintaining that she’s “a good mom” while self-publishing a book about her hurt that her daughter didn’t invite her to her wedding, on the date of her daughter’s wedding. The call is coming from inside the house!

This article is so interesting because if you read between the lines, the reasons for estrangement become apparent (no pun intended). Your eldest son is estranged while your other sons aren’t? You parentified him. Your daughters are estranged but your son and step-son aren’t? You’re a misogynist

Like if any of my kids decide to go no-contact with me when they’re grown, I would grieve, I would be angry and hurt—but I wouldn’t pretend that it “came out of nowhere” for “no reason.” “I was cut off for no reason!”—the battle cry of the narcissist

It sounds harsh because we as parents give so much time, resources, and, for those of us who gave birth, literal nutrients from our bodies to these kids, but it’s way more harsh to the children when they realize that their parent’s love is not only conditional, but transactional

Granted, the 14- and 16-year-olds are my niece and nephew whom we took in after they lost their mother, but a CPS therapist told all 4 of us (at the time) that children owe you nothing. Not a relationship when they’re grown, not grandchildren, not caregiving when you’re older. Nothing.

A lot of people seem to think that Amber Alerts are no big deal, like the non-custodial parent picks a kid up from soccer practice and bam, there’s an Amber Alert. You have to prove to the police that the child is in extreme danger before they’ll issue one. Ask me how I know 🥴

You see this in comments under news stories about Amber Alerts like “and this is why you need to be careful who you have children with.” Because terrible people always helpfully announce up front that they’re abusive before you get involved with them

This was me when I saw The Mountain Goats on a Summer Friday in NYC in 2019. Why do y’all know all the lyrics to No Children when you ARE children

Buffalo Rock is like if someone went, “Do you like crystallized ginger? How about in liquid form?”

Long may it reign