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She’s Glad Her Mom Died
I’m Glad My Mom Died is the title of a new memoir by a former child actress I’ve never heard of, and it’s a best seller. It has received more attention than any other recent book that’s not about Donald … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Celebrities, grief, Horrible Stuff, Words
Tagged books, children, crazy mothers, mental illness
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Crazy or Totally Fucking Nuts?
A Pat Benatar song came on the car radio the other day and I was instantly reminded of a blog post I wrote years ago about antinatalism. Antinatalism is the belief that it’s morally wrong to have children. Why is … Continue reading
Posted in Disorders, Rants, Words
Tagged crazy people, depression, idiots, mental illness, motherhood
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Choose Your Own Adventure, Coronavirus Edition
There are now an increasing number of stances you can take about being forced to stay home. The stances may be infinite for all I know, but let’s review the ones getting the most play. There’s the Gratitude stance, which … Continue reading
Posted in Horrible Stuff, News, Words
Tagged idiots, life and death, mental illness, tragedy
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Let’s Say You’re Missing a Leg
You can imagine my delight at finding these wonderful trousers at the super edgy, superbly curated fashion site Ssense.com. Mid-rise. Four-pocket styling. Single cropped leg. Zip-fly. Partially lined. Tonal hardware. “Single cropped leg.” Roger that. No explanation necessary! Here’s another … Continue reading
Posted in Disorders, Fashion, Horrible Stuff
Tagged awful clothes, body image, mental illness, reality TV
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Kate Spade – Another Disturbance in the Force
I wanted to rant about the celebrities on Twitter who are responding to the suicide of Kate Spade with recollections of their first Kate Spade bag. IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU, I was thinking in disgust, who cares about your fucking … Continue reading
Rachel Dolezal: Not Just Crazy
I watched the new documentary about Rachel Dolezal with a mounting sense of disbelief that turned to anger, pity, sadness and revulsion, cycling through all these emotions several times. What a piece of work is Rachel Dolezal. And yet in … Continue reading
How Much Pills Would a Woodchuck Chuck?*
My meds don’t work anymore but I’m afraid to get off them. Effexor is notorious for terrible withdrawal symptoms like dizziness, nausea, migraines, nightmares, brain zaps, insomnia and more. Drug companies prefer the word “discontinuation” to “withdrawal.” They warn you … Continue reading
Nikolas Cruz, Victim
I know you’re supposed to be horrified by school shootings, and I am, but from the first description of Nikolas Cruz, my heart went out to him. No one is justified in shooting up a school. The actions aren’t justified, … Continue reading
Armchair Psychology
Once upon a time, people used to accuse other people of being anal retentive, or just “anal.” You could also get a reaction by calling people “neurotic.” Remember “nymphomaniac?” That was a word used to shame girls who liked sex, … Continue reading
We Need You To Stay.
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I might have been able to ignore it if I hadn’t read that the son of a disgraced Fox news host killed himself yesterday by overdose. Nineteen year old Eric Chase Bolling Jr. was … Continue reading