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The lady interviewing me for an undergrad program asked if I had any questions, so I asked about Spanish language immersion study abroad opportunities. she said that they had one in PORTUGAL. My mom's former boss (a principal) asked a parent if immigrating to the US was difficult… Read More

I met both Suzanne Collins and Cassandra Clare at a book festival. Suzanne Collins took the time to answer my question while I was in line to sign, even though she wasn't supposed to. Cassandra Clare was incredibly nervous, but very very sweet.

my mom makes the best lemon piund cake I've ever had in my life, the recipe passed down from my great-great-grandmother and kept secret. I can make it, but it's not near as good as hers even though I'm a pretty good baker. Her best dinner (though it's hard to pick a favorite) is… Read More

When my partner used a suicide threat to guilt me into being there 24/7, after I gave her plenty of warning that I was having a tech-free weekend with a friend. I was having doubts about the relationship before that for other manipulative and controlling behavior, but that sealed… Read More

I go extremely quiet when I'm upset, and usually don't even feel the emotional reaction I have until a good bit later, when I'm alone. A lot of people think I'm cold or distant when I do that, or being intentionally passive agressive, but it was learned through a lot of toxic friendships… Read More

The womping willow game.

Not my own relationship, but my parents'. I based a lot of my old relationships on my parents' interactions because I thought they had a really good marriage. Turns out dad kept money hidden from my mom for at least 3 years if not more. He continously lied to her about it and lied… Read More

I got a smoothie with a classmate to discuss end-of-semester projects and plans over break. After we finished talking about our projects and papers he launched into a whole half-hour rant about how all women are bitches and whores and teases who wouldn't sleep with him. As I was about… Read More

Call the Midwife. There's an episode where a woman was giving birth on a ship where she was essentially a sex slave. Instead of calling the police or helping her in any way, a nun gave her contraceptives and fat shamed her. It's been running for almost a decade on pbs.

My bio professor for my non-lab class was the worst. It was a class on human genetic variation and disorders, and we were talking about different neonatal tests for different genetic disorders like, among others, downs syndrome. I brought up how genetic testing could be used for terminating… Read More