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A single slice of Kraft American cheese. That was my favorite snack as a toddler, and since becoming an adult I've done it a few times when I didn't want to make anything else. I tell you what, after a 10 hour workday, sometimes that just sets the world right

Honestly, I often feel shamed for going out of my way to be kind to strangers. I think in the US, we've all heard the old "Don't give money to homeless people, they'll use it on drugs/aren't really poor", but on top of that, I've heard people say it's creepy and weird to gift baked… Read More

Never had any Christmas fights, thank God, but there was one year we decided to do Christmas Eve with the grandparents instead of Christmas Day. Now, gparents lived an hour away, and when we get to their place around 4, my very Catholic grandma decides she wants us all to go to Christmas… Read More

That scene in Forrest Gump is underrated, both as a tear jerker scene and as part of Tom Hanks' career. We spend the whole movie watching Forrest be seemingly unbothered by the way others view him, but the realization that he does know he's a joke, and it does hurt, and that he never… Read More

"Soon You'll Get Better" by Taylor Swift is a big one for me. "Lover" came out a week after my dad had a bad health scare, and I burst into sobs the first time I heard it. Then when COVID started, I was terrified my mom would die because she's older and has asthma. The lines "And… Read More

If the doc isn't listening, don't be afraid to show evidence of what you're talking about. I had a lot of gynecological problems as a teen and my mom took me the first time. The NP kept minimizing what I was describing and insisting I was just going through puberty and overreacting… Read More

"Just invest." As someone who grew up middle class, there are soooooooo many things I have to think about with money planning first. I still don't have more than 2 months' expenses saved, but even if I get that 6 month cushion, I then have to think about smaller emergency funds. What… Read More

Pretty much the entirety of "Victor/Victoria". For those who aren't familiar, it's a 1984 film that takes place in 1920s Paris and is about two down on their luck performers putting together a scheme where they bill female-opera singer Victoria as the worlds best "female impersonator,"… Read More

This is a red flag for EVERYONE--partners, parents, coworkers, family members, etc.--but doesn't often get talked about in friendships: someone not being able to say they're sorry. I don't just mean apologizing for innocent mistakes like bumping into someone; I also mean being able… Read More

My family has one that's so secret, none of us know what it is. Basically, my Aunt Allie's birth certificate is sealed. She's one of 9 kids; none of the other birth certificates are sealed. My grandfather sealed it, and my great-grandmother (his mom) was always especially bitchy towards… Read More