Ghosting: the practice of ending a thing (relationship, situation, mommy group, UN sanctioned peace talks, etc.) by simply ceasing all forms of communication. Ghosting leaves one party exposed and the other smug with power. I'm not a fan of involuntarily unbalanced power dynamics in any situation, and you, as my reader, shouldn't be either. To … Continue reading Left Behind: Surviving Being Ghosted
Month: June 2016
Monday Morning Hangovers: Dealing as an Adult
Next weekend is going to be a shit show of drunk Americans celebrating our freedom, because we, as Americans, are free to get drunk and blow stuff up, so says the Declaration of Independence*. This year, The 4th of July falls on a Monday so maybe it's a less than great example. But summer Mondays, … Continue reading Monday Morning Hangovers: Dealing as an Adult
Making it in a Man’s World
I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I am a woman. I know, fucking shocker! I was recently reminded of this while being put in my place by a man in front of men. My face burned red and tears welled up but that's to be expected at this phase of the moon. I'm sure … Continue reading Making it in a Man’s World
Excuse Me and Other Socially Appropriate Conversation Enders
We've all put out foot in our mouth at some point, and if we were lucky the people who witnessed this awful display of poor taste were kind enough to laugh it off, at least until we walked away. You learn and move one. But what happens when the sales guy at Best Buy doesn't … Continue reading Excuse Me and Other Socially Appropriate Conversation Enders
Avoiding the Target Trap
I went into the local Target this evening to purchase dog treats and IcyHot. I left my local Target this evening with frozen meals for the week (quit judging, I'm budgeting), snacks, sparkling water, dog treats, and Izze. No IcyHot. And $36 poorer. This is a Target trip on a good day, where everything I … Continue reading Avoiding the Target Trap
The Text Message
I read Pride and Prejudice while in college and like every other silly teenaged girl I feel in love with the letters Mr. Darcy wrote to Elizabeth (I have far more literary sense now, thank you very much). As with notes passed in middle school and the IMs of yore, writing is the universal tool used … Continue reading The Text Message
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