Company Asks Employees To Donate Their PTO So Their Coworker Can Spend Time With His Dying Wife

Paid Time Off is a funny thing. Workplaces act like it’s a finite natural resource and not something that can be pulled out of thin air if necessary. Of course, not everything necessitates taking PTO. If someone wants to go on a month-long vacation, they can’t just get extra PTO because they want it. They …
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Mom With Cancer Forces Her Teenage Daughter To Shave Her Head Against Her Will

There are a lot of different ways to support people with cancer. Usually, the most important ways are acts of service; signing up to cook meals for their family is a great step. Even just being an ear to listen and not to lecture can help enormously. While some people enjoy symbolic means of support, …
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Leo Memes For Astrology Fans Born Between July 22 and August 23

Leo season is almost over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still celebrate it! Even if you’re one of those people who think they’re too good for astrology, we can break it down to its most bare-bones symbolism. If you’re a Leo, you’re a lion, and that’s pretty darn cool! I’m a Libra, and our …
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People Discuss Jobs They Wouldn’t Do For $150K a Month

«Selling out» is a far less cogent cultural concept than it was during the 20th century. At least, that’s how it seems to someone who only knows about the discourse of the 20th century through films and TV. The 90s were stock full of movie characters who did not want to sell out their values …
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Diet Coke Lovers React to News That Main Sweetener Aspartame is Carcinogenic

Few carbonated beverages have inspired a legion of dedicated fans in quite the way that Diet Coke has. There are people who genuinely can’t make it through the day without cracking open an iconic silver can or several. One of the things that Diet Coke enjoyers are adamant about is that it can’t be that …
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Douchebag Husband Cooks Jalapeño Poppers, Complains That Chemo Patient Wife Isn’t Doing it Instead

For all society tells us that romantic relationships and marriage are an essential part of adult life, many of them don’t seem like they’re very happy. While it’s a natural instinct for most of us to want a significant other, that doesn’t mean that the one we end up with will be good for us. …
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Scrooge Woman Refuses To Spend Christmas With Her Exes 5-Year Old Daughter While Her Mother Battles Cancer

It’s common knowledge that one of the basic tenants of Christmas is giving. In particular, giving to those who are less fortunate than yourself. If I had to propose a runner-up in the Most Important Christmas Values ContestTM, I would nominate «keeping the magic of Christmas alive for children» Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with me …
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Astrology Memes For Amateur Astrologists

It’s been one whole week since we’ve been taken out of Mercury in retrograde, and I am so relieved. I feel so much better than I did before, and I don’t even know why. I really shouldn’t pretend to be an astrology expert when I fully am not one, but I can’t help it! It’s …
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Astrology Memes to Celebrate the End of Mercury in Retrograde

The glorious and long-awaited day is finally here: October 2nd marks the end of this horrifying era we call Mercury in Retrograde. The rains of frogs and plagues of locusts have finally left town, and peace is here once again.  Mercury in Retrograde is bad, but it isn’t all bad. Hopefully, during these past couple …
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Libra Memes For Libra Season

The time has finally come: Libra season is here. As a lifelong Libra, I should know a great deal about this zodiac sign that I should be able to spring on to those not lucky enough to be born between September 22nd and October 23rd. Unfortunately, I come to you largely empty-handed. I am not …
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