To paraphrase Virginia Woolf, everyone needs a room of one’s own. If at all possible, we all need spaces that are fully ours, where we can decompress, be creative, and not have to worry about someone barging in and demanding something of us. This is especially true as a new parent. It might not always …
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25+ Bed Rot Memes for Lying in Bed All Day
Sometimes you don’t choose bed rot, bed rot chooses you. Sometimes you have plans for the day and an invisible hand comes and pulls the covers back over your head, puts your phone in your hand, and opens up the YouTube shorts. Call it depression, call it much needed rest, call it the onset of …
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25+ Memes for Former Gifted Kids Struggling in Adulthood
Much like «eldest daughter,» «former gifted kid» has become a frequently used label that helps us explain our pathologies as adults. Maybe you were in the gifted and talented program as a kid and now you have a hard time getting out of bed. Maybe you once crushed AP history and math and now you …
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26-year-old mom of 2 under 2 spends 24/7 taking care of her babies, claims she hates them: ‘I hate my children, both of them. I hate every single second they’re awake’
There’s a fine line between being a frustrated, exhausted parent and being a danger to your family, and the mom at the center of this story might be towing that line. She’s been put in the incredibly difficult situation of raising two kids under two, and motherhood has not been going great for her so …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old mom of 2 under 2 spends 24/7 taking care of her babies, claims she hates them: ‘I hate my children, both of them. I hate every single second they’re awake’
35 Memes for Stressed out Overthinkers Wishing They Could Mute Their Brains
We all have moments when we wish our brains worked like a television set. You could pause when you needed a break, fast forward when you’re thinking through upsetting scenarios, and rewind when you had a really good dream. It would save us so much anguish. But we might also be quick to abuse the …
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10 Wild Anti-Natalist Posts That Hate Kids, But Hate Their Parents More
There is nothing wrong with not wanting to bring kids into this world. Creating a human being is a huge responsibility, and there’s a sizeable section of the population that’s simply not up for it. I will accept any reason for someone who doesn’t want kids’ presents to me because I trust that they know …
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Bored therapist texts during session, can’t understand why patient gets angry and leaves: ‘Do I wait for him to apologize?’
I’m always amazed when somebody has never had a bad therapist. You can always tell who they are because they talk about therapy as if it is a miraculous cure to any problem or social ill that you harbor. I’m sure many of us have heard some well-meaning person talking about how people who don’t …
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‘They told her she is not capable of doing the job’: Judgmental parents fire au pair for taking depression and anxiety medication
Being an au pair sounds like an incredibly stressful job. You have to leave the country that you know and love to live with a random family and care for their children full-time. It sounds like being a foreign exchange student without being treated like a cool, fun novelty amongst your peers in this country. …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Photoshopped Landings, Sydney Sweeney on ‘Hot Ones’, and Trauma Dumping on Elmo
Also: TikTok loses (some) music.
‘His mental state is FINISHED’: Guy blasts Drake song so loud it sets off car alarms in his neighborhood
If our responses to Elmo’s tweet are any indication, we’re not doing so hot. As a culture, as a society, we’re pretty down bad. And what do you do when you’re feeling in dire need of a little comfort… run to Cheezburger.com? Yes, absolutely. But right after that, you might be heading to Spotify to …
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