parenting

Why does his makeup look better than mine EVER HAS IN MY LIFE?

There is nothing ever good that can come from comparing women to each other.

Logically speaking, I fully understood and appreciated the necessity for the shift, but my heart was far less forgiving.

What is it like being boob shamed and tattoo shamed 20 years after the fact?

Perhaps the reason I’m so self-conscious about people seeing my ankles is that I’ve never been able to shake the feeling that the scars were my own fault. My father has severe addiction issues, along with a temper that would make Cruella de Vil cower. Rationally, I know he was probably half asleep and high as a kite when he made me that bowl of soup. Still, a part of me has always felt that I must have done something to deserve what happened.

Most parents say they want their son to be an independent thinker. But what happens when that leads to thinking very differently than you think?

If I had hated my dad, all of this would have been so much easier. But I didn’t.

We’re trying to use the powers of the internet for good, by breaking down these artificial barriers rather than reinforcing them, and by giving people a way to connect with those they might never have encountered otherwise.