Recently on Twitter there was yet ANOTHER discourse about minding childfree people's business. This time (in a since-deleted tweet), someone claimed people in their forties (like myself) are/will be lonely because we didn't have kids in our twenties…
So there's a BIG childfree movement happening on Twitter, and I am HERE for it. More and more people aren't having kids. The "why" in my opinion is irrelevant, but there are folks who make it THEIR BUSINESS…
Greetings and salutations!! It's your old pal Meredith Silverman here with yet another unpopular opinion that I'd LOVE to share with the public at large: HONEYMOON FUNDS ARE TACKY. There. I said it. Actually, I feel like ANY…
Unless you're this cat. Then, you are excused. Greetings and Salutations, fellow humans! I know-I know, it's been awhile, but this dumpster fire of a world does not creativity make. HOWEVER, I'm annoyed, and we ALL know that…
In this essay, I will relate the aftermath of a particularly severe autistic meltdown, how it affected my emotional and mental health, and then how my body physically reflected my mental and emotional state. To wit, my body…
Using correct, preferred pronouns can be like learning a new language. If you pick it up when you're young, it's easy and natural. But if you've learned the wrong rules for decades, it can be a lot of…
Seriously hotel toilets, we need a word. Actually, I have a bone to pick with hotel toilets AND rest-stop toilets. Not to mention the CRAPPY (pun intended-ha ha), toilet paper that they offer to unsuspecting undercarriages! So sit…
Well, it seems the holiday season is upon us once again. And what does the holiday season bring? Christmas movies so cheesy you could serve 'em on a charcuterie board? Sure. Weepy soda commercials about polar bears? Of…
Hi there and welcome BACK to my blog! Oh, you're new? Hello! Nice to see you! So today, I want to talk about a controversial issue. What's that, you ask? Well, today I want to talk about the…
Seriously, NOBODY has time for this. Picture It: LinkedIn, Summer 2021 It's miserably hot outside, but you're cool as a cucumber in your home office. Desperate, but cool since you're under the AC vent. You're browsing the networking…
If you haven't seen the movie "A Quiet Place", I highly recommend it. First of all, it's a really good movie, and I'm eager to see the second installment, "A Quiet Place II". Second of all, I don't…
Dating is tough, isn't it? It sure can be, especially when you get older. Have you ever invested your time and energy in someone that just wasn't worth it? I have, and it sucked! Remember, I wasn't always…