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Author: JenniferP

Chicago filmmaker, teacher, and blogger.

#1394, #1395, and #1396: Crush Stories

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 ~ JenniferP

The candy is half-price the flowers are wilting, and in my inbox some sweet folks are a-jilting. My manuscript's growing, my brain needs a break, so time for some letters about hope and heartbreak.

Update: “I think my professors fucked me up.”

January 31, 2023 ~ JenniferP

Evidence of life after escaping an abusive and toxic environment.

#1393: “How can I stop other women from hating on me for my happy life?”

January 27, 2023January 28, 2023 ~ JenniferP

Do you want friends, as in autonomous human beings, or do you want an app that provides daily affirmations and asks no questions?

#1392: Doom or Consequences? The Case of The Transmisogynist Missing Stair…Who Bites

January 24, 2023 ~ JenniferP

"They bite, and are a total asshole with no home training, but I love them anyway" is for adorable cats you adopt out of the trash, not for friends. And when friends come over, those cats go in a nice room with water and a litter box and a door that closes.

#1391: “Anxious Coworker Is Triggering My Mothering Instinct”

January 17, 2023January 19, 2023 ~ JenniferP

When work says, "We're like a family here," they never mean a happy, functional family.

#1390: My wife wants a divorce but I don’t want to go to court.

January 12, 2023January 13, 2023 ~ JenniferP

Think of a lawyer as a divorce expert who takes care of business so you can take care of feelings.

#1389: “I am taking over a course from a professor who died. How should I proceed?”

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 ~ JenniferP

"Hello, I wouldn't be here if your actual professor hadn't died. Who's ready to LEARN?"

#1388: “A woman wants to bond with me over our shared history of an abusive man – and I’m struggling to be polite while also maintaining boundaries.”

December 9, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Sometimes the enemy of your enemy is not your friend, and that's okay. Content note for mention (but not details) of past abusive relationships.

#1387: “I’m dating a married man, help!”

December 2, 2022December 5, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Another day, another disappointing man who deserves neither wife nor mistress.

#1386: “How do I go No Contact with my dad again now that he’s no longer dying?”

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 ~ JenniferP

"We had the dramatic deathbed reunion everybody pressured me into and then the jerk lived. What now?"

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