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Author: JenniferP

Chicago filmmaker, teacher, and blogger.

#1311: “I don’t wanna hang out post-pandemic.”

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 ~ JenniferP

The question u asked: "How do I decline future social invitations from people I don't like anymore?" The question I answered: "It is okay to outgrow friendships and only RSVP 'yes' to the parties you want to attend."

#1310: Giving our future children my (the hetero wife’s) last name.

January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 ~ JenniferP

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Great! Then why not pick mine?

It Came From The Search Terms: January 2021

January 18, 2021January 19, 2021 ~ JenniferP

It is that time when I pretend that the search strings people typed in are actual questions. Details? What details. Mitigating circumstances? Ha! It's all assumptions, all the time! 

#1309: My housemate is accidentally flashing me

January 13, 2021January 17, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 171 Comments

Probably just tell people when they have spinach in their teeth and when they have unintentional crotch displays.

#1308: How do I deal with my edgelord friend?

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Just spitballing here, but what if my fellow white people took bigotry in our social spaces incredibly fucking seriously for a change?

#1307: “Persistently apologetic ex thinks he’s Miles Vorkosigan.”

January 6, 2021 ~ JenniferP

To be fair, it was a Very Good apology. In the books. Where it happened exactly *one* time.

#1306: Flirting vs. Professional Friendliness at the Dentist: EDITED

January 5, 2021January 6, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Was your dentist flirting with you?
No. And if he was, gross.

Ten. 10. TEN.

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 223 Comments

Happy New Year! This blog is 10 years old today.

#1305: “Please help me close up the proverbial ‘woodwork’.”

December 29, 2020 ~ JenniferP ~ 2 Comments

"Say, Old Bean, it was really fun to have sex for a while, but I'm going to need you to find a new topic of conversation."

Christmas/Holiday Open Thread

December 25, 2020 ~ JenniferP ~ 147 Comments

Open thread! Tell us tales of holiday cheer or woe.

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