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Category: self-care

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

January 31, 2023 ~ JenniferP

Evidence of life after escaping an abusive and toxic environment.

#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.

#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?"

#1379: Friend is going back on an informal housing agreement.

June 22, 2022June 24, 2022 ~ JenniferP

The problem with informal agreements.

#1376 Guest Post: “How do I find queer and trans friends and dates my own age?”

May 14, 2022 ~ sbearbergman

A guest post from S. Bear Bergman of Asking Bear about how to make new friends and find date partners. Bear will be answering questions live with the Captain on Sunday May 15, tix at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asking-bear-with-special-guest-captain-awkward-tickets-326018549257

#1371: “I’m a cuckoo morning lark in a parliament of night owls.”

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 ~ JenniferP

It is okay to enjoy slightly different vacationing rules than other people.

#1370: “I feel suffocated and want to move away from my stingy roommate.”

March 28, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Nobody loves separating the books and dishtowels, but when it's time, it's time.

#1362: “Family being opposite but equal butts about COVID – How do I maintain sanity?”

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 ~ JenniferP ~ 1 Comment

There's a reason parents of little kids are freaking out right now, howabout we start with not treating their fear like it's a baseless inconvenience?

#1358: GUEST POST: “I think my professors $#@%-ed me up.”

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Thriller author Amy Gentry answers this letter about abusive professors who feed like vampires on the potential of their students.

#1345: Newborns, vaccines, and visiting relatives.

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Wear a seatbelt! Where's your helmet? Will there be parents there? Parenthood requires willingness to say no to lots of fun stuff in the name of safety, there's no time like the present to get started.

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