When you said 'Yes', you know you meant 'No'

Parenting is a lot of things, but it isn't glamorous. One minute you're a freedom-enjoying adult, the next you've popped out some kind of hellion and your life has changed forever. While some of those changes are good, there are others that are a bit of a bummer in retrospect. Being able to use the bathroom alone becomes a rare and relished occurrence. Frequent diaper changing makes existence more poopy than you could ever imagine, and somehow it feels like you're constantly cleaning up messes.…

Life has a lot of ups and downs. As a depressed person in their mid-thirties, I'm definitely feeling that hard. Every time I think there's something to celebrate, life laughs heartily at my happiness, points rudely, and says “F*cK you!” It's pretty demoralizing. Just last week I was celebrating a friend's birthday and gearing up for a relaxing long weekend. The flu had other plans. Instead of diving into a debaucherous whirlwind of fun, I was stuck on the couch through the holiday, wishing for…

Denial is a safe place to chill in

Adulting is hard

Sometimes it's just a good time

Clearly our fears have shifted

A lot of people would probably define themselves as somewhat unstable

It's all about the rush

The things we do for our special snowflakes

We love roasting people as much as the next guy, but we have got to admit that it doesn't take a whole lot of wit or bravery to insult a person. It is a sacrificial self-own, in an attempt to really roast someone else, that garners our highest respect. It takes guts to brutalize oneself for the greater good. Since 2018, memers have started circulating some seriously fire examples of these sacrifices by using a Call of Duty perk, Martyrdom. Most of the time these meme creators pair it with examp…

Parenting is full of surprises

Some mistakes were made this past weekend. What was supposed to be a chill day at the beach followed by a fun show in a basement turned into an all-out mezcal-soaked bacchanal that lasted until the sun was coming up. Unfortunately, I can't party like I used to, and I'm still feeling the consequences of my reckless actions. Whenever my brain isn't operating at the level I'd like it to be, I find it helps to take frequent breaks. The brain needs chill time to start working to its best ability, ev…

Social batteries run real low sometimes

Living in denial is fun

That sounds like work