Writer, sister, traveler…still figuring out what else. — Introducing Myself Reading others’ “about me” posts made me question how much I have to share about myself. Especially now, feeling isolated and aimless while basically unemployed and living at home again during a pandemic. However, I think for a shy 22-year-old I’ve experienced a fair bit so far. I’ve lived in…

Well-paying, nontraditional career paths are designed around men — A U.S. News article cited the surprise of many that college enrollment didn’t rebound after the pandemic, but is that really a shock? Tuition rates have only become more unaffordable and many fields nowadays necessitate additional vocational training that bachelor’s degrees are too broad to address. Decrying the expense of…

Both are difficult issues on their own. And when put together? — Food prices are insanely high right now. And gluten-free food has always been expensive compared to gluten-containing counterparts. I’m lucky enough to have parents who do so much to financially support me but if I didn’t, I would probably have to choose between housing and enough food — food that…

There’s a difference between being a proud housewife and unequivocally promoting it as a lifestyle — Don’t get me wrong: the traditional model of the man working and the woman staying at home has as much potential as any other to be healthy and beneficial. When both partners agree that this arrangement suits both of their personal and financial priorities, it’s worth celebrating. If anything, undervaluing…

A call to action for a family member — I have a cousin with Niemann-Pick disease, a rare condition that “can affect the brain, nerves, liver, spleen, bone marrow and, in severe cases, lungs,” mainly in children. We’ve never really talked — there are a lot of cousins in the family tree of my great-grandma who had 12 children—but…

Incest apparently conveys a deeper love than familial relationships — I wouldn’t call anything in this article a spoiler, as much is implied early on, but if you want to read Vivek with an entirely blank slate, then here’s your sign to come back later. The Death of Vivek Oji has been my second-favorite read of 2022 (after this one)…

Don’t blame women for men’s bad behavior — Men: don’t come for me in the comments — there are unfair dating expectations for all genders. But one key difference is you’re a lot less likely to get assaulted on dates. Also, write about your own negative experiences. I can’t speak for men and you can’t speak for women. …

How can we normalize non-gendered terms? — I was already considering writing about gender-neutral terms. But a recent TERF-y post mocking the CDC’s use of inclusive language for “pregnant men-in-progress” motivated me to actually get writing. But oh, she claimed she was “all for transgender rights.” Hm. Of course, what she was saying is sadly nothing new…

Feel like this shouldn’t have to be said — I’ll defend Taylor Swift’s dating history, and her music for the most part, but I draw the line at her ungodly amount of private jet carbon emissions. The Twitter account Celebrity Jets, which imports from “the world’s largest public source of unfiltered flight data,” found that Taylor Swift’s “aircraft’s total…