Dear readers,
Mental health is a tricky subject to talk about. Many people suffer mental health issues but very few seem to be aware of it. Many countries around the world host Mental Health Weeks, and most of those culminate in today, World Mental Health Day.
The purpose of World Mental Health Day is to increase education on mental health topics and through increasing awareness, hopefully, eliminate the stigmas attached and encourage sufferers to seek help and support.
To do our part, we’ve rounded up fourteen stories from our archives that deal with mental health in various ways. Some of these are through good-natured humor, others in highlighting what mental health conditions can do to employees in the workplace, and how support is vital!
We hope you find these stories educational, but most importantly, if you think you need to talk to someone about your mental health, please don’t hesitate! Reach out; there are many organizations out there who are willing to listen and guide you.
That’s A Resignation For The Books – Hits from the comments: “No paycheck is worth your health. Good on you!”
And They Don’t Like Your Shirt Either – Yiiiiiikes, buddy.
Panic Attacks Should Not Be Attacked – This sounds an awful lot like discrimination.
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Dear readers,
Yesterday was Celebrate Bisexuality Day, and this last week was Bisexual Awareness Week! We apologize for our lateness with this roundup. (But we won’t apologize for the plethora of bi-themed puns in the titles!) While bisexuality is included in the LGBTQ+ community, it’s often overlooked. Bi erasure is still an issue bisexual people deal with, and people often dismiss them as confused, promiscuous, or just plain wrong. But to all our bisexual readers, we see you and you are valid!
In honor of this occasion, we’ve rounded up 11 stories that feature confusion, bigotry, silliness, and some good old-fashioned warm fuzzies surrounding bisexuality!
Fathers Just Have To Be Told Straight, Part 3 – Confusion is better than intolerance, I suppose!
Saying Bi To Normalcy – Pastry is an appropriate response to almost anything.
Say Bi-Bye – Sounds like bigotry is just the first of many red flags here.
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Dear readers,
A lot of our roundups are inspired by weird “holidays”. This one is inspired by the fact that I recently watched an episode of a fifteen-year-old TV show where one of the characters had a somewhat unconventional wedding. (Actually, it was two weddings: one to appease the bride’s Buddhist grandmother and another to appease her Baptist mother. A thousand Internets to whoever guesses the show!)
So, inspired by this show, we bring to you a roundup about weddings! Weddings and the planning thereof are an incredibly stressful business. Theoretically, you’ll only have one in your lifetime, so naturally, you want all the details to be perfect. Here are 10 stories about the wedding process going a bit sideways!
Dyed With Fresh Afterbirth – Maybe if you tie-dyed it…
Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Pink – Sounds like their alcohol budget just tripled.
The Wedding Veil Of Secrecy – Oh, to be a fly on the wall during that conversation!
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It’s time for the August roundup! Our editors have decided among themselves which stories in August deserve the extra attention, regardless of the number of thumbs-ups they received. Out of all the stories we posted in the month, we’ve singled out twenty-five!
If there are any stories from the last month you feel we should have included, please let us know in the comments!
OCD About BLT – Sometimes all it takes is a simple solution and thinking outside the box.
Bras Are Scary Enough As It Is – This story starts out with a major yikes but it gets better! Promise!
You Say, “I Do,” I Say, “Neigh!” – Hits from the comments: “Maybe what the pastor said was, ‘Speak now or Frau Blücher hold your peace…'”
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Dear readers,
As we’ve created our roundups for you, we’ve started to notice that there really is a holiday for everything. But did you know that there’s an entire month devoted to celebrating chicken?! That’s right, folks. September is National Chicken Month in the USA!
Chicken is a delicious protein that can be served up in any number of delicious ways. But perhaps the people in these 10 stories from our archives should just stick with beef.
Breast Not To Correct Them – The last time I saw white chicken legs, I was with my dad at the pool.
Give Me Whatever Moos, Part 2 – The word “no” has never felt quite so inadequate.
The Engendered Confusion – Did he think chickens reproduced by budding?
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