Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

I think we can all agree at this point that tricking someone who eats vegetarian or vegan (or any kind of necessary restricted diet) into eating something they’re morally opposed to – or avoiding for health reasons – would be wrong. What happens when you reverse the situation, though? Is there anything wrong with feeding...

There’s no doubt that co-existing in the same physical space with another human being can be tough. No matter how much you love them (or enjoy living with them) everyone has habits that are annoying to other people. If you want to continue living with that other person, though, you have to figure out how...

As parents, most of us have a natural instinct to protect our children, both physically and emotionally. We’re not naive enough to believe that’s true of everyone, though we hope that the people we co-parent with feel the same way. In this case, a teenage girl’s father finds out the hard way that he and...

Many moons ago, when I was still a young pup, my father thought it would be a good idea to teach me how to mow the yard. Now, I was a teenager. I didn’t want to mow the yard; I wanted to sit in front of the television or with my book all summer long. So,...

I imagine that before choosing adoption as a route to becoming a parent, people have many considerations, fears, hopes, and ideas about how the future will look for their family. I don’t imagine that many people think that, 11 years on, a biological parent will return and simply as for their child back. Because that...

Once a person does a job for a certain length of time, I would venture a guess that nothing really surprises them anymore – and if you work with the public, you also learn that nothing good comes from judging strangers 99% of the time. That said, sometimes you just can’t help it – and...

As something of a history buff myself, I can promise you that true life is stranger – and often more intriguing and entertaining – than fiction. There’s a reason that some of our favorite films of all time are based on true events, and it’s that you can never come up with crazier events than...

Cutting off or going no-contact with a close family member is one of the toughest decisions a person will ever have to make – and when that family member is a parent, the choice can feel darn near impossible. Our mothers have a hold over us that’s stronger than almost anyone else’s, but as this...

I feel like absolutely everyone could answer this question, because there are too many creepy pockets on the internet to count – or probably ever even find. That said, most of these replies go above and beyond your everyday “ick” factor, so if you’re going to keep scrolling, consider this your fair warning to gird...

I think we all know that there are more creepy places on the internet than we could ever find on our own – and plenty that we’d be sorry if we accidentally did. These 15 people found themselves smacked in the face with things they honestly wish they could unsee or un-read, and now –...

Sometimes when people preface a bit of information with the phrase “fun fact” they actually follow up with a fact that is fun. Other times though – maybe even more often – the fact is not fun, not relevant, and generally off-putting for one reason or another. These 16 facts aren’t fun and fall into...

We’re sort of experts on facts around here, and what’s so fun about them is that there are just so many categories to choose from – they’re seemingly endless, right? If I had to choose a personal favorite type of fact, though, it would be the ones that fall into the “useless but fascinating” category....

Every job in the world has its upsides and downsides. There are good and bad things about every career and line of work, and depending on your personality, the ability to laugh at others could fall into either category. If you’ve ever spent all day ringing up people’s purchases, though, you know there are some...

We all try to do our best to follow rules and regulations that are in place to help keep people safe. That said, accidents happen, and sometimes the results can be really, really bad – haunting, some might say. These 16 people have some stories to tell, but make sure you’re ready – because after...

Most of you are probably thinking that, based on my headline, you know where you’re going to fall on this particular case. I mean, of course everyone should be able to refuse being observed by additional people during a procedure, even if they are medical students, right? Well, hold off your judgment just a bit...