Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Babysitting might seem like an easy gig – Kristy Thomas and her friends certainly convinced us it was the job to have back in the day – but anyone who has been asked to do it knows otherwise. Babysitting is tough, it’s exhausting, it can be fun, but when you realize you’ve signed up to...

At this point, it can seem like there are fewer and fewer people out there who really struggle with computer skills. Boomers are aging out of workplaces and online spaces, so we only notice when we have to help our parents navigate one thing or another, and the rest of us are at least semi-fluent...

If you’re a woman over the age of twenty-five, there’s a good chance you’ve had a semi-invasive and extremely painful medical procedure done without any pain management whatsoever. We’re not talking about childbirth here, when you have a choice – we’re talking about office procedures that should come with pain medication or anesthesia but it...

If you’re not a woman, you probably don’t realize everything that goes into regular female preventative care. Even if you are a woman, you might not realize how many of those checkups and procedures come without pain management – even if you experience pretty significant pain. Pain your doctor is going to downplay, by the way....

This is going to be a sensitive post for many people. If you’re in your own house, should you be able to wear what you like regardless of whether or not it makes others who live there uncomfortable? A tricky issue, to be sure, especially when there are kids and societal norms involved, right? In...

Sometimes, the idea that we have to be “nice” can get in the way of doing what’s right. We’re so programmed to be polite, and to worry about other people’s feelings, that we tend to overlook their bad behavior and how it affects us and others. This woman has been close with a best friend...

When couples with children get divorced, it takes attorneys and judges and a lot of negotiation (and patience) to work out a situation – financially and otherwise – that works for everyone involved. When one or both parties decide to get re-married, things that were working fine before can get complicated once again. That’s the situation...

Most of us have been in the situation where we expect to see just our doctor and end up in an exam with a bigger audience. For some people, it’s no big deal – we know that doctors have to learn somehow and they’re happy to help. For others, it causes discomfort for one reason...

I think most people assume that when it comes to partners, you current one should always take top priority. There are times, though, when that’s just not true – like, for example, when children are involved. And for some people, that loyalty also extends to fur-children. This man and his ex adopted a puppy together...

Most of us pride ourselves on keeping our cool a majority of the time. We want to keep a level head, and to not upset the people in our lives without seriously considering what it is we want to communicate first. That said, we all lose it occasionally. That’s just a part of being human....

This is a topic that most people don’t hear much about – probably because we don’t want to imagine going from rich to poor. Especially in America, poor to rich are the tales we like to celebrate, right? There are always lessons to be learned in life, though, so if you’re curious what it’s like...

We all have different life experiences, right? That’s especially true when it comes to relationships and dating, so if you’re not someone who has found themselves in a “transactional” relationship – one where assets of one kind or another are exchanged – then you might be curious what it’s like. Luckily we have this little...

When we’re young and naive, it’s easy enough to believe that falling in love is all you need to be happy with another person for life. In reality, there are many factors that go into relationships working long term, and two people being able to stay on the same page for decades is truly a...

Finding out your pregnant is one of those watershed moments in life where everything changes in an instant. If a baby is something you’ve hoped and prayed for, or something you believe you can handle, it can be a moment of joy. If a baby is a total surprise, and maybe not a good one,...

Family dynamics are always interesting and occasionally challenging. When you’re dealing with a sibling who struggles with their mental health, complications can run rampant – and so can our emotions. For this woman, she’s dealt with a bully for an older sister her entire life. The sister’s meanness and wrath was largely directed at a...