Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

I suspect that we’re all aware by now that the internet has its upsides and its downsides, and sometimes it can honestly be hard to tell which is which. If you’re a parent, then you definitely know that the internet can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s full of information on how...

I don’t understand how people live without pets in their home. I mean, I know there are seasons of life when having pets is hard or doesn’t make sense, but a house just doesn’t feel like a home if there isn’t some fur flying around, you know? These 12 people definitely agree, and I, for...

Even the people in this world who are super good at making friends, glad-handing, and otherwise thriving in social situations have at least one aspect of their personality the believe is better off kept hidden. The rest of us have a small arsenal of those things, which can make navigating social situations a bit harder,...

I don’t think we need to discuss all of the good things about working from home – you save money and time, you can work on a schedule that really works for your life, and without a commute, you’re able to spend more time with your family, partner, or on your hobbies. There’s nothing in...

Everyone in the world is afraid of something. If you’re not afraid of anything, I’d honestly have to wonder if you were all there mentally, because the world is big and scary. Still, different things frighten different people and it can be interesting to hear what freaks people out, don’t you think? If you’re curious, these...

There’s nothing quite like the sense of betrayal when you think you know a person but find out – usually in a terrible way – that they’re not at all who you thought. When you find out that not only are they not so good, but are actually bad, it can feel like a double whammy...

I assume that anyone who has worked as a therapist for awhile is pretty hard to shock – people are people, and honestly, I think we have more in common than most of us realize. These 15 therapists would probably agree – which is why these sessions in which they needed a moment to get...

The internet is amazing and great for so many reasons, but also, it can be a really dangerous place for those who aren’t aware they need to handle it carefully – which of course includes kids, who are still learning the ins and outs of how terrible people can be. These 15 adults will never...

I feel like, in most cases, it’s only the patients who are able to be embarrassed by the reasons they are forced to go see a doctor. By the time most (if not all) doctors make it out of medical school and their residencies, they must have already about seen and heard it all. Knowing...

The simple answer to this question is obviously humanity itself, but that’s a little broad, don’t you think? These 16 people have some interesting and more detailed ideas on what exactly might be the thing to take us down. 16. Sounds personal. George from the cleaning department. He’s just about had enough of your s*%t...

I think most of us are well aware that you can never really know another person, and so that obviously goes for celebrities and other famous folks as well. That said, we sometimes get attached to the idea that certain people are good and nice, and finding out otherwise can be a bit hard to...

For many of us, it’s far easier to see the faults in other people than the ones in ourselves, but if we stand and stare at the mirror for long enough, I promise we can all find at least a few. These 17 people are brave enough to do just that, and are sharing with...

No matter how old we get or how brave we think we are, there are always things that scare us. In fact, the older I get and the more invested I get in the world, there might even be more things that terrify me. If you’re curious what scares the pants off of other people, too,...

I’m going to need y’all to buckle up for this one, because it is one wild ride that comes – eventually – to a pretty satisfying conclusion (for those of us just reading, at any rate). OP begins by saying that he and his girlfriend have recently moved in together and generally get along well,...

I think most of us figure that once you’ve agreed to spend your life with another person, you’re invested enough in their future and well-being that you’d do whatever you could to you know. Not send them to jail. This OP found herself in a sticky situation over her car, though, and is wondering if...