With Neighbors Like These, Who Needs Enemies
A neighbor tries the fake-storytelling playbook to change my no to a yes. She's an amateur going up against someone with an advanced degree in this.
No Shit Sherlock: Sick of the Bullshit
Sick, sleepless, and being lectured about boundaries by the person who broke them first. The No Shit Sherlock Award is back, and this one's personal.
Depleted Momentum • The Art of Weaponized Truth
Everytime the phone rings lately and it’s my mother on the other end, I think back to the times when she was not a phone call away but instead all in my face and in my personal space. I do not wish those days back.
Women in the Workplace Pt 1
A colleague sulked her way out of a leadership role by hoarding information and skipping mandatory meetings. On work pettiness, and why reliability beats everything.
With Friends Like These
A coworker drops information bombs to bait people into asking what's wrong. How do I know this tactic? Because my mother does the same shit.
