Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

As a parent, I feel like I hear a lot about “sensory kids” and “sensory issues,” especially when it comes to eating and foods. That said, it seems to be a very human thing to gravitate toward certain tastes and smells, textures and so on. It makes sense, then, that a majority of folks would...

There are some things in this world that get a lot of hate but no one can really figure out why…and then there are things that everyone despises and only people we definitely don’t trust would ever defend them. These 16 people say these things fall into the latter category, so take a look and...

I know that dry cleaners can get a bad rap – the services are expensive, no one likes having to drive their clothes somewhere else to clean them, and if we’re honest, they seem to ruin clothes on a pretty regular basis. That said, they do know a thing or two about cleaning – and...

Even though things continue to change and evolve in society, one of the traditions that feels pretty intact is the one where a woman takes her husband’s last name upon marriage. Not everyone does it but many peopled do, and once kids enter the equation the choice can become even more complicated – at least...

If you’re curious about random facts that surround the animal world – or maybe you’re deciding how big of a dog you’d like to get – then you might wonder if animals that presumably have bigger bladders take longer to relieve themselves. In 2014, scientists from Georgia Tech decided they needed to know exactly which...

For word nerds, there’s nothing more interesting that etymology – especially when it’s for a turn of phrase that everyone uses without thinking too much about. I would say that “turn the tables” falls into that category. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, if you say it, most people know that you mean to “reverse...

It’s wild to think about how the human brain works sometimes. Once we hear something enough times, from enough sources or people we trust, we believe that it’s true – and then it’s super hard to convince us later that it’s not. If you think that phenomenon is wild, too, then there’s a good chance...

With almost everything in life, there are two sides. People who like it, people who don’t, and those who don’t really have an opinion – and in those situations, most of us can agree to disagree and mind our own business. Other times, though, there’s more at stake – or one side doesn’t have any...

It’s no secret that dealing with in-laws can be rough. Family dynamics can be hard to navigate even if it’s your family, so when you’re coming in late to the party it can feel like an insurmountable task. This woman is dealing with a mother-in-law who has always been more than a little bit nosy –...

We’ve talked way more about public restrooms and who can and should use which ones over the past couple of years, if you ask me. Everyone just wants to do their business and go about their days, right? One of the frustrating aspects of parenting for men is that when they’re out alone with their...

Parents these days are putting a lot more intentional thought into how they raise their children these days. While that’s definitely a good thing, there are times when policies and feelings seem to conflict with what our kids are being taught by others. For this woman, it was a school policy for inclusion that gave...

Weddings are special days in our lives – days that most of us imagine spending with friends and family and other loved ones. When that doesn’t happen it can hurt, and I imagine that goes double (or more) for instances when your family refuses to attend because they disapprove of your choices. This man comes...

Anyone who has passed a certain age without having children (or getting married) has gotten the inevitable questions from family and friends. You know the ones – they’re absolutely no one’s business, but they think somehow that they’re allowed to ask anyway? This woman and her husband have been trying to have a baby for...

No one is going to argue that relationships are easy. That said, I think that prioritizing your partner on a special day like a birthday or an anniversary is a no-brainer for most of us. This man had a birthday coming up. His wife is pregnant, which likely means it’s the last one where they’ll...

There are no shortage of stories about terrible mother-in-laws on Reddit. Like, if you think your in-laws are tough to deal with, just head over and read a few stories on AITA, because you will find some of the hardest-to-believe tales around. This mother-in-law is definitely up there on the list. OP is the daughter-in-law...