Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Listen, I can be as much of a busybody as the next person. I’m a writer, so listening and observing – even when it’s none of my business – are kind of part of the job description. That said, most of us eventually learn that you’ve got to be careful when eavesdropping, because sometimes you...

Times are tough out there, y’all. Between gas, groceries, raising kids, and the fear that the housing market is about to go bust again, I don’t know anyone who isn’t at least slightly worried about money. How little could you survive on if you absolutely had to, though? Well, you might think $5 a week...

I have to imagine that being incarcerated for any length of time isn’t easy. It must change a person right down to their core, making coming out of jail at least partially as hard as going in. Humans are adaptable creatures, though, and so people change to fit their environment – but even after release, these...

If you think about it, taking pictures of a black hole almost sounds like an oxymoron. It’s complete blackness and it’s a hole, so how can we take pictures? As usual, though, scientists are about to show us how it’s done with some awe-inspiring images. Sagittarius A* is a supermassive black hole that sits at...

There’s nothing quite as blissful as sliding into your comfy, warm bed at the end of a long and stressful day…at least until you get a glimpse of your favorite pillow and realize it’s turned an unappealing shade of yellow. I mean. It’s exactly the shade of urine, isn’t it? If it makes you feel...

If you’re over a certain age and spent time in the kitchen with your mother or grandmother growing up, you’re probably aware of just how much kitchens and cooking have changed. From ingredients to gadgets, kitchens today look a lot different than the ones that came standard in most houses just twenty-five years ago, never mind...

When you think about Sir Winston Churchill, one of the great political and military leaders in British history, your mind doesn’t automatically connect him with Brooklyn, NY. After you read this article, though, it just might, because the world and the people in it are often connected in weird and wonderful ways. According to sightseeing...

There’s definitely a place in life where the saying “you get what you pay for” applies. Things you’re wanting to last a long time are worth the full-price binge, but if you’re like me, you also love to bargain shop. And you can and should hunt down the very best prices because they’re items that...

There’s no doubt that divorces are hard on families. Not only that, but no matter how young the kids are when they happen, they tend to be toughest on them. This guy is 17. His dad cheated on his mom with a family friend (who does that?) and eventually married her. They have children together now...

Sibling relationships are a lot of things – sometimes all at once, and other times depending on the day. If you’re lucky you get some free friends out of the deal, but the fact that you’re also family is always going to influence how you treat each other, too. This OP is much younger than...

No one goes into a marriage believing that divorce is how things will end. That goes double for couples who decide to have children, but sometimes life doesn’t work out the way we’ve planned. I would hope that most people do their best to keep their kids out of the middle when it comes to...

By now, you would think that every man on the planet had heard that asking a woman to “smile more” for any reason at all – but especially because she doesn’t appear “friendly” enough, is a big no-no. Apparently, though, you would think wrong. OP is the only female at a tech consulting job, and...

Blended families are always tough. Even when everyone is trying and even when everyone usually gets along, thing are bound to come up. When personalities don’t mesh all that well and it turns out people aren’t really trying? That can be tricky to navigate at best. OP in this case is the father of a son,...

There’s no doubt that relationships can be tough to navigate. There’s also no doubt that there are a lot of people out there married to/about to marry the wrong person – but not if Reddit can help it. This OP is set to marry a man with whom she disagrees on finances, which we all...

Ok, so I know that most of the time, threatening to ruin someone’s clothes in public is going to be frowned upon. Hear this person out, though, because I feel like they just might have an argument. OP in this case is a stepchild and person-of-honor at their father and stepmother’s wedding. OP has chosen...