Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

The internet is nothing if not helpful, right? That’s why pro tips and life tips abound on pretty much every social media platform you can open – and they’re given by people who mostly have no qualifications, besides. While some of them really are great and have improved our lives here and there, these 12...

I know that some people love keeping secrets. It makes them feel important, or it makes them feel good that other people trust them, I don’t know. I personally hate it, because I’m not good at it and I honestly believe that secrets have a way of coming out eventually. These 16 people found themselves...

It can be hard to track down where and why myths really get going, whether they spread worldwide or stay in small, concentrated pockets like local towns. They can catch on quickly, and like a game of telephone, it doesn’t matter whether or not the information is true in order for it to get passed...

Now, you might be sitting there thinking that there’s no way to over prepare for a job or a role. You might be one of those people who believes preparation is essential and the only way to give 100% to your work, and while I won’t argue that point, I do think that sometimes people...

I think there’s something about growing up in the 80s that makes me wary of mannequins. They’re just…a little too likely to come to life in the middle of night, in my mind. That’s probably crazy, but hey. We all have our thing, right? These 20 mannequins are trying to change my mind, though, because...

Look, I know that the advice to “be kind” has really gained a lot of traction over the past several years, but hear me out – sometimes, that’s really bad advice Some people don’t deserve kindness, and sometimes you being kind in the face of someone else being awful and inappropriate just amounts to not...

I know that we’re supposed to be kind and go high and take the road above people who we’d really like to let have it, but let’s face it – sometimes it just feels really good to let a well-timed and killer insult fly, doesn’t it? These 14 people had some insults in their back...

Popular sayings usually get that way for a reason, and I’m certain that the majority of people in this world have been told more than once that “it doesn’t hurt to ask.” The idea, of course, is that if you want something, you’ll never know whether or not you could get it unless you simply...

Society has a lot of ideas when it comes to the “right” way to date and how to decide within a couple of hours if the person on the other side of the table from you is waving a bunch of red flags or not. But here’s the thing: people are all different. While some...

Chances are that if someone asks you to remember the worst thing you’ve ever smelled, two things will happen. First, you absolutely will have an answer, because you’ll never forget that day. Second, it will be re-created by your brain and you will hate the person who asked. So, sorry about that. These 15 people...

Hint: No, it’s not all about the money. When two people have a child while they’re in a relationship, it seems natural to share the expenses related to that child. Both parties are responsible for their care and upkeep, after all, and most couples find ways that work for them. Once a couple splits, though,...

Have you ever heard someone say they were having an “existential crisis?” Have you ever had one yourself? If so, you know it basically means when you learn something or hear something that makes it seem that the fabric of the universe as you understood it starts to (metaphorically) pull apart, and you’re forced to...

I know that all of the best AITA posts really bring the drama. Things go back and forth, you’re on one person’s side and then another, but for me, by the time it’s the end and I render my judgment, I’m pretty firm. This one is a doozy, though, and personally, I had to remember...

Anyone who has ever made the choice to live with another person – be it a sibling, a roommate, or something romantic – knows that the settling-in period can be intense. You’re finding out things you didn’t know about each other, trying to make compromises, and in general just adjusting to life as a couple....

Parenting is the job that never ends. For moms, it begins the moment they see those two pink lines, and for everyone else, it begins when the baby is born and never ends until you die. Seriously. In the current world climate it’s not at all strange for adult children to need to live at...