Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

There are some posts in Reddit’s Am I the A$$hold forum that really make you think – there are two sides to every story, after all, and we’re only getting one of them. Then there are posts like this one, that are so cut and dried it’s hard to believe that anyone could have claimed...

As someone who grew up with a sibling who had multiple special needs – needs that have only grown as she’s become an adult – I can attest to the fact that it definitely complicates not only your life, but your entire relationship with your family. This OP has spent a large part of her...

Birth control is one of the most personal decisions that a person makes in their life. We weigh the options, we work with our doctors to find out what works for us, and we definitely decide with ourselves and a partner when and if we’re going to stop taking it. This person’s mother, though, thought...

We all know that statistics can be manipulated and applied in different ways and should always be taken with a grain of salt, right? Now that we’ve got that out of the way, can we also talk about how they can be super fun? You’ll definitely have no choice but to agree after you check...

When you step over the threshold of a stranger’s house, you really never know what you’re walking into. Heck, even if you’re visiting the house of someone you think you know there are bound to be secrets – we all have them. These 14 people weren’t prepared for actual horrors, though – but in many...

There are a good amount of jobs in this world that let you peer behind the doors of other people’s houses, and honestly, I feel like this should be described as one of the perks. Seriously, y’all, I don’t know one single person who isn’t at least sort of nosy when it comes right down...

There are so many double standards in the world that it can be hard to keep track. Like most small(ish) annoyances in life, though, most of us manage to go about our days without getting too worked up. That said, I think we all have the ones that are like a pebble in our shoe,...

Look, I know that discussions around privilege, what that really means, and what counts can be completely fraught these days – but that doesn’t mean we should stop having them, right? It’s important to to our due diligence in understanding this concept and how it applies to us and our lives, so if you’re curious...

We’ve all been sitting around with friends or family and listened to someone tell us their idea for a “great” business idea that you realize right away isn’t great at all. Fewer of us have probably seen that person actually try to execute that idea, but bless their hearts, it does happen. These 17 people have...

Compliments are a strange beast at the best of times. People aren’t comfortable accepting them, sometimes what seems like a compliment to one person might not seem like that at all to someone else, and the list goes on and on. These 15 people found themselves in those odd places, where someone says something totally...

Everyone makes mistakes. That’s something I tell my young kids just about every day, no matter how they don’t like to hear it – because the thing about mistakes is that you’re supposed to learn from them. These 16 people learned a lesson from their mistakes, and sadly, it was mostly financial. If you’re looking...

Travel is one of the best things in the world (if you ask me), but stepping out of your comfort zone – or out of your home base – often means accepting that there are a certain amount of mishaps that happen along the way. These 14 people might be able to laugh about these...

There are some people in this world who are just lucky – when they open up walls or stick their hands into the backs of cabinets, they don’t come back with a big mess and a spider bite, but with treasures clutched in their fists instead. Which is exactly what happened to these 10 people,...

There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind who has raised – or been – a teenager that it’s not the most peaceful time at home. Parents are naturally at odds with kiddos who are struggling for some independence, and even though it’s normal, it can still be hard. Good thing we have parents like these 10,...

One of the things no one tells you about working in animal rescue is how many different names you will have to come up with during your tenure. The names have to be unique, since you’ll likely be dealing with vet records, and they have to be both adorable and memorable enough to catch the...