nightmares

I've Had Torturous Nightmares for 27 Years (And It's Ruining My Teeth)

I don’t mean dreams in which I lose my job or am broken up with unceremoniously. I mean blood-soaked hellscapes populated by a cast of sadistic and morally disfigured villains.
Alana M. in
Issues, nightmares, teeth, night terrors, scary, hellish, bad dreams, cavities, dentists

Apr 30, 2013 at 2:00pm | 132 comments

ihtm contest

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Son Was Born With A Rare Congenital Heart Defect

There are nights when I’m 
snuggling him before bed, and I can’t help but wonder how much time I’ll get with him.
IHTM CONTESTANT in
It Happened To Me, ihtm contest, ihtm raw, heart, babies, scary

Feb 13, 2013 at 11:00am | 57 comments

uretha

My Doctor Violated My Urethra Without Permission (Or Warning)

At Dr. B’s office, I wasn’t told a cystoscopy would even be happening. I wasn’t asked if I wanted it. Afterward, I got in my car and cried for a long time.
Sarah Fazeli in
Healthy, uretha, gyno, scary, cystoscopy

Jan 31, 2013 at 3:00pm | 91 comments

lush

SAVE THE SHARKS! Or Wait -- Maybe Don't Save the Effing Sharks! Either Way, Buy This Soap!

Is it wrong that I sort of DO want all of the sharks of the world to die?
Cat in
Beauty, lush, obsessed with, scary, sharks, shoppables, soap

Aug 23, 2011 at 12:02pm | 0 comments