McKenzie Lynn Tozan has been a part of the George Takei family since 2019 when she wrote some of her favorite early pieces: Sesame Street introducing its first character who lived in foster care and Bruce Willis delivering a not-so-Die-Hard opening pitch at a Phillies game. She's gone on to write nearly 3,000 viral and trending stories for George Takei, Comic Sands, Percolately, and ÜberFacts. With an unstoppable love for the written word, she's also an avid reader, poet, and indie novelist.
We’ve all known one of those people, or maybe we were one of those people, who immediately thought we had everything figured out the moment we turned eighteen. But as it turns out, there’s still a lot we have to learn about ourselves and the world around us, and we’re likely going to have some […] More
We all know the Golden Rule is that you should treat other people that you would like to be treated, meaning to generally treat them with kindness and understanding. An extension of this is the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” meaning that you should know more than you think you know […] More
Content Warning: Racism, Racist Stepparent When two people come together and want to get married, it’s important that they be on the same page about some major issues, like money management, work-life balance, and of course, whether or not to have children and how to raise them. This is a conversation that couples with children […] More
Thanks to social media, we’re now hearing of more problematic, dysfunctional, entitled, and toxic families than ever before. But there are still some that are really there for each other through thick and thin. However, even for these families, there need to be boundaries, stressed the members of the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor […] More
Everyone knows that a person can decide what the rules are in their own home, and it’s generally understood that those rules should be respected upon visiting them. But while some people technically know this, they still refuse to respect other people’s rules when visiting someone else’s house, cringed the members of the “Am I the […] More
Anyone who has dated someone with an emotionally imbalanced family dynamic can attest to how hard it can be to maintain that relationship, to feel fulfilled by it, and to even stay in it long-term, possibly while raising children. Because when the family is already emotionally imbalanced, it’s only going to get worse with more […] More
Anyone who has lived with a roommate or partner can attest to how annoying the arrangement can get when two people both want to get their way but cannot seem to come to a compromise. But maybe sometimes, even if there’s a “house war” on, maybe the place will smell better than usual, shrugged the […] More
When a couple has the future on their minds, and both are open to the idea of marrying, leaving it just to a matter of “when,” most people cannot help but think of all the happy times they have ahead of them. But even excited couples who are in love can start waving red flags […] More
No one is perfect, and while we can honor and even appreciate that, we also have to understand that sometimes our imperfections can inconvenience or hurt other people. When what we do hurts other people, we either have to let go of the behavior or we have to let go of the relationship, pointed out […] More
Content Warning: Menstruation, Period-Shaming, Sexism Sometimes when people with children from previous relationships start dating, everything will seem to be going well, their kids will get along well, and they’ll have a good impact on each other’s lives. But then they might realize that they have fundamentally different beliefs about a key issue, which could […] More
Content Warning: Racism, Racist Remarks, Name-shaming There’s a time and a place for most behaviors, including standing against racism and sexism. But make sure that you know the whole story before you speak out, cringed the members of the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITAH) subReddit. Redditor Equivalent-Pitch5177 was on rotation in the ER when a new […] More
When a person starts to date someone new, it’s fair for them to be curious about their partner’s life before them, including their dating history. If their partner starts acting cagey right away about their experiences and who they’ve dated, that’s potentially a serious red flag, cautioned the members of the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITAH) […] More
