Mike is a writer, dancer, actor, and singer who recently graduated with his MFA from Columbia University. Mike's daily ambitions are to meet new dogs and make new puns on a daily basis. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @mikerowavables.
Saving for the future is sadly not a skill everybody has. Some people really prefer to spend their money right away, or else they want to save their money only for themselves. Saving for a future or for a child is an uncomfortable new skill that takes a concerted effort. Redditor summerscent26 found herself facing […] More
People’s views across generations, specifically about how to raise children, are wildly different and difficult to predict. For example, most parents these days have their kids learning and playing online, due to a number of factors. Younger generations were far more into forcing their children to play outside. Redditor THROWAWAY_AITA_1992 found herself in a conflict […] More
Pregnancy is a really difficult and very personal decision. At the end of the pregnancy, you’ll have a baby—which turns your 9-month commitment into a life-long one. Feelings about that are sure to come up all the time. Redditor Throwaway98398 found herself in that situation against someone who said something really insensitive about her pregnancy. […] More
Everything about a wedding, including the showers and parties leading up, feels so meticulously planned that even one thing going wrong can really cause someone to have a bit of a meltdown, understandably. But usually those meltdowns last a few seconds. They don’t turn into grudges. But Redditor PocketCollection can’t settle with a bit of […] More
Redditor TrashbagRaincoat found themselves in a difficult situation with their own grandmother, who continually deadnamed their trans cousin. After coming up with the perfect strategy to break their grandmother of this transphobic habit, they were met with backlash. Needing objective feedback from strangers, they went to the popular subReddit “Am I The A**hole?” or “AITA” […] More
Homophobia seems like it should be a thing of the past, but as we have seen in the world over the past decade, it is anything but. In several countries, gay people can still be killed for being who they are. And Redditor Ajax2021__ found himself facing some of that very ugly homophobia within his […] More
Life happens and gets in the way of even the events we have been looking forward to the most. That’s a sad fact—as everybody who lived through the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 can attest to. Years-long plans were put on hold and postponed. And that happens outside of the context of major natural […] More
If any of us have ever been estranged from family, we know that it is a great shock when they come back into our lives. Whether they do it carefully or suddenly, it still takes quite a bit of adjusting. You don’t really know who they are anymore, and you’ve changed as well. Which is […] More
Our personal life and our career often intersect. We spend so much time, particularly in the USA, pursuing our career that friend groups naturally arise from said career. As do partners. Sometimes, our career actually informs our real life and we begin making a personal choice. Redditor -SilverMoonSoul- found himself dealing with an employee whose […] More
Keeping possessions safe when you share space with others is a big part of being an adult. Yes, sometimes you can share with no problem, but other times it just doesn’t make sense. If they are negligent or if they aren’t the least bit gentle with your things, you need to set some boundaries. Hence […] More
Tattoos are, for some reason, a touchy subject for some people. Some members of older generations or certain cultures in particular are very anti-tattoo. They still associate tattoos with crime, gangs, violence or Satan worship (yes, really) and are unwilling to take anybody with any kind of tattoo seriously. Redditor Electronic_Animal_75 was unfortunately put in […] More
Pets are an important part of home life, even if they’re not furry little friends that we take around the house with us. Some people keep reptiles, or snakes, or fish. And those things are just as important as dogs and cats, because a human being has become attached to them. They can also be […] More
