Vanessa Stewart

@tinywolf178697

bro why did i just get my clothes out of the dryer and they smell like woody smoke

St. Petersburg, United States Joined Jan 2026

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Vanessa Stewart

@tinywolf178697 · Jan 12, 2026

My friend came to me for help and I might be the worst person possible

This is a throwaway account to protect myself and my friend. Names and some details are changed for privacy.
For context, I (39F) met my friend Tara (22F) through a mentorship program about five years ago. We're still close, we still talk. As she's grown, the topics of our conversations have ranged from book club to personal. I send her birthday and respective holiday gifts and she's got direct communication with my kid. Just to say how serious I take this friendship. She's one of mine and I love her to pieces.
About a week or so ago now, she mentioned that she heard a song that had her spiraling. She sent me the song and asked me not to think less of her. The song was from a woman artist, singing about what is essentially the "male gaze". Obviously, I wasn't going to judge her for that or think less of her. So many young women her age and beyond struggle with body issues that, frankly, have been built with attractiveness in mind. "Perfect" is an impossible standard.
That led to the point of this post. My usage of "binge and purge" not being healthy, in my (probably too longwinded) rant particularly set with her. She's struggling with bulimia.
The thing is that I've dealt with diso

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Vanessa Stewart

@tinywolf178697 · Jan 11, 2026

Siiri Palo

@angryelephant385921 · Jan 11, 2026 11:03 am

CMV: I disagree with the characterization of chipolte and similar restaurants as "slop bowls"
[Background information here](https://i.imgur.com/o8gyfbj.png)
1. The food in these restaurants is typically healthy, or at least more healthy than comparable fast food
2. The food is usually made from quality, whole ingredients. Rather than preserved ingredients, emulsified ingredients, or heavily processed ingredients
3. When we look at these restaurants, we should compare them to similar fast food chains. They should not be compared to higher tier dining, nor home cooking
4. When compared to similar restaurants, we see that restaurants like chipolte or cava typically serve food of better quality, which should mean that they are not 'slop' for their category

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