Katie Mather

Peak excitement was watching your sibling say something rude or snappy to your parents because you knew they were about to get punished.

You’re seen as “weird” and “neurotic” because you DO give a fuck.

“Anytime I tell someone I’m an Atheist, I feel like they immediately think of me as a lesser person.”

“Coffee Addict”: You talk about coffee as if you roast the beans yourself, but let’s be honest—you use a Keurig like the rest of us peasants.

Asking permission for a sleepover at your friend’s house took 37 hours of mental preparation, a detailed powerpoint presentation of your friend’s family tree, and a signed contract in your blood saying you wouldn’t drink and would be in bed by 10pm.

Simply put, this movement of minimalism and purging is a straightforward means of coping with different variations of anxiety, stress, and even depression. And it totally worked for me.

I was perpetually in a state of stress and anxiety over everything, and it drained me so viciously, that there were times where I couldn’t even get up to go to class.

“I’m not a goddess, for crying out loud.”

Real people share the most disturbing dreams they’ve had that their parents never had to worry about.

Winston Churchill took eating REALLY seriously.

SMITH Magazine produces annual Twitter-based competitions that challenge followers and celebrities alike to answer prompts or share their stories, in just six words.

The Illuminati allegedly fabricates conspiracy theories to conceal their existence from regular people.