80 percent of Black women will develop and suffer from fibroids over the course of their lifetime.

Sometimes simply repeating someone’s words back to them shows them how out of line they are being. So if they ask, “Did you understand the note I wrote you?” you can ask, “Do you mean did I understand the note about refilling the printer ink? Something I do every week? Is that what you meant? Or do you mean another note?”

Petty coworkers love the backhanded compliment. They’ll tell you that you did a good job on such-and-such for an insert insulting descriptor here. For a newbie. For someone who didn’t get a graduate degree. Or something like that. Give them a big, toothy smile and a genuine, “Thank you!”

If you seem to be attracting the same ain’t-sh-t guys in your life, have you ever wondered maybe – just maybe – you, too, might have some aint-sh-t qualities that magnetically lures ’em your way? We’re not saying you’re at fault for a faulty man, but there must be something within you that’s inviting a cycle […]

It's hilarious in meme form, but being petty and vindictive in real life backfired on this author.