Amelia Christnot is an Oglala Lakota, Kanien'kehá:ka Haudenosaunee and Métis Navy brat who settled in the wilds of Northern Maine. A member of the Indigenous Journalists Association, she considers herself another proud Maineiac.
Deliberately doing something you know bothers a person isn’t a sign of affection. But emotionally stunted people sometimes mistake the attention they get for being annoying as proof of connection. A wife turned to the “Am I The A**Hole” (AITAH) subReddit for feedback over her husband’s constant poking. Literally. Similar to AITA, the AITAH subReddit […] More
Some married couples manage to stay together after infidelity. But generally a bare minimum requirement for reconciliation is for the cheating spouse to break off contact with their affair partner, especially in voluntary social situations. But what if your cheating spose refuses to cut ties? A husband and father turned to the “Am I The […] More
When kids see a cake being sliced, there’s often a debate about who’s getting the best piece. But some people carry that into adulthood. Who should get the best bits? Is it OK for the person who did all the work to take the best portion? A spouse who is the primary cool turned to […] More
Tattoos continue to become more popular and more socially acceptable in western society. They were once so taboo that European colonizers even forbade the Indigenous peoples they subjugated from continuing their millennia long tattoo traditions. But now those colonizers’ descendants are getting tattooed by the millions. Approximately 30% of Europeans and 46% of Americans have […] More
Healthy relationships are, by nature, give-and-take. The parties do things for one another to add value to the connection. But what if one party chooses to contribute nothing? An older sibling turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for feedback after coming to a realization about their relationship with their younger sister. Throwingparty15284 […] More
Money is the root cause cited for the majority of divorces, so having a partner who is good at financial management should be a plus. But what if one partner wants the other to be more generous with family than they’re willing to be? A man whose fiancée has asked him to give a large […] More
Infidelity is a deal breaker for a lot of people, especially after marriage vows have been exchanged. It’s also an individual boundary that people must determine for themselves. But friends and family don’t always respect that and try to influence the decision, either telling the person to stay or demanding they leave. A wife dealing […] More
What is and isn’t forgivable varies from person to person and situation to situation. Something a person might forgive a family member for might be unforgivable from a coworker. Some people might forgive a stranger for something, but not a friend. A man having trouble forgiving his family for lying for most of his life […] More
How much is too much to spend on a wedding? That question doesn’t have a simple or single answer because personal finances vary. But most people agree that anything that puts the bride and groom or their families in debt is too much. But what if the expense is for one single element? Is $20,000 […] More
Breastfeeding and weaning are topics that, for some reason, people feel like they can comment on with unsolicited, unwanted, often unqualified opinions. Parents are criticized if they don’t breastfeed or if they do breastfeed. They’re criticized if they breastfeed too long or not long enough. What these critics often overlook or ignore is that babies […] More
Lying is a choice some people make. Breaking cultural taboos is also a choice some people make. But who is responsible for those choices? The person who made them or everyone around them? A man turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for feedback after being told he needed to cover for his […] More
“No good deed goes unpunished” traces it’s most likely origins to a 12th-century Latin text titled De nugis curialium by Welsh writer Walter Map. Latin was the language of the church and scholarship at the time. The phrase described a character who “left no good deed unpunished, no bad one unrewarded.” The phrase gained popularity […] More
