[buzzfeed]

A Japanese Medical University Lowered Female Students' Scores Because It Didn't Want Too Many Women Doctors

The university believed accepting more male students would help solve the university hospital's doctor shortage because female doctors would inevitably drop out of the workforce after they get married

According to Japanese media, Tokyo Medical University has allegedly been systematically decreasing the scores of female applicants since 2011, after the number of successful female applicants jumped to 40 percent in 2010.

An unnamed university official told the Yomiuri Shimbun that the university believed accepting more male students would help solve the university hospital’s doctor shortage because female doctors would inevitably drop out of the workforce after they get married and give birth to children.

The source also said that women doctors are “more unwanted” in the surgical department, where working hours are irregular and emergency operations occur.

The source added that it was commonly accepted in the surgical department that “it takes three women to serve as one man.”

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[alwaysgotoparis]

UGH. Men are still the worst in case you’re wondering.

[alwaysgotoparis]

OOF

My friends last night told me they ran into P (my ex) at a local restaurant on a date a few weeks ago. It hit me hard y’all.

[hilarioushumorfromouterspace]

[honey-and-gin]

The New Rules of Dating in Philly

The hunt for love in the age of Bumble, Trump, sexting and #metoo.

Welcome to my dating pool. *sigh*

[alwaysgotoparis]

Guess I have to get into this now. Ugh. The guy I had been dating for a few months, told me he loved me, then ghosted me? Cause that is still a thing.

[throughtimeandstarlight]

[broadwaybaggins]

Christmas Dinner?

What do you all usually have for Christmas dinner? We usually have either ham or turkey, but my mom has declared that she is “turkeyed out” after Thanksgiving and that ham is too salty. I’d love to hear ideas for alternatives if you guys have them!

[incognito-princess]

We do a “favorite dish” buffet. Everybody gets to put in their fave (Green chili mac&cheese for my dad, antipasto tray for my mom, homemade pizza rolls for my brother, egg rolls for me) along with other things that sound good (usually a veggie tray, chips and dips, sometimes homemade tamales!!!) Fruit salad left over from breakfast. Christmas cookies and some and desserts. Holiday punch (sherbet and ginger ale). People help out with their own dish so it’s family fun times!!

[ummno]

Our extended family has agreed we’re turkeyed our too. Possibilities floating around include ordering catering from favorite restaurants or doing something fun and easy like taco night.

[unabridged-tomes-deactivated202]

Prime rib, Yorkshire pudding, carrots consommé, green beans with bacon. Yuuuuuuuummmm.

[elviajedelaesperanza]

we do soups! the sisters (my mom and her sisters) each bring a soup. the brothers (my uncles) bring apps/crackers/bread. each family brings their own beverages. filling and yummy. everybody finds something they like because there’s a variety of soup (usually chicken tortilla, chili, chicken wild rice..maybe a potato) and the other snacks and veggies are good!

[colie-says]

Years ago, my mom started doing a frozen lasagna with salad for Christmas day dinner. She decided that the fuss of fixing a big meal is fine for Thanksgiving, but everyone should be able to have a low-key and relaxing Christmas to enjoy the day and time with family without having to spend a ton of time in the kitchen cooking or cleaning up.

Honestly… I love this so much. She does her cinnamon streusel coffee cake in the morning (a tradition she started when she first moved out on her own and would go to her parents’ house on Christmas morning). First, we open stockings, then it comes out of the oven and we all eat with coffee or hot chocolate. Then we do the rest of the gifts. It’s a nice way to spread out the morning. :)

[thehopeandthehurt]

My parents always did prime rib, but that’s not my thing. The past few years of just me and Jason I’ve done ham, but I think I want to start a more casual tradition. I really like the soup idea! Maybe soup in bread bowls.

My mom does lasagna for black Friday and it’s one of my favorite traditions. I can only handle so many turkey leftovers so it’s a nice change up.

[belowyourskin]

Growing up we always did ham and all the usual sides, at some point my dad changed it to prime rib. My in-laws have a longtime tradition of doing breakfast for dinner and I really like the simplicity of it, even when cooking for ~35 people. Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, etc.

[alwaysgotoparis]

We pick a different theme each year, Italian, German, tapas, etc. My family loves food, so we plan the menu and cook together during the day, usually splitting it up into different courses. Cooking/eating is the only thing we plan for the whole day so it all works out.

[blackgirlsvevo]

drunk girls that can’t stop outpouring compliments and affection to the people around them are literally too high quality for this world

[blackgirlsvevo]

like literally can u believe that women are so pure that when they are uninhibited and they can’t logically filter their actions all their brains can think to do is try to make friends w/ ppl and tell them they’re pretty

[npr]

U.S. Woman And Family Freed After 5 Years In Captivity In Afghanistan

Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband and their three children had been held by an extremist group in Afghanistan since 2012. Pakistan's military says it secured their release.

[alwaysgotoparis]

I have a lot of questions about this case...mostly who decides to go on a trip to Afghanistan while 7 months pregnant? Also, why did they keep having children while in captivity?

[hchocolate]

[7thblacksheep-deactivated201907]

She’s me

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me and my bestfriend on facetime

[sourcedumal]

THIS CHILD LMFAOOOOO

[maritsa-met-deactivated20210227]

Literally tears on my face

[honey-and-gin]

@deargooftroop sent me this and between her and Ava, I’m delighted.

[alwaysgotoparis]

the best thing on the internet.

[av-fit-deactivated20191207]

actually,

i do deserve happiness.

furthermore,

i am enough.

[popculturebrain]

Amazon Orders Two Seasons of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

One of Amazon’s new comedy pilots just became the first series to receive a double-season series order at the streaming network. According to Variety, Amazon has officially ordered two seasons of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.

[alwaysgotoparis]

I am so excited for this. The pilot was A+++

[thelovejournals]

I have a habit of falling in love with souls who have yet to be at peace with their bodies, their minds, their weaknesses. I try to build them, to find the parts of them that are missing in me. I end up with holes in my chest.

farah gabdon | via herkindoftea (via natashapresently)

[hannahkemp-deactivated20240409]

As a way of saying thank you for all the kindness and support I’ve received from all of you, I’m hosting a little give away. :)

I’m giving away one small print from my society6 store of the winner’s choice. 

All you need to do is reblog this and be following me. I’ll be selecting a winner at random Wednesday night February 8th 2017. I’ll message the winner for a shipping address and which print they would like so be sure to keep your inbox open!

[dad-isms]

Another piece of relationship advice no one really likes, but until you’ve experienced it, you really won’t get it is this:  Boring is great(!).

Boring is predictable.  Showing up on time.  Being accountable.  

Boring is fight-free.  Drama-free.  Bullshit-free.

Boring is being able to finish your wife’s sentences.

Boring is the body language that says everything without having to speak.

When you find someone ‘boring’, you also find excitement in mundane things. 

Before you were born, your mother and I used to sit for hours in the Barnes and Noble bookstore looking at Magazines.  This was an actual date for us circa 1997.  Ok, dinner first, but then onto the bookstore.  

“Do you like this type of house”?  

“Would you ever want to go there or here”?

We were literally designing our next 5-10 years over coffee with a pen and paper.  

We had two favorite coffee shops, one in college where I proposed, and one in Knoxville when we first got married, where we would play board games for hours.  

We used to go on a lot of walks.  Drive in the country and just get lost (before maps were on phones).  We cooked together.  Went to church together.

Did she still write me notes and tell me how she felt?  Yes.

Did I still bring her flowers and surprises from stores I knew she liked?  Yes.

Did we try new things?  All of the time…but it was all within the bounds of what we knew the other liked and disliked.  

Was our relationship perfect?  No, not at all.  I can vividly remember your mother doing a lot of the relationship work in our early years and me more so in the later years.  But that is how things are supposed to happen.  There are natural ebbs and flows.  Looking for a high all of the time, the next exciting shiny thing, or different…that is a recipe for a relationship merry go-round of unhappiness.  

[alwaysgotoparis]

Life Update

P and I have been on a break this past month. And I am devastated to say the least. We are still together, not officially broken up - but it still kind of feels so final. There isn’t an end date for anything at the moment, we are both trying to get our shit together and figure out life and where each other fits in it. So this month has consisted of wallowing in bed and then trying to balance it with enough activity that I seem normal and not seeming as outwardly sad as I actually feel. I don’t know what the future holds, but it is hard to see the deterioration of the relationship with the man I was so sure I was going to marry. I am hoping this step back will clear our minds and help us get back to our love and a healthy relationship.

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[deeplifequotes]

Strong women still need their hands held.

dauvoire (via deeplifequotes)