Christy enlists the aid of Basic Witches co-author Jaya Saxena to tackle Maggie: Diary Two. Discussions of what a 13-year-old can and can’t do, beauty standards for women in America, and strained metaphors ensue. This episode contains explicit language and discussion of eating disorders and alcoholism. 

Show notes:

Jaya is on Twitter @jayasax. Her website is http://jayasaxena.com/.

John Mulaney’s Dogs Without Horses Joke

'I Feel Pretty' and the Rise of Beauty-Standard Denialism from the New York Times

Christy is on Twitter @AdmiralChristy. The show is on Twitter @CaliDiarists and Facebook @CaliforniaDiarists.