@wallflowerchild: 'permanently' being a key word here. After adolescent AND adult stints in braces, the cost of which could've paid for a lifetime of lash extensions, I still have crooked teeth. Not like, imperfect teeth....crooked teeth. : \ Positive note? I've perfected a closed lip smile for photos that doesn't…

@Do_Go_On: Women can remain hot and sexy until the moment they pass on to being hot and sexy in their next life, if they want, to each her own; but certainly one can admit that there are nuances to doing so that range from dignified (even without pearls/clutching!) to desperate?

I get what you are saying, and see how my use of 'trigger' was vague. I understand that there are things that put another person's mental health in jeopardy. But I don't think that if a woman has a body type that is naturally a certain way (in this case, low body fat/slim) she should be shamed for it (i.e. labelled as…

the artist and author both had to say 'curves' because no one is allowed to say 'fat' anymore without getting pounced upon for being somehow meanspirited and hateful. curves don't equal fat. fat don't equal curves. so yeah, the women in the 'shopped pix are less fat, but really not that much less curvy. (there, i said…

And then you watched his soul leave when Joan quipped (paraphrasing), "I can't imagine how handsome that man is when he's embarrassed". It felt like Lane had opened up and let go for a moment, only to be put right back in check by Joan's comment (which it did seem she made completely unwittingly). I'm interested to…

Ahhhhh, just stick with good ol' fashioned tried and true Doc Martens. Mine are 25 years old, been ev'rwhurr, and still rockin' strong. Clubs, festies, dog-walkin'...whatevs. And stylish, to boot (see what i did, there?). :D

If you search "thinspo" on pinterest, you do get a few images of women that look unhealthy, but by and large it appears to be women of a particular size/body shape who seem to be robust in their health. What's with digging at those who happen to be built that way? And why is that wrong to aspire to have those…

I went back to work at a veterinary hospital two weeks after my emergency c-section to birth my son. Worked the 7 am to 3 pm shift. Breast fed, pumped, coslept....not sure how one schedule would be more optimum than another? We managed really well, and i'm not trying to call you out, just wondering what part of…

@ladym00s: and I'm sorry we're experiencing your completely self-centered view. i would rather the docs err on the side of 'this person is not a moron/lazy/pill popper and I see that she consumes a healthy diet, exercises regularly, and is not a smoker', etc. to deal with my chronic (bacterial! antibiotic…