I know I didn’t qualify for Pell Grants despite my mother’s low middle America school teacher income. I asked my husband if he had qualified (eldest of four kids, delivery truck driver dad was the sold income) and he couldn’t remember which means he probably didn’t. Almost no one will qualify for forgiveness under her…

But there is no minimum wage guarantee because they pay you as a contractor. You could make $3 for a delivery that takes ten minutes because you happen to already be near the restaurant, the food is ready, and the delivery address is nearby. Or you could make $3 for a delivery that takes one hour because you weren’t…

Ever since Walmart introduced Grocery pickup, I’ve been a loyal shopper. It doesn’t help that several of the standard grocery stores (Ralphs, Vons, Stater Bros) have closed around both my home and office. Having two kids under age 5, I’d much rather shop on an app and have them load up my car during a predetermined…

I agree, but he’s just being snobby about it. We’ve got plenty of fancy and not-fancy taco stands around.

You’ll love it. We have a similar family recipe but we use cherry jello. 

My mom comes to visit us in LA from Ohio and I have to make her food blander than what I feed my toddlers. As a kid, I thought I didn’t like spicy food either but then I learned my uncle (the family cook from his day’s in the Army) makes everything extra spicy and I actually do like spicy food.

Did she use a recipe from the Betty Crocker cooky book? Because I think my mom’s sugar cookies are the best.

We’ve had this option for quite awhile and they always give you a Kohl’s coupon when you make the return. 

Daniel Tiger has advice for everything. We use the “take a deep breath and count to 4" a lot. But if I just say “What does Daniel Tiger say?” I will invariably hear “If you have to go potty, stop and go right away!” :)

I definitely do both. I start giving the warnings early ( 15 min, 10 min, 5 min) and then when it’s getting close I start counting down how many more slides they can finish. Of course, Daniel Tiger also has a song about it: https://pbskids.org/video/daniel-tigers-neighborhood/2365908016

I haven't seen Silverman in awhile (time to go hit IMDB) but I think McCarthy has directed a lot of TV lately, especially Orange is the New Black.

We do a splash of pickle juice

It’s fine but not amazing. While Mrs. Fletcher is the main character, each chapter is generally focused on a different character. And I absolutely despised the college student son.

The Easter Bunny brought this to our house but my 4.5 year old just didn’t have the patience and it took up too much room.

I am an only child and I was fortunate enough to grow up with cousins that lived literally on the next block so I wasn’t actually “alone”. But it’s tough as an adult knowing my single mom only has me to truly rely on. She still lives near the rest of my family on the other side of the country and my aunt (her sister)/u…

Today’s lice really don’t respond to chemical treatment. My two year old got them at daycare and passed them to me, so I had lice for the first time ever at 38. The best way to get rid of them is comb, comb, comb. Hard on a 2 year old because they just can’t sit still. Hard on a 38 year old because I have a lot of…

Not grandfathering in the students was a horrible idea. Suddenly older kids (junior high/high school) were being expected to solve problems in a manner that they hadn’t learned for the last six to ten years. I mostly worked with high school students and the geometry and up textbooks weren’t substantially changed, but…

Why would your guidance counselor be responsible for sending your SAT and ACT scores to Yale? Don’t you just choose Yale yourself and have the college board send the scores? 

None at my hospital, I don't think it's as common on the west coast. 

I definitely appreciated the captions for Chernobyl. Couldn't keep the names straight in my head otherwise