Were you unwillingly penetranted by a Zika mosquito’s proboscis? Don’t worry women’s bodies have a way of shutting that down.

That is great advice, thank you. I do have a good financial adviser and a diverse portfolio. As for letting the cat out of the bag, unfortunately that happened long ago because it’s family money. Everybody knows everything about everyone. My lifestyle has stayed at about the same level as my check-to-check lifestyle.…

No, it won’t. LOL You’d just be one of many people who have already lined up with their hands out.

I always lived paycheck to paycheck till about 5 years ago. Then I inherited a huge windfall that bumped me way above the income brackets of my co-workers, friends and partner. Career jackpot I think I could handle fairly well, but this money I didn’t earn is causing all sorts of problems in my head and personal life.…

That’s so interesting. Even though it is probably genetic, I never thought about it running in families. Probably because in mine it didn’t - for the record, no one else in my family can speed read. Not even close. I’ve been the faster reader in the family since I was in single digits.

No, it’s just like down shifting a gear. So I can slow down and take it all in.

When nurses ask me, Will you be ok with this blood draw/IV/shot? I’m like, Yeah - look at the amount of tattoos I have, I’m fine with needles. I never understood the fear, until a needle-phobic friend told me to replace the needles with something I’m afraid of like roaches or spiders. Now I TOTALLY understand. I would…

I’m a speed reader. I thought I taught this to myself as a kid, but I’m probably just wired that way. I could read a text book once and have the retention to ace the test. What I do when I read for fun is to re-enable the sotto voce in my head - like reading out loud is slower, you have to say each word in your head…

My parents were exactly the kind of hippies that, like you said, didn’t approve of violence in movies but that sexual expression or discussion should be free and never shamed. They meant well, but didn’t notice how hard we were cringing behind our pizza slices. LOL

It was my parent’s idea. I wanted to watch the Care Bears movie not stockpile reasons for therapy.

Mostly. They do have too many celebrities’ on “death watch” “last days” “dying alone” turn out not even be remotely true.

I tried to pick the most batshit suggestions but it turned out pretty related-able.

No. I watched this with my parents........... D:

I’ve seen customer-service-gas-lighting before. When the staff is united in acting insane you start to wonder if you are the crazy one. Usually it’s because there is something else going on entirely; bird guy is fucking the captain and does this all the time, first employee that spoke to you lied to the other…

I grew up in a tropical swamp and moved to New England because I’m *acutely allergic* to mosquitoes. I’m moving to L.A. this summer. I didn’t know this and you are making my day.

I love me some Goth Dolly Parton!

I only have one tip from my time as a black jack dealer. We were told that in a 6 deck shoe the cards would come out pretty much the same despite our shuffle after each time the shoe ran out. This is not to say the exact order of the cards would be preserved, but rather the ebb and flow of face cards and numerics (the…

I do this too. I’ve done it my whole life. I am covered in hundreds of tiny scars where I’ve taken a tiny skin imperfection and nursed it into a gaping wound over months. It feels amazing. I peeled off my whole thumbnail once and it didn’t grow back for a year. Now that I’m an adult, I’m much er, pickier about where I…

Try vintage stuff or I’ve had good luck with Ann Taylor, Vince., and American Apparel. However, the above really only works for thin-ish people. But one of the best things about losing weight for me was that I fit into vintage pieces again. The selection and styles are so interesting and I get a lot of my stuff off of…

They would have even more lady riders if they WOULD JUST MAKE MORE BIKES LOWER. When we’ve gone shopping for bikes, 6’2’’ boyfriend will have his pick of the lot., 5’2’’ me has very few options.