A structureless scream-fest with no one to reign him in or keep him on track, where he can jabber on endlessly without ever addressing a single actual issue would definitely be a debate format where Donny would flourish.

Yessss! I’ve been a Hillary supporter all along, but this bout of pneumonia and her attempt to soldier on despite being ill has only increased my respect for her. I think if her campaign plays it right, it could be turned in her favor, especially among women (I mean, I’m already seeing a lot of “This is what women do:…

Just wanted to pop in to say I love this and also LOL at “Failed to smile at Matt Lauer”

I was also in high school on 9/11. My high school as in The Bronx, on the East River, down river from lower Manhattan. For many days after the attack, dust and smoke wafted passed the school. I was fortunate not to have known anyone who died that die (though my father was in the area when it happened) but to this day…

Albanian Muslims and Christians actually have very good relations (it’s not like the rest of the Balkans in that regard).

It’s the majority religion there though I believe most people aren’t observant or practicing Muslims. My husband is Albanian Muslim and he’s pretty sure she's from an Albanian Muslim family, making this whole thing even more perplexing.

My husband is Albanian and the name jumped out at me immediately. My husband’s also pretty sure her family is/was Muslim, too. Ugh.

I’m like 99% sure she’s Albanian (based on the name) and my Albanian husband is like 99% sure her family is (or perhaps until recently was) Muslim. We’re living in strange, strange, disturbing times.

Ugh things like that happen way, way, way too often. And it’s very rarely spoken about and the insistent dude who won’t take no for an answer is continuously depicted in movies and such as romantic and lovable. What finally made him leave you alone? (Assuming he’s not still doing this shit, that is.)

Yes, I love that book!

That is some good advice, and not just to help weed out potential abusive personalities.

I (very, very fortunately) have never been in an abusive relationship, so I’m not speaking from experience, but I think QuakeNaked is right about trying the “no” test. A man who won’t respect your “no” on small things (no to a drink, no to an offer of help, etc.) is a man who won’t respect your no on big things (no I…

I was scared for Obama, but I will admit I’m MORE scared for Hillary, and I have been ever since it was clear she had won the primary.

I don’t think they think his ire would apply to THEM because they agree with him and are thus “good” even if they have average to poor looks. Sorta like the women who think THEY would have avoided getting raped by not drinking as much/dressing as slutty/staying out as late, etc.

Maybe it wasn’t Trump’s voice. Maybe your baby can just sense the bad mojo coming off that man.

I don’t know if I would call it a “difficult concept.” It’s more of a “just an observation about someone I know.”

One of the nicest and most helpful people in my life is my mom’s cousin. She and I couldn’t disagree more politically, but she seriously steps up time and again for anyone in need. I don’t see how she can be this very nice person and yet still think Trump is even remotely a good idea, let alone our one chance to…

My mom was never *excited* about Trump but as a lifelong Republican she decided she’d vote for him after he won the nomination, but yesterday she actually told me, unprompted, “... I think I may have to vote for Hillary.” She’s not 100% “there” yet but she is REALLY unhappy with Trump, especially since his whole…

I also wonder why everyone feels they need to positively *LOVE* their candidate. I mean, Hillary actually seems like a perfectly fine person to me, but I support her because her policies are ones I agree with and they seem feasible and realistic. Seriously, I know people who needed to be less in love to get married…

One of the biggest regrets I have for my family is that we didn’t keep up speaking Italian. My great grandparents spoke it, but everyone since has only spoken English (except me, I made an effort to learn in college). Anyway, yeah, she doesn’t HAVE to become more fluent in English. I think she probably knows enough to…