As a former rebellious teenager and current high school teacher, having 16 year old boobies and inner thighs in your face is a distraction, period. I am a female, straight, married educator, and I find it quite distracting when students come to class in coochie cutters so small I can practically see labia or wearing…

I just learned that a student of mine is pregnant. It breaks my heart. I'd like to think that if our school had some comprehensive sex ed, or allowed teachers and counselors to discuss reproductive choices with students without risk of being fired, this might not have happened.

My husband and I were shopping in the kitchen aisle of a local department store when we overheard a nearby mother and teenage daughter discussing things the daughter would need for her freshman college dorm room. The mother began to examine a manual can opener when the daughter exclaimed, "But I only know how to use…

THIS. All of THIS.

Can we give this guy a freaking medal?

The iambic pentameter is off. #Englishteachergripe

My girls threw me the best bachelorette party I could ask for. Drunk arts and crafts at my friend's apartment followed by enormous drinks and a burlesque show at a West Hollywood restaurant/bar (Hamburger Mary's). It wasn't an exclusively gay bar, but it was a gay area of town, so it was a wonderfully mixed crowd of…

As a current English teacher, I have never enjoyed Gatsby. I hated Gatsby in HS. Reread it in college and still didn't find much pleasure in it. Revisited it in graduate school, and I STILL didn't get what all the hullabaloo is about. The symbolism is ridiculously heavy handed and I find none of the characters…

My hubby and I have two adorable little terrors: Monster, an enormous male orange tabby, and Mayhem, a small female black and orange tortie.

As a busty girl, I was worried about finding a dress that would suit my chest. I never thought I'd end up with something strapless, but I did. You just have to look for the right level of interior structure. My wedding gown, for example, was boned in four places throughout the cup, comfortably padded, and corseted in…

I would do a freaking jig if this was what most girls wore to the school I teach at. I cannot tell you how provocative some of these girls dress. And admin couldn't give two shits about it either.

Agreed.

Yes! Absolutely!

Me too. I love my pale skin and light freckles, but I have naturally white-blonde eyebrows and eyelashes. Without at least mascara and eyebrow pencil, I look like I'm all forehead, eyes, and mouth, like one of those cartoon gray aliens. As you said, no contrast. I'll go out without foundation or lipgloss, whatever.…

This.

I'll have these on occasion when I need something quick to take to work when I haven't had the time or opportunity to plan meals ahead. I typically add veggies to them and then serve it in a bowl. It is amazing how much more appetizing (and filling!) these things look with some added color from fresh veg and served in…

That's absurd. It may a pauper's funeral, but the county coroner will take bodies of the deceased for free.

My cat Monster also has the nickname Boo because one day his name made me think of Monster Cereals like Count Chocula and of course, Boo Berry. Thus we have Boo, Boo Berry, Boo Man, Mr. Boo, Cat Man, Catmandu, Catimus Maximus, Cat of Cats, Baby, Babums, Bubba.

One thing I can’t stand – people who, when they find out I’m on WW, feel the need to remind me that such-and-such percentage of people who lose weight gain it back within whatever length of time.

The message boards and FB pages are the best part of WW. I do it on my own with the older program books, and while yes I can take credit for the 55lbs I lost, I don't know if I could have done it without my friends on a private FB WW page who always had great advice and a shoulder to cry on when needed. I definitely…