It can certainly increase in bluntness. I think if you try to be gentle a few times and try to help a friend through the shit and they ignore you or continue to make really poor decisions, you grow increasingly blunt. I have friends who complain about guys or the weight thing and I eventually say “Hey, I told you what…

I think this is important. Or at least they know what you are complaining about at the core. Like the example with the jacket. When I’ve been post-partum and feeling gross and flabby, a friend realizes that it’s a passing moment in my life and what I really need is to feel valued and OK as I transition through the…

That is gorgeous!

Oh that’s beautiful! I swear I need help because my most recent hobby is looking at vintage engagement rings & wedding rings on etsy. That one is beautiful.

See if you can use it like a Groupon and just hold onto it for the future.

I love that! I really love it.

I really should. I don’t like it. When I was pregnant with both of my kids, my hands would swell and I couldn’t wear my rings so I just wore a cheap silver band I bought at Macy’s. I loved the simplicity of that. I didn’t realize how much I didn’t like my solitaire until I had to put it back on.

That’s a good idea. I bet a decent jeweler could reset the stone in something else and give me a deal if I sell the stuff back.

I admit I don’t really like my ring. It’s just a small plain solitaire (third of a carrot) which I wear with a plain band. I don’t hate solitaires from a design standpoint. I like the simplicity and plainness of it. But it catches on things and I hate that it sticks out from the band I’ve had to get it repaired twice…

Excellent point. It takes forever to prosecute these cases. Students could have graduated before the case ever makes it to court.

In the cases of rape, I believe that the police force should be the first contacted. However, not all cases of sexual assault on campus are rape and many would not be given any sort of investigative priority at a police station. For example, let’s say there’s a situation where a female student in the dorms is held…

Is it just me or do they look like each other? They have the same smiles and the same eyes.

I kind of agree with you. Joy said something unbelievably dumb but the outrage seems to be way overblown. She has now apologized. It seems like whenever these huge weird things happen, people can’t ever accept apologies. They eventually forget but no one really forgives anymore. The outrage is more fun, I guess?

Can’t they just cut around the nipple? Or is that only for implants?

Are those tits fake? Because I’m really jealous of those tits. My children sucked the life force out of mine and they are sad empty shells hanging off my chest like deflated whoopie cushions.

I prefer a pay-it-forward approach. I let my brother mooch off of my Netflix account and then I mooch off of my friend’s Hulu+ account. It’s the circle of life. A sad, sad life.

I have a copy of the first paragraph of that on my office bulletin board. It helps me shake away the casual sexism I get on a daily basis. I just remember to think “Is this person in between me and what I want to achieve?” and 90% of the time, they’re not and I can ignore and move on.

I was terrible at dress shopping. I lived in a different state from my mom and couldn’t afford to fly her in (or vice versa) to go dress shopping. I took a friend once but didn’t know you had to make appointments. Plus, my budget was obscenely low. I found a dress I loved in a photo, found it online for $230. It was…

I am on Mirena and have been for 3 years. For two years I was completely and utterly period free. Year 3, it is back. It is very light and I do skip some months but when it returned I was pissed, I admit it. I didn’t even own any tampons or anything.

Center Stage is amazing. She changes costumes & hair mid-dance while on stage. In front of an audience! It’s AMAZING.