I have that exact same problem! Pacing is really, really hard for people who aren’t hardcore runners, I think. Even with a Nike wrist thing that kept pace for me, I still had such a difficult time following it. Unfortunately other than absolutely forcing myself to slow down when I felt I was getting too winded, I…

Got it. The study does say that cardiovascular losses tend to happen faster than the two weeks, vs. strength or muscle loss, which takes a little longer. I mentioned elsewhere in the comments that I usually take vacations completely off of exercising (which is around one week or so, sometimes 10 days), and the first…

We ended up with the decision to live with one income and one parent staying at home because we calculated that if both of us worked and we had to pay daycare and sitters, it would just eat up one paycheck. I really feel for single parents without family support nearby.

You seem to forget that 13 year old children do not have a developed prefrontal cortex, which helps to deal with aggression, planning, and abstract judgement, among other things. This is just one reason why this is complete bullshit.

OMG! Your parents are monsters! (I say in jest...sorta)

Bourbon.

Grilled cheese can be pretty fun if you do more than just Wonderbread and Kraft singles. In recent years, I’ve been experimenting. My latest love: potato and onion bread, aged cheddar, a schmear of pesto, a slice of peameal bacon, a slice of tomato, and a slice of avocado. For dipping? Ketchup with a bit of sriracha…

Aussie food is a constant back and forth. Tim Tams? YUSS. Vegemite? Oh hell naw.

i still don’t know what comes after ‘down town’ and before ‘sugar we’re going down swinging’ please inform me

lexi gurl do literally anything else

Police are #1 with a bullet

Clearly, the kids aren’t alright.

lexi girl go to school and maybe read a history book

lexi gurl go to bed

I’ll give you the short version: dirty bathroom (which I usually loathe), glory hole in stall with no door, penis in said hole, job well done.

My daughter was 2 and during a flight to Portland her binkies took another flight, to Montreal, to visit binkie relatives. When we got home she discovered a postcard from them saying they loved Canada and they wanted to stay. She agreed to it.

I was so high at a club once, I sucked on...never mind.

This is rape.

Dismiss trolls, everybody.

When I hand it to her, I tell her, “No charge for the extra blood!” She doesn’t even blink, snatches the package and leaves.