I grew up in the tropics. My dad taught me right. He used to dress like this. And now I dress this way, too!

Your parents sound fantastic, btw.

You make such a great point: the kind of person you are (caring, intelligent, loving) doesn't necessarily change just because you're older. A person who would have been a great parent at an early age would still be a great parent at a later age.

You sound like an awesome person — congratulations on becoming a mom!

My parents had me when they were 19 and 20. They are both dead now. Neither one of them saw the better side of 55. Just because you have children at a young age, that doesn't mean you won't die during your kids' young adulthood.

THE ANSWER IS YES.

Swiss chard has a better flavor than kale, so you don't have to do as much to enjoy it. I like to fry up some bacon and then just sautee some swiss chard in the leftover grease in the pan. It also cooks up great with butter. I do a pureed soup with little red potatoes, garlic, chicken broth, swiss chard with a dash…

OMG a hamster nomming a tiny cake off a poker chip! Hey, anything you want to know about vegetables, I'm your pal, you hear!

You absolutely CAN eat chard raw! It's also very nice in vegetable juice and raw soups like you can make in a VitaMix.

I love watercress! Delicious! I am also happy to see that Chinese cabbage is highly ranked, because I like that stuff too! But who knows what that study is all about anyway. I think the takeaway is this: Vegetables! Good for you! You probably already knew that!

My ass is real; in real life, big ass is usually accompanied by big legs. It is when there is only big ass and small legs that one starts to feel suspect. Big ass + big legs = not at all uncommon, very normal, happens all the time. Big ass + small legs = ?!?

SERIOUSLY I've been wearing pointe shoes continuously for twenty years and my feet don't look like that!!! Is that what horrible pointy boots do to you?

Collard greens and mustard greens are both more delicious than kale. Is kale really more nutritious than chard and collards?

Swiss chard tastes better than kale.

This is the perfect interpretation. The jeans, the Regis Philbin silver tie, you summarize it flawlessly.

This is going to sound weird, but that's how I roll. This is one of the first pictures I've seen of Nicki with more natural-looking make-up, and you guys, girl looks like ME. LIKE ME. Maybe two shades of MAC darker, but yeah. My butt is very similar, but my legs are more big, so it's more proportional all together…

Want eyebrows? Take a vitamin that includes MSM. I overplucked like it was my job when I was a teenager in the 90s — I was sure those dudes would never grow back. Until I found MSM. Now I have massive Suddenly Seeking Susan eyebrows.

I'm proud to say that he was :)

My single dad LOCKED my hair for me! Now that takes skill! He would make sure my roots were all nice and tight while I ate breakfast in the morning. My locks were sharp! He also took my locks down with a knitting needle and a ton of V05 hot oil. Actually, he locked and took down my locks in this same fashion…