If it's a cumulative effect, I should have a snow bunny for the right price by now. Seriously, 20 years of rap, only giving way to Lecrae because I don't want my son repeating thelanguage, and yet, no criminal record. It is a mixture of poor raisin', opportunity, greed, and a lack of internal barriers. Blaming…

That's a great Point- men are often taught that sex isn't an act of intimacy, it's an achievement. Taking it a step further, men are taught to brag about their achievements, where women are encouraged to practice modesty. I think you just clarified a cultural dichotomy that I have struggled to express before.

The mental picture I got from this makes me wish I was an artist.

I love rap. I have always loved Snoop, Dre, Em, Biggie, Tupac, ice Cube, Jay-Z, NWA, Nas, you name it, if it's a rapper, I probably have a song or two by them. I know every word of Hard Out Here (for a pimp). I loved rap in my formative years- I would sneak and listen to it, although a white, straight-A teenage girl…

I posted this elsewhere, but 20 years ago(6th-8th grade) in the Bible Belt of ETN, we got wonderfully thorough, descriptive, frank, and non-shaming sex-Ed. I can't imagine how that curriculum has been decimated and chopped down to Purity Rings and horror stories. The conservative, slutshaming, sexisbad approach is…

I already posted this once to someone else, but MrTarheel and I have committed that when BabyTarheel reaches the age where sex becomes a thought, we will talk frankly and repeatedly about sex and sexual health until it reaches minimum embarrassment for all parties. Neither of us got any info from our parents as…

Kind of amazed by how many people think PlanB causing an abortion- not so much here but on other threads. Where do ppl get their info? MrTarheel and I have committed to each other that when BabyTarheel hits 10-12 ( depending on his development) we are going to talk frankly as a family, until its so commonplace as to…

What's terribly sad is that there are people who feel this way?!?!!? How will we know who the sluts are if there are no consequences? I used PlanB once and my mom found the evidence. You would think I had murdered someone, instead of preventing my idiot 19 year old self and even dumber BF from having an poorly timed…

WTF ? Examples for public shaming.

Actually, those stupid laws are what this should circumvent. Hop down to the local Wal-Mart, Walgreens (lord knows there's one on every corner), or possibly even a grocery store, pick up a Plan B with your milk, bread, and Godless Heathen magazine, and you're consequence free. A cashier is all you need- or a…

So what I have decided is that all of us standardized test lovers need our own group where we can pass around standardized test versions and work them for fun. We can even have contests. I also love bragging rights!

Yay, I'm not alone! I'm taking the LSAT in a few months. It's SO much fun studying and taking practice tests!!! I have an awesome job but I always wanted to go to law school, and my company will consider paying in the right circumstances, so why not? At least I will know if I could do it, and the bonus is:…

Supposedly rapists use them to grab women. The list of how to avoid rape that was going around on FB a few months ago was so irresponsible and blamey. It single-handedly set any progress we've made in the rape culture back 30 years.

THIS is what we should be posting, as opposed to the typical, "don't wear hoop earrings," crap. Interesting read, thx for sharing.

I like words that you can kind of purrr... Velvet is one of my favorites. V sounds are awesome.

"tender as your eyeball," was frequently heard around my dinner table growing up. I could handle cow breeding, birthing, and the many discussions of animal and human bodily functions, but that phrase would send me screaming. Also, watching my dad mix honey and butter made me queasy- to this day, I cringe if he gets…

I hate the word spurt. I mean, violent, skin crawling, loathing. My husband tortures me with that word and I cringe.

Thank you for finishing the joke that was simmering but I couldn't bring to boil!

Mine is brown on tan leopard-still animal print, but not as bad.

Oh no! Couldn't you have broken that to me easier? Grief counselor? I have the first four and my Kirsten needs a visit to the hospital. I was holding out until I had a daughter to take. Consumerism, yeah, yeah, those dolls combined all my favorite things-pretty dresses, neat accessories, and great stories about girls…