I’m so sorry. You are absolutely dealing with a ridiculous amount of stress, and it’s clearly not going to go away. I’m also guessing you’re busy all the time, dealing with everyone else’s problems. But,you need to take care of yourself, or you will lose the ability to take care of them too. You should definitely look…

I not a medical professional, but I have been on xanex for about 5 years fairly consistently. My script is for .5mg, and if I’m anxious, one pill is what I use. I sometimes try half a pill first BEFORE my anxiety becomes high - ie, know I have to see a family me ever that day, take half a pill first thing in a…

Are you a teacher? Because I came on here to see if they were 2 mg bars - the kids luv them. So, if this person has 10,000 bars, that’s soooooooooooooo much Xanax. I bet you his “clients” are freaking out - panicking, if you will.

I am going to help you understand that it would be a poor medical decision - made by a primary physician - to just hand out pills without requiring a counseling component to help the patient acquire coping strategies. Depression/stress/poor coping - all mimic each other. A 7 minute visit to a GP is not enough to…

Every parent I know on anti-depressants is taking them because they knew that they were not functioning at levels that met their needs and the needs of their families. Guess how parents handled it before meds? They drank. They ignored their children. They screamed bloody fucking murder all the time. They beat them.…

Different from the KKK, Bob Ewell racists. Like I said - I was younger then. I would have to say my understanding of the nuances of racism - everywhere - was very limited. I probably thought White Men came in two models in the South - redneck racists and gentlemen civil rights activists.

I know! I'm hoping this becomes a real conversation when it's taught it schools.

And as a White Northerner teacher who grew up liberal and idealistic, I totally assumed Atticus was different . That was ten years ago and I only taught it once or twice. I was younger and more idealistic. I wonder if I would still teach it the same way now if this conversation wasn’t happening. You can believe I'll…

I read TKAM as a kid and taught it a few times as a teacher. I was always convinced that Atticus tried to be a good father and a good lawyer. I do not know that I ever thought of him as racist or not - I just assumed he wasn’t. Just because he didn’t allow the lynch mob to kill Tom doesn’t mean that he didn’t believe…

Don't worry, I am being kind to myself. I will look up the Maria Bamford Show, thanks for the recommendation!

Pretend you're in a dark comedy and everyone is a character. And write down the best lines for your own amusement.

I still can’t parallel park. Going on 20 years of activel and expensive avoidance of parallel parking.

Having a rough week. Not sleeping, nightmares, panic attacks. I know why and I'm working on it with professionals and doing all the right self-care things, but I'm drowning a bit. Dry drowning. I hate July 4th.

Well, you just can't Top That!

Get off Jezebel! Seriously, this is where I go to procrastinate. Set a timer for 40 minutes and do the boring stuff for 40 minutes, NO distractions. Then, 20 minutes to refill drink, hit the loo, go on Jezzie, etc. Do it again for the next hour.

Eh let him use it. I've been of the mindset that my kid will do it when she's ready, and so far, she's done it - it being walking, potty training, swimming, etc. Maybe she's been on the tail-end of normal (ie, all my friends potty trained their kids at 18 months-2 years like there was a reward at the end, all of those…

I read this article about a half an hour ago. Just now, my daughter just pranced by and shook her heinie. Then she pulled her undies down to show her crack. I asked why she was sticking it out and she told me that was the style. So, according to the Simpson sexualizing peeps, I guess I've taught my daughter how to…

I would read your fanfic, get to it!

Maybe she did, maybe she didn’t. But my daughter started doing that pose when she was 3 because the older sister of her friend (6) did it. I couldn't figure out where she learned it, but then I saw the 6 year old do it. And they weren't being sexy - it was part of a dance routine from her dance class. My daughter has…

I bought the two piece boy bathsuit for as long as my daughter had no concept because it was SO much easier to change her. I still buy the most covery-up two piece because 1. Less skin to get burned and 2. Easier for bathroom trips.