SweetMelissa
SweetMelissa
SweetMelissa

Yes! I HATE hearing parents screaming at their kids in public. I know they feel they're disciplining them but first of all, you sound out of control. When you sound out of control, your kids are probably tuning you out. If you're yelling that much, it's not working.

I know everyone is doing the best they can and day to

ha ha ha I would have said that about my son when he was small. Hashtag: It gets better!

Yeah I think a lot of people have trouble with ignoring the tantrums (I don't count the ones in public). Because their kid seems truly upset. My son had The Worst Tantrums and ignoring them was the only thing to do. He was that upset about something minor because that was The Worst thing to happen to him in his small

18 months was the first time I realized I could think my kid was a pain in the ass.

Your method sounds similar to mine (I too resorted to spanking 3 times between the two kids and a) it didn't work and b) I felt like I did it because was frustrated and didn't know what else to do.)

Your results may vary but I have two

My ex was like this too. He seemed to believe that people who got colds or the flu were somehow 'weak'. So you can imagine how my bouts with depression went over with him.

It was really awful.

I'm doing it wrong. My dog likes to be right behind me at pretty much all times.

This morning I'm walking down the stairs with my slippers on, she steps inside the slipper as I'm trying to walk and down I go. Luckily the floor broke my fall, also carpeted stairs.

She probably uploaded the whole thing to Instagram

I don't like that much cheese on my Cinci-Chili but I fail to understand how one could not like the stuff. Chocolate? Cumin? Chili Powder? So many flavors. Delicious!

Don't blame you. I was married to an incredibly picky eater for 14 years and it was so aggravating. He had tastebuds in his ears apparently because he could tell just by *the sound* of something that he wouldn't like it.

And would then get off the handle annoyed at our kid's picky pants eating habits. HELLO!?

YES! It's self limiting in that way. I can't for the life of me figure out why these Food Police assholes don't realize that.

The first real fight I remember having with my kid (a then 3 year old) was over this FUCKING book called "Trucks". And it was just that, trucks...the copy was the name of the damn truck pictured on each page. He wanted that book every night for 3 months and there was this one night where I had a come apart and refused

I have carried this guilt for 35 years. I was the flower girl in my uncle's wedding, I was 5 and got my very first case of stage fright as I started walking down the aisle. I walked down the aisle looking for my parents in each aisle and when I spotted them I bee lined for them.

This, alone, isn't that awful. "Ha ha,

JESUS!!!!

If only we could apply our neurons to information at will. I still remember my first crush's home phone number (from 1987), yet I still have to look up my office extension every single time.

I didn't really either. But I haven't really thought a lot about them.

My dog isn't a working dog but she is a Neurotic Dog and therefore I don't trust her to let strangers pet her on our walks.

I've found that everyone is pretty smart about asking if it's okay but when I say, "I'm sorry she's a rescue and really nervous around new people so no."

People act so put upon, angry or

My rescue does that at the dog park too. And some days it's totally great and the other dogs enjoy the chase. But then other times it seems to piss the dogs off and they really try to attack her.

The dog park is very stressful for me until I figure out what energy the pack has that day.

I'll just never understand ignoring your body telling you it's hurting.

Full disclosure: I was married for many years to a marathon runner who could literally not understand why I refused to continue running and considered me lazy because I did not push my body that way, so I'm a little overall annoyed by running.

I've never gotten to that point. Did one half marathon, a bunch of 10Ks and gave up chasing the dream. Now I just think running is for people who don't like their bodies.

"I'm kind of a big deal. I'm rape famous."

I thought the same thing.

34 degrees is still not even remotely okay to leave your kid in a car while you drink wine....

But can I just say how angry I am that I live in a place where 34 degrees is "warm" enough to consider taking the dog for a walk or wearing heels to work (not boots).