I would kill for the modernistic giraffe (they were giraffes, right?) paintings/prints in Pete and Trudy’s apartment. Every time they had a scene there, I stared at those the entire time. WANT.
TheGipperChrist
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You sound really supportive of your wife. My husband has bit his lip when dealing with my mom many times as well! Might I recommend looking up online about BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) Mothers? I have a comment in the greys that elaborates on this, but it sounds like it might fit with what your wife is… Read more
Sending so much sympathy - I’m right there with you. And I totally get the “but she’s your MOTHER!” you’ve heard from people. I realize it’s in part because they can’t fathom a mother who is neglectful and/or toxic, and it’s also sometimes because the mom can put up a really great front initially. It’s so maddening,… Read more
I’d like to recommend a book that my therapist suggested to me a while back. It is “Understanding the Borderline Mother” by Christine Ann Lawson. While I was very familiar with BPD because a very close former friend had it and I read a lot about it to better understand her, it never occurred to me that my mother could… Read more
Oh I agree - but there is the “should” and there is the reality. Ultimately, we have to push for enforcing the existing laws and ensuring that the resources that enforce these agencies have the funding they need (they often don’t) and are also held accountable. But while we push for that, I think a type of… Read more
You and me both :) I’ll check out Everlane too, thank you for mentioning them - I’ve had a challenge finding clothing that meets that criteria.
Two thoughts: 1) As I read this, I kept on thinking of John Oliver’s piece from a few weeks ago on cheap clothes and sweatshops overseas. Our collective thirst for a “deal” creates and reinforces this sweatshop culture. Read more
Does anyone have advice on contouring/highlighting tricks to hide or diminish laugh lines/nasolabial folds? Mine annoy me so much I've actually considered doing injections to diminish them. If I can use a good makeup technique in lieu of spending hundreds of dollars to have someone stick a needle in my freaking face,… Read more
It sounds like a weird statement, but I think I get it; speaking as a fellow yo-yoer, when my mind is consumed with writing music and recording, I actually forget to eat and sleep, and I lose all track of time. It’s like my mind is completely occupied with the project I’m working on and all hungry/sleepy brain signals… Read more
I love Sam Cooke so very, very much - I love all of his music, but his later stuff is especially phenom: Ain't That Good News, Meet Me at Mary's Place, A Change is Gonna Come, etc. When I hear it and the direction his music was heading, I can't help but wonder what could have been. He was magic. Read more
I agree, it's very sad. I've known a couple of people this has happened to. In fact, this same thing happened to a friend-of-a-friend, right down to the Africa thing. The woman was widowed for quite some time and was very lonely. This predator said all the right things and she truly believed she was in love. She sent… Read more
We lived together for 6 years before getting married, so the first year or so of marriage was actually super easy. In those six years however, we had our fair share of challenges due in large part to being immature and unable to communicate properly and set boundaries. Read more
You can get them for various sizes, and they are really good for consistent portions in your batch, which make for consistent baking and/or cooking. Larger ones are good for say, muffin batter and having equal amounts of batter in each tin. Smaller ones are good for equally sized cookies. I do a lot of baking around… Read more
Doesn't Kanye basically dictate what she wears? I thought I saw something about how they showed him picking out her clothes for her on an episode of her show a while back (and getting rid of a bunch of existing clothes of hers). I also assumed this because I recall liking a lot of her outfits pre-Kanye.
Oh man. Beyond the obvious emotions, this hits me in a weird way - my dog will be 15 next month, however we've recently realized she's not going to be around much longer due to a spinal degenerative condition she has. Seeing young pics of this dog and then the main pic of her old, tired grey face is sending me into a… Read more
Yeah, it looks like he suspended or disabled his account. Twitter reported its existence over 3 hours ago and his page seemed to have no privacy controls on it at the time, so I'd imagine it got ugly pretty quick. I took a brief look at it, and it was basically loaded with a slightly weird/sad obsession with women… Read more
Twitter has already found his Facebook account, too: https://www.facebook.com/ray.albers177?…
No lie, when you compare my Facebook selfies to my CVS passport photo, it could pass for the faces of meth campaign.
It's like it turns the leg into Dramatic Hamster. I love it.
This would make an amazing RHONY and Cabin Pressure crossover episode. If only Arthur sprayed her with a fire extinguisher... "you were a shouty woman...you could say you died doing what you loved: shouting and smoking. And covered in foam."