There's a lot of support structure for boys gifted in math and science, but it can get very specialized, so I second the recommendation I've seen to be sure of exposure to athletics and art. (Also, if he doesn't like team sports like baseball he might try something like track, which, while it's still a team,…

The Nerdy Mr and I both grew up gifted and we've talked about it a lot over the years we've been together (today is the first day of year 10 for us. :D). So, here is what comes to mind:

When they don't decide to lump us 80's kids in with Gen X.

The Nerdy Mr and I do use "partner" most of the time. But, most couples don't work together as well as live together, so I can see how they might feel it doesn't apply.

I didn't have a dryer as a kid, and my mom encouraged us to hit the towels with a (clean) whiffle ball bat and run through them while they dried on the line (we thought this was the best game ever). As an adult, when I have to deal with this, I ball them up about halfway through the drying time. They just need a…

First of all, if you're about to type "they're called nonpareils!" just shut up. No one cares.

FFS, it's a baby, not a dog!

That's awful. That's actually worse than mine (Angela), which took six or eight months to stop popping up every time I type "and."

What it doesn't have is a specific DECEASED designation that users can select in loved ones' profiles that will prevent suggesting to a dead person's friends that today might be a good time to wish them Happy Birthday

his music video "Big Rich Town" on the 4 train in the Bronx (for which 50 did not have a permit, tsk tsk)

I talked about it with friends over dinner tonight. Their response:

In your hands, I can understand how it's a tool. You're aware of the pitfalls and how to screen for potential dangers. I don't think that kind of drastic change should sound particularly enjoyable, but I bet you're someone awesome to take tea with.

I just hope the people administering it are aware of the risk if the person taking it already uses meds like that.

That's messed up. The thing I kept reading (when I was Googling pre-initial comment to make sure it was the drug I was thinking of) is that it's very commonly administered with an MAOI.

I had a bad acid trip once, and although some say there's no such thing as a "bad" trip if it teaches you about yourself, I'd prefer to avoid the never-ending abyss of all-consuming existential dread if at all possible.

Totally, totally. I just wish people wouldn't talk about fairly serious drug use so casually.

Ayahuasca has all kinds of things that look very promising. But, it's also got some side effects that don't— like elevated blood pressure and heart rate to start.

But she ended on a positive note, which is good — she says that she did a cleanse by taking ayahuasca (???), which has helped her let go of the "wreckage of [her] past life."

For what it's worth, I think this is incredibly sweet. Thank you for my morning cry, haha.

This seems like a good place to admit I broke down and bought a Jelly-bean flavored something (it was lip gloss) and it was tutti-frutti flavored just like I'd feared (also with a menthol edge. I blame that on the lipgloss. There's menthol in the parent company name.) and I can't imagine imparting that flavor on poor…