The first time my son was able to kind of understand what Hallowe'en was, we would let him walk up to the door and say trick or treat. The people would put candy in his bag, he would say "dokie" (I don't know where he got that as thank you, but kids) and run back to us, open his bag and say, "THEY GAVE ME CANDY!!!"
Wals
Wals
This is why I'm glad Halloween isn't that big of deal around here. If that tiny person dressed as a bee came to my house, I'd give them all of the candy and possibly my credit card details, if they asked.
Last year, two sisters who went as a horse came to my door. The youngest, who was the back half and probably about six, jumped out and yelled, "Happy Birthday!"
Omg, little boy in the R2D2 costume that was obviously a repurposed plastic garbage can? You win the day, little sir.
I dumped a guy when I found out that his mom drove 8 hours every month to cook all his meals and freeze them. Seriously, if you are over 30 and you cannot figure out how to make lasagna or bake some chicken and veggies, something is wrong. Besides, men who can cook are sexy. Cooking together is one of the most…
I have been getting the "eh, I don't see a huge problem" from a gastroenterologist lately and I just called his office to inform him that the medicine he put my on MADE ME SHIT MYSELF THAT IS NOT OK and he was like "hm, ok yeah, go off that for a day." Uh, what dude?
Oh boy. I'm going through this right now. I'm skinny, early 30s and have a terrible family history of heart disease. I'm talking about relatives having bypass surgery in their mid to late 30s and my own mother having a fatal heart attack at 5ft, 98lb and 33 years old.
Yep, here's another anecdotal confirmation: I just found out my blood sugar is all out of wack. BUT my blood pressure, cholesterol and weight are all normal, so no one ever bothered to do a deeper check of my blood sugar until I had to do a post-op follow-up after my surgical abortion this summer. Guess what!?! I've…
I made my husband change doctors because I asked him to ask about getting tested for STDs (he hadn't been tested in years and has had more partners than I have so...) and the doctor looked at him quickly and said, " You're engaged? You look fine, clean. You don't have anything." He called to tell me that, he was…
It's hard to get a doctor to actually listen to you if you're a woman, period. I'm a small woman with an appearance and demeanor that has been described as "corgi-like." I'm rarely taken seriously in any instance, but when I first started having the symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis, which for me were an inability…
I have crohn's disease and, as I JUST FOUND OUT, I have had Lyme disease FOR ALMOST A YEAR. Male doctor, however, said I looked healthy; when I insisted, he tried prescribing antidepressants in lieu of doing any diagnostic tests. Thanks! Competent doctoring!
"Men get a pass. Not women, the bitches."
Okay so...my cat LIKES ME TO TOUCH HER BELLY. I'm always shoving my face into her fluff. Why is this a thing we want to do? It's just so soft...so so soft. My cat will make little grunts and roll over and kinda gesture for me to rub her belly. It's the cutest. Here is a photo of the fluff.
This is incredibly exciting. I find ovarian cancer to be terrifying (I've had ovarian issues for years) and the idea that they are actually making this sort of progress is terrific! #iheartscience
For the first time ever researchers have developed an effective strategy for detecting ovarian cancer in its early…
That said, can we get Living Single on Netflix Instant?That should be, like, a part of reparations or something.
Everyone stand back. A MAN HAS SPOKEN.
It's frustrating how shitty it is in America to have babies. Family-work balance is the top reason me and other female PhDs I know decide to leave academia. Hell, I'm deciding to leave this country altogether and take my training elsewhere where I can ACTUALLY pursue the career I want and have time with family.