My realization came early because my mom got Lou Gehrigs when I was in my twenties. It gave me a huge appreciation for my ability to walk and breathe, let alone dance and drive.

I can understand why Dick Van Dyke’s much-younger wife is in love with him (the kind, twinkly eyes and those dance moves!), but other than that I am cynical.

I didn’t realize that Proactive only worked for some people. Guess it shouldn’t surprise me because it didn’t work for me. My mom ordered it for me my senior year of college. Money was super tight, my dad had died, she was living in a trailer and barely spent any money on herself. But she knew how insecure I was…

While I think Proactiv is a scam, I had three friends who suffered horrible consequences from Accutane. One went bald at the age of 17 (no other men in his family have any hair loss at all, not even a receding hairline in their 60s). My cousin developed Crohn’s disease and had to completely change her diet for the…

I agree. Just want to add one thing.

Wow, you’re a little judgy there!

57 comments and no one else wants to talk about how cute Corey Johnson is? And he’s not just pretty on the outside; his Wikipedia page lists some solid policy work for good causes.

Only tangentially related but I must share my delight - I got a prairie dress recently from eShakti because I needed a modest dress for a wedding. Heavy cotton/linen fabric blend, in a dark teal color with gold thread.

Our current place is really small so we’d like to move when we have kids, ideally in the next few years. So as we look at houses near us on Zillow, we also look at the school ratings. But I don’t trust the ratings - I suspect they are partially based on some vague idea of reputation, i.e. racist perceptions. I keep…

Yes! My first thought was:  I want the hats and the coats those girls are wearing!!  

A male friend of mine died protecting a neighbor and her kids from her ex. She was trying to leave her ex, and my friend was helping her pack. The ex showed up and pulled out his gun. My friend charged at him, and bought enough time for the woman and kids to escape out the back of the apartment.

I got married last year, in my late 30's. Except for my teenage niece, my bridesmaids were all over 35. I looked at David’s Bridal for a minute, but everything looked like thin slinky polyester. I knew my friends would feel the need to squeeze into uncomfortable sweaty shapewear to hide their mom-tummies and back…

Aha! I knew she was either in Charles or Calvert. She knows she can’t say that word at work, but figured she could get away with it back home.  

Yes, exactly. Pay them AND give them the ability to put their firefighting experience to use after they’ve finished serving their time. Even if you set aside the positive benefits of treating prisoners like humans, from a a purely financial perspective it still makes sense. The state invests a lot of money in training…

Yeah, that’s exactly what I thought of too - I have pins in my ankle, and sometimes I get some painful swelling and need to put my foot up. My coworkers have gotten used to leaving me two chairs in meetings - one to sit on, and one to stretch my leg over.

Lol - even though I can get my vibranium bras online now, my siblings and I still plan an annual girl’s day around massages, shoe shopping, then a trip to BraLaLa (our state’s purveyor of $100 everyday bras).  It’s the one place I will pay full price with no questions asked, they never steer me wrong.  

Check out Too Apparel - they’re an online place that is sort of like the Toms Shoes of underwear. For every pair you buy, they donate a pair to a womens shelter or other charity. The undies are nice cotton, in cute basic colors, and have held up quite well. I’m partial to the briefs but they also have bikinis, thongs,…

Yes. I have been tall and well-endowed since puberty, and several times in my late teens, I wandered into a Victoria’s Secret. Each time, a saleswoman would measure me and hand me a ton of 40D bras to try on (I think that’s the largest size they sell in-store). I’d attempt to fasten a bunch of ridiculously padded…

You could always do an alternative gift registry like SoKind. For our wedding, we REALLY didn’t need household stuff. My husband is into genealogy, so he loves sentimental family stuff, and I work in the reuse industry so I value used and old stuff highly.

Wow!  Yes, please share more, this was great!