Sadly, I know some of those families. Most believe that it is a choice, so they figure if they hold out and make a stand against it eventually their daughter, son, brother, sister, etc. will get over the phase and come running back having realized the error of their ways. Seriously, this is how they talk, as if they…

I solved one of those problems by having breast reduction surgery. Changed my freakin' life. It is absolutely amazing to be able to button a shirt. Oh, and not having constant back pain is a plus too.

I would like to add that I have had a lot of luck with New York & Company for tall pants. I am 5'9 and I will buy the tall sizes, but often have to get them hemmed. I am at that weird place where a tall is too tall and an average is too short. Good thing I have a good tailor.

I did that too. I also perfected the hip turn with slightly bent leg to give the illusion that I am shorter than I am. It makes me feel really big and giant when I am around lots of short people. I have a ton of short little friends and in just about every picture you will find me either seated or in this weird slouch…

This is a subject that I have very rarely thought about or considered for any length of time. I smell like me, whatever it is, I have always assumed it was natural. Thank God I never read a magazine that actually tried to give me instructions on how to change that smell because as an impressionable teen I would have…

I have always hated showers and baths. I find it such a chore. Not only do I have to do all the things in the shower that the shower entails, but then I have to deal with either wet/damp hair for half the day or I have to blow dry it and do something with it. Then there is the lotion and the shaving and makeup. It…

Oh man, that was me in all my math courses. I worked so damn hard and bombed the tests, especially if they were cumulative. I was so grateful for the participation and extra credit and homework grades, otherwise I don't think I would ever have passed math. For the record, I work for a publisher where (so far) I have…

I rarely missed class, but then I attended school in two cold places (Boston,MA and St. Paul, MN) where they rarely cancelled classes. At least in Boston most people don't drive so being stranded was never a big deal. I never skipped because I once figured up that my classes were costing me about $280 per class each…

I hate working out in front of people. When I did belong to a gym, I tried to go at weird times when no one was there. Now, my husband and I work out together when we get home from work. We do a mixture of Cardio, weights, and martial arts. I miss the eliptical and treadmill, but I don't miss that weird competitive…

I had a Momzilla too. She tried to plan her own wedding that she never got I guess. I put my foot down. I didn't care if my parents were paying for it, we were having a wedding (and not going to the courthouse) out of deference to her, but no way was she going to be making final decisions on anything. Nothing. I told…

I had to deal with a Momzilla who really wanted to have an expensive extravagant wedding and we did not. She wanted to serve everyone a big plated meal, we wanted sweets and cupcakes. She wanted a full tea service, we wanted a pot of coffee and a pot of hot water for tea. Truth is we didn't have the money to do…

I have a feeling this has a lot more to it than just eggs. They were looking for drugs. They just needed something....anything to get a search warrant. My husband was a cop for over a decade and he saw the story, rolled his eyes, and said with his voice dripping in sarcasm, "Yeah, sure they were looking for signs of…

My work offers 3 weeks of maternity/adoption leave. My husband and I have gone round and round about it trying to figure out how we would make it work when the time comes. Some daycares won't even take newborns under a certain age. I absolutely love my job and I have no intention of quitting. My husband said one day,…

I highly recommend reading Banished by Laura Drain. She grew up in it, at least she was a teenager growing up in it and participated in these protests and such and it gives me hope that other children like her will be able to escape.

Attraction is all about perception too though. I mean, if I meet someone who is physically attractive but then acts like a jerk, I tend to think they aren't as beautiful as I thought they were. I went out with a guy for a few months and then one day, out of the blue he just quit talking to me. Never heard from him…

Yup. I dated a guy for a bit who I thought was really hot, and then he just quit talking to me one day. Never heard from him again and no idea why. I ran across a picture of him a few months later and I just stared at it. Did I really think that ugly guy was cute? ugh.

Completely agree. What "attracted" me to my husband was that he shared the same faith as I did, was a geek like me, had the same taste in music, shared a lot of philosophical ideals, and was a generous person. I also liked that he was tall, but I thought he was just OK looking when I first met him. As for sense of…

I think I talked to the same guy! :) Seriously, this one guy wrote to tell me that I must have a serious body image issue if I felt it necessary to list out the various physical activities I liked to do because everyone knows that girls are lying and I must be lying in order to make guys think I was more athletic than…

I got the occasional creeper message to, which I blocked, but I too dealt with mostly nice guys who took no for an answer and were just looking for a nice date. I went out with four guys from OKC, all four were very nice. I ended up marrying the fourth, which would make my OKC experience only two years ago. Maybe a…

Like many others have already posted, I met my husband on OKCupid. Sure, there were the occasional men who were rude and crude, but I just deleted their messages and focused on the ones who actually seemed interested. We just celebrated our first year anniversary and although we share a whole lot in common, we never…