If you live in the Midwest, Pudding Pops are available at Meijer. Yum!

If you live in the Midwest, Pudding Pops are available at Meijer. Yum!

As a black woman that's several shades lighter than both my parents, it never struck me as off that the Huxtables were all shades. I can see what the casting reasoning might have been, though. 
*I'm light enough to have been asked 'which of your parents is the white one' several times in my life. This makes me…

As a black woman that's several shades lighter than both my parents, it never struck me as off that the Huxtables were all shades. I can see what the casting reasoning might have been, though. 
*I'm light enough to have been asked 'which of your parents is the white one' several times in my life. This makes me…

It could be that I'm a little older than you (I'm an 80's kid) or that I was such a complete and utter tomboy, but I had the Legos, doctor kit and such in what I considered neutral colors, along with my Fisher-Price house and action figures (that all lived in the house, even GI Joe). I'm noticing more now that…

It could be that I'm a little older than you (I'm an 80's kid) or that I was such a complete and utter tomboy, but I had the Legos, doctor kit and such in what I considered neutral colors, along with my Fisher-Price house and action figures (that all lived in the house, even GI Joe). I'm noticing more now that…

All the way home I held a grudge/
for the safety belt that wouldn't budge

All the way home I held a grudge/
for the safety belt that wouldn't budge

I always thought he meant 'man, I could do this forever!' as opposed to 'I'm in, yay!… well, that was nice.'

I always thought he meant 'man, I could do this forever!' as opposed to 'I'm in, yay!… well, that was nice.'

When I was a kid, I thought all he left her was a 'bag of clothes'. I always pictured this poor woman with nothing but a trash bag full of dirty clothes and tears. And damn, never quite paid that much attention to the lyrics, and I've sung along with them forever. (guess I thought he was just emotionally distant, not……

When I was a kid, I thought all he left her was a 'bag of clothes'. I always pictured this poor woman with nothing but a trash bag full of dirty clothes and tears. And damn, never quite paid that much attention to the lyrics, and I've sung along with them forever. (guess I thought he was just emotionally distant, not……

Yeah, I might have coughed 'bullshit' as I watched this with my mom. Really?

Yeah, I might have coughed 'bullshit' as I watched this with my mom. Really?

I've been reading both this season. It's not so bad, swear!

I've been reading both this season. It's not so bad, swear!

I give kids a pass, because it's their parents' fault for not at least having them try things. Adults like that annoy me to no end. Really, you're in your thirties and ordering chicken fingers? Ugh.

I grew up being forced to eat okra, and it was always one of my 'I'm so never eating this once I grow up' foods. That changed when one of my Eritrean coworkers brought in okra in a red sauce with enjera. Oh god, I could eat an entire pot of it.

I grew up being forced to eat okra, and it was always one of my 'I'm so never eating this once I grow up' foods. That changed when one of my Eritrean coworkers brought in okra in a red sauce with enjera. Oh god, I could eat an entire pot of it.

I actually had someone tell me they put cheez-its on the top of their mac and cheese. This sounds like something I need to try. Plus the bacon.