OMG. I just asked my on/off steady for the last five years. He just looked at me and said ‘well, it would have great genes.’

Ha! I just commented almost the same thing. Like, the strays hold me hostage and I find myself pulling myself out of bed to feed them.

I’m 34, educated and well spoken (generally). This article made me happy I do not have children.

Yep, been in this region and Afghanistan for almost a decade. As self-proclaimed teachers, we live wildly different lives.

I love ze babies!!!!!

I loved that book.

Agreed.

I am *so* glad that the internet was still referred to as the ‘information superhighway’ and that the highest speed I had was dial-up as a kid/teen.

Bah! Responded to your other post before I saw this one. I live in Kuwait. So an hour away but a cultural chasm away.

Your kitties are the best! I’m currently feeding two (sometimes three) strays. After about six months I’m at the point where I can’t really touch them but they hover around my feet every time they see me and also sit outside the entrance to the apartments and whine until I come out.

Fair response!!

Out of curiosity... are you of the mind the higher price means much? I think that shirt is ugly as shit and if it was $1 or $1000 wouldn’t change my opinion.

My paycheck is provided by a private third party but our money comes from government/defense contracts. You know, the largest slice of the US economy?

The struggle is real. I mean that with all sincerity. While I never suffered from an ED, I tortured myself mentally for not having 15% body fat. I attempted to purge once and it just didn’t work for me. But I knew friends that did and still suffer from relapses so I can understand despite not being able to empathize.

I had massive body issues growing up because I was a junior size 5 in highschool but all of my friends were a size 0, 1 or 3. So I was the ‘fat’ one at 130 or so pounds despite being 5’8” (I was full grown at 13). Those teenage girls grew into women and still maintained their women’s size 2 or 4 status whereas I…

And the purpose of my G&S is to help offset the cost of the economy I live in. If I use it to buy clothes or makeup or whatever, it doesn’t affect how much my employer gives me.

At the risk of sounding too idealistic, I agree. That’s not to exalt the poor for no reason while hating the rich. It’s just a recognition of people trying to be good people. I’ve seen it in all walks of life, as you have. We used to turn off the heat in the winter and our fridge and cupboards had padlocks so my dad…

I don’t think they’re dumb. I think they’re catering to a population that believes being poor is a moral failing.

Exactly! I get $1300 per month on top of my salary for G&S.

No offense taken. Broad brush strokes work both ways.