I don't know if this has been mentioned, I haven't read the rest of the thread, but if you have other symptoms you might look into Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. It's likely you just have really pale skin, but pale skin like yours (in which veins are so easily visible in various parts of the body) is an identifier for it.…

This whole thread is quite possibly THE BEST. EVER. I have laughed so hard that I cried.

Yes! And let's not assume that all us young moms are filled with youthful exuberance. I'm 25, and had my son at 22. I have three diagnosed chronic illnesses along with a possible undiagnosed genetic disease that I have to get tested for soon. I've been sick my whole life, and I've been tired my whole life (ask my…

Can I just edit the caption to: "Me when I get home from...anywhere."

This post is so perfect that I want to hug it. In fact...*hugs*

Okay, that is, admittedly, an adorable anecdote. That is "texting and driving anecdote" done right. Props to you and your aunt!

And none of this ridiculous "fake pocket" crap! Nothing is more disappointing than when I put on a new shirt or pair of shorts, go to stick my hand or a small item (because you know...tiny pockets abound in women's clothing) in the pocket, only to find out that it's just this stitched-on monstrosity masquerading as a…

I really wish I had known that "bushy brows" were going to be an "in" thing when I was a teenager. I have always had naturally "bushy brows" thanks to my dad's genes, but I plucked them so fiercely and religiously that they never grew back the same. I wish I hadn't done it, now, but I can't go back. I would love to…

You are not alone. *solidarity*

Yeah, it read more to me that this is "correlation" not "causation." It may be true that more conscientious people are more likely to use verbal fillers, but like you said, that could be true of any person with a reason to pause. I have a pretty unsettling tendency to use "uhm" an awful lot in my speech, but it's not…

I'm pretty sure that, for me, it's just because I'm trying to remember everything I just thought about saying, because my brain speaks much faster than my mouth. D: #PublicSpeakingFailure

I will, thank you. I know what you're talking about. I was in gifted programs and all that lot, but in our school all that meant was you did twice the work (but the same type of work) as the regular students. There weren't really "advanced" programs, not like there should have been, so it really just made you hate…

I'm sorry, I laughed so hard. Oh jeez. The tears. You're so right, you know. I would have felt the same way. Give the man a pass! Sexual assault = NOT COOL. Ever.

Also seconded. It's a lot like how super-supportive parents can try to tell and show their children just how wonderful they are in their own special ways, but a few unkind words from a "friend" at school can completely unravel them. Not always the case, but sometimes kids think their parents are just "supposed" to say…

I'll second this. I just went through a semester of college where I failed a class. A whole class. Like. Failed it. And I knew I was failing it at the time (I had a 4.0 before the end of this past semester), and at some point I just gave up because I thought there was no way I could have made it up. Fact is, if I…

This Texan agrees entirely. This whole "corporate-friendly state" makes me sick sometimes. (P.S. Yes, I know there are some great people in Texas. I'm not half bad myself. But the general consensus sucks.)

Gah, and see the worst part about this is it instills this very twisted version of "work ethic" in some people that says "even if you're dying, you should go to work." I was hanging out with some friends once and this guy's wife said that she watched her husband literally crawl around the room/house trying to get…

This is true, my mother-in-law is an RN. She's a home-health nurse now but she worked in an ER when she was younger. My father-in-law was also in the health care industry (he was an EMT) before an 18-wheeler crashed into his ambulance and shattered a disc or two in his back. I've heard horror stories about the things…

SO MUCH THIS! Not to mention the lovely "well you didn't tell us you had this problem when you started working here." Oh, yeah, because you would never have hired me to begin with. Anti-discrimination laws MY ASS.

On the upside, hopefully this woman will be very, very rich in the near future, because holy crap no. And the other upside is that more and more stories like this coming to light at least *help* more people "see the light" that SURPRISE! These people are PEOPLE too, and that working in places like this are in no way…