I think that’s a legitimate thought. I had one half-brother who was eleven years older than me ... I had a scattering of cousins that we were never around ... no nieces or nephews. So yes ... the root of the problem may not be an abundance of babies but the lack thereof. If I were around them all the time, I would…

I’m not making fun of his looks ... i.e., I’m not commenting on whether he’s attractive or handsome. I also don’t care about his clothing as he isn’t known for his fashion. I’m commenting that it’s a horrible picture that makes him look at best unfriendly and distant and at worst soulless. If they’re putting him on…

I came here to say that same thing. Holy moly. Those eyes ... they look reptillian and lifeless. I don’t know if it’s the color or what. Squick.

When I was a freshman in high school, I went through a phase ... a very dark depression. A teacher called my mom and complained that I “laughed too much.” She told my Mom that I joked too much and smiled all the time. My mom told her the laughter was my coping mechanism ... that I laughed so I wouldn’t cry. Mom then…

God, I feel your pain. There was a good in my high school who wasn’t exactly a bully ... but was the “perfect girl.” Every thing she did was solid gold. Her hair ... her skin ... her clothes ... she sang beautifully ... dated the perfect guy ... her family was rich. She was something out of a John Hugh’s movie.

My boyfriend went out of town on business for a couple days and I couldn’t sleep last night because I kept hearing noises. ——-> When you read that, I bet you thought I was like 17, right? No ... i’m 45. I’m a grown-ass woman. What is WRONG with me?! (I am obviously not a survivor and I have no interest in sleeping…

I once came home at lunch to find my (now ex) husband on the phone with a woman he’d met on the internet. He proceeded to CONTINUE talking to her for 30 minutes. I was so angry I was shaking. I was sitting on the couch literally SHAKING. He came in and said, “What? Nothing’s going on. Would I have STAYED on the phone…

Fair enough ... and that seems to happen rather frequently. Someone says, “I’m going to King’s Landing” or “I’m going to Dorn” ... and next episode they’re in Dorn. I get that it’s a time saver for us as viewers but ... damn ... that trip should take a month!

There was an interview with one of the show producers that said that in this universe, Littlefinger *doesn’t* know about Ramsey’s psychopathic tendencies. Now, we can argue about whether that’s logical given *all* Littlefinger’s insider information ... or we can argue about whether that’s logical given Ramsey’s own…

Exactly. There is no universe in which Ramsey *doesn’t* rape a woman. In fact, think about it ... they had his father tell the story about raping HIS mother under the swinging body of her husband. THAT story was to tell you that there is NO hope for Sansa in this environment. She can’t go to his father or anyone else…

I’ve read from a lot of people who had that reaction ... that the show took the horrific attack against Sansa and turned it into “poor Theon having to watch.” I was physically repulsed by the scene and had a terrible reaction to it. But having said that ...

When Melisandre said something to Selyse about Shireen having the king’s blood in her veins, there was this pregnant pause ... where she looked at her ... and the underlying sentiment was, “Kings blood ... GET IT???” They’re going to have to hide that girl soon or she’ll end up on a pyre.

Hell, one of their members is her cousin AND she slept with him. He knows everything and he is IN the order. Her stupidity knows no limits ...

It’s a book thing ... and I would never spoil it for you because it is THAT glorious ... but wait. Just wait.

It really highlighed the fact that Tommen is still just a *child.* He can’t play their games ... he’s not even old enough to get into the park.

For me, the striking thing is the difference between Cersei and her father. Her father played a hard game ... but he knew how to divert the storms away from him. The Red Wedding was ALL him ... but he didn’t get the heat for it. Cersei doesn’t get that ... she wants to play this HAM game without realizing that it is…

As a book reader, I could not agree with you more. I almost can’t contain my joy ...

You know, I’m so glad you commented. My mom’s always had some issues with anger ... but after my Dad died, there was a good five years or so since she had an outburst. Now she’s had about two per year? I feel like her temper is getting worse as well as her memory. I’m glad you said that ... since it kind of makes me…

Apropos of nothing ... when I was in pre-op a couple weeks ago before my hernia repair surgery, this young, nitwit of a nurse was babbling on about Fox News. At one point she was gushing about one of their female newscasters and said, “You know so-and-so, right?” and, without missing a beat, I said, “I sure do ...…

I think it's hard, when you're close to the situation, to see the whole picture. I live 5 minutes from my Mom and talk to her every day ... sometimes multiple times a day. My brother lives 8+ hours away and sees her two times a year at best. About six months ago, it concerned me because I noticed her repeating…