Well, it's Florida, so I guess they won't strictly speaking be breaking any laws if they DO kill any kids.

Yeah, my kiddo went to daycare and pre-school in Portland (as did I many years ago). The first daycare she went taught some to the "late toddler" age kids, and the littles were included as much as possible. I put her in preschool because when she wasn't challenged and focusing on something she got herself into all…

love your name. I recently purchased troop on my Xbox. I've already watched it half a dozen times.

Oh man. Gia is completely messed up from all of this. When she sang that song in the pizza parlor? Sad is an understatement. And the fact that Teresa and Joe signed off to allow that shit to be on tv is revolting. Or when she freaked out after Joe got wasted and knocked his own tooth out??? Ugh.

They have two sets of grandparents and my bet is that one of them will take the kids - I think Teresa's parents are already practically living in the house with them and take care of the kids frequently.

I think Rosie would be perfect to take the girls in.

This is great news for Celiacs! I hope this means Domino's has to fix their GF pizza prep. "Hey everyone! Let's get pizza! Except you, of course. The gluten free pizza isn't really gluten free. You get a salad."

Self editing- I made a joke then realized that celiac disease isn't really all that funny.

Ann and Chris is leaving?! Dammit, Jerry!

I said this downthread but this needs to be the Season of Donna.

While the writers seemed to sometimes struggle with giving Ann a consistent storyline, I will really miss Ann's and Leslie's friendship. I think people underappreciate Rashida Jones/Ann because being the straight man/finding the "funny" in a character that was originally written as the straight man is a lot harder…

The pads with belts weren't common in the '80s, but they were definitely around until at least 1986 or so. I was 13 and my periods were getting heavier faster than feminine hygiene technology could keep up. For a couple of years, that belt and those thick-ass pads saved my sheets. It felt like I had a diaper folded up…

When I got my period for the first time, my mom took me out to dinner to celebrate, and also bought me this book and American Girl's The Care and Keeping of You. It helped a lot that she is a nurse and had pre-empted the situation with real information before a rogue first period could possibly surprise me, and that…

I also got away from soda, but I love bubbles. Hence: Sodastream. Bubbles, good for the environment. Love!

I did have to unfollow a couple of dudes because they were putting up art that was verging on porn, and I really wasn't into seeing a great cauliflower soup recipe next to some disembodied women legs. :(

Hah, I know exactly how you feel.

I second the joy of the sparkling water. I've gotten my youngest hooked on it, too. But, she's a weird water drinker anyway. At this point, it is probably time for us to buy a SodaStream. The empty fizzy water bottles are starting to bug me. We don't try to deny our kids soda because we want them to learn…

Cherry Coke is pure deliciousness. Cherry Coke Zero is too, though to a slightly lesser degree. I sometimes find it in the cold case by the cash registers at Target, but nowhere else. Weird.

I love it too, with Cherry Coke being one of my all time faves, but like you I've cut waaaaaay down. For me, though, it's probably a once a month indulgence because I also love iced tea and I've trained myself to drink that with very little or no sugar added (though I'm still butthurt about it). Did you ever get…

I still drink soda, but not nearly as much as I did just a few years ago. My husband is cutting back, too. Our kids are one reason, and the cost is another. The price of soda has really gone up in the last few years. Especially in vending machines - it is a $1.25 for a 20oz bottle here at work. If we go out, I…