it's worth a try. I'm open. Weeeell I'm open to non-challenging reading. I have not been able to focus on non fiction or "literature" since I had children. All my mental focus is gone. That's why I stick with YA. I love Chanda Hahn.

no, the best is that even the dog is perfectly groomed.

please. I was eating coconut soft serve.

I'm sorry. I know I just got done saying I don't like to read about sex but I feel like I might make an exception here. But ONLY if I can read it aloud to my husband. Once in the very long ago I bought erotica ( on sale! Who could resist?) and my husband was all raised eyebrow how YOU doin? And I started to read it…

ahaaaa that picture of Barb is so spontaneous!

I hope so.

I do those things too. Also, all games stop when someone says stop and if they want more tickling they know to ask. I also always ask before kissing or hugging and never make them kiss or hug other family members. Once their uncle told them to sneak up on their aunt and spank her. I was so livid.

my husband and I are taking about it right now. I said I would do this and he did some math and said " who wouldn't?".

How do you think this happens? I am raising two boys and I take it very seriously. We are very careful to teach them about body autonomy and limits and appropriate touching and stuff like that. How do parents go wrong? How does a child do something like this? How?

occasionally I'll read one but I do not like the sex scenes. I used to, but I've gotten kind of prudish. I used to read Amanda Quick and Mary Jo Putney, like ten years ago. It was pretty funny how formulaic they were. Now I prefer to read YA romance because it's easier to find them with no sex.

andthatsnotrelatedtowhyonlytgedaughterwenthomewiththem. Please. Please?

Yes, I read an article on mother jones and one on nbc. I'll switch out for something else. I make our granola and trail mix. I am sticking with tomatoes though, we grow ours. Maybe it's better to focus on produce from areas without water problems. We have so much rain here in PA that I've had to water our kitchen…

one lonely almond takes a gallon of water? If this is true I am not buying any more.

I am sorry, I hope you have found your path. Thank you for sharing your story.

We are on the other side and wonder all the time too. We have enough for a nice life but not for vacations to Disney or camp or whatever. We were super excited that we could afford the Y this year(70 dollars a month). All the time my neighbors kid is off to lessons and sesame place and wherever and we are in the…

yes, my husbands benefits are far better than any I could ever get. Initially we had planned for me to work and him to stay home but his benefits and hours are too awesome compared to the 80 hours a week I'd have to put in.

Does it come with a matching shoe phone? My sister and I would be all over it because then we could play spy. Because basically we're still 11.

I'm dying. I'll bring the milk and Pepsi.

last Christmas when Santa asked him what he wanted he told Santa " I don't need you, I have grandma and grandpa". It's pretty much exactly like parenting Calvin.

ooooh. That is more appealing. I just don't like Hillary enough to be gung-ho. I mean better than many alternatives but I just prefer Elizabeth Warren.