I have this as well and it can be very debilitating. Poor Mr CKitten cannot eat many foods in my vicinity without me having blind rage.

My sister was about 6 as well watching that in the theatres. It was pure silence in the theatre and everyone is waiting to see if he's going to make it... then my sister stands up and whispers (loudly), "Shadow? Shadow!!" and then Shadow MAKES IT and everyone went nuts. Aw memories.

My doctor is so incredibly rude about my weight. I'm carrying about 20 extra pounds and she goes on about it as if I've not only ruined my life but if I don't act RIGHT NOW my life will be irrevocably damaged forever. Last time she offered, "Don't you want kids? You think losing that weight around your stomach is…

Yes, knowing your target audience is key...but in that case the best route is probably to be tactful at least and not just unleash a torrent of negativity. :)

Where does one find a scalloped dress shirt?? MUST HAVE.

Well now I will be googling NLS for the next 30 min :P

Oh my good god. There are no words for that CL posting.

I think in that situation you were right to answer tactfully. But in most cases, if you are willing to talk crap about a former employer, your potential employer might be wondering what you will say about them if you eventually leave their company.

I was just having a similar conversation with a friend. He was saying that companies have to expect that people may move on to better opportunities, and that many do because they know that's just what the business world is like. That is doubly so when it is a temp position!

It's probably safer to do so if the job you are leaving is not in your field!

Never badmouth your old employer, ever. It might be tempting but just keep it cordial when they come up, especially in interviews!

Reading all the responses has caused the word chili to lose all meaning. It is just a bunch of meaningless syllables. Sigh.

This is just what I needed. Thank you! I not only shined my sink, but I finally did some minor repairs to the faucet/plumbing and cleaned under the sink too. To top it all off, I am going to re-caulk everything as well. Yay relaxing shininess.

So welcome. It's always exciting to find out you can make cool stuff with things you have around the house anyway ^-^

CKitten's Mocha Spice Body Scrub Recipe:

I make my own sugar scrubs, creams, and other body care items. A lot of them are totally edible and would actually be nice on ice cream or toast, such as my mocha spice body scrub. Mmm.

Have you thought about a waist cincher? It might be a sexy piece of lingerie that won't make you feel weird about wearing it.

Ya that's why I could never be a doctor. Can you imagine the kinds of bodily fluids they have to deal with? Pus, blood, whatever the hell else your body can leak...

Or people could donate, if that was made to be an option. That way giving is voluntary and feels nice instead of it being mandatory and probably going into bloated government programs.

Your grandma sounds like the kind of lady I'd look up to. Go on grandma :)