When it relates to pregnancy or neonatal loss the general social convention seems to be to expect parents to grieve quietly and alone. That’s part of the reason we told basically no one about my first two miscarriages. After my third loss, which was life threatening for me, I told a few people in dips and drabs. One…
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You have absolutely no idea how you’d react. Losing a pregnancy that was very much wanted, all the more so a miracle baby after numerous infertility treatments. I have been there. It is a sudden gut punch. Even if you know it’s a possibility. It is overwhelming and so lonely because people don’t want to see it or…
Finally, we’ve beaten Canada. We get this and they are getting...pumpkin spice mac n cheese. Not a pumpkin based sauce. Just spiced cheese powder.
All of these home reno reality shows seem to skip over quality to keep deadlines. You want quality work? I think This Old House is your only option.
It’s like Pimp My Ride but so, so much worse because you have to live in it.
Ahhh, yes. This clarifies a lot.
One would hope but I have very low expectations of anyone pushing a reverse mortgage. In the past 5 or so years, the paperwork has become more streamlined and standardized but it is still dense. I used to be an attorney and when I bought my house (30 yr fixed rate or GTFO), I got a copy of all the paperwork in advance…
The rate can be variable, but this sounds more like a reverse/balloon mortgage. They have been curtailed since 2008 (although I don’t know if Trump et al have hacked away at this) but are still marketed at senior citizens.
Yup! I stopped my Peace Corps application halfway through for this reason. I got in touch with people and found that I’d probably be working with a lot of people like you describe. To be honest, I probably would have been somewhat of an asshole there too. Sure, my idealistic little heart was in the right place and I…
Absolutely, although there are plenty of small non-elite schools too. I was more talking about the issue of Greek life and feeling pressured to join in a smaller community.
These days, I only eat vegetarian or kosher marshmallows. The latter is usually made with a fish-based gelatin. Neither is the same as their pork-y cousin. For example, the most popular vegan marshmallow (Dandies) don’t roast like a regular marshmallow. The texture is slightly different too. Luckily for me,…
The thing about smaller schools is people tend to self-select to liking something about the local vibe. For better or worse, this means people are more alike in outlook or interests (eg Rensselaer Polytechnic vs Oberlin vs Liberty) so it’s easier to find your friends without having to buy them in Greek life.
There are corporate foundations who require the grantee provide volunteer opportunities for their employees. Preferably one big day and something they can take lots of pictures of showing how they “give back”. They’re almost never helpful to the organization unless it is already set up to use untrained volunteers on a…
My high school college counselor (who was also my awesome English teacher) gave me basically the same advice. I ended up going to school outside the US, so I got to avoid the whole ridiculousness.
Luckily, it looks like the demands have succeeded and he’s back to his farm.
Yup and dates must be in approved locations.
No love for Nicole Byer? She’s the first Black woman ever nominated in her category and she’s amazing.
Both. The more specific you can be, the better but I think they’re looking for you to give good legal reasoning, based on general principles. It will also vary widely by state so NJ’s bar exam basically echos the federal rules in 7 topics while NY’s wants to be cool and tough and (when I took it) covers 22 topics that…
Totally delicious and they have something for everyone.