Carmex. I swear by that stuff. It’s cheap, it’s classic, but dammitall, it works.

I decided I absolutely wanted to be a parent one week after my son was born. He opened his eyes and looked right at me, and that was it. Before that, I had been absolutely convinced I didn’t want kids, not ever. To be honest, it’s a good thing I didn’t know I was pregnant til I was 6 months along (and then he was born…

You absolutely need to speak up and tell him what you need. I’ve been in a similar situation, but I was on the other end of things, where I just couldn’t provide the time and attention that was needed. As far as the spelling it out, yeah, needs should always be spelled out. Everyone has different thresholds for…

This, exactly. So many of these horrible remakes could possible be decent sequels - just have a group of three women ‘discover’ the Sanderson sisters’ book in some quest for eternal youth and beauty (bonus if they’re not all that old, but in Hollywood or some career that overvalues looking young) and go from there.…

Hopefully the doctor’s able to help. I’m right there with you on the chin hair and the weight (RIGHT when I was on a losing streak, too!) And I’ve been having hot flashes on and off for about five years. It’s gotten to the point that I’m thrilled to see winter come, cause that means there’s at least a chance for…

I can definitely agree with that. If my mother read Jez, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see her story here, telling about how her teenage daughter went to the system and lied about years of abuse in order to get out of her house. 25 years later, she still maintains she never raised a hand to me, outside of a…

83 to go!

Riiiiiiiight. Cause it was a black man that raped me at 13. Oh, no, wait. That was a middle-aged white man. Or maybe it was a black man that threatened my life if I ever tried to leave him? No, no, that was an entitled white man as well. It was a white man that said he’d fire anyone in the workplace who spoke up about…

As a Cowboys girl who’s definitely not expecting to see her team on the protest rosters this season (fucking Jerry), I hear you

The problem is that the ‘big racists’, the ones you’re pointing to as ‘saying and doing far worse shit’ started out like these kids. It’s a comment here, a poster there, words or actions that others dismiss as people being ‘young and stupid’ and saying ‘they’ll learn better’ that create the Steve Kings. They need to…

That’s awesome! I love the pic - she looks like she’s screaming with laughter instead of yawning, And I’m so glad you got the nursing care approved. That should be a huge help, and just having her home will make things so much easier on all of y’all. For tummy time, try putting her favorite stuff in front of her so…

Sweet! I’m so excited to get started, already have about six different things I want to make, and since I’ve read that baby hats are easy, I figure I can always make those and donate them. But links, links, links are always appreciated!

Thanks! I saw the kit and had to have it. I have a few others to get through, but then I’m going to try designing one of my own, because I saw a quote on Tumblr that I just NEED cross stitched: The tropes are hungry, and the hero is in the wrong goddamned story.

Kidlet got a work study job at the library! He’s absolutely loving it, although thanks to work study paying $13/hr(?!?) he’s limited to something like 7 hours a week, so he’s keeping his job at BK on the weekends as well. School started on Wed and he has his first legal classes this Tues, so we’ll see how he likes…

I finished a cross stitch:

I... love that idea. And having recently rewatched season 1, I could totally see it being the case. Setting up the ‘murder’ of Janet, with the assurances that it wouldn’t matter, followed by the pleading for life (with the kids from the telethon!) and then the large announcement about said murder, but most especially,…

Screw that. If we take not only sex, but anything and everything else, off the table, THEN we might have a shot at reaching them. Take away the sex and leave any other form of gratification that doesn’t involve their own right hands, and they’ll just see it as another form of ‘WINNING!’ since they won’t have to worry…

Basically anybody and anything except rich white men, tax breaks for rich white men, Jeezus (but only the white version that loves them, not the actual figure in the Bible), and screwing people over to make a buck.

Well, he had only the tiniest seedling of one to start with...

You may have my Snapware when you pry it from my cold, dead hands. The containers are great sizes for single servings - .5c, 1c, 2c, and 4c for any larger leftovers. The lid fits on great, and as long as you release the tabs and loosen it before microwaving, you can heat things up right in the container without having…

You may have my Snapware when you pry it from my cold, dead hands. The containers are great sizes for single…