Ha, it was like that in my house too. "I don't care! Eat it anyway! Pick it out if you have to." Mexican Moms are the best at not giving a fuck. And mine is only half Mexican, but I feel the amount of fucks given would be the same either way.

Seriously, my mother did that with me and onions. Apparently my lips would get all red and puckery after onions, but she kept on keepin' on. Onion free was not an option in a house where we ate Mexican 5 out of 7 days of the week. She married my step-dad in like, '94 and shortly thereafter he developed adult allergies…

I had a girl in my class allergic to chocolate. Chocolate! And my best friend was allergic to strawberries. But that was about it. I didn't even know anyone allergic to bees.

My youngest had an underdeveloped neck muscle so she could only hold her head in one direction despite my physically moving it for her; she'd move it right back, flattening her skull on one side. She got a helmet due to distorted facial features. Hers was light blue with clouds and sunflowers and for some reason she…

Literary Jezzies! I am currently going to school for Business Administration, and I absolutely cannot stand it, I want to tear my face off. My husband and I talked about it, and I want to switch to an English major with a minor in Elementary Ed with the idea being to go to grad school and get a Master's in Library…

Awesome, thanks! Doing stuff like we did in our old Montana area will be easier transition for the littles.

I definitely did want to check out the museum, and it'll be good for the kindergartener little that's full of questions about Oregon that I can't answer. I was so much better with Montana trivia.

Food carts?!? I didn't even think of that - despite living in the biggest city in Montana, there are so many different things to do here compared to home. I've heard of the pub theaters prior to moving here, my brother tried them out on one of this visits here and it sounds amazing. My husband grew up in Port Angeles,…

Oh lord, Ikea. I didn't have one even remotely near me in Montana, I've been (not so) patiently waiting for my husband to want to take me to go. We're definitely doing the aquarium, but may wait until my marine biologist big brother can come and visit and share his fishy love with his nieces. Have you ever been to the…

I've heard Seaside is good for making memories. A lady we picked up our washer and dryer from told us about A Piece of Cake and strongly suggested we go, so that'll be something we do this weekend. I have a friend that lived in Bend for forever and told me that it's perfect for Montana people like me - it's a lot like…

Actually, nope, Portland OR. We're taking a trip up to Seaside one of these days after we're completely settled in. And it's much closer to the beach now than we ever were in Montana.

So, we're all moved into our new Portland area home. Just picking up necessities we couldn't bring with from Craigslist here and there - Portland Craigslist is a slight mixture of awesomeness and pretentiousness that I love. Any Jezibelles or Jezibeaus have any suggestions for things to do in the area? We want to take…

Mine's not really a horror story, just a pain in the ass. My landlords owned multiple properties in the town I grew up in. We lived in one apartment of theirs when my husband and I first got married and then moved to a duplex they owned when we started having kids. They retired, and left the care of their properties…

Question to Southern California Jezzies - husband and I are thinking about moving us and our three petit Parisians to SoCal from Montana and were wondering where a good area would be to go. I have family in Apple Valley and Anaheim, but those areas are a bit out of our price range. We will be renting for a while, and…

I think parents with kids are going to vote for Obama solely for the fact that we know we'll be able to keep our damn child tax credit. I look forward to that money every year, yo.

I get a lot of "Oh, why doesn't HE work and YOU stay home with the kids?" A lot of people just don't understand how well this works for us, and are snobby about it.

Two more months and I'll have been married now for 6 years, ya'll! I am 25. I think, considering the circumstances, I'm doing well for myself. We joke that I'm his sugar momma though, he's basically a professional college student and I do the working (and school). Although, if he were to work, one or the other of our…

I like the idea of the mint green. I'm also stopping by to say your skin looks AMAZING. I am jealous.

I try not to use it often, but I like having full site options from time to time.

Scroll all the way to the bottom and hit the link for "Full Site" and you can comment then. It's a bit wonky on the phone, but you can still do it.