Ugh! My sons were at the awkward in between size, too big for boys’ shoes but too small for mens’. They found a pair of women’s trail running shoes. They came in gray with green trim, or gray with blue trim. My kids’ favorite colors. I was pretty certain the size would be perfect too. So, I ask for these shoes, in…

I have two sisters who are super duper pro trump. One has 3 kids and is still on my parents insurance, her husband is on his mom’s insurance, while getting various other forms of assistance. The other one had a baby several weeks early, spent a ton of time in the ICU, and isn’t bankrupted because of it. But, ACA needs…

I’m sorry to hear about your miscarriage. I have a friend who desperately wants a baby, but it just isn’t happening, and I know those ads are rough for her to see.

Funny targeted marketing story. I met my husband when I was 25. We dated for 2 yrs before we got married. Right around 2 years after I posted in a relationship on facebook, my feed blew up with engagement ring ads. We were engaged for 9 days. In that days, all I got were ads for wedding rings, dresses, and honeymoon…

When my kids were younger, and shorter, in the land of jacked up pick up trucks, I told them OVER AND OVER in parking lots to pay attention, because other people might not see them (or their short mother), and if a truck was backing up and you were behind it, slap the truck and get out of the way. It ALWAYS made…

The night I was done with my ex-husband for good, I caught him cheating, again. I was mad,I was yelling at him, telling him to get out. He pinned me down on the bed, told me to shut up. I screamed louder. I couldn’t get away but I told him if he didn’t let me go, I’d kick out the window and scream until the neighbors…

My husband used to have a box like that for tools, so they could be shipped from one job to another. I had joked one day that I could fit in it, and he said I couldn’t. So, I dumped it out, and curled up in it. He closed the lid and I fit, barely. And, I’m 8 inches shorter than Taylor Swift. So, based on those facts,…

I didn’t have a boyfriend, but wanted to go to prom. I asked 3 guys, they all said no. So, I bought a neon coral colored princess dress (it was like, $40 at JC Penny), I also had super short hair and wore a flower crown. I looked amazing. i danced with all the guys i was friends with. When it was time for pictures, I…

On the other side of the coin, I went out with a guy a couple times, and was afraid he had died. (I did have reasons to be concerned) I spent a lot of time trying to see if he was alive or not. Years later I found out, he was alive and well, I’d just been ghosted. I was oddly happy to find that out. Now, how do I…

I knew a girl who went to a private Christian school. She got pregnant when she was 16. She got kicked out of school. Everybody knew who the dad was. Another guy who went to the school. He did not get kicked out. He asked why he got to stay, and they said because nobody could be sure it was his. He basically demanded…

My family is obsessed with ball caps. I will wear them, but I prefer the cadet hat style a little more.

THIS! This is the advice I give everyone. Marriage 1: I never went to bed angry, and it got worse as the night went on. How did that work? Well, it went well enough that I can tell you in Marriage 2, I totally go to bed angry. If it’s that bad I figure it will still be that bad in the morning. It so rarely is.

If I ever write a marriage book, one of my tips will be “go to bed angry, you’ll feel better in the morning. Nothing gets better at 2am. Talking about it later doesn’t mean not talking about it at all.” (although, we also have always went to bed in the same bed, and touching in some way, no matter how angry either of…

Same, my first marriage was hard. I felt like I had to work at it, from day one. I ended up divorced. I’m now with my 2nd husband, and, it’s just been easy. There have been a few arguments, and challenges, but, they don’t seem like burdens. Just bumps.

I think many of us think of bullies as constant assholes. And, while I may have bullied one kid, I was really nice most the time, so, I wasn’t actually a bully, right? (I will admit to bullying one kid. I don’t really know why I did. I definitely feel bad about it now, but, it’s been 20 yrs so, looking him up out of…

My 80 year old grandfather wore overalls as his traveling pants. If you were ever in an airport and saw a giant old man in overalls, a Korean Vet hat, and a sleeveless shirt, it was my grandpa. He liked having pockets for all the documents he needed.

Yeah, I once referred to her as the child of Lisa Frank and a MySpace glitter comment. I like a lot of her songs, but, she doesn’t have to be so gimmicky

This issue here, has resulted in MANY disagreements between my husband and me. I have MS, and some days are awesome, and I can literally spend 3 hours in the gym. Other days, I stumble, and slur my words, and get dizzy but I HAVE to get groceries, and he pushes me to us the motorized carts, and I refuse, because I…

Is this some sort of common response? When I walked in on my ex-husband having phone sex, he got violent, to the point he strangled me until I blacked out.

Oh....is that it? I’ve wondered for years what caused it. I now know it was my former sluttiness. I’ll let my neuro know next time I see her.