In another post somewhere, last month, there was some guy from Alaska or somewhere talking about how we're all big babies. He then proceeded to talk about "running outside in pajamas to plug in the car." Um.... not only do tons of people not HAVE a car, but if we did it wouldn't necessarily be right outside our…

This, x 1000.

My knowledge of the situation is limited to the post we both just read, but based on that I would say the headline is stupid - it's obviously not a general "Israeli Jews" issue, but an issue among the ultra-orthodox in the area in question. I guess they couldn't figure out a way to write it without using "ultra…

i see what you did there.

I'm not sure what the OP was referring to in terms of gender dynamic. However, from the Jewish perspective, traditionally, Jewishness is passed on through matrilineal descent. So while Jewish parents often pressure children of either sex to marry Jewish, the stakes are higher / issues more fraught when a son is…

Say "ok but don't tag me"?

Yes. And I've never used it in the way you describe, ever. Every post and set of comments about facebook reinforces for me the fact that it is very different things to different people.

inorite? Hope that kid is proud of himself. Ugh.

I am so sorry for your loss of your brother. May his memory be a blessing. And I'm sorry that your pain is being exacerbated by what people have been saying. <3.

Fair enough, and that is very disturbing. I have watched the video in question and though it painted a rosy picture I was aware in watching it that it was obviously put out by the company itself and therefore not objective and necessarily reliable. This is part of why I am saying that my main point is not to make a…

Johansson's words: "I remain a supporter of economic cooperation and social interaction between a democratic Israel and Palestine. SodaStream is a company that is not only committed to the environment but to building a bridge to peace between Israel and Palestine, supporting neighbors working alongside each other,…

She doesn't see it in the simple manner portrayed by the info in this post. She and the company have put out video and statements regarding the soda stream factory and how it is a great thing for Israeli-Palestinian relations, in that they provide an environment of cooperation between people from both groups (and…

Hmm. I am aware of the need to maintain the proper pH and to not get rid of the healthy flora, but I also don't put soap inside my actual vagina, and have never bought a female-genital-specific soap. Diluted dr bronner's sudsing up and rinsing works for me, and I'd specifically make sure to use the tea tree one if…

But.... Tea tree soap is a thing. You can shower with it, which includes washing your genitals. It sounds like her suggestion involves the tea tree being safely diluted, just like in soaps.

Thank you. And I'm so sorry for your loss. May your husband's memory be a blessing.

By the way - when I read your comment before I guess I didn't read thoroughly because I didn't notice that you pointed out the negative effect of having this posted in Jez. I have to say, that it wouldn't have occurred to me how posting about it could have negative consequences, but earlier this evening I went back…

Thank you.

That lane of traffic is supposed to be blocked off and already was blocked off.

Maybe. But my kid died a few weeks before Sammy, and when I heard this woman did this to Sammy's memorial I wanted to kill her. But I won't act on that and she shouldn't have acted on her reaction either - she shouldn't have taken it upon her self to take apart a memorial that her neighbors (not just the family,…

Well, no car is going to see the memorial and think they can drive through it. And the darker sign (I'm assuming it's dark green and not black, because that's what park signs generally look like), I suspect what's on there wasn't any sort of majorly key info. And actually I just looked on google street view and that…