Great another knocking down of housewives and SAHM posts. I agree that some women were not happy to be housewives. I also think lack of mental health support and medications also contributed to this in addition to not having the ability to go out there and get a job or a masters. I think if you know that, with work,…

I think that is super cool that you have a great thrift store near you. I live in the DC area and most of the thrift stores have ridiculous mark-ups on used clothing. I'd rather go to Target and shop the baby clearance at the end of a season and buy a new 2 dollar bodysuit than buy a 5 dollar bodysuit that is stained…

German youth were forced into Hitler Youth often at young ages. It doesn't automatically mean they or their families were Nazis. I see conflation between the two, and it really isn't accurate.

Getting chicken pox at 83 sounds super dangerous. The older you get, the worse it is. I hope she is ok.

Is having a baby shower for your third boy tacky? My sister-in-law is having one and we sort of felt pressured to send a shower gift. We are also expecting, exactly two months later, with our first. We aren't having a baby shower though. I doubt they will give anything towards our baby, which I guess I understand…

I just finished my MLS in August. I have had a lot of different library jobs from public library to metadata to working in records at a biotech industry to working for government organizations. I normally do not do this but my email is: ewolfberg@gmail.com. I have a strong records management (which is akin to…

Hmmm... you know, I think you are in an awkward age for online dating. Most people are using online dating after graduating college and being separated from their college social group, are working young professionals, or are recently divorced, neither are in your current life situation. In college, I just talked to…

I think you need office experience. Volunteer with an organization after shifts at Starbucks if need be. The economy is struggling and you have to take what you can get at your level. I graduated undergrad in 2008 when there were no jobs. I enlisted in the military and then got out, went to grad school, had a bunch of…

I have had some pretty awful OKC dates. One guys, after paying for 4 beers, asked me to chip in a dollar for the diet coke I drank. I am fine with going dutch on meals.. but he was paying 20 dollars anyway for his beers what does a dollar really matter. I online dated for 4-5 years before I met my husband and went on…

breakfast for dinner!

My husband made homemade pizza with light cheese, extra sauce, pineapples and grape tomatos... with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes!

I am such a coach sleeper and am going to make my husband and I upgrade to a queen because I cannot sleep with him anymore and not have my space.

Go to couples counseling. My husband and I had to go to counseling after our miscarriage to work out a lot of issues. If you feel you are growing apart, counseling will help in deciding whether you two should stay together or break up.

I am sure they will be supportive of you, if not envious for being the first to have a baby. I have had a mixed bag of reception but that is mostly due to our social group. But your good friends should be happy with your decision if you are happy with it!

The online communities freak me out.. I can no longer read them. My midwife says that in the second trimester, after all the testing has been done and nothing negative comes back, almost all women are able to have healthy pregnancies and births, close to 98-99 percent. Obviously, if testing picks up medical concerns…

Lucky, I am 19 weeks and people just started asking me when I am due about a week ago. I'd enjoy going back to the is she pregnant or fat stage. I do wear maternity shirts that tend to be tighter around the bump then like a loose shirt.

I get it... but I think you have to trust that she is making the best decision not only for herself and for her family. Judging her because her husband did not step up and quit directing isn't helpful. They probably had a private family conversation on this and made their decision. It isn't for anyone else to judge.

I am sure it is. :/ Here is hoping that next month your margins aren't a razor thin! Valentines day and all the business is right around the corner!

True. But their wage is consistent where wait staff can often make more during certain seasons and depending on their schedules. I have made more on average waiting tables and hostessing then when I have worked at retail places like Sports Authority or Subway. I am sure it is different for every person in every…

A lot of companies have low profit margins. And for most companies, labor costs are a huge portion of operating costs. And I have worked in the service industry. I have worked at restaurants that have pulled significant profits and would have appreciated at least starting at 3 or 4 an hour instead of 2. I do think…