My name is Edith and I love it, too! Although, I spell it Edi (my parents spelled it Edy but when I entered the eighth grade I changed the Y to an I because I felt it looked cooler or something).

Today sucks balls so I'm just going to decide to live in a world where this game continues on forever and nothing else exists.

Scar gave me Zoobilee Zoo flashbacks. I like it.

I argued with a friend on Facebook about this. She says that the mother was in the wrong for not following the medical directions of the doctor and social worker. She has in the past hinted but not outright declared that she is anti-vaccine. It took everything in me not to ask if she should be arrested for not…

That makes sense. This girl was from Michigan as far as I know.

My husband used to date a woman that didn't know how to put gas in her car until he had to show her after they started living together. I hope she's gone on to learn more new and exciting life skills. :-/

Thank you! I have literally printed this exchange off and highlighted what I need to remember when I talk to a board member. Thank you so much. I honestly was very stuck in how to proceed and you and the other comments have been so helpful!

Totally read this as "VEGAS Queen" so this is a lot less flashy than I was expecting. Looks tasty, though. :)

Ugggggggggggh. She sounds awful! Also, I totally feel your pain on being exiled from your dream field. The nonprofit I worked for is the only one that provides services for that need so there would be no way for me to continue working in that field without her permission. I left on good enough terms (she gave me a…

I lucked out that my current boss is possibly the most amazing woman in the entire world. I almost never want to leave this job because she is so amazing (unfortunately I will have to leave eventually because there is no hope of a significant raise or promotion in this position).

Oh god we did have essentially the same boss. I HATED meetings like that! HATED WITH A FURIOUS PASSION.

That's what my fear was but the more I talk to people (Jezzies and otherwise) the more I hear that there's really nothing to lose. I'm just being pro-active and letting it be known that I would love an opportunity to prove myself in that role after kicking some serious butt in my previous position. It definitely feels…

One of the board members actually works for the same place I'm at now and my boss (who is an absolute dream and would totally understand me leaving for an opportunity like this) is really close with her. I haven't had a chance to talk to my current boss yet (and would not move forward with anything until I do) so I'm…

Someone else said that too! Apparently there is quite a bit of crazy out there that chooses to manifest itself in similar ways. There should be a study about it!

Seeing only the first half of your comment gave me a heart attack because it was a DV/SA org but not in PA. haha Phew. I thought I had been discovered!

Do you think it would be best to wait until the current ED is officially out of the picture or should I try to contact them now? I have sources on the inside so I should find out when she's either fired/resigns. Part of me is afraid that she'll just charm them again and nothing will happen.

Thank you! I think I'm going to start my plan of action.

Ah! See, I always shy away from those kinds of direct contact because that's just how I operate and so sometimes even when I think direct contact is needed I second guess myself. Do you think it would be better to contact them before or after she officially leaves? Would it be presumptuous to just contact the board…

My last boss was the absolute worst. She was narcissistic, vindictive, conniving, and all around an unpleasant person to work for. The worst part of it was that the woman had enough charisma to dupe anyone who spent minimal amounts of time with her so most people familiar with the organization thought she was a dream.…

I learned recently that the muscles in the pelvic floor region of your body can be stretched/jacked around with enough that you have less control over farting. I learned this because I could not stop farting after giving birth and I googled to find out if I was dying one burst of gas at a time. So, that's my…