Being an involved parent and molding a little human into a compassionate adult is quite an accomplishment.

Thank you for this post! I have a rare neurological disorder that can resemble stroke when I have an episode. I went through over two years of being told everything from "You're seeking narcotics" to "panic attacks" and "stress" ...or told that I was making it up entirely. I finally got the diagnosis I needed when I…

The type of body men want? Some men, maybe. But my spouse was attracted to my abnormally luscious and voluptuous posterior because he appreciates "more cushion for the pushin'!"

Using her BMI to determine if her weight is healthy? Ridiculous!!!

I meant to say they don't keep records for names given to <5 males or <5 females in a given year. So if 4 US parents named their daughter La-a and 2 named their son La-a in 2012, there would be no record of it.

This is because, for privacy reasons, Social Security doesn't keep records for names given to <5 children. People name their kids dumb things all the time. I went to school with a Brit'Tani. Like Brittany, but Brit (pause) Tuh-knee. I am certain no other American parent would have given their kid that atrocious kre8f…

The legal age of adulthood is 18 in this country. We have to draw the line somewhere. As I said in another reply to this post, I crushed on teachers as a kid. Now that I am 30ish, I want to vomit at the mere thought of having sex with a high school age CHILD, and I think how sick it would have been if the roles were…

They segregate the schools by redistricting. So many schools around my state are 75+% white, or 90+% minorities, under the guise of "neighborhood" schools. Really really really sad. Voters often help pass these measures.

Touche. This is exactly why I do a bit of activism around here- there is certainly progress that needs to be made around these parts in relation to many social issues. I have lived or visited about half of the US states myself. I have faith the region will change... even though my state is still fighting integration…

Where is my "the troll?" What are you saying about my "the troll?"

Really? Can anyone actually compare Britney Spears, one of the wealthiest women in the US, to the average American single mom? I know plenty of single moms, and none of them can afford to pay an entourage of people like multiple nannies, personal trainers and the like. Celebrities live on their own planet and should…

I have many reasons why I love this area of the country. I am still here!

So you can prove this guy is giving sexual favors for his position of power? Links, please.

I grew up in and currently live in the south. I have also lived in the Midwest. I did not say all Southerners or Midwesterners are like this. I simply stated the fact that there is a helluva lot more of this kind of thinking in these areas of the country than elsewhere. When I was in school, it was illegal to talk…

Mayors Against Illegal Guns? I have to awkwardky chuckle at the name, because the vast majority of these mass shootings (whether at schools or elsewhere) have been carried out by people who either purchased their guns legally, or obtained them from their parents who purchased them legally. Illegal guns are not the…

They get elected because all the pearl-clutchers and NRA nuts who believe the most harmful thing that kids could be exposed to in school is comprehensive sex ed. They get elected by people who would sit through a sermon on how their religious freedom is being destroyed by the most harmful thing in society- THE GAY…

I thought condoms were what caused AIDS.

High five from a married person who never got nor wanted a ring... you would not believe how many people give me shit about my lack of jewelry. I also appreciate sarcasm.

I have gotten to the point that I mostly just skim the headlines. If I feel like something is important for me to know, I ask friends and family who can tolerate reading about the sad state of the world to fill me in.

I can think of several teachers who I crushed on in middle and high school. Yeah, I even dreamed and wished of having sex with a few of them. I thought at the time, "WOW, how hot it would be to bang Mr./ Ms. So-and-so."