I can’t say for sure, but I think saying Pres. Clinton “gave” Hillary the lead on healthcare is somewhat misleading. First Ladies traditionally (since Eleanor Roosevelt) pick a “pet cause” (a term I hate, but whatevs) to pursue in their capacity as First Lady. See other commenters re: Michelle Obama and childhood…

my fave: “THE BAAHBLE”

this is excellent. I could hear the drawl in my head. You have a gift.

This is very true, but in the coal belt, it’s the only game in town for a lot of folks. It’s not that out of work coal miners *want* to spend their days in a dangerous and unpleasant job, it’s that it’s their only option (or it feels that way). Trump is sacrificing the earth for a handful of people who are un-(or…

I, like many women I think, cried off and on fairly uncontrollably for about a week or two after election day. I felt a pain that I struggled to put into words. Every time I see one of these memes I feel another shot to my heart. And yet simultaneously a strange sense of satisfaction, something like vindication? I…

I think my fear comes from an irrational paranoia that my voice isn’t as good as I think it is. Even though I know that’s crazy, I’ve taken voice lessons, been cast in musicals, etc. And my husband isn’t as ready to shower me with praise as I’d like (I actually command him occasionally “SHOWER ME WITH PRAISE” and he…

The middle name as actual name thing is less weird to me than we’re going to name you one thing, and call you a similar but different name instead. Like, you wouldn’t name a kid Pietro and then call him Pierre instead. Or name a girl Katherine but call her Kathleen. Why not just call him Antonio? It’s a perfectly…

Barbra Streisand too apparently had awful stage fright. I have a pretty good voice, but no one knows it except for my husband b/c I refuse to sing in front of others. I’ve only done karaoke once. It freaks me out for no good reason. I did sing at a friend’s wedding, but it was a trio, I never could have done a…

In my experience, that is super common on the competitive dance circuit. It’s all about how many quad pirouettes and switch leaps you can crank out and not at all about actual technique/form. I’ve never watched Dance Moms, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if she came from the competitive dance world.

that was a great book.

that is... super weird. right?

Tell her that Richard Gere’s middle name is Tiffany. Might help.

The question there would be: when and how did they identify themselves as law enforcement? It’s illegal to brandish a weapon at cops assuming the police identify themselves as such.

exactly. Even if he were armed, that would not be surprising give the nature of the events. My question is: what the hell kind of judge issued a warrant to allow them to bust into someone’s home like this? I’m assuming it’s a different type of warrant with a higher standard of probable cause for a raid. Right?

There have already been cases of raids by cops driven by drug policing where they charge into the home of a normal family, no probable cause to suspect drug labs, etc, where people get killed. Those families have no recourse. This is just same shit different day, same song different lyrics. All repulsive and should…

god I know right? They have the worst timing. My worst pet-peeve (no pun intended) is when I’m settling in for some.... self-love... and both of my girls are like “now’s a great time to descend on mama’s lap!” I feel awful batting them away :(

It’s an uncommon but not unheard of occurrence with my lady; yesterday she was particularly needy and I couldn’t give her any immediate attention (removing nailpolish... acetone + cats = not a great combo) and she wasn’t having it. We’d been out of town over the weekend and had just gotten home, it warmed my heart to…

As an atheist american, I constantly feel as if I’m on a daily course of crazy pills. It drives me completely cuckoo bananas. This guy’s WHOLE BASIS for A LAW is what bizarre horrible stories happen to be in the bible. FUCK OFF AND DIE or, like, GO READ THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE FFS.

I’m 31 and I feel the same way. 35 is a pretty well established age at which fertility becomes more of an issue and the risk of genetic problems (ie Down’s) become far more likely.

I’ve been stressing about the same thing... I’m 31 and I feel like there is a doomsday clock out there somewhere ominously ticking down. All while I agonize over whether I’m ready to take the plunge and get my IUD removed... UGH!!!!!!