Not at the moment, and I’ve tried a few in the past that didn’t help much, but it’s a good idea. I’ll have to save up and look in to those again. I’ve mostly just been hoping they move out, or quit smoking, but that’s probably not going to happen any time soon. I do get good filters for my air conditioner that are…

Yes, it’s they’re job, and they do want the sale. If I’m feeling really bad, I’ll be up front about it with them, that I’m feeling bad about my body and really need something that fits well with my current weight. I think a lot of people aren’t conscious of how judgemental they can seem about people’s weight, and…

Oh, thank you, but I’m laughing and crying right now. Part of why I’m so miserable is that I have had to go completely gluten-free, it messes up my thyroid on top of all the other symptoms, and it’s been really hard. And apparently I also probably have problems with rice, and soy, and maybe eggs...so no cake, ever…

I’ve had this problem with roommates, me being the extreme introvert. I think you need to be up front and talk about it. Maybe think about what you really need to make it work first. Maybe you just need 15 or 20 minutes when you get home to decompress and then you can give her more attention. Or maybe you’re fine…

I’m in the same boat. I’m trying to set small goals and to focus just on doing something without thinking about the results. Like deciding that I’m just going to, say, walk 20 to 30 minutes a day or stop drinking sodas, regardless of whether I see any results. I don’t know if that makes any sense, but it’s helping me…

My floofies, trying to look all innocent when I come in to see what’s causing all the banging and rattling in the bathtub.

I’m so tired of feeling like crap all the time. And it doesn’t help that one of the adjacent apartments in this old building is now inhabited by a chain smoker who apparently stays up until 2 a.m. a lot. It’s 92 degrees here and my windows are open because I can’t stand the old ashtray smell. At least it doesn’t seem…

This is so...wrong. Very, very wrong.

Children are capable of rape, just like they are capable of murder. The reasons are complicated, but often they have been victims of abuse themselves or have witnessed abuse and violence at home. Or they may have been exposed to pornography at a young age, which can be considered a form of child sexual abuse. Or it…

So, do they have to out someone as subversive before they can leave the session?

Luckily, they both love to be brushed, actually demand it. I think the butt floof is adorable, but sometimes it has to be clipped for, um, hygiene reasons.

I just finished “The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived The Holocaust.” I could not put it down, a true story narrative that reads like a novel. Just one Austrian Jewish woman’s perspective of all the confusion, denial, and increasing unimaginable suffering as the Nazi’s rose to power, and then she…

My floofy boys, being happy kitties, no cares in the world except who gets the best sleeping spots.

I love your ability to focus and prioritize.

Ugh, extremely uncool. Even before I got to the “At least you can get pregnant” comment in the article, I was thinking we also need a “How to Deal with Your Friend’s Miscarriage” article. I mean, we all have problems knowing what to say when dealing with other people’s grief and tragedies, but I’ve heard a lot more…

Love that possum’s moxy. When I was growing up we had a possum that would raid the outdoor cat food bowls, but whenever we opened the door and caught him, he would immediately do the classic play-dead-possum, complete with open glassy eyes and drooling. Very convincing.

Cheers! Living the box life is the best.

I do love this idea, but I know of 2 of these family compounds/estates that are now going into the 2nd and 3rd generations. It gets complicated as far as who owns what and who takes care of what, especially as marriages and divorces add up.

Congrats! I got out of the grays recently, tried to be all cool about it, but I still feel like this whenever I get to ungray:

I get what you are trying to say, I really do, but I am dealing with family and a few friends who think it’s okay to treat me like a moronic child every chance they get, and its abuse. Treating an adult like a child, regardless of your age or theirs, is abusive. It’s not on the level of sexual molestation, but it is a…