@GalaxyGlued: You're right. We can only control our own actions. Which means I have no control over whether someone will rape me today or not. Putting out messages and "reminding" women not to get into trouble will not save me should someone choose to rape me. If he didn't have any practical advice, he should have not…

I'm an avid reader of wedding blogs and I've definitely noticed this trend. White is overwhelming in these blogs, even with "real brides" being included. Wedding blogs incorporate East Asian brides more than the wedding magazines do and both tend to include Jewish brides. Also, you get a lot of Americans incorporating…

I live in Missouri near St. Louis. I'm terrified about what to do if I get pregnant. I'm not having a kid and that also means adoption is out too. I just cannot imagine how I'm going to get downtown for an in-person exam and then be able to go back again without tipping people off at places like work. They barely let…

@PrettyNicola: Thanks for mentioning this. Being plus-sized often means I can't do quick clothes replacing or find cheap professional work attire. Talbots sales are basically how my belly rolls and I survive the work force.

@Danielle Chard: You sound like you have thin straight hair. My thick curly hair takes around 35 minutes to blow dry just so I can achieve the classic "French poodle in humidity look" whereas semi-drying and coming in with damp hair means that at 10 I'll be looking professional and ready for clients.

@Monte Wooley: We tend to beat up on rapists here.

@WaffleCopter: I buy it. After the last oil spill we got all back to nature. In kindergarten we made save the whales buttons. I remember going to Earth Day and planting a tree in a giveaway 90s psychadelic shirt. I wonder if this latest oil spill will lead to a similar scenario or if we're just more selfish now.

@Ipomoea: What aisle do you find it in at Target? I swear I couldn't find any before my Disney World trip and thankfully it never ended up being necessary but with Missouri in the 90s already, I need it so badly. I can't do the 4 blocks in skirts anymore.

I was pulled out of my kindergarten class because I couldn't read and put into a special class with a dozen others. We were not taught phonics but rather whole word theory. I could read novels almost instantly but I couldn't figure out how pineapple would be spelled. I can't really do foreign languages now, though I…

@MollyGrue: This is so true. I had cancer and when I came back after a semester off, I was severely immuno-compromised. I needed my own room but the school insisted there weren't any and they just couldn't take any single roomed people whose roommates had left (we weren't allowed to buy out singles unless we were in…

I didn't realize that a post about patterns of disgust meant everyone had to come out and talk about just how gross my body is and how I am walking at death's door and I did it to myself and I should certainly never ever be sweaty and stinky (which makes me question how I should ever lose this weight) and I'm only…

When I was moving out of my parents' house, I had a lot of crap. I hadn't really unpacked from college, I had years of stuff and I was finally ready to let go. Cue me filling 7 garbage bags full of crap. And when I finally leave the house two days later (I was unemployed so I didn't get out much) I saw my mom had been…

@boxspelunker: I got a Baggalini bag which is a backpack but very convenient and looks a touch nicer than a schoolyard backpack. I love thier hipster one.

@NefariousCAT: I had lymphoma when I was 19/20. No one warned me one of my chemo drugs was light sensitive. The first time the sun hit me I screamed bloody murder and thought my skin was burning off. I've realized being pale is fine and a nice walk outside is better than laying out.

@applejuice: I can see it now. Monday: using crime scene tape as a stencil when painting your walls. Tuesday: how to get rid of that musty dead body smell. Wednesday: Where to dump your husband's body after he didn't do the dishes like he promised. Thursday: A good wallpapering scheme is a must for a prison cell!

@Federov: I was the kid who painted her snowflake every color of the rainbow, no matter how ugly it ended up, because I didn't want one of the colors to feel sad and left out.

As a resident wannabe superstar design blogger, I've discovered the secret is to find one thing you are good at and be disgustingly good at it. Like me, I like throwing ironic themed parties. I will make food that is hilarious (think Edward Cullen buttercream transfer cupcakes for a Twilight party) and used my Cricut…

@LadyCoCo: I'm right there with you. Just reread it last month.

@astridjane: We're the same height and size. I decided to buy clothes after reading the work clothing post and budgeted $500 to spend Friday. I left after 3 hours and not having spent anything except on lunch. I could have gotten a dress from Macys but I didn't need that style for work so I was out of luck. I'm always…

@Delta Sierra: Oh I'm loving that site. I look for blogs like that and instead find things that just seem frumpy and not anything realistic.