I’ve been to a couple of those barre fitness classes, and there wasn’t any fake ballet BS going on, nor do I think anyone in the class thought they were doing anything resembling ballet — just getting some exercise!

Yes I did! :)

You have had waaayyy more to deal with at 28 than anyone should have to deal with ever. You have every right to cry all you want (although I know that gets old fast). It sucks being in the hospital, but I think if I were you I would feel better knowing I was somewhere where I could get help quickly if the clot…

You have had waaayyy more to deal with at 28 than anyone should have to deal with ever. You have every right to cry all you want (although I know that gets old fast). It sucks being in the hospital, but I think if I were you I would feel better knowing I was somewhere where I could get help quickly if the clot…

Groaning on your behalf. My weight has yo-yo’ed up and down my whole life, and I’m unfortunately now in an up period, and I feel your pain. However, I am also in Not Giving a Fuck mode, so losing the weight has to wait. :(

LOL! That’s one thing I’m glad to say I’ve never had to do. :D

Did something similar when I was in college in Texas just about an hour from the Oklahoma border. A friend in my dorm had never been out of Texas, so a few of us jumped in a car and drove over the border and back just so she could say she had been out of the state. :D Thanks for reminding me of that memory!

We went to South Dakota on a family vacation when I was in junior high (I think?). I was a huge Little House fan, and my parents thought about trying to get us to DeSmet, but it was such a long drive from the Black Hills/Mount Rushmore area that they decided against it. I enjoyed the part of S.D. we did see but would…

Yes, they do. It's so hard to find the right medicine in the first place, and then to have insurance dictate what you can or can't take? Argh! Keeping fingers crossed for you.

Bless you for helping your friend like that!

Love these comments! :D I'm relieved to know other people actually think about these things. I'm getting ready to move and am trying to get rid of stuff ... sold my large, hardback dictionary but kept a small paperback one, just in case of a power outage ... or the zombie apocalypse. Because, c'mon, proper spelling…

Good to know - thank you!

I hate it when my favorite brands change like that. I loved J. Jill's stuff 10 years ago when I couldn't even afford it on sale. Now that I have a little more money, it seems to be all oversize tunics ... not a good look on someone who's chubby but 5'1". :/

Another big waist, smallish hips person here ... is there a particular style of Ann Taylor jeans that works for you? And do they have petites?

Valentine's Day sucks. The end.

Thanks for explaining because I honestly didn't get this! Sounds like it'll be good for everyone, not just trans/nonbinary folks.

I've loved her ever since I read a quote of her that was something along the lines of, "My mother said she wished I were more bubbly. I told her, 'I'm a person, not a beverage.'"

Laughing because I can relate so well. I recently decided to buy a condo (a HUGE decision for me) and was struggling about it enough already before I stupidly told my mother what my concerns were about it. I am not sure which of us is the most neurotic & anxiety-prone, and she took it to a whole other level.…

I know it's easy to say "cut them out of your life" when it's not your family — people have suggested the same to me, and the idea scares me shitless. But I do hope you are limiting contact with these "family members" to the extent you can. These people may be related to you biologically but don't seem to have any…

I've been looking for a condo for a year and a half (and actually looked for a few months once before but gave up). Finally an offer I made on a place has been accepted! I'm trying not to get excited yet because I've come close before only to have things fall apart. I'm also terrified and hoping I've made the right…