Thank you!

Thank you for this. I have been using Noom for nearly a year, and basically nothing has changed. I am virtually the same weight I was before. I feel like a big, fat failure. But maybe what failed was this “program,” not me.

OMG, Brokeback Mountain! If I see it’s on cable, I have to hurry and change the channel.

Be sure to read the directions for your prep. With a newer prep called Clenpiq, you are not supposed to refrigerate it or mix it with anything. (I am guessing maybe those things make it less effective - ?) I almost put the bottles in the fridge before reading the insert.

Yes, I have this problem with buying for my mother. She doesn’t want knick knacks at this point in her life, but if she needs something practical, she can afford to buy herself the nicest version of it she wants. I can’t buy food items because she has a very restricted diet. She has severe allergies, so bath/beauty…

Wow. :( I’m really sorry that happened to you.

When I was around 9, my mother gave me a self-help book for kids about making and keeping friends, or something along similar lines. I know she meant well, but no kid wants to be reminded about their social struggles on Christmas Day. :(

Once -- I think when I was a teenager, or maybe in college? -- I asked my mother why she never complimented my looks. And she basically told me, “Because I’ve always known you weren’t beautiful.” Yeah, that messes with your head just a little. :(

Ewwww. What are they thinking??

Has anyone but me seen this? I was *shattered* by the end. I don’t think I’ve ever cried more watching a movie — and I’ve been around a while.

“The Man in the Moon” makes me weep uncontrollably. Oof.

Your wife has been through a lot. :( There have been some similar dynamics in my family, through multiple generations. I think it’s more common than most people realize. It’s just not something we talk about publicly. 

Wow. My mom has said some doozies, but I think y’all win. I’m sorry.

How many hoops do we all have to jump through just to navigate daily life? At some point this becomes totally ridiculous.

Thanks for making me laugh out loud several times. I would probably die of shock conversing with you in real life (I’m squeamish about bodily functions), but reading this is delightful. :) 

I had an appliance repair guy at my house last week to work on my dishwasher, and he gave me some random advice -- one thing being, don’t use the self-clean feature, or you’ll need to call a repair person out for an expensive call. ;)

That sounds AWESOME.

I will never, ever make this pie, but oh boy, did I ever laugh reading this! Thank you.

I’m sorry that happened to you. I’ve been afraid that if I ask someone to wear a mask, they’ll attack me in some way. Maybe just verbally if I’m lucky.

I found out the hard way about glass cleaner. Name-brand all the way.