Oh yeah, shutting down would be a normal reaction too, and I think trying to grab it might be instinct. I just kind of hope I've handled enough animals to react appropriately, but who really knows?

Veterinarian. I actually finished already. The book sounds great though.

I've added that one to list. I have a bizarre fascination with rabies and have had it since before vet school.

I think I'd have kicked at it and tried to get away. No way would I let it anywhere near my face, and I handled raccoons a fair amount when I worked at the wildlife hospital plus I also have had pre exposure rabies prophylaxis.

Oh wow. I'd also first guess distemper because they look zombies with that one, but you can't rule out the dumb form of rabies either. I had something similar happen when I was doing wildlife rehab, but in that case, the cop caught it and brought it to me. It was an adult that I could pick up and handle (with…

Me too. This mom really makes me happy because I never felt like I could say no that I had to soften it and try to please everyone. Hell, my dad was sitting next to a classmate's parents at our senior graduation dinner and they went on and on about their son had the biggest crush on me but was too shy to ask me out. I…

Years later, my father has barely forgiven me for turning down an offer from Notre Dame, and my uncle and cousins probably never will.

They, of course, have not yet figured out a way to avoid paying their female employees money. Once this this holy money is in hand, the women can use it to pay for unholy birth control and even abortions. The university just feels the need to economically sanction women by denying basic preventative care that…

A budget provision would allow Ohio to give federal money for low-income mothers and children to groups that include crisis pregnancy centers.

People are scared even if rationally they think vaccinating is probably the right thing. Because there is so much misinformation out there about vaccinations, people decide to delay to feel like they are exerting control over a scary situation even if what they are requesting is not based on actual evidence.

Sometimes, pediatricians will recommend scheduling vaccines based on a baby's due date and not his or her actual age in the case of premature babies, so maybe that's what was going on there.

Yeah, my sister was really concerned about allergies and vaccines with her youngest because my nephew has freaking weird reactions everything so much so that all the pediatricians in the group are reluctant to give him any novel systemic medications unless they are desperate. Fortunately, he has done just fine with…

He's a hpocrite. He likes to rail against corruption and talk about how the state can't afford to pay public employees or fund Planned Parenthood, but he had no problem getting the state to pay for expensive flights and accommodations for him and his family. Actually, he used to regularly exceed the government travel…

I have the last one left. That's probably a bad sign that I didn't remember until this post that I hadn't seen the finale. I did binge-watch Coven though. It was so absurd that I had to keep watching it though the ending was kind of disappointing.

Yes, my niece hasn't begged for a new Frozen dress or toy in at least 2 weeks, and she doesn't want to make every party have a Frozen theme anymore. Clearly, something had to be done.

Now I can't stop singing ... "might solve a mystery or rewrite history. Duck Tales..."

Minus the sash and t-shirt, that's pretty much what my brother and sister did for me when I graduated from vet school, and it was a great, low-key time.

I thought they were too until my brother and his friends started getting married. For whatever reason, his circle of friends was really into the whole weekend getaway concept, which is great if you can afford it. The issue was that everyone in the bridal parties couldn't afford the wedding, all the crap that went with…

This. My cousin and her husband have their own kids and also take in foster kids. They both have decent jobs, but with her school loans, the mortgage and everything else, help is pretty welcome, and the foster kids qualify for assistance. She has actually started making SNAP only trips where she buys boring,…

Poor quality is not equal to actively toxic. Like eating McDonalds every day may eventually lead to your death, but it doesn't contain actual recognized toxins. You can have whatever opinion you want of the food, and anyone with eyes can read the ingredients and tell they're pretty much minimum nutritional…