I'm not condescending to anyone. I said that if you don't have a birth certificate, it is hard to get a state issued ID. Yes, the DMV is an equalizer, but if you don't have all the proper paperwork, you are not getting an ID. And where I live, just walking in is no guarantee that you will get seen that day. You need…

To answer your first question, generally speaking, no, banks do not offer short term loans with no collateral. As to the second question, you'd be surprised how many people don't have their birth certificate, for whatever reason. No birth certificate makes it hard to get a state issued id. Not insurmountable, but…

My MIL is taking delivery in November. Apparently there is a big waiting list for these vehicles. Ill let y'all know what the ride is like then.

My barre studio is closed for a week because they are moving studios and I am really bummed out about this. So the answer is yes, I am a cultish devotee to my regimen.

I'm feeling the exact same way. I think this was a great read for us teachers as we head into the new school year.

I'm telling you, I went the local AAA office and had my passport photo taken. It was an amazing photo. I looked glow-y and vivacious.

Oh my gosh, my two favorite wedding gifts were the flat wear and bedding we received. matching flat wear soothes my soul.

I was raised with the idea that the only wedding event that "required" a gift is the bridal shower. After that, anything beyond that was a delightful extra. That said, my family is half east coast Italian, half east coast German and we received a hefty chunk of cash as wedding gifts. My husband, who's family is…

I had the same thing happen in my teaching credential program. I'm all, "you do know half your students will be girls... "

Oh my Lord, you are so right. My whole life has been a lie. I need to get to church!

Seriously. I am a teacher now, and I always joke that if I committed a crime, I would be found instantly, because I have had so many DOJ and FBI scans.

I JUST ATE A NECTARINE!

INSULT ANYONE? Fuck that! Every public school district in America requires some kind of background check. The YMCA requires a background check for potential daycare/after school care and camp counselors. Fuck, even the day program I worked at for adults with developmental disabilities required a background check. The…

I have a similar horrifying picture of me at my BFF's bachelorette party in a club in Cabo. I am wearing a penis necklace and a pink feather boa.

What?!? No cigarette lit from the wrong end?

I think DrIDiom was referring to the fact that the US was still deeply entrenched in the Cold War in the 1980's and then the WTC bombing of '93 and Oklahoma City bombing in '95. Yes, both countries were prosperous, but there was also much to fear.

I still get a crease, but my hair creases easily. :( they are still cuter than scrunchies, so I will continue to use them.

Scrunchies ARE juvenile, although they create fewer hair creases for us straight haired ladies.

There have been times when I have asked students to leave the room for less. I teach 6th grade and our classrooms are in pods, so I usually just send a kid out to sit at the table in the pod. I frame it as, "okay, I think you need a 2 minute break." They then have time to calm down.

We do this every year in our 6th grade social studies class. Instead of barbies, we use stuffed animals because they can be eviserated and you can put the stuffing in the canopic jars. The kids LOVE it. I have a feeling the parents hate it, because I make them decorate the sarcophagi over spring break. Example from…