I am super grateful for my new job and immediately thought that I will support these judges in future elections 100% ad infinitum. However, I also automatically went to the place that wherever I move to in the future job-wise I will be advocating for these judges' children because of how much consideration I was…

Wow, those sound like extreme warnings for topical use. I personally have used castor oil frequently on my face for the past 4 years without any ill effects in addition to much rarer internal use. This was me slathering my face in 100% pure cold pressed, organic castor oil and leaving it on for hours at a time. It did…

OMG are you saying it is normal for OBGYNs to not do standard STI panels along with paps because I have been going to the same doctor since I was 13 and diagnosed with PCOS! She has never asked me to update my sexual history since then and I assumed we both assumed a 26 year old had moved into obviously needing that.…

Not to say anything about labor induction because I have never been in that position, but internally taken castor oil does not have that reaction. For labor induction, doulas do recommend internal use, however. Regardless, Pregnant women should consult professionals other than people on the internet if they are…

Well, in my experience the paid legal clerking positions are all about who knows the judge best. They like local people who aren't likely to move; I looked good because my family has been in the same county since 1829. But to get one if you don't have long term familial connections within the area, I suggest making…

You have all the good vibes I can give, and OMG they tried to hire an attorney for a secretary position?

Not experienced it personally, but taking castor oil is the tried and true method according to my crunchy friends.

I hope you aren't in the UK, because facesitting is now illegal there.

I have been regularly frequenting the sign-offs here for months with bad news about how much I hated moving back home after law school because my mother had a terminal cancer diagnosis. Thanks to everyone who has advised me in this tumultuous process. I am in therapy, but being able to hear back from people who have…

I totally agree about the marshmallows on sweet potatoes. My family only serves candied sweet potatoes, which is a magical mix of butter, sugar, and corn syrup that is baked into caramelization stickiness.

My family is more genteel and eschews the name "pig pickin' cake." We call it mandarin orange cake, and it is only appropriate in the spring and summer time. However, it is a staple, and my mom makes the best one ever.

That looks like a hashbrown casserole, which is a staple of Kentucky potlucks. They should at least give it a better name than "funeral potatoes."

Thankfully, I do not remember the most horrible Thanksgiving of my family, but the story has been repeated so often that it is inextricable from my thoughts of the holiday.

My Thanksgiving is already off to a great start. The whole family came home from dinner out to find the kitchen filled with smoke because mom left a pot on the stove. My bedroom reeks and is freezing because I have to keep all the windows open to get rid of the stench.

Go watch A Clockwork Orange right now you bratchny. You will not only learn a new language but gain a deeper appreciation for Beethoven.

My senior year of high school, 2006 for reference, the best teacher ever would let us watch Dumb and Dumber for the last few minutes of class. It took us a couple of months to watch the whole thing through, but then we would just start it over again.

When do you know when to join AA? Most of me thinks that even thinking of it means that I need to join. I know that I am using alcohol as a crutch to deal with my life right now, but the biggest thing keeping me from going to AA is labeling myself forever. I don't want people to constantly monitor or judge me when I…

The signature sounds cool. I remember feeling very important as a child because one of the VPs actually responded personally to a letter I wrote them. Before Mattel gained control, they were fabulous.

It was a revival style very popular in the last decades of the 19th century in America. Pretty much all "Victorian homes" in American are Queen Anne style. My childhood home was built in 1893 and very indicative of the style with a large front porch, balconies, and turret. I rehabbed the turret, the high tower room,…

The Pleasant Co. was fantastic and it the first name of the founder; I hate that Mattel bought them out. A vice president actually personally responded to a letter I wrote about Molly needing a bicycle for historical accuracy.