I worked assessment/intake at a psych hospital for a while. I mean, I saw and heard a lot, but I am still disappointed I never got a patient with a tin foil hat.

I feel awful. But I’m dying laughing. Dying. My husband thinks I’m a douche. I’m dying.

Similarly not really gross, but my OB was doing a scrape sample thingy way up me (I’m drunk and cannot remember the clinical name) and she was digging and digging and clamping and it hurt like hell and she was like, “I’m sorry! You just have the tiniest, cutest little cervical canal! It’s hard to reach where I want to…

I miss Chafee! He seems like a good boy! I still havn’t broke the news to my dog, Oliver, that he isn’t in fact president.

The sluggish pacing and deep breathing reminds me of an evil alt universe Lurch.

Hahaha! Adorable!

Pictures with alcohol as part of the content have significantly increased the amount of drinks considered “normal drinking.” Pretty alarming.

So, you mean they should have just gotten someone in recovery to model the pictures? This women could be, for all we know.

Yup. His clown shit affected 4 Dallas schools today and a Denton one...

Very very very sad.

Hurricane Pumpkin Andy is Orange has a nice ring to it!

My husband is so not a sports person. He jokes about starting conversation with people by saying, “so, how ‘bout local sport team?”

I always find myself with mental fog, disconnected from the world and super sluggish in September and October. It’s like being in limbo, waiting for that first energizing chill in the air that is advertised as being just around the corner but just... never... comes... Summer is exhausting.

I don’t think anyone here is arguing that nurturing touch isn’t healthy and biological necessary for development, and I don’t think that is the essence of the argument I am making about allowing a toddler and older decide if they want to embrace/kiss a family member or not. We are to soothe, touch, massage, play…

YES! Well said! Part of my job is teaching parenting and recovery classes to CPS mandated women. If there is one thing I hear the most is role reversal. “Who is support for you?” “My daughter (6 yo). I tell her everything.”

Yes! An example of an easy one... If grandma is asking grandkid for a hug/kiss before leaving, and grandkid says no, and grandma is like “cmon you love your grandma, I need a hug before you go!” As a parent, or simply an adult, RESPECT THAT! No “go Kiss your grandma!” I know Grammy wants some loving, but teaching…

Agreed but I would be 110% cool with separate train cars...

I LOVE Al Roker when he is actually doing meteorological weathery real things!

When it woke me up, I thought, “what they hell are the neighbors above me doing?”

Also, one thing we don’t think about often is... Never make a kid hug someone (ie grandma, grandpa, etc). The whole... “come and give me a hug! hug your grandma! give your aunt a kiss!” while the kid is saying no.... Kids should never be forced to touch someone outside of their personal space that they have decided…