I'm 22 and have a cousin who is 14 years older than me who I am pretty close to and think of as a strong woman. One of our other cousins is a year younger than me. Anyway, about 2 years ago, my younger cousin and I got into an argument with my older cousin about Twilight. My older cousin loved it, and we were SO…

YES! Forget the RiRi Hearts MAC line*. I think what Lorde would bring out would be more along my alley.

I can't tell you if it makes it worse or not. I can't say if it truly makes it better, either. Because there's really no scientific proof. If you have real periodontal disease, you need to consult a dentist or periodontist for that. If you just have gum inflammation and slight recession, I'm sure swishing around with…

Let me try to explain. If you have 5+ mm pocket, what could oil possibly do? At that point, your gums have formed pockets deep enough that would result in bone loss, thus making your teeth vulnerable to fall out in the long run. Oil isn't going to promote bone growth or reseal pockets. If you have periodontal disease…

Aw, poor great gran of yours :\ But she sounds like she was a strong, independent lady.

"She told The Telegraph that marrying her husband, Yukic Okawa, in 1919, was one of the happiest moments of her long life. One of the worst moments: losing him 12 years later in 1931."

Fair enough; the conversation was a admittedly derailed.

It's not just the acts of some sick priests, though. If there's an institution with inherent flaws, those who participate in the institution can't just sit back and say, "Hey, no one I personally know is part of this clusterfuck, so I'm not going to do anything about it." Ignoring it is just as much of a problem. You…

Oh definitely; I can't imagine being a woman who has had no backup plans or no independent worth and has to deal with abuse, cheating, or divorce.

LOL, I didn't know that. I met my boyfriend at our state school during my last semester of university and am going to an Ivy League school for grad school. I'm so happy that I met my boyfriend when I did because there's probably no way in hell I'd want to date any of the guys at my school. Particularly those in my…

Life is too short to read bad books.

Very true; I hope I never become this bitter when I'm older (but I have a feeling that I won't be like this lady).

You're totally right about the stage of life. One of my best friends got engaged the week after graduation. I'll think it will work for her because they will be engaged for over a year before the wedding. Also, even though she's back in school and will be for another 4 years, he is 4 years older than her and has been…

Haha, engineers are my favorite. My dad's an engineer. My boyfriend is in the same engineering field as my dad (although they do wildly different things—he's in industry and my dad's in academia). Most of my friends at university were either on their way to becoming doctors (like me) or were studying engineering.

Well, at least she had a backup plan with college! A rather expensive backup plan, but still, haha.

Haha, exactly. Pirated copy or like...in the library or book store (which hopefully wouldn't even carry this shit.)

That makes so much sense. And yes, I believe she is divorced.

Good point! I didn't really think about that sort of audience, but it makes sense.

I apologize, it wasn't my intention to mean that young married people weren't independent. I'm just saying that young women should be able to enter college without being burdened by the idea that this is the only time in which they to find their future partner. Rather than seek it out, let it happen (like you…

That's really scary to think because I'd like to think that most modern-day moms would also value their daughter's career and educational goals, if that was what their daughter desired.