Due to threats of possible abandonment charges

I'm an adoptive mom. When my kid was going through issues you know what I was doing? I was looking in to temporary residential care or other programs to help treat my child, not removing her from the family. My DHS was supportive, they know her behavior warranted the discussion. Thankfully we found counseling and…

They didn't consider the effect this would have on already abused and traumatized children because they didn't think of them as children, but vanity tokens.

These people sound like garden variety abusive foster/adoptive parents to me. I have met so many people like them who use a bullshit "RAD" diagnosis as an alibi for neglecting, or outright emotionally abusing their children. It's a disgrace and a human rights abuse the way professionals have introduced this diagnosis…

Oh, fuck off you gigantic piles of fucking shit for humans. There are goddamn programs to help with things like reactive attachment disorder and if you had contacted DHS with your concerns and let them know about the bind you were in, they could have helped you find appropriate support and probably worked along with…

Except that, unfortunately, she was. In 2013, her lawyer and agent convinced her to sign over her IP, To Kill a Mockingbird itself, to him. And she did so. It took the threat of massive lawsuit to get this unethical bastard sign back the rights to Ms. Lee, who had by then had numerous serious health issues.

Once I was at a steampunk con with my friend Monique Motil and her old work wife Autumn Adamne. Monique and Autumn founded Dark Garden Corsetry's original store back in the day, and we were in a hotel coffee shop. Autumn was eating a sandwich and french fries and Monique was eating fries off her plate. Monique said,…

The Victoria Secret Angels subsist on egg powder, water, and vitamins for weeks leading up to their Fashion Show and there's no hysteria over that. I don't see how this is any worse.

I do understand that, but this is a Disney fairy tale.. And she is already a tiny girl. I think just a normal bodice with the big skirt would have been more than sufficient. I do love the look of the serious corsets, but just seems a little unnecessary in this case.

I've been doing a lot of historic costuming lately (Victorian, Regency) and the idea that she only felt comfortable eating soup while wearing her corset actually... makes total sense to me. The idea that she was wearing "too tight" of a corset or they should have laced her more loosely just-kinda doesn't make sense,…

This is so fucking gross.

I knew it. See, ladies! You don't have to be photoshopped to have a disproportionately sized waist! You can just wear a corset at all times and only eat soup. Sounds grand.

How many fucking times must a woman ask to be left alone before people will listen?

This chart won't be spot on for everyone, but it is still effective at giving you a general idea for choosing a location.

When I was suddenly given a cancer diagnosis, we were stunned. But, I later found out from my mother that he called and told her that she didn't need to worry. He was not ever leaving me and that he would take care of her only child no matter what.

Yeah, this is really how I feel about it. There's no point in arguing over who "deserves" the money, because this is such a ludicrous level of wealth that it's really gone beyond any notion of merit. Just slice it up according to the law and end it!

I usually just do milk, butter, salt and a few other herbs, like parsley and dill weed (and garlic, because my boyfriend is a garlic fiend).

OH GOD. My Mother-in-Law does this with goat cheese. She can't eat cow dairy, so she has goat dairy in every form in the house, and normally uses it copiously in her cooking. I strongly STRONGLY dislike goat cheese. The smell makes me gag, the taste make me sick, and if I actually eat it I get an upset stomach. …

I love this series. I love this blog. Can you research sunscreen chemicals?! I would but loafing takes up too much of my time.

Please tell us more about your baking soda experience. Did it dry out your skin? Just a mild exfoliator?