I’ve never listened to it, only read it, but “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy is a beautiful novel if you haven’t read it already. Also, anything by Julia Alvarez.

Forgive me for sounding condescending, but have you read “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”? Maya Angelou had a similar experience, only instead of suicide, her rapist was murdered by her family members, and she discusses her guilt over it in the book.

I’m going to throw out a guess here that you are not a woman. A lot of women, myself included, tend to notice things like it. It stems from hypervigilence, not intentional eavesdropping.

In a few places, they’re required to pay minimum wage, like where I live. Interestingly, I very rarely have less than excellent service - well-paid employees are happy employees, and happy employees are better employees!

I’ve never had a blood or urine test at an annual exam. Usually they just look inside you and if everything is hunky dory, send you on your way. The only test I’ve had down by a GYN is a Pap smear, and those have nothing to do with birth control.

Do you have a source for that Planned Parenthood accusation? Because PP already gives pills out for free.

Disagree. I knew a certain type of BC pill was giving me negative side effects even though doctors INSISTED it was not. It took 3 different doctors until I convinced one to switch me to a different pill. No more side effects.

Good thing he wouldn’t have to gestate a fetus for 9 months. And if the guy is concerned than he can always - you guessed it -wear a condom!

Condoms rely on the male using them correctly. They don’t put power in the hands of girls to prevent pregnancies.

Judges do not make anywhere near 7 figures a year. And the attorneys need time to prepare for sentencing - you don’t know beforehand what the jury is going to decide.

First, get her claws clipped. It won’t hurt her if the person doing it knows what they’re doing. Second, you probably need to spend some one-on-one time with her. Don’t approach her or corner her - just sit on the floor with some treats and let her come to you. When she eats from you, you can start some gentle play…

Yes on the tired thing! Some of my coworkers are in super good shape and work out religiously, and chubby lil me is over here exhausted by 5:00. I’ve gotta have a physical and some blood work done tho. Thyroid issues run in the family and I have not had a physical in many years!

Ugh job hunting sucks, I know how you feel. Before I ended up with mine, I did some temp work to bring in a few bucks, keep any depression at bay, and keep me busy (you can sign up with a temp agency), then, after applying to probably a hundred different jobs, took an entry-level job and worked my way up. When I was…

When I first saw the trailer, I said, “Oh, it’s basically a shot-for-shot remake, I’ll pass.”

I saw a FB post about it the other day from some conservative religious group and a bunch of the comments were along the lines of “Disney is so awful now. I haven’t watched anything Disney since Walt.” Walt Disney. Nazi sympathizer Walt Disney was some great role model but a gay kiss is the sign of the end times.

Thanks for all the info! It sounds pretty intense; I don’t know if it’s for me. I really only have about 30 pounds to lose but I’ve been trying to lose this weight for so many years, my heavy work schedule prevents much exercise, and I’m just really frustrated at this point. I should probably start with a nutritionist…

It’s cheesy and corny and the dialogue is not well-written...

I was just about to post this video! Between Eric and Brandon, it was responsible for a good chunk of my sexual awakening...

Oh man, Vincent. Check out “The Velocity of Gary.” You’re welcome. ;-)

Yup, I used to do the same thing - not eat for a week, binge, laxatives. It’s not a “cleanse,” it’s disordered eating and medical professionals should definitely not be encouraging it.