A lot of us poor kids who got an allowance had to then use that allowance for clothes and school supplies, you know. If I wanted non-hand-me-down clothes (and I’m talking hand-me-downs from strangers, not an older sibling), I had to use money I got from the grandparents for Christmas/birthdays. Most of our childhood…

I love Dirty Dancing and Patrick Swayze but I have to say that seeing a Baby with a similar body shape to mine is pretty exciting. I’ll give it a chance.

Ugh I had no idea! Thanks for letting me know - no more Dillard’s for me either!

Occasionally, but their prices are too high. If I want to pay $40 for a pair of shoes I can find good ones in the clearance at Dillard’s or Macy’s. I think that’s their problem - they jacked up prices and the quality isn’t worth what they’re charging.

It’s pretty standard. Find out the average, then add some to that. When they ask you about it, tell them, “Well X is the average, but I’d like to start at X because of my skills/experience/etc.” That’s what I did. I didn’t end up with the full amount I wanted, but I ended up higher than they wanted to give me, and…

“Enough.”

When you go for an interview, you’ll likely have some interaction with a reeeptionist or assistant - ask them what time people generally call it a day and how many hours a week people typically work.

The answer to that question is a solid “probably.”

It was the slut he had that lunch meeting with. Don’t you know lunch meetings lead straight to sin?! ;-)

I clicked on that one, and learned the plot of this movie is batshit crazy...

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!

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.