Yeah, I actually knew the father better and needless to say, it was a shock to both of them. He was totally a shit dad for a while, but fortunately for her and the kid, both sets of parents were really supportive and he got it together eventually.

I know one person that this has happened to and there were a few things involved.

I was walking on one of those parking blocks that they have to keep cars from driving through parking spots. You know, the ones that are, MAYBE 4 inches tall? Well, I fell off of it and skinned my whole leg. Ankle to upper thigh. Layer of skin gone. Because I fell 4 inches.

It reminds me of when my brother used to wrestle and would run in garbage bags to cut weight. Why yes, I do know a kid on his team who lost so much weight and got so dehydrated that he had a major electrolyte imbalance and had to spend time in the hospital AND wasn't allowed to wrestle after that.

Umm... so I used to dance at a studio that competed against Cathy's frequently and can back that up... like, I watched the show and the way they portray her is a lot like how I saw her back when I was dancing... I'm sure she's great to her own students, but yeah...

I disagree about that last point- for a lot of weddings I go to, the bulk of the guests are from out of town. I just went to a wedding where the bride's immediate family were the only people from in town, as in, her parents, because even her siblings had moved out of state. Basically, you'd be having two wedding…

True facts, I imagine polar bear is warm as shit. Like, they're specially evolved for ice water. You might have to wear it like a Tauntaun for full effect, but dude, I bet it works.

I want this to be a thing.

See, I think there's a huge difference between inviting no kids or a handful of kids and inviting one kid from a family and telling another one no. That's just rude and mean. I'm glad your dad said fuck that noise. What the hell did your grandmother think your parents were going to do? Leave you at home alone? (I…

With his parents, can you imagine anything else either?

Portia is a goddess. I wish I could rock a jumpsuit like this.

****Camilla Luddington (William and Kate?)

Yes! I also wasn't the best dancer, but they pushed me to be the best I could be while also encouraging me to be better at the things I was good at, like school. I got a ton of encouragement from my dance teachers, who really realized that not all of us wanted or could be professional dancers and pushed for other…

Exactly! I actually think it gets more fucked up over time because she starts punishing the kids because the moms aren't dedicated enough or some such bullshit. My mother would have pulled me out of that environment so fast, but fortunately, my studio was the most encouraging place I could imagine.

I have a weird out thing because I made the mistake of watching Dance Moms and that poor kid is on it. I danced in the same competition circuit as some of the studios on that show and everything about that show rubs me the wrong way from the dance and competition aspect, so, unfortunately for Maddie, she got a…

Right? I think I'd have been more ok with this if they had hired an actual dancer instead of Shia. Like, I think there's a weird creepy factor, but it was clearly intended and it would just be more effective with a dancer. There's tons of them out there!

As someone who voted for a shitty liberal this election, I approve this statement.

But da babiez!!

I've only been to one wedding recently where they didn't do it, and I left early, so they might have just not gotten around to it yet. My circle tends towards the mind blowingly old fashioned side when it comes to traditions like that though. Straight up, no one misses that one if it's not there.