Takoma Park? I kind of grew up there (moved there in 8th grade and stayed until my first few years in college, then moved to Takoma DC) and we weren’t by any means wealthy but more lower to middle middle class, as were most of my friends who lived in the “Granola Park”/Silver Spring area. We had one bathroom but we…

What ABSOLUTE bullshit. I had my first UTI at 11 and it was agonizing. I have no idea what caused it since I didn’t lose my virginity until I was a senior in high school. I have no idea how I got through it because every UTI I’ve ever had since then I’ve had to get antibiotics to treat it or it won’t go away. My PE…

I was fully awake for mine. I had my lowers out for free at NIH as part of a pain study - it wasn't what it sounds like, they wanted to collect cells after the procedure to see how pain affected them, or something like that. So yeah, fully awake with a local and a Valium IV. The worst parts of it were getting the IV,…

Since you asked: the Miracle Cream from this line is freaking amazing.

Oh Lord, you had to remind me of his heart attack. I adored that actor in that role so much.

I want someone to make an honest to God decent version of A Wrinkle In Time, A Wind In The Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. The version that came out in 2003 was such a disappointment, even though I adore Alfre Woodard. Also? Forget Nancy Drew (not that I don’t adore her - my bookshelf full of vintage ‘30's - ‘50's…

Don’t forget this is the same group of people who nominated The Tourist. All credibility should have been lost as of then.

THAT is a very interesting question. Why do we remain stuck (as a relatively stuck person myself)?

Yes, me too. I was trying to make some connection to GOTH and the acronym for Gone With The Wind. Talk about brain hurt.

because they are buying it from UO. If they really gave any fucks about smudging they would buy it from the source (or if they are lucky they know someone who lives where there is sage and they will make them a bundle - like my mom did one year - sagebrush was all over the place in the part of Oregon she was living in…

those of you who want to add more water (I feel your pain, I am terrible at water myself). I downloaded an app to my phone that reminds me to drink water. I don’t meet my quota, like, ever but I have been drinking a lot more and that’s something! It makes a noise like water being poured into a glass so every time I…

I can’t thank you enough for these words and thank you for reminding me about “wonder” because I think that was a childhood trait that I lost touch with and need to revive. I wish I could wrap my arms around this entire thread and everyone in it. I feel filled with hope and inspiration and if that isn’t the best and…

Thank you so much for your original post because my first sentence was my immediate response, so your question, seen at the right time, lit a nice little tender fire under me. My “brand”, my tagline or “mission statement” with my work, if you will is “You are stronger, more beautiful, more powerful than you know.” by…

Just occurred to me and maybe I’m stating the obvious but people are usually on the offensive because of something that they are afraid of and people fear fat (fat women in particular) and making fun of it makes them feel like they have power of these feelings. So if people fear fat (or more specifically fat women)…

I’m resolving to make being kind to myself my full-time job. I wrote and re-wrote a long-winded paragraph about it and decided to delete the whole thing. I don’t have to justify this - I believe a lot of women will understand the discomfort in stating a resolution like this and the need to explain why. Part of the art…

Have y’all seen the Life On A Chain commercial? I was caught unawares while watching one of my holiday guilty pleasures (A Diva’s Christmas Carol with Vanessa Williams and Kathy Griffin). I never actually full on cried during the Sarah McLachlan commercial, get teary eyed yes, cry no. The newest commercial made me…

That is one of my favorite things ever to say, I probably say it at least once a month and I love the puzzled looks I get when I say it.

I’ve had a few of those. So, mostly my sex dreams are about self-pleasuring, but in really odd ways, like either some really awkward thing like bumping against a corner of a wall or being in bed but it’s kind of public and I’m trying to bring it home but it’s weird and furtive. I’ve had several over the last 5 years…

Not long after 9/11 I overheard a conversation between two people I knew at work (one of whom I thought was a particularly nice person so imagine my surprise when...) and they were discussing the fact that so many of the victims who died that day were not going to heaven because they weren’t baptized. The tone of the…

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