Physical books are almost orgasmic for me (the look, the feel, the smell...everything!), but you can pry by Kindle Paperwhite from my cold, dead fingers.

I got all right!

Thank heavens...this was bullshit from the get-go.

Haha! I had them on a cruise a few months ago... I described it as chickeny-fish or fishy-chicken... I didn’t know which was more apt. But I liked the taste, though!

It makes a difference for me to say, “I feel sad,” rather than “I am sad.” When my mood is low, the latter makes me think that I’ll never change, but the fomer helps me to remember that it’s temporary.

This is inspiring! Keep on cookin’!

Most of the problems I had were purely psychological [...]

Jesus, that’s really poignant...the guilt of forgetting...

Damn straight! Leaving all your shopping for the end of the year makes things more stressful, and being more stressed out makes you ‘settle’ for more expensive gifts than you actually intended to buy, in the name of getting the shopping done and over with.

Great answer!

Seems so obvious, now that I think about it...makes a helluva lot of damn sense.

I can’t believe so many people are missing the point of this article...I would summarise it by saying “Telepathy does not exist.”

Yep, I’m signed in with Prime as well...but still no dice.

Yep, I’m signed in with Prime as well...but still no dice.

Hey Shep...the link doesn’t seem to work for me...when I click it, I’m only getting a page with personal recommendations...*shrugs*

Hey Shep...the link doesn’t seem to work for me...when I click it, I’m only getting a page with personal…

In real, adult life people are much more forgiving of minor mistakes.

Get out of my head, Eric. ;-)

This was a wonderful article, Melanie! I’ve struggled with being too empathetic (I think it played a big part in my depression/anxiety especially when I was younger), so this post is very helpful. Thank you!

Don’t get hoodwinked by BIG SKETCH.

Let each parent keep their own last name. Then when children are born, boys get the father’s last and and girls get the mother’s last name.

Yes! Preach it, brother!