Hugs! I’m in that boat and understand.

I worked in a grocery store through college (where I met Mr. Penguin). I remember the women on food stamps using every coupon, every rebate, every possible trick in the book to stretch their food dollar just so they could make it to the end of the month.

It needs to be family leave not maternity leave, especially as many of us have aging Boomer parents.

Yes, that’s how I read it. The author interviewed seemed to be making a different point, that the tag was used to dispute that Rodgers was actually a misogynist; either I didn’t properly understand what she was saying, or I think it’s an argument that needs to be unpacked more. Because to me it seemed like the…

Land O Lakes has a really good European style. I like Kerry butter and Katie butter. President is supposed to be good but I haven’t tried it yet. You can always make your own if you want. Sweet cream is easy to make just overwhip some cream until you have butter and the wash the butter in cold water. If you want…

“I can’t have kids.” Then maintain eye contact until they either change the subject or walk away.

If Tinder wants to keep The Olds off their service, all they have to do is restrict their matches to people their same age. It’s like kryptonite.

Yeah, I find it hard to believe that an ominpotent, all powerful God would allow the same disopbedient beings he had to kick out of paradise for not listening to instructions, write his or her biography and rules for living.

AT this point in the game, nobody is thinking about politics and who they’re voting for. THe first primaries are in March. Petitioning will start soon, but in most states, a non resident can’t circulate petitions.

Don’t forget, they have a lot of campaigns for smaller races as well, like state house & Senate!

True. But. In a civil law context there is a benefit to a claimant if the body that sets appropriate standards for the profession or industry uses stronger language :)

I straight up love seeing the bats. March is the verrrry beginning of the season so you should check batcon.org to see if they are back from Mexico. People line up on the bridge, but the best view by far is from the water. I have never done the tour, but they will get you into the best spot on the water right as the…

See, that’s where WW is super helpful... it’s not about counting calories. It’s about portions and eating healthier but also about the occasional cheats and tips to avoid going overboard. My indulgence is goldfish crackers. You’d be surprised at how many you can have (50?) for under 4 points.

I think there’s also an important lesson to be learned in realizing that every white person houses a lot of racism, and it often comes out at inopportune moments under stress. We need to be aware of that and actively recognize and fight against it, in ourselves and other people.

“Frankly, I think republican voting white women are a lost cause, and I just have no idea what I, as a liberal white woman, is supposed to do to get them into the fold.”

Honestly? I think half the problem is simply that we encourage the police to view anyone’s lives but theirs as not really mattering. We hop them up on relentless “us vs. them” mindset while in their entirely minimal, CYA-level training, and then we hand them weapons. And then we get surprised when the police react as…

My best friend growing up sounds like this molester. She used me and touched me and every male companion that I had as much as possible because she couldn’t handle rejection or any attention I got. 6 men have come out against her. I can’t even talk about it to people because no one takes women seriously and no one…

Re: your latter point, I see it as the “Americanization” of Europe. So much of modern Europe is actually newer than America. I mean, when America was founded, there was no Germany, no Italy, large portions of modern Europe were part of the Austro-Hungarian empire or the Ottoman Empire, and so on. Modern Europe as a…