I think that blogger is a little more tongue-in-cheek than the creator of Cliquey Pizza. She just unironically loves 80s series.

You can find books in this Goodreads group! Just read the rules first :) https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/185…

So I’m a little young to have read these crappy 80s series, but I’ve encountered them on Goodreads because I’m a fan of retro/vintage children’s books (usually fantasy stories, though). I’ve found this blog called Cliquey Pizza that reviews these old 80s books very earnestly and it’s sort of wonderful. https://cliqueyp…

On my travels of the internet, I’ve found this website that sells 80s teen books http://sweetheartsromancebooks.com

Lol. But really, she became famous for the same Disney show Zendaya was on.

My mom is Jewish and my dad grew up Christian but is pretty much an atheist now. We always celebrated Christmas & Easter. I didn't even know that Easter was religious until I was around 9 or something...haha. The only time I celebrated holidays in a more religious way was when we'd do Jewish holidays with my…

I’m in a teacher training program right now and we looked at part of the 11th grade language arts test. I actually thought it looked pretty good, but I also don’t think that the majority of students will do well on it. Especially for students who are in high school now and grew up doing STAR test prep, Common Core…

ohay! I’m in Long Beach too :]

I would go to a doctor. To me, though, it possibly sounds like GERD. If you can’t get to the doctor right away, try taking Tums or (even better) ranitidine before you go to sleep and see if they make a difference at all.

Last year California started SBAC testing, and that’s supposed to be better than the STAR. Here’s hoping.

Interesting to know. It’s hard to find chocolate without dairy - most companies I buy from tend to be very careful about allergens, which would explain why they don’t give me problems. A lot of companies that make cheaper chocolate usually add a little bit of milk fat even into their dark chocolate.

Chocolate naturally has no milk in it.

This wouldn’t work for all produce, but if you have oral allergy syndrome, cooking it should prevent any reactions.

I don’t really know. My guess is that the facilities are using the same machines to make different batches of chocolate, while perhaps other facilities have dedicated machines to certain products. I have a fairly severe dairy allergy, and Trader Joe’s is the only company that has consistently given me allergies from…

You probably have oral allergy syndrome. It’s pretty much never a big deal http://www.webmd.com/allergies/feat…

They do it on these chocolate sticks already (picture from Amazon). While most companies are just covering their asses by these warnings, Trader Joe’s chocolates usually DO contain milk (even if they’re not on the actual ingredient list, just the “may contain” warnings). That’s why I don’t eat TJ’s chocolate anymore…

Ingredients lists already do that

That’s nice to hear. I have a fairly severe milk allergy, but I have never had a problem with cross-contamination of processed foods EXCEPT with Trader Joe’s chocolate. A lot of companies cover their asses by saying “may contain _____” or “produced in the same facility as ______” but I’ve personally almost never had…

Um, no....Chocolate comes from roasted & ground cacao seeds. It’s similar to coffee. There’s no milk unless you add it. Do you think the Aztec were adding milk to their chocolate?

To be honest, that’s the way I feel about most stories about accidental pregnancies where the characters decide to go through with it (whyyyyyy). I wasn’t as bothered by it in the movie Waitress as I am with other stories (but ymmv). Possibly that’s because Keri Russell was in her 30s in Waitress, as opposed to being…