Yeah, that stood out to me as well. Tattooing doesn't "clash" with having kids. Check out all these punk rock dads (some with forehead tattoos, even) winning at parenting!

I buy vinyl records every so often. I pirate for popular artists, but for smaller, independent, or mid-level bands, I usually buy via iTunes or Bandcamp.

It takes a certain type of person to do spin in a government job — you need to be able to justify your actions with your own personal ethical code. I can't, so I have zero aspirations in politics.
Worry not, fellow Jezzie. I'm leaning towards not-for-profits. But I can still see how it's got to be a nightmare of a job…

My crisis communications prof has an analogy for cleaning up after dumb politicians as a PR practitioner: "Sir, you have given me a turd. I can buff it, shine it, and I can even spray paint it gold. But at the end of the day, it's still a turd."

It's definitely a risk! My dog isn't a teacup, but when small breeds are puppies, they're pretty gosh darn small. Once they start running and playing, you have to be so, so careful. Mine was like a tiny, fluffy lightning bolt.

THIS! Our pom wasn't bred intentionally so she has a pointy snout, she's slightly less fluffy and she's bigger — just under ten pounds. And she's gosh darn cute.

Especially the "flat face" part. I cringed.

Sharing Baby DMC because she's a pomeranian with a face that isn't flat, at 10 pounds of fluffy happiness, and she hair flips in the face of teacup breeding :)

I don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, but that thing looks like the product of breeding runts for like 10 generations.
I hate these asshole breeders that partake in the weirdo genetic experiments that are micro / teacup dogs. They're bred for les cutes with zero consideration of whether that's a healthy weight for…

Yeah, and like what if you're a doctor?
"I've touched countless vaginas, BUT ALL FOR MY JOB I SWEAR"

I once wrote a semi-satirical Plenty of Fish profile in my journal that was VERY similar to this. Kind of like, what my profile would read if I was being honest.
But actually posting it? NEVER. Too coy for that shit.

I'm the exact same way. I made it my mission to drop my midwestern accent once I moved to Ontario. It took very little time and effort before I began to sound like a hybrid upstate New Yorker / Ontarian.

My thoughts exactly — like the teen pregnancy mod for TS3.

This would be a genius tactic of silent protesting. Poop on all your neighbours' lawns that have campaign signs of a party you oppose!
#OperationRePOOblican2016

That makes a whole world of sense. Tiny models in ads are probably discreet and tame compared to witnessing people communicating the value of thinness or policing others.

This was an interesting perspective — thanks for sharing! I've always been curious about what body image is like in cultures that are less saturated in media.

Thanks for bringing this up. This is so incredibly important and needs to be discussed

I loved the part about taking yourself the ballet and learning to drive a stick!

This is so, so relatable. It's taken longer than I would have liked for me to do the self-esteem 180, but I'm happy I am here. :)

Ahhhh! I can't wait to be 60 and have long, silver, wavy hair. I'm going to look so wise and ethereal. People will stop me at random asking for life advice. STOKED.