I had a similar experience at 14 (what a shit year, eh?) and while I've pretty much dealth with what happened, having people constantly react like I must be terribly, terribly scarred often leaves me feeling like I should be more traumatized than I am. Everyone handles things in their own way, and I don't mean in any…

The CNN coverage of the verdict this morning left me absolutely livid. The entire thing was focused on how these young boys had had their lives ruined, and how hard it was to watch them be convicted, because they were so promising and this would follow them around for the rest of their lives.

What about a subscription to a beer of the month club?

I liked it when he tried to argue that dogfighting should be legal because abortion...

Thank you - that was something that I've struggled with for years, and it's taken a long time to really absorb that message.

Same here - 9 baby teeth and 4 adult teeth counted for diddly squat.

It doesn't bother me when it's used in the context of "alleged rapist" because yeah, that one time out of a million there may be a misidentification or something, but when it's used in the context of the victim or the crime it drives me nuts. When is the last time we heard about an "alleged hit and run" or an "alleged…

I feel like so much of this could be helped by getting the self directed, intelligent kids identified and pulled out of the main channel sooner. It's such a win-win; the gifted kids get an environment better suited to their needs, and the teachers don't have to deal with little hellions who are really just bored out…

Pig lagoons are probably the most disgusting thing I have ever had the displeasure of coming across. Scratch that - definitely the most disgusting thing.

I bumped into a telephone poll last week and apologized to it reflexively. Canada!

I had a dream a few weeks ago where I was sitting in a gym, and there was a golden retriever who was trying to hold three tennis balls at once but couldn't quite pull it off. I just sat, and played with him and talked to him in a goofy dog voice. It was a seriously wonderful respite from the nightmares I have…

Does anyone know what we can do to help get this clinic up and running?

I decided to give up animal products at age nine, and my two meat eating parents were okay with it. I'm now somewhere between vegan and strict vegetarian, and suffered no ill effects! I just made the connection one day between what meat was and what that meant for animals, and that was that.

I'm pro-abortion in the same way that I'm pro-cyst removal. It's a medical procedure that's no fun to undertake, but I'd get one if I needed one and everyone should have that option.

I imagine that generally a lining would need to be added after purchase, so that it can match the skin tone of the buyer.

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My pony would throw so much shade if I tried this. Not going to stop me though!

No problem! My avatar is actually Lucile Bluth from Arrested Development - I'm 20. What I mean is the constant pressure to be accommodating, polite, and above all nice to everyone. It seems like girls, much more so than guys, are shut down and told they are "making a scene" or "being a bitch/crazy/rude" if they openly…

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply! The place I'm going to seems rather on the up and up, and I'm glad to hear you had good results with the LightSheer as it's the one that the clinic I'm going to uses.

Do you have any recommendations re: laser type? I have very pale skin and almost black hair.