OMG, the “Why don’t you give your child siblings?” crowd. You know what? If you have sibs, you might be close, you might not, it’s a crap shoot. DH and I come from large broods and neither of us were up for that. Our kid is great and we were able to provide for her in a way that would not have been possible with 2 or…

It’s only a murder if they’re Goths...otherwise it’s definitely a flock or a giggle.

You’re lucky, when I was in first grade, my teached had a Talk with my mother because I had the nerve to “disregard” her flag-coloring instructions by using turquoise blue and red-violet on the American flags in a coloring assignment. Nevermind that the colors of the faded flag out the window were closer to my…

I don’t think she looks too bad for her age, but that shade of pink is soooo not right for her. I’d have put her in something darker and if she really wanted the pink, used it as an accent instead. A deep, slightly shimmery gray-blue might be good...

Wear it, and act like it’s the most normal thing in the world. Or don’t even aknowledge it. It’s so much fun!

I have a small rhinestone tiara that my daughter picked for my birthday present when she was six. I wear it sometimes with bluejeans and a t-shirt to do my weekly errands. It is enormous fun to be completely nonchalant about it. I also have a black, veiled hat with an enormous fake tarantula on it...I wear that with…

I’ve heard people say that about beans and hard water and it puzzles me. The well water at my folks’ place is so limey that they have to flush the water heater every month, but beans cooked just fine in the old crock pot.

Wouldn’t work for me...I’d keep forgetting to return the kittens and end up with a colony living under my desk...

Or pygmy goats...

There are a lot of good people here, unfortunately they don’t freaking vote and we end up with this bullshit.

From the examples up above, all I can really say is he’s got some good shading skills.

Tattoo is a weird thing. Though you’re paying for the artwork, it’s also their creation. I work as a graphic designer and put out some pretty crappy stuff because it’s what the client wants, but my name isn’t on it and I am unlikely…

They probably smoked the weed to come down off whatever else they were doing.

Terrible thought. What if she had some sort of vascular issue in the brain and is out there disoriented?

I suspect cait sidhe.

Reflection on her eyes? Or cat-slits

I liked it.

My feelings exactly. It’s a violation of bodily autonomy. Heck, choosing hairstyles and maintaining your hair is part of how you learn to take care of your own body before you’re a grownup and have to do things like make your own doctors appointments and stuff.

And the flip side, when ya try to emulate a more outgoing nature, it never seems to come off quite right.

^So much this! I can’t tell you how often I’ve later heard that a new acquaintance thought I was “stuck up” or “aloof”...people who do get to know me are often surprised by the fact that I’m actually very nice and friendly. I’m a shy and have to get to know people a bit before I don’t feel incredibly awkward around…

I used to know a gal who used short straight pins to, “Keep her skirt from blowing around.” and “Keep her bra from showing.” It didn’t stop people from *trying* to grope her, but they didn’t get any enjoyment out of it either.