Pete Seeger, a people's activist and man who did so much for so many - he's more important than this.

I second the dancing. I had the most amazing body when I was a dancer...shit I miss it.

Tom Cruise?

Awww, no crying! You'll get there. It helps knowing we're all too hard on ourselves though, in some ways.

I spray a mixture of tea tree oil and water on my mattress every week when I wash my sheets. Toxic for pets though, so beware. I keep my door closed so my cat doesn't jump on the bed.

What if you say it like Chris? Because I've been LIT-trally thinking I'm hilarious lately.

My goal for 40 is to not be mean to myself anymore. To each their own, but fuck, lady. I don't envy that.

So many times I've been that lady standing there playing with my fingernails, not quite sure, wishing my friend would...

REGIONALLY. Regionally, the default state MAY be asshole. Sometimes people are just nice because it feels good to not be an asshole. Or because it would never occur to them to be at default: asshole.

It is liberal. It can also be racist.

I think it's important to point out this is successful when your relationship didn't begin as a friendship which you're now using to capitalize into great business for yourself.

All I can think of is the food safety instructor I had before I started waiting tables as a kiddo. He put the fear of God, bacteria and mold into me.

Ah, my parents do that. A pot of something on the stove all day and then again for lunch the following day. Their guts must be steel-lined. It makes me ill just thinking about it.

I don't know anyone who has olive oil for 18-24 mos, but I love dark glass bottles for this reason. I am so glad to have the olive oil life lesson early in my 20s. I come from a family of casseroles and PAM spray.

My friend has a toller! And ohmylanta do I love that pup. He's like a teenage boy right now. But also the sweetest and most loving - especially if you have food - dog I've ever met.

That's very true. She could have balanced it with "if you truly don't feel like you can tell them out of fear..." I agree.

I usually reserve most of my disdain for Gaga. Here is one time I'm applauding her. I hope the kids parents are kind and understanding, or that she finds an adult she trusts.

Thank you! This is incredibly helpful.

Yep - I was lucky to have parents that gave me hardly anything because they were saving it all for college :) And then my brother didn't finish college, so I got his too! My husband and I were debt free before he started grad school. My only advice is to not take out anything beyond the bare bones of what you'll need…

Oooof. Oh shit that sucks. So sorry! Hope some reforms are passed that help — but I've kind of had my ass kicked by reality, so it's hard to think anything will change.