While I'm sure there are a few thin people out there who have severe anxiety about doctors for various reasons, my sense is that the vast majority of people who would dread this type of screening, to the point of paying extra to avoid it, are fat people who have had traumatic experiences with doctors in the past.…

Yes! My parents tried everything — every kind of syrup and flavor — but I have always hated the taste of milk. My mother was afraid that if I didn't have one glass per day, my bones would snap or something, so she forced me to drink it every night for years (with loads of flavoring so that tons of sugar went with it)…

The closet thing I can remember is when Kathy Griffin got fired for joking about 10 year old Dakota Fanning going to rehab. She got fired from E! red carpet for saying it.

Is that in the movie? In the book she's 131 at Christmas. Which would mean they made her weigh more in the movie than she ever weighed in the book, which would be a strange choice (maybe made for Americans?)

Her "fat weights" are around 130 and she strives to be 119 pounds. She never gets up to 140. When she reaches her goal weight of 119 pounds everyone tells her she looks tired and sickly, so the book is very much portraying the whole thing as ridiculous. But sometimes it still feels weird to read it, since I weigh…

Exactly!

Amazing

I only watched Season 1 of Mad Men, so I have never seen "The Suitcase." I read the summary on Wikipedia, and this is exactly what I mean. All of these events — breakups, affairs, paternity, crying, friends bonding, someone dying — are the sorts of events that happen on Grey's Anatomy, but people think Grey's is a…

That's a good point — the portrayal of people of color and LGBT people is superior to most television shows, and I also really like the importance of Meredith and Christina's relationship, like you said. I think it's a very feminist and progressive show, but in a way that's not preachy at all.

Okay, I'll say it. I watch Grey's Anatomy, and I think it's an excellent show. It's a primetime soap, but the writers aren't just going for trashy drama. They try be insightful about relationships, hardships, and a variety of personal situations. The characters grow and change. Some of the stories have helped me to…

The total cost of living has increased more than the cost of food, which has never been cheaper.

Stoners who stink up the whole building are the worst. Yes, weed should be legal. But it smells really bad, and it's not okay to make your neighbors' apartments smell like your stinky smoke. I used to have neighbors who would come up to my floor and smoke on the stairs, right outside my door. I guess they didn't want…

For me, it would be a huge change. I eat a lot of produce, but most of what I cook also involves noodles, cream, meat, eggs, chicken broth, etc. Yes I understand that all of those things can be substituted, but for someone who cooks that way I do, this would not be a simple change but a huge headache. That's the…

Just a vibe I get from their enthusiasm with sharing this with the media (sending a photo album to Huff Post, etc). I don't think the parents "made" the kid transgender and it's great that they're supporting her. I think transgender kids just are transgender even with no outside influence whatsoever. But deciding…

I mean, it sounds like you just think everyone should be vegan. So of course accommodating an 11 year old vegan sounds reasonable to you. But imagine if you have an 11-year-old kid who wanted to eat the opposite of what you make for your family every day. Would you make separate meat dishes for her on top of what…

I meant that kids are picky in general. Picky + vegan would make it even harder to make sure they eat enough of all the mandatory nutrients.

My hypothetical child refusing to eat all animal products would be a nightmare. I could probably handle a kid wanting to be a vegetarian since it's easy enough to make vegetarian meals or to make one serving with a substitution. But vegan? Almost nothing I currently eat would be acceptable, and making sure a picky…

Haha beautiful

Yes we can

I have a theory about why so many small-chested women are supposedly wearing a bra that is "too big in the band." I think it's because when you don't actually need support (meaning you could easily go without a bra, with no pain or discomfort), the bra that feels most comfortable is the one that isn't doing anything…