I was just saying the same thing to my husband. We're strangers, but sometimes supportive strangers are just awesome. Glad to have found this place.

Raises hand. Lost my mom to cancer. Still can't take any more sad cancer stories. Just can't.

Ugh! I found dirt in my (very expensive) organic salad at a local restaurant. After gagging it into my napkin, I was pretty much done with dinner... Blargh!

My husband bought me a bottle of the Olive Garden "house" salad dressing for Christmas. I love that stuff. I know it is not good for me (duh!), but it makes salad sublime...

I was just thinking the same thing. I don't like the Belle or Cinderella ones, but I'd wear the heck out of the Aurora outfit and the Rapunzel set is to die for cute! Purple ribbon? Yes, please!

I never heard the Chinese Food song before, so I figured, how bad can it be? Actually, I never knew such levels of bad existed. I loathe Wrecking Ball (honestly, the lyrics make no sense, and stop mixing your damn metaphors), but I'd listen to that mess a hundred times before subjecting my aural canals to the disaster…

I thought the same thing! Safety first, people, baubles be damned!!

Reading this thread has been good therapy for me. I'm going through a similar situation myself, with a friend who has some seriously messed up family. I chose the "suck it up and go to the party while standing on the other side of the room surrounded by MuffinLemonGirl loyalists" route. It didn't do me much good with…

Oh! I can help! Go to you nearest Ulta or Sephora and try smashbox brow tech to go in taupe. It is my go to product. It has an angled pencil on one end (perfect for makeup klutzes like me), and a clear gel with a brush on the other end. It sounds like your hair color is similar to mine, so I'd recommend the taupe. I…

Oh! I can help! Go to you nearest Ulta or Sephora and try smashbox brow tech to go in taupe. It is my go to product. It has an angled pencil on one end (perfect for makeup klutzes like me), and a clear gel with a brush on the other end. It sounds like your hair color is similar to mine, so I'd recommend the taupe. I…

Seriously! I don't know what it is about Facebook that makes people so insecure/nutty. I've had several relationships "go south" because of a comment taken out of context or an argument that no sane person would have engaged in outside of the virtual world. I've only been on Facebook for just over a year, but I feel…

This is my hometown! Milwaukee is the best. I thought Summerfest was pretty cool, but now they are paving the streets with cheese! What a happy holiday thought!

Thanks for the backup. Sometimes, I just need to hear it, and honest strangers are so much better than friends who say what they think you want to hear. Especially, when they say it so you'll stick around another day...

I'm so sorry. I lost my mom several years ago, and the holidays are always a difficult time of year. I hope you will take time to take care of yourself, and I hope you will find moments of peace.

It sounds like the Norovirus. I'm not sure what part of the country you are in, but it is supposedly on the upswing in the Midwest. I'd say to Google that and see what you find and how that matches his symptoms. Good luck, and hope he feels better soon.

Ugh. Going through this on a regular basis. If only I had the nerve to say, "I am not your doormat, not your social director, not your punching bag..." Unfortunately, my will to stand up is crushed by heaving sighs and longing looks.

I have that pact, not only with my best friend, but also my little brother. It goes like, "Throw out the box under the bed, and for the love of all things holy, DO NOT open it." No judgment, no trauma.

I'm so confused. That is a great car, though.

I love this so much. Tears. Can't stop. She's so beautiful. Can we make this a mandatory watch video for all Middle-schoolers everywhere? It is brilliant!

'I know I don't understand, but I'm sorry for what you went through, and glad you had a strong support system. I hope you have a lot of good health ahead of you.