HOLY SHIT! You got a crap-shoot of a childhood, that could have been prevented, which unfortunately for you was not an option, time-wise. I agree with you, Vaccines are GREAT! I wasn’t UTD on my varicella vaccine, and I am TERRIFIED of shingles. But my fear pales in comparison to your actual experience-…

As I am sure others have said- this speaks volumes to the need for rigorous sexual and reproductive education. Abortion has such a terrible stigma attached to it, that even if available to this woman, it may not have been a viable option for any number of reasons. Adoption is not anonymous, no matter how…

Thanks! I first read your’s as chickadee... and now I’m sitting here giggling while repeating chickadee-dee-dee-dee-dee... but after some of the crap I’ve read today, I need something light-hearted.

Legally binding contracts are great. It’s how Fox (from now on its Faux, b/c I saw that elsewhere and love its accuracy) makes its money. *BUT* “when it comes the babbies, well, let’s not get carried away. The lady-folks are so emotional, and feeble-minded, we can’t pretend they really know what they are agreeing to.…

I don’t know the procedure for initiating a stop and frisk. I would think that if the cop truly thought she had something suspicious in her pocket that he would have to inform her she’s about to be searched, have her put down her cigarette and then search?? Since that clearly did not happen, the cop was acting out of…

Maybe if children had access to a fridge and microwave, parents could broaden what’s available as a “from home” lunch. And had increased lunch time so the kids would actually eat, instead of scarfing down the easiest/tastiest in order to get maximum recess (this also applies to the school lunch kids... its not fair to…

I haven’t read all or even the majority of these posts, but the ones I have read are great. They demonstrate empathy, compassion, understanding and a persevering sense of...I don’t know how to phrase it. They demonstrate a feeling of “things are tough, I need help, I am not a bad person for needing helping, this…

“Also, the family respectfully asks that you do not vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016. R.I.P. Grandaddy.”

That article was an interesting read. I was not aware of the amount of work and know-how that goes into collecting. Thanks for sharing.

Physiologically as opposed to...?

“My belief is wearing these hijabs represents the oppression of women and Sharia law,” she said.

If you want to have a good day, I recommend *not* reading the comments on that article.

I how you stated that. I am finding that sunscreen is becoming a MUST, moisturizer is muy importante, and exfoliating properly is optimal. The actual make-up I am still working on, but I love these diaries. They give me ideas, and an actual clue what the scary/mysterious make-up counters contain.

Meaning the mom is cold and stand-offish, not nurturing.

Keep the cap of a decent sized drink bottle, and fill it with nail polish remover. This way you don't accidentally knock over the bottle and have a fun mess to clean up (NOT THAT I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE), and have a bunch of Q-tips near it. I find it's to tidy up wet polish. Anything that was missed, I find comes off…

That made me cry.

Your trials and the rainbow at the end give me hope.

My niece sent me a FB message asking how I was holding up. I replied okay, (given the circumstances I'll detail soon). She replied she figured I'd be pissed off. (His family didn't know I had just suffered my second miscarriage in two months. I was hurting). I asked her why should I should be pissed off (I was, but…

I first read that as "corporate" and felt it fit.... there is nothing good about this story, nor the "young man's"* future.

Pump bottle. For the monsters I buy them a 3-in-1 product they like the scent of, and dump it into a huge bottle with a pump (from body wash I purchased that I thought was lotion). One pump for hair, one for body. Solved the bi-monthly refill battle.