My first surgery was at 3 month old (b. 1987) (3 months, 2 years, 10 years, 16 years, and 21 years - this last one sucked because I was two days out of surgery on the day of my 21st bday - go figure!).

I love that! I do think that a necklace though would draw even more unwanted attention.

I am also I giant wimp when it comes to needles :P flu shot, blood test, IV...plus the scar is hypertrophic (not quite keloid status, but still it does not blend in at all) :P

I too have a human zipper! After 5 open-heart surgeries, there is no covering up that type of scar. I applaud that you are so confident about it. I would love to say these types of things too, but once I have worked up the courage to not care about the scar (i.e. wear a normal neck line shirt that most girls wear), I…

I agree! To add to that train of thought that you only have to pay what you want to pay: my advice (if you want to/or are forced to have a more ‘traditional’ wedding): pick a date during the off-season. I found the prices were more reasonable and negotiating prices was easier.

It is the same with my husband (married 3 years, dated 8 years). He does most of the ‘man’ lawn care (major branch removal, mowing, weed whacking, digging holes in the ground for my new found obsession with tree - I weed garden beds, pot plants, fertilize, and water everything), laundry (because I hate doing laundry -…

This is of course no excuse to the insurance companies, but they are an incredibly inefficient when it comes to actually doing anything besides billing and collecting money. If you add to this idea, a doctor who potentially does not submit/late in submitting the required information/notes/authorization to the…

This story reminded me of a book that came out last year (Harvard University Press, 2013): “Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality” by E. Armstrong and L. Hamilton. It has an interesting take on one aspect of the utility of these college sororities.