My school has a lunch program where any kid can come get a free lunch any day. No exceptions. Doesn't matter if Daddy is on welfare, Mommy is on drugs, or the kid just forgot their lunch. We don't care. In this world of excess, everyone deserves to eat.

It is; orgasms regularly present themselves in my mind's eye as overwhelming "washes " of colour over my body. And labouring with my baby was so colourfully intense. Pleasure, pain...it all has a colour to me. It's weird, but it's how I work.

You must be fucking kidding me. I teach highschool; by the time they graduate they should know the difference between right and wrong. By second year uni they should have enough maturity and life experience to not only know the difference between right and wrong, but to speak out against wrongdoing when they see it.…

Me too. I feel physical sensations in colour, if that makes sense. Orgasms are really fun.

This makes me fucking furious. I hope they find the frosh leaders responsible and expel them. And NO, I don't think that's too harsh. These kids are old enough to vote and drink, they're old enough to know how wrong and offensive this is. Disgusting.

Soooooo embarassed/angry.

Oh yes; it is daily performance art. Basically we're all in "drag."

Yes, I just recently embraced my curls too, for the same reason. And it gets lots of compliments!

Yep, I try to be a once-per-weeker/no "pooer" too. But my hair isn't very greasy.

And I can see how that would be the logical choice!

Oh I hear you on the spit up! I have a nine month old and things are just starting to get better. Laundry has been insane since he was born.

Snort.

Hey! I'm a new mom too...well sort of (nine months). And no, my son doesn't care what I look like, but I do. I also have a fair bit of help (husband, family, cleaning lady) that allows me a little time for upkeep. But like I said, it's a choice. We all have different priorities.

I'm not sure I'd qualify it as sad. As was stated in a Jez article yesterday, pretty is a set of skills. I have those skills and I choose to play the game fairly intensely. However, it is ultimately my choice. Why do I play along if it is so demanding/time consuming? Because I get a lot of privilege and perks as…

Mmm. I see; maybe if I used more gin I wouldn't care as much about the rest. ;-)

I hear you; I'd love to have my chin lazored...if only I didn't have to grow those unsightly hairs first. I'd have to go have it done undercover in Siberia or Timbuktu or something. I wouldn't want anyone to see!

You don't sound like a loser to me; quite the opposite! Sounds like you've got a life. :-)

Okay, so just wondering what other jezzies feel they must do regularly to look "presentable," and which of those tasks/procedures is the biggest pain in the ass/do they resent the most?

Spits tea on screen

Thank GOD. This just showed up on my FB; a friend of mine had actually shared it in all seriousness. I no longer feel like the lone feminist ranger for pointing out "hello! slut shaming"!