Not everyone who has the talent to sing/perform has the talent to write. Just like not all writers have the talent to sing. If someone can do both then that's great but otherwise let them focus their efforts on what they do best.

That's how I always heard that lyric. "Everything" might have also included her virginity but I hear it more as giving up hopes and dreams for a boy. Like maybe you didn't try for that great school that you could have gotten into because you wanted to stay close to him.

Don't surrogacy agreements cover what should happen in situations like this? They didn't just arrange this through Craigslist or something. I am surprised that an agency wouldn't have this kind of thing spelled out.

And the red bean and rice! Most of the time I don't even bother with the chicken. I just get red beans and rice and maybe fries because their fries are amazing.

Thank you for sharing this story. I'm sure it was terrifying at the time but it is also hilarious after the fact. I'm glad no one was hurt and I'm impressed that a 300 lb woman could run like that.

Perhaps it worked before her shoulders became all slumped with sadness after the salad disrespect?

Is there such a thing as presidential FanFiction? I'm guessing yes but too lazy to google and a little scared of what I might find.

Must be an American thing. Those are definitely iconic brands here.

I have never found a store brand cola or ginger ale that I like but I buy store brand orange, lemon-lime, and root beer.

Maybe autocorrect turned Flo into Flow?

Aunt Flo is how I've always spelled it. Flo = common nickname for Florence.

Maybe the $400 also includes the monitoring? Still seems high though.

I go back-and-forth between hoping my 13-year-old is not surfing Internet porn and thinking to myself that I would be disappointed in her if she weren't because that would show a huge lack of intellectual curiosity.

And music videos. Didn't Madonna do that back in the day?

Even worse, my cat would probably just lick the pizza so I might not be able to tell from looking that it had been cat-licked. I will have to put the pizza in a Tupperware.

Crystal Pepsi is my favorite because it looks like they are all praying really hard that their favorite soft drink will come back.

Of course it's not necessary. One thing to realize though is that smartphone games have taken the place of handheld gaming systems for most kids. If you think of it as the next generation Nintendo DS instead of as a cell phone it doesn't seem crazy.

I suppose you're right. I just prefer to believe that my 13 year old has no idea what goes on behind closed doors in our house.

But then you have to plan ahead and bring supplies. Kind of ruins the "I know we're in semi-public but I'm so hot for you I just have to have you right here, right now" vibe.

That was exactly my question! If he's not around how would he know? Are they sitting at breakfast and mom and dad say they overslept because they were up all night having pool sex?