they are messing with us, they are not on a break , they are married

She’s just really upfront about her baggage.

I got 71. I’m 25. Thanks, Obama.

It’s because of peanut allergies maybe? I don’t have a kid old enough to be in school but my friends that do say peanut butter in school lunches is now a big no-no. Anything with any peanuts can’t be brought to school because it endangers kids with peanut allergies. But not vaccinating your kid is fine... weird.

I ate entire packages of double stuffed oreos as a child (and maybe yesterday. And the day before that. And the day before that), how am I not selling my body on the street corner for some of that sweet, delicious oreo creme?

I was a lunchroom volunteer when my kids were in elementary school. My husband and I packed their lunches everyday and I was so careful in choosing a piece of fruit that they liked and was in perfect condition. I was shocked at how many beautiful apples, bananas and oranges were tossed in the lunchroom trash every…

frankly i’m amazed that i can even hold down a job nowadays after have two oreos after lunch during my childhood

This administrator has got to be kidding if he thinks a four-year old is going to eat fruit and a vegetable for lunch. We pack a lunch with fruit, but pretty sure Jujy Junior takes one or two grapes or strawberries and throws the rest in the trash. I’d rather that he have at least some processed crap like a Lunchable…

Baked potato and a breadstick is an appropriate snack.

It’s important to double-down on your carbs?

Bread to go along with the potato? Say what now?

This is long overdue! Miss Piggy has been inspiring us all since the 1970’s.

I like looking at my friends’ vacation pictures just as much as I like posting mine. I think you have to be a very bitter, jealous person if it bothers you to see your friends having fun abroad. Same with relationship pics. Be happy for your friends!

So much this. You get negative attention — you subconsciously do what you can to become invisible. I wish more people talked about the hidden side of weight gain - and the fear that can come with losing it.

The shame and creep factor in these stories are heartbreaking, but what struck me the most was how many stories involved girls having to give up activities because of sexual attention/harassment from older men. This is why women end up having to try harder. They get discouraged from activities, sports, etc. from such…

Thanks for sharing. I needed this story after reading the article and so many of the comments.

You shouldn’t feel ashamed AT ALL for not talking to her. You were a kid.

Since we all might need a slightly happier tale, here’s a great response teachers can have when alerted to this, via a PE coach I had in sixth grade. I switched schools halfway through the year to escape bullying, and on my first day at the new one I was trying not to make waves. During PE I was just kind of hanging…

When I was 11 moved to a new city and got a new best friend. I love hanging out at her house because she lived on the water and also had a huge front yard that was lined with trees on the side. One day she and I and her stepdad were playing a game of softball (as well as you can with three people). Every time the ball…

One of the best most enlightening articles I’ve read about understanding issues women face. The idea that straight men fixate on adolescent girls is no big secret, but wow, is it creepy. Seems like there should be less talk about the gay agenda / gay marriage and America’s need to sexualize young girls.