Yes. I'm married and would love to have kids, yet it was just recently that I got over the whole "omg I'm buying a pregnancy test and someone will see" thing. I often find myself unburying it now, I get almost more ashamed that I thought I needed to hide it. I think part of it is people assuming I'm pregnant. I have…

Probably. I was talking to someone about it the other day and they seemed more shocked that there was a mayor at all. I knew there were other Alaskans. I kept looking for evidence on the comments of this article, but no one was showing themselves. I'm from Fairbanks by the way.

And this is because we, as a culture, place little value in either logical or creative thinking. We value results so much that we can't even give our children the natural means to come to them on their own. It is sad.

And that is a big part of what is wrong with how we view learning as a culture. We are entirely too focused on quantifying knowledge. There have to be results and tests. We care more about questions that can be answered, knowledge that can be tested, than we do the basic skills and understanding that should come…

I apologize for the comment I wrote. I still stand by it, but realized that I didn't fully explain that it is wonderful that you care enough about your child to spend this time with them and help them learn. I do not think that it is detrimental in any way, I just think that it is easier to wait. I got caught up in…

Yes, children at that age can learn to sight read a certain amount of words. But it does not necessarily give them that large of a boost later on. Plus, when they are older they can learn in a more natural way (not just memorizing sight words) and it comes easier to them. There are periods of development when certain…

I read a few different articles, because I was shocked that I have lived in Alaska all my life without knowing this.They all said his title is honorary mayor. I know that doesn't really answer your questions, and like me you probably still want to know if there is an actual mayor, but that's what I've found so far.

Even when we consciously know, we see these images so much that they still affect what we perceive as "normal". And even when we look at it directly and know it for what it is, it would still be nice to have reminders of what women actually look like and acknowledgment that it is okay to look that way. Whether or not…

People keep saying before middle school, but middle school varies so much. Where I am it's just seventh and eighth grade. When I went to middle school in NJ our school started at sixth and others nearby started at fifth.

This surely includes flash puzzle games. I know many older ladies who love their word and puzzle games and they often have a lot of time on their hands. Who doesn't love collapse and Bejeweled?

Or she spends hours each day trying to find people to think for her. After all she did hire someone to flirt with her boyfriend for her.

The idea of someone to help plan your dates doesn't sound entirely obnoxious to me, but after watching the video the girl annoys me a bit. The guy seems like he is actually busy and wants interesting well planned experiences for their dates. The girl works less than eight hours a day and claims she doesn't feel like…

That can't possibly be it as she claims in the video to not even have time to think.

You need to find friends who appreciate you and want you around. I know that isn't easy, and you probably don't want to give up on the ones you have, but if they cause you to worry this much you should give it some time off. Try being alone or finding new social circles, because it sounds like your relationship with…

If texting is your preference you should establish that with the people who try to contact you. There are many variables and so it comes down to personal situation and preference. I have a bar phone and texting is annoying and slow, plus you can't convey tone as easily. Many people I call do not have texting…

Was she a terrible person, or simply a silly teenager? She wasn't especially nice, but the worst she did was encourage him to do something mildly stupid. And he was the one who chose to miss the bus. It sounds like he was fully aware that it was the last bus and chose to stay and then give her this whole "now what?"…

They say it was an unexpected mutation, not one that was forced through breeding.

As an adult who has strong muscles and lots of practice, try getting up from a sitting position on the floor.

Fireworks are legal here, but we're too far north to actually see them this time of year. They're awesome in the winter, but who wants to stand outside at -40 to watch them?

I made a chart. My husband is paid weekly. Each week we take out the bills first, then I approximate the amount we need to spend on anything we need from a short list of necessary non-food items (cat food, water, etc.). What I have leftover is the number that goes to our chart. The first column is food. If we are…