No shit. My husband and I really wanted to watch “Coraline” with her one day because it’s one of our favorite kids movies, but her parents quickly vetoed that-again, too scary. Maybe I’m just jaded-my parents let me watch “Cujo” as a five year old (not even exaggerating) and I mostly yelled at the women in the movie…

I think it’s being overused, although many people would probably tell me my opinion doesn’t matter, as I don’t have children. However, I was bullied quite a bit in junior high for being “fat,” so I do have some experience. In my mind bullying definitely is what you said, a pattern of malicious targeting. A one-off…

Ravenclaw all the way.

Irish Jezzies/those of you lucky enough to have traveled to Ireland-give me your advice! My mom and I are traveling there next year for a week. We want to be based in Dublin, but take several day trips throughout the country. My question is: What should we definitely see, and what should we miss? We don’t want to…

As an Ohioan, I have to say I just don’t understand what’s happening to this state. Over the past 10-15 years it seems to me like it’s become so bigoted and backward-thinking, and I don’t always remember it being that way (I’ve lived in the same area of Ohio all my life). Especially when it comes to religion-I’d say…

Oh jesus christ. I actually love spiders, but a wasp would’ve done me in. What’s more scary-a spider that more than likely wont bite you and probably will have no effect even if it does? Or a wasp, a creature that is fucking PSYCHOTIC, loves to sting (multiple times), and can fucking FLY?

Thank god I’m not the only one. My husband and I used to feed the wolf spiders by our shed by catching moths and throwing them into their “lair.” Kinda sad for the moths, but fun to see how quickly the spiders respond!

I’m gonna be the weirdo here and admit that I love spiders-I think they’re beautiful. I used to be afraid of them as much as the average person, but still found them fascinating, and the more I learned about them the more I realized they aren’t the boogeyman everyone makes them out to be. Most will only bite you if…

Anyone tried the new Urban Decay Vice 4 palette yet? What do you think of it? Mine should be here tomorrow-the colors were so beautiful I couldn’t resist.

I think maybe Hanna is more true to Lena. I used to be on her team in a “she’s really done something for body acceptance/positivity” way, but after reading her book I couldn’t help but see how much of herself she put into Hanna, and that character is insufferable.

Really glad to know I’m not the only one who feels the impulse to buy everything or nothing there. I prefer going to Sephora on days/times I know it won’t be busy-I seem to keep a better head about me when I’m not being hemmed in like cattle at a stockyard.

I don’t know. I watched some of the episode commentary for Girls (don’t ask) and she was actually really funny in a self-deprecating way. Everyone else seemed completely pretentious.

Every old I’ve ever mentioned Ryan Adams to is always like “Oh, you mean Bryan Adams?”

No doubt. Most of the people in my hometown can afford a yearly trip to FL with their family if they’re lucky. I recently obtained my first passport at 35 because my mother and I are traveling to Ireland next year (and she’s able to foot most of the bill). Traveling abroad ain’t cheap.

Yeah, I went through two different ER docs plus my regular practitioner, and was told it was everything from acid reflux to pleurisy. I was also told by one ER doc that at 26 I was “way too young” to have any gallbladder issues, even though half the people in my family have had theirs out. What a fucking joke.…

This times a million. I lived with gallstones that were mis-diagnosed for 5 years before I finally found a doctor that figured out what the problem was. I’m really good with pain, but jesus christ this was something else entirely. The surgery and recovery were a cakewalk to me compared with the stones.

I agree with you, and I’ve certainly thought about this. We’ve known my father would likely not live to be 80 due to his MS, but we only found out about the lung cancer a little over a month ago. Some days I feel like I have a firm grasp on reality, and others it seems like the whole month of August was a nightmare I…

This is fucking gorgeous!

I appreciate both your thoughts and the hugs. :)

My mom is the strong one-she was my father’s caregiver over the course of a 35-year battle with MS, and during his month-long decline after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Her strength and patience is superhuman, and if I have even a quarter of that in me I’d be more than satisfied.