I didn't "feel" I was abused, I actually was abused. Ever get beaten on your spine with a metal hairbrush for 'stepping out of line'? It hurts. Ever get nearly slapped unconcious for having a panic attack? Your head will hurt for dayss.

That is just awful. I really hope that they downgrade the charges by a whole lot. Atlanta has a lot more problems than someone who made a tragic mistake

I know! If she's anything like my kid (who's 5) 4:30 is also when her blood sugar dips. If my kid doesn't have something in his system (even just an apple) between 4:30 and 5:00, he becomes hangry. There's no reasoning with hangry.

There is no such thing as "good" intimidation. Intimidation promotes fear. And children who are raised in environments of fear end up either a) neurotic or b) highly skeptical of everyone and everything once they realize that they have some autonomy from their parents. If you're like me and raised in an environment of…

Oh good, intimidation is a great way to parent.

Yeah the whole Salon piece makes me uncomfortable. And to be honest, I'm not as disturbed about a kid (who was probably very tired by the time she got on the show - even if it is filmed at 4:30 in the afternoon) hitting someone as I am about the "Real Housewives of Whatever County Forbes Magazine Listed as Wealthy"…

THIS times 10000. I was talking with my Husband/Master about this and I said that if a girl came and asked me for advice about hooking up with a guy like Christian Grey, I would tell them to run. Run fast, run far, and don't look the fuck back. He's not a master...he's psychopathically unstable. Ugh.

Ugh. I'm not a violent person, but I would probably rip my ex's arm off if he tattooed my face onto his arm. That's just...scary and awful.

I've been on the phone with poison control too and they really are calm. The Mister was taking a shower one day and our eldest managed to climb to the top cabinet where the medicines are kept. He grabbed the infant's tylenol and busted the cap open. There was tylenol everywhere. They said that since he started with a…

You got the part. Filming begins on Monday.

Yeah, I regret bitching out on him at the time.

Oh God, that's terrible.

Ugh, when I went into pre-term labor at 28 weeks with my first due to stress, my mom came in and started flipping on me about how "I didn't know what stress was" and how I was too immature to ever have a kid if that's what I thought stress was (I should mention that I was married and in my 20s). I normally have low…

I if there might be a law there, though. When I was 16, I started having problems with my ovaries. My mom let me go to the doctor by myself, but when I got inside, the doctor said "just so you know, when you turn 17 in New York, your medical records are your own. Your mom won't be able to ask about your condition, see…

Exactly. When I did the intake paperwork for the hospital where my second son was born, they had a bunch of questions. "Are you being harmed?" (No). "Have you been raped or sexually assaulted?" (Yes). "Have you had suicidal or homicidal tendencies in the past?" (No). All the questions were important and the answers…

I like that. That is a cute name.

My friend is trying to loose weight and bought a bunch of workout DVDs. I was asking her about them and she was like "yeah, pilates is good...so is Zumba" and then she got talking about Jillian Michaels. She has Jillian's yoga DVD and she was like "I was more stressed doing yoga with her than I was before. She is not…

I know! I just want to pick up the little kitten and swaddle it and bottle feed it while mama cat sits on my lap and prrs and classical music plays in the background.

I had a cat named Mushka. We're Croatian and it is the Yugoslav word for "cat". It was a fitting name for him.

Exactly. You seem like an awesome person.