What is it with fourth-grade teachers? My teacher was also the assistant principal, so he only taught us in the morning. We had another teacher in the afternoon. She was mean to everyone. She also sent out “poor work” notices to anyone whose grade dropped, even if it went from an A to an A minus. The notices were…

My FIL’s (much younger) wife wanted to have six kids. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to have any. He just turned 63, and he is in poor health (congestive heart failure, a problem with one of his heart valves, severe hypertension). I am sorry they were not able to have the children they wanted, but it is probably a…

I tried to watch this once, but I thought it was boring. I think it’s because I saw Beverly Hills first. Should I give it another try?

I am in a FB group for my hometown, and about 99% of the posts are basically, “A black person is existing in public. Please do something about it.” I can see how it would be frustrating to see similar posts on Next Door.

I know we’ve been over this again and again re: Trump, but I just woke up from a nap in which I dreamed that I told off a bunch of Trump voters, and now I am steamed. Seriously, what were people thinking?! When you vote, the question is not, “Who is perfect and has never made a mistake and believes every single thing…

I was raised Christian and stayed pretty Christian until a few years ago. I just can’t stand the hypocrisy.

Yep! I just posted the same thing above. Fortunately, there was a class-action suit against Walmart stores in my state. I worked there for like six months in 2000, and I got a check a few months ago for $270 for the back pay and interest.

I recently received a $270 check from when I worked at Walmart back in 2000. The “rule” was that we weren’t allowed to work off the clock; the actual practice was that we clocked out at 10 p.m. when the store closed and stayed until midnight tidying shelves and cleaning the store. There was a class-action suit for…

Wow. I remember hearing about her dying after a tonsillectomy, but I didn’t know her parents wanted her kept on a ventilator. Terrible case all around.

That’s what happened with my husband’s grandma. She had a DNR, but her daughter talked her into changing her mind. During the last few months of her life, she was on a ventilator several times. When she was off the vent, she was truly suffering. She had macular degeneration, so she couldn’t enjoy puzzles or reading or…

Agreed. I know they don’t want to lose their son, but all they are doing is prolonging his suffering.

I was just going to suggest the Claiming of Sleeping Beauty. That book gave me...feelings.

Sure, you can refuse the test, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any consequences. In many states, you’ll lose your license simply for refusing—regardless of whether your BAC was actually at or above the legal limit for driving.

This is a real “get off my lawn” moment, but I have never heard of anything so stupid as a “promposal.” People make such a huge deal over everything these days.

You just described my cousin. She’s a devout “Christian” (in name only, as she doesn’t embody any of the values that Christ actually promoted) who hated Obummer while he was in office. She went to school to be a physician assistant, but she failed the certification exam so many times that she is not allowed to try…

Which is really a ridiculous assumption. I’ve never received SNAP benefits, but I was on SSI as a child (I was born with spina bifida). The requirements were so onerous that my parents said, “Fuck it. The little bit of help isn’t worth it.” They were always worried about running afoul of the asset requirements. My dad…

I really liked Taran, and I was mad when he left. :(

He’s adorable—just the type of guy I would go for if I wasn’t happily married. I have always liked my guys slightly on the chubby side with a good sense of humor.

Suggestions: The Miss Fortune series by Jana DeLeon (I think the first book is free, so you won’t be out any money if you don’t like it). The Ghost-in-Law series by Jana DeLeon (a woman’s mother-in-law comes back as an annoying ghost and helps her solve mysteries; again, I think the first one is free, so you can try…

My favorite stuffed animal was a monkey named Pepper. He came from McRory’s, which was kind of like a JCPenney’s that went out of business in the ‘90s. His outfit consisted of a red/white striped shirt, red corduroy overalls, and a red corduroy hat. I had a lot of surgery as a kid, and he always came with me to the…