LOL! That’s so adorable.

When I was a teenager and frustrated with boys (and men) being interested in me when I had firmly stated I wasn’t interested back, my mother told me that attractive women “can’t afford to be nice to unattractive males.” She said that those males will interpret the kindness as sexual interest. I thought her advice was…

Even some pregnant animals have been observed consuming toxic plants when otherwise they aren’t remotely interested in them. It’s been inferred that in certain stressful conditions, certain animals will induce termination of a pregnancy. I google-searched to see if I could find the literature on this (I read it so…

Okay, hyperbole, however drugs have been slowly tested over time (with good sound reasoning on why something MIGHT work) to figure out which things work best. Before we had very strict standards on scientific studies, much of psychiatry has involved just... testing what works. Electroshock therapy was used for a…

Read this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Birth-Hous…

But robots... they are the future, yes?

XD

And so was the guy smuggling out illegal ivory carvings. :/

If someone has done something *successfully* for a long time is reason enough to believe it works. Man and woman have sex, woman becomes pregnant. We don't need a peer-reviewed study to prove that sex potentially results in pregnancy. Likewise, we didn't need a peer-reviewed study to prove that dong quai increases…

Well, to be honest, it doesn't make conversation any more interesting (to me); it just gets people off my back. I'm an introvert. I hate small talk. My life is my business. So I just get my highly extroverted grandparents babbling about their newest adventures, and no one's questioning me anymore. (A lot of my family…

Hand-knit stuff is AWESOME. Personally, I don't do well with wool because it makes me so itchy my skin turns red, but if someone likes wool stuff, then it's the PERFECT gift. Socks, sweaters, scarves.... Man, I love hand-knit stuff from friends. Especially since I have no idea how to knit. It's so thoughtful. One of…

Get something artisanal or go to Whole Foods? I can't walk within 15 feet of Bath & Body Works without getting a migraine, and most of my family knows this. So I unashamedly re-gift the scented lotions and crap from Bath & Body Works. Basically, I rotate. Aunt's gift goes to friend, friend's gift goes to sister,…

Seems she thinks you're quirky and fashion-savvy.
I'd totally wear this.

Seriously, when narcissistic assholes pull this shit, you have to turn it right back on them. Give her candy and a McDonald's toy (after talking about how you're going to get her a necklace of authentic pearls). Then say, "How come you're not praising the gifts I got you? Huh, huh?"

I just turn it around and ask family members questions instead. It's easy to get my grandparents babbling. That way I can avoid the unwanted advice that family likes to dole out when I never asked.

Er, if you think Traditional Chinese Medicine is crap, then you are behind the times, mate. Even Western Medicine holds respect for TCM, and many doctors and scientists have been investigating traditional Chinese treatments to find out why they work. Acupuncture works. Herbal treatment works. I treated my asthma and…

Or to be more accurate, laws which require the usage of seatbelts.

You certainly can tell a doctor he or she is wrong, but after so many horror stories that I've read, I've personally decided I'm not going to. I'll leave reviews on websites, and see another doctor without telling the first one. I read a story about parents telling a doctor that they wanted a second opinion about…

I just hope that all those attending and those hospitalized come out alright. I don't understand why anyone would attack someone appreciative of furrydom. It's not my world and I'll never get it, but I don't care. Maybe it's because I'm a non-straight gal who's attended a few anime cons and I feel that it would be…

You are an amazing person and would you be my friend?

Yogurt has been a known effective remedy for all sorts of vaginal ailments for millennia. And keep in mind that many herbal treatments come from Traditional Chinese Medicine which is still medicine.