I am also #TeamPuppy

When I was a teenager we had a nonverbal Downs kid in our ward and his parent would drag him up there and allow him to grunt and scream into the microphone. So yeah, not much “choice” among the kids. (My older two were baptized and probably wouldn’t have chosen it but my younger was like “aw hell no!” And I'm fine…

Most of my family is in Utah/Idaho and I loathe going for family reunions because the shove-down-your-throat Mormonism drives me insane and I was raised Mo. (I'm totally inactive now)

I didn’t really have a choice (it was expected of me) but my youngest son was like “Naaaah - I don't like church” and I totally support that. (I don't either, kid!)

It's not just 18 but disavow their parents and no longer live with them AND get permission from the First Presidency (which is akin to getting special permission from the pope). So it's not just waiting to be an adult but shunning your family too.

I had to leave. It wasn’t just this issue but mostly a combination of equality issues and flat out no longer believing the bullshit I’d been shovel-fed my whole life. It’s hard because when one is raised Mormon it is more than just your religion but it’s your entire life and social structure and when one leaves there…

My BFF is a nurse in the burn/critical wound unit and pediatric ICU of our county hospital and trauma center. She’s sees so much trauma on a daily basis that she’s developing Secondary Trauma Disorder and is fighting within her organization to get help for all of the nurses, EMT’s, fire fighters and police. She sees…

And even with the ACA, many states opted out of the Medicaid expansion and so many folks still can't afford health care. And that's where PP fits in.

I know, right? My prescriptions without insurance are about $400/month and that’s after I dropped a few very expensive meds. Not to mention that I have to see my PCP every month for refills at $100+/visit (that's the contracted insurance rate. The non-reduced rate is $180/visit). My employer is a tiny start up that…

I have the Mirena (my second!)and I really like it. I no longer have a period which is nice. I did have the irregular spotting issue with #1 but not anymore. I do still have PMS (pretty sure I still ovulate) but without a period to keep track of it sneaks up on me. One side effect that I have is ovarian cysts. It's a…

Not just throw out the script but shoot on film instead of digital to the tune of an extra $300k which they had to add to the budget. I might watch this show in a train wreck kinda way but I will never watch anything else Jason Mann ever does again. A movie isn’t just about “vision" but about budgets and schedules and…

Do you know about Lone Star Dog Ranch and Rescue? They rescue Dogue de Bourdeaux and Frenchies (and lots of others!) they have a FB page showing all of the available dogs.

I dream of owning a French Bulldog in every color. Since there about 12 different combinations (if you don’t go for the crazy colors like blue or Merle) I’m 1/6 of the way there! And because everyone loves puppies:

I was one of those false positives - I had an irregular mammogram which resulted in the ultrasound and needle biopsy (it was a 2-3mm “mass” - super duper tiny). I did the initial mammogram because I’m an adopted person with no access to my family medical history, I wanted a baseline exam and insurance companies won’t…

I credit the OB on call with a slow and deliberate pushing that allowed for slow and gentle stretching which burned like hell but didn’t tear. And now if a doctor suspects an overly large baby they float the c-section option early. My doctors were unaware of his size until delivery. That being said, there are times…

I had one easy one (I chalk it up to being super young), one super horrible one (puked for 8.5 months like Princess Kate) and a 10lb baby. If the last one had been the first, he’d have been an only. Puking for 8.5 months was easier than pushing him out.

Sorry, no it doesn't. It just gets more underhanded (signed 43 years old and so tired of the bullshit).

I said this before and I’ll say it again - this is the Donald Trump of apps. Horrifying and so clearly clueless as to how completely horrifying they are.

And who cares if a federal dollar were spent? ABORTION IS LEGAL. That cannot be repeated enough. It is a LEGAL MEDICAL PROCEDURE.

This app is the Donald Trump of apps.