How on earth can the Texas schools be so incredibly backward when loads of big companies are moving there and bringing with them people from all over, especially cities and coastal areas. I would assume that at least some chunk of those newcomers are educated and somewhat progressive. I’m trying to imagine what a…

I had a keratin treatment on Friday. I think the keratin is similar to the brazilian blowout in concept (keratin goop applied to hair, blow dried, then flat ironed), but with different ingredients. Brazilian blowout had a higher percentage of formaldehyde. I go to a salon that only uses “organic” hair color (quotes…

Is there a robot posting comments here (and elsewhere) that say “people are just sick of politicians”? What does that even mean? And how does it make it okay to support a total blowhard with no apparent interest in governing just because he’s “not PC.”

He doesn’t even get past #1 half the time! Or if he does, it’s something about how many people are in the room, along with some nonsense about a conversation he had with someone about himself. He’s just like, “I was talking to so-and-s0, and they were all like, why are you so awesome, and then I was like, I’m going to…

I know a really conservative guy who sorta looks like Jindahl, and I feel like I can hear what he would babble-argue about this. Abstinence education makes sense— it’s what they should be doing anyway, so isn’t that what we should teach? Parents can always teach something else at home. And then if some kid wants to…

Those shows are HORRIBLE. I banned ANT Farm, Austin and Allie, Live and Maddie and Shake it Up, for the reasons you state, plus there was really too much mature content for 8-9 year olds (which is their audience, even though the stars are like 18). I would honestly rather they watch Dance Moms— at least the little…

As the mom of an almost 12 year old boy, as well as a 10 year old girl who loves this stupid show, I agree. 12 is so young, and that show is just awful- all they do is yell. I am a horrible parent for letting my daughter watch it. I really think part of the allure of the show for that age group is that these girls are…

It will be fine!!! Mine really was pretty uneventful. The breastfeeding people are the worst. Like, yes, I totally agree that it’s better and I did it for 6-9 months per kid. But god I hate all their high horse natural BS.

You hit the nail on the head with the judgment part of it. Have a homebirth, IDGAF. But I’ve taken one of those ultra-natural crazy 10 week birthing courses and these people are off the charts in their conviction that anything involving modern medicine is bad. What’s funny is that all but one women from that class…

No it’s like you’re seated at a square bar with the chefs and the griddle thing in the middle. And your portion of the table is like 2-3 feet deep, so you would have to really try to “fall” onto the griddle. Or whatever you call the hot thing. Also, their food is gross. They use some sort of Crisco type substance all…

These people fail at logic so hard. There are religions other than theirs, each of which may have its own beliefs. I could start my own religion, and say that I “believe” whatever. So then I have some job and my “beliefs” provide that I can’t do some part of my job. The other people at my job have other “beliefs” that…

I have, however, made sure employees are counseled for doing it. Zero tolerance.

Exactly. What would it take for you to drop everything, leave everything, with your kids in your arms and get on a fucking raft to someplace you know little about?

I just completely broke down when I read that. We were watching about Syria on the news the other day, and I told my 11 year old that he should always remember that his family were refugees (his great-grandparents and his grandfather, who was four, fled the Nazis a week before the borders closed and lived in China…

I know- you’ve been to a Benihana, right? It would be pretty hard to fall onto their grill unless you were like climbing on your table. Or reaching for the food that they’re still cooking. Maybe it was that. She does look hungry.

Nobody ever did that to me— I think I give off massive bitch vibes, with my terrible case of resting bitch face. The closest I came was when I was HUGE and an older man just walked by and said, “that’s a boy!” I guess I was “carrying” the way the old wives’ tale people think is a boy— very high and out. He was right,…

Yea but she’ll grow out of it. Even my kooky 10 year old would say this is a not a good idea.

Again, everyone is looking for this like 200 calorie salad. I guess to go with their 230 calorie lean cuisine they’ll have for dinner. So is this like a 600 calorie diet?

The really helpful thing would be offering options, education, and opportunity. Not just about salad because obviously that’s ridiculous. But about how healthful food can be really good if you do it well. I have a feeling there are a lot of people who have never had a salad other than the iceberg one you describe. I…

Oh good, we’re in Abnegation.