That was a LOT to go through for a teenager... losing your friend WHILE on the phone with them, having to testify at their murder trial, and deal with internet douchenozzles. I mean, that's pretty fucking rough. Good on her for getting through all that AND with a diploma! Noice!

Ugh! Food ruts! YES! Gosh... it's like one week I'm all about salads and then, because it takes more effort than I'm willing to put in, I say fuck salad and end up eating like.. Chef Boyardee out of the can. It's terrible. *hugs*

I'm not sure why it surprises me that most women have experienced something like this, because it shouldn't.

Ditto. My father has been calling me fat for years and years. I was fine until around 10 or so, then a little bit chubby but when puberty hit my PCOS kicked in (which was undiagnosed until 23/24 or so). Add in bipolar disorder and it's REALLY difficult to keep yourself at a healthy weight. Totally at the biggest I've…

The only appropriate sandals for the FQ are of the platform genre. Otherwise, yeah, who knows what will end up on your feet. Such a beautifully-gross city. I love it. Moving there end of summer.

So did I! These are times when I love the internet. Period shitters unite!

Didn't have a date so I went with a group of friends, some of whom had dates and some without. Went to a friend's house to get ready and have one of the younger friends do my hair, but ran out of time and so I had to go with my straight hair all boring and down.

The size of the government isn't the issue anymore, it's the competency of it. I think you have to be a fucking moron to get elected (or even WANT to run) these days. Big or small, stupid is still stupid.

As if we couldn't be left to our own devices.... Well, I'd better get back to my promiscuity and abortion provider shopping.

My reaction to this dress is far from pleasant. Tres blech.

Okay, you've raised a great point and as someone who had those terrible things said to me as a child (and still as an adult) by my father I should've been more careful with my point. Saying terrible things to children, who have no fault in your bringing them life, is awful. Terrible. ESPECIALLY if you don't apologize…

The saddest part of it all was that I didn't think it was all that wrong/unbalanced until I was an adult - and it was still happening. I feel so terrible for my 5 year old self. And yours. That bananas Asian male-centric culture can go fuck itself.

This! As someone who has been known to be irrational and outburst-y because of mental issues beyond my control, I find it really, REALLY sad that we're judging someone based on a few sentences. I've said some terrible, terrible things in moments of pure, hopeless frustration but would I act upon those things? Of…

My dad was cool with me (the girl) until the son was born. Was your dad Asian by any chance cause.... they like to do that shit.

I had to switch from Jessica to Jesenia... I was like c'mon really?!

On behalf of all the Jessicas and Jennifers out there... our names do not sound alike and are therefore NOT interchangeable. Dicks.

Absolutely. I did a report on this some years back for a speech class and was pretty horrified to learn that this was happening all over. I remember reading about a girl in Georgia (state) having been put through it almost as recently as that report was due. Sickening.

I somehow get the (very, very creepy) feeling that by it being public more women were cajoled into saying yes. There's nothing fun and silly about women parts getting cut... so why should it ever be okay to do this?!

This was the best pic of her they had? Ugh. She looks awful. Poor Lake.

Her fishtail braid is cute. That's about all the nice I have to say.