Gah. Yes. My mom calls all headaches migraines. She'll be chatting with me while driving home from work and complain about the migraine she had all day. Um, no. Meanwhile, I'm vomiting and laying in bed with a heating pad on my head and looking forward to when it's over and all I need to worry about is the fact that I…

It's just that Advil and a heating pad are basically the first things your mom tells you to try when you first get your period. It's a bit condescending to suggest. The molasses suggestion, on the other hand, is unusual (and makes sense, so bonus).

Oh, I just read “How to be a Victorian” by her! I'm kind of a history nerd (I mean, obviously. I read a 400 page book about daily life in Victorian England but whatever.) and I really enjoy reading about day today life in various time periods. I legit have a go to era and an explanation ready in case time travel…

The county she lives in likely has a mental health division (sometimes called a community services board) and/or a division of family services (sometimes with adult protective services as a division of that service). I'd start there. Good luck!

I'm so glad my sister didn't marry a guy who insisted the whole family dress like assholes.

CNN has a more thorough article on this. Tamar died in 2014 so it seemed odd to me that a bill would be sent now. Side note- I’m an EMT in a jurisdiction that bills for EMS services (which I don’t agree with but whatever) and we send a bill to your insurance provider within a few weeks. If we recoup $ from them, we…

I, too, engaged in a rigorous pre-wedding beauty routine. I got married in December so I switched from my short sleeved uniform to my long sleeved uniform in September instead of October so I wouldn’t have a farmer’s tan and look like an asshole in my dress. My god, it was grueling.

My mom gave me a pamphlet about menstruation and a bag of popcorn when I was 11 or so. The bag of popcorn was very thrilling. I didn’t have to share which was terribly indulgent and unheard of it my house. I read the pamphlet and just sort of considered that that was something that happened to Other People. Thus, when…

Wtf are toe shoes and why would I keep potpourri in them?!?!

I’m a cop. A few LE pages I follow on Facebook were all in a snit about the halftime show so, of course, I had to watch. My husband (also a cop) and I found nothing to be offended about. It was an awesome show although Coldplay seemed like a non sequitur and Beyoncé kills it. As always. The commercials weren’t as…

Why on earth would they think women are motivated to save energy because it’s sexy?! Like, oh, fuck the earth...wait! The man will think I’m foxy if I turn the heat down and don’t leave on all the lights LIKE AN ASSHOLE? I’m in!

I've had to deal with a few applicants at work provide a clearly shared email as their email contact- something like BobandJaneSmith@gmail.com or whatever. I was telling my coworker how weird this was when she told me her and her husband do this! Apparently, he'll never check his email so she handles it but also has…

Gotcha. What about getting a place with a 6 month lease with him? Places around me don’t usually advertise it but they’ll do 6 months for a little more each month.

Can you move in with him now and just keep paying rent at your place? Good way to test drive living together.

The son is 44 years old.

I already did this. It was called the first 18 years of my life. Where are my royalties?!?!

Yep. I loved my Barbies with their glamorous clothes and shiny hair and tiny feet. I got to create a little world where everything was perfect and everyone was happy (unlike my crap childhood) but it never occurred to me that *I* should try to be glamorous and shiny and perfect. It sucks that girls today have all this…

I'm always surprised by how cute and well made Jessica Simpson clothes are. I love her winter coats.

Probably. If the app pings on an apartment complex, I've definitely told people I can't go knocking on 50 doors so it might have been something like that. The app is weird though- I've seen it hop around enough that it's really the most accurate on single family homes. Even on town homes, you can't really narrow it…