Yes, even if cheer was not physically dangerous, I would still encourage almost anything else.

That is...an experience I am glad I will not be sharing in.

Yes, if it were for everyone and they did not look so..not like children are supposed to look, I’d be more ok with it. I get so irate watching girls do this. I can understand the girl in the story needing to tie her hair back, but it is outrageous to expect her to alter the texture. It’s why I won’t put my kids in…

You are so lucky. I was already suspect because I made a blanket No Disney statement, etc. I had two sons first and then a daughter so I kind of already made everyone slightly alienated with my no disney/no guns/violent toys/superdudebro clothes. Then I had a daughter and freaking, do you know even those poufy ass…

Basically the idea of her jumping and clapping for some rando dude makes me want to throw chairs.

Yes. I was afraid too. And then I had a daughter. And my mother in law gave her a little cheerleading outfit. My husbands side of the family is Very Serious about cheer, I have kept my opinions to myself for years. ANnnnyhow my neice said “oooh! I had that! She can cheer like me!” And then basically I blew my cover.…

I told my son they were renamed the Capitols and some people are just not smart enough to remember. :)

I almost did not read this article.

People keep telling me it’s from Racoon River or fjord or whatever. That’d be a no, Jim. I am thankful I grew up in a way that I had not even heard many racist terms til I was an adult, but it is insane and rude and dehumanizing of them to keep a known perjorative as a place name.

I am glad you said so, I was picturing him buying pounds of granny candy. Like allsorts.

Yeah, I figured it was weed money too.

I have a lot of nerve damage and calluses from working in the kitchen. He probably did too.

Pineapple upside down cake.

I’m making a much smaller one this week because my three year old was like ‘I’m your big helper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” and I had to say not today little man. So I’m making a single layer for them midweek, probably they’ll get overexcited and it will be 50% icing.

Feed your kitten nice treats in their carrier, they will have pleasant associations with it. We did this for all our cats.

It’s King Arthur’s yellow cake from the back of the box with fancy chocolate chips. She wanted chocolate chip cake with buttercream.

It actually was excellent. I used 1.5 times the recipe for basic yellow cake on Kin Arthur’s cake flour, and then added fancy chocolate chips. I made a plain buttercream like she wanted and dusted it with a little pink sugar for sparkle. Thank you. I did make it with love. I’m really only barely adequate at cake…

Accurate. Wasp Sporty. My mom is a die hard snob and we always”label shop” for her. So I have seen a ton of their hilarious catalogues. Some of it is nice but hahaha no. J Peterman is a good suggestion too . Look at Purdey too, they are English and super fancy.

We get one Orvis catalogue A DAY in December, because my mom is that type of person and that is generally where we get her Christmas gift. My friend and I like to drink coffee and laugh at the prices.

I am a petty, bitter, grudge carrying, revenge lover. Sooooo I would absolutely keep her on the edge so she can see how nice it is with Cindymoo. I would not be nice to her, I would ignore her. And if pressed call her on her shit.