I remember going on a date with a guy back when I was in college. This was the second date and we were in the Prudential Center in Boston. We were walking and suddenly got trapped behind a group of slow walkers. I was annoyed and looked over at my date. He had this goofy smile on his face, slowly reached over and…

I had the same worries. I decided I wanted to get a pixie cut and made the mistake of telling my mom. She means well but she did try to talk me out of it and put all these doubts in my head. So when I went to get my hair cut I wasn't sure anymore and decided on a short chin length bob. And I HATED it! I tried for…

I had a pixie cut for about a year and loved it! My grandmother told me I looked like a boy, but whatever. My Grandmother-in-law loved my pixie! And it was sooo easy in the morning because it dried in about 10 minutes. And I got some wax stuff that I put in it to make it a little spiky.

Actually you misread what I wrote. She worked a full time job, as in 40 hours a week in an office. THEN she went home, made dinner and did all the housework. So she had the full stress of a job that the men have, as well as the stress of the home.

I agree. Seeing divorce as it happens can be scary, and for kids who associate so strongly with the characters, it may be very difficult. But showing a character whose parents are already divorced and has come to terms with it is a gentler way to show that divorce isn't all bad, and makes it more normal, because it…

My husbands grandmother didn't make it to be a centenarian but she did make it to 92, and worked every day up as well as keeping the house clean and cooking dinner every night. She was still working ~20 hours a week 6 months before she died.

My husband and I decided that we are going to start a new annual christmas tradition of watching a Bruce Willis movie every year for christmas. Last year was Die Harder. This year will be Die Hard with a Vengeance.

I'm not a physicist but I've always loved Connie Willis's books for time travel.

There really was almost no science at all. And honestly, if I hadn't been told that it was a video about making science accessible to girls, I would have thought it was an ad for either makeup or clothing. Like some kind of Target ad or something. When ever the focus was on the women in the ad, they were just…

I was at a wedding last spring and met a young woman who was deaf. We sat at the same table, right next to each other, so we talked quite a bit. She was with her partner who could hear, so her partner translated in the beginning. But I think the woman I was talking to could read lips, because we managed on our own…

Man, I wish I could explain things this well. You rock.

She's your kid, you can do what you want. But the question is, if you saw another kid wearing an outfit you personally approve of, would you judge the mom, the kid or who else? Fashion and fads don't happen in a vacuum, so instead of creating a situation where people feel shamed for either wearing too much or not…

Which actions do you consider to be flaunting it? Because 9/10 people use that phrase to mean "I don't mind people being gay as long as I don't have to actually see their relationships. " I've also heard the inevitable "I just hate seeing PDA, and so I don't mind gay people as long as they don't take part in any…

I agree with you. I think modesty is also so ambiguous, what is immodest for some is not for others. I prefer not to bare my midriff but I have no problem with baring my shoulders. Does she mean no spaghetti strap tank tops? Or no sleeveless tops? And when it comes to skirt lengths, I have the problem of being…

That was my favorite scene by far. Mostly because Bobby is my favorite character. And I love the actor who plays Crowley (he does guest spots in so many of my favorite shows.)

Which episode is that from? I'm in season 6 now but I don't remember that scene and need to rewatch that part.

"Because although people don't make the choice to be gay doesn't mean they are allowed to have the same rights as non-gay people" or at least that's the excuse I'm sure they will give.

I seriously second Connie Willis's To Say Nothing of the Dog (but fair warning, the Doomsday book is much more serious and made me cry, but still amazing).

I don't know, I'm pretty sure Atwood, Le Guin and Butler were writing and publishing before paranormal romance was a big thing. I'm sure they had challenges being seen as serious writers because they are woman, but I don't think it has to do with paranormal romance.

My father was in a coma for 6 weeks following a traumatic brain injury when I was 8 years old (<20 years ago). I only have a few memories about it. I don't know the exact details (he did begin having spontaneous eye openings sometime around 3-4 weeks I think).