I'm not sure that what you say is a necessary outcome though - I know a few parents who fall under "earth mama" or attachment parenting style. None of them have some issue taking time to themselves, making the kids self-directed and letting the children know, flat out, that the world doesn't revolve around them. They…

I dumped out a whole bottle of holy water on accident. . .it just looked like really old, gross water in a jar. My bad.

There are some seriously fucked up things about America, but I think we should also take into account that our news is disproportionately negative. Like, bad stories all the time about how the world around us sucks/is scary/bad things happen!! I don't know the general content of the news in the rest of the world, so…

Thank you for the clarification. I do think it is important to make. Uhh, because the facts are sort of important. Even though this doesn't change my feelings about the ruling, I'm glad to better understand what the outcome is/was.

There are a couple reasons why I haven't gotten one. First, my doctor is old fashioned and sort of discouraged it, with the whole, "you can get an infection, causing scarring, and never be able to have children" thing. (Which I know is a very slim chance, but just the doctor being not supportive is difficult). Next,…

I'm skinny and have gotten my blood drawn since I was 13 or so. Heart disease and cholesterol are big in my family. Lo and behold, I have high cholesterol. hereditary. So I could eat well and exercise and it would still be high. But its always weird because I'll tell people I have it and everyone, including doctors…

A lot of people are quick to disassociate themselves with the millennials. I get that we get a bad rap because we all tec savvy, short attention span and kind of needy, but there are cool things about our generation too. We demand more from corporations (e.g. transparency, work-life balance), we are creative, see the…

I agree. I guess i misinterpreted your comment (sorry!). I see standardized tests as (or capable of being) valid tests of knowledge. Now, if that test doesn't get at the content domain (as in, it doesn't cover the core concepts that should be taken away from subject X, Y or Z), then it is a shit test that needs to be…

Ug, in my field GRE is the biggest thing that people look at. :/ I hate the GRE. Worst time ever taking that thing. It is kind of ironic that I am going into test development now. . .hah.

Yea. I can see the logic behind it, but they are being cheap asses. They should use a better assessment and just pay to have candidates take it.

as someone who studies making tests and may go into this for a living, I have to strongly disagree. It is true that multiple choice exams are the easiest-grading wise and test taking wise. Tests are/can be accurate measurements of what people know, and they can be accurate predictors of future performance. It is hard…

I study test development. It is very unlikely that you will get your scores will vary significantly over multiple administrations of the test. Sure there are flukes here and there, sometimes you'll score higher, sometimes lower, but rarely a lot in either direction. If you want to know more, you can read up about true…

This is kind of my field. Industrial/organizational psychology. "G" or general mental ability (which is somewhat what the act/sat measure) is one of the largest, single predictors of job performance. It accounts for about 25% of variance in college GPA alone. I know, doesn't seem like a lot, but for one variable?…

Thanks for the support :) It is nice to hear stories-of all kind-from people who chose what isn't really traditional.

Why isn't adoption ever considered? More and more, I have been thinking about adoption as a personal option for me (I'm not interested in birthing a child, and plenty of children need adopting. But this wouldn't happen for 10 years anyway, so its pretty abstract). But my idea alone is hit with harsh resistance (esp.…

Ha! That sounds oddly adorable.
My bun thinks everything is a predator (that noise, that light, maybe that box over there) except actual predators, like my roommate's cat. She, too, would have a bad time in the wild.

I have so many questions about this island. Why does it exist? Why did they release domestic rabbits here? How did they survive (really, no predators or temp issues?). Research later, enjoy cuteness now.

Its okay, the bunny lover in me also screams, "DONT JUST RELEASE YOUR BUN TO THE WILD" but more so because they'll probably have a really bad time and then die. But your reasons are good, too.

yes! People say how Hermione needs to be balanced, but I think Ron is too different for the relationship to last. (everyone likes to say that opposites attract. . .however its better for relationship longevity if couples are more similar). The twins are quite smart-they just use it in a different way than Hermione. I…

ah. for some reason I forgot about advertisers. sill me :P