that’s awesome! congratulations all around! WTG. :) I hope everything gets done in a timely fashion and you have a blast in barbados.

I don’t know a lot about your financial situation, but I agree with the others about making your financial situation better all around. So here is my recommendation.

Are you getting therapy also? I think we talked about this in the past and it’s worthwhile.

I used to be vegan and yet made thanksgiving dinner. Everyone loved my thanksgiving dinners (even though some people bitched about not using “family” recipes). So this is what I made (which may be more elaborate than what you need):

Go to a tailor. Take these fabulous pants, have a pattern made, have new pants well made. It is pricey up front, but any time you need new, awesome pants, the pattern is already made.

Nah, I can’t. In the end, I have found that conservative dudes expect women to come in alignment with their view of feminism (benevolent/ambivalent misogyny), and ultimately, become conservatives. If not, there’s a lot of manipulations that go on to ‘convince’ her of it.

Heat will induce labor, which is why they don’t want pregnant women in hot baths, saunas, heat waves, and the like. My friend did a hot yoga class (was told it was “safe” by the teacher) and went into labor 6 hours later (and 8 weeks premature — negligent on the studio).

I would recommend finding an interest or hobby that you’d like to get into or try. It’s amazing how many people you can meet — even through a FB group or meet-up. Then, you “date” the friend.

I’m sorry to hear this, as I know you’ve been working through a lot.

I’m going t just suggest this article, in whatever way it may help you: Deep Dating. I suggest you also share it with him, if it resonates with you.

Three deeps look prettier and more impressive than a single deep. Everyone knows this! :D

Indeed.

My son, age 8, asked the same thing and chewed out his grandparents for voting for Trump. He has been extremely upset about it.

You’re not only in the minority here, but you’re in the minority in medical science and psychological studies and public health and social studies.

Studies consistently show that glamorising — or really just teaching people to love their bodies and themselves as they are — leads to better health outcomes for those individuals (source). And, likewise, negative body image (regardless of size or health) leads to greater incidence of depression, anxiety and suicide (s…

I know this is old, but I just saw this film, and I have to say — sadly no.

I was mostly reframing the conversation for my friend. I do that a lot. They usually don’t engage because they have no means to refute the evidence.

nothing lame about IKEA. I ave special affection for that place because when we were poor, we got free child care (our kid was older) for 1.5 hrs and DH and I sat in that cafe and had tea/coffee (free with the family card), and when we picked up DS from the child care, we had dinner for the three of us for, like $3…

You can’t really, but Europe is just as safe as anywhere, it’s just that you feel powerless.

hello fellow Imago person. :D