Why is it called "tanorexia?" Just because it rhymes with anorexia? It doesn't even make sense. Doesn't the prefix "an-" mean "without?" Something like tanning addiction (or extreme tanning, if it were a TLC show) would be more appropriate, no?

I was born in 1985, and my parents named me Jessica, one of the most common names of the year. They specifically chose it BECAUSE it was so popular. I will never understand that motivation. I had at least 3 Jessicas in every class and it sucked.

Yes! My cousin recently posted on facebook that he and his wife are looking to give away their 4-5 year old cats because they just had a baby and the cats weren't adjusting well to the baby (lots of marking and hissing - though they did not hurt the baby). I saw this and turned to my husband and said, If we ever have…

I have trouble wrapping my head around it. Since I was 15, I felt, if I didn't have a job, I couldn't pay my bills. So, having a job has always been a necessity. And I was never really picky about a job - I was pretty happy accepting any job (Subway, library in college, office work, etc.) as long as it could pay my…

Part of the reason my parents couldn't support me is because they were not very financially secure. We were always lower-middle-class (which still isn't terrible of course). If they had been wealthy and able to help me...I'm sure I would have accepted their help. It sure would have been better than taking that first…

I was born in 1985 and my parents haven't really supported me since I was 15. I was told that if I wanted a cell phone, I had to pay for it myself. Same with a car, clothes, etc. So I got a job. And I've worked since then. They never supported me financially and when I graduated I got the first job offered to me…

I've wrestled with the idea of a chin implant since I was in high school. I am slim but because of the way my chin is recessed, I almost always have the look of a double chin. I would give anything for a nice, smooth jawline. But I struggle with the idea of plastic surgery and changing my face so significantly. And I…

It's stories like the Madonna one that remind me why I don't wear open-toed shoes ever. I have a hammer toe on my right foot (I was born with it) that would need to be corrected with surgery. Since it doesn't cause me pain, I just deal with it. I've tried wearing open-toed shoes but whenever I did people would gape at…

I wake up at 5:15 every morning to exercise before work at 8. I've started going to bed at 10 PM every night, which has caused many of my friends (who have the same or similar schedules) to mock me for not staying out late on weeknights anymore. It was bothering me but this study reminded me that it is more important…

OMG I saw that one! How is she not dead and/or experiencing serious digestive consequences???

I agree that it pisses me off too when companies lie about potentially toxic chemicals. I'm speaking more to the many people who express such concern over wearing nail polish on an average basis. I guess I just feel more concern over chemicals I ingest and absorb in large quantities than wear over my nails that…

As long as you're not drinking nail polish or regularly inhaling it, I don't see how this is scary for the average consumer (for salon workers, yes, it is scary).

I read once that women were given high heels in the 1800s-1900s (I think?) in order to limit their mobility. It was around the time that the domestic/public spheres became so separated and the intention was to prevent women from being able to walk into town often/spend a lot of time in town. However, I do know that…

I see Samantha Brick as very similar to one of my old friends. This friend of mine used to be overweight, though always very beautiful. During college, she lost quite a bit of weight, but did not say much about it. Over the last few years, she began constantly posting on facebook about how many men hit on her, how she…

I loved the movie when I was young (I was 12 when I first saw it). Then I went through that period of my teenage years during which I thought it was a stupid movie because everyone else loved it. Then as an adult I fell in love with it again. Honestly, it's not the best movie, and I think anyone other than Leo and…

I never said that I desired a thyroid disease. Like j said above, it's about having to take responsibility for your actions. In theory, it is "easier" for someone to tell you that your problems are not your fault than it is to stop and say, "I've caused this." I'm sorry that you have to deal with such a difficult…

My husband thought (and still thinks) that Betty might become a diet pill addict, since back then diet pills were essentially speed, I believe? I'm not so sure, but I think it's a possibility.