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Of being a foster parent ... of kittens
favorited 18 times, recently by melorama, deborah, muymuy, hadjiboy, lampoil, buka, stubby phillips, somanyamys, bitter-girl.com, Robert Angelo, JHarris, fluffy battle kitten, MaryDellamorte, Mblue, misha, owhydididoit, hecho de la basura, longdaysjourney
Last month
MeTa comment:
"jonmc, when women walk into the middle of "women were made for staring at" conversations, or get "hey baby, you'd look good sitting on my face" in the middle of the street, we don't just feel uncomfortable. Uncomfortable is how..." [
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Last month
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"I just want to comment that some of the most fascinating conversations I've ever had on religion have been with a Pentacostal student of mine (not all charismatics/Pentacostals are anti-education, it seems; she's working on a Master's Degree).
We..." [
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2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I am a Christian (although as a liberal Episcopal with Quaker leanings, there are certain crowds that would insist that I'm not REALLY Christian). And I am saddened and pained in this discussion. Not because there is Christian-bashing in the world,..." [
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3 months ago
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"I think it depends on the "love languages" of the people involved. I find that I'm rather vocal about this, while my husband is more of the "I'm going to do thoughtful things for you" a la youcancallmeal. But, because we've read..." [
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3 months ago
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"P.S.: I feel frustrated with the characterization of childless couples as "selfish". There are many reasons to have children -- some reasons to have children are as "selfish" as some of the reasons not to have children...." [
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4 months ago
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"Your observation that you date people like your father is a very accurate one. I went through a similar thing except that I was dating people who were ambivalent like my mother and trying to win them over. The theory a therapist gave me was that,..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by mi, hadjiboy, chicainthecity, nickyskye, frumious bandersnatch
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'd like to see 15% flat sales tax
15% flat sales tax, especially if food, clothing, and energy were taxed at that rate, would be terribly regressive. This means that it would cut much more into poor people's food, clothing, and shelter money..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nooneyouknow
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I love this idea -- but all I have to offer from Middle of Nowhere NW Missouri is:
Cherry Mash (the most sickeningly sweet confection on earth, made in St. Joseph MO)
A stuffed Bobby Bearcat (from Northwest Missouri State University)
and I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"He made himself situationally poor and got out of it. Ok, that's fine.
The problem is that there is a substantive difference between situational poverty and generational poverty. People who grow up in the cycle of poverty have a whole different..." [
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5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Please. Not another metric for me to become addicted to. I already check my "Marked as favorites" list daily, for which I feel deeeeeep shame.
My name is Lauren, and I am addicted to warm fuzzies...." [
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5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I think there might be some merit to this economic finding, but I think his treatment is missing some important points.
One factor that has been linked to both low income and social deviancy is early brain development. By early, I mean pre-natal..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nooneyouknow
6 months ago
MeTa comment:
"One of my first reactions to that thread is, "Do men really stare at women's tits?" I mean, I'm a woman, and I have tits (and have from the time I was in early puberty). I don't recall one instance of someone staring at my tits. Ok, I'm..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by herbaliser, anaelith
6 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Ok, let me rebut the Desmond Morris advice a little -- sociobiology is a discipline fraught with interpretation errors. Even Darwin is guilty of some interpretation error, as in a passage of his journal when he is looking at an obviously negroid..." [
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6 months ago
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"I spent several years as a member of a Friends (Quaker) meeting, and the approach I learned from a good friend was "holding the person who hurt you in the light". This is Friends talk for praying that God helps them get to a better place,..." [
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6 months ago
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"Oh, boy, as a person who will be spending the rest of their life on antidepressants, I can identify. I do not have PMS or other estrogen-type mood swings, but I have learned from experience that three days without antidepressants and/or thyroid meds..." [
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6 months ago
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"I consider myself an intelligent female, so I hope that you find some wisdom in the following. (On the other hand, I found my husband via Internet dating, so you might need to take this with a grain of salt if you're only looking for casual..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by melorama, zebra3, tomboko, the dief
7 months ago
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"Ok, now that I've seen the follow-up:
1) Working on a take-home final is a legit excuse for not helping you, especially as it was due the next day. Nothing fishy about that excuse for a graduate student. And, in fact, she may be thinking..." [
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7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'd like to name a Klezmer band "Poodle Kugel", but I suspect it's not kosher to do that." [
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7 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Actually, my mom just got diagnosed with metastatic cancer. I dunno about the rest of you guys, but I DO, in fact, need a hug." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
7 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Melissa May, thank you for saying what I've wanted to say all along.
I'm one of those silent females. I've posted twice on the green, not at all on the blue. I'm not a fragile female -- I've survived many, many rejections, rejection letters, etc...." [
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7 months ago
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"FauxScot, sociobiology has to be taken with a grain of salt, because sociobiologists sometimes interpret animal behavior anthropomorphically -- to support their own biases. Case in point: this link about sex bias in sociobiology
Besides, WHICH..." [
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Last year
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"If you're really concerned about her health, then helping free up her schedule so she can get exercise, rest, and self-actualization time would be helpful. There is enough medical evidence that the exercise alone, even for an overweight person,..." [
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Last year
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"From my experience, the right kind of therapy or structured introspection might be very helpful. I have much the same sort of history as you, with a whole string of men with issues (in my case, everything from latent pedophilia to borderline..." [
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Last year
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"I'm the woman people think is a lesbian, so it goes both ways. I asked my therapist (who IS a lesbian) about this, and her response was this, in a nutshell:
People try to read gender identity using gross social cues. If you're a smart,..." [
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Last year
