MFPBrandy Member

No smokers. No @$$hats. Must accept my child's place in my life. The rest is negotiable. No one person can be all things to me; that's why I have friends. So if a man doesn't have an IQ of 150, I can have some of those conversations with other people. Lacking the intellectual firepower to get all my jokes isn't a…

If you read the threads, it seems a pretty clear response to the plethora of "it's your fault if you raised him that way" responses, when she made it clear from the start that she didn't raise him. Scary how people keep jumping all over her for wanting a grown man to act like one.

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I like that idea. Also, When I was a little kid, my mom would give me a few chances to clean my room, then she'd do it for me. That happened ONCE -- because her way involved everything going into garbage bags and me never seeing it again. It worked...but I wasn't a teenage boy, so who knows?

I won't say I know a lot about it, but I HAVE noticed a difference, so here's my story. I've got a back injury, and the muscle pain was just getting worse. My exercise physiologist pointed me to some studies showing a link between muscle pain and vitamin D deficiency, some even going so far as to suggest the effect was so…

Well said! I'd friend you, but you're full. :-)

I go with whey protein, because I'm wary of adding too much soy to my diet. Because it's from cow milk, I'm also wary of the added hormones, pesticides, etc., so I pay attention to that part of the equation -- all of that is to say, I won't offer specific recommendations, because we're looking for different things, and…

Welcome! This is a great community (with a few "my way or the highway" exceptions); you'll find a lot of support here. Stay honest with yourself, and you'll succeed. Congrats on taking that first step! Feel free to add me.

Overstock.com -- free shipping usually, and at most it's $3 per order (doesn't matter if you order a bed, couch and dining set, the whole order ships for $2.95). Only get stuff that has reviews, and then judge whether you think it's worth it or not, but I've gotten some GREAT deals from them over the years. Discount stores…

I hate bananas. I, too, am highly-susceptible to leg and foot cramps (whether i'm active or not). They definitely come much less frequently when I take my multi-vitamin (has potassium and magnesium), along with another potassium supplement. I also try to eat potassium-rich foods; kale-stuffed mushrooms are good, as are…

Amen -- I have identical twins in my family, in their 50s. One lived fairly decently, the other did way too much drugs & smoking. They look related, but NO ONE has any difficulty whatsoever in telling them apart these days.

Mmmmm...Jason Statham.... DO IT. Now, I admit I am biased, because I'm in the military and am surrounded with alpha males with shaved heads and buzz cuts every day...so perhaps that's affected my preferences somewhat. But I dig it, and I think it'll suit you (from what I can tell of your photo). Worst case, you grow it…

I need to stop reading these or I'll freak myself out tonight and not get any sleep! But for those who like reading the stories, here's one of mine -- I was deployed several years ago, and was sleeping in my room. I woke up when someone came in the room -- it was a woman in uniform, walking from the door, through the room,…

There are many dairy-free dark chocolates -- I had to go dairy-free for a while, and found plenty of dark chocolate thad had no dairy and no soy.

^^This. I knew it wasn't normal, but unfortunately it was still pretty normal for me. I'd still happily do it today -- and right now I'm at that "Goal achieved! Must self-sabotage!" stage, so the Oreo call is particularly strong.

Happy to see you with your shirt off; feel free to friend me. :-)

You can definitely see a big change -- congrats!

YUM!

I just edited my friends list instead. I keep it pretty low -- if we don't actually talk in real life, or interact regularly on the web, or if you're not a family member, odds are, you're not staying on the friends list long. But there are still the people I know and love, that post things I like to see/read, that ALSO…

^^^THIS^^^ Add anything along the lines of "if you love me, you'll re-post" or "I bet 99% of people won't re-post" is a surefire way to guarantee I will NOT re-post it -- and if I could delete it from my feed, I would. I hate that passive-agressive *kitten*.

I asked myself this when I decided to have a child on my own. It does make it harder, and right now, I'm not dating -- but it's so worth it for me. And honestly, at my age, any single man I meet is likely to be divorced with kids anyway. Your profile says you're 22. To me, that's young. To me, dating someone with kids is a…

At some point, you have to ask yourself -- "Is alcohol the only thing I have in common with these people? Do we have fun hanging out together sober?" You can budget for some low-cal drinks & nurse them all night. But if you don't like being around them when they're drunk and you're sober, it may be time to branch out a bit…

But then they're Grace and Trace! I think Tessa & Trace go well together, as do Cadence & Trace. To each their own, but Capri makes me think of clothes and islands.

My easy, hungry-and-I-want-to-eat-NOW salad is a mix of baby spinach & baby kale, Quorn protein patty, a little feta, flax seeds, black pepper, rosemary, a light drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I really love pecans, and could easily eat my entire day's calorie allotment in nuts alone, but I find the flax seeds…

A lot of people swear by frozen grapes. I tried it -- blech. Something about the texture just grosses me out, although I like grapes. But hey, it works for a lot of peopl, you might want to try it!

Tea? I frequently forget about it, but when I remember, a hot cup of spicy tea is really satisfying. I'm not much of a tea person, but I love the chai-type spiced teas.

Umm...no. Not normal. Or acceptable.

Sorry--wasn't geared as an attack at you, but at a message for the OP. There are a lot of people who are VERY adamant that THEIR way is the right/only way. Some people actually DO say labor isn't painful (there was one on this thread); others have said it was downright orgasmic. Well bully for them, but I think if it's not…

Amen! ETA: Fear does worsen pain -- but those who are saying birth isn't painful unless you're afraid/uneducated, I cry bulls***. Good for you, and I'm happy you had a wonderful, pain-free birth experience, but please don't assume that what was true for you is universal truth.

Drug-free here, too (except the pitocin for inducing, which I don't recommend, but I was overruled due to other risk factors going on at the time). It didn't feel good. Scariest thing I've ever felt in my life, but as soon as she was born, they put her on my chest, and she lifted her head up a bit (I didn't even know they…