My dad had a psychology professor who had worked with Rosemary Kennedy & it greatly shaped his practice & his teaching, so I was raised with a pretty big dose of "the Kennedy men do what they want to women".

Thank you!

I'm gonna check that out, thanks! Who do the eyes on the bottom belong to? Feel like I'm failing a New York Times puzzle

What Christmas cleaning & wrapping can't be finished before I've finished the trilogy (over 2-5 days, not one day, that's too much cleaning for one day!) simply doesn't need done.

I still tear up every time! And my hand still laughs & says "you know he doesn't die!" every time.

I wish we could all meet up to go help each other find pants. Why are pants the worst?!

Fingers crossed you find a bunch of cute things. Good news is everything should be on sale!!

My 80 year old mom's ipad is basically unusable for 5 minutes after she turns it on because of the notifications. Every time she visits, I block so many & yet.

That's been my working theory! When I worked with kids in the library after being home w/just my 2 homeschooled years for 8 years, my first year was MURDER. I had a cold or flu every single month for a year. But the next 5 years were smooth sailing. Now I've been home for 6 years. 😬

OMFG that phrasing made me laugh so hard! That's the exact cut!

Thank you! Character limits can make it more difficult to convey info while also being encouraging & kind, but I really tried.

Yes! After my mom had a fall, we had to learn a lot about how to discourage that "I'm a sled dog racing to Nome!" pulling her dog loved & the gentle leaders are so much better than the pinch collars they used to suggest in the 80s.

I'm not using my cane currently, but that was a stressful watch without knowing it ends okay.

Harnesses increase a dog's ability to pull. If you notice your dog is pulling you off balance when you walk them in the harness, you need to revisit you & your dog's leash training skills & habits.

Little tip if your dog is visually locked on to something that would be dangerous to them or to a person, like this

They interpret you pulling on their leash like part of the game. You're making it more of a game

STOP walking. Break their eye contact w/the item. Increase distance. Distract & reset

I was thinking about this & my husband was also really resistant about watching it, partially because it came out at the same time of the Dan Brown book/movie & Nic Cage's National Treasure & also I have adored Noah Wyle even longer than I've adored him lol

Grandma gets bought by a private equity group & sold to a data miner.

Not really better, but different. My lungs are very upset now. Just glad the sore throat chilled out. Maybe I'll be able to breathe again soon!

Just took a shower & am back in bed