On Ask Polly: How Do I Stop Panicking And Crying Over The Slightest Criticism?
@rhp No...that was about ME! Seriously, that letter made my blood run cold and I though I was having some kind of dissociative experience until I saw how young the true writer was! Knowing other people suffer from this makes me feel better, but also worse because it sucks so bad I feel for anyone who goes through it.
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On 'Crash': The Most Loathsome Best Picture Of Them All
@Lionel Mandrake Both of those scenes caused me to ugly-cry and almost take to my bed in the worst way. Once when I was twelve, the other time when I was thirty-five.
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On Ask Polly: Should I Drop Out Of College?
Word on the alarm clock with no snooze button! Get an old wind up and put it across the room. I have to get up for work by 430 am and it is the only thing that has prevented me from routinely over-sleeping and getting my butt canned.
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On Donald Fagen Is 65
"The Night Fly" is the only album I have had on almost every music medium. Album, cassette, CD and downloaded, and it would have been 8 track as well, but I am too young by a nosehair. Love that man.
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On How To Talk To 911 When You're Bound And Gagged
*Jealous* Why can't I get calls like that? In my sleepy, stupid suburb people call 911 about squirrels dead on the road or keys locked in their cars. Most of the time, at least.
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On The Miraculous Exploits Of Princess Michael Of Kent
She sounds like the villain on some bad episode of "Hart to Hart". I kind of love her now.
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On Don't Stop Running
This was incredible, moving, and just all around brilliant. Wow. (Bonus- I love quietly sobbing at my desk as it keeps the coworkers on edge just enough to give me my space. Keep 'em coming.)
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On How To Lie To Kids About Santa
My 10 yo is trying to get me to confirm that I am really Santa, but he is not pressing the issue. I think he knows the jig is up, but he doesn't want to risk getting fewer presents by calling me out.
At lease I dodged that whole "Elf on the Shelf" business, though! PHEW!
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On Is It Acceptable To Have Children?
@hockeymom They aren't free-range in Brooklyn, though.
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On Parents Are Aliens From Space
I loved this. First essay about moms that I have been able to finish since I lost my own.