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A Guide to Reading Flirting Body Language for Guys {Asylum}

May 29th 2010 8:24PM The statements are really strong - open body language shouldn't immediately translate to "I want to jump across the table." Maybe it's supposed to be a humorous exaggeration?

The gist is correct though...if someone is posed awkwardly, chances are they're uncomfortable. If their stance is open and comfortable, you can assume that they like you and feel confident and safe around you. If they're leaning away or are turned slightly away, they are trying to get away from you or end the interaction.

Chicago Advice Columnist Tells Nervous Virgin to Hire a Prostitute {Lemondrop}

Dec 16th 2009 3:24PM Agreed, Oh Please! The columnist completely ignores that this is a complex emotional issue that's obviously become a point of frustration. Better advice would have been to tell him to check out online dating (maybe a Christian one - they're into that; he'd be a model of self restraint) to just start meeting more women his age with similar interests/goals...the '40 year old virgin' I know is a really sweet but shy guy and any woman would be lucky to have him, he just needed to find a girl outside a bar/work who would realize it (and he did, online). As far as sharing the info goes, she should have told him not to worry about it - if he is going for a casual encounter, most women would be fine with him saying he's relatively inexperienced - no need to get into the nitty gritty of the last 20 years . And if it's someone he builds a relationship with, hopefully she'll appreciate the lack of STDs, such as HPV and ovarian cancer risk, that he'll be passing on.

Why I Like Her and Not You {Lemondrop}

Dec 14th 2009 10:05AM Or maybe you just sabotage yourself by pursuing women who will obviously not result in a relationship.

Advice Columnist Defends Her Rape Apologist Stance {Lemondrop}

Dec 14th 2009 8:44AM Rather than tell the young woman she should have been safer,
Dickinson should have referred her to a counselor - there's something
wrong when a young woman gets drunk at a party full of young men, a
party like many, many others that have ended in sexual assault. That
girl needs to speak to a professional about why she got drunk in what
IS a potentially dangerous situation - chances are that she has a
background (abuse? neglect? addictive parents/personality?) that has
made her not value herself or her own safety and that needs to be
addressed.

Hockey Parents Get Sportsmanship Lesson From Youth Player {ParentDish}

Dec 2nd 2009 10:45PM Why are people ragging on him for sounding 'rehearsed'? Of course he sounds rehearsed - it's a speech he wrote and memorized for class, it isn't a locker room speech from the mighty ducks!! Go watch an elementary school speech competition - they'll all sound like this, coached by parents or not. It's what a kid memorizing and reciting a written speech sounds like. And to those saying he didn't write it, he actually probably did - he seems bright enough to earnestly convey his thoughts and feelings, with maybe a little help from mom or dad to strengthen arguments or make correct analogies.

4-Year-Old Channels Kurt Russell's 'Miracle' Speech {ParentDish}

Oct 6th 2009 12:56PM And, how much benefit is there in speaking like a tellytubby or behaving like a character on barney/the wiggles/etc?

It's doubtful whether these shows actually teach good skills - you could easily make the argument that, like youngest children surrounded by kids only mildly more developmentally advanced than themselves, it doesn't encourage very much growth. Oldest children learn from their parents, youngest children learn from other children. Which is why oldest children learn to speak faster and often start school at a more advanced level.

So maybe watching other kids communicate with childish adults or fictional animals might not be teaching them all the skills they need. (I haven't seen Dora but I've been told they avoid dumbing it down and Sesame St., other than Elmo and other baby talking characters, does the same). While having to follow a plot line, being exposed to unfamiliar words/correct grammar/sentences longer than 10 words, and seeing adult interactions could be more developmentally beneficial.

4-Year-Old Channels Kurt Russell's 'Miracle' Speech {ParentDish}

Oct 6th 2009 12:44PM Actually, 150 viewings is not that outrageous. If you break it down, that's a movie a day for less than half a year. Many, many children come home from pre-school, pop in a movie, and eat a snack. And like many children, this boy enjoys one movie and would probably freak if mom or dad tried to put on a different one. For my niece, it's Cars and chocolate milk. Every day.

And just b/c they're watching one movie a day, it does not mean all they do is watch TV. I still think it's too much and there have been studies on the correlation of young TV watching (younger than 3, I believe?) and autism. But when you break it down, it's pretty average behavior that resulted in beneficial skills for the kid, that will go a loooong way in learning how to read and participating in school.

Bravo to these parents for exposing him to a semi-intelligent film, rather than the mindless tripe targeted toward kids (manic, 'baby' talk, with no substance, that makes up 75% of 'children's programming')

McDonald's Kidz Bop CD Pulled for Kid-Unfriendly Language {ParentDish}

May 15th 2009 1:05AM This is what you get when kids sing
I'm tired oF lOOKING.

They enunciated the end of OF which didn't allow the l of looking to be enunciated. Just a goofy kids singing mistake. A better director/producer would have nipped it in the bud.

Facebook Says No to Nursing Mothers, Yes to Anti-Semitism {Switched}

May 12th 2009 1:29AM This isn't strictly true - there have been racist or Anti-Semetic groups that I have found and reported that are later (usu. within a week) removed.

I just don't understand the desire to expose your lactating breasts to the world. I have no desire to expose myself to friends and family, in the name of feeding my child or otherwise, and really can't understand the stink women make over being asked to remain clothed in public forums (including facebook photos).

Yes, it's a natural function and a beautiful moment with your child. A private moment, whose photographs will bring back many happy memories. However, I do not want to see your breasts. Your brother-in-law does not want to see your breasts. Your father/brother/gf from work do not want to know what your breasts look like. It's too private and too personal and it makes viewers uncomfortable - not always b/c of anything sexual, but because it's inherently intimate. A moment no one can tap into but you. And b/c those emotions aren't available in the same way to the viewer, they're left knowing what their aunt/cousin/best friend's breasts look like when they never wanted to. It's an emotional and mental breach that some people resent.

Why I Had an Affair With My Boss {Lemondrop}

Apr 7th 2009 2:35AM Whoa, Mark, you're unhinged. You don't sound like a good guy at all - and maybe the fact that you would support raping a woman is the reason women want nothing to do with you.