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What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you in a fitting room?
Fitting rooms, dressing rooms, whatever you want to call them are in most clothing stores. The majority of us have used them although there are some people I know who buy clothes and wait to try them on at home. Today, we are asking you to tell us what is the worst thing that ever happened to you in one. Do you have a story to share? I think probably the worst thing to happen to me, other than cruel self-judgment, was the time that my bra strap broke on one side. Just snapped. There was no repairing it. And the larger-breasted readers will empathize with me when I say…
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Have you ever experienced Ageism, Racism or Sexism?
Racism – Noun [ rey-siz-uhm ]a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others. Sexism _ Noun [ sek-siz-uhm ]attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles.discrimination or devaluation based on a person’s sex or gender, as in restricted job opportunities, especially such discrimination directed against women: Ageism – Noun [ ey-jiz-uhm ]discrimination against persons of a certain age group.a tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or…
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Do you have any memories of being bullied as a child/ teen?
Bullies. There are a whole lot of them out there in the world today and social media has done nothing to lessen their fervor, in fact we believe it has strengthened it. But before we use this post as a bully pulpit to force our views down your throat, lets just get to the question at hand – do you remember being bullied as a child? Click below to see if Pam and Ellen came out unscathed. You know, when I was a kid, we didn’t call what happened to me bullying. I mean sure – we all experienced the school yard bully, usually a boy who picked on…
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Describe your most favorite Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Day. A holiday that drums up special memories, agonizing dread, anticipation of just about every kind but each of us probably has a Valentine’s Day that stands out as being our most favorite. Clicking below you will see what we think ours is and please keep in mind that we do NOT see what the other has written until it is time to place it gently here. We think you are going to get a kick out of our musings this week. Care to share yours? I luckily have had many special Valentines days in my life and I can remember each like it was yesterday. Like my first…