en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1618156 Comments by Sharideth Smith http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2015/07/what-products-do-you-use-because-your.html#IDComment984834581 Best Foods mayonnaise (or Hellman's depending on which part of the country you live in). Cascade dish washing detergent. Coca Cola - my whole family - do not show up with Pepsi or else. And yes! Great Lash! Nothing better. Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:39:17 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2015/07/what-products-do-you-use-because-your.html#IDComment984834581 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2015/06/qoes-how-do-you-fold-your-towels.html#IDComment981812042 Watching someone fold towels differently than I do makes me bonkers. My reaction is way left of reasonable. I fold mine in half from end to end, in half again and then in thirds from each side. Don't even get me started on hand towels or washcloths. Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:09:14 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2015/06/qoes-how-do-you-fold-your-towels.html#IDComment981812042 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2015/06/qoes-swimming-in-anything-other-than.html#IDComment978646607 Not gonna lie. I'll swim just about anywhere if there's enough liquor involved. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:37:08 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2015/06/qoes-swimming-in-anything-other-than.html#IDComment978646607 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2014/07/qoes-would-you-read-your-childs-diary.html#IDComment852777613 If I thought my daughter could be in some sort of physical danger, I wouldn't hesitate. Short of that, no. On the flip side, we have told our teenagers that privacy is a privilege that we will happily and thoroughly extend unless they give us reason not to. Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:09:00 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2014/07/qoes-would-you-read-your-childs-diary.html#IDComment852777613 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2014/04/setting-stage-for-our-kids-to-confide.html#IDComment820282868 One way we built trust with our kids early on was when they asked us questions we didn't think they were ready to know the answer to, we told them it was a good question and we would answer...just not yet. We always followed through, whether they asked again or not, when they were old enough. They are now teenagers and very open with us still. Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:38:07 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2014/04/setting-stage-for-our-kids-to-confide.html#IDComment820282868 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/08/lessons-from-my-28th-year.html#IDComment709755977 I love everything about this. Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:05:25 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/08/lessons-from-my-28th-year.html#IDComment709755977 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/08/questions-of-eternal-significance-how.html#IDComment695705871 I make sure my kids know that I know they're lying. I call them out on it immediately. Most of the time I will say something like, "Wanna back up and try that again?" I also try to make them understand, especially now that they are teenagers, that lying makes it harder for me to believe them in the times when they really need me to. Wed, 7 Aug 2013 20:10:11 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/08/questions-of-eternal-significance-how.html#IDComment695705871 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/07/the-value-of-friends-who-support-your.html#IDComment676361191 Preston for the win. I have a circle of friends who tend toward the left. Hard. I voted for Bush. Twice. We love, we cry, we support, we debate...we trust. A couple had issues with my *whisper/glitterboobs/whisper* post here and told me so. They told me so in a way that was full of mutual respect and remained honoring to the friendship we had built. Those who know nothing about me? Not so much. I think we should all print this out and Gorilla glue it to our laptops. Tue, 9 Jul 2013 14:48:06 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/07/the-value-of-friends-who-support-your.html#IDComment676361191 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/06/my-imaginary-well-dressed-toddler.html#IDComment663303084 "Sometimes when Quinoa is particularly well dressed, she begins to levitate." Can't. Breathe. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:39:06 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/06/my-imaginary-well-dressed-toddler.html#IDComment663303084 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment653158233 "That incident, and others like it, make me wonder if there isn't some inherent power in that act of shaming." This^^^^^. That's exactly it. Fri, 31 May 2013 03:52:02 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment653158233 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment653157756 Thank you. Fri, 31 May 2013 03:50:36 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment653157756 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment653042558 Not sure where you got that I don't counsel my daughter about appropriate clothing. That's a huge assumption. Yes, grown women can wear whatever they like. 15 year olds? Not so much. As least not in my house. Thu, 30 May 2013 23:02:12 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment653042558 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment653038832 That's more or less what he did. He brought it to me because he was confused by the whole thing and I'm kind of the go-to girl when weird things go down with my guy friends. Thu, 30 May 2013 22:54:11 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment653038832 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment652717914 I think it fair criticism of the way I worded it. My point comes from years of working with women in self-defense classes and teaching them how not to be victims. To avoid situations of abuse in the first place. Confident women are not the easiest targets for abusers. They tend to choose more submissive women. More experienced abusers will go after stronger women as a power play to take them down. But I do get the concern with how I said it. Thu, 30 May 2013 14:06:58 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment652717914 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment652692782 I see it a lot actually. Some women wear clothes as a dare to men. It's a power play. Most of my friends are guys and I hear stories like this all the time. As to how do you guide your girls, I would say the way they dress is more a byproduct of the confidence itself. If you can teach a girl to respect herself and know her own worth, she's going to present herself in a way that reflects that. As their mom though, you definitely have the veto if things get a little too "confident". Thu, 30 May 2013 13:01:48 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment652692782 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment652682498 My daughter is 5'9" and getting taller. She's also about as big around as a straw. There is no one-piece suit that will fit her. Not that I have found in stores anyway. We buy her two-piece suits and she chooses to wear a tank top with them. She's pretty modest by nature, so it works for her. If she didn't want to wear the tank top, I would probably be okay with that though. I was about her age when my parents cut those particular strings and they were pretty conservative. Thu, 30 May 2013 12:34:11 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment652682498 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment652680814 I actually agree with you. What's hard is the line between causing someone stumble who wouldn't normally and someone who is going to lust no matter what you wear. It's impossible to know which is which sometimes. So the question becomes, do you adjust your own dress for the lowest common denominator a la the Duggers? I honestly don't have an answer for that one. I just try to apply the same thing I do to life in general. What allows me to sleep peacefully at night? The answer to that is a basic respect for myself and others. And an occasional bikini. Thu, 30 May 2013 12:29:27 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/05/but-there-is-glitter-on-your-boobs-flip.html#IDComment652680814 http://www.knoxmccoy.com/2013/04/29/the-monday-morning-meatloaf-4-29-13/#IDComment631222622 Also, I might make the tasty ass crackers one my profile pic. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:47:23 +0000 http://www.knoxmccoy.com/2013/04/29/the-monday-morning-meatloaf-4-29-13/#IDComment631222622 http://www.knoxmccoy.com/2013/04/29/the-monday-morning-meatloaf-4-29-13/#IDComment631207288 That parallel parking video made me embarrassed for my gender. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:19:49 +0000 http://www.knoxmccoy.com/2013/04/29/the-monday-morning-meatloaf-4-29-13/#IDComment631207288 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/04/the-kermit-gosnell-trial-were-asking.html#IDComment625434638 Excellent post, Kristen. Nailed it. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:38:14 +0000 http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/04/the-kermit-gosnell-trial-were-asking.html#IDComment625434638