Smash the Wellness Industry Why are so many smart women falling for its harmful, pseudoscientific ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Why are so many smart women falling for its harmful, pseudoscientific claims? By Jessica Knoll Ms. Knoll is a novelist. June 8, 2019 At its core, wellness demonizes calorically dense and delicious foods. A few months ago, I had lunch with the writer behind one of my favorite movies of the year, the agent who made the deal and the producer who packaged the project. I wanted to hear all about the process and perhaps find an opportunity to collaborate. When the server came to take our order, I flashed to that scene in “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” when Mira Sorvino walks into a diner in a striped skirt suit and asks the waitress, “Do you have some sort of businesswomen’s special?” Had there been any sort of businesswomen’s special that day, our group probably couldn’t have ordered it. Someone was slogging through the Whole30 program, someone had eliminated dairy, and someone else was simply trying to be “good” after a “bad” weekend. The producer said it didn’t matter how “good” she was. She had lost the baby weight and though she may look tolerable in clothes, under the Spanx her stomach was a horror show. The writer said she had so much cellulite on her thighs she looked diseased. I gazed around the restaurant, longingly, wondering what the men eating cheeseburgers were talking about. At one time, I too would gleefully have torn myself apart. I despised my body, and my devotion to changing it amounted to years of unpaid labor, starting with a bout of bulimia in high school. In preparation for my wedding, I worked out twice a day on 800 calories. From there I moved on to counting macros, replacing rice with cauliflower pellets, 13-day cleanses, intermittent fasting and an elimination diet that barred sugar, dairy and nightshades like potatoes. Every new regimen ended in the same violent binge. I’d wait for my husband to go to bed so that I could obliterate the pantry without him asking, “Are you O.K.?” For the next few days, I would throw myself on the altar of “clean eating,” only to start the cycle all over again. I called this poisonous relationship between a body I was indoctrinated to hate and food I had been taught to fear “wellness.” This was before I could recognize wellness culture for what it was — a dangerous con that seduces smart women with pseudoscientific claims of increasing energy, reducing inflammation, lowering the risk of cancer and healing skin, gut and fertility problems. But at its core, “wellness” is about weight loss. It demonizes calorically dense and delicious foods, preserving a vicious fallacy: Thin is healthy and healthy is thin. Almost three years ago, I moved to Los Angeles from New York. After death and divorce, moving is supposed to...

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HippieChick58 comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Why are so many smart women falling for its harmful, pseudoscientific claims? By Jessica Knoll Ms. Knoll is a novelist. June 8, 2019 At its core, wellness demonizes calorically dense and delicious foods.CreditCreditYinYang/E+, via Getty Images A few months ago, I had lunch with the writer behind one of my favorite movies of the year, the agent who made the deal and the producer who packaged the project. I wanted to hear all about the process and perhaps find an opportunity to collaborate. When the server came to take our order, I flashed to that scene in “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” when Mira Sorvino walks into a diner in a striped skirt suit and asks the waitress, “Do you have some sort of businesswomen’s special?” Had there been any sort of businesswomen’s special that day, our group probably couldn’t have ordered it. Someone was slogging through the Whole30 program, someone had eliminated dairy, and someone else was simply trying to be “good” after a “bad” weekend. The producer said it didn’t matter how “good” she was. She had lost the baby weight and though she may look tolerable in clothes, under the Spanx her stomach was a horror show. The writer said she had so much cellulite on her thighs she looked diseased. I gazed around the restaurant, longingly, wondering what the men eating cheeseburgers were talking about. At one time, I too would gleefully have torn myself apart. I despised my body, and my devotion to changing it amounted to years of unpaid labor, starting with a bout of bulimia in high school. In preparation for my wedding, I worked out twice a day on 800 calories. From there I moved on to counting macros, replacing rice with cauliflower pellets, 13-day cleanses, intermittent fasting and an elimination diet that barred sugar, dairy and nightshades like potatoes. Every new regimen ended in the same violent binge. I’d wait for my husband to go to bed so that I could obliterate the pantry without him asking, “Are you O.K.?” For the next few days, I would throw myself on the altar of “clean eating,” only to start the cycle all over again. I called this poisonous relationship between a body I was indoctrinated to hate and food I had been taught to fear “wellness.” This was before I could recognize wellness culture for what it was — a dangerous con that seduces smart women with pseudoscientific claims of increasing energy, reducing inflammation, lowering the risk of cancer and healing skin, gut and fertility problems. But at its core, “wellness” is about weight loss. It demonizes calorically dense and delicious foods, preserving a vicious fallacy: Thin is healthy and healthy is thin. Almost three years ago, I moved to Los Angeles from New York. After ...

Looks like a good Saturday shaping up! Stay positive!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Hope so!

Has any of you ever sat back and reflected upon the toll tRump has take on you personally.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Which is why I have had to cut back on the amount of time I spend on news sites. When I feel my anxiety ratchet up, I know I've gone too far. I walk a fine line between well informed and hysteria.

Has any of you ever sat back and reflected upon the toll tRump has take on you personally.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Every day, every damn day.

Let's go back in time👍😊

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Wasn't allowed to leave the house unless I was working... I had a wicked step witch. So I was reading, doing homework, maybe watching TV. Usually reading or something in my room away from the stepwitch.

Who love these together?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Loved the Moon Pie, never did like carbonated beverages. No soda for me, and might have saved my life.

A hypothetical moral dilemma: Dan melody are dating, Dan ask Melody" are you on birth control?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

YES, that should have been discussed long before they were intimate. Dan withheld pertinent information from Melody, Neither one of them had good honest communication. Yeah, they need to drop out of the dating pool and live alone forever.

America's "First Son" .

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Considering drumpf has two other morons... ok sons. He fathered 5 morons. None of them are worth the atoms that make them up or the air that they breathe.

Has this native bee hotel already been posted here? [realfarmacy.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

I want one!

What is your experience with meeting others via online dating sites and apps?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Lots and lots and lots and even more scammers. I love you send me money. We will be together forever after you send me money. No thanks.

mckinney1 What do you think?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 13, 2019:

We've been having an extended conversation via PM. Ahhh sigh, you've done broken my heart! ;) I don't get the scammer vibe, just lonely guy.

Remember this or do you still use them?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 13, 2019:

I spit shined many a pair of Army boots, I was in before the Jungle boot. I still have polish, gotta shine the shoes up from time to time.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Is Iowa, New South Wales Australia a real place? I can't find it on Google Maps. Rather contradictory, doesn't believe in any gods, but does believe in Jesus. English is not great, pictures look like a real dad kinda guy. However, the rest looks like total scammer.

This answers one question I have heard from some concerned citizens.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 13, 2019:

I think make them clean latrines (toilets/restrooms) with a toothbrush. Also make them take critical thinking classes until they are able to be responsible, informed citizens.

Love these tiny Trump pics

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Donnie is too skinny.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 13, 2019:

His picture looks really familiar, but it didn't pop on Tin Eye. He gives me the heebie jeebies, but I can't say scammer for sure.

How any woman can continue to embrace Christianity is beyond me.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 13, 2019:

When I was indoctrinated, they told us the husbands should be the decision makers and heads of households. I passed that on to my now ex and left the decisions to him. That lasted about 3 hours if that long. He may have been a Major but I was the General and he didn't like and didn't want to know most parts of what I did.

A Victim of the MeeToo Fear Keanu Reeves is posing with multiple women, including Dolly Parton, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Is he too careful or just being very respectful. I think he is a welcome change from the likes of the sleezeball in chief Der Donald and other of his ilk.

Yes, menaretrash, but the good kind.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Perfect!

So much love ❤❤❤

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 12, 2019:

We should all be the person our dogs think we are.

Gasoline Prices Set to Plunge at the Pump

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Getting a break on getting to work (and every place else) would be nice.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 12, 2019:

What a charming girl - NOT. Scammer fer sure.

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Not has gone, he done went long, long ago!

Jason206 [agnostic.com] No bio Idiotic posts to earn points Bad syntax and grammar

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I am showing him as not available. Woot!

Don't blink or you'll miss it. : aww

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 11, 2019:

WOW!!!

GARGANTUAN.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Like the US has a gargantuan imbecile for president.

Reminded me of when I first got Mazie for my husband.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I had a cat that hopped into an empty drawer in the kitchen when we were moving in, and then hopped out the back of the drawer. I could hear her, but I couldn't find her. I was frantic!

Whatever he says, the opposite is usually true! 😡

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

That man wouldn't know the truth if it was sucking his teeny weenie.

OK now to talk about the 2nd amendment. Right to Bear Arms. What does that mean to you?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I am all for that!

Kissing. How do you like it?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I never liked how my ex kissed either. I always needed a raincoat or napkin. That should have been a warning sign, but now that is all history.

It Makes you wonder just what it is that attracts women to the horrible, fat, piggy eyed, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

It's the money!

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I am not committed to anyone except the one chosen to take on Drumpf.

My cat thinks I'm perfect.....

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

My cats think I am the can opener and water bowl filler. And catnip bringer.

[haaretz.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I love Bernie, BUT I'm more interested in getting Drumpf out of the white house.

My latest Amazon purchase was a very large map of the United States.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I love maps! I used to keep road atlases up to date for all my kids for all our moves and travels. That got exhausting. But during downtime at work i will pull up google maps and plan my next journey.

I have never seen one like this before, have you? 😊

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I remember lots like that when I was in the Army.

It's Muuundaaaay

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

As far as Mondays go, it wasn't bad.

Patricia1199 (Sorry on phone) Very strange dubious questions.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

Thank DAWG and greyhound she's gone.

Good Monday morning 🌞 Right on to today's question: what is your favorite alcohol drink?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

Daquiris, anything fruity and sweet. White wines or rose as long as they are sweet and fruity. Nothing, absolutely nothing that is carbonated.

Just in case anyone's been missing me -- anyone?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

Good luck!! Moving is such a disruption!

I had bought a pressure cooker from Amazon deal of the week last week.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I have an instant pot, I love that device. It has replaced so many other appliances in my kitchen. I did keep the crock pot cuz sometimes I do need two of them. Pressure cooking beans takes a fraction of the cooking time, absolutely fabulous!

Im an idiot.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

If you have sour milk in your fridge, you take it out, take a sniff, and dump that crap. You don't put it back in the fridge and think it won't be so bad next week. Unless both of you have changed it isn't going to be different.

Who else remembers?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I didn't go often, not allowed. We went as a family at least once but never stayed all night.

Anyone who says money cant' buy happiness never....

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Best investment of my life.

Very interesting 🤔

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Life is too damn short to settle

Von Trapp Nazis?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Physically grew up, they're still all damn babies.

Religion in a relationship

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

If said partner is not deeply committed to his belief system there is a possibility. However, you're talking about rural Nebraska and church is social life and identity. Do all other issues line up? If there are children how will they be raised? @SeaMeNebraska, I grew up in Grand Island, it was big enough that not going to church was not a big deal, though in theory my family "belonged" to a church.

Breaking News.... [newyorker.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I'm afraid that would be throwing their money away, it is too late for him.

Bees sleeping

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Wow, fabulous!

I know most of us don't link gif links very often, but these are TOOOOO funny.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Very good. He was hideous as the woman in the red dress!

Marina Abramovic – “The Artist Is Present” Marina Abramovic is a performance artist who ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

That was very moving!

Nancy Pelosi is telling it like it really is... [pics.me.me]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I agree 1100%

"At sea" day during our cruise segment of the Mediterranean trip.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

What a sweet little guy and his good grandpa.

What does everybody here think about the importance of chemistry to a relationship ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I don't think chemistry will necessarily happen on the first date. If there is grounds for a solid friendship I'd follow up on that. Love can develop, or I hope so. I'd have been in your mindset, lets follow this and see where it goes.

It’s the remaining 30% that’s the fun part.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

It add 100% to the recipient of that grope. This isn't intimacy, it is abuse.

My therapist sent me this link to Kundalini Yoga.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I love yoga, it helps with so many things. I figure at least you're trying, and learning new stuff is always good.

Not to dis medication, but lifestyle matters too! [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I got a Sorry, content is not available at this time message.

Patricia1199 (Sorry on phone) Very strange dubious questions.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

To the question: How certain are you that there are no gods she answered 0.1% Now math is not my strong suit..... but.... I think that is a very very small number. .001 I did Google it. So essentially she is saying she is a believer, or her math is worse than mine. Her picture does not suggest to me that she is here for community, but it doesn't mean she is not. Not ready to say scammer, but keep an eye on.

How do you debunk it when someone claims religion, no matter it's true or false' serves as an ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

You can't debunk it and why do you want to? It is 100% true that for some people religion is an important psychological support. In the US we have this freedom thing that you're free to believe what ever you want to, and if it makes them happy or give psychological support I'm very happy for them. Now if they wanted me to share the delusion there would be some strong disagreement.

A little ❤ for everyone. We can find ❤ anywhere, we just have to look for it.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Define love. I've found men looking for nurses with purses. That isn't love. I've found men looking only to get laid, and that isn't love. I haven't found the love that I need, and I'm not going to settle. I have no idea if he is out there, but for now I truly doubt what I need exists.

I had one for a year then threw it away, I found out my mother was reading it.😠

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I journal off and on and have for years. One of my kids made a comment about how boring they were, and I destroyed several years worth. I have some journals post divorce, and again off and on. I journal more when I'm in a stressful time, it helps to sort things out.

What is your favorite breed of cat? Mine is Tortoiseshell

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Mine is cat, just cat. Any and all.

Trump Joke of the Day Curious about whether he will make it two terms, or even the full four ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Like he would know "cinco." Or "guacamole". :)

Ok.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I've been single since 2010ish. I was on many dating sites, POF, OKC, Match, eHarmony, Mingle, and some local sites and some I paid for. My outcome: Nada, zilch, less than zero. You're not doing it wrong, there is no way to do it right. I had one long term, and a few shorter. I'm not willing to move, I'm not willing to deal with kids that are greatly younger than my own kids. I will not fall in bed on the first date. I would like a long term partner, and right now it looks like it will be me. Well, with the kitty girls. Could be worse. I'm content with my own company. Seriously, better alone and content than hitched and miserable. BTDT, won't do that again. So I date if I can, and have no expectations of anything changing. So far I have been successful at that.

Does anyone else hate the phrase "I love you" ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I like the I love yous. I tell my kids/grandkids all the time. I like to tell my kids when I think they are doing good, and how much I appreciate them. I like to point out to them what good parents and good people they are, especially when they're going through a trying time. The hospital I work for has just sent us through training classes called the Language of Caring, it is aimed at improving relations between staff and patients, and between staff and staff. It makes a difference. Acknowledge the struggle, pay attention to me. It keeps patient satisfaction up and avoids escalations and lawsuits. The sad part is that so many of the admin office staff make fun of the training and denigrate it. I'm counting days till I can really retire. For me in my training, I want to know what I did wrong, but damn it, I also want it acknowledged when I have done good. I think compliments are the life blood of relationships. Tell them when they're doing good, tell them how much they mean to you. The other part of this is, ****at any time any of us could be hit by a bus.**** Don't leave your loved ones guessing about how much you care about them. If you don't tell them, they will never be sure. The greatest gift my mom gave me was a card she wrote from the hospital telling me she loved me. She died at age 45, I was 14. She did this for all six of us. When my stepwitch spewed her venom I knew she was wrong, I knew my real mom loved me. @Anonbene thank you for opening up this line of conversation. You took a risk. I haven't read all the responses yet, but sometimes when you open cans of worms like this people can be.... well, less than pleasant. Any time you expose a vulnerability you open yourself, and I'm glad you did.

Doesn’t he know the moon is part of the flat earth society

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Or just fly him to the moon and kick him out. He's smart enough to figure out how to survive, or he won't.

Joan Baez. [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

love that song, and boy does that release a flood of memories about a more recent relationship. I'm glad it isn't late in the day. I have time to reprocess rather than trying to go to sleep. I've already paid, so many times.

Remember the Pop Shoppe? 😊

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

No, don't recall that one.

Says the moon is part of mars. Look on twitter.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Jeessssssuuuuuussss, he is still digging new depths!

Hannity Says It’s ‘Despicable’ to Call for Political Opponents to Be ‘Locked Up’ ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

F--k Hannity, he is in Drumpf's pocket.

Going to be laying low for the next week or so.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Take care of you first.

I have some very nasty pain in my back.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 6, 2019:

I have been dealing with sciatica for about 3 months. I've been making lifestyle changes to alleviate the pain. I stopped carrying stuff for any distance, I have a wheeled bag to carry stuff I need to take to work. I no longer sit on my soft comfy sofa, I sit on a firmer chair. The biggest relief I have seen was from doing some yoga stretches/poses for the back, and I lay on the floor every night for about 10 minutes with my feet above my hips at about a 90° angle. There were a few days I was afraid I might need to give it up and go to the doctor, but finally it is waning.

Who wore it better?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Who dressed Drumpf. He just looks squashed into that tux, the vest is too long. The French must be laughing their asses off as they laugh at our ass. He has no style, no grace, no nothing, just a blob of arrogance and conceit.

Also on weekends😊

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Fer sure!

Better take some beano before drinking this!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 6, 2019:

I'm not sure it would be safe to drive after drinking that.

Women Spies.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

I am currently reading D Day Girls, and it is excellent! I have just reached the scenes wehre Lise had her toenails pulled out. Hard reading at lunchtime.

I remember my grandmother having the silver one, do you remember or have one?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

I had the red one in the center.

Have you hugged your kitty today?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Every day, at least twice.

I think this pastor missed a golden opportunity to put Trump down.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Fer sure!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Perfect

Is this appropriate for a first date?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Not to my taste.

The rhubarb is really happy this spring.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

I love rhubarb. We used to have it in our garden when I was growing up. My dad got it from his folks, who got it from their folks. I've moved too often to have a patch, but I miss it.

Who wore it better?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Drumpf just looks stuffed into that outfit.

This question is prompted by a conversation I had with a coworker at lunch today.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

OMG NO! My life plan was not to be single and working full time at 61. Life is what happens when you're making other plans.

Ivanka is one daring bitch.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

That hat looks even more ludicrous from this angle. I'd ask what she was thinking, but I'm sure she doesn't think.

They say there is someone for everyone...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Barf icon needed.

Who wore it better?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

The first time I saw it I thought she was wearing a diaper on her head. Seems fitting.

My night blooming cereus was at it again last night.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Beautiful!!

Why do humans not understand this?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

My fur babies are the babies I never gave birth to. They're my chillun.

Purrrfect bathroom 😻

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Too cute!

Do you still have or ever had one of these? We never did but we did have the tablecloth.😊

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

I do remember those, my grammie had one, I think the green one.

How many remember doing this?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

I did that once. I still have those holes, haven't had anything in them in ages. The first piercing I had done in a doctor's office. Those are still open and I do wear earrings from time to time.

What type of ship should Trump have named after him?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

A dinghy.

How many of you that have been previously divorced are confident you will not get married again(even...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

The thing is, most of time marriage is not going to kill you. Back when I married it was the thing to do, there was no other option. I don't regret my last marriage, I have three great kids and some really good experiences. I don't even regret my first marriage, it was a learning experience and I'm fortunate there were no negative repercussions or lasting contacts. That said, I likely won't marry again, largely because there could be negative financial repercussions.

Love this fresh catnip😻

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

I just planted catnip in a pot on my deck. Apparently the neighbor cats found it last night. My kitties were inside fighting through the glass patio doors with the kitty outside. It was quite the altercation!! My kitties were literally having hissy fits.

Our kids are so great at bringing joy (& tears).

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

We usually lived a long way from family, the kid's dad was active duty military when they were growing up. We lived in Washington state when the youngest was 1.5 to 6 years old. The ex's parents usually came out to visit at least once a year. Once we were headed for the airport and the youngest called it "Granny and Papa's house". In her mind that was where they lived. Same area, Becca also referred to our local landmark as Mount Reindeer. I am referring to Mt. Ranier.

Lucky I didn't poke my eyes out with this game.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Yes, I remember pick up sticks!!

Trump a 72-year-old stuck with 2-year-old’s behavior [mercurynews.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Actually, I gotta tell you, I don't find him childlike or like a 2-year old at all. I have a two year old granddaughter. She has a bigger vocabulary, more common sense, more respect for others, more decency, more empathy, more intelligence, and far better parents than Donnie Boy ever had or ever will have. I think she reads better too and her tweets make at least as much sense.

Now more so than ever, these letters seem to be a thing of the past.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

My ex kept all our correspondence while we "courted." I grabbed it when I was moving out. I think I still have it someplace, and will give to the kids in a few years.