Letters to the Editor
Anne in NYC
Published Letters: 342 Editor's Choice: 38
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This happened to my mom…
[Read the article: It can "just happen" at just about any age]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My brother is now a teenager. But my mom is rare. I know lots and lots of women in their upper 30s who just waited too long – and my mom is the only example of an after 40 ‘whoops’ I can come up with.
I also wish you’d included the actual numbers. It’s sort of a useless/sensational story without the real figures.
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She’s lost all authority
[Read the article: Let the "drunken pirate" teach! ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Every student she would ever have would Google her name. And kids are not always so nice. I think some people forget how ‘Lord of the Flies’ school can be. Every year a new group of kids is going to find out and the ‘pirate incident’ will be as fresh as if it just happened. Can you imagine a class of 30 with those same plastic cups on their desk? How abut everyone dressing as a Pirate for Halloween for the length of her employment? I wasn’t a nasty kid and I could totally see myself wearing an eye patch to class if everyone else did. And these jokes would never get old. It’s simply way too much drama. I doubt she’d be an effective teacher because of it. No way would I hire this woman and if I did, without knowing this history, I’d be pissed to find it out through students later. I don’t see how her University can give her a teaching degree.
What happed to this woman isn’t fair. But that’s life. The internet isn’t private. It’s not. Everyone needs to get used to it. And this woman needs to look forward to a different career.
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Cellulite?
[Read the article: The cellulite monologues]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The women in the Dove ads were not runway skinny – but they sure weren’t showing off their cellulite either! They all look smooth, toned, have perfect skin and the brightest teeth ever. In fact I was just reading something today about all the airbrushing that went on for those photo shoots.
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Love the Fat
[Read the article: It's kinda gross, but it's only 90 calories!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I’m a fan of Fage’s full fat Greek yogurt too – the texture is the best. They make a nice 2% too. Add a spoonful of nice jam or a little fresh fruit and its my favorite breakfast. I have lots of friends who wouldn’t dream of eating anything other then fat free – those girls are always starving and always obsessing AND they don’t seem any thinner for all their trouble.
Brown Cow is yummy too (the chocolate is like pudding) but they put so much artificial junk in it and the texture isn’t nearly as nice as Fage.
So much of the diet food out there is so skimpy on the fat and calories it’s just setting you up for failure. If my breakfast was only 90 calories I’d be making very bad lunch time decisions.
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Re: Yogurt: make your own!
[Read the article: It's kinda gross, but it's only 90 calories!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I do that every once in a while. But what I come up with is a French style yogurt – rather thin/almost drinkable. If you use full fat milk it’s tends to be a little thicker. But the Greek style yogurt – it's more like whipped cream. It’s really sort of fancy. If anyone knows how to make that at home I’m all ears.
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Vagasil?
[Read the article: "Speak up for down there"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I’m completely skeptical. Aren’t these the people who sell douches and tell us we don’t smell fresh enough? It’s just that kind of reasoning that leads to the yeast infections that they’ve got a kit to detect and another pill to cure. It's all a scam.
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That wasn’t the smartest. But it wasn’t the worst either.
[Read the article: Quote of the Day: Barack Obama ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I’m a professional woman and I get called ‘sweetie’ a lot. Often I’ll come right back at him with a ‘sure thing, Sugar.’ And then we both laugh. I think 99.9% of the time it’s a friendly slip. And if it’s an older person? Old folks get a free pass with me. There are also lots of men in my life who I see everyday but we don’t know each other’s names – I get called mommy, sweetie, honey and all sorts of Spanish terms of endearment. And you know what my response is? It’s to say, ‘Thanks Poppy.’
It’s only happed to me a few times that someone has used ‘honey’ (or whatever little pet name) as a nasty way to put me in my place. Last year I hung up on a client for talking to me this way – 10 minutes later he called me back with the nicest apology. He knew he had over-stepped big time. I think Obama knows he over-stepped big time too.
And I don’t think this is nearly the same thing as calling a black man ‘boy’ – because ‘boy’ has never been a term of affection for a black man. There is only one way to interpret that sort of talk and it’s bad, bad, bad.
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What is a catcall anyway?
[Read the article: The ladies love street harassment!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I get the ‘smile, baby’ or a ‘looking good’ from passersby a lot (especially in the summer). And when the guy is smiling and he keeps walking at his current pace it’s hard not to smile back and say something nice. Sorry to be such a girl – but that often makes me feel good.
Now a pack of men screaming obscenities and chasing after you? That’s not a catcall – that’s an attack.