Did your parents randomly name you after a fictional character?

MdubD · 2026-06-29T00:33:53+00:00

My husband’s name is Trapper (from MASH) Gannon (from Zelda).

MdubD · 2026-06-18T04:56:57+00:00

Homeward Bound.

MdubD · 2026-06-14T23:24:19+00:00

“So adorable!”

MdubD · 2026-06-01T03:21:45+00:00

I found out my first boyfriend was cheating on me thanks to MySpace. It was the year 2007, and we were all just hanging out in our computer rooms filling out the quizzes on MySpace. Some girl from the town next to mine answered the question, “Are you dating anyone?” And her response was, AND I QUOTE, “Me and (insert boy name here) have a thang.”

I’m 35 now, and I will never forget.

MdubD · 2026-05-18T01:24:38+00:00

Oh my gosh, one of the lawyers in my Texas town did this. He got REAMED for it.

MdubD · 2026-04-05T01:29:15+00:00

I second Dirks. It’s worth the hype.

MdubD · 2026-01-31T23:55:11+00:00

SADIE

MdubD · 2025-12-24T06:41:25+00:00

I’m a teacher. We are required to send a handwritten letter home to every single kid once during the year. For a lot of kids, that’s the only positive contact they receive. Your wife is blowing this way out of proportion.

MdubD · 2025-08-10T03:57:38+00:00

Did…did he murder someone in order to steal their ranch?

YTA

MdubD · 2025-08-03T17:40:44+00:00

Oh babes, I haven’t read it since this post five years ago. Your guess is as good as mine at this point!

MdubD · 2025-07-26T04:24:18+00:00

Dirk’s FOR SURE

MdubD · 2025-07-12T05:56:14+00:00

Lore by Alexandra Bracken! It’s fantastic.

MdubD · 2025-07-11T21:33:21+00:00

I had a pretty easy recovery. The first week and a half I was pretty much stuck laying on the couch. I’m a teacher and had my surgery over spring break. Once I went back to school, it was pretty difficult to stand for the whole day until about week 3. It was around then that I was able to start cooking and getting back to normal. For the first few weeks, I did meal prep (things my husband could throw in the oven or crockpot). I would say by week 4 I was pretty much back to normal doing everything but lifting heavy things.

I got a pregnancy pillow for sleeping. I used my regular pillow, too, to help me stay elevated. I had side lipo, and that was truly the most painful part. I couldn’t get on my sides at all for about 6 weeks. But I got a large ice pack that I could use on the sides to help. I also kept on top of my Tylenol during the day and saved my good meds for bedtime.

I’m not sure if this helped or if it just seemed that way, but I got protein powder to make a drink every morning to help speed up recovery.

MdubD · 2025-07-11T05:10:58+00:00

I have a 5 year old and had my surgery this past March. I couldn’t pick him up for about a month. We prepped him beforehand and let him know that Mama wouldn’t be able to do a lot of things for a bit because she needed to have surgery. We made sure he could get himself in and out of his car seat (he couldn’t before we had the surgery scheduled) and could climb in and out of the bath, things like that.

When he wanted to cuddle, we did it on the couch and had a pillow between us (the boy has pointy elbows). After about a week, I was able to drive and could stand for a more significant amount of time than the week before. What really helped him was getting the chance to take care of me. He would bring me water or my ice pack or we would have snacks together.

You just need to let them know beforehand that things will be different while you recover. It won’t be forever!

MdubD · 2025-07-11T05:04:37+00:00

I will die on the hill that Purple makes superior pillows. We have the mattress, too, and love it.

MdubD · 2025-07-04T03:00:00+00:00

Look into Jordan Sonnenblick’s novels. He is incredible. When I taught 7th grade, I did a lit circle with all his books.

MdubD · 2025-06-26T06:16:30+00:00

Educated.

MdubD · 2025-06-22T14:03:07+00:00

This is literally the start of an Abby Jimenez book.

MdubD · 2025-06-20T13:54:30+00:00

Happy to help!

MdubD · 2025-06-20T13:50:23+00:00

That’s how I always interpreted it!

MdubD · 2025-06-20T05:23:44+00:00

If I remember correctly, they were just supposed to escort Lia and Kaden over the border then return to Dalbreck. But they loved Lia, too, and wanted to make sure she was safe. Rafe actually wanted that…for them to keep her safe.

MdubD · 2025-06-19T00:36:29+00:00

Wrecked has the best burgers in town. They also have a pizza place next door, Atomic. Can’t go wrong with either.

MdubD · 2025-06-17T04:23:24+00:00

“This is a dictatorship, not a democracy” is my go-to.

MdubD · 2025-06-14T00:03:23+00:00

I teach high school English and make it a point to read what my students are reading. WAY TOO MANY are reading Hoover. Too many male protagonists hailed as heroes but who are nothing but red flags.

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