It’s silly to blame a film about some silly girls starting a pregnancy pact. If the parents of these girls had paid a little more these girls and where they were spending time carrying through with the pact, then perhaps this story would have a different ending. Where were the parents while the girls were getting ‘knocked up’? Also, didn’t the school sex ed classes say anything about how much work it is to raise children?

I need breakfast. My stomach is a mess when it’s empty and a hungry Charlotte is a nasty beast in the morning. I don’t gorge myself; a cup of jasmine green tea with some nice bread and a slather of hazelnut-chocolate spread make me feel much happier with the world. If there’s some melon on the side, even better. I can then handle the fight for the seat on the commuter train.

I think having it all in any century is about having what you need the most: good health, enough food to eat, a roof over you head, enough clothes to keep out the cold, and more than anything the love and support of friends and family. Throw in enough savings for a decent retirement and occasional vacations, and what more does one need in life?

I’ve always had wobbly ankles and I don’t always pay attention to where I’m walking, so I was rarely tempted by high heels. I love my Vans, or my yellow high-top sneakers. When my knees complain I wear LadySko walking shoes, which offer great arch support. Even if I wear a dress I have flats on my feet, or I wear boots with a little heel, because the boots give some ankle support.

I haven’t had many WOW experiences in the past. The men who bragged the loudest, usually had the least amount of experience. That doesn’t make me want to sleep with women; I do hope someday to find a man with whom I am compatible. I don’t long for sex, though, because I never had enough great experiences to make me long for it. The one time I had a good physical connection with a guy, he was bossy and tried to impose his desires on me. We also were not compatible in life experience. I’d rather wait to find the life, as well as the physical, connection with a guy. If it never happens, I’d rather not try to fake it with someone just to ‘get some’. I would just end up depressed and feeling worse.

I have several clothing catalogs. The regular models are size 1 and the “plus” size models look size 10. What makes clothing designers thing that what looks good on those tiny, flat bodies will look good on a full-figured 16 size? When will they realize that I do NOT want my stomach and hips oozing out of the low-strung jeans? I dare one of those Paris fashion shows to have fashions made for size 16+. Emaciated models do NOT make me want to buy the clothes. It disgusts me.

“At 40, you can no longer just count on your beauty or on your seduction power”… I disagree completely. Men do not usually count the number of wrinkles on your face or how much botox is in your forehead. They look at the energy you project and the movement in your body parts. If you feel attractive, then you are attractive, regardless of your age.