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1. 2 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   That’s great! I got to play with my brother’s toys, so that worked okay. And, in high school I was on the technical theater and design track for my last two years, so I got to learn about carpentry and electronics, as well as more about sewing. That experience was invaluable!

   Glad your mom helped you learn to drive! I learned on a standard shift, which was invaluable — I haven’t driven one in years, but I’ll never forget. Apparently my father at one point showed my brother how to change the oil in the car, but it didn’t go well; I might have enjoyed it, but my brother didn’t care (and it was years before he even had a car, as he moved to Chicago after high school). But I used to work on my cars a lot, anything I could figure out (which was a fair amount of stuff).

   At least now Dad and I can talk about fixing things, cars, etc. I’m grateful for that!

2. 2 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   So awesome! I had a female friend who was a welder; even recently, she had to deal with discrimination (she’s no longer with us), but she didn’t let it stop her.

3. 3 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Because they’re modeling after their leader. :(

4. 3 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Yes! I’m glad I was born in a time when it was unusual, but not verboten, for girls to have things like that. One of my first words was “bulldozer!” I loved playing with my brother’s trucks in the sandbox. And, when my grandparents got my brother two GI Joes for his birthday, I asked for – and received – two for mine. We both played with my Barbies, Kens, and our GI Joes together. Often Barbie ended up in Joe’s camos, and Mod Hair Ken (it was the 70s) and sometimes the Joes ended up in Barbie’s dresses.

   I’m so grateful that my family was accepting!

5. 4 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   I had a cardboard kitchen, and my brother and I played with it equally. He’s more of a cook than I am.

6. 4 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   I keep the breaker for my stove off, and just turn it on when I want to cook. That prevents mishaps. I highly recommend it!

7. 4 days ago on JumpStart

   My current dog sometimes eats pieces of plastic bags. It seems like he does it when constipated; I think his previous owner didn’t take him outside much (if at all), so he never learned to eat grass. It does seem to help him “go.” Glad to say he hasn’t done it in quite a while!

8. 10 days ago on FurBabies

   “Like” isn’t really the right response … but, yes; in multiple places around the globe, unfortunately. Although, some, like Sudan, aren’t often in the news here.

9. 11 days ago on Heart of the City

   It would be much cheaper in the long run to buy a used sewing machine and cloth, than to buy new clothing. She’s able to make clothes for her entire family, and could also use it to earn money.

10. 11 days ago on FurBabies

    Thank you for spreading awareness of civilian casualties! That has been too often ignored. It’s especially egregious right now, in multiple places around the world.