Yep, it's not normal. I'm a 48 year old woman, married with 2 kids and every now and again i have a dream about a guy I hooked up with once when I was highly intoxicated in college at the age of 20. I didn't even know who he was but I remember meeting him one night and thinking he was a lot of fun and we ended up making out. I didn't see him again after that for months but I ended up having a huge crush on him that I never acted on. I would hear things about him throughout the years and I guess he went to jail for drugs and some type gambling ring he was in. He was apparently book smart and lost a lot of opportunities due to his behavior. I would sometimes look him up on social and I have to say he's not even attractive. I don't know what it was about him. He went on to marry an attractive girl who could have done much better than him on paper...but if I had these feelings for him i guess someone else might also. I never would have wanted to marry him, he is literally everything my parents would hate, total bad boy, trashy, kind of ugly yet kind of cute? I end up having sexual dreams about him and they feel real. It's crazy. WHY? I actually don't want to think about this person anymore. It feels so unhealthy and just bizzarre.

I mean how many more cases are going to be looked at now or will people start claiming, i was in a state of psychosis, I took too many drugs, it wasn't my fault. Are people ever responsible for their actions anymore?

If someone gets behind a wheel drunk or under the influence of something they pay the consequences...but somehow so many are wanting to excuse a mother's behavior when she kills her kids?

I just saw a post from a dr who is treating a 60 year old menopausal woman for something. I was a bit taken aback by the age 60...i thought most people would have gone through it all by then? I am 48 and feel like i have symptoms from time to time but I cant imagine this dragging out through my late 50's and 60!

When is it going to get better? Just looking over the growth of my 401k the past few months, I know things like this happen, but it's barely moved. Kind of want to stop contributing for a while at this point. Or less.

My daughter is 10 and she gets a coldsore pretty much every year. It isn't terrible, but this week she broke up with red bumps on her face accompanied with a sore throat. She said the bumps arent painful, but itch. My mom is a nurse (who also gets coldsores) and she wondered whether these bumps are affiliated with the coldsores. I have no idea and they are clearing up at this point.

I try no to worry about the cold sores because in the grand scheme of life they aren't a big deal, but I just got really pissed off thinking about how she got these in the first place. I don't get them and she wasn't around many people as a baby/toddler. I think she first broke out with one around age 2 or 3. As I said my mom gets them, she could have gotten them from her but my mom wouldnt be kissing her on the mouth or anything...she had part time nanny/babysitter who had older kids of her own, maybe she got it from them. I'm just feeling irritated now. She'll have to let her future partners know about this I guess and be careful. My dad never got any from my mom and they've been married 50 years. So bizzarre how HSV works.

I'm 47 soon to be 48 and I think I must be experiencing menopause symptoms. I still get my period but it's not really regular, can be heavier than it ever was, skin is dry, i wake up earlier than i normally do, my face seems to turn red for no reason and I have sore nipples. All that is fine, but I often feel so tired, lethargic, and some days just miserable. I have some obsessive type thoughts. I am on medication for depression but I'm wondering if i need something more.

I heard other women joke about symptoms, but everyone seems to be themselves and carrying on. My mother could care less when i've told her how i'm feeling and she actually has said I'm probably not going through menopause because SHE didn't go through it until her 50's.

I have two kids who are 10 and 11 and I feel so uninvolved with them lately. I am there, but feel like I'm not really there. It's like all i want to do is run back to the couch to lay down. My husband is similar to my mother, shows little empathy. I just wish i had more energy. At the moment my back hurts for no reason. Am I crazy?

I am almost 48 years old, I'm not overweight. I'm about 5'4 130 and I've always felt fat. I've never found my face to be attractive. I had acne until i was about 30 and just poor skin in general - very fair, never got a good tan. I've always had small boobs, small lips - things women seem to want to change but I can't bring myself to have surgery. I used to have nice hair, but now it's turning gray/white and is very frizzy. There's really not much I like about my looks. I cringe when i see myself in photos. I envy other women who are attractive without trying. It feels unfair to have felt like this for so long, why can't I just let it go?

Seems like the timing is right for this company. Their earnings report is good, the price of gas is sky high, they have a new CEO. Why is this stock tanking?