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Cheryl Miller is a 2007 Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellow and the editor of Doublethink magazine. Her work has appeared in such publications as The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Wall Street Journal, Reason, and The Claremont Review of Books.

She can be contacted at cheryl [at] americasfuture [dot] org.

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"The Master" in The Claremont Review of Books

"Scary Rise of the 'Sanctimommy'" in The Washington Times

"Why Malamud Faded" in Commentary

"Blogging Infertility" in The New Atlantis

"Outsourcing Childbirth" in The Wall Street Journal

"The Painless Peace of Twilight Sleep" in The New Atlantis

"The Genius of Old New York" in The Claremont Review of Books

"Parenthood At Any Price" in The New Atlantis

"Modern Girls and the Moral Revival They Are Leading" in The Washington Times

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Dept. of WTF

CNN reports:

A 35-year-old woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for so long that her body was stuck to the seat had a phobia about leaving the bathroom, the boyfriend said.

"She is an adult; she made her own decision," said her boyfriend, Kory McFarren. "I should have gotten help for her sooner; I admit that. But after a while, you kind of get used to it."

I'm going to try to remember this the next time I'm mad at my boyfriend. At the very least, he would never let me lock myself up in my apartment and sit on any piece of furniture so long I grow physically attached to it. That's love, IMHO.

This is the best bit:

McFarren said she moved around in the bathroom during that time, bathed and changed into the clothes he brought her. He brought food and water to her. They had conversations and had an otherwise normal relationship -- except it all happened in the bathroom.

Also, is anyone surprised that this all happened in a trailer park?

Labels: news of the weird

posted by Cheryl # 3:03 PM

Comments:

I take credit for this post.

# posted by

Miss Self-Important : March 13, 2008 6:09 PM

Why?

Did you tell the boyfriend not to call a psychiatrist for two years?

Or

Was she pondering a post on your blog so intently that she couldn't bring herself to move from the spot a la Rodin's The Thinker?

Or

Did you simply email Cheryl the story?

Sorry. I am in a wise-ass mood today.

# posted by

FLG : March 14, 2008 1:18 PM

No, she just emailed me the story as a way to make me more thankful for the small things in life. It worked.

# posted by

Cheryl : March 16, 2008 2:09 PM

It is always important to appreciate the small things.

# posted by

FLG : March 16, 2008 3:11 PM