Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words. This latest mugshot of Teen Mom's Amber Portwood speaks volumes about the 22-year-old's physical and mental state. What does it say?

To me, it says she's given up. As do her actions:

Yesterday, she told a judge she'd rather serve the 5 year prison sentence she got for drug possession in January than complete her court-mandated rehab program.

If that's not a sign the girl has thrown in the towel, I don't know what is.

The federal government gives us the fourth Monday in May off to celebrate those who have died for our military. But that's no reason you can't spend Memorial Day weekend hitting the sales too. There's nothing quite as patriotic as boosting our nation's economy, am I right?

Believe it or not, the money people spend on the first "real" summer weekend is a vital piece of what keeps the economy going. The auto industry alone is counting on this weekend to boost its sales by 30 percent over last year. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't spend wisely: here's a look at some of your best bets to save big on the holiday weekend with free shipping so you don't have to spend money on gas:

Mitt Romney is the closest a Mormon has ever gotten to the presidency in the history of this great country. Which isn’t really very surprising, considering that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been around for less time than the United States of America. 

As a Bible-thumping Christian, I’m often asked about how I feel about a Mormon in the White House. My answer is always the same … I’m sorry, what?

I don’t really care what faith our president chooses to practice, so long as it doesn’t interfere with his leadership of the nation. Baptist, Mormon, Catholic, Jewish, Agnostic … it does it matter, so long as the leader of our country enacts sane fiscal policies and is a good Commander in Chief.

Hunter Rogers was sitting in his high school social studies class when his teacher began talking about Mitt Romney being a bully when he was in high school. Even though that story has been discredited, the teacher wanted to engage the students in a dialogue about it. Hunter asked if Barack Obama had ever bullied anyone (by his own admission, the president once pushed a girl).

The teacher responded that she didn’t know, and somehow ended up on a tirade about how wrong it is to slander the president by asking him the same questions you might ask Mitt Romney. She went so far as to tell Hunter and his classmates that you can be arrested for slandering the president.

The Bachelorette won't teach us a whole lot about dating in the real world. You are not going to find those 25 to 1 odds in a woman's favor anywhere else. What you will learn, however, is how and when to reveal you have kids, which is a real issue for single parents looking for love.

Of course being a single mom is what Emily Maynard's story is all about. But she's not the only one navigating the season with a ready-made family. The very first moment Seattle realtor Doug met he, he laid on the news about his 11-year-old son. "I talked to my son last night and he said 'I miss you a little, but go have fun!'" he told her. Maynard later said, "It's cool to have someone here who gets what I'm going through. Missing your other half is heartbreaking, so you have made me feel really comfortable and good about myself."

I always thought men loved the idea of having sex with a virgin. Aren't guys always hi-fiving after bedding one in the movies? Isn't it the ultimate conquest?

I started thinking about this whole issue again while watching Girls recently. If you haven't been initiated, it's the anti-Sex and the City. I swear that show makes being a 20-something look like one grimey, joyless, soul-sucking nightmare. Well in this particular episode, the show's virgin Shoshanna was getting hot and heavy with a guy in hopes of finally 'losing it.' Then, as she breathlessly confessed to being a first-timer, the dude bolted.

Woo-hoo, Twi-hards!

It's about dang time we got a glimpse of brand new poster action, isn't it?!

I mean, seriously.

It's not like November is THAT far away. How long were we going to have to wait to catch a glimpse of official Breaking Dawn: Part 2 imagery, anyway?

Because while I know we get to see red-eyed vampire Bella in the movie trailer, that's simply not enough. After all ...

Back in the day, The Talk used to refer to the super-awkward birds-and-bees chat every parent dreads having with their kid. Now, there's another "talk" parents wish they could avoid ... The Tech Talk. As in texting and Internet usage and parental controls and what's acceptable and what's potentially life-altering-ly NOT acceptable.

No fun at all, right? Especially considering most of us moms are just as tech-addicted as our kids.

It's The Kristen Chase Show to the rescue!

On this episode, Kristen checks in with Jen Singer, mom of two teens and editor-in-chief of www.MommaSaid.net, to find out how parents should approach The Tech Talk and why it's so important.