America definitely chose tiny and cute and innocent over tall and sexy and mature. Sweet crap Jasmine and Aaron were hot together.
That said, I wasn't surprised by the results and I'm at peace with them. I was sad that Paul didn't make it to the finale, though - it was hilarious watching people say what actor he…

I was never heavy growing up but I was, at one point, extremely thin. I'd always been athletic (about 2 hours a day of activity) and eaten okay but I got sick at one point and lost some extra. I thought it was awesome so I pretty much stopped eating. It's still the only way I know to lose weight. When I no longer had…

Ah yes, bed-making. My husband is the same way! I always feel more like I have my life together when the bed is made. Like I'm an adult person who isn't just barely keeping it together but who has a lovely home. My husband is HOPELESS. He just can't figure it out and never did it growing up. He's incredibly thoughtful…

Same here. After years of pointe my feet are knobby and I'm all, "stilettos? Bring it on!"

Exactly! YA lit is a great opportunity to model sexual agency. A heroine who makes responsible decisions about her sexuality - whether she engages in or doesn't engage in sexual activity - is a great asset and an excellent way to covertly teach teens. We don't need more voices telling teens that good, admirable people…

My main issue is that Divergent - like Hunger Games and tons of other YA - is bizarrely puritanical. It read to me like a nice conservative girl trying to write about what Bad Kids might do but struggling. Are we really supposed to believe that the dangerous, reckless faction is quite chaste? Having main characters…

I really liked the Maze Runner. Then I read the other books and I thought I liked those. When I turned the last page of the last one I turned to my husband and said, "that was one of the worst series I've ever read." Have you read them all? Did you like them? I might be alone in my frustration.

This might actually help cut through the "X% of our grads get jobs in Y field right after graduation!" bullshit. It might help over-achievers see what actual people do for a living. My college, for instance, chose not to include me in their grad placement rate because I told them that I was going to continue being a…

Me too. I flew almost 200,000 miles last year - I've never paid for first (and I really couldn't even if I wanted to), but I get automatic upgrades fairly regularly. I swear I don't think I'm not too good for economy, but no one turns down a free upgrade. On domestic flights probably 50-75% of the people in first are…

A lot of business class flyers didn't pay for that class - they bought economy and got frequent flyer upgrades. That is its own class marker (the type of job that requires constant flying tends to be white collar and well-compensated), but at least we can take some comfort in the fact that they're not all as rich as…

I used tampons right away at 11. I turned out fine! If your niece seems fairly responsible (she'd change it regularly and speak up if it was uncomfortable) I'd say go for it!

That's a really good point. I think my experience was a combination of:

Thanks - and congratulations to you on decades of sobriety!

I didn't last as long as you did in AA (less than five months but I've maintained my sobriety for more than four years). I had just turned 24 when I got sober and I fell in with a group of other young women. They seemed so focused on doing exactly what AA said to do - because like you said, AA says that if you don't…

This is exactly what my mom did and it worked great. It also taught delayed gratification (since knowing you'd get several snacks worth of Teddy Grahams or Gushers was enough to keep you from demanding candy NOW).

I don't think the complaint is about the mannequins' size or the effect on body image. It's that pinning the clothes makes them look for tailored and flattering than they really are. Yeah, trying them on will answer and fit questions, but it's a little annoying to try on something that looks fitted and turns out to be…

My school also didn't have valedictorians. Too many super high achievers with perfect GPAs for it to mean anything.

I'm really glad we're not the only ones who talk to each other in a silly accent (ours also involves a sing-songy voice that's utterly disgusting).

I know I shouldn't expect people who have no interest in science or logic to understand causation v correlation, but stats like these (even the ones that weren't pulled completely from thin air) just kill me. A lot of people who condemn premarital sex also condemn divorce, and some of them actually act on those…