No way! Fellow San Diegan here and I have recently discovered that the mountains are only a couple of hours away and it's like 15 degrees at the top this time of year. Totally worth it for the scenery and you'd need boots like these for sure! (Also, I split my time between southern California and Alaska, so I…

Oh man. It's the worst, isn't it? And the nicest guys are the most clueless as to why you're so mad. Like, to my boyfriend, she just was in a spot in her life that she needed, you know, rides to the airport, or somebody to go on walks with (grrr) and I know that if I had confronted her in any way about it, it would…

Yep, this. I was really interested in CrossFit a few years back because I'm very muscular and liked their emphasis on strength, but it only took me two months or so to get supremely turned off by it. First, I popped a back muscle doing squats incorrectly (i.e. the way they had trained me) and then they jacked up the…

Good point. I just don't want to sound like an astroturfing Focus on the Family type. However, I like what you have to say and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Oh, I'm a journalist, so it's usually asking me to cover something for her.

Oh, no worries! I am anxious to correct what I said too, and it's too late to edit it, because there's no way in hell (pun intended) that I want to be mistaken for somebody who non-ironically says "pro-abortion" instead of "pro-choice."

As I said earlier, I should have put "pro-abortion" in quotes, as that what she called me, not what I call myself.

Nope, she works with some horrible "outreach and ministry" organization that teaches, among other things, that environmentalism is a tool of Satan.

Oh, for sure. I was just putting it the way she did. I should have put it in quotes.

A former friend of mine works closely with him, and since then has become every bit as horrible as you would think. She stopped talking to me because I'm pro-abortion, but sends me long emails about how much she misses me when she wants a special favor. I blame him, kinda.

Because she didn't need him anymore for favors or male attention. That's my working theory, anyway.

I totally agree, and after thinking this through, you are correct.

Vent ahead, sorry, feel free to skip this part! I just got kind of irritated again thinking about the whole thing. See, I was actually not even thinking about her talking about me to my boyfriend. I'm a reporter, and so was she at the time. She had a…

I dunno. It's not the EXACT same thing, but my boyfriend struck up a friendship with this woman years ago, and she never made any effort to meet me or get to know me. Although, I found out later, she talked a lot about me. I got real mad.

aw, thank you! You're pretty cute yourself!

Sadly, I'm all sugared up and happy instead of bitter and angry and thus my snark is buried under layers of feelin' good. Also, your kids are too cute for me to pick on you anymore.

Thank you, and now I have to apologize for what I said, which (reading back) came off way harsher than I intended. Good luck with your kids.

Calm down.

It's exactly a way to patronize and belittle. Because I am a fast talker, opinionated, and well-informed I get called "intense" or "passionate" a lot, which means I get told to "calm down" a lot when I'm already perfectly calm. Last time somebody (a woman) told me to calm down, I said, smiling, "I am calm. If I…

I read this and all I see is one long whiny justification for abandoning your kids.

Oooh, how interesting. Best of luck to you. <3