Why is it that people who go on and on about personal responsibility never want to take any for themselves?

Yeah, I’ve been told the reason I hate being interrupted is because I’m an only child. Personally I think the reason I hate it is because it’s fucking rude, but sure, blame Mom for failing to produce the optimal number of siblings to properly socialize me for putting up with you.

Eesh, that was my least favorite line. Yes, it’s your wedding, your party—hell, it’s your life! Do whatever you want to anyone who crosses your path! Just realize there are consequences for doing things that hurt people, and don’t expect the fact that you’re getting married to somehow change any of that. I know a lot…

This. Also, can we get Justice Brown to weigh in on whether this:

That sounds fair. So much of a kid’s experience, especially with something one-on-one like piano lessons, has to do with the quality of the teacher or even just whether that particular teacher and student click. I’m not advocating for parents to let their kids give up the minute something becomes difficult or…

No wonder—you sound incredibly defensive. Also, you’re regressing these hypothetical children in age—OP said she didn’t want to let her 6-year-old quit (meaning the daughter would continue past age 6, obv); then you wrote about 5-year-olds developing motor skills, and now you’re talking about 4-year-olds. The data,…

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when eating disorders develop, because it’s usually not something sufferers discuss openly, and when it does kill, it kills very slowly. (See this NYT article about a failed attempt to study the problem, which affects 20 times as many women in ballet (one in five) as women in the…

Fair enough—but my parents let me quit dance at age 7 (I wanted to play soccer and softball instead) and I’m really grateful to them, even though I never ended up being any good at those things, and even though I now prefer dance! There’s no guarantee that by sticking with something, you’ll amount to anything; I…

I hope you’re not seriously planning to sit her down and make her watch a documentary on ballet before you let her play soccer or whatever instead. One, as interesting as the documentary sounds to me, as an adult, I’m fairly confident a 6-year-old who’s not interested in ballet to begin with would not find it remotely…

Never seen a bra with a back like that, but it looks nice! What about the horizontal band—is it a clean black line with a front clasp, or does it still have visible hooks?

That context is useful; thanks. What I’ve been seeing is mainly this kind of shirt—obviously day wear, worn during the day—with just a ratty nude bra, like that’s not still painfully obvious. What you’re describing sounds pretty and totally appropriate for the setting.

Poll: if you wore one of those deep V-neck lace-up numbers, would you wear a bra with it? If so, would it be flesh-toned or matched to the shirt/dress to be as subtle as possible, or would you just pick a pretty bra that’s meant to be seen in a contrasting color? Or would you wear an undershirt? Also, how old are you?

I suppose I can’t refute the claim that stuff produced recently is still potentially long-lasting, as only time will tell. I have heard that J. Crew’s quality has declined, but I’m not aware of the problem being much broader than that. Again, I have stuff from cheapo stores like Forever 21 that’s still going strong…

She’s wearing it ironically, silly.

Land’s End and Macy’s claims about the provenance of their clothing appear to be at least partly bullshit. I would love to buy clothes made by people who get paid a fair wage, but it seems like every time I get excited about a new discovery, it all comes crashing down.

I know, right? That look is unflattering on short-to-average folks because it makes your legs look stumpy, but it’s also unflattering on those with crazy-long inseams because you look like you just hit puberty and can’t afford new clothes. Either way, best case scenario is you get carded a lot more.

You’re not the only one, but see above:

Edit: never mind, I misread.

But then, shouldn’t the fake baby have been in the front, not in the car seat?

Yeah, I really don’t get how this is supposed to comfort men or dissuade them from trying to make their dicks bigger. Most guys I’ve known with 6-inch dicks aren’t terribly insecure about them; it’s the guys with average dicks and smaller who worry. If anything, this would tend to validate their concerns.