Probably she forgot as well. If it was intentional, well, sure, she was definitely going for the free meal. Because single gals are hungrier than usual on the 14th of February. Also broker than usual. So they need free meals.

I am so sorry you have to go through this.

Rewarding good behavior discounts alternate experiences?

My heart goes out to you, and to your son of course, but Linette Murphy's remarks just seem sad and nonsensical to me. Not that she doesn't deserve sympathy. Any parent of an ailing or troubled child deserves sympathy. But Ms. Murphy writes from a place of such incoherent anger, I can practically feel my own hackles…

Nothing. You are awesome. Fuck that professor.

Is it a twisted protein disease, and is that the same thing as a prion disease?

my bad. sorry! I still don't think I agree with you, but now I see that your comment makes sense.

Seems like more and more parents treat parenting as both a highly prestigious occupation and a highly absorbing field of inquiry: the Art and Science of Parenting.

YES

adoptive parenting is beautiful. it may be lots of other things too, but it's definitely that. fuck anyone who belittles the contribution that adoptive parents make to our collective humanity.

exactly.

Yes!

hear you, sister.

thought she gave up her career some time ago?

very true. and I remember when Central Ballet of China totally sucked! actually, it wasn't that long ago. but last time I saw SL in Beijing (2009?) it was pretty much flawless. course, SL is their go-to. I wish I could see them do, like, Jewels or something.

actually, I think it's mostly about consumer culture and a wedding industry that is only slightly less powerful than the corn lobby. ok, maybe a lot less powerful than the corn lobby. but still really, really powerful.

was this written while the author was conscious?

not that Korean and Japanese culture are interchangeable, of course.

well said! I was just in an unbelievably bitchy mood, and you happened to trip a pet peeve wire, and I inexcusable took my nothingness out on you. sorry about that.

could you please be a little more redundant? also more fatuous too if possible, because that's just such a winning combination.