Um. No. A small child does not have that choice. A teenager who has been told to not get a after school job because they have piano and volleyball and extra credit courses can’t just walk out of the fucking house and be fine. And that’s just two examples.

On top of which, a parent forcing their child out of their house…

You’re fucked. Obviously Yam Roll’s mom has been a manipulative guilt-tripper her whole life. She’s allowed to draw boundaries on a relationship that is harmful.

Not really. Shitty, manipulative people with money LOVE to control and punish their family with “gifts”, etc. That way they get to push people around AND play the martyr.

Because an 18 year old in her first year of college is only legally an adult? And the parent is supposed to be the actual adult?

LOL, I LOVE that you think it’s reasonable to expect a teenager thrown into the stressful and complex world of college to be more mature and compassionate than her bored middle-aged mother.

You’re being AT LEAST as obnoxious as an animated gif, what with your accusations of projection and condescending commentary. Was that short and evocative enough for you?

I know, but the point is that even the idea that it would be a token thing is so petty that addressing it validates the question.

Kate Spade is after ALL of my money. Stationery, iPhone and laptop cases, and now keychains.

... what?

For real though, she was not being “rude as hell”, she wasn’t trying to make another woman feel stupid for no reason (?!?!) and her comment was well-intended and coming from a place of experience.

I am so confused about the tone of your article and your comments together. Are you a nutrition and exercise expert so…

I don’t know... to me it seems like having to even say they’re qualified is somewhat... depressing and validates the question even if just a tiny bit. This way it’s more of a “duh” question.

I really didn’t think she was being fake at all! The author makes a few comments about not being able to come to terms or get around something and I felt like titania’s post was well-meaning and not condescending. The worst thing you can accuse her of is naively misunderstanding the fact that the author only wanted…

That is a lot cooler looking than I expected it to be!

I don’t understand how it makes any sense to judge people on something like their engagement ring. Even “traditional” engagement rings can look so different from each other in terms of style, whether it’s a three stone or a solitaire or a vintage-inspired setting. And how can you even tell if it’s a blood diamond or…

By doing actual fucking research on something instead of being a whiny little misogynistic man-baby fuck, like you. :D

Well yeah, but she wasn’t talking about those people! She was specifically discussing people for whom marriage was not the important, but rather the “ring and the party” were.

... weren’t you badgering whassa in another thread for having the nerve to make the same kind of comment you’re making here about a stranger about her own friend’s relationship?

Listen, I agree with the rest of what you’re saying, but what is so hard about understanding that there are lots of people who do actually value the jewelry and the pomp MORE than the relationship and the marriage and the rights, and that it’s those people that comment is addressing? I have lots of friends in all…

LOL. Oh my GOD I guess you don’t know any self-absorbed men or women who just want the trophy wife and family or the trophy ring and wedding?

I do not understand why such usually reasonable commenters are jumping so fucking hard down your throat and being so condescending.

You figured your comment was so stupid people would ignore it, yet posted anyway?