It’s the tiny brain learning cause and effect. Babies are exploring their environments and learning what happens when they take a certain action. They are often rewarded with a loud noise, perhaps an exasperated adult reaction, perhaps something breaking apart into more pieces. All of this is fascinating. And their…

She is gorgeous. I think a big part of it (not to take away from her natural beauty) is that she’s caught in this truly genuine moment and her personality shines through. A million hours of styling and makeup can’t force sincerity or humor or connection.

Here’s the thing: no matter what choice you make, you will miss out on something awesome.

I think planning is very, very different from dieting. Planning saves my partner and I from nightly “what do we coooooook” burnout and helps us use our grocery dollars efficiently and keeps us from wasting time and food. I don’t think planning meals is any different from making a weekly housecleaning schedule.

I choose to believe that Duquan and Bubbles found each other in NA, and Bubbles became Duquan's sponsor, and Dukie cleaned up and found someone to eat meals at a kitchen table with.

I choose to believe that Duquan and Bubbles found each other in NA, and Bubbles became Duquan's sponsor, and Dukie cleaned up and found someone to eat meals at a kitchen table with.

I choose to believe that Duquan and Bubbles found each other in NA, and Bubbles became Duquan's sponsor, and Dukie cleaned up and found someone to eat meals at a kitchen table with.

You really, really need to see a doctor. Get your hormone levels and thyroid checked. The adult human body cannot exist on 600 calories/day. Please, please make an appointment with your doctor immediately.

If you just like hanging around religious people, I know agnostic Jews and Christians who go to liberal houses of worship, are very "meh" on all the believe-y stuff, and just take part in the social justice. And the good food. You wouldn't be the first agnostic to join a faith community. Which is not to say that you…

Incidentally, So Far: Used, Good is the title of my memoir.

Going to some fancy-schmancy store like a Target just for a sled is super-gay.

Your PotC story for mine? I was in college and went to see it with my then-boyfriend and his parents. (Yeah.) I made a joke beforehand that it was in Aramaic, but had subtitles; you just had to read them from right to left. He didn't get it.

You should stop feeling guilty! A relaxed mom with a sense of self is much, much healthier for a kid than an uptight mom who wraps herself solely around her child and her identity as a mother.

Still not as scary as a baby born with teeth. *shudder*

I have a condition called polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS. I get periods 2-3 times per year. And one fun side effect of this condition is that all my extra weight goes right to my stomach, disproportionately so. I'm overweight but not obese. And I take good care of myself—PCOS just makes excess weight very, very…

I hate to sound all SJW-y ... but a lot of this speaks not so much to "haha, crazy" as to severe lack of quality education, illiteracy, etc. Also, prisoners don't get access to computers, so everything they write is handwritten; some prisons don't allow pens/pencils and make inmates use crayons for safety reasons.…

Am I the only one who read "ham and cream cheese omelet" and thought of the "ham and mayonnaise" guy from Parks and Rec?

Though her secret weapon was Vaseline, too.

Not a distracting hanger, though. Obvi.

Stalled Mousse