Let's clarify that there's a difference between a light open hand spanking on a clothed bottom and a "beating." I received spankings, followed by a hug from my dad telling me he was sorry he had to do it, but I was warned ahead of time that this was the consequence. I never felt threatened, spankings were very rare…

Isn't that sweet, you can come over and try that with my now 5 year old son. He'd just get up and walk way while you were in the middle of a sentence and heaven forbid you try to restrain him and talk to him.

I agree, I try to say yes to as many things as possible. Or better yet, simply don't acknowledge them if it doesn't require a no.

Yeah, tell that to my 2 and 5 year old that do the EXACT opposite of what I ask them to do. The 5 year old is the ring leader and the little booger will wait till I leave the room and proceed to do what I ask him not to e.g. take all the pillows off the couch and jump on them.

We must be doing something right though,…

If you haven't seen it, check out the South Park episode where they get the Dog Whisperer to train Cartman. The parallels are actually quite striking and it is hilarious.

86% of millionaires in this country are self-made, so for the majority, you'd be wrong about "being born into it." We may have a wealth disparity issue in this country, but it's largely not due to inheritance.

86% of millionaires in this country are self-made, so yeah, you're wrong.

http://news.discovery.com/human/life/mil…

Oh good grief, it's not prejudice to write a story from a perspective you're familiar with. I'm a straight white man, I don't know what it's like to be black, or a woman, or gay, so how the hell am I ever going to write a convincing character who is black or female or gay?

You could always take the white character and…

That's not a fair statistic, he only had 5 total attempts on the year and 3 of the 5 were against the Giants, who actually have quite a good set of down linemen. The simple fact is this: the Seahawks have won games by running the ball and good defense. That's their MO and has been for the past few years. Wilson…

Apologies, I assumed when I should have verified. I got Lockette and Matthews mixed up, who I know isn't technically a rookie, but this is his first actual year of professional football.

I still think the point stands, Lynch is the far higher guarantee of a touchdown with the lower level of risk, especially against…

Except there is always a "right" call, at least generically. Is it run Lynch up the gut or sweep out? Who knows, but a slant in traffic to an unproven rookie WR is not the right call, period. I mean heavens, just fade it to the corner, then at least if your guy can't get it nobody can.

Anytime you throw across the middle on the goal line you are throwing into traffic, unless you have your X/Z split to the sideline to draw the corners out. Even then you have all down linemen, linebackers and safeties over the middle typically. Yes, the screenshot going around looks like he's open, but A.) obviously…

Lynch has a career fumble rate of .9% and a season fumble rate of .3%, Wilson's career INT rate was 2.1% and was 1.5% this season. Throw in the fact that the "zero INTs from the 1 yard line" doesn't account for play call (e.g. fade to the corner vs slant across the middle) or intended target (e.g. Dez Bryant etc.…

No, I'd still have called it a stupid call, because it was. Just because something works doesn't mean it was a good call, it just means it was a stupid call that worked.

Thought the same thing. Also, what's with the watching the Packers/Seahawks game bit with all of the British lingo e.g. flat house. It almost seems like a Brit trying to act American.

It really depends on context. My wife and I know each others passwords but it wasn't out of "gimme your password so I can read your email." It's been organic over the course of an 11 year relationship e.g. "I need to pay the credit card bill and you get it in your email, what's your username/password so I can the…

My wife and I know each others passwords to everything. We've been together for over 10 years though so maybe it's a new marraige vs. established marriage. It's actually the opposite for us: giving the password to her shows that I trust her. We don't have separate bank accounts or credit cards either.

Oh crikey's you feminists always go with the craziest of scenarios. I'm glad my wife respected my opinion and gave me a chance to give mine and I didn't even consider begrudging her when she went with her own opinion over mine. It's called mutual respect and love.

And to give you the closest apples to apples…

We had it all planned out and at 35 weeks if was off to HRP for 3 weeks because of preeclampysia. We wasted numerous birthing classes and birthing plans to have a C-Section due to a breached baby and dangerous protein levels. All I can say is whatever choice you do make, don't sweat it, because it will all work out.

Same here, but have never had tonsillitis either. Never had stitches or a broken bone either. Consider myself a lucky 34 year old.