The number one thing I wish I'd known was that the first time you get your period after weaning, it can be BRUTAL. I mean, I had a 4-month miscarriage and it wasn't as bad as that period. About half the women I've spoken to had a similar reaction. But whenever anyone mentions weaning, I make sure to tell them to stock…

You are not alone! I've tried half a dozen types and they all just... do nothing. My hand and brain work perfectly well together and so I finally declared that I didn't need to spend the money on batteries. Internet Fist Bump of Solidarity! We should form a club.

All the stuff I've sold them you have to pay for, alas. That doesn't seem like a good investment. If you REALLY want to pay for it, I did write a whole woman on woman hardcore spanko novel, if that sort of thing rocks your boat. If you like spanking and BDSM and prefer guy on girl, don't read Fifty Shades of Gray,…

Oh, yes! First, go and watch Lindsey Doe (

Ah, see, the thick hair thing is why you're not right. I've got a short bob but my kid, she has LOOOOONG super-fine hair. LOTS of superfine hair. And you can totally get it so tangled that it's impossible to get out. Essentially, like wool yarn, it felts. Once I didn't brush her hair for two days in a row and she went…

Easter is like mini-Christmas in my kids' grandparents' world. Dresses, books, toys, candy... and there's a different basket from each set, plus aunts and uncles. It's insane.

Not IN, my dear. There's not nearly enough room to do the lovely man justice. ON. You want him ON the hood of the Jag. Stretched out, all long legs and his hands behind his head, that bespoke jacket flung on the ground, the tie discarded in haste, the shirt buttons popping off under your fingers...

Actually, just driving a car is pretty dangerous. So we should make sure they take a test before they get in the car. And clearly they aren't responsible people, so maybe we should make sure only responsible people (with penises) drive cars.

It doesn't wane that much. My daughter is 8 and I still get people telling me what I'm doing wrong or right (usually wrong) as I parent. When she was a baby, the comments from strangers, acquaintances, family, and friends were nearly non-stop. Admittedly, it's less about my body and more about my daughter's body and…

For some slow cooker recipes, I use Better than Bouillon to boost the flavor of my stock. Just be sure to use the lower-sodium and skip the salt, because even the lower sodium stuff is pretty damned salty. If you don't have stock, I bet you could just double the Better Than Bouillon strength to get the same effect. (I…

If you like a deeper flavor, add some tomato paste to the veggies and brown it (about 2 T) and then use a combo of tomato puree and crushed tomatoes. I think that is, essentially, just as easy as the add veggies to sauce idea above and probably better. (But I'm really against jarred sauces.. they are all too sweet for…

No. Actually. The study doesn't say that. The study says that assholes are assholes sober or drunk. However, regardless of their own intoxication levels, they only TARGET drunk women.

"Plenty of other stores"?

In my part of the world, none of the grocery stores carry washing soda, but weirdly the local hardware store does, in the heavy duty cleaning aisle. Check there if you're having trouble finding it.

Lovely point. I am not an addict. But my family tree, once you get past immediate family, is literally more than 50 percent addicts. (The living ones tend to be the non-addicted.) So I've been very up front about addiction with my daughter, about drugs and alcohol. It helps that she's very science-minded and I can…

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this rich fantasy life. We should start a support group.

Wait! Your dad does custom belts for $25? What's his website?

If you are really honestly and truly interested in stopping abortion, you need to stop penalizing women (and I notice it's only the women you punish, though you call them consequences) and instead spend your energy promoting sexual education and birth control. If we had good sex ed, good birth control, and the…

Covering up may not have even been an option. My daughter wouldn't nurse with anything covering her or my breast. Which meant I had to pull my shirt down and not up to nurse. Since I was a I-cup at the time, that was a lot of breast hanging out. Happily, no one in my town ever gave me a second glance except to admire…

And sons! Your sons should get it too! Because they might have the secks with other people's sons (or even with girls who have had the secks) and you don't want them to die of that, either.