I had a middle-school crush on a dude. Not so much for sexy-times, but he's just so Smart!!!1!! and Fit!!!1!!1! and Attractive!!1! and Kind!!!!!

Not a college-poor story, but a college-later story.

Yeah, I was thinking that too.

"What's race?"

While breast milk is obviously awesome, the developmental effects of having better nutrition has to be balanced against the effect on your baby of a sad, guilty, tired, or stressed primary carer. At this stage of development, having warm, caring, responsive care is vital, and if you can't do that and breastfeed, then…

I couldn't watch that without crying. He has the same mannerisms (and eyes) as my big brother, who is currently missing. He's 55 and still a young soul, but I think the drugs finally got him this time. I don't think I will see him again alive again, and I miss his crap singing and fey head moves every damn day.

But the neural pathways that are used often are the ones that are reinforced. If someone uses this doll regularly, it's just strengthening the pedophilic brain circuits.

She is, of course, absolutely right in saying that they are not the same... which is why we have judges, and sentencing laws, and take each case on merit. But we can't prosecute what isn't defined in law, and the level of protection afforded to children is a pretty huge marker of the level of societal advancement. She…

But at the same time, (and I'm sorry to play devils advocate here, I'm not trying to troll) if a law is being broken by many people, and often, with no response from the authorities, then it creates a "contempt for the law" and the law should be either enforced or adapted.
We had a similar discussion here in Australia…

We have Romeo and Juliet laws in Australia, too. They vary between states, between 2 to 5 years of age difference, depending on that state's age of consent. If both kids are underage, about the same age, and it's consensual, then it's written off as "normal sexual exploration". We get sex ed in schools (although it…

Yup, it's been shown that kids who physically mature earlier are at greater risk of participating in unsafe sexual practices, and falling in with an older "wrong crowd", because their brain functioning has not caught up with their physicality. I imagine that kind of a kid would be incredibly attractive to dirty old…

My husband dreamed that I cheated on him with my ex boyfriend... the same night I dreamed about a lovely roll in the hay with the same guy. Adored Husband woke up mad, called me (because he was interstate at the time!) and got cross. And because I had actually done it in MY dream, I felt super guilty. I want to know…

...since I was digging through the $2 bin at Target.

I've kept clear of Lululemon since I discovered that he named the company with as many "L"s as possible so Asians would have difficulty with the pronunciation, and see it as western and therefore covet it. He's a douche.

She doesn't even care if she might get snotty tears on her nice coat. (As the mother of small girls, this is a common problem for me.) She's awesome.

He didn't finish the song!!! He just left!
He's like my hilariously evil grandpa, who used to taunt my grandmother by playing a full piano concerto (beautifully, he's a concert pianist) then purposefully finishing on a bum note and walking away. Devilish!

Never, NEVER been prouder to be an Aussie. What city is he in? I feel the sudden urge to commit criminal activity...

I took it as a comment in his massive schlong.

I'm very pleased that, as one of the first lessons on my Army Signals course, we were taught about Ms Lamarr. It was very empowering as a female on a male dominated course! She was an absolute powerhouse. Did you know she helped invent the guidance system that allows planes to land in thick weather?