This is my mom's brother, or more accurately, his wife and their kids. At Thanksgiving, she will put a little slice of turkey on her plate, some white bread covered in Country Crock, and some corn, but only from the butter-free bowl that's prepared for the numerous folks who are lactose intolerant. She isn't…

That happened to me, too. Some men are just irredeemable fuckers...

Meh. B-

"Turns out the state is much harder to deal with than 26 screaming little kids." That's the best possible description of my career. Except I teach high school.

NO. No judging. The beauty of this game is that we all accept that humans have moments of weakness and THAT WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER and you are RUINING IT.

Lack of sleep sends me over the edge in the fastest way.

Damn. Sorry. :( I absolutely can't relate, but I'm sending as much good internet juju as I can.

I can only hope I remember your mom's response when my kids are 13.

Let me start off by saying I love this man. The Duke is the best man I've ever met and has made an indelible impact on my life in the most positive way.

That is red fucking pen. Source: I'm a teacher with red pen stains all over everything I own.

That's what I mean by "do good." It's not just the service opportunities but chances to have needs meet that aren't being met in other ways. I think we're actually on the same (or at least, similar) page but for different reasons. As an alumnus of service organizations, which aren't actually Greek fraternities like…

I guess my argument is that for those individuals, we can (and in many cases, have) organizations to meet their needs. Unlike traditional white-dominated Greek organizations, very few of those groups have documented histories under the NPHC and would continue to serve their communities well should the NPHC be…

I can't speak for all service organizations, of course, but both of mine have strong, active alumni networks. I don't think that the networking opportunities provided by Greek organizations are as relevant now as they were, say, 50 years ago simply because how much the world has changed since then (oversimplified…

I paid $90 a year for my service fraternities, but I went to a school where it was common for dues to run about a grand a semester. One would think it was a pricey private school, but nope, just a state school in the midwest.

Well, duh. It's logical to think that people who spend time working on service projects together might, you know, become friends...

That's exactly my point; I was a member of both Tau Beta Sigma and Alpha Phi Omega - they aren't under the Greek umbrella. They happen to have Greek letters and call themselves fraternities, but they aren't guarded by Panhellenic councils. Greek organizations need to go.

It's time for Greek life to go. It has simply run its course in this country.

Hey - NO. If your fellow human beings can't handle seeing a lady in a bathing suit - because, no matter what your size, we are all just ladies in bathing suits - that's their problem. I mean, do what makes you feel best, but fuck the haters. You're stunning.

I read that in her voice.

Yeah. I know. :(